2023 F4 Brazilian Championship

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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]

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Teams and drivers

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.

TeamNo.DriverClassRounds
Cavaleiro Sports 9 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucca Zucchini [3] All
16 Flag of Brazil.svg Mateus Callejas [4] R1–2
30 Flag of Brazil.svg Vinícius Tessaro [3] All
33 Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Neto4–6
41 Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Barrichello [5] 2–6
98 Flag of Brazil.svg Cecília Rabelo [6] R1, 3–6
Oakberry Bassani F4 [7] [8] 11 Flag of Thailand.svg Carl Bennett [9] 2–3
26 Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre MachadoRAll
27 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Ferreira [10] 5
33 Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Neto1–3
88 Flag of Brazil.svg Arthur PavieRAll
118 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus ComparattoRAll
TMG Racing 16 Flag of Brazil.svg Mateus CallejasR3–4
18 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafaela Ferreira [11] RAll
21 Flag of Brazil.svg Álvaro Cho [3] All
29 Flag of Brazil.svg João Tesser [3] All
99 Flag of Brazil.svg Luan Lopes [3] All
IconClass
RRookie

Race calendar

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]

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning TeamRookie winner
1R1 Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo 22 April Flag of Brazil.svg Vinícius Tessaro Flag of Brazil.svg Luan Lopes Flag of Brazil.svg Vinícius Tessaro Cavaleiro Sports Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Comparatto
R2 Flag of Brazil.svg Vinícius Tessaro Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Neto Oakberry Bassani F4 Flag of Brazil.svg Mateus Callejas
R323 April Flag of Brazil.svg Álvaro Cho Flag of Brazil.svg Vinícius Tessaro Flag of Brazil.svg Vinícius Tessaro Cavaleiro Sports Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Comparatto
2R1 Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo 8 July Flag of Brazil.svg Vinícius Tessaro Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Comparatto Flag of Brazil.svg Luan Lopes TMG Racing Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Comparatto
R2 Flag of Thailand.svg Carl Bennett Flag of Brazil.svg Mateus Callejas Cavaleiro Sports Flag of Brazil.svg Mateus Callejas
R39 July Flag of Brazil.svg Vinícius Tessaro Flag of Brazil.svg Vinícius Tessaro Flag of Brazil.svg Vinícius Tessaro Cavaleiro Sports Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Comparatto
3R1 Autódromo Velo Città, Mogi Guaçu 5 August Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Comparatto Flag of Brazil.svg Vinícius Tessaro Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Comparatto Oakberry Bassani F4 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Comparatto
R2 Flag of Brazil.svg Vinícius Tessaro Flag of Brazil.svg Vinícius Tessaro Cavaleiro Sports Flag of Brazil.svg Mateus Callejas
R36 August Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Comparatto Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Comparatto Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Comparatto Oakberry Bassani F4 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Comparatto
4R1 Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Goiânia 26 August Flag of Brazil.svg Álvaro Cho [lower-alpha 1] Flag of Brazil.svg Vinícius Tessaro Flag of Brazil.svg Álvaro Cho TMG Racing Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Comparatto
R2 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Comparatto Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Comparatto Oakberry Bassani F4 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Comparatto
R327 August Flag of Brazil.svg Lucca Zucchini Flag of Brazil.svg Vinícius Tessaro Flag of Brazil.svg Vinícius Tessaro Cavaleiro Sports Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Comparatto
5R1 Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo 4 November Flag of Brazil.svg Cecília Rabelo Flag of Brazil.svg Vinícius Tessaro Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Ferreira Oakberry Bassani F4 Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Machado
R2 Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Machado Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Machado Oakberry Bassani F4 Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Machado
R35 November Flag of Brazil.svg Cecília Rabelo Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Ferreira Oakberry Bassani F4 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Comparatto
6R1 Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo 16 December Flag of Brazil.svg Luan Lopes Flag of Brazil.svg Vinícius Tessaro Flag of Brazil.svg Vinícius Tessaro Cavaleiro Sports Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Comparatto
R2 Flag of Brazil.svg Álvaro Cho Flag of Brazil.svg Lucca Zucchini Cavaleiro Sports Flag of Brazil.svg Rafaela Ferreira
R317 December Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Comparatto Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Barrichello Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Comparatto Oakberry Bassani F4 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Comparatto

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 individual classifications were 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 INT1 INT2 MOG GYN INT3 INT4 Pts
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Vinícius Tessaro19137171653126111Ret5233
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Comparatto454255171814Ret43641216
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Álvaro Cho322964482162375424204
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Luan Lopes2Ret3111226345RetRet84273180
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Barrichello 13†813624643422392140
6 Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Neto518121295492856395Ret6118
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucca Zucchini97653839539RetRet116819107
8 Flag of Brazil.svg João Tesser12†4544121212772Ret8910Ret5779
9 Flag of Brazil.svg Mateus Callejas73107168310RetWDWD61
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Arthur Pavie6876271011Ret9791010811†61058
11 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Ferreira15157
12 Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Machado8DSQ12†1113101151211Ret851Ret98848
13 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafaela Ferreira 1169101011Ret131110106912773Ret40
14 Flag of Thailand.svg Carl Bennett 893910826
15 Flag of Brazil.svg Cecília Rabelo101011WDWDWD12117713Ret10DSQ1116
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (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

Rookies' championship

PosDriver INT1 INT2 MOG GYN INT3 INT4 Pts
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Comparatto121131131111Ret21121355
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Arthur Pavie24222334Ret225433Ret33220
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafaela Ferreira 633445Ret5333234221Ret195
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Machado4DSQ6†5544244Ret411Ret342191
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Mateus Callejas314312212RetWDWD143
6 Flag of Brazil.svg Cecília Rabelo555WDWDWD54325Ret4DSQ4109

Teams' championship

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

PosTeam INT1 INT2 MOG GYN INT3 INT4 Pts
1 Cavaleiro Sports 131311314231222112492
776536625343436395
2 TMG Racing 222142232122374223450
343464463456885434
3 Oakberry Bassani F4 414223141814111641405
557655558978543968

Notes

  1. Tessaro set the best second fastest lap but received a ten place grid penalty for exceeding the penalty points limit. Cho inherited the pole position.

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