2023 F4 Spanish Championship

The 2023 F4 Spanish Championship was the eighth season of the F4 Spanish Championship. It was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations, based in Spain. It was the second full season in which the series is partnered with the Richard Mille Young Talent Academy.[1]

Entry list[edit]

Team No. Driver Class Rounds
United Kingdom Rodin Carlin[2] 2 Australia Noah Lisle[3] 1–2, 4–7
26 Australia Alex Ninovic[3] R All
71 United Arab Emirates Federico Al Rifai[3] R All
Spain Campos Racing 3 Mexico Jesse Carrasquedo Jr.[4] All
8 Italy Matteo De Palo[5] R All
17 France Enzo Deligny[6] R All
18 Peru Andrés Cárdenas[7] R 2–7
23 Singapore Christian Ho[8] All
75 Denmark Noah Strømsted[9] All
France Saintéloc Racing 4 Spain Théophile Naël[a][11] All
7 France Luciano Morano[11] All
30 Denmark Theodor Jensen[12] All
31 United Arab Emirates Sebastian Murray R 5
Netherlands MP Motorsport 5 Italy Alvise Rodella[13] R All
14 United Arab Emirates Keanu Al Azhari[14] R All
22 Brazil Pedro Clerot[15] All
55 Italy Valerio Rinicella[16] All
61 Belgium Thomas Strauven R 4
Germany Valentin Kluss 5
United Kingdom Akshay Bohra G 7
66 Colombia Jerónimo Berrío[17] 1–5
Netherlands Reno Francot[18] G 6
Belgium Dominique Dedecker G 7
Spain Tecnicar - Fórmula de Campeones[19] 6 Japan Hiyu Yamakoshi[20] R 2–3, 5–7
Mexico Dewey Richards[21] R 4
10 Mexico Lorenzo Castillo[21] R G 4–7
19 Spain Eric Gené[22] R All
88 Australia Griffin Peebles[23] R All
Spain Drivex 9 Kyrgyzstan Georgy Zhuravskiy[N 1][24] R 1–5
13 Spain Daniel Nogales[25] 1–3
Colombia Joao Paulo Diaz Balesteiro[18] R G 6
21 Kazakhstan Alexander Abkhazava[N 1] R All
54 Spain Alexander Bolduev[N 1][24] R 1, 3
69 Colombia Maximiliano Restrepo[26] R All
85 Spain Juan Cota[27] R All
Spain GRS Team 11 Thailand Carl Bennett[28] 1–5
Spain Daniel Maciá[29] 6–7
28 1–2
United Kingdom Isaac Barashi[30] R 4–7
72 Spain Eloi González[30] R G 4
United Kingdom Gabriel Stilp[18] R G 6
Mexico Luis Carlos Pérez G 7
Spain Monlau Motorsport 12 France Pablo Sarrazin[31] All
33 Brazil Ricardo Gracia Filho[32] All
41 Brazil Fernando Barrichello[32] All
74 Netherlands Lin Hodenius[33] R 2–7
Italy Cram Motorsport 35 Italy Flavio Olivieri[34] R All
36 Italy Alessandro Silvaggi[35] R 2–3
India Kai Daryanani[36] R 4–6
Brazil Gabriel Gomez R G 7
37 Brazil Filippo Fiorentino[18] R G 6–7
Icon Legend
R Rookie
F Female Trophy
G Guest drivers ineligible to score points
  • Eloi González was supposed to make his championship debut with Monlau Motorsport before entering the fourth round with GRS Team.[32]

Race calendar and results[edit]

