2023 French F4 Championship

The 2023 French F4 Championship was the 13th season to run under the guise of the French F4 Championship and the sixth under the FIA Formula 4 regulations. The series began on 7 April at Circuit Paul Armagnac and concluded on 8 October at Circuit Paul Ricard.[1] It was the first season in which the series was partnered with the ADAC Formel Junior Team.[2]

Driver lineup

No. Driver Class Rounds
2 Édouard Borgna All
3 Leonardo Megna All
4 Finn Wiebelhaus 1–4, 6–7
5 Pol López All
6 Hiyu Yamakoshi All
7 Paul Alberto All
9 Karel Schulz All
10 Andrei Duna All
11 Tom Kalender All
14 Adrien Closmenil All
16 Romain Andriolo All
17 Yani Stevenheydens All
18 Garrett Berry All
22 Frank Porté Ruiz All
26 Kevin Foster All
27 Edgar Pierre All
28 Max Reis All
34 Arthur Dorison G 7
37 Luca Savu All
44 Yaroslav Veselaho All
46 Gabriel Doyle-Parfait All
61 Louis Schlesser All
66 Enzo Richer All
74 Enzo Peugeot All
77 Joao Paulo Diaz Balesteiro All
89 Jason Leung All
95 Evan Giltaire All
Sources:[3][4]
Icon Status
G Guest drivers ineligible for Drivers' Championship

Race calendar

French Federation of Automobile Sport published the schedule on 25 November 2022.[1] In January 2023, the round at the Circuit de Lédenon was postponed by two weeks.[5]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver
1 R1 Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro 9 April Evan Giltaire Evan Giltaire Evan Giltaire
R2 Pol López Pol López
R3 10 April Evan Giltaire Kevin Foster Kevin Foster
2 R1 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours 6 May Evan Giltaire Evan Giltaire Evan Giltaire
R2 Leonardo Megna Adrien Closmenil
R3 7 May Evan Giltaire Enzo Peugeot Romain Andriolo[a]
3 R1 Circuit de Pau-Ville, Pau 13 May Kevin Foster Enzo Peugeot Enzo Peugeot
R2 Garrett Berry Garrett Berry
R3 14 May Kevin Foster Hiyu Yamakoshi Enzo Peugeot
4 R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 3 June Evan Giltaire Evan Giltaire Evan Giltaire
R2 Hiyu Yamakoshi Enzo Peugeot
R3 4 June Evan Giltaire Evan Giltaire Evan Giltaire
5 R1 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico 15 July Enzo Peugeot Evan Giltaire Enzo Peugeot
R2 Enzo Peugeot Garrett Berry
R3 16 July Enzo Peugeot Enzo Peugeot Enzo Peugeot[b]
6 R1 Circuit de Lédenon, Lédenon 23 September Enzo Peugeot Enzo Peugeot Enzo Peugeot
R2 Yani Stevenheydens Yani Stevenheydens
R3 24 September Enzo Peugeot Evan Giltaire Enzo Peugeot
7 R1 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 7 October Evan Giltaire Evan Giltaire Evan Giltaire
R2 Romain Andriolo Yani Stevenheydens
R3 8 October Evan Giltaire Evan Giltaire Evan Giltaire

Championship standings

Points are awarded as follows:

Races Position Bonus
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th  10th PP FL
Races 1 & 3 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1 1
Race 2 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1

