2023 Formula Winter Series

The 2023 Formula Winter Series was the first season of the Formula Winter Series. It is a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations, based in Spain. The series is organised by Gedlich Racing with the approval of the RFEDA.[1][2]

Entry list

Team No. Driver Class Rounds
AS Motorsport[3] 5 Alvise Rodella[4] R 1–2
62 Luca Roth R 1
Campos Racing 6 Maite Cáceres F 2, 4
7 Matteo De Palo[4] R 2
10 Lola Lovinfosse F 4
32 Nerea Martí F 2
AKM Motorsport[3] 11 Carl Bennett[4] 1–2
19 Tina Hausmann[4] F R 1–2
US Racing[3][4] 12 Gianmarco Pradel[4] R All
14 Frederik Lund All
20 Zachary David 4
31 Akshay Bohra 4
37 Kacper Sztuka 1–3
66 Ruiqi Liu[4] R All
Phinsys by Argenti 17 Patrick Heuzenroeder[4] R 2
26 Isaac Barashi[4] R 2
77 Jaden Pariat[4] R 2
Jenzer Motorsport[5] 26 Kim Hwarang 3–4
27 Ethan Ischer[6] 3–4
Drivex 44 Juan Cota[4] R 1–2
69 Maximiliano Restrepo[4] R 1–2
GRS Team 88 Amna Al Qubaisi F 4

Race calendar

The calendar was announced on 20 September 2022. The four rounds are organized by Gedlich Racing. All rounds consist of two qualifying sessions and two races.[1][7]

Round Circuit Date Supporting
1 R1 Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera 10–12 February GT Winter Series
R2
2 R1 Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste 17–19 February GT Winter Series
R2
3 R1 Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos 3–5 March GT Winter Series
R2
4 R1 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 10–12 March GT Winter Series
R2

Results

Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Rookie winner
1 R1 Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera Kacper Sztuka Ruiqi Liu Kacper Sztuka US Racing Gianmarco Pradel
R2 Kacper Sztuka Frederik Lund Kacper Sztuka US Racing Ruiqi Liu
2 R3 Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste Matteo De Palo Kacper Sztuka Matteo De Palo Campos Racing Matteo De Palo
R4 Matteo De Palo Kacper Sztuka Kacper Sztuka US Racing Gianmarco Pradel
3 R5 Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos Kacper Sztuka Kacper Sztuka Kacper Sztuka US Racing Gianmarco Pradel
R6 Kacper Sztuka Kacper Sztuka Kacper Sztuka US Racing Ruiqi Liu
4 R7 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló Gianmarco Pradel Zachary David Zachary David US Racing Gianmarco Pradel
R8 Zachary David Zachary David Zachary David US Racing Gianmarco Pradel

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top ten classified drivers, the pole-sitter and the fastest lap holder as follows:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   Pole   FL 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1 1

Drivers' championship

Pos Driver JER
CRT
NAV
CAT
Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 Kacper Sztuka 1 1 2 1 1 1 151
2 Gianmarco Pradel 3 5 4 3 3 3 2 3 116
3 Frederik Lund 2 4 3 2 2 Ret 4 4 106
4 Ruiqi Liu 6 2 5 6 6 2 3 5 96
5 Zachary David 1 1 53
6 Matteo De Palo 1 5 37
7 Kim Hwarang 4 4 7 7 36
8 Juan Cota 5 6 7 4 36
9 Akshay Bohra 5 2 28
10 Tina Hausmann 4 3 15† Ret 27
11 Ethan Ischer 5 Ret 6 6 26
12 Alvise Rodella 9 7 8 8 16
13 Carl Bennett 7 8 9 Ret 12
14 Nerea Martí 6 10 9
15 Maite Cáceres 10 9 8 9† 9
16 Jaden Pariat 14 7 6
17 Maximiliano Restrepo 8 9 11 13† 6
18 Lola Lovinfosse Ret 8 4
19 Patrick Heuzenroeder 13 11 0
20 Isaac Barashi 12 12† 0
Amna Al Qubaisi Ret DSQ
Luca Roth WD WD
Pos Driver JER
CRT
NAV
CAT
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

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 75% of the race distance.

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b Gedlich, Markus (2022-09-20). "Die Formula Winter Series startet - 4 Rennen in Spanien im Februar und März". Formula Winter Series (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  2. ^ Wolff, Perceval (2022-12-14). "Formula Winter Series launches in Spain: 'Very cheap compared to F4 UAE'". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  3. ^ a b c Gedlich, Markus (2022-10-27). "The FWS picks up speed - renowned teams on board". Formula Winter Series. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "FORMULA WINTER SERIES ROLLS OUT WITH AN INTERNATIONAL STARTING FIELD". Formula Winter Series. 4 February 2023. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b Gedlich, Markus (2022-11-17). "Weitere Teams bekennen sich zur Formula Winter Series". Formula Winter Series (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  6. ^ "Ethan Ischer continues with Jenzer Motorsport in F4". Jenzer Motorsport. 10 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Season 2023". Formula Winter Series. Retrieved 2023-01-20.