2016 Italian F4 Championship

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The 2016 Italian F4 Championship (commercially titled 2016 Italian F4 Championship Powered by Abarth ) was the third season of the Italian F4 Championship. It began on 9 April in Misano and finished on 30 October in Monza after seven rounds. [1]

Contents

Calendar

The calendar was published on 23 November 2015, with all events held in Italy. [1] [2]

RoundCircuitDateSupportingMap of circuit locations
1 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico April 8–10 GT Series Sprint Cup
2 Adria International Raceway, Adria May 6–8 Italian Touring Car Championship
Auto GP
3 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola May 27–29Italian Touring Car Championship
Porsche Carrera Cup Italy
4 Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero July 15–17
5 ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma September 9–11
6 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola September 23–25
7 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza October 28–30Italian Touring Car Championship

Teams and drivers

TeamNo.DriverClassRounds
Flag of Italy.svg Vincenzo Sospiri Racing [3] 3 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Cunati [4] R1–6
6 Flag of the United States.svg Jaden Conwright [5] RAll
33 Flag of Japan.svg Marino Sato [3] All
Flag of Italy.svg Prema Powerteam [6] 5 Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher [4] 1, 3–7
44 Flag of Estonia.svg Jüri Vips [6] R1, 3–7
68 Flag of Ecuador.svg Juan Manuel Correa [7] R1, 3–7
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg RB Racing [8] 7 Flag of Venezuela.svg Sebastián Fernández [8] R1–6
9 Flag of Italy.svg Diego Bertonelli [4] 1–2
25 Flag of Venezuela.svg Mauricio Baiz7
98 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Václav Šafář7
99 Flag of Russia.svg Yan Leon Shlom [9] All
Flag of Germany.svg Mücke Motorsport [10] 7 Flag of Venezuela.svg Sebastián Fernández R7
22 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yifei Ye [11] 1–4, 6–7
24 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Devlin DeFrancesco [11] 1, 3–7
25 Flag of Venezuela.svg Mauricio Baiz [11] 1–4
26 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ricardo Feller R5
51 Flag of Italy.svg Aldo Festante [11] R1–6
Flag of Italy.svg ADM Motorsport [12] 8 Flag of Brazil.svg Mauro Auricchio [12] 5–7
Flag of Italy.svg Bhaitech Engineering [10] 9 Flag of Italy.svg Diego Bertonelli [13] 3–7
10 Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Altoè [4] RAll
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aaron di Comberti [4] R1
31 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Verschoor R2
37 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Colombo [4] R5–7
76 Flag of Spain.svg Antolín GonzálezR4
Flag of Italy.svg Diegi Motorsport [10] 12 Flag of Brazil.svg Giuliano Raucci [4] All
Flag of Austria.svg Lechner Racing [10] 13 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yannik Brandt [4] R1
14 Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Preining [4] 1
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jenzer Motorsport [14] 15 Flag of Estonia.svg Jan-Erik Meikup [4] 1
16 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Job van Uitert [15] 1, 3–7
17 Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Ciantini [16] All
18 Flag of Argentina.svg Marcos Siebert [14] All
19 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Giacomo Bianchi [16] RAll
20 Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Kratz [17] 1–2, 4–5
21 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fabio Scherer [4] R1–3
Flag of Italy.svg Antonelli Motorsport [10] 27 Flag of Italy.svg Federico Malvestiti [4] RAll
32 Flag of Romania.svg Emilian Galbiati [4] 1–3
97 Flag of Brazil.svg João Vieira [4] 1–5
Flag of Italy.svg GSK Grand Prix [10] 35 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Amaury Bonduel [4] 1
36 Flag of Italy.svg Mariano LavignaR4
Flag of Italy.svg BVM Racing [4] 37 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Colombo [4] R1–4
38 Flag of India.svg Kush Maini [4] RAll
Flag of Portugal.svg DR Formula [10] 41 Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Guzmán [4] All
42 Flag of Russia.svg Artem Petrov [4] RGAll
46 Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Fabienne Wohlwend [4] RW2–7
Flag of Italy.svg DRZ Benelli [10] 45 Flag of Guatemala.svg Ian Rodríguez [4] R1–4, 6–7
Flag of Germany.svg Aragon Racing [10] 46 Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Fabienne Wohlwend [4] RW1
Flag of Italy.svg Torino Squadra Corse [10] 55 Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Iribarne [4] 1–3
Flag of Italy.svg Kiteviola Motorsport [10] 69 Flag of France.svg Valentin Hasse-Clot [4] 1–2
Flag of Italy.svg Teramo Racing Team [10] 71 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Ponzio [4] 1–3, 5, 7
Flag of Italy.svg Cram Motorsport [10] 81 Flag of Qatar.svg Ahmad Al-Muhanadi [18] 6
82 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Leonard Hoogenboom [4] RAll
83 Flag of Venezuela.svg Manuel Maldonado [4] RAll
84 Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Vartanyan [4] 1
IconClass
RRookie
WWomen Trophy
GGuest drivers ineligible to score points

