2023 F4 British Championship

The 2023 ROKiT F4 British Championship is a multi-event, Formula 4 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across United Kingdom. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Formula 4 cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. This, the ninth season, following on from the British Formula Ford Championship, is the ninth year that the cars conform to the FIA's Formula 4 regulations. Part of the TOCA tour, it forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.

The season commenced on 22 April at Donington Park and concluded on 8 October at Brands Hatch, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after thirty races to be held at ten meetings, all but one in the support of the 2023 British Touring Car Championship.

Teams and drivers

All teams are British-registered.

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds
Rodin Carlin 2 Noah Lisle 1, 3–10
11 Louis Sharp[1] All
12 Josh Irfan[2] R All
55 Dion Gowda[3] All
Hitech Pulse-Eight 4 James Piszcyk[4] All
5 William Macintyre[5] All
6 Kanato Le[6] All
7 Gabriel Stilp[7] R All
Virtuosi Racing 8 Kai Daryanani[8] All
14 Aqil Alibhai[9] All
28 Douwe Dedecker[10] R All
Phinsys by Argenti 15 Alvise Rodella[11] 9
17 Patrick Heuzenroeder[12] All
26 Isaac Barashi[a][13] R All
53 Matteo De Palo R 3–4
72 Sonny Smith[14] 1
77 Jaden Pariat[15] 1–6
88 Griffin Peebles[16] 8–9
Fortec Motorsport 18 James Higgins[17] All
29 Mika Abrahams[18] 4–10
57 Aiden Neate[19] 1–6
JHR Developments 21 Tom Mills[11] 9
72 Sonny Smith 2–7
87 Deagen Fairclough[20][21] All
Chris Dittmann Racing 23 Gustav Jonsson[22] R All
49 Daniel Guinchard[23] 1–6
78 Jack Sherwood[24] All
Double R Racing 27 Freddie Slater[25] 9–10
Icon Class
R Rookie
  • Monica Boulton Ramos was set to compete in the championship as the female winner of the ROKiT Racing Stars but did not participate in any rounds.[20]

Race calendar

The provisional calendar was announced on 31 May 2022, with the revision published on 26 October 2022. All races will be held in the United Kingdom. All rounds are scheduled to support 2023 British Touring Car Championship, except for the round at Silverstone Circuit held together with British Endurance Championship.[26][27]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Rookie winner
1 R1 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire) 		22 April Noah Lisle[b] Noah Lisle Louis Sharp Rodin Carlin Josh Irfan
R2 23 April Louis Sharp Louis Sharp Rodin Carlin Josh Irfan
R3 Noah Lisle[b] Noah Lisle Noah Lisle Rodin Carlin Gabriel Stilp
2 R4 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent) 		6 May James Higgins Deagen Fairclough Kanato Le Hitech Pulse-Eight Gustav Jonsson
R5 7 May Deagen Fairclough Dion Gowda[c] Rodin Carlin Gabriel Stilp
R6 James Higgins Daniel Guinchard James Higgins Fortec Motorsport Gustav Jonsson
3 R7 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk) 		20 May Dion Gowda race declared null and void, rescheduled to 26–27 August[28]
R8 21 May Noah Lisle Aqil Alibhai Virtuosi Racing Gustav Jonsson
R9 Dion Gowda Noah Lisle Dion Gowda Rodin Carlin Gabriel Stilp
4 R10 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire) 		3 June James Piszcyk James Piszcyk James Piszcyk Hitech Pulse-Eight Gabriel Stilp
R11 4 June Dion Gowda Noah Lisle Rodin Carlin Gustav Jonsson
R12 William Macintyre Deagen Fairclough William Macintyre Hitech Pulse-Eight Gabriel Stilp
5 R13 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire) 		17 June James Higgins Kanato Le Kanato Le Hitech Pulse-Eight Gustav Jonsson
R14 18 June Louis Sharp Sonny Smith JHR Developments Douwe Dedecker
R15 James Higgins Kanato Le James Higgins Fortec Motorsport Gabriel Stilp
6 R16 Silverstone Circuit
(Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire) 		24 June William Macintyre Gabriel Stilp Josh Irfan Rodin Carlin Josh Irfan
R17 25 June Kanato Le Noah Lisle Rodin Carlin Gustav Jonsson
R18 James Piszcyk Kanato Le James Piszcyk Hitech Pulse-Eight Gabriel Stilp
7 R19 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire) 		29 July Louis Sharp Louis Sharp Louis Sharp Rodin Carlin Josh Irfan
R20 Gabriel Stilp Sonny Smith JHR Developments Gabriel Stilp
R21 30 July Louis Sharp Louis Sharp Louis Sharp Rodin Carlin Josh Irfan
8 R22 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife) 		12 August William Macintyre William Macintyre William Macintyre Hitech Pulse-Eight Gustav Jonsson
R23 13 August William Macintyre Deagen Fairclough JHR Developments Gabriel Stilp
R24 Dion Gowda James Piszcyk Dion Gowda Rodin Carlin Gustav Jonsson
9 R25 Donington Park
(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) 		26 August Mika Abrahams Mika Abrahams Louis Sharp Rodin Carlin Gustav Jonsson
R7[28] Dion Gowda Gustav Jonsson Dion Gowda Rodin Carlin Gustav Jonsson
R26 27 August William Macintyre Deagen Fairclough JHR Developments Gabriel Stilp
R27 Mika Abrahams Freddie Slater Gabriel Stilp Hitech Pulse-Eight Gabriel Stilp
10 R28 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) 		7 October Louis Sharp Deagen Fairclough Louis Sharp Rodin Carlin Gustav Jonsson
R29 8 October Deagen Fairclough Josh Irfan Rodin Carlin Josh Irfan
R30 Louis Sharp Deagen Fairclough Deagen Fairclough JHR Developments Gabriel Stilp

