2023 F4 British Championship
The 2023 ROKiT F4 British Championship is a multi-event, Formula 4 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across United Kingdom. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Formula 4 cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. This, the ninth season, following on from the British Formula Ford Championship, is the ninth year that the cars conform to the FIA's Formula 4 regulations. Part of the TOCA tour, it forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.
The season commenced on 22 April at Donington Park and concluded on 8 October at Brands Hatch, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after thirty races to be held at ten meetings, all but one in the support of the 2023 British Touring Car Championship.
Teams and drivers
[edit]All teams are British-registered.
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- Monica Boulton Ramos was set to compete in the championship as the female winner of the ROKiT Racing Stars but did not participate in any rounds.[20]
Race calendar
[edit]The provisional calendar was announced on 31 May 2022, with the revision published on 26 October 2022. All races will be held in the United Kingdom. All rounds are scheduled to support 2023 British Touring Car Championship, except for the round at Silverstone Circuit held together with British Endurance Championship.[26][27]
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Rookie winner | |
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1 | R1 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) |
22 April | Noah Lisle[b] | Noah Lisle | Louis Sharp | Rodin Carlin | Josh Irfan |
R2 | 23 April | Louis Sharp | Louis Sharp | Rodin Carlin | Josh Irfan | |||
R3 | Noah Lisle[b] | Noah Lisle | Noah Lisle | Rodin Carlin | Gabriel Stilp | |||
2 | R4 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
6 May | James Higgins | Deagen Fairclough | Kanato Le | Hitech Pulse-Eight | Gustav Jonsson |
R5 | 7 May | Deagen Fairclough | Dion Gowda[c] | Rodin Carlin | Gabriel Stilp | |||
R6 | James Higgins | Daniel Guinchard | James Higgins | Fortec Motorsport | Gustav Jonsson | |||
3 | R7 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
20 May | Dion Gowda | race declared null and void, rescheduled to 26–27 August[28] | |||
R8 | 21 May | Noah Lisle | Aqil Alibhai | Virtuosi Racing | Gustav Jonsson | |||
R9 | Dion Gowda | Noah Lisle | Dion Gowda | Rodin Carlin | Gabriel Stilp | |||
4 | R10 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) |
3 June | James Piszcyk | James Piszcyk | James Piszcyk | Hitech Pulse-Eight | Gabriel Stilp |
R11 | 4 June | Dion Gowda | Noah Lisle | Rodin Carlin | Gustav Jonsson | |||
R12 | William Macintyre | Deagen Fairclough | William Macintyre | Hitech Pulse-Eight | Gabriel Stilp | |||
5 | R13 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) |
17 June | James Higgins | Kanato Le | Kanato Le | Hitech Pulse-Eight | Gustav Jonsson |
R14 | 18 June | Louis Sharp | Sonny Smith | JHR Developments | Douwe Dedecker | |||
R15 | James Higgins | Kanato Le | James Higgins | Fortec Motorsport | Gabriel Stilp | |||
6 | R16 | Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
24 June | William Macintyre | Gabriel Stilp | Josh Irfan | Rodin Carlin | Josh Irfan |
R17 | 25 June | Kanato Le | Noah Lisle | Rodin Carlin | Gustav Jonsson | |||
R18 | James Piszcyk | Kanato Le | James Piszcyk | Hitech Pulse-Eight | Gabriel Stilp | |||
7 | R19 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) |
29 July | Louis Sharp | Louis Sharp | Louis Sharp | Rodin Carlin | Josh Irfan |
R20 | Gabriel Stilp | Sonny Smith | JHR Developments | Gabriel Stilp | ||||
R21 | 30 July | Louis Sharp | Louis Sharp | Louis Sharp | Rodin Carlin | Josh Irfan | ||
8 | R22 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) |
12 August | William Macintyre | William Macintyre | William Macintyre | Hitech Pulse-Eight | Gustav Jonsson |
R23 | 13 August | William Macintyre | Deagen Fairclough | JHR Developments | Gabriel Stilp | |||
R24 | Dion Gowda | James Piszcyk | Dion Gowda | Rodin Carlin | Gustav Jonsson | |||
9 | R25 | Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) |
26 August | Mika Abrahams | Mika Abrahams | Louis Sharp | Rodin Carlin | Gustav Jonsson |
R7[28] | Dion Gowda | Gustav Jonsson | Dion Gowda | Rodin Carlin | Gustav Jonsson | |||
R26 | 27 August | William Macintyre | Deagen Fairclough | JHR Developments | Gabriel Stilp | |||
R27 | Mika Abrahams | Freddie Slater | Gabriel Stilp | Hitech Pulse-Eight | Gabriel Stilp | |||
10 | R28 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
7 October | Louis Sharp | Deagen Fairclough | Louis Sharp | Rodin Carlin | Gustav Jonsson |
R29 | 8 October | Deagen Fairclough | Josh Irfan | Rodin Carlin | Josh Irfan | |||
R30 | Louis Sharp | Deagen Fairclough | Deagen Fairclough | JHR Developments | Gabriel Stilp |
Championship standings
[edit]Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers in races 1 and 3 and for the top eight classified finishers in race 2. Up to ten points are awarded for positions gained from the drivers' respective starting positions in race 2 which has its grid formed by reversing the order from the qualifying session. Two points are awarded for the best legal lap set in the qualifying session. Bonus points count towards only the drivers' standings.
