2014 Italian F4 Championship

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The 2014 Italian F4 Championship was the inaugural season of the Italian F4 Championship, as it replaces Formula Abarth. It began on 8 June in Adria and finished on 12 October in Imola after seven triple header rounds.

The championship was won by Canadian driver Lance Stroll, a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy, taking 7 overall victories and 3 further class victories from 18 races contested – he missed the final round at Imola due to injury. Stroll, driving for Prema Powerteam, finished 94 points clear of his closest championship rival, Mattia Drudi of the F & M team. Drudi won four races overall, including a hat-trick at Monza, as well as a class victory in the final race of the season. Third in the championship went to Diegi Motorsport driver Andrea Russo, taking an overall victory at Adria, as well as a class victory at Mugello. Euronova Racing by Fortec's Ukyo Sasahara, and his replacement, Andrea Fontana were the only other eligible drivers to take an overall victory, with wins at Adria and Magione respectively. Fontana also achieved a class victory at Imola, while the third Imola class win was taken by SMP Racing by Euronova and Ivan Matveev. Prema Powerteam won the teams' championship, 58 points clear of Euronova Racing by Fortec.

In the concurrent Italian F4 Trophy for drivers over the age of 18, the championship was dominated by Prema Powerteam's Brandon Maïsano. Maïsano won the first 10 races of the season, and ultimately finished the season with 17 class wins and 19 podiums from the 21 races. Maïsano also achieved six overall victories during the season, but was ineligible to score points towards the main championship. He finished 176 points clear of his next closest rival, Ali Al-Khalifa, who took a single class win at Magione. Keith Camilleri finished third in class with nine second place finishes, while Sennan Fielding was the only other driver to take part in the class; he achieved three class wins, including an overall win at Imola, from his six starts.

Teams and drivers[edit]

Team No. Driver Class Rounds
Russia SMP Racing by Euronova[1] 2 Russia Ivan Matveev[1] All
Italy Euronova Racing by Fortec 3 Japan Ukyo Sasahara[2] 1
Italy Andrea Fontana[3] 2–7
4 Italy Leonardo Pulcini[3] 1–5
5 Japan Shinji Sawada[4] 7
85 United Kingdom Sennan Fielding[5] T 6–7
Italy DAV Racing[6] 4 Italy Leonardo Pulcini 6–7
24 Brazil Gustavo Bandeira[7] 1–4
Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport[6] 7 Switzerland Alain Valente[8] All
8 Switzerland Lucas Mauron[8] All
9 Switzerland Nico Rindlisbacher[8] All
86 Bahrain Ali Al-Khalifa[8] T All
Malta Malta Formula Racing[6] 10 United States Zackary Dante[9] 1–5
82 Malta Keith Camilleri[9] T 1–3, 5, 7
Italy Antonelli Motorsport[6] 12 Italy Andrea Russo[10] 5–7
27 Italy Matteo Cairoli[9] 1–2
28 Brazil João Vieira[9] All
29 Switzerland Jonathan Giudice[9] 1–4
44 Italy Matteo Desideri[11] 4–7
Italy F & M[12] 15 India Mahaveer Raghunathan[12] 2–7
21 Italy Mattia Drudi[12] 2–7
23 Italy Giovanni Altoè[12] 2–5
Italy Diegi Motorsport[6] 12 Italy Andrea Russo[9] 1–4
29 Switzerland Jonathan Giudice[10] 6–7
Italy Cram Motorsport[6] 16 Belgium Max Defourny[9] 1
19 Switzerland Edi Haxhiu[9] All
21 Italy Mattia Drudi[9] 1
23 Italy Giovanni Altoè[9] 1
26 Russia Robert Shwartzman[13] 6–7
Italy Prema Powerteam[6] 18 Canada Lance Stroll[9] All
22 Japan Takashi Kasai[14] 1–6
81 France Brandon Maïsano[9] T All
Israel Israel F4[9] 55 Israel Bar Baruch[9] All
Icon Meaning
T Trophy class
  • Aleksandra Zabolotnyaya was scheduled to compete for SMP Racing by Euronova, but did not appear at any rounds.[15]

Race calendar and results[edit]