Championship standings

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers in races 1 and 3 and for the top eight classified finishers in race 2. Up to ten points are awarded for positions gained from the drivers' respective starting positions in race 2 which has its grid formed by reversing the order from the qualifying session. Two points are awarded for the best legal lap set in the qualifying session. Bonus points count towards only the drivers' standings.

Races Position, points per race
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   FL 
Qualifying 2
Races 1 & 3 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1
Race 2 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1

Drivers' Standings

Pos Driver DPN BHI SNE THR OUL SIL CRO KNO DPGP BHGP Pen. Pts
1 Louis Sharp 1 110 6 Ret 43 4 C 136 3 3 127 3 4 19 6 12 37 9 1 163 1 2 151 7 1 3 610 3 1 118 2 384
2 William Macintyre 6 20 5 2 133 2 C 610 4 2 1110 1 14 133 3 2 510 2 3 152 2 1 17 2 9 6 27 4 3 79 3 371
3 Deagen Fairclough 5 104 4 4 31 17 C 17 8 15 410 6 3 86 4 6 210 4 5 78 3 7 11 10 12 4 17 8 2 610 1 18 296
4 Dion Gowda 4 810 2 9 11 10 C 1010 1 7 38 Ret 5 182 5 11 510 5 6 95 4 13 Ret 1 Ret 1 95 17 EX 123 9 27 226
5 James Piszcyk 10 14 18 7 101 6 C 510 5 1 155 5 10 73 15 3 1010 1 8 54 8 10 32 18 7 10 124 6 4 104 4 220
6 James Higgins 8 610 8 3 125 1 C 14 9 10 17 Ret 15 166 1 4 116 8 2 126 Ret Ret 21 11 5 2 116 5 10 52 13 217
7 Kanato Le 9 47 16 1 114 8 C 128 2 6 510 21 1 147 20 15 17 6 9 14 6 15 104 3 8 8 13 9 5 81 12 195
8 Aqil Alibhai Ret 510 NC 6 63 Ret C 16 10 8 Ret 7 2 105 7 14 94 12 15 8 10 4 112 5 10 12 510 2 13 134 6 169
9 Gabriel Stilp 17 15 9 Ret 53 9 C 99 14 5 202 4 Ret 153 9 20 155 3 11 24 14 8 45 14 6 14 710 1 17 93 5 164
10 Noah Lisle 2 174 1 C 27 20 Ret 13 16 8 12 8 7 16 10 12 Ret 9 6 18 12 16 13 310 7 7 15 14 12 156
11 Gustav Jonsson Ret 12 10 10 93 7 C 810 16 16 25 10 12 53 11 8 410 7 10 10 7 5 16 6 3 5 Ret 14 8 14 10 133
12 Josh Irfan 7 7 13 Ret 154 14 C Ret Ret 11 81 13 19 32 13 1 132 11 4 115 5 12 71 17 15 7 Ret Ret 12 11 16 105
13 Daniel Guinchard 3 162 Ret 5 77 3 C Ret 12 21 143 8 6 17 2 5 12 15 95
14 Aiden Neate 11 210 11 8 2 12 C 75 6 4 138 2 Ret Ret DNS WD WD WD 91
15 Jack Sherwood 13 112 3 16 16 Ret C 15 11 17 6 14 11 43 12 13 Ret 16 Ret 41 11 3 66 8 13 9 19 18 9 23 18 89
16 Sonny Smith 18 13 14 Ret 146 Ret C 46 7 9 94 11 16 15 19 19 19 Ret 17 12 12 69
17 Freddie Slater 4 410 15 14 47 7 52
18 Mika Abrahams 12 18 9 9 92 10 10 16 13 7 13 Ret 9 14 12 2 175 19 11 Ret 8 46
19 Patrick Heuzenroeder 14 9 7 11 18 11 C 33 13 Ret Ret 17 7 63 Ret 9 81 14 13 17 Ret Ret 9 9 Ret 11 Ret 16 6 17 11 9 37
20 Isaac Barashi DNS Ret 15 15 Ret 15 C 19 18 19 Ret 18 Ret Ret 16 Ret 14 20 18 3 13 Ret 127 16 Ret 17 18 10 15 3 15 28
21 Douwe Dedecker 15 18 17 13 19 13 C 18 17 18 7 15 17 22 18 16 6 19 14 Ret 15 14 5 15 17 15 15 13 16 18 17 26
22 Griffin Peebles Ret 132 4 14 101 12 15
23 Jaden Pariat 12 31 12 12 85 5 C WD WD 20 16 20 18 20 17 18 Ret 17 12 15
24 Kai Daryanani 16 19 Ret 14 17 16 C 16 15 14 102 19 13 11 14 17 18 18 16 6 16 11 8 19 18 16 8 DNS Ret 16 19 8
25 Matteo De Palo C 11 19 13 19 12 0
26 Tom Mills 11 14 11 0
27 Alvise Rodella Ret 16 Ret 0
Pos Driver DPN BHI SNE THR OUL SIL CRO KNO DPGP BHGP Pen. Pts
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
x – Points for positions gained

