2023 F4 Spanish Championship

The 2023 F4 Spanish Championship is the eighth season of the Spanish F4 Championship. It is a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations, based in Spain. It is the second full season in which the series is partnered with the Richard Mille Young Talent Academy.[1]

Entry list
Team No. Driver Class Rounds
United Kingdom Rodin Carlin[2] 2 Australia Noah Lisle 1
26 Australia Alex Ninovic[3] R 1
71 United Arab Emirates Federico Rifai R 1
Spain Campos Racing 3 Mexico Jesse Carrasquedo Jr.[4] 1
8 Italy Matteo De Palo[5] R 1
17 France Enzo Deligny[6] R 1
18 Peru Andrés Cárdenas[7] R TBC
23 Singapore Christian Ho[8] 1
75 Denmark Noah Strømsted[9] R 1
France Saintéloc Racing 4 France Théophile Naël[10] 1
7 France Luciano Morano[10] 1
30 Denmark Theodor Jensen[11] 1
Netherlands MP Motorsport 5 Italy Alvise Rodella[12] R 1
14 United Arab Emirates Keanu Al-Azhari[13] R 1
22 Brazil Pedro Clerot[14] 1
55 Italy Valerio Rinicella[15] 1
66 Colombia Jerónimo Berrío[16] 1
Spain Drivex School 9 Kazakhstan Georgy Zhuravskiy[N 1][17] R 1
13 Spain Daniel Nogales[18] 1
21 Latvia Alexander Abkhazava[N 1] R 1
54 Spain Alexander Bolduev[N 1][17] R 1
69 Colombia Maximiliano Restrepo[19] R 1
85 Spain Juan Cota[20] R 1
Spain GRS Team 11 Thailand Carl Bennett[21] 1
28 Spain Daniel Maciá[22] 1
Spain Monlau Motorsport 12 France Pablo Sarrazin[23] 1
33 Brazil Ricardo Gracia Filho[24] 1
41 Brazil Fernando Barrichello[24] 1
TBA Spain Eloi González[24] R G TBC
Spain Tecnicar - Fórmula de Campeones[25] 19 Spain Eric Gené[26] R 1
88 Australia Griffin Peebles[27] R 1
TBA TBA TBC
Italy Cram Motorsport 35 Italy Flavio Olivieri[28] R 1
36 Italy Alessandro Silvaggi[29] R TBC
Icon Legend
R Rookie
F Female Trophy
G Guest drivers ineligible to score points

Race calendar and results

The calendar was announced on 23 November 2022. The five rounds in Spain are organized by the RFEDA. The season opener at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps was held in support of the 24H GT Series and the second abroad event will take place at Circuito do Estoril.[30]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Rookie Winner Supporting
1 R1 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 5 May Brazil Pedro Clerot Singapore Christian Ho Brazil Pedro Clerot Netherlands MP Motorsport United Arab Emirates Keanu Al-Azhari Eurocup-3
24H GT Series
R2 6 May United Arab Emirates Keanu Al-Azhari Singapore Christian Ho Brazil Pedro Clerot Netherlands MP Motorsport France Enzo Deligny
R3 7 May Italy Valerio Rinicella Italy Matteo De Palo Italy Matteo De Palo[lower-alpha 1] Spain Campos Racing Italy Matteo De Palo
2 R1 Spain MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz 27–28 May Eurocup-3
RFEDA Racing Weekend
R2
R3
3 R1 Spain Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos 24–25 June RFEDA Racing Weekend
R2
R3
4 R1 Spain Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera 23–24 September Eurocup-3
RFEDA Racing Weekend
R2
R3
5 R1 Portugal Circuito do Estoril, Estoril 30 September–1 October Eurocup-3
R2
R3
6 R1 Spain Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste 14–15 October Eurocup-3
RFEDA Racing Weekend
R2
R3
7 R1 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 11–12 November Eurocup-3
RFEDA Racing Weekend
R2
R3

Championship standings

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers in 30-minute races and for the top eight classified finishers in 25-minute races.

Races Position, points per race
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   Pole   FL 
30-minute races 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 2 1
25-minute races 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1