Season summary

Mick Schumacher was labelled the championship favourite, however Prema Powerteam's non-appearance at Adria cost the German the title to Marcos Siebert. 2016209182313 2016-07-27 Champions for Charity - Sven - 1D X - 0019 - DV3P4612 mod.jpg
Mick Schumacher was labelled the championship favourite, however Prema Powerteam's non-appearance at Adria cost the German the title to Marcos Siebert.

A Formula 4 record of 41 cars entered the first round of the season at Misano, highlighting the Italian series' popularity as it competed against the German championship for the most talented drivers. Due to the large number of entries and lack of circuit space, the race format was radically changed. Drivers were placed in three groups (A, B and C) depending on their qualifying placement. Each group contested two qualifying races, facing one of the other groups in each race. After the three qualifying races, the 36 drivers having scored the most points contested the final race. All four races were 25 minutes plus one lap in length and yielded the same number of points. [19] The first group race proved largely uneventful, however the second was held in wet conditions with a safety car start – Mick Schumacher claiming both Saturday race wins. The final group race saw a four-car pile-up at the start involving Diego Bertonelli, Leonard Hoogenboom, Ye Yifei and Aaron di Comberti, requiring a complete restart; the race ended under red flags after Jaden Conwright spun into the barrier at the last corner, with Raúl Guzmán awarded victory. In the 36-car final, Mauricio Baiz stalled at the start and was collected by Thomas Preining, whilst rookie Juan Manuel Correa terminally damaged his suspension in a coming together with Simone Cunati. Marcos Siebert won the final race of the weekend, followed by Jüri Vips and Guzmán. [20]

The unique format was retained for the second round at Adria International Raceway, however a major drop to 31 entries made it an ultimately unnecessary precaution as the circuit had a 32-car limit. Amongst the absentees were Lechner Racing, who elected to focus on the German series, and Prema Powerteam. Kevin Kratz suffered a major crash in practice and was ruled out of the weekend. Baiz claimed his first Italian F4 victory in Race 1, and backed it up with second in Race 2 behind Guzmán after Baiz's team-mate Ye was disqualified. [21] [22] Siebert went from fourth to first in Race 3 after a clash between Federico Iribarne, Giacomo Bianchi and Fabienne Wohlwend brought out the safety car, before Baiz capped off his breakout weekend with a lights-to-flag win in a chaotic final after a safety car in the closing stages caught the wrong driver, resulting in a 30-second gap between the top eight and the rest of the field. [23] [24]

Following the massive decline in entries for the second round, the series reverted to the three-race format used in 2015 from the third round at Imola onwards. A carnage-filled opening race saw Siebert win from pole amidst two safety cars and a red-flag finish – Prema team-mates Correa and Vips crashed at pit entry, followed by a rollover for Federico Malvestiti having crossed the circuit at Rivazza 1 and then Diego Ciantini beaching himself in the gravel at Tamburello. [25] Schumacher triumphed on his return to the series in a damp Race 2 run mostly under safety car, before Correa claimed his first-ever race win in cars in a reverse-grid sprint race truncated by a race-ending airborne crash for Ciantini on the main straight – despite the incident, the Argentine was classified third on count-back having been involved in a podium battle with Yan Leon Shlom. [26] [27]

