2022 ADAC Formula 4 Championship

2022 ADAC Formula 4

Drivers' champion: Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Teams' Champion: Prema Racing
Rookies' Champion: Rafael Câmara

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Parent series:
ADAC GT Masters
ADAC support series:
ADAC GT4 Germany
ADAC TCR Germany
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany

The 2022 ADAC Formula 4 Championship was the eighth and final season of ADAC Formula 4, an open-wheel motor racing series. It was a multi-event motor racing championship that featured drivers competing in 1.4 litre Tatuus-Abarth single seat race cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship.

Teams and drivers

Team No. Driver Class Rounds Van Amersfoort Racing 2 Arias Deukmedjian [1] G 2–3 17 Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. [2] G 2–3 33 Brando Badoer [3] RG 2–3 34 Martinius Stenshorne [4] RG 2–3 96 Jules Castro [5] RG 2–3 BWR Motorsports 3 Alfio Spina [6] R 1–2 87 Rishab Jain [7] R 1 89 Chris Rosenkranz [6] R 1–2 Prema Racing 7 Charlie Wurz [6] 1–4 12 Andrea Kimi Antonelli [6] 1–4, 6 13 James Wharton [8] R 1–4, 6 16 Ugo Ugochukwu [9] RG 4, 6 20 Conrad Laursen [6] 1–4 88 Rafael Câmara [8] R 1–3, 6 US Racing 11 Pedro Perino [10] G 1 30 Zachary David [lower-alpha 1] [11] R 5 37 Kacper Sztuka [10] 1, 5 44 Nikhil Bohra [lower-alpha 2] [13] R 1–2 52 Marcus Amand [10] 1–2 66 Ruiqi Liu [11] R 5 R-ace GP 14 Frederik Lund [lower-alpha 3] [6] RG 1 71 Marcos Flack [6] G 1 PHM Racing [14] 15 Nikita Bedrin [lower-alpha 4] [15] All 19 Valentin Kluss [15] R 3–6 41 Jonas Ried [15] All 77 Taylor Barnard [15] All Sauter Engineering + Design 21 Michael Sauter [16] All Jenzer Motorsport 23 Oleksandr Partyshev [12] G 2 24 Rasmus Joutsimies [17] R All 25 Samir Ben [17] 2–5 26 Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi [17] R 1, 3–6 27 Ethan Ischer [17] RG 1 Iron Dames [18] 83 Maya Weug [8] [19] G 1, 3

Icon Legend R Rookie G Guest drivers ineligible to score points

Race calendar and results

The provisional calendar was released on 7 November 2021. The opening two rounds supported the 2022 24H GT Series and the next three raced alongside the 2022 ADAC GT Masters. The finale was a part of ADAC Racing Weekend event. ^[20]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Rookie Winner
1	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	23 April	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Rafael Câmara	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Prema Racing	Rafael Câmara
	R2			Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Prema Racing	Rafael Câmara
	R3		24 April		Conrad Laursen	Rafael Câmara	Prema Racing	Rafael Câmara
2	R1	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	14 May	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Prema Racing	Rafael Câmara
	R2		15 May	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Prema Racing	Rafael Câmara
	R3				Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Prema Racing	Rafael Câmara
3	R1	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort	25 June	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Prema Racing	Rafael Câmara
	R2		26 June	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Prema Racing	Rafael Câmara
	R3				James Wharton	Conrad Laursen	Prema Racing	Rafael Câmara
4	R1	Nürburgring, Nürburg (Sprint Circuit)	6 August	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Taylor Barnard	PHM Racing	James Wharton
	R2		7 August	Taylor Barnard	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Taylor Barnard	PHM Racing	James Wharton
	R3				James Wharton	James Wharton	Prema Racing	James Wharton
5	R1	Lausitzring, Klettwitz (Sprint Circuit)	20 August	Taylor Barnard	Nikita Bedrin	Nikita Bedrin	PHM Racing	Rasmus Joutsimies
	R2		21 August	Taylor Barnard	Taylor Barnard	Taylor Barnard	PHM Racing	Valentin Kluss
	R3				Taylor Barnard	Taylor Barnard	PHM Racing	Valentin Kluss
6	R1	Nürburgring, Nürburg (Grand Prix Circuit)	15 October	Rafael Câmara	Rafael Câmara	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Prema Racing	Rafael Câmara
	R2			Rafael Câmara	Taylor Barnard	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Prema Racing	Rasmus Joutsimies
	R3		16 October		Jonas Ried	Taylor Barnard	PHM Racing	Rafael Câmara

Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers (excluding guest drivers) in each race. No points were awarded for pole position or fastest lap. The final classifications for the individual championships were obtained by summing up the scores on the 16 best results obtained during the races held.

