2023 French F4 Championship Explained

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 Edouard 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 nowrap 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 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 nowrap Joao Paulo Diaz Balesteiro All 89 Jason Leung All 95 Evan Giltaire All Sources:^[3] ^[4]

Race calendar

French Federation of Automobile Sport published the schedule on 25 November 2022. 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	nowrap	Evan Giltaire	nowrap	Evan Giltaire	nowrap	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
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
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 Edouard 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

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † — Did not finish but classified

External links

Official website of the FFSA Academy

Notes and References

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