The calendar was announced on 23 November 2022. The five rounds in Spain were organized by the RFEDA. The season opener at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps was held in support of the 24H GT Series and the second abroad event took place at Circuito do Estoril.[37]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Rookie Winner Supporting
1 R1 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 5 May Brazil Pedro Clerot Singapore Christian Ho Brazil Pedro Clerot Netherlands MP Motorsport United Arab Emirates Keanu Al Azhari Eurocup-3
24H GT Series
R2 6 May United Arab Emirates Keanu Al Azhari Singapore Christian Ho Brazil Pedro Clerot Netherlands MP Motorsport France Enzo Deligny
R3 7 May Italy Valerio Rinicella Italy Matteo De Palo Italy Matteo De Palo[b] Spain Campos Racing Italy Matteo De Palo
2 R1 Spain MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz 27 May Singapore Christian Ho France Enzo Deligny France Enzo Deligny Spain Campos Racing France Enzo Deligny Eurocup-3
RFEDA Racing Weekend
R2 28 May Singapore Christian Ho France Enzo Deligny Singapore Christian Ho Spain Campos Racing France Enzo Deligny
R3 Italy Matteo De Palo Spain Théophile Naël Spain Théophile Naël France Saintéloc Racing France Enzo Deligny
3 R1 Spain Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos 24 June Italy Valerio Rinicella Italy Valerio Rinicella Spain Théophile Naël France Saintéloc Racing United Arab Emirates Keanu Al Azhari RFEDA Racing Weekend
R2 25 June Spain Théophile Naël Italy Valerio Rinicella Spain Théophile Naël France Saintéloc Racing France Enzo Deligny
R3 Italy Valerio Rinicella Italy Valerio Rinicella Italy Valerio Rinicella Netherlands MP Motorsport United Arab Emirates Keanu Al Azhari
4 R1 Spain Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera 23 September Peru Andrés Cárdenas Spain Théophile Naël Spain Théophile Naël France Saintéloc Racing Peru Andrés Cárdenas Eurocup-3
RFEDA Racing Weekend
R2 24 September Peru Andrés Cárdenas Peru Andrés Cárdenas Peru Andrés Cárdenas Spain Campos Racing Peru Andrés Cárdenas
R3 Spain Théophile Naël Spain Théophile Naël Spain Théophile Naël France Saintéloc Racing Peru Andrés Cárdenas
5 R1 Portugal Circuito do Estoril, Estoril 30 September Spain Théophile Naël Spain Théophile Naël Spain Théophile Naël France Saintéloc Racing France Enzo Deligny Eurocup-3
TCR Spain Touring Car Championship
Clásicos
R2 1 October Spain Théophile Naël Denmark Noah Strømsted Spain Théophile Naël France Saintéloc Racing France Enzo Deligny
R3 Singapore Christian Ho Brazil Pedro Clerot France Enzo Deligny Spain Campos Racing France Enzo Deligny
6 R1 Spain Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste 14 October Singapore Christian Ho Italy Valerio Rinicella Italy Valerio Rinicella Netherlands MP Motorsport France Enzo Deligny Eurocup-3
RFEDA Racing Weekend
R2 15 October Italy Valerio Rinicella Spain Théophile Naël Spain Théophile Naël France Saintéloc Racing Italy Matteo De Palo
R3 Spain Théophile Naël Singapore Christian Ho Singapore Christian Ho Spain Campos Racing Italy Matteo De Palo
7 R1 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 11 November Singapore Christian Ho Singapore Christian Ho Singapore Christian Ho Spain Campos Racing France Enzo Deligny Eurocup-3
RFEDA Racing Weekend
R2 12 November Singapore Christian Ho Singapore Christian Ho Singapore Christian Ho Spain Campos Racing France Enzo Deligny
R3 Singapore Christian Ho Singapore Christian Ho Singapore Christian Ho Spain Campos Racing Italy Matteo De Palo

Championship standings[edit]

Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in 30-minute races and for the top eight classified finishers in 25-minute races.

Races Position, points per race
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   Pole   FL 
30-minute races 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 2 1
25-minute races 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1

Drivers' championship[edit]

