The 2024 Formula 4 CEZ Championship will be the second season of the Formula 4 CEZ Championship, a motor racing series for the Central Europe regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations, and organised and promoted by the Automobile Club of the Czech Republic (ACCR), Krenek Motorsport and HM Sports. [1]
The season will commence on 27 April at Balaton Park Circuit in Hungary and will conclude on 22 September at Salzburgring in Austria. [2]
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The provisional calendar featuring six round across five countries was published on 17 September 2023. All rounds, except for the Slovakia Ring one supporting the European Truck Racing Championship, are a part of the ESET Cup package. [18] The revised version was released on 22 November 2023. The opening round at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben on 5–7 April was cancelled and replaced by Salzburgring on 21–22 September. Balaton Park Circuit was chosen as the venue of the Hungarian and became the new season opener. [2] In January 2023, the round at Red Bull Ring was expanded to three races. [19]
Rnd. | Circuit/Location | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
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1 | R1 | Balaton Park Circuit, Balatonfőkajár | 27 April | Ethan Ischer | Shimo Zhang | Ethan Ischer | Jenzer Motorsport |
R2 | 28 April | Ethan Ischer | Ethan Ischer | Jenzer Motorsport | |||
R3 | Oscar Wurz | Kirill Kutskov | Maffi Racing | ||||
2 | R1 | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 18–19 May | ||||
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3 | R1 | Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň | 7–9 June | ||||
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4 | R1 | Autodrom Most, Most | 3–4 August | ||||
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5 | R1 | Brno Circuit, Brno | 7–8 September | ||||
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6 | R1 | Salzburgring, Plainfeld | 21–22 September | ||||
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R3 |
Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points are awarded for pole position or fastest lap.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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Bold – Pole |
Pos | Driver | BAL | RBR | SVK | MOS | BRN | SAL | Pts | ||||||||||||
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R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
1 | Jenzer Motorsport | 2 | 2 | 2 | 113 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Maffi Racing | 4 | 3 | 1 | 59 | |||||||||||||||
14 | 11 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | JMT Racing | 5 | 5 | 6 | 34 | |||||||||||||||
4 | Ideal Line & Performance / Gender Racing Team | 8 | 12 | 4 | 21 | |||||||||||||||
5 | Renauer Motorsport | 11 | 6 | 7 | 19 | |||||||||||||||
6 | SAPE Motorsport | 9 | 7 | 9 | 18 | |||||||||||||||
10 | Ret | 12† | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | AS Motorsport | 12 | 8 | Ret | 6 | |||||||||||||||
8 | Junior Orlen Team | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
BAL | RBR | SVK | MOS | BRN | SAL |
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