Drivers' championship
Pos Driver SPA
Belgium		 ARA
Spain		 NAV
Spain		 JER
Spain		 EST
Portugal		 CRT
Spain		 CAT
Spain		 Pts
1 Brazil Pedro Clerot 1 1 2 63
2 Singapore Christian Ho 2 26 3 35
3 Italy Matteo De Palo 9 7 1 32
4 United Arab Emirates Keanu Al-Azhari 3 Ret 4 27
5 France Théophile Naël 7 3 6 26
6 Denmark Noah Strømsted 4 6 DNS 18
7 Italy Valerio Rinicella 19 2 12 17
8 Australia Noah Lisle 6 5 Ret 16
9 Colombia Jerónimo Berrío 8 8 5 16
10 Australia Alex Ninovic 5 Ret 10 11
11 France Enzo Deligny 22 4 16 10
12 Brazil Fernando Barrichello 24 24 7 6
13 Spain Daniel Nogales 10 20 8 5
14 United Arab Emirates Federico Al Rifai 23 9 9 3
15 Spain Daniel Maciá 11 10 Ret 0
16 Brazil Ricardo Gracia Filho 13 11 21 0
17 Italy Flavio Olivieri Ret 22 11 0
18 Mexico Jesse Carrasquedo Jr. 12 25 Ret 0
19 Spain Alexander Bolduev Ret 12 Ret 0
20 France Luciano Morano 16 13 15 0
21 Spain Eric Gené 25 21 13 0
22 Thailand Carl Bennett 14 15 24† 0
23 Denmark Theodor Jensen 28 14 19 0
24 Italy Alvise Rodella 20 Ret 14 0
25 Latvia Alexander Abkhazava 15 19 20 0
26 France Pablo Sarrazin 21 16 Ret 0
27 Australia Griffin Peebles 17 17 17 0
28 Spain Juan Cota 18 18 18 0
29 Kazakhstan Georgy Zhuravskiy 26 23 22 0
30 Colombia Maximiliano Restrepo 27 27 23 0
Pos Driver SPA
Belgium		 ARA
Spain		 NAV
Spain		 JER
Spain		 EST
Portugal		 CRT
Spain		 CAT
Spain		 Pts
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
† — Did not finish but classified
Rookie

Teams' standings

Two best finishers score points for their team. Bonus points are not counted.

Pos Driver Points
– Spain Campos Racing –
– Netherlands MP Motorsport –
– Spain Drivex School –
– Spain Monlau Motorsport –
– France Saintéloc Racing –
– Spain GRS Team –
– Italy Cram Motorsport –
– Spain Tecnicar - Fórmula de Campeones –
– United Kingdom Rodin Carlin –

Notes
  1. Bolduev and Zhuravskiy are Russian, but they compete under a Spanish and Kazakh licences respectively as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Abkhazava, a Russian-Georgian, competes under a Latvian licence.
  1. Rinicella finished as the first but received a 5 seconds penalty for overtaking outside the track limits. De Palo inherited the win.

References
  1. "Richard Mille Young Talent Academy to enter Spanish F4 Championship from 2022". 18 October 2021.
  2. "Leading race team Carlin to become Rodin Carlin". Carlin Motorsport. 25 January 2023.
  3. "Alex Ninovic Driver profile". Rodin-Carlin. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
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  5. "Matteo De Palo joins Campos Racing's roster for 2023 F4 Spain". Campos Racing. 7 February 2023.
  6. "Enzo Deligny joins Campos Racing for F4 Spain debut". Campos Racing. 18 January 2023.
  7. "Andrés Cárdenas steps up to F4 Spain with Campos Racing". Campos Racing. 28 January 2023.
  8. "Christian Ho completes Campos Racing's driver lineup for 2023 F4 Spain season". Campos Racing. 14 February 2023.
  9. "Noah Strømsted signs up to full season of F4 Spain with Campos Racing". Campos Racing. 7 December 2022.
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  11. Tassel, Pierre (14 April 2023). "F4 Espagne - Theodor Jensen sur un programme complet en 2023". Saintéloc Racing (in French).
  12. "Alvise Rodella steps up to Spanish F4". MP Motorsport. 27 March 2023.
  13. Wood, Ida (11 October 2022). "Keanu Al Azhari wins Spanish F4 seat with MP in Richard Mille shootout". Formula Scout.
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  16. "Jerónimo Berrío moves to Spanish F4 with MP Motorsport". MP Motorsport. 4 December 2022.
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  18. Wood, Ida (16 December 2022). "Nogales sticks with Drivex and picks Spanish F4 for 2023 programme". Formula Scout.
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  21. "Carl Bennett joins GRS Team for the upcoming F4 Spanish Championship season". GRS Team. 21 February 2023.
  22. "Dani Maciá to race in Formula 4 Spanish Championship season opener with GRS Team". GRS Team. 3 May 2023.
  23. Wood, Ida (8 February 2023). "KCMG junior Pablo Sarrazin joins Monlau Motorsport in Spanish F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  24. Wood, Ida (8 February 2023). "Monlau adds Barrichello, Gracia and Gonzalez to Spanish F4 line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  25. "Tecnicar Motorsport Solutions joins Formula 4 Spanish Championship". Tecnicar Motorsport. 15 March 2023.
  26. "Eric Gené Joins Tenicar Motorsport Solutions, Following in the Footsteps of his motorsport family". Tecnicar Motorsport Solutions. 27 March 2023.
  27. "Tecnicar Motorsport adds Griffin Peebles to Spanish F4 line-up". Formula Scout. 5 April 2023.
  28. "Cram, Olivieri enter Spanish F4 Championship". Cram Motorsport. 18 April 2023.
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  30. "El Campeonato de España de F4 anuncia su calendario 2023". F4 Spanish Championship (in Spanish). 23 November 2022.
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