The 2022 F4 Brazilian Championship was the inaugural 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 T-421 chassis.[1]

Teams and drivers

Start of the first race on May 14, 2022.

All pre-selected teams were Brazilian-registered and each fields 4 cars.[2] Team allocation for the drivers was decided by a draw.[3]

Team No. Driver Rounds
KTF Sports 1 Brazil Victor Backes[4] 1–4
21 Brazil Álvaro Cho 2–6
28 Brazil Richard Annunziata All
37 Argentina Francisco Soldavini 6
990 Brazil Luan Lopes All
Full Time Sports 5 Brazil Ricardo Gracia Filho All
33 Brazil Nelson Neto All
41 Brazil Fernando Barrichello All
69 Brazil Pedro Clerot All
TMG Racing 9 Brazil Lucca Zucchini All
11 Brazil Lucas Staico All
16 Brazil Aurelia Nobels 1–4
88 Brazil Arthur Pavie 5
99 Brazil Nicholas Monteiro All
Cavaleiro Sports 24 Brazil Felipe Barrichello Bartz All
29 Brazil João Tesser All
30 Brazil Vinícius Tessaro All
31 Brazil Nicolas Giaffone All

Race calendar

All rounds were held in Brazil and all but one supported the 2022 Stock Car Pro Series events. The schedule was revealed on 21 December 2021.[5] The revised version was published on 5 May 2022.[6] Further changes were announced on 30 June 2022.[7] The postponement of the last two rounds, that included moving the round five to support the Copa Truck and the season finale from Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet (Brasília) to Autódromo José Carlos Pace, was announced on 5 October 2022.[8]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 Autódromo Velo Città, Mogi Guaçu 14 May Brazil Pedro Clerot Brazil Pedro Clerot Brazil Pedro Clerot Full Time Sports
R2 Brazil Ricardo Gracia Filho Brazil Ricardo Gracia Filho Full Time Sports
R3 15 May Brazil Lucas Staico Brazil Pedro Clerot Brazil Pedro Clerot Full Time Sports
2 R1 Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo 30 July Brazil Pedro Clerot Brazil Pedro Clerot Brazil Pedro Clerot Full Time Sports
R2 Brazil Luan Lopes Brazil Nicolas Giaffone Cavaleiro Sports
R3 31 July Brazil Pedro Clerot Brazil Pedro Clerot Brazil Pedro Clerot Full Time Sports
3 R1 Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo 6 August Brazil Pedro Clerot Brazil Pedro Clerot[lower-alpha 1] Brazil Pedro Clerot Full Time Sports
R2 Brazil Fernando Barrichello Brazil Fernando Barrichello Full Time Sports
R3 7 August Brazil Nicholas Monteiro Brazil Lucas Staico Brazil Lucas Staico TMG Racing
4 R1 Autódromo Velo Città, Mogi Guaçu 3 September Brazil Lucas Staico Brazil Pedro Clerot Brazil Pedro Clerot Full Time Sports
R2 Brazil Nicolas Giaffone Brazil Nicolas Giaffone Cavaleiro Sports
R3 4 September Brazil Lucas Staico Brazil Pedro Clerot Brazil Lucas Staico TMG Racing
5 R1 Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Goiânia 5 November Brazil Felipe Barrichello Bartz Brazil Felipe Barrichello Bartz Brazil Felipe Barrichello Bartz Cavaleiro Sports
R2 Brazil Álvaro Cho Brazil Nicolas Giaffone Cavaleiro Sports
R3 6 November Brazil Felipe Barrichello Bartz Brazil Felipe Barrichello Bartz Brazil Pedro Clerot Full Time Sports
6 R1 Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo 10 December Brazil Lucas Staico Brazil Felipe Barrichello Bartz Brazil Felipe Barrichello Bartz Cavaleiro Sports
R2 Brazil Lucas Staico Brazil Fernando Barrichello Full Time Sports
R3 11 December Brazil Lucas Staico Brazil Luan Lopes Brazil Lucas Staico TMG Racing

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 classification was obtained by dropping two worst results from the first five rounds of the championship.