The calendar was published on 8 February 2014.[16] The series was scheduled to be a part of the ACI Racing Weekends for five rounds during the 2014 season, with the rounds in Monza and Montmeló being held in support of International GT Open. However, the final round at Montmeló was replaced by another Imola round, and thus, all rounds were held in Italy.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team Trophy Winner
1 R1 Adria International Raceway, Adria 8 June Canada Lance Stroll Canada Lance Stroll Canada Lance Stroll Italy Prema Powerteam France Brandon Maïsano
R2 Canada Lance Stroll Japan Ukyo Sasahara Italy Euronova Racing by Fortec France Brandon Maïsano
R3 Canada Lance Stroll Italy Andrea Russo Italy Andrea Russo Italy Diegi Motorsport France Brandon Maïsano
2 R1 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 28 June Canada Lance Stroll Canada Lance Stroll[N 1] Canada Lance Stroll Italy Prema Powerteam France Brandon Maïsano
R2 29 June Canada Lance Stroll Italy Mattia Drudi Italy F & M France Brandon Maïsano
R3 Canada Lance Stroll Italy Mattia Drudi Canada Lance Stroll Italy Prema Powerteam France Brandon Maïsano
3 R1 Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero 12 July France Brandon Maïsano Canada Lance Stroll[N 1] France Brandon Maïsano Italy Prema Powerteam France Brandon Maïsano
R2 13 July Canada Lance Stroll[N 1] Canada Lance Stroll Italy Prema Powerteam France Brandon Maïsano
R3 France Brandon Maïsano Canada Lance Stroll[N 1] France Brandon Maïsano Italy Prema Powerteam France Brandon Maïsano
4 R1 Autodromo dell'Umbria, Magione 3 August Canada Lance Stroll Canada Lance Stroll Canada Lance Stroll Italy Prema Powerteam France Brandon Maïsano
R2 Italy Andrea Fontana Italy Andrea Fontana Italy Euronova Racing by Fortec Bahrain Ali Al-Khalifa
R3 France Brandon Maïsano Canada Lance Stroll France Brandon Maïsano Italy Prema Powerteam France Brandon Maïsano
5 R1 Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma 13 September France Brandon Maïsano Canada Lance Stroll France Brandon Maïsano Italy Prema Powerteam France Brandon Maïsano
R2 14 September Canada Lance Stroll Canada Lance Stroll Italy Prema Powerteam France Brandon Maïsano
R3 France Brandon Maïsano Italy Mattia Drudi Canada Lance Stroll Italy Prema Powerteam France Brandon Maïsano
6 R1 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza 27 September Italy Mattia Drudi Switzerland Lucas Mauron[N 1] Italy Mattia Drudi Italy F & M United Kingdom Sennan Fielding
R2 28 September Italy Mattia Drudi[N 2] Italy Mattia Drudi Italy F & M United Kingdom Sennan Fielding
R3 France Brandon Maïsano Italy Mattia Drudi Italy Mattia Drudi Italy F & M France Brandon Maïsano
7 R1 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 11 October France Brandon Maïsano Italy Mattia Drudi[N 1] France Brandon Maïsano Italy Prema Powerteam France Brandon Maïsano
R2 Brazil João Vieira United Kingdom Sennan Fielding Italy Euronova Racing by Fortec United Kingdom Sennan Fielding
R3 12 October France Brandon Maïsano Brazil João Vieira[N 1] France Brandon Maïsano Italy Prema Powerteam France Brandon Maïsano
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Fastest lap recorded by Brandon Maïsano, but he was ineligible to score the fastest lap point.
  2. ^ Fastest lap recorded by Sennan Fielding, but he was ineligible to score the fastest lap point.

Championship standings[edit]

Points were awarded as follows:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 FT FL
Race 1 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 5 1
Race 3 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1
Race 2 13 11 9 6 5 4 2 1 1

The Trophy Class had the same point system but without points for the fastest time in the qualifying sessions and fastest laps.

Drivers' standings[edit]

Pos Driver ADR IMO MUG MAG VAL MNZ IMO Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Canada Lance Stroll 1 2 7 1 2 1 2 1 6 1 Ret 2 2 1 1 4 3 Ret WD WD WD 331
2 Italy Mattia Drudi 6 11 Ret 8 1 14 4 5 18 4 4 4 4 9 3 1 1 1 5 Ret 2 237
3 Italy Andrea Russo 3 3 1 4 10 Ret 6 2 2 7 2 5 Ret 14 7 5 Ret 5 DSQ 7 4 200
4 Italy Leonardo Pulcini 8 4 2 3 5 5 3 10 14 3 7 3 6 5 5 Ret Ret 9 4 17 3 187
5 Switzerland Alain Valente 7 20 4 6 4 7 7 8 3 5 12 7 5 3 8 8 4 4 18 12 Ret 159
6 Italy Andrea Fontana 11 9 11 17 9 5 10 1 6 8 2 10 7 13 17 2 4 7 116
7 Brazil João Vieira 14 9 Ret 17 14 12 5 6 4 6 Ret 13 7 6 6 Ret 7 3 19 9 12 93
8 Japan Takashi Kasai 12 6 5 9 7 Ret 10 4 19 12 6 8 3 10 4 Ret DNS DNS 83
9 Russia Ivan Matveev 10 Ret 6 13 6 4 14 15 12 19 9 17 12 Ret 9 10 12 8 9 2 5 76
10 Switzerland Lucas Mauron 15 8 8 12 Ret 9 11 14 11 11 8 14 13 17 13 6 Ret 11 7 5 15 49
11 Italy Matteo Desideri 9 3 Ret Ret 11 12 9 Ret 6 3 Ret Ret 48
12 India Mahaveer Raghunathan 14 17 8 19 13 8 20 18 19 14 12 15 11 6 12 6 6 6 45
13 Italy Matteo Cairoli 4 Ret DNS 21 16 3 33
14 Switzerland Edi Haxhiu 16 15 10 18 18 6 16 16 13 15 14 10 9 8 16 Ret 8 10 14 8 9 32
15 Israel Bar Baruch 17 10 15 Ret 12 10 15 11 7 8 5 9 11 7 Ret 15 Ret 13 16 10 13 32
16 Russia Robert Shwartzman Ret 5 7 8 11 8 26
17 Japan Ukyo Sasahara 5 1 Ret 25
18 Brazil Gustavo Bandeira 9 13 Ret 10 8 15 8 7 9 14 11 Ret 24
19 United States Zackary Dante 21 18 14 7 Ret Ret 13 19 10 16 15 12 16 15 17 12
20 Belgium Max Defourny 11 7 9 9
21 Switzerland Nico Rindlisbacher 13 14 11 16 Ret 13 12 12 15 13 10 15 15 16 15 12 9 14 13 Ret 14 4
22 Japan Shinji Sawada 11 16 10 2
23 Switzerland Jonathan Giudice 20 17 Ret 20 15 Ret Ret Ret 20 17 16 16 14 10 16 12 15 Ret 1
24 Italy Giovanni Altoè 19 19 16 19 13 Ret 18 18 16 Ret 13 11 Ret Ret 14 1
Italian F4 Trophy
1 France Brandon Maïsano 2 5 3 2 3 2 1 3 1 2 Ret 1 1 4 2 3 Ret 2 1 3 1 406
2 Bahrain Ali Al-Khalifa 22 16 12 15 11 Ret DNS 20 17 18 17 18 17 18 Ret 13 11 15 15 14 Ret 230
3 Malta Keith Camilleri 18 12 13 5 Ret DSQ 9 17 Ret 10 13 11 17 13 11 177
4 United Kingdom Sennan Fielding 2 2 Ret 10 1 Ret 69
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
ADR IMO MUG MAG VAL MNZ IMO
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (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

