GB4 Championship

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GB4 Championship
Category Single seaters
Country United Kingdom
Inaugural season2022
Constructors Tatuus
Engine suppliers Abarth
Tyre suppliers Pirelli
Drivers' champion Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Mills
Official website www.gb-4.net
Motorsport current event.svg Current season

The GB4 Championship is a single seater motorsport series based in the United Kingdom. The championship is operated by MotorSport Vision with support from the BRDC, and is aimed at young drivers graduating from karting or club level motorsport such as Formula Ford. The championship was announced in September 2021 and the first season started at Snetterton in April 2022. [1] [2]

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History

The championship was launched in September 2021, and is designed to be a low-cost alternative to Formula 4 championships. A total of 12 teams have stated intentions to race in the first season. [3]

The Tatuus F4-T014 car will be used by all competitors, and operated by teams or the competitors themselves. All cars will be powered by Abarth engines and use Pirelli tyres.

The first round of the inaugural season took place at Snetterton Circuit on 2 April 2022, with the first winner being Nikolas Taylor driving for Fortec Motorsports. [4]

Car

The GB4 Championship uses the Tatuus F4-T014 car previously used by the Italian, ADAC, Spanish and other F4 championships across Europe. [5]

The engine is an Abarth-branded, turbocharged Autotecnica Motori 1.4L FTJ I4 and produces 160hp. It features a sequential six-speed gearbox developed by Sadev and Magneti Marelli electronics. [6]

Points system

Points are 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 has its grid formed by reversing the qualifying order, awards extra points for positions gained from the drivers' respective starting positions.

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

Champions

SeasonDriverTeam Poles WinsPodiumsFastest lapsPointsClinchedMargin
2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nikolas Taylor Fortec Motorsports 991410546Race 24 of 2450
2023 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom MillsKMR Sport1010147505Race 21 of 24111

Circuits

Countries, CircuitsYearsTotal visits
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Snetterton 20222
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oulton Park 20221
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone 20222
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Donington Park 20222
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brands Hatch 20221

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