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The 2022 GB4 Championship partnered by the BRDC [1] was the first season of a new motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars in Britain. The 2022 season was the inaugural season for the championship, which was organised by MotorSport Vision. The season ran over eight triple-header rounds and started on 2 April at Snetterton Circuit. [2]

GB4 acts as a direct feeder series to higher open-wheel categories, including the existing GB3 Championship partnered by the BRDC. GB4 runs primarily on the same British GT race programme as GB3, and retains many of the same championship partners. [3] Teams use the Tatuus F4-T014 chassis in the 2022 championship. [3] The car is powered by a 1.4 litre turbocharged 160 HP engine by Autotecnica Motori.

GB4 offered its inaugural champion a £50,000 prize towards their next season of single-seater racing as part of the overall prize package. [4] Other prizes included the George Russell Pole Position Cup with a prize fund of £4,000 [5] and a £20,000 shoot out prize for teenage drivers in the BRSCC National Formula Ford Championship. [6]

All 24 races in the debut season were shown live online. [7]

Teams and drivers

All teams are British-registered.

TeamNo.DriverRounds
Valour Racing2 Flag of the Philippines.svg Daryl DeLeon 4
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Danny Harrison4
Rossoverde Racing5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Christian Lester8
71, 3–4, 6–7
Fortec Motorsport 8 Flag of Sweden.svg Elias Adestam1–3
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jessica Edgar All
32 Flag of Thailand.svg Carl Bennett 8
66 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nikolas Taylor [lower-alpha 1] All
Graham Brunton Racing9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Logan HannahAll
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chloe Grant All
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Line2
Scorpio Motorsport14 Flag of South Africa.svg Aqil Alibhai8
Elite Motorsport18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Macintyre8
41 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Walker1–4
78 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack SherwoodAll
Kevin Mills Racing20 Flag of South Africa.svg Jarrod WaberskiAll
21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom MillsAll
Privateer41 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Walker5
Hillspeed 62 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Clarke8
64 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Megan Gilkes All
81 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Marzorati All
88 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marcus Short6
Oldfield Motorsport73 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lucas Romanek3
Source: [9]

Calendar

The provisional calendar was announced on 22 October 2021. The championship will support the British GT championship at seven of its eight meetings. [10]

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1R1 Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk)2 April Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nikolas Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nikolas Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nikolas Taylor Fortec Motorsports
R23 April Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nikolas Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nikolas Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex WalkerElite Motorsport
R3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nikolas Taylor Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Megan Gilkes Hillspeed
2R4 Oulton Park (International Circuit, Cheshire)16 April Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Walker Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Walker Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex WalkerElite Motorsport
R518 April Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Walker Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Walker Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex WalkerElite Motorsport
R6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Megan Gilkes Flag of South Africa.svg Jarrod WaberskiKevin Mills Racing
3R7 Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire)7 May Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Walker Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nikolas Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nikolas Taylor Fortec Motorsports
R88 May Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nikolas Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nikolas Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nikolas Taylor Fortec Motorsports
R9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Sherwood Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lucas RomanekOldfield Motorsport
4R10 Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)28 May Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nikolas Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Sherwood Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nikolas Taylor Fortec Motorsports
R1129 May Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Megan Gilkes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Megan Gilkes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Megan Gilkes Hillspeed
R12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Megan Gilkes Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Logan HannahGraham Brunton Racing
5R13 Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk)25 June Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nikolas Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Sherwood Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nikolas Taylor Fortec Motorsports
R1426 June Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nikolas Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nikolas Taylor Flag of South Africa.svg Jarrod WaberskiKevin Mills Racing
R15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Sherwood Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack SherwoodElite Motorsport
6R16 Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire)30–31 July Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Marzorati [lower-alpha 2] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Marzorati Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nikolas Taylor Fortec Motorsports
R17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Marzorati Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Marzorati Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nikolas Taylor Fortec Motorsports
R18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nikolas Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nikolas Taylor Fortec Motorsports
7R19 Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)10–11 September Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nikolas Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nikolas Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom MillsKevin Mills Racing
R20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nikolas Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Sherwood Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nikolas Taylor Fortec Motorsports
R21 Flag of South Africa.svg Jarrod Waberski Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack SherwoodElite Motorsport
8R22 Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)15–16 October Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Sherwood Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Macintyre Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom MillsKevin Mills Racing
R23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nikolas Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nikolas Taylor Flag of South Africa.svg Jarrod WaberskiKevin Mills Racing
R24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nikolas Taylor Flag of South Africa.svg Jarrod WaberskiKevin Mills Racing

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top 20 classified finishers in races one and two, with the third race awarding points to only the top 15. Race three, which had its grid formed by reversing the qualifying order, awarded extra points for positions gained from the drivers' respective starting positions.

RacesPosition, points per race
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th
Races 1 & 23529242119171513121110987654321
Race 3201715131110987654321
Notes

Drivers' championship

PosDriver SNE1 OUL SIL1 DON1 SNE2 SIL2 BRH DON2 Pts
R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nikolas Taylor1682635411Ret12671Ret541116Ret1262438546
2 Flag of South Africa.svg Jarrod Waberski5353341272Ret85332143Ret33532433116496
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Marzorati 442326343363244642249228466768482
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Mills324211289974653653524618331Ret57435
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Sherwood8777106553863253313Ret6542313DNS549417
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Megan Gilkes 7Ret1145116444718454735476795Ret9375
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jessica Edgar 9910101221110101112109894895571387269
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Walker216311732Ret845974WDWDWD244
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chloe Grant 118Ret911121311111211117668111074587Ret242
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Logan Hannah10Ret9Ret8910821010138787778Ret89Ret10238
11 Flag of Sweden.svg Elias Adestam653157414652151
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Christian Lester121011112129413131261011WDWDWD1110113137
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Macintyre622871
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lucas Romanek871452
15 Flag of the Philippines.svg Daryl DeLeon 38944
16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marcus Short59839
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Clarke103Ret35
18 Flag of South Africa.svg Aqil Alibhai4Ret6233
19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Line8910132
20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Danny Harrison97Ret27
21 Flag of Thailand.svg Carl Bennett 1291225

Notes

  1. ↑ Taylor is a Malaysian-British driver competing under a British licence. [8]
  2. ↑ Megan Gilkes set the fastest time in qualifying, but received a three-place grid penalty for an incident at the previous round at Snetterton. Max Marzorati was promoted to pole position in her place.

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