The 2023 Formula 4 CEZ Championship, known as 2023 ACCR Czech Formula prior to the FIA certification in May, is the first season of the Formula 4 CEZ 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), Krenek Motorsport and HM Sports.[1]
It commenced on 29 April at Hungaroring in Hungary and will conclude on 8 October at Balaton Park Circuit in the same country.[2]
Teams and drivers
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
 SAPE Motorsport
|
6 | Miroslav Mikeš[3]
|
2–6 |
 Ideal Line Performance / Gender Racing Team[4]
|
13 | Oliver Michl
|
All |
| JMT Racing
|
17 | Jan Rieger[5]
|
4 |
| 65 | Roman Roubíček[6]
|
5–6 | |
 Sauter Engineering + Design
|
21 | Michael Sauter[7]
|
All |
| Jenzer Motorsport
|
24 |  Shimo Zhang[a]
|
6 |
| 25 |  Mathias Bjerre Jakobsen[8]
|
2–5 | |
 Thomas Gore[9]
|
6 | ||
| 27 | Ethan Ischer[10]
|
All | |
| 28 |  Reno Francot[11]
|
All | |
| 144 | Max Karhan[5]
|
4–6 | |
 Renauer Motorsport
|
46 | Jiří Šafránek[12]
|
1–3 |
| 66 |  Nikolas Taylor[11]
|
1–3 | |
 PHM Racing
|
48 |  James Egozi[13]
|
2 |
| 57 |  Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi[13]
|
2 |
- William Karlsson was scheduled to compete with Renauer Motorsport but switched to the Eurocup-3 series before the start of the season.[12][14]
- Karhan was initially supposed to race for the JMT Racing but due to the belated delivery of the car, he switched to Jenzer Motorsport for the round 4.[5]
Race calendar and results
The provisional calendar featuring six round across five countries was published on 3 November 2022.[15] All rounds, except for the Slovakiaring one supporting the European Truck Racing Championship, are a part of the ESET Cup package.[16] 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.[2]
| Rnd. | Circuit/Location | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Hungaroring, Mogyoród
|
30 April | Ethan Ischer
|
Ethan Ischer
|
Ethan Ischer
|
Jenzer Motorsport
|
| R2 | Ethan Ischer
|
Ethan Ischer
|
Jenzer Motorsport
| ||||
| 2 | R1 | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
|
20 May | James Egozi
|
James Egozi
|
James Egozi
|
PHM Racing
|
| R2 | 21 May | James Egozi
|
James Egozi
|
PHM Racing
| |||
| 3 | R1 |  Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň
|
10 June | Michael Sauter
|
Michael Sauter
|
Reno Francot
|
Jenzer Motorsport
|
| R2 | Michael Sauter
|
Reno Francot
|
Jenzer Motorsport
| ||||
| 4 | R1 | Autodrom Most, Most
|
5 August | Ethan Ischer
|
Ethan Ischer
|
Ethan Ischer
|
Jenzer Motorsport
|
| R2 | 6 August | Ethan Ischer
|
Ethan Ischer
|
Jenzer Motorsport
| |||
| R3 | Ethan Ischer
|
Ethan Ischer
|
Ethan Ischer
|
Jenzer Motorsport
| |||
| 5 | R1 | Brno Circuit, Brno
|
9 September | Reno Francot
|
Michael Sauter
|
Reno Francot
|
Jenzer Motorsport
|
| R2 | Ethan Ischer
|
Ethan Ischer
|
Jenzer Motorsport
| ||||
| 6 | R1 | Balaton Park Circuit, Balatonfőkajár
|
7 October | Ethan Ischer
|
Ethan Ischer
|
Ethan Ischer
|
Jenzer Motorsport
|
| R2 | 8 October | Michael Sauter
|
Michael Sauter
|
Sauter Engineering + Design
| |||
| R3 | Ethan Ischer
|
Michael Sauter
|
Ethan Ischer
|
Jenzer Motorsport
| |||
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
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- † – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
Teams' standings
| Pos | Driver | HUN
|
RBR
|
SVK
|
MOS
|
BRN
|
BAL
|
Pts | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
| 1 | Jenzer Motorsport
|
1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 549 |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 2 | Sauter Engineering + Design
|
2 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 204 |
| 3 | Ideal Line Performance / Gender Racing Team
|
5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 112 |
| 4 | SAPE Motorsport
|
10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | DNS | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 75 | ||
| 5 | PHM Racing
|
1 | 1 | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Renauer Motorsport
|
4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | WD | WD | 73 | ||||||||
| 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | WD | WD | |||||||||||
| 7 | JMT Racing
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7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 44 | ||||||
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| HUN
|
RBR
|
SVK
|
MOS
|
BRN
|
BAL
| |||||||||||
Notes
- ^ Zhang is a Chinese driver racing under Italian license
References
- ^ "ACCR and FIA Formula 4 Championship in Central European region". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 2023-05-27.
- ^ a b "New F4 series ACCR Czech Formula finally gets 2023 green light". Formula Scout. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "SAPE Motorsport team orders new Formula 4". ESET V4 Cup. 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Gender Racing is preparing for debut with the latest generation of F4 single seaters". ESET V4 Cup. 6 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "F4 CEZ season continues at Autodrom Most with two local rookies". F4 CEZ Championship certified by FIA. 2023-07-31.
- ^ "Battle for the championship continues in Brno". Formula 4 CEZ Championship. 2023-09-04.
- ^ "Another new name in F4: Michael Sauter". ESET V4 Cup. 21 February 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Jamaican racer Thomas Gore to make debut at Balaton Park Circuit with Jenzer Motorsport". Formula 4 CEZ Championship. 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Ethan Ischer continues with Jenzer Motorsport in F4". Jenzer Motorsport. 10 February 2023.
- ^ a b "ACCR Czech Formula will kick off at the Hungaroring". ESET V4 Cup. 2023-04-14.
- ^ a b "Jiří Šafránek and William Karlsson heading to Formula 4". ESET V4 Cup. 17 February 2023.
- ^ a b Wood, Ida (2023-05-21). "PHM Racing's James Egozi gets double ACCR F4 win at Red Bull Ring". Formula Scout.
- ^ "Drivex confirms William Karlsson for Eurocup 3". Drivex Team on Instagram. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Breaking News: ACCR F4 starts as certified FIA series in 2023!". ACCR F4. 3 November 2022.
- ^ "ESET Cup announces calendar for 2023, new event in Germany added". ESET V4 Cup. 4 November 2022.
External links
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