Races Position, points per race
 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

Drivers' standings

Pos Driver MOG1 INT1 INT2 MOG2 GYN INT3 Pts
1 Brazil Pedro Clerot 1 4 1 1 2 1Q 1 4 2 1 8 2 2 9 1 Ret 11 5 276
2 Brazil Lucas Staico Ret 5 2Q 2 6 3 4 15 1 2 7 1Q 3 Ret Ret 4 3 1Q 213
3 Brazil Vinícius Tessaro 11 11 13 5 3 2 2 5 4 5 5 3 13† 3 2 2 Ret 4 163
4 Brazil Felipe Barrichello Bartz 8 2 7 Ret 10 8 11 8 8 7 2 10 1 4 10Q 1 5 3 135
5 Brazil Nicolas Giaffone 3 7 10 3 1 10 DSQ 6 5 8 1 Ret 5 1 9 6 2 Ret 129
6 Brazil Luan Lopes 10 6 15 4 8 6 12 9 6 3 6 4 6 2 7 3 12 2 126
7 Brazil Fernando Barrichello 4 3 14† 12 9 7 7 1 7 6 3 6 4 5 13 8 1 8 123
8 Brazil Nicholas Monteiro 2 9 4 11 14 11 3 3 3Q 12 14 11 12 12 5 7 6 6 100
9 Brazil Ricardo Gracia Filho 7 1 3 10 11 5 8 NC 11 4 4 5 10 11 4 Ret WD WD 95
10 Brazil Nelson Neto Ret 13 6 6 4 12 9 7 9 Ret 10 9 11 10 14 5 4 7 56
11 Brazil Richard Annunziata 6 14 11 DSQ 13 4 6 14 Ret 10 9 7 7 6 6 9 10 DSQ 55
12 Brazil Álvaro Cho Ret 7 13 5 2 13† Ret 16† 14 Ret 8 3 Ret 8 10 43
13 Brazil Lucca Zucchini 12 12 5 9 12 9 14 11 10 13 15 Ret 8 7 12 12 7 9 25
14 Brazil João Tesser 9 10 8 8 5 14 Ret 13 Ret 11 11 13 DSQ 13 8 11 9 11 20
15 Brazil Victor Backes 5 8 9 7 16 15 13 12 Ret Ret 13 12 19
16 Brazil Aurelia Nobels Ret 15† 12 13 15 16 10 10 12 9 12 8 7
17 Brazil Arthur Pavie 9 14 11 2
18 Argentina Francisco Soldavini 10 Ret DNS 1
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)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† — Did not finish but classified

Teams' championship

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

Pos Driver MOG1 INT1 INT2 MOG2 GYN INT3 Pts
1 Full Time Sports 1 1 1 1 2 1Q 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 5 1 5 1 5 488
4 3 3 6 4 5 7 4 7 4 4 5 4 9 4 8 4 7
2 Cavaleiro Sports 3 2 7 3 1 2 2 5 4 5 1 3 1 1 2 1 2 3 400
8 7 8 5 3 8 11 6 5 7 2 10 5 3 8 2 5 4
3 TMG Racing 2 5 2Q 2 6 3 3 3 1 2 7 1Q 3 7 5 4 3 1Q 329
12 9 4 9 12 9 4 10 3Q 9 12 8 8 12 11 7 6 6
4 KTF Sports 5 6 9 4 7 4 5 2 6 3 6 4 6 2 3 3 8 2 235
6 8 11 7 8 6 6 9 13† 10 9 7 7 6 6 9 10 10

Notes

  1. ↑ Giaffone set the fastest lap but was disqualified from the race. Clerot inherited the fastest lap.

References

  1. ↑ "VICAR ANNOUNCES F4 BRAZILIAN CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 13 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Vicar revela equipes que disputarão Fórmula 4 Brasil em 2022". Presskit: Vicar (in Brazilian Portuguese). 29 November 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-11-30.
  3. ↑ "BRB Fórmula 4 Brasil anuncia grid para temporada inaugural com inédito draft de pilotos". Presskit: Vicar (in Brazilian Portuguese). 12 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-02-12.
  4. ↑ "Victor Backes integrará a KTF Sports na BRB Fórmula 4 Brasil em sua temporada de estreia no automobilismo". Portal Kart Motor (in Brazilian Portuguese). 7 April 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-04-07.
  5. ↑ "Vicar anuncia calendários completos para 2022". Presskit: Vicar (in Brazilian Portuguese). 21 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  6. ↑ "Vicar altera local de provas de três categorias". F4 Brazilian Championship (in Brazilian Portuguese). 5 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Vicar atualiza calendário de 2022 da BRB Fórmula 4 Brasil". F4 Brazilian Championship (in Brazilian Portuguese). 30 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Interlagos sediará definição de títulos em 2022". F4 Brazilian Championship (in Brazilian Portuguese). 5 October 2022.
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