2022 F4 Brazilian Championship Explained

The 2022 F4 Brazilian Championship was the inaugural season of the F4 Brazilian Championship. It was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The championship used Tatuus F4 T-421 chassis.[1]

Teams and drivers

All pre-selected teams were Brazilian-registered and each fields 4 cars.[2] Team allocation for the drivers was decided by a draw.[3]

TeamDriverRounds
KTF Sports1 Victor Backes[4] 1–4
21 Álvaro Cho2–6
28 Richard AnnunziataAll
37 Francisco Soldavini6
990 Luan LopesAll
Full Time Sports5 Ricardo Gracia FilhoAll
33 Nelson NetoAll
41 Fernando BarrichelloAll
69 Pedro ClerotAll
TMG Racing9 Lucca ZucchiniAll
11 Lucas StaicoAll
16 Aurelia Nobels1–4
88 Arthur Pavie5
99 Nicholas MonteiroAll
Cavaleiro Sports24 Felipe Barrichello BartzAll
29 João TesserAll
30 Vinícius TessaroAll
31 Nicolas GiaffoneAll

Race calendar

All rounds were held in Brazil and all but one supported the 2022 Stock Car Pro Series events. The schedule was revealed on 21 December 2021.[5] The revised version was published on 5 May 2022.[6] Further changes were announced on 30 June 2022.[7] The postponement of the last two rounds, that included moving the round five to support the Copa Truck and the season finale from Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet (Brasília) to Autódromo José Carlos Pace, was announced on 5 October 2022.[8]

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning Team
1R1Autódromo Velo Città, Mogi Guaçu14 May Pedro Clerot Pedro Clerot Pedro ClerotFull Time Sports
R2 Ricardo Gracia Filho Ricardo Gracia FilhoFull Time Sports
R315 May Lucas Staico Pedro Clerot Pedro ClerotFull Time Sports
2R1Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo30 July Pedro Clerot Pedro Clerot Pedro ClerotFull Time Sports
R2 Luan Lopes Nicolas GiaffoneCavaleiro Sports
R331 July Pedro Clerot Pedro Clerot Pedro ClerotFull Time Sports
3R1Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo6 August Pedro Clerot Pedro Clerot Pedro ClerotFull Time Sports
R2 Fernando Barrichello Fernando BarrichelloFull Time Sports
R37 August Nicholas Monteiro Lucas Staico Lucas StaicoTMG Racing
4R1Autódromo Velo Città, Mogi Guaçu3 September Lucas Staico Pedro Clerot Pedro ClerotFull Time Sports
R2 Nicolas Giaffone Nicolas GiaffoneCavaleiro Sports
R34 September Lucas Staico Pedro Clerot Lucas StaicoTMG Racing
5R1Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Goiânia5 Novembernowrap Felipe Barrichello Bartznowrap Felipe Barrichello Bartznowrap Felipe Barrichello BartzCavaleiro Sports
R2 Álvaro Cho Nicolas GiaffoneCavaleiro Sports
R36 November Felipe Barrichello Bartz Felipe Barrichello Bartz Pedro ClerotFull Time Sports
6R1Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo10 December Lucas Staico Felipe Barrichello Bartz Felipe Barrichello BartznowrapCavaleiro Sports
R2 Lucas Staico Fernando BarrichellonowrapFull Time Sports
R3nowrap11 December Lucas Staico Luan Lopes Lucas StaicoTMG Racing

Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in 25-minute races and for the top eight classified finishers in 18-minute races. The final classification was obtained by dropping two worst results from the first five rounds of the championship.

RacesPosition, points per race
 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  FL 
2
25-minute races2518151210864211
18-minute races151210864211

Drivers' standings

PosDriverMOG1INT1INT2MOG2GYNINT3Pts
1 Pedro Clerot141121Q142182291Ret115
2 Lucas StaicoRet52Q2634151271Q3RetRet431Q213
3 Vinícius Tessaro11111353225455313†322Ret4163
4 Felipe Barrichello Bartz827Ret108118872101410Q153135
5 Nicolas Giaffone37103110DSQ6581Ret51962Ret
6 Luan Lopes1061548612963646273122126
7 Fernando Barrichello4314†12977176364513818123
8 Nicholas Monteiro294111411333Q12141112125766100
9 Ricardo Gracia Filho713101158NC1144510114RetWDWD95
10 Nelson NetoRet1366412979Ret10911101454756
11 Richard Annunziata61411DSQ134614Ret1097766910DSQ55
12 Álvaro ChoRet7135213†Ret16†14Ret83Ret81043
13 Lucca Zucchini1212591291411101315Ret8712127925
14 João Tesser91088514Ret13Ret111113DSQ1381191120
15 Victor Backes589716151312RetRet131219
16 Aurelia NobelsRet15†1213151610101291287
17 Arthur Pavie914112
18 Francisco Soldavini10RetDNS1
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† — Did not finish but classified

Teams' championship

Each team acquired the points earned by their two best drivers in each race.

PosDriverMOG1INT1INT2MOG2GYNINT3Pts
1Full Time Sports111121Q112132251515488
433645747445494847
2Cavaleiro Sports327312254513112123400
87853811657210538254
3TMG Racing252Q263331271Q375431Q329
129491294103Q912881211766
4KTF Sports569474526364623382235
68117866913†109776691010

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 13 November 2021. VICAR ANNOUNCES F4 BRAZILIAN CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
  2. Web site: 29 November 2021. Vicar revela equipes que disputarão Fórmula 4 Brasil em 2022. live. Presskit: Vicar. pt-BR. https://web.archive.org/web/20211130200749/https://vicar.pressroom.com.br/4005929fca/vicar-revela-equipes-que-disputarao-formula-4-brasil-em-2022.html. 2021-11-30 .
  3. Web site: 12 February 2022. BRB Fórmula 4 Brasil anuncia grid para temporada inaugural com inédito draft de pilotos. live. Presskit: Vicar. pt-BR. https://web.archive.org/web/20220212204418/https://vicar.pressroom.com.br/403139e869/brb-formula-4-brasil-anuncia-grid-para-temporada-inaugural-com-inedito-draft-de-pilotos.html. 2022-02-12 .
  4. Web site: 7 April 2022. Victor Backes integrará a KTF Sports na BRB Fórmula 4 Brasil em sua temporada de estreia no automobilismo. live. Portal Kart Motor. pt-BR. https://web.archive.org/web/20220407122214/https://www.kartmotor.com.br/noticias/formula-4/victor-backes-integrar-a-ktf-sports-na-brb-frmula-4-brasil-em-sua-temporada-de-estreia-no-automobilismo-37407. 2022-04-07 .
  5. Web site: 21 December 2021. Vicar anuncia calendários completos para 2022. live. Presskit: Vicar. pt-BR. https://web.archive.org/web/20211221201328/https://vicar.pressroom.com.br/401618e6ba/vicar-anuncia-calendarios-completos-para-2022.html. 2021-12-21 .
  6. Web site: 5 May 2022. Vicar altera local de provas de três categorias. F4 Brazilian Championship. pt-BR.
  7. Web site: 30 June 2022. Vicar atualiza calendário de 2022 da BRB Fórmula 4 Brasil. dead. F4 Brazilian Championship. pt-BR. 1 July 2022. 9 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220809224811/https://www.fiaf4brasil.com.br/noticias/vicar-atualiza-calendario-de-2022-da-brb-formula-4-brasil.
  8. Web site: 5 October 2022 . Interlagos sediará definição de títulos em 2022 . F4 Brazilian Championship . pt-BR.