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2023 F4 Brazilian Championship

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The 2023 F4 Brazilian Championship was the second 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-T421 chassis.[1]

Teams and drivers

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All pre-selected teams were Brazilian-registered. Unlike the previous year, there was no draw allocating the drivers to the teams.

Full Time Sports' Formula 4 operation were moved under its subsidiary Bassani Racing.[2] KTF Sports was not replaced.

Team No. Driver Class Rounds
Cavaleiro Sports 9 Brazil Lucca Zucchini[3] All
16 Brazil Mateus Callejas[4] R 1–2
30 Brazil Vinícius Tessaro[3] All
33 Brazil Nelson Neto 4–6
41 Brazil Fernando Barrichello[5] 2–6
98 Brazil Cecília Rabelo[6] R 1, 3–6
Oakberry Bassani F4[7][8] 11 Thailand Carl Bennett[9] 2–3
26 Brazil Alexandre Machado R All
27 Brazil Matheus Ferreira[10] 5
33 Brazil Nelson Neto 1–3
88 Brazil Arthur Pavie R All
118 Brazil Matheus Comparatto R All
TMG Racing 16 Brazil Mateus Callejas R 3–4
18 Brazil Rafaela Ferreira[11] R All
21 Brazil Álvaro Cho[3] All
29 Brazil João Tesser[3] All
99 Brazil Luan Lopes[3] All
Icon Class
R Rookie

Race calendar

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The schedule was revealed on 1 February 2023. All rounds were held in Brazil and all but one supported the 2023 Stock Car Pro Series events. One round supported the 2023 São Paulo Grand Prix.[13] In April 2023, the round at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet in Brasília on 16–18 June was replaced by the round at Interlagos Circuit three weeks later.[14] Likewise in September 2023, the round at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet on 24–26 November was replaced by the round at Interlagos Circuit three weeks later.[15]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Rookie winner
1 R1 Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo 22 April Brazil Vinícius Tessaro Brazil Luan Lopes Brazil Vinícius Tessaro Cavaleiro Sports Brazil Matheus Comparatto
R2 Brazil Vinícius Tessaro Brazil Nelson Neto Oakberry Bassani F4 Brazil Mateus Callejas
R3 23 April Brazil Álvaro Cho Brazil Vinícius Tessaro Brazil Vinícius Tessaro Cavaleiro Sports Brazil Matheus Comparatto
2 R1 Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo 8 July Brazil Vinícius Tessaro Brazil Matheus Comparatto Brazil Luan Lopes TMG Racing Brazil Matheus Comparatto
R2 Thailand Carl Bennett Brazil Mateus Callejas Cavaleiro Sports Brazil Mateus Callejas
R3 9 July Brazil Vinícius Tessaro Brazil Vinícius Tessaro Brazil Vinícius Tessaro Cavaleiro Sports Brazil Matheus Comparatto
3 R1 Autódromo Velo Città, Mogi Guaçu 5 August Brazil Matheus Comparatto Brazil Vinícius Tessaro Brazil Matheus Comparatto Oakberry Bassani F4 Brazil Matheus Comparatto
R2 Brazil Vinícius Tessaro Brazil Vinícius Tessaro Cavaleiro Sports Brazil Mateus Callejas
R3 6 August Brazil Matheus Comparatto Brazil Matheus Comparatto Brazil Matheus Comparatto Oakberry Bassani F4 Brazil Matheus Comparatto
4 R1 Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Goiânia 26 August Brazil Álvaro Cho[a] Brazil Vinícius Tessaro Brazil Álvaro Cho TMG Racing Brazil Matheus Comparatto
R2 Brazil Matheus Comparatto Brazil Matheus Comparatto Oakberry Bassani F4 Brazil Matheus Comparatto
R3 27 August Brazil Lucca Zucchini Brazil Vinícius Tessaro Brazil Vinícius Tessaro Cavaleiro Sports Brazil Matheus Comparatto
5 R1 Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo 4 November Brazil Cecília Rabelo Brazil Vinícius Tessaro Brazil Matheus Ferreira Oakberry Bassani F4 Brazil Alexandre Machado
R2 Brazil Alexandre Machado Brazil Alexandre Machado Oakberry Bassani F4 Brazil Alexandre Machado
R3 5 November Brazil Cecília Rabelo Brazil Matheus Ferreira Brazil Matheus Ferreira Oakberry Bassani F4 Brazil Matheus Comparatto
6 R1 Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo 16 December Brazil Luan Lopes Brazil Vinícius Tessaro Brazil Vinícius Tessaro Cavaleiro Sports Brazil Matheus Comparatto
R2 Brazil Álvaro Cho Brazil Lucca Zucchini Cavaleiro Sports Brazil Rafaela Ferreira
R3 17 December Brazil Matheus Comparatto Brazil Fernando Barrichello Brazil Matheus Comparatto Oakberry Bassani F4 Brazil Matheus Comparatto

Championship standings

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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 individual classifications were obtained by dropping two worst results from the first five rounds of the championship.

Races Position, points per race
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   FL 
Qualifying 2
25-minute races 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1
18-minute races 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1

Drivers' standings

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Pos Driver INT1 INT2 MOG GYN INT3 INT4 Pts
1 Brazil Vinícius Tessaro 1 9 1 3 7 1 7 1 6 5 3 1 2 6 11 1 Ret 5 233
2 Brazil Matheus Comparatto 4 5 4 2 5 5 1 7 1 8 1 4 Ret 4 3 6 4 1 216
3 Brazil Álvaro Cho 3 2 2 9 6 4 4 8 2 1 6 2 3 7 5 4 2 4 204
4 Brazil Luan Lopes 2 Ret 3 1 11 2 2 6 3 4 5 Ret Ret 8 4 2 7 3 180
5 Brazil Fernando Barrichello 13† 8 13 6 2 4 6 4 3 4 2 2 3 9 2 140
6 Brazil Nelson Neto 5 1 8 12 12 9 5 4 9 2 8 5 6 3 9 5 Ret 6 118
7 Brazil Lucca Zucchini 9 7 6 5 3 8 3 9 5 3 9 Ret Ret 11 6 8 1 9 107
8 Brazil João Tesser 12† 4 5 4 4 12 12 12 7 7 2 Ret 8 9 10 Ret 5 7 79
9 Brazil Mateus Callejas 7 3 10 7 1 6 8 3 10 Ret WD WD 61
10 Brazil Arthur Pavie 6 8 7 6 2 7 