2022 ACCR Formula 4 Trophy

2022 ACCR Formula 4 Championship

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ESET V4 Cup
TCR Eastern Europe Trophy

The 2022 ACCR Formula 4 Trophy was a motor racing series held in the Central and Eastern Europe, competed over four rounds. The full six rounds schedule was supposed to be the first season of the ACCR Formula 4 Championship organized by the Automobile Club of the Czech Republic (ACCR; Czech : Autoklub České republiky (AČR)). The season was supposed to start with its first round taking place at the Hungaroring in April and with the final round taking place at Brno Circuit in September. ^[1] After many calendar changes caused by massive delivery delays, it was announced on 6 July that the start of the championship as an FIA Formula 4 Championship would be postponed to 2023 and that only the last three original rounds would be held as a trophy series. ^[2] The series uses Tatuus F4-T421 chassis primarily, although Tatuus F4-T014 was eligible for the Trophy class. ^[3]

The ACCR Formula 4 races were held as a sub-class of the Formula Libre category in the ESET V4 Cup package.

Teams and drivers

Team No. Driver Class Rounds Procar Motorsport 1 Patrick Schober [4] TJ 3 Lema Racing 5 Tommaso Lovati [5] TJ 1–3 JMT Racing Engineering 23 Vojtěch Birgus [6] TJ 1 Racing Trevor 68 Zénó Kovács [7] J All FX Pro Series entries Eureka Competition 1 Andrea Bodellini 2 MDR Events 8 Giovanni Maschio 2 Mondiale Racing 22 Andrea Raiconi 2 Team Zanatta 26 Alberto Zanatta 2 Privateer 27 Silvano Rangheri 2 Dexters Motorsport 64 Elia Galvanin 2 G Motorsport 69 Salvatore Liotti 2

Icon Legend T Trophy class J Drivers that compete for the Junior Championship W Woman Trophy G Guest drivers ineligible to score points

Calendar

The series joining ESET V4 Cup package on its six round schedule was announced on 2 December 2021. ^{[3] [8]} On 30 March 2022, the round at the Hungaroring was cancelled, with Monza being added to the schedule as the final venue of the season. ^[1] On 13 April 2022, the round scheduled for 24–26 June at Tor Poznań was replaced by the round at Vallelunga Circuit on 8–10 July. ^[9] On 6 July 2022, the status of the series changed and subsequently all the planned rounds supporting Formula X Racing Weekend were cancelled. ^[2]

Rnd.		Circuit/Location	Date	Package
–	R1	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	8–10 April	ESET V4 Cup
	R2
1	R1	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	3–5 June	ESET V4 Cup
	R2
–	R1	Tor Poznań, Poznań	24–26 June	ESET V4 Cup
	R2
–	R1	Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma	8–10 July	Formula X Racing Weekend
	R2
2	R1	Automotodrom Grobnik, Čavle	22–24 July	ESET V4 Cup
	R2
3	R1	Slovakiaring, Orechová Potôň	19–21 August	ESET V4 Cup
	R2
4	R1	Brno Circuit, Brno	9–11 September	ESET V4 Cup
	R2
–	R1	Monza Circuit, Monza	28–30 October	Formula X Racing Weekend
	R2

Race results

Rnd.		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Red Bull Ring	Tommaso Lovati	Tommaso Lovati	Vojtěch Birgus [a]	JMT Racing Engineering
	R2		Tommaso Lovati	Tommaso Lovati	Tommaso Lovati	Lema Racing
2	R1	Automotodrom Grobnik	Tommaso Lovati	Zénó Kovács	Salvatore Liotti	G Motorsport
	R2		Cancelled after the death of a marshall [10]
3	R1	Slovakiaring	Zénó Kovács	Patrick Schober	Patrick Schober	Procar Motorsport
	R2		Zénó Kovács	Patrick Schober	Patrick Schober	Procar Motorsport
4	R1	Brno Circuit	Zénó Kovács	Zénó Kovács	Zénó Kovács	Racing Trevor
	R2		Zénó Kovács	Zénó Kovács	Zénó Kovács	Racing Trevor

Trophy standings

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points were awarded for pole position or fastest lap. Half points were awarded if no more than three drivers participated in the first race of a competition. Despite being hold as a non-championship round, the results from the competition at Red Bull Ring were used in the final classification.

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

Pos	Driver	RBR		GRO		SVK		BRN		Pts
		R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
1	Zénó Kovács	3	3	3	C	2	2	1	1	70
2	Tommaso Lovati	2	1	6	C	3	DNS			37
3	Patrick Schober					1	1			25
4	Salvatore Liotti			1	C					25
5	Vojtěch Birgus	1	2							21.5
6	Andrea Bodellini			2	C					18
7	Giovanni Maschio			4	C					12
8	Andrea Raiconi			5	C					10
9	Silvano Rangheri			7	C					8
–	Alberto Zanatta			Ret	C					–
–	Elia Galvanin			Ret	C					–

Notes

1. Lovati crossed the line first but was given a 30-second time penalty for a grid position infringement. Birgus inherited the win.

References

1. "ACCR F4 postpones start, but adds Monza". ACCR Formula 4 Championship. 30 March 2022.
2. "OFFICIAL ACCR F4 START IN 2023, TROPHY THIS SEASON". ACCR F4. 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
3. "ACR Formula 4 will be more affordable, says promoter Josef Křenek about the new series". ESET V4 Cup. 2 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
4. "Patrick Schober scored a double victory at Slovakia Ring". ESET V4 Cup. 21 August 2022.
5. "Starting list of formula 4 championship is filling up, next driver is Italian Tommaso Lovati". ESET V4 Cup. 17 January 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-01-18.
6. "The Czech team JMT Racing Engineering is preparing for the ACCR F4 championship – ESET V4 Cup" . Retrieved 2022-01-13.
7. "Another driver signs up for F4, Zénó Kovács is looking forward to his debut – ESET V4 Cup" . Retrieved 2022-01-24.
8. "New Formula 4 racing series for Central and Eastern Europe". automobilsport.com. 2 December 2021. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022.
9. "ACCR F4 joins forces with Formula X". ACCR Formula 4 Championship. 13 April 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-04-13.
10. "The Sunday programme cancelled". ESET V4 Cup. 24 July 2022.

External links

• ACCR F4 official website