2024 Formula 4 CEZ Championship

The 2024 Formula 4 CEZ Championship was the second 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]

The season commenced on 27 April at Balaton Park Circuit in Hungary and concluded on 22 September at Salzburgring in Austria.[2]

Teams and drivers

Team No. Driver Class Rounds
PHM AIX Racing[3] 3 Maksimilian Popov[a][3] 2
10 Everett Stack[3] 2
16 Davide Larini[3] 2
49 Andrej Petrović[3] 2
70 Kamal Mrad[3] 2
JMT Racing[4] 6 Miroslav Mikeš[5] All
Renauer Motorsport[6] 9 Luca Savu[5] 1–2
Simon Schranz[7] 5–6
Real Racing[3] 11 Luca Viişoreanu[3] 2
Ideal Line & Performance / Gender Racing Team 14 Jean-Paul Karras[8] 4–6
74 Jonathan Correrella[9] 1–3
100 Phillipe Armand Karras[8] 4–6
BVM Racing[3] 17 Shimo Zhang[3] 2
18 Jan Koller[3] 2
F4 CEZ Academy Club in AČR[10] 17 František Němec 5–6
77 Marek Mičík[10] 4–6
123 Michelle Jandová[10] 4
Orlen Janik Motorsport[11] 19 Franciszek Hałatnik[12] 1–4
Jenzer Motorsport[6] 20 Matúš Ryba[13] 2
21 Ethan Ischer[14] G 1–2
22 Enea Frey[13] 2
Teodor Borenstein[15] 3–4, 6
24 Shimo Zhang[14] 1
25 Oscar Wurz[14] All
26 Andrija Kostić[14] 1–2
144 Max Karhan[14] All
Maffi Racing[6] 31 Kirill Kutskov[a][5] All
45 Gabriel Holguin[16] 3
119 Kornelia Olkucka[17] All
122 Nathanaël Berreby[18] 2, 5–6
AS Motorsport[19] 61 Michalina Sabaj[5] All
62 Wiktor Dobrzański[3] 2
Joanne Ciconte[20] 5–6
SAPE Motorsport 77 Marek Mičík[21] 1–3
123 Michelle Jandová[22] 1–3
Icon Legend
G Guest drivers ineligible to score points

Race calendar and results

The provisional calendar featuring six rounds across five countries was published on 17 September 2023. All rounds, except for the Slovakia Ring one supporting the European Truck Racing Championship, were a part of the ESET Cup package.[26] The revised version was released on 22 November 2023. The opening round at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben on 5–7 April was cancelled and replaced by Salzburgring on 21–22 September. Balaton Park Circuit was chosen as the venue of the Hungarian and became the new season opener.[2] In January 2023, the round at Red Bull Ring was expanded to three races.[27]

Rnd. Circuit/Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Balaton Park Circuit, Balatonfőkajár 27 April Ethan Ischer Shimo Zhang Ethan Ischer Jenzer Motorsport
R2 28 April Ethan Ischer Ethan Ischer Jenzer Motorsport
R3 Oscar Wurz Kirill Kutskov Maffi Racing
2 R1 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 18 May Kamal Mrad Andrej Petrović Andrej Petrović PHM AIX Racing
R2 19 May Andrej Petrović Maksimilian Popov PHM AIX Racing
R3 Kamal Mrad Kamal Mrad PHM AIX Racing
3 R1 Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň 8 June Oscar Wurz Oscar Wurz Oscar Wurz Jenzer Motorsport
R2 9 June Oscar Wurz Oscar Wurz Jenzer Motorsport
R3 Jonathan Correrella Max Karhan Jenzer Motorsport
4 R1 Autodrom Most, Most 3 August Miroslav Mikeš Oscar Wurz Miroslav Mikeš JMT Racing
R2 4 August Kirill Kutskov Kirill Kutskov Maffi Racing
R3 Max Karhan Max Karhan Jenzer Motorsport
5 R1 Brno Circuit, Brno 7 September Kirill Kutskov Kirill Kutskov Max Karhan Jenzer Motorsport
R2 8 September Max Karhan Max Karhan Jenzer Motorsport
R3 Kirill Kutskov Kirill Kutskov Maffi Racing
6 R1 Salzburgring, Plainfeld 21 September Kirill Kutskov Oscar Wurz Kirill Kutskov Maffi Racing
R2 22 September Oscar Wurz Kirill Kutskov Maffi Racing
R3 Max Karhan Kirill Kutskov Maffi Racing

Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points were 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 BAL
 RBR
 SVK
 MOS
 BRN
 SAL
 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Oscar Wurz 2 2 2 5 8 2 1 1 2 3 8† 3 5 2 2 2 2 3 301
2 Kirill Kutskov 4 3 1 Ret 23† Ret 2 3 4 4 1 2 2 Ret 1 1 1 1 276
3 Max Karhan 7 4 10 Ret 13 12 4 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 4 3 3 2 242
4 Miroslav Mikeš 5 5 6 12 10 16 7 2 6 1 2 5 3 5 3 WD WD WD 161
5 Michalina Sabaj 12 8 Ret 20 20 DSQ 5 Ret 5 6 Ret 6 8 7 7 6 4 7 84
6 Jonathan Correrella 8 12 4 9 11 Ret 3 5 3 66
7 Nathanaël Berreby 18 Ret 18 7 3 6 5 6 5 57
8 Simon Schranz 6 4 11 4 5 4 54
9 Davide Larini 2 2 3 51
10 Kamal Mrad 7 3 1 46
11 Maksimilian Popov 3 1 7 46
12 Andrej Petrović 1 6 6 43
13 Shimo Zhang 3 Ret 5 11 7 9 41
14 Marek Mičík 9 7 9 16 15 15 WD WD WD 10† 5 7 10 10 8 WD WD WD 39
15 Enea Frey 4 5 4 36
16 Phillipe Armand Karras 5 4 4 WD WD WD WD WD WD 34
17 Kornelia Olkucka 14 11 Ret 21 19 19 Ret 7 8 9 7 9 9 6 9 WD WD WD 33
18 Joanne Ciconte 4 8 5 WD WD WD 26
19 Andrija Kostić 6 9 8 14 12 8 24
20 František Němec 11 9 10 7 7 6 23
21 Luca Viişoreanu 6 9 5 22
22 Franciszek Hałatnik 13 10 11 22 18 17 6 8 7 WD WD WD 21
23 Luca Savu 11 6 7 13 17 Ret 19
24 Michelle Jandová 10 Ret 12† WD WD WD 8 Ret 9† 8 Ret 8 16
25 Jean-Paul Karras 7 6 DNS WD WD WD WD WD WD 14
26 Teodor Borenstein 10† 6 Ret WD WD WD DNS DNS DNS 9
27 Matúš Ryba 10 14 10 3
28 Gabriel Holguin 9† Ret Ret 2
29 Jan Koller 15 21† 11 0
30 Everett Stack 17 16 13 0
31 Wiktor Dobrzański 19 22† 14 0
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
– Ethan Ischer 1 1 3 8 4 Ret –
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
BAL
 RBR
 SVK
 MOS
 BRN
 SAL
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 Team BAL
 RBR
 SVK
 MOS
 BRN
 SAL
 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Jenzer Motorsport 2 2 2 4 5 2 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 599
3 4 5 5 8 4 4 4 2 3 8 3 5 2 4 3 3 3
2 Maffi Racing 4 3 1 18 19 18 2 3 4 4 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 364
14 11 Ret 21 23† 19 9† 7 8 9 7 9 7 6 6 5 6 5
3 JMT Racing 5 5 6 12 10 16 7 2 6 1 2 5 3 5 3 WD WD WD 161
4 PHM AIX Racing 1 1 1 126
2 2 3
5 Ideal Line & Performance / Gender Racing Team 8 12 4 9 11 Ret 3 5 3 5 4 4 WD WD WD WD WD WD 114
7 6 DNS WD WD WD WD WD WD
6 AS Motorsport 12 8 Ret 19 20 14 5 Ret 5 6 Ret 6 4 7 5 6 4 7 110
20 22† DSQ 8 8 7 WD WD WD
7 Renauer Motorsport 11 6 7 13 17 Ret 6 4 11 4 5 4 73
8 F4 CEZ Academy Club in AČR 8 5 7 10 9 8 7 7 6 54
10 Ret 8 11 10 10 WD WD WD
9 SAPE Motorsport 9 7 9 16 15 15 8 Ret 9† 24
10 Ret 12† WD WD WD WD WD WD
10 Real Racing 6 9 5 22
11 Orlen Janik Motorsport 13 10 11 22 18 17 6 8 7 WD WD WD 21
12 BVM Racing 11 7 9 11
15 21† 11
Pos Team R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
BAL
 RBR
 SVK
 MOS
 BRN
 SAL

Notes

  1. ^ a b Kutskov is Russian, but competes as a neutral athlete as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. For the same reason Popov competes under an Italian license.

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