Correa continued where he left off in the fourth round at Mugello, scoring a grand chelem in the first heat having dominated qualifying, led every lap and claimed the fastest lap in Race 1. [28] Race 2 was marred by a major start-line crash in which João Vieira stalled at the front of the grid, with Conwright and Mariano Lavigna, unsighted from the back of the field, careening into the Brazilian – leaving débutant Lavigna with a foot injury. Having conducted a full-race restart, Correa's run of good form came to a sudden end when team-mate Schumacher crashed into him at San Donato on the second lap whilst fighting for the lead, putting the German out with terminal damage and gifting a maiden win to Giuliano Raucci for the privateer Diegi Motorsport team. [29] Siebert jumped from third to first at the start of Race 3 and maintained his lead to the end of an uneventful heat to put himself 39 points clear of Schumacher at the top of the standings; Schumacher not helped by another non-score in the last race despite setting the fastest lap. [30]

DR Formula had a dream start to the Vallelunga weekend, with Gúzman and team-mate Artem Petrov finishing the opening race 1–2 in mixed conditions that led to Kratz aquaplaning off at Cimini 1 at high speed. [31] The weather cleared for Race 2, but the grass was still slippery as Ricardo Feller (replacing Ye for the round) discovered having slid off the circuit and launching off the kerb at Campagnano – Schumacher won the race having jumped Vips at the start. [32] Correa won Race 3, which was mostly run under safety car due to debris from another start-line incident (this time between Gúzman, Vieira and Marino Sato); but with Schumacher second and Siebert having finished no higher than 5th all weekend, the German had closed the championship gap to 10 points. [33]

Returning to Imola for the penultimate round, the title race looked like a guaranteed two-way fight between Marcos Siebert of Jenzer Motorsport and Mick Schumacher of Prema Powerteam – however, having beaten his rival to pole position, Schumacher squandered his run of momentum with a drive-through penalty for a jump-start in the opening race, resulting in no points despite a fightback to 13th; but the German was saved by a post-race penalty for Siebert, voiding the Argentine's podium finish, as Job van Uitert took his first win. [34] Schumacher's weekend went from bad to worse in Race 2 when he was crashed into at the first corner by a false-starting Bertonelli; Van Uitert claimed back-to-back wins having fended off Lorenzo Colombo through a multitude of safety car restarts. [35] Sato claimed his first win after a track-limits penalty was imposed on Shlom in the reverse-grid sprint, as both championship contenders failed to score – Schumacher starting at the back and Siebert spinning at Tamburello on the final lap. Gúzman also failed to make inroads on the top two in the standings having collided with Correa in the final race, leaving a 25-point margin at the top with one round remaining. [36]

Schumacher started the final weekend at Monza in the best possible way, jumping Sebastián Fernández at the start and taking a commanding victory, whilst rival Siebert made an ultimately crucial drive from 11th to 2nd to maintain a comfortable points lead – aided by a collision between Vips, Fernández and Bertonelli at Lesmo 1. [37] This meant Schumacher had to beat Siebert in Race 2 to keep his championship hopes alive – but light contact with eventual race-winner Fernández at Variante della Roggia broke the German's front wing, necessitating a pit-stop and allowing Siebert to cruise home in fifth to take the title. [38] Vips claimed the last race win of the year, as well as the rookie championship, in comfortable fashion after a first-corner collision between Bertonelli, Kush Maini and Siebert beached the new champion on a kerb, whilst Sato and Ye collided in a battle for second and an energised 10-car battle took place for the minor points. [39]

Despite the clear intentions of the FIA Global Pathway to make Formula 4 the starting point on the road to Formula One, and the regulations being in their third year of usage, a lack of cost control saw the record-breaking entry numbers seen at the start of the season fall away as competitors ultimately voted with their feet. Whilst Italian F4 maintained its' reputation as the most competitive Formula 4 championship internationally, it would take another six years before 40+ car fields returned to the series.

