2022 F4 Brazilian Championship

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The 2022 F4 Brazilian Championship was the inaugural season of the F4 Brazilian Championship. It was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The championship used Tatuus F4 T-421 chassis. [1]

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Teams and drivers

Start of the first race on May 14, 2022. Formula 4 Brasil (2022-05-14).jpg
Start of the first race on May 14, 2022.

All pre-selected teams were Brazilian-registered and each fields 4 cars. [2] Team allocation for the drivers was decided by a draw. [3]

TeamNo.DriverRounds
KTF Sports 1 Flag of Brazil.svg Victor Backes [4] 1–4
21 Flag of Brazil.svg Álvaro Cho 2–6
28 Flag of Brazil.svg Richard AnnunziataAll
37 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Francisco Soldavini 6
990 Flag of Brazil.svg Luan LopesAll
Full Time Sports 5 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Gracia FilhoAll
33 Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson NetoAll
41 Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Barrichello All
69 Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Clerot All
TMG Racing 9 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucca ZucchiniAll
11 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas StaicoAll
16 Flag of Brazil.svg Aurelia Nobels 1–4
88 Flag of Brazil.svg Arthur Pavie5
99 Flag of Brazil.svg Nicholas Monteiro All
Cavaleiro Sports 24 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Barrichello BartzAll
29 Flag of Brazil.svg João TesserAll
30 Flag of Brazil.svg Vinícius TessaroAll
31 Flag of Brazil.svg Nicolas Giaffone All

Race calendar

All rounds were held in Brazil and all but one supported the 2022 Stock Car Pro Series events. The schedule was revealed on 21 December 2021. [5] The revised version was published on 5 May 2022. [6] Further changes were announced on 30 June 2022. [7] The postponement of the last two rounds, that included moving the round five to support the Copa Truck and the season finale from Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet (Brasília) to Autódromo José Carlos Pace, was announced on 5 October 2022. [8]

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning Team
1R1 Autódromo Velo Città, Mogi Guaçu 14 May Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Clerot Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Clerot Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Clerot Full Time Sports
R2 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Gracia Filho Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Gracia Filho Full Time Sports
R315 May Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Staico Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Clerot Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Clerot Full Time Sports
2R1 Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo 30 July Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Clerot Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Clerot Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Clerot Full Time Sports
R2 Flag of Brazil.svg Luan Lopes Flag of Brazil.svg Nicolas Giaffone Cavaleiro Sports
R331 July Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Clerot Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Clerot Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Clerot Full Time Sports
3R1 Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo 6 August Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Clerot Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Clerot [a] Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Clerot Full Time Sports
R2 Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Barrichello Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Barrichello Full Time Sports
R37 August Flag of Brazil.svg Nicholas Monteiro Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Staico Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Staico TMG Racing
4R1 Autódromo Velo Città, Mogi Guaçu 3 September Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Staico Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Clerot Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Clerot Full Time Sports
R2 Flag of Brazil.svg Nicolas Giaffone Flag of Brazil.svg Nicolas Giaffone Cavaleiro Sports
R34 September Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Staico Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Clerot Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Staico TMG Racing
5R1 Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Goiânia 5 November Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Barrichello Bartz Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Barrichello Bartz Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Barrichello Bartz Cavaleiro Sports
R2 Flag of Brazil.svg Álvaro Cho Flag of Brazil.svg Nicolas Giaffone Cavaleiro Sports
R36 November Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Barrichello Bartz Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Barrichello Bartz Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Clerot Full Time Sports
6R1 Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo 10 December Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Staico Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Barrichello Bartz Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Barrichello Bartz Cavaleiro Sports
R2 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Staico Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Barrichello Full Time Sports
R311 December Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Staico Flag of Brazil.svg Luan Lopes Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Staico TMG Racing

Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in 25-minute races and for the top eight classified finishers in 18-minute races. The final classification was obtained by dropping two worst results from the first five rounds of the championship.

RacesPosition, points per race
 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th   FL  
Qualifying2
25-minute races2518151210864211
18-minute races151210864211

Drivers' standings

PosDriver MOG1 INT1 INT2 MOG2 GYN INT3 Pts
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Clerot 141121142182291Ret115275
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas StaicoRet5226341512713RetRet431213
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Vinícius Tessaro11111353225455313†322Ret4163
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Barrichello Bartz827Ret108118872101410153135
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Nicolas Giaffone 37103110DSQ6581Ret51962Ret129
6 Flag of Brazil.svg Luan Lopes1061548612963646273122126
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Barrichello 4314†12977176364513818123
8 Flag of Brazil.svg Nicholas Monteiro 29411141133312141112125766100
9 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Gracia Filho713101158NC1144510114RetWDWD95
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson NetoRet1366412979Ret10911101454756
11 Flag of Brazil.svg Richard Annunziata61411DSQ134614Ret1097766910DSQ55
12 Flag of Brazil.svg Álvaro Cho Ret7135213†Ret16†14Ret83Ret81043
13 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucca Zucchini1212591291411101315Ret8712127925
14 Flag of Brazil.svg João Tesser91088514Ret13Ret111113DSQ1381191120
15 Flag of Brazil.svg Victor Backes589716151312RetRet131219
16 Flag of Brazil.svg Aurelia Nobels Ret15†1213151610101291287
17 Flag of Brazil.svg Arthur Pavie914112
18 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Francisco Soldavini 10RetDNS1
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (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
 — Did not finish but classified

Teams' championship

Each team acquired the points earned by their two best drivers in each race.

PosDriver MOG1 INT1 INT2 MOG2 GYN INT3 Pts
1 Full Time Sports 111121Q112132251515488
433645747445494847
2 Cavaleiro Sports 327312254513112123400
87853811657210538254
3 TMG Racing 252Q263331271Q375431Q329
129491294103Q912881211766
4KTF Sports569474526364623382235
68117866913†109776691010

Notes

  1. Giaffone set the fastest lap but was disqualified from the race. Clerot inherited the fastest lap.

References

  1. "VICAR ANNOUNCES F4 BRAZILIAN CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . 13 November 2021.
  2. "Vicar revela equipes que disputarão Fórmula 4 Brasil em 2022". Presskit: Vicar (in Brazilian Portuguese). 29 November 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-11-30.
  3. "BRB Fórmula 4 Brasil anuncia grid para temporada inaugural com inédito draft de pilotos". Presskit: Vicar (in Brazilian Portuguese). 12 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-02-12.
  4. "Victor Backes integrará a KTF Sports na BRB Fórmula 4 Brasil em sua temporada de estreia no automobilismo". Portal Kart Motor (in Brazilian Portuguese). 7 April 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-04-07.
  5. "Vicar anuncia calendários completos para 2022". Presskit: Vicar (in Brazilian Portuguese). 21 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  6. "Vicar altera local de provas de três categorias". F4 Brazilian Championship (in Brazilian Portuguese). 5 May 2022.
  7. "Vicar atualiza calendário de 2022 da BRB Fórmula 4 Brasil". F4 Brazilian Championship (in Brazilian Portuguese). 30 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  8. "Interlagos sediará definição de títulos em 2022". F4 Brazilian Championship (in Brazilian Portuguese). 5 October 2022.