Pos Driver SPA
Belgium 		ARA
Spain 		NAV
Spain 		JER
Spain 		EST
Portugal 		CRT
Spain 		CAT
Spain 		Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Spain Théophile Naël 7 3 6 5 3 1 1 1 3 1 4 1 1 1 Ret 2 1 19 3 18 2 314
2 Singapore Christian Ho 2 26 3 2 1 Ret 4 4 Ret 6 8 3 3 3 2 3 6 1 1 1 1 291
3 Italy Valerio Rinicella 19 2 12 4 7 7 2 3 1 5 3 2 6 14 3 1 2 7 2 3 3 256
4 France Enzo Deligny 22 4 16 1 2 2 Ret 2 Ret 3 2 6 2 2 1 5 4 4 4 2 DSQ 240
5 Italy Matteo De Palo 9 7 1 7 5 3 15 Ret 6 4 7 8 7 4 9 7 3 2 6 6 4 171
6 Brazil Pedro Clerot 1 1 2 10 4 6 5 6 5 12 28 10 4 5 5 22 9 24 13 4 17 151
7 Denmark Noah Strømsted 4 6 DNS 3 6 4 3 8 2 Ret 5 9 12 6 13 20 Ret 5 5 5 8 135
8 Peru Andrés Cárdenas 6 Ret 16 Ret 10 7 2 1 4 5 10 4 6 8 6 15 7 Ret 109
9 United Arab Emirates Keanu Al Azhari 3 Ret 4 30 8 5 6 5 4 9 13 5 14 7 19 13 7 8 10 11 6 100
10 Australia Alex Ninovic 5 Ret 10 11 10 11 8 7 8 14 29 Ret 10 9 26 8 5 3 32† Ret 9 54
11 Australia Noah Lisle 6 5 Ret 13 20 Ret 8 6 7 30 24 6 9 11 11 9 30† 19 44
12 Colombia Jerónimo Berrío 8 8 5 12 25† 8 7 11 12 7 9 14 15 Ret 12 33
13 Brazil Ricardo Gracia Filho 13 11 21 14 9 9 23 9 10 11 10 Ret 9 11 15 4 10 15 7 Ret 14 25
14 Japan Hiyu Yamakoshi 9 DNS Ret Ret 14 Ret 8 19 10 14 12 9 8 17 7 19
15 Spain Juan Cota 18 18 18 24 28† Ret 13 20 16 20 17 18 16 31 8 25 13 13 20 23 5 14
16 Germany Valentin Kluss Ret 8 7 8
17 Brazil Fernando Barrichello 24 24 7 31† 22 Ret 24† 29 23 Ret 22 17 Ret 21 Ret 15 20 DSQ 18 Ret Ret 6
18 Spain Daniel Nogales 10 20 8 Ret 27† 18 16 16 13 5
19 Mexico Jesse Carrasquedo Jr. 12 25 Ret 8 14 14 12 12 14 28† 11 12 20 Ret 14 18 31 20 27 19 25† 4
20 Italy Alvise Rodella 20 Ret 14 23 17 10 10 17 9 Ret 15 23 19 16 18 19 25 12 19 10 16 4
21 Italy Flavio Olivieri Ret 22 11 22 Ret 20 Ret 24 17 Ret 24 19 24 20 17 24 Ret Ret Ret 8 10 3
22 United Arab Emirates Federico Al Rifai 23 9 9 28 11 23 21 21 18 18 18 16 13 12 11 27 14 14 30 20 Ret 3
23 France Pablo Sarrazin 21 16 Ret 19 12 27† 9 13 19 16 12 Ret 18 18 25 Ret 16 21 11 9 Ret 3
24 Kazakhstan Alexander Abkhazava 15 19 20 17 15 12 11 28 11 13 33† 15 Ret 22 Ret 10 17 10 22 24 Ret 2
25 Australia Griffin Peebles 17 17 17 15 13 15 18 18 20 10 14 25 26 17 16 26 27 16 23 16 13 1
26 Spain Daniel Maciá 11 10 Ret WD WD WD 12 19 Ret Ret 14 15 0
27 Netherlands Lin Hodenius 26 24 26† 20 26 25 29† 19 11 11 15 24 17 21 30 12 Ret DNS 0
28 France Luciano Morano 16 13 15 16 19 13 14 19 21 21 32† 21 Ret 26 20 21 28 23 24 13 11 0
29 Spain Alexander Bolduev Ret 12 Ret WD WD WD 0
30 Denmark Theodor Jensen 28 14 19 18 26† 22 DNS 15 15 15 31 20 22 13 21 16 22 29 14 12 24† 0
31 Spain Eric Gené 25 21 13 21 18 17 19 23 Ret 22 16 22 17 23 22 23 24 Ret 17 26 23 0
32 Belgium Thomas Strauven Ret Ret 13 0
33 Thailand Carl Bennett 14 15 24† 20 16 19 17 22 22 26 20 Ret 27 29 Ret 0
34 Kyrgyzstan Georgy Zhuravskiy 26 23 22 25 Ret 21 22 25 24 17 Ret 24 25 Ret Ret 0
35 India Kai Daryanani 19 23 28 29 25 23 29 23 22 0
36 United Kingdom Isaac Barashi 25 30 29 28 30 Ret Ret 30 DSQ 25 21 22 0
37 Colombia Maximiliano Restrepo 27 27 23 27 23 25 Ret 27 DNS 27 21 Ret 23 27 Ret 28 Ret 26 29 29† Ret 0
38 Italy Alessandro Silvaggi 29 21 24 WD WD WD 0
39 United Arab Emirates Sebastian Murray 21 28 Ret 0
40 Mexico Dewey Richards 23 25 30 0
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
– Netherlands Reno Francot 11 15 17 –
– United Kingdom Akshay Bohra 21 15 12 –
– Brazil Gabriel Gomez 16 25 Ret –
– United Kingdom Gabriel Stilp 30 18 18 –
– Brazil Filippo Fiorentino Ret 29 25 31† 22 18 –
– Mexico Lorenzo Castillo 24 26 26 WD WD WD Ret Ret 27 26 28 20 –
– Mexico Luis Carlos Pérez 28 27 21 –
– Colombia Joao Paulo Diaz Balesteiro Ret 26 28 –
– Spain Eloi González Ret 27 27 –
– Belgium Dominique Dedecker WD WD WD –
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
SPA
Belgium 		ARA
Spain 		NAV
Spain 		JER
Spain 		EST
Portugal 		CRT
Spain 		CAT
Spain
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† — Did not finish but classified
Rookie

