The 2023 F4 Brazilian Championship was the second 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-T421 chassis. [1]
All pre-selected teams were Brazilian-registered. Unlike the previous year, there was no draw allocating the drivers to the teams.
Full Time Sports' Formula 4 operation were moved under its subsidiary Bassani Racing. [2] KTF Sports was not replaced.
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The schedule was revealed on 1 February 2023. All rounds were held in Brazil and all but one supported the 2023 Stock Car Pro Series events. One round supported the 2023 São Paulo Grand Prix. [13] In April 2023, the round at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet in Brasília on 16–18 June was replaced by the round at Interlagos Circuit three weeks later. [14] Likewise in September 2023, the round at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet on 24–26 November was replaced by the round at Interlagos Circuit three weeks later. [15]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Rookie winner | |
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| 1 | R1 | Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo | 22 April |  Vinícius Tessaro | Luan Lopes | Vinícius Tessaro | Cavaleiro Sports | Matheus Comparatto |
| R2 | Vinícius Tessaro | Nelson Neto | Oakberry Bassani F4 | Mateus Callejas | ||||
| R3 | 23 April | Álvaro Cho | Vinícius Tessaro | Vinícius Tessaro | Cavaleiro Sports | Matheus Comparatto | ||
| 2 | R1 | Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo | 8 July | Vinícius Tessaro | Matheus Comparatto | Luan Lopes | TMG Racing | Matheus Comparatto |
| R2 |  Carl Bennett | Mateus Callejas | Cavaleiro Sports | Mateus Callejas | ||||
| R3 | 9 July | Vinícius Tessaro | Vinícius Tessaro | Vinícius Tessaro | Cavaleiro Sports | Matheus Comparatto | ||
| 3 | R1 | Autódromo Velo Città, Mogi Guaçu | 5 August | Matheus Comparatto | Vinícius Tessaro | Matheus Comparatto | Oakberry Bassani F4 | Matheus Comparatto |
| R2 | Vinícius Tessaro | Vinícius Tessaro | Cavaleiro Sports | Mateus Callejas | ||||
| R3 | 6 August | Matheus Comparatto | Matheus Comparatto | Matheus Comparatto | Oakberry Bassani F4 | Matheus Comparatto | ||
| 4 | R1 | Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Goiânia | 26 August | Álvaro Cho [lower-alpha 1] | Vinícius Tessaro | Álvaro Cho | TMG Racing | Matheus Comparatto |
| R2 | Matheus Comparatto | Matheus Comparatto | Oakberry Bassani F4 | Matheus Comparatto | ||||
| R3 | 27 August | Lucca Zucchini | Vinícius Tessaro | Vinícius Tessaro | Cavaleiro Sports | Matheus Comparatto | ||
| 5 | R1 | Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo | 4 November | Cecília Rabelo | Vinícius Tessaro | Matheus Ferreira | Oakberry Bassani F4 | Alexandre Machado |
| R2 | Alexandre Machado | Alexandre Machado | Oakberry Bassani F4 | Alexandre Machado | ||||
| R3 | 5 November | Cecília Rabelo | Matheus Ferreira | Matheus Ferreira | Oakberry Bassani F4 | Matheus Comparatto | ||
| 6 | R1 | Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo | 16 December | Luan Lopes | Vinícius Tessaro | Vinícius Tessaro | Cavaleiro Sports | Matheus Comparatto |
| R2 | Álvaro Cho | Lucca Zucchini | Cavaleiro Sports | Rafaela Ferreira | ||||
| R3 | 17 December | Matheus Comparatto | Fernando Barrichello | Matheus Comparatto | Oakberry Bassani F4 | Matheus Comparatto | ||
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 individual classifications were obtained by dropping two worst results from the first five rounds of the championship.
| Races | Position, points per race | ||||||||||
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | FL | |
| Qualifying | 2 | ||||||||||
| 25-minute races | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 18-minute races | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
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| Pos | Driver | INT1 | INT2 | MOG | GYN | INT3 | INT4 | Pts | ||||||||||||
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| 1 | Matheus Comparatto | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 355 |
| 2 | Arthur Pavie | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 220 |
| 3 | Rafaela Ferreira | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 195 |
| 4 | Alexandre Machado | 4 | DSQ | 6† | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 2 | 191 |
| 5 | Mateus Callejas | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Ret | WD | WD | 143 | ||||||
| 6 | Cecília Rabelo | 5 | 5 | 5 | WD | WD | WD | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 4 | DSQ | 4 | 109 | |||
Each team acquired the points earned by their two best drivers in each race.
| Pos | Team | INT1 | INT2 | MOG | GYN | INT3 | INT4 | Pts | ||||||||||||
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| 1 | Cavaleiro Sports | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 492 |
| 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | |||
| 2 | TMG Racing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 450 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 3 | Oakberry Bassani F4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 405 |
| 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | |||
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