2023 ACCR Czech Formula Championship

The 2023 ACCR Czech Formula Championship is the first season of the ACCR Formula 4 Championship, a motor racing series for the Central Europe regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations, and organised and promoted by the Automobile Club of the Czech Republic (ACCR) and Krenek Motorsport.

It commenced on 29 April at Hungaroring in Hungary and will conclude on 8 October at Balaton Park in the same country.[1]

Teams and drivers
Team No. Driver Class Rounds
Czech Republic SAPE Motorsport 6 Czech Republic Miroslav Mikeš[2] 2
Hungary Gender Racing Team[3] 13 Hungary Oliver Michl 1–2
Switzerland Sauter Engineering + Design 21 Switzerland Michael Sauter[4] 1–2
Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport 25 Denmark Mathias Bjerre Jakobsen[5] 2
27 Switzerland Ethan Ischer[6] 1–2
28 Netherlands Reno Francot[7] 1–2
Austria Renauer Motorsport 46 Czech Republic Jiří Šafránek[8] 1–2
66 United Kingdom Nikolas Taylor[7] 1–2
Germany PHM Racing 48 United States James Egozi 2
57 Thailand Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi 2
Icon Legend
G Guest drivers ineligible to score points
  • William Karlsson was scheduled to compete with Renauer Motorsport but switched to the Eurocup-3 series before the start of the season.[8][9]

Race calendar and results

The provisional calendar featuring six round across five countries was published on 3 November 2022.[10] All rounds, except for the Slovakiaring one supporting the European Truck Racing Championship, are a part of the ESET Cup package.[11] The first round at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben on 8–9 April was cancelled and replaced by a standalone event at Balaton Park on 7–8 October.[1]

Rnd. Circuit/Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Hungary Hungaroring, Mogyoród 30 April Switzerland Ethan Ischer Switzerland Ethan Ischer Switzerland Ethan Ischer Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport
R2 Switzerland Ethan Ischer Switzerland Ethan Ischer Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport
2 R1 Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 20–21 May
R2
3 R1 Slovakia Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň 9–11 June
R2
4 R1 Czech Republic Autodrom Most, Most 5–6 August
R2
R3
5 R1 Czech Republic Brno Circuit, Brno 9–10 September
R2
6 R1 Hungary Balaton Park, Balatonfőkajár 7–8 October
R2
R3

Championship standings

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points are awarded for pole position or fastest lap.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' standings
Pos Driver HUN
Hungary		 RBR
Austria		 SVK
Slovakia		 MOS
Czech Republic		 BRN
Czech Republic		 BAL
Hungary		 Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3
1 Switzerland Ethan Ischer 1 1 50
2 Netherlands Reno Francot 3 2 33
3 United Kingdom Nikolas Taylor 4 3 27
4 Switzerland Michael Sauter 2 6 26
5 Hungary Oliver Michl 5 4 22
6 Czech Republic Jiří Šafránek 6 5 18
Denmark Mathias Bjerre Jakobsen
Czech Republic Miroslav Mikês
United States James Egozi
Thailand Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi
Pos Driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 Pts
HUN
Hungary		 RBR
Austria		 SVK
Slovakia		 MOS
Czech Republic		 BRN
Czech Republic		 BAL
Hungary
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

  • † – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Notes

    References
    1. "BNew F4 series ACCR Czech Formula finally gets 2023 green light". Formula Scout. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
    2. "SAPE Motorsport team orders new Formula 4". ESET V4 Cup. 15 January 2023.
    3. "Gender Racing is preparing for debut with the latest generation of F4 single seaters". ESET V4 Cup. 6 February 2023.
    4. "Another new name in F4: Michael Sauter". ESET V4 Cup. 21 February 2023.
    5. "Mathias Bjerre Jakobsen on Instagram: "I will compete in the New Championship @accrf4series with @jenzermotorsport in F4."". Instagram. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
    6. "Ethan Ischer continues with Jenzer Motorsport in F4". Jenzer Motorsport. 10 February 2023.
    7. "ACCR Czech Formula will kick off at the Hungaroring". ESET V4 Cup. 2023-04-14.
    8. "Jiří Šafránek and William Karlsson heading to Formula 4". ESET V4 Cup. 17 February 2023.
    9. "Drivex confirms William Karlsson for Eurocup 3". Drivex Team on Instagram. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
    10. "Breaking News: ACCR F4 starts as certified FIA series in 2023!". ACCR F4. 3 November 2022.
    11. "ESET Cup announces calendar for 2023, new event in Germany added". ESET V4 Cup. 4 November 2022.
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