2022 GB4 Championship explained

The 2022 GB4 Championship partnered by the BRDC[1] was the first season of a new motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars in Britain. The 2022 season was the inaugural season for the championship, which was organised by MotorSport Vision. The season ran over eight triple-header rounds and started on 2 April at Snetterton Circuit.[2]

GB4 acts as a direct feeder series to higher open-wheel categories, including the existing GB3 Championship partnered by the BRDC. GB4 runs primarily on the same British GT race programme as GB3, and retains many of the same championship partners.[3] Teams use the Tatuus F4-T014 chassis in the 2022 championship.[3] The car is powered by a 1.4 litre turbocharged 160 HP engine by Autotecnica Motori.

GB4 offered its inaugural champion a £50,000 prize towards their next season of single-seater racing as part of the overall prize package.[4] Other prizes included the George Russell Pole Position Cup with a prize fund of £4,000[5] and a £20,000 shoot out prize for teenage drivers in the BRSCC National Formula Ford Championship.[6]

All 24 races in the debut season were shown live online.[7]

Teams and drivers

All teams are British-registered.

TeamDriverRounds
Valour Racing2 Daryl DeLeon4
3 Danny Harrison4
Rossoverde Racing5 Christian Lester8
7nowrap1, 3–4, 6–7
Fortec Motorsport8 Elias Adestam1–3
17 Jessica EdgarAll
32 Carl Bennett8
66 Nikolas TaylorAll
Graham Brunton Racing9 Logan Hannah All
10 Chloe GrantAll
12 George Line2
Scorpio Motorsport14 Aqil Alibhai8
Elite Motorsport18 William Macintyre8
41 Alex Walker1–4
78 Jack SherwoodAll
Kevin Mills Racing20nowrap Jarrod WaberskiAll
21 Tom MillsAll
Privateer41 Alex Walker5
Hillspeed62 Oliver Clarke8
64 Megan GilkesAll
81 Max MarzoratiAll
88 Marcus Short6
Oldfield Motorsport73 Lucas Romanek3
Source:[8]

Calendar

The provisional calendar was announced on 22 October 2021. The championship will support the British GT championship at seven of its eight meetings.[9]

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1R1Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk)2 April Nikolas Taylor Nikolas Taylor Nikolas TaylorFortec Motorsports
R23 April Nikolas Taylor Nikolas Taylor Alex WalkerElite Motorsport
R3 Nikolas Taylor Megan GilkesHillspeed
2R4Oulton Park (International Circuit, Cheshire)16 April Alex Walker Alex Walker Alex WalkerElite Motorsport
R518 April Alex Walker Alex Walker Alex WalkerElite Motorsport
R6 Megan Gilkesnowrap Jarrod WaberskiKevin Mills Racing
3R7Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire)7 May Alex Walker Nikolas Taylor Nikolas TaylorFortec Motorsports
R88 May Nikolas Taylor Nikolas Taylor Nikolas TaylorFortec Motorsports
R9nowrap Jack Sherwood Lucas RomanekOldfield Motorsport
4R10Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)28 May Nikolas Taylor Jack Sherwood Nikolas TaylorFortec Motorsports
R1129 May Megan Gilkes Megan Gilkes Megan GilkesHillspeed
R12 Megan Gilkes Logan HannahnowrapGraham Brunton Racing
5R13Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk)25 June Nikolas Taylor Jack Sherwood Nikolas TaylorFortec Motorsports
R1426 June Nikolas Taylor Nikolas Taylor Jarrod WaberskiKevin Mills Racing
R15 Jack Sherwood Jack SherwoodElite Motorsport
6R16Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire)30–31 Julynowrap Max Marzorati Max Marzorati Nikolas TaylorFortec Motorsports
R17nowrap Max Marzorati Max Marzorati Nikolas TaylorFortec Motorsports
R18 Nikolas Taylor Nikolas TaylorFortec Motorsports
7R19Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)10–11 September Nikolas Taylor Nikolas Taylor Tom MillsKevin Mills Racing
R20 Nikolas Taylor Jack Sherwood Nikolas TaylorFortec Motorsports
R21 Jarrod Waberski Jack SherwoodElite Motorsport
8R22Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)15–16 October Jack Sherwoodnowrap William Macintyre Tom MillsKevin Mills Racing
R23 Nikolas Taylor Nikolas Taylor Jarrod WaberskiKevin Mills Racing
R24 Nikolas Taylor Jarrod WaberskiKevin Mills Racing

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top 20 classified finishers in races one and two, with the third race awarding points to only the top 15. Race three, which had its grid formed by reversing the qualifying order, awarded extra points for positions gained from the drivers' respective starting positions.

RacesPosition, points per race
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th
Races 1 & 23529242119171513121110987654321
Race 3201715131110987654321
Notes

Drivers' championship

PosDriverSNE1OULSIL1DON1SNE2SIL2BRHDON2Pts
R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3
1 Nikolas Taylor1682635411Ret12671Ret541116Ret1262438546
2 Jarrod Waberski5353341272Ret85332143Ret33532433116496
3 Max Marzorati442326343363244642249228466768482
4 Tom Mills324211289974653653524618331Ret57435
5 Jack Sherwood8777106553863253313Ret6542313DNS549417
6 Megan Gilkes7Ret1145116444718454735476795Ret9375
7 Jessica Edgar9910101221110101112109894895571387269
8 Alex Walker216311732Ret845974WDWDWD244
9 Chloe Grant118Ret911121311111211117668111074587Ret242
10 Logan Hannah10Ret9Ret8910821010138787778Ret89Ret10238
11 Elias Adestam653157414652151
12 Christian Lester121011112129413131261011WDWDWD1110113137
13 William Macintyre622871
14 Lucas Romanek871452
15 Daryl DeLeon38944
16 Marcus Short 59839
17 Oliver Clarke103Ret35
18 Aqil Alibhai4Ret6233
19 George Line8910132
20 Danny Harrison 97Ret27
21 Carl Bennett1291225

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BRDC extends GB3 support to include GB4 for 2022 . 2022-02-28 . www.gb-4.net.
  2. Web site: 2022 GB4 Championship | RacingCalendar.net. 19 March 2023.
  3. Web site: GB4 Championship confirms calendar for inaugural season following Motorsport UK approval . 2022-02-28 . www.gb-4.net.
  4. Web site: MSV announces new GB4 Championship for 2022 . 2022-02-28 . www.gb-4.net.
  5. Web site: George Russell Has Had a Trophy Named in His Honour . 3 March 2022 .
  6. Web site: BRSCC | £20,000 Gb4 Prize Fund Announced for Top National Formula Ford Young Driver in 2022 .
  7. Web site: MSV unveils exceptional GB3 and GB4 broadcast package for 2022 .
  8. Web site: GB4 Teams . live . 19 March 2022 . GB4 Championship. https://web.archive.org/web/20211112202145/https://www.gb-4.net/teams . 2021-11-12 .
  9. Web site: GB4 Championship confirms calendar for inaugural season. 2022-02-22. news.msv.com.

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