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

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver SPA HOC ZAN NÜR1 LAU NÜR2 Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 Andrea Kimi Antonelli 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 1 1 6 313 2 Taylor Barnard 6 6 15 3 4 3 6 6 4 1 1 3 2 1 1 4 2 1 266 3 Rafael Câmara 2 2 1 2 2 4 2 2 5 2 10 3 193 4 Nikita Bedrin 8 5 8 Ret 3 Ret 4 5 7 3 3 8 1 3 2 9 9 5 175 5 James Wharton Ret 3 9 18 6 Ret 5 4 6 4 5 1 3 5 4 146 6 Conrad Laursen 4 Ret 3 7 8 9 3 7 1 5 6 2 129 7 Charlie Wurz 3 Ret 5 4 10 6 7 3 3 6 4 7 111 8 Rasmus Joutsimies 11 14 10 10 11 16 12 12 9 7 8 5 3 6 4 Ret 4 8 98 9 Jonas Ried 9 7 Ret 6 9 5 Ret 14 13 10 Ret 9 7 5 7 Ret 7 11 71 10 Kacper Sztuka DNS 4 2 4 2 8 64 11 Valentin Kluss 11 Ret Ret 8 10 Ret Ret 4 3 8 6 7 61 12 Marcus Amand 5 8 6 DNS 7 2 48 13 Michael Sauter 14 11 16 11 18 13 13 13 Ret 12 11 10 5 Ret 9 6 Ret 9 41 14 Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi 15 15 11 16 Ret Ret 11 9 11 9 7 6 7 8 10 38 15 Zachary David 6 8 5 22 16 Nikhil Bohra 7 Ret 12 12 Ret 14 10 17 Alfio Spina Ret 9 7 15 15 Ret 8 18 Samir Ben 13 14 Ret 15 15 12 13 12 12 8 10 11 8 19 Ruiqi Liu 10 9 10 4 20 Chris Rosenkranz 17 Ret 17 16 19 Ret 0 – Rishab Jain WD WD WD – Guest drivers ineligible to score points – Ugo Ugochukwu 9 7 6 5 3 2 – – Martinius Stenshorne 5 5 7 8 10 8 – – Arias Deukmedjian 8 Ret 15 14 9 Ret – – Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. 14 13 12 10 8 10 – – Oleksandr Partyshev Ret 12 8 – – Brando Badoer 9 17 10 18 16 11 – – Maya Weug 16 Ret 18 9 11 Ret – – Frederik Lund 12 10 19 – – Pedro Perino 10 Ret 14 – – Jules Castro 17 16 11 17 17 14 – – Marcos Flack Ret 12 13 – – Ethan Ischer 13 13 20 – Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts SPA HOC ZAN NÜR1 LAU NÜR2

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did 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

Rookies' Championship

Pos	Driver	SPA			HOC			ZAN			NÜR1			LAU			NÜR2			Pts
		R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3
1	Rafael Câmara	2	2	1	2	2	4	2	2	5							2	10	3	285
2	Rasmus Joutsimies	11	14	10	10	11	16	12	12	9	7	8	5	3	6	4	Ret	4	8	269
3	James Wharton	Ret	3	9	18	6	Ret	5	4	6	4	5	1				3	5	4	242
4	Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi	15	15	11				16	Ret	Ret	11	9	11	9	7	6	8	8	10	163
5	Valentin Kluss							11	Ret	Ret	8	10	Ret	Ret	4	3	9	6	7	134
6	Nikhil Bohra	7	Ret	12	12	Ret	14													59
7	Alfio Spina	Ret	9	7	15	15	Ret													57
8	Zachary David													6	8	5				45
9	Chris Rosenkranz	17	Ret	17	17	19	Ret													36
10	Ruiqi Liu													10	9	10				32
–	Rishab Jain	WD	WD	WD																–
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
–	Ugo Ugochukwu										9	7	6				5	3	2	–
–	Martinius Stenshorne				5	5	7	8	10	8										–
–	Brando Badoer				9	17	10	18	16	11										–
–	Frederik Lund	12	10	19																–
–	Jules Castro				17	16	11	17	17	14										–
–	Ethan Ischer	13	13	20																–
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
		SPA			HOC			ZAN			NÜR1			LAU			NÜR2

Teams' Cup

Only two best team's drivers in each race were eligible to score points. The other drivers were omitted during rewarding the points.

Pos Driver SPA HOC ZAN NÜR1 LAU NÜR2 Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 Prema Racing 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 594 2 2 3 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 4 2 2 5 4 2 PHM Racing 6 5 8 3 3 3 4 5 4 1 1 3 1 1 1 4 2 1 531 8 6 15 6 4 5 6 6 7 3 3 8 2 3 2 8 6 5 3 Jenzer Motorsport 11 13 10 10 11 16 12 12 9 7 8 5 3 6 4 7 4 8 276 13 14 11 13 14 Ret 15 15 12 11 9 11 8 7 6 Ret 8 10 4 US Racing 5 4 2 12 7 2 4 2 5 184 7 8 6 Ret Ret 14 6 8 8 5 Sauter Engineering + Design 14 11 16 11 18 13 13 13 Ret 12 11 10 5 Ret 9 6 Ret 9 97 6 BWR Motorsports 17 9 7 15 15 Ret 25 Ret Ret 17 17 19 Ret Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts SPA HOC ZAN NÜR1 LAU NÜR2

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) † — Did not finish but classified

Notes

1. David is a Filipino driver competing under a Maltese licence.
2. Bohra is an American-Indian driver competing under a Singaporean licence. ^[12]
3. Lund is a Danish-Nicaraguan driver competing under a Costa Rican licence.
4. Bedrin is a Russian driver who competed under an Italian licence as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References

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External links

• Official website