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The 2022 French F4 Championship was the 12th season to run under the guise of the French F4 Championship and the fifth under the FIA Formula 4 regulations. The championship switched to Mygale M21-F4 chassis. [1] The series began on 16 April at Circuit Paul Armagnac and ended on 16 October at Circuit Paul Ricard. [2]
Alessandro Giusti won the championship with two races to spare.
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Alongside the provisional entry list for the championship, the schedule was announced on 22 December 2021. [5]
Points were awarded as follows:
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | PP | FL | |
| Races 1 & 3 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Race 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | ||
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