Drivers' standings

Pos Driver NOG
MAG
PAU
SPA
MIS
LÉD
LEC
Pts
1 Evan Giltaire 1 4 2 1 4 16 2 Ret 2 1 7 1 2 7 2 6 3 3 1 4 1 317
2 Enzo Peugeot 3 2 5 3 6 5 1 2 1 6 1 3 1 5 1 1 7 1 4 Ret 2 313
3 Kevin Foster 2 8 1 6 3 2 17 Ret 20 2 8 4 5 2 4 2 6 2 2 3 Ret 216
4 Romain Andriolo 5 6 3 2 7 1 13 Ret 11 3 2 6 3 3 3 5 10 5 6 Ret 5 188
5 Hiyu Yamakoshi 7 7 6 5 8 3 3 Ret 4 4 5 2 17 12 Ret Ret 2 4 Ret Ret 3 146
6 Garrett Berry 13 15 8 8 14 Ret 6 1 5 10 3 5 6 1 6 11 Ret 8 7 2 6 124
7 Yani Stevenheydens 10 3 Ret 18 5 6 4 3 3 11 6 14 9 Ret 19 8 1 Ret 8 1 22 107
8 Enzo Richer 4 10 4 9 10 4 16 10 Ret 13 13 13 12 6 9 4 5 6 12 5 Ret 76
9 Edgar Pierre 24 22 15 10 11 Ret 12 6 6 Ret 4 8 4 4 5 22 14 Ret 3 Ret 8 74
10 Pol López 6 1 7 4 9 8 7 Ret WD Ret 19 12 11 13 10 13 18 10 23 Ret 25† 54
11 Paul Alberto 25 20 20 12 17 10 10 Ret WD 15 17 11 21† 15 15 7 4 Ret 5 Ret 4 38
12 Leonardo Megna 16 14 10 7 2 21 5 Ret 10 19 16 Ret 15 Ret Ret 15 15 Ret 14 7 13 33
13 Adrien Closmenil 15 17 11 11 1 9 8 Ret Ret 9 10 Ret 13 9 11 Ret Ret 7 10 Ret 11 30
14 Max Reis 8 9 17 Ret 12 20 15 9 13 8 11 22 20† 18 Ret 3 8 Ret 13 Ret 17 24
15 Louis Schlesser 11 23† 19 14 Ret 17 Ret 4 9 7 Ret Ret Ret 8 7 17 20 Ret 21 11 20 23
16 Tom Kalender 12 11 Ret 19 18 13 11 7 8 5 15 7 16 Ret 12 10 11 18† 17 12 15 23
17 Andrei Duna Ret 19 22 21 16 Ret 20 Ret 12 Ret 12 9 7 Ret 21† 9 16 9 24 8 7 19
18 Jason Leung 20 13 13 23 23 12 9 Ret 7 Ret 9 15 14 11 14 Ret 12 16 9 6 14 14
19 Karel Schulz 17 Ret 9 20 24 15 19 15 18 12 Ret 10 8 10 8 Ret Ret 17† Ret 18 10 12
20 Luca Savu 9 5 18 Ret 20 18 21 12 15 16 21 18 Ret 20 17 18 17 13 16 15 24 8
21 Yaroslav Veselaho 22 16 23 16 Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 14 20 19 Ret Ret 16 20 21 14 22 17 21 6
22 Finn Wiebelhaus 21 18 21 13 13 7 Ret 13 19 Ret 18 Ret 16 9 11 18 10 16 6
23 Frank Porté Ruiz 23 21 Ret 22 21 11 14 8 17 18 14 16 10 14 13 14 19 Ret 15 9 12 2
24 Gabriel Doyle-Parfait 14 12 16 15 22 14 Ret 14 14 Ret 23 17 18 19 20† 12 13 Ret 11 13 9 2
25 Joao Paulo Diaz Balesteiro 18 Ret 12 Ret 19 19 22† 11 16 17 22 20 19 16 18 19 23 12 19 Ret 23 0
26 Édouard Borgna 19 Ret 14 17 15 Ret 18 16 Ret Ret Ret 21 Ret 17 DNS 21 22 15 20 14 19 0
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
Arthur Dorison Ret 16 18
Pos Driver NOG
MAG
PAU
SPA
MIS
LÉD
LEC
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
† — Did not finish but classified

Notes

  1. ^ Giltaire finished first but received a drive through penalty converted into 30 seconds for causing a collision. Andriolo inherited the win.
  2. ^ Initially, Peugeot finished first but received a one place drop penalty for overtaking Giltaire off the track and Giltaire inherited the win. The decision was overturned after an appeal.

References

  1. ^ a b "Comité Directeur du 23 novembre 2022". French Federation of Automobile Sport. 25 November 2022.
  2. ^ "New Formula for ADAC youngsters". 3 December 2022.
  3. ^ "F4 France: after an outstanding 2022, 2023 promises to be even more sparkling". FFSA Academy. 8 February 2023.
  4. ^ "F4 Academy: Verdict expected at Paul Ricard". FFSA Academy. 2023-10-03.
  5. ^ "2023 French F4 Championship: Lédenon changes date". FFSA Academy. 11 January 2023.

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