Teams' standings[edit]

Two best finishers scored points for their team. Bonus points are not counted.

Pos Team Points
1 Netherlands MP Motorsport 460
2 Spain Campos Racing Drivers Development 458
3 Spain Campos Racing 409
4 France Saintéloc Racing 303
5 United Kingdom Rodin Carlin 101
6 Netherlands MP Motorsports 45
7 Spain Monlau Motorsport 34
8 Spain Drivex 21
9 Spain Tecnicar - Fórmula de Campeones 18
10 Italy Cram Motorsport 3
11 Spain GRS Team 0
12 Spain Drivex Academy 0

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Bolduev and Zhuravskiy are Russian, but they compete under a Spanish and a Kyrgyz licence respectively as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Abkhazava, a Russian-Georgian, competes under a Kazakh licence.
  1. ^ Naël is a French driver who competes under a Spanish licence.[10]
  2. ^ Rinicella finished as the first but received a 5 seconds penalty for overtaking outside the track limits. De Palo inherited the win.

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Leading race team Carlin to become Rodin Carlin". Carlin Motorsport. 25 January 2023.
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  4. ^ "Jesse Carrasquedo Jr and Campos Racing return for full-season of F4 Spain in 2023". Campos Racing. 15 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Matteo De Palo joins Campos Racing's roster for 2023 F4 Spain". Campos Racing. 7 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Enzo Deligny joins Campos Racing for F4 Spain debut". Campos Racing. 18 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Andrés Cárdenas steps up to F4 Spain with Campos Racing". Campos Racing. 28 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Christian Ho completes Campos Racing's driver lineup for 2023 F4 Spain season". Campos Racing. 14 February 2023.
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  16. ^ "Valerio Rinicella to continue in Spanish F4 with MP Motorsport". MP Motorsport. 15 December 2022.
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  21. ^ a b "Tecnicar welcomes Lorenzo Castillo and Dewey Richards for the Jerez round". Tecnicar Motorsport. 19 September 2023.
  22. ^ "Eric Gené Joins Tenicar Motorsport Solutions, Following in the Footsteps of his motorsport family". Tecnicar Motorsport Solutions. 27 March 2023.
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  28. ^ "Carl Bennett joins GRS Team for the upcoming F4 Spanish Championship season". GRS Team. 21 February 2023.
  29. ^ "Dani Maciá to race in Formula 4 Spanish Championship season opener with GRS Team". GRS Team. 3 May 2023.
  30. ^ a b "Isaac Barashi joins GRS Team for the remainder of F4 Spanish season". GRS Team. 18 September 2023.
  31. ^ Wood, Ida (8 February 2023). "KCMG junior Pablo Sarrazin joins Monlau Motorsport in Spanish F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
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  33. ^ "Monlau Motul shines in Motorland with four cars and adds two more races in points". Monlau Motorsport. 29 May 2023.
  34. ^ "Cram, Olivieri enter Spanish F4 Championship". Cram Motorsport. 18 April 2023.
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  37. ^ "El Campeonato de España de F4 anuncia su calendario 2023". F4 Spanish Championship (in Spanish). 23 November 2022.

External links[edit]

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