Results and standings

Season summary

RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamSecondary Class winner
1R1Misano Flag of Argentina.svg Marcos Siebert Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Guzmán Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher Flag of Italy.svg Prema Powerteam R: Flag of Ecuador.svg Juan Manuel Correa
R2 Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher Flag of the Netherlands.svg Job van Uitert Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher Flag of Italy.svg Prema Powerteam R: Flag of Ecuador.svg Juan Manuel Correa
W: Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Fabienne Wohlwend
R3 Flag of Argentina.svg Marcos Siebert Flag of Estonia.svg Jüri Vips Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Guzmán Flag of Portugal.svg DR Formula R: Flag of Estonia.svg Jüri Vips
W: Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Fabienne Wohlwend
R4 Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher Flag of Argentina.svg Marcos Siebert Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jenzer Motorsport R: Flag of Estonia.svg Jüri Vips
2R1Adria Flag of Venezuela.svg Mauricio Baiz Flag of Italy.svg Simone Cunati Flag of Venezuela.svg Mauricio Baiz Flag of Germany.svg Mücke Motorsport R: Flag of Italy.svg Simone Cunati
W: Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Fabienne Wohlwend
R2 Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Guzmán Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yifei Ye Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Guzmán Flag of Portugal.svg DR Formula R: Flag of Guatemala.svg Ian Rodríguez
R3 Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Guzmán Flag of Argentina.svg Marcos Siebert Flag of Argentina.svg Marcos Siebert Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jenzer Motorsport R: Flag of Italy.svg Simone Cunati
R4 Flag of Venezuela.svg Mauricio Baiz Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yifei Ye Flag of Venezuela.svg Mauricio Baiz Flag of Germany.svg Mücke Motorsport R: Flag of Italy.svg Simone Cunati
W: Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Fabienne Wohlwend
3R1Imola Flag of Argentina.svg Marcos Siebert Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher Flag of Argentina.svg Marcos Siebert Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jenzer Motorsport R: Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Colombo
W: Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Fabienne Wohlwend
R2 Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher Flag of the Netherlands.svg Job van Uitert Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher Flag of Italy.svg Prema Powerteam R: Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Colombo
W: Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Fabienne Wohlwend
R3 Flag of Guatemala.svg Ian Rodríguez Flag of Ecuador.svg Juan Manuel Correa Flag of Italy.svg Prema Powerteam R: Flag of Ecuador.svg Juan Manuel Correa
W: Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Fabienne Wohlwend
4R1Mugello Flag of Ecuador.svg Juan Manuel Correa Flag of Ecuador.svg Juan Manuel Correa Flag of Ecuador.svg Juan Manuel Correa Flag of Italy.svg Prema Powerteam R: Flag of Ecuador.svg Juan Manuel Correa
W: Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Fabienne Wohlwend
R2 Flag of Ecuador.svg Juan Manuel Correa Flag of Italy.svg Diego Bertonelli Flag of Brazil.svg Giuliano Raucci Flag of Italy.svg Diegi MotorsportR: Flag of Estonia.svg Jüri Vips
W: Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Fabienne Wohlwend
R3 Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher Flag of Argentina.svg Marcos Siebert Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jenzer Motorsport R: Flag of Estonia.svg Jüri Vips
W: Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Fabienne Wohlwend
5R1Vallelunga Flag of Estonia.svg Jüri Vips Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Guzmán Flag of Portugal.svg DR Formula R: Flag of Estonia.svg Jüri Vips
W: Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Fabienne Wohlwend
R2 Flag of Estonia.svg Jüri Vips Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher Flag of Italy.svg Prema Powerteam R: Flag of Estonia.svg Jüri Vips
W: Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Fabienne Wohlwend
R3 Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher Flag of Ecuador.svg Juan Manuel Correa Flag of Italy.svg Prema Powerteam R: Flag of Ecuador.svg Juan Manuel Correa
W: Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Fabienne Wohlwend
6R1Imola Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher Flag of Estonia.svg Jüri Vips Flag of the Netherlands.svg Job van Uitert Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jenzer Motorsport R: Flag of Estonia.svg Jüri Vips
W: Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Fabienne Wohlwend
R2 Flag of Argentina.svg Marcos Siebert Flag of Estonia.svg Jüri Vips Flag of the Netherlands.svg Job van Uitert Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jenzer Motorsport R: Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Colombo
R3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Job van Uitert Flag of Japan.svg Marino Sato Flag of Italy.svg Vincenzo Sospiri Racing R: Flag of the Netherlands.svg Leonard Hoogenboom
W: Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Fabienne Wohlwend
7R1Monza Flag of Venezuela.svg Sebastián Fernández Flag of Italy.svg Diego Bertonelli Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher Flag of Italy.svg Prema Powerteam R: Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Colombo
W: Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Fabienne Wohlwend
R2 Flag of Venezuela.svg Sebastián Fernandez Flag of Venezuela.svg Sebastián Fernandez Flag of Venezuela.svg Sebastián Fernandez Flag of Germany.svg Mücke Motorsport R: Flag of Venezuela.svg Sebastián Fernandez
W: Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Fabienne Wohlwend
R3 Flag of Russia.svg Artem Petrov Flag of Estonia.svg Jüri Vips Flag of Italy.svg Prema Powerteam R: Flag of Estonia.svg Jüri Vips
W: Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Fabienne Wohlwend