Rookie Cup

Pos Driver DPN BHI SNE THR OUL SIL CRO KNO DPGP BHGP Pen. Pts
1 Gustav Jonsson Ret 12 10 10 9 7 C 8 16 16 2 10 12 5 11 8 4 7 10 10 7 5 16 5 3 5 Ret 14 8 14 10 489
2 Gabriel Stilp 18 15 9 Ret 5 9 C 9 14 5 20 4 Ret 15 9 20 15 3 11 2 14 8 4 14 6 14 7 1 17 9 5 463
3 Josh Irfan 7 7 13 Ret 15 14 C Ret Ret 11 8 13 19 3 13 1 13 11 4 11 5 12 7 17 15 7 Ret Ret 12 1 16 380
4 Douwe Dedecker 15 18 17 13 19 13 C 18 17 18 7 15 17 2 18 16 6 19 14 Ret 15 14 5 15 17 15 15 13 16 18 17 354
5 Isaac Barashi DNS Ret 15 15 Ret 15 C 19 18 19 Ret 18 Ret Ret 16 Ret 14 20 18 3 13 Ret 12 16 Ret 17 18 10 15 3 15 238
6 Matteo De Palo C 11 19 13 19 12 58
Pos Driver DPN BHI SNE THR OUL SIL CRO KNO DPGP BHGP Pen. Pts

Teams Cup

Pos Team Pts
1 Rodin Carlin 692
2 Hitech Pulse-Eight 652
3 JHR Developments 323
4 Fortec Motorsport 313
5 Chris Dittmann Racing 286
6 Virtuosi Racing 181
7 Phinsys by Argenti 117
8 Double R Racing 36

Notes

  1. ^ Barashi is a British-Israeli-Portuguese driver competing under a British licence.
  2. ^ a b Sharp set the best overall and the best second fastest time in the qualifying session, but his best lap was disallowed as he completed it under red flag. Lisle inherited pole for Race 1 and 3.
  3. ^ Fairclough finished first but received a 2 positions drop penalty for gaining an unfair advantage. Gowda inherited the win.

References

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