Races | Position, points per race | ||||||||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | FL | |
Qualifying | 2 | ||||||||||
Races 1 & 3 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Race 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Drivers' Standings
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Bold – Pole |
Rookie Cup
[edit]Pos | Driver | DPN | BHI | SNE | THR | OUL | SIL | CRO | KNO | DPGP | BHGP | Pen. | Pts | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | Gustav Jonsson | Ret | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | C | 8 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 14 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 489 | |
2 | Gabriel Stilp | 18 | 15 | 9 | Ret | 5 | 9 | C | 9 | 14 | 5 | 20 | 4 | Ret | 15 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 463 | |
3 | Josh Irfan | 7 | 7 | 13 | Ret | 15 | 14 | C | Ret | Ret | 11 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 1 | 16 | 380 | |
4 | Douwe Dedecker | 15 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 13 | C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 19 | 14 | Ret | 15 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 354 | |
5 | Isaac Barashi | DNS | Ret | 15 | 15 | Ret | 15 | C | 19 | 18 | 19 | Ret | 18 | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | 14 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 16 | Ret | 17 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 238 | |
6 | Matteo De Palo | C | 11 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | DPN | BHI | SNE | THR | OUL | SIL | CRO | KNO | DPGP | BHGP | Pen. | Pts |
Teams Cup
[edit]Pos | Team | Pts |
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1 | Rodin Carlin | 692 |
2 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 652 |
3 | JHR Developments | 323 |
4 | Fortec Motorsport | 313 |
5 | Chris Dittmann Racing | 286 |
6 | Virtuosi Racing | 181 |
7 | Phinsys by Argenti | 117 |
8 | Double R Racing | 36 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Barashi is a British-Israeli-Portuguese driver competing under a British licence.
- ^ a b Sharp set the best overall and the best second fastest time in the qualifying session, but his best lap was disallowed as he completed it under red flag. Lisle inherited pole for Race 1 and 3.
- ^ Fairclough finished first but received a 2 positions drop penalty for gaining an unfair advantage. Gowda inherited the win.
References
[edit]- ^ "SHARP REMAINS WITH CARLIN FOR 2023 F4 BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP ASSAULT". Carlin Motorsport. 8 December 2022.
- ^ Wood, Ida (19 January 2023). "Carlin adds karter Josh Irfan to British F4 line-up". Formula Scout.
- ^ "Dion Gowda joins Carlin's British Formula 4 team for 2023". Carlin Motorsport. 10 October 2022.
- ^ "Australian talent James Piszcyk added to Hitech's 2023 line up". F4 British Championship. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Ginetta Junior Rookie Champion Macintyre confirms ROKiT British F4 switch". F4 British Championship. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Kanato Le confirms 2023 Rokit British F4 seat with Hitech GP". F4 British Championship. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ Wood, Ida (17 April 2023). "Hitech completes F4 line-up with British karting champion Gabriel Stilp". Formula Scout.
- ^ "Kai Daryanani joins Virtuosi Racing for the 2023 British F4 season". Virtuosi Racing. 8 March 2023.
- ^ "Aqil Alibhai completes Virtuosi Racing's British F4 line-up". Virtuosi Racing. 9 March 2023.
- ^ "Virtuosi Racing announce Douwe Dedecker for the 2023 British F4 season". Virtuosi Racing. 7 March 2023.
- ^ a b Wood, Ida (24 August 2023). "GB4 leader Tom Mills and Alvise Rodella join British F4 at Donington Park". Formula Scout.
- ^ Wood, Ida (11 November 2022). "FFord racer Patrick Heuzenroeder graduates to British F4 with Argenti". Formula Scout.
- ^ "Argenti retain Isaac Barashi for 2023 season". F4 British Championship. 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Sonny Smith to make British F4 debut with Phinsys by Argenti". Argenti Motorsport. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Jaden R. Pariat joins Phinsys by Argenti for 2023 British F4 season". F4 British Championship. 30 January 2023.
- ^ "HQ57 TOCA BTCC Meeting - Knockhill - 12th & 13th August 2023 - Entry List" (PDF). BARC. 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Fortec confirm Higgins' return for 2023 season". F4 British Championship. 26 October 2022.
- ^ Wood, Ida (7 February 2023). "Danish F4 winner Mika Abrahams moves to British F4 with Fortec". Formula Scout.
- ^ "Alpine Academy's Aiden Neate joins ROKiT British F4 line-up". Fortec Motorsports. 19 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Teenagers crowned ROKiT Racing Stars at University of Bolton". F4 British Championship. 16 May 2022.
- ^ "ROKiT Racing Stars' Deagen Fairclough 2023 F4 campaign confirmed". F4 British Championship. 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Swedish karting star Gustav Jonsson completes Chris Dittmann Racing's F4 line-up". Chris Dittmann Racing. 21 March 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (6 March 2023). "Ex-Mercedes junior Daniel Guinchard joins Chris Dittmann Racing in British F4". Formula Scout.
- ^ "Jack Sherwood returns to CDR for full British F4 campaign". F4 British Championship. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (24 August 2023). "Rising star Freddie Slater making British F4 debut with Double R Racing". Formula Scout.
- ^ "ROKiT British F4 unveils provisional 2023 calendar". F4 British Championship. 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Final 2023 ROKiT British F4 calendar announced". F4 British Championship. 26 October 2022.
- ^ a b Waring, Bethonie (20 May 2023). "First British F4 race at Snetterton declared void after two red flags". Formula Scout.