Championship standings

Points system

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points were awarded for pole position or fastest lap. [19] Only the best sixteen results were counted towards the championship. Race 3 of the first meeting at Imola Circuit was stopped after five laps, and half points were awarded.

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points251815121086421
Points1311965421

Drivers' standings

PosDriver MIS ADR IMO1 MUG VAL IMO2 MNZ Pts
R1R2R3R4R1R2R3R4R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3
1 Flag of Argentina.svg Marcos Siebert 521513126Ret816562532025Ret231
2 Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher 1142142Ret1131212Ret221252216
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Guzmán 2131Ret5276944816Ret97Ret3216202
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Job van Uitert 235335109412131011256139143.5
5 Flag of Estonia.svg Jüri Vips 752Ret161193342142199Ret31140
6 Flag of Ecuador.svg Juan Manuel Correa    34RetRet9111695101Ret45112319105.5
7 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Cunati423Ret327926187122310Ret2135495
8 Flag of Brazil.svg Giuliano Raucci2612117526625153115839RetRetDNS1315Ret86
9 Flag of Venezuela.svg Mauricio Baiz66Ret13181414Ret1113DNSDNSDNS85
10 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yifei Ye 20RetDNQ2DSQ274728778221759Ret79
11 Flag of Italy.svg Diego Bertonelli3Ret131413202524216210747151510194Ret77
12 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Colombo 1714Ret91215558202219131913426422773.5
13 Flag of Brazil.svg João Vieira61262441611105DNS302311Ret69
14 Flag of Russia.svg Yan Leon Shlom74124119Ret1021110215231522107DSQDSQDNS56.5
15 Flag of Venezuela.svg Sebastián Fernández Ret9161911192222291266Ret94141326201555
16 Flag of India.svg Kush Maini 8108761015121318Ret1626836Ret13Ret72153
17 Flag of Guatemala.svg Ian Rodríguez 22825651414Ret22RetRet2124Ret1286343
18 Flag of Japan.svg Marino Sato 27112213481121161517121915Ret781Ret10Ret42
19 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Devlin DeFrancesco 23910Ret7Ret8559RetDNSRet118Ret12640
20 Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Ciantini 1110Ret16912483Ret1318Ret16125Ret15Ret20DNS33.5
21 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Verschoor 63631
22 Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Altoè 227148101719192723202025128171211714821
23 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Leonard Hoogenboom19Ret23Ret101624133016151414Ret171193178Ret20
24 Flag of France.svg Valentin Hasse-Clot 518711DSQRet16
25 Flag of Italy.svg Federico Malvestiti 1715188711RetDNSDNS22242524171820142314Ret1010
26 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Amaury Bonduel 148204
27 Flag of Romania.svg Emilian Galbiati151621178Ret1829234
28 Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Iribarne91191515Ret1717194
29 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fabio Scherer 2513261891310Ret253
30 Flag of the United States.svg Jaden Conwright1922Ret16Ret2412181714DNS29202216211714911142
31 Flag of Brazil.svg Mauro Auricchio2118111021161017132
32 Flag of Italy.svg Aldo Festante2417191013182123281721Ret1814261618211
33 Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Kratz102117DNSDNSWD131817RetRet201
34 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Giacomo Bianchi182324Ret142322272625252711212518Ret191824121
35 Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Fabienne Wohlwend 2120DNQ17Ret2226202024232617241919Ret241216110
36 Flag of Venezuela.svg Manuel Maldonado 20RetDNQ181221232824271924RetRet231316181621170
37 Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Preining 1216Ret0
38 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Ponzio1513Ret141925WDWDWD162024Ret19150
39 Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Vartanyan1318150
40 Flag of Estonia.svg Jan-Erik Meikup16RetRet0
41 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Václav ŠafářDSQDSQ180
42 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yannik BrandtRet19DNQ0
43 Flag of Qatar.svg Ahmad Al-Muhanadi2320Ret0
44 Flag of Italy.svg Mariano Lavigna21DNSDNS0
45 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ricardo Feller 22Ret220
46 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aaron di Comberti24RetDNQ0
47 Flag of Spain.svg Antolín González2626280
Drivers ineligible to score points
Flag of Russia.svg Artem Petrov 2114Ret121527131512191422275Ret62RetRet40
PosDriverR1R2R3R4R1R2R3R4R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3Pts
MIS ADR IMO1 MUG VAL IMO2 MNZ
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)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Secondary Classes' standings

