2023 Formula 4 CEZ Championship

The 2023 Formula 4 CEZ Championship, known as 2023 ACCR Czech Formula prior to the FIA certification in May, was the first 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]

It commenced on 29 April at Hungaroring in Hungary and concluded on 8 October at Balaton Park Circuit in the same country.[2]

Teams and drivers

Team No. Driver Rounds
SAPE Motorsport 6 Miroslav Mikeš[3] 2–6
Ideal Line Performance / Gender Racing Team[4] 13 Oliver Michl All
JMT Racing 17 Jan Rieger[5] 4
65 Roman Roubíček[6] 5–6
Sauter Engineering + Design 21 Michael Sauter[7] All
Jenzer Motorsport 24 Shimo Zhang[a] 6
25 Mathias Bjerre Jakobsen[8] 2–5
Thomas Gore[9] 6
27 Ethan Ischer[10] All
28 Reno Francot[11] All
144 Max Karhan[5] 4–6
Renauer Motorsport 46 Jiří Šafránek[12] 1–3
66 Nikolas Taylor[11] 1–3
PHM Racing 48 James Egozi[13] 2
57 Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi[13] 2
  • William Karlsson was scheduled to compete with Renauer Motorsport but switched to the Eurocup-3 series before the start of the season.[12][14]
  • Karhan was initially supposed to race for the JMT Racing but due to the belated delivery of the car, he switched to Jenzer Motorsport for the round 4.[5]

Race calendar and results

The provisional calendar featuring six round across five countries was published on 3 November 2022.[15] All rounds, except for the Slovakiaring one supporting the European Truck Racing Championship, are a part of the ESET Cup package.[16] The first round at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben on 8–9 April was cancelled and replaced by a standalone event at Balaton Park on 7–8 October.[2]

Rnd. Circuit/Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Hungaroring, Mogyoród 30 April Ethan Ischer Ethan Ischer Ethan Ischer Jenzer Motorsport
R2 Ethan Ischer Ethan Ischer Jenzer Motorsport
2 R1 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 20 May James Egozi James Egozi James Egozi PHM Racing
R2 21 May James Egozi James Egozi PHM Racing
3 R1 Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň 10 June Michael Sauter Michael Sauter Reno Francot Jenzer Motorsport
R2 Michael Sauter Reno Francot Jenzer Motorsport
4 R1 Autodrom Most, Most 5 August Ethan Ischer Ethan Ischer Ethan Ischer Jenzer Motorsport
R2 6 August Ethan Ischer Ethan Ischer Jenzer Motorsport
R3 Ethan Ischer Ethan Ischer Ethan Ischer Jenzer Motorsport
5 R1 Brno Circuit, Brno 9 September Reno Francot Michael Sauter Reno Francot Jenzer Motorsport
R2 Ethan Ischer Ethan Ischer Jenzer Motorsport
6 R1 Balaton Park Circuit, Balatonfőkajár 7 October Ethan Ischer Ethan Ischer Ethan Ischer Jenzer Motorsport
R2 8 October Michael Sauter Michael Sauter Sauter Engineering + Design
R3 Ethan Ischer Michael Sauter Ethan Ischer Jenzer Motorsport

Championship standings

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 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' standings

Pos Driver HUN
 RBR
 SVK
 MOS
 BRN
 BAL
 Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3
1 Ethan Ischer 1 1 5 Ret 3 6† 1 1 1 2 1 1 4 1 263
2 Reno Francot 3 2 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 3 261
3 Michael Sauter 2 6 4 Ret 2 2 4 3 4 3 3 2 1 2 204
4 Oliver Michl 5 4 9 4 5 4 6 7 8 5 4 7 Ret 6 112
5 Mathias Bjerre Jakobsen 6 3 4 3 3 8 3 4 5 106
6 Miroslav Mikeš 10 8 6 5 5 5 5 DNS 6 8 7 8 75
7 Max Karhan 8 6 7 6 7 6 5 7 56
8 James Egozi 1 1 50
9 Nikolas Taylor 4 3 7 5 WD WD 43
10 Thomas Gore 4 3 4 39
11 Jiří Šafránek 6 5 8 6 WD WD 30
12 Shimo Zhang 5 6 5 28
13 Jan Rieger 7 4 6 26
14 Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi 2 7 24
15 Roman Roubíček 7 8 9 8 9 18
Pos Driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 Pts
HUN
 RBR
 SVK
 MOS
 BRN
 BAL
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (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

  • † – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Teams' standings

Pos Driver HUN
 RBR
 SVK
 MOS
 BRN
 BAL
 Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3
1 Jenzer Motorsport 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 549
3 2 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
2 Sauter Engineering + Design 2 6 4 Ret 2 2 4 3 4 3 3 2 1 2 204
3 Ideal Line Performance / Gender Racing Team 5 4 9 4 5 4 6 7 8 5 4 7 Ret 6 112
4 SAPE Motorsport 10 8 6 5 5 5 5 DNS 6 8 7 8 75
5 PHM Racing 1 1 74
2 7
6 Renauer Motorsport 4 3 7 5 WD WD 73
6 5 8 6 WD WD
7 JMT Racing 7 4 6 7 8 9 8 9 44
Pos Driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 Pts
HUN
 RBR
 SVK
 MOS
 BRN
 BAL

Notes

  1. ^ Zhang is a Chinese driver racing under Italian license

References

  1. ^ "ACCR and FIA Formula 4 Championship in Central European region". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 2023-05-27.
  2. ^ a b "New F4 series ACCR Czech Formula finally gets 2023 green light". Formula Scout. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  3. ^ "SAPE Motorsport team orders new Formula 4". ESET V4 Cup. 15 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Gender Racing is preparing for debut with the latest generation of F4 single seaters". ESET V4 Cup. 6 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "F4 CEZ season continues at Autodrom Most with two local rookies". F4 CEZ Championship certified by FIA. 2023-07-31.
  6. ^ "Battle for the championship continues in Brno". Formula 4 CEZ Championship. 2023-09-04.
  7. ^ "Another new name in F4: Michael Sauter". ESET V4 Cup. 21 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Mathias Bjerre Jakobsen on Instagram: "I will compete in the New Championship @accrf4series with @jenzermotorsport in F4."". Instagram. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  9. ^ "Jamaican racer Thomas Gore to make debut at Balaton Park Circuit with Jenzer Motorsport". Formula 4 CEZ Championship. 6 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Ethan Ischer continues with Jenzer Motorsport in F4". Jenzer Motorsport. 10 February 2023.
  11. ^ a b "ACCR Czech Formula will kick off at the Hungaroring". ESET V4 Cup. 2023-04-14.
  12. ^ a b "Jiří Šafránek and William Karlsson heading to Formula 4". ESET V4 Cup. 17 February 2023.
  13. ^ a b Wood, Ida (2023-05-21). "PHM Racing's James Egozi gets double ACCR F4 win at Red Bull Ring". Formula Scout.
  14. ^ "Drivex confirms William Karlsson for Eurocup 3". Drivex Team on Instagram. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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  16. ^ "ESET Cup announces calendar for 2023, new event in Germany added". ESET V4 Cup. 4 November 2022.
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