Teams' standings[edit]

Pos Team ADR IMO MUG MAG VAL MNZ IMO Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Italy Prema Powerteam 1 2 5 1 2 1 2 1 6 1 6 2 2 1 1 4 3 Ret WD WD WD 303
2 Italy Euronova Racing by Fortec 5 1 2 3 5 5 3 9 5 3 1 3 6 2 5 7 13 9 2 4 7 245
3 Italy F & M 6 11 16 8 1 8 4 5 8 4 4 4 4 9 3 1 1 1 5 6 2 234
4 Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport 7 8 4 6 4 7 7 8 3 5 8 7 5 3 8 6 4 4 7 5 14 183
5 Italy Antonelli Motorsport 4 9 Ret 17 14 3 5 6 4 6 3 13 7 6 6 5 7 3 3 7 4 183
6 Italy Diegi Motorsport 3 3 1 4 10 Ret 6 2 2 7 2 5 14 10 16 12 15 Ret 148
7 Russia SMP Racing by Euronova 10 Ret 6 13 6 4 14 15 12 19 9 17 12 Ret 9 10 12 8 9 2 5 76
8 Italy Cram Motorsport 11 7 9 18 18 6 16 16 13 15 14 10 9 8 16 Ret 5 7 8 8 8 59
9 Italy DAV Racing 9 13 Ret 10 8 15 8 7 9 14 11 Ret Ret Ret 9 4 17 3 53
10 Israel Israel F4 17 10 15 Ret 12 10 15 11 7 8 5 9 11 7 Ret 15 Ret 13 16 10 13 34
11 Malta Malta Formula Racing 21 18 14 7 Ret Ret 13 19 10 16 15 12 16 15 17 12
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
ADR IMO MUG MAG VAL MNZ IMO

Italian F4 Winter Trophy[edit]

Teams and drivers[edit]

Team Driver[17]
Italy Adria Motorsport Italy Giovanni Altoè
Venezuela Jonathan Cecotto
Italy Gianluca Gabbiani
Italy Antonelli Motorsport Brazil João Vieira
Italy Matteo Desideri
Italy Diegi Motorsport Denmark Jan Dalgård Jønck
Israel Israel F4 Israel Bar Baruch
Germany Luis-Enrique Breuer
Italy Prema Powerteam Estonia Ralf Aron
China Guanyu Zhou

Race calendar and results[edit]

All races were held at Adria International Raceway in Italy.[17]

Race Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
R1 Adria International Raceway, Adria 2 November Estonia Ralf Aron Brazil João Vieira Estonia Ralf Aron Italy Prema Powerteam
R2 Estonia Ralf Aron Estonia Ralf Aron Brazil João Vieira Italy Antonelli Motorsport

Results[edit]

Driver ADR
R1 R2
Estonia Ralf Aron 1 2
Brazil João Vieira 2 1
China Guanyu Zhou 3 3
Italy Matteo Desideri 4 5
Denmark Jan Dalgård Jønck 6 4
Germany Luis-Enrique Breuer 5 6
Israel Bar Baruch 7 7
Venezuela Jonathan Cecotto 8 8
Italy Gianluca Gabbiani 10 9
Italy Giovanni Altoè 9 10

References[edit]

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External links[edit]

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