PosDriver MIS ADR IMO1 MUG VAL IMO2 MNZ Pts
R1R2R3R4R1R2R3R4R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3
1 Flag of Estonia.svg Jüri Vips 752Ret161193342142199Ret31247.5
2 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Colombo 1714Ret912155582022191319134264227207.5
3 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Cunati423Ret327926187122310Ret21354205
4 Flag of Ecuador.svg Juan Manuel Correa 34RetRet9111695101Ret45112319198.5
5 Flag of India.svg Kush Maini 8108761015121318Ret1626836Ret13Ret721182
6 Flag of Venezuela.svg Sebastián Fernández Ret9161911192222291266Ret941413262015156
7 Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Altoè 2271481017191927232020251281712117148150
8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Leonard Hoogenboom19Ret23Ret101624133016151414Ret171193178Ret131
9 Flag of Guatemala.svg Ian Rodríguez 22825651414Ret22RetRet2124Ret12863128.5
10 Flag of Italy.svg Federico Malvestiti 1715188711RetDNSDNS22242524171820142314Ret1093
11 Flag of the United States.svg Jaden Conwright1922Ret16Ret2412181714DNS292022162117149111474.5
12 Flag of Italy.svg Aldo Festante2417191013182123281721Ret18142616182171
13 Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Fabienne Wohlwend 2120DNQ17Ret2226202024232617241919Ret2412161147
14 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fabio Scherer 2513261891310Ret2545
15 Flag of Venezuela.svg Manuel Maldonado 20RetDNQ181221232824271924RetRet2313161816211738
16 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Giacomo Bianchi182324Ret142322272625252711212518Ret1918241237
17 Flag of Brazil.svg Mauro Auricchio [N 1] 21181110211610171310
18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aaron di Comberti24RetDNQ4
19 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yannik BrandtRet19DNQ2
20 Flag of Italy.svg Mariano Lavigna21DNSDNS1
21 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ricardo Feller 22Ret221
Drivers ineligible to score points
Flag of Russia.svg Artem Petrov 2114Ret121527131512191422275Ret62RetRet40
F4 Woman Trophy
1 Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Fabienne Wohlwend 2120DNQ17Ret2226202024232617241919Ret24121611400
PosDriverR1R2R3R4R1R2R3R4R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3Pts
MIS ADR IMO1 MUG VAL IMO2 MNZ
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)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Teams' championship

PosTeamPoints
1 Flag of Italy.svg Prema Powerteam 439.5
2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jenzer Motorsport 396
3 Flag of Germany.svg Mücke Motorsport 236
4 Flag of Portugal.svg DR Formula 202
5 Flag of Italy.svg Bhaitech 165
6 Flag of Italy.svg Vincenzo Sospiri Racing 139
7 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg RB Racing95.5
8 Flag of Italy.svg Diegi Motorsport86
9 Flag of Italy.svg Antonelli Motorsport83
10 Flag of Italy.svg BVM Racing75.5
11 Flag of Italy.svg DRZ Benelli43
12 Flag of Italy.svg Cram Motorsport 20
13 Flag of Italy.svg Kiteviola Motorsport16
14 Flag of Italy.svg GSK Grand Prix4
15 Flag of Italy.svg Torino Squadra Corse4
16 Flag of Italy.svg ADM Motorsport 2

Footnotes

  1. Auricchio was considered as Rookie only in the first race at Imola.

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