Italian F4 Championship

Italian Formula 4 Championship is the first formula racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season was the 2014 Italian F4 Championship, effectively replacing the Formula Abarth.

Italian Formula 4 Championship
CategoryFIA Formula 4
CountryItaly
RegionEurope
Inaugural season2014
ConstructorsTatuus
Engine suppliersAbarth
Tyre suppliersPirelli
Drivers' champion Oliver Bearman
Teams' champion Van Amersfoort Racing
Official websiteOfficial website
Current season

History

Gerhard Berger and the FIA Singleseater Commission launched the FIA Formula 4 in March 2013.[1] The goal of the Formula 4 is to make the ladder to Formula 1 more transparent. Besides sporting and technical regulations, costs are regulated too. A car to compete in this category may not exceed €30,000 in purchase. A single season in Formula 4 may not exceed €100,000 in costs. The Italian Formula 4 was the first FIA Formula 4 championship to be launched. The Italian championship was launched by the ACI-CSAI on December 12, 2013.[2]

WSK Promotions, well known for its kart races in the WSK Euro Series e.a., was contracted to promote the championship.[3]

Car
See also: Tatuus F4-T014

Italian race car constructor Tatuus was contracted to design and build all the cars.[4] Tatuus had also built all the cars for the Formula Abarth. The chassis is a monocoque made of carbon fibre.

The engine is a 1400cc Fiat-FPT.[5] This is the same engine used in the Formula Abarth between 2010 and 2013. It is detuned to fit the FIA Formula 4 regulations to 160hp, down from the original 180 hp.

Champions

Drivers
Season Driver Team Poles Wins Podiums Fastest laps Points Clinched Margin
2014 Lance Stroll Prema Powerteam 5 7 13 11 331 Race 15 of 21 94
2015 Ralf Aron Prema Powerteam 7 9 13 6 331 Race 18 of 21 108
2016 Marcos Siebert Jenzer Motorsport 4 4 9 1 231 Race 20 of 21 15
2017 Marcus Armstrong Prema Powerteam 5 4 13 1 283 Race 19 of 21 36
2018 Enzo Fittipaldi Prema Theodore Racing 9 7 10 5 303 Race 21 of 21 21
2019 Dennis Hauger Van Amersfoort Racing 7 12 16 9 369 Race 18 of 21 136
2020 Gabriele Minì Prema Powerteam 8 4 12 2 284 Race 18 of 21 76
2021 Oliver Bearman Van Amersfoort Racing 8 11 15 2 343 Race 18 of 21 111

Teams
Season Team Poles Wins Podiums Fastest laps Points Clinched Margin
2014 Prema Powerteam 13 13 11 31 303 Race 15 of 21 58
2015 Prema Powerteam 9 12 22 7 339 Race 19 of 21 35
2016 Prema Powerteam 7 9 21 9 439.5 Race 19 of 21 43.5
2017 Bhaitech 9 8 17 6 565 Race 18 of 21 89
2018 Prema Theodore Racing 13 12 28 8 667 Race 19 of 21 187
2019 Van Amersfoort Racing 9 12 24 10 576 Race 21 of 21 28
2020 Prema Powerteam 15 6 24 8 596 Race 21 of 21 101
2021 Van Amersfoort Racing 11 13 23 4 585 Race 18 of 21 102

Winter Trophy
Season Driver Team Poles Wins (Trophy) Podiums Fastest laps Points Clinched Margin
2014 Ralf Aron Prema Powerteam 2 1 (2) 2 1 38 Race 1 of 2 0

Trophy

In the concurrent Italian F4 Trophy for drivers over the age of 18.

Season Driver Team Poles Wins (Trophy) Podiums Fastest laps Points Clinched Margin
2014 Brandon Maïsano Prema Powerteam 8 6 (17) 17 6 406 Race 12 of 21 176
2015 Kevin Kanayet Malta Formula Racing 0 9 (21) 17 1 337 Race 17 of 21 28

Woman Trophy
Season Driver Team Poles Wins (Trophy) Podiums Fastest laps Points Clinched Margin
2015 Julia Pankiewicz RB Racing 0 11 17 0 343 Race 17 of 21 112
2016 Fabienne Wohlwend Aragon Racing
DR Formula		 0 18 18 0 400 Race 11 of 21 N/A
2019 Amna Al Qubaisi Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema 0 17 19 0 400 Race 13 of 21 271
2020 Hamda Al Qubaisi Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema 0 15 15 0 375 Race 12 of 21 N/A
2021 Maya Weug Iron Lynx 0 11 20 0 437 Race 21 of 21 43

Rookie Class

The result of the championship was decided by different standings. Wins and points of the rookie standings are present in brackets.

Season Driver Team Poles Wins (Rookie) Podiums Fastest laps Points (Rookie) Clinched Margin
2016 Jüri Vips Prema Powerteam 2 1 (8) 7 3 140 (247.5) Race 20 of 21 40
2017 Leonardo Lorandi Bhaitech 0 1 (19) 2 4 185 (400) Race 16 of 21 107
2018 Petr Ptáček Bhaitech 0 0 (11) 6 3 182 (365) Race 18 of 21 22
2019 Paul Aron Prema Powerteam 1 2 (9) 8 0 226 (348) Race 18 of 21 87
2020 Gabriele Minì Prema Powerteam 8 4 (6) 12 2 284 (318) Race 19 of 21 67
2021 Nikita Bedrin Van Amersfoort Racing 0 1 (6) 4 0 103 (240) Race 21 of 21 1

Drivers graduated to F2
  • Bold denotes an active Formula 2 driver.
  • Gold background denotes Italian F4 champion.
Driver Italian F4 FIA Formula 2
Seasons Races Wins Podiums Seasons First team Races Wins Podiums
Marcus Armstrong 2017 21 3 11 2020–2021 ART Grand Prix 27 0 2
David Beckmann 2015 20 1 4 2021 Charouz Racing System 3 0 1
Juan Manuel Correa 2016–2017 24 3 4 2019 Sauber Junior Team by Charouz 16 0 2
Alessio Deledda 2018 20 0 0 2021 HWA Racelab 3 0 0
Felipe Drugovich 2017 6 1 2 2020–2021 MP Motorsport 27 3 4
Lando Norris 2015 9 0 1 2017–2018 Campos Racing 26 1 9
Gianluca Petecof 2018–2019 38 5 13 2021 Campos Racing 3 0 0
Mahaveer Raghunathan 2014 18 0 0 2019 MP Motorsport 20 0 0
Marino Sato 2015–2016 42 1 2 2019–2021 Campos Racing 33 0 0
Mick Schumacher 2016 18 5 10 2019–2020 Prema Racing 46 3 11
Robert Shwartzman 2014–2015 27 2 8 2020–2021 Prema Racing 27 4 6
Richard Verschoor 2016 3 0 1 2021 MP Motorsport 3 0 0
Jüri Vips 2016–2017 27 2 13 2020–2021 DAMS 11 0 1
Lirim Zendeli 2017 18 0 2 2021 MP Motorsport 3 0 0
Guanyu Zhou 2015 21 3 9 2019–2021 UNI-Virtuosi Racing 49 2 13

Circuits
Number Countries, Circuits Rounds Years Total
1 Imola Circuit 12 2014–⁠2021 8
2 Mugello Circuit 9 2014–⁠2021 8
3 ACI Vallelunga Circuit 8 2014–⁠2021 8
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 8 2014–⁠2021 8
5 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli 7 2015–⁠2021 7
6 Adria International Raceway 5 2014–⁠2018 5
7 Red Bull Ring 3 2019–⁠2021 3
8 Circuit Paul Ricard 2 2018, 2021 2
9 Autodromo dell'Umbria 1 2014 1
Hungaroring 1 2019 1

References
  1. "FIA reveals Formula 4 plan". Autosport. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  2. "The Italian Formula 4 Championship at the starting blocks". ACI-CSAI. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  3. "WSK to promote the Italian F4 Championship". Italian Formula 4 Championship. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  4. "Formula 4 to feature a Tatuus chassis". Italian Formula 4 Championship. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  5. "Formula 4 powered by Abarth". Italian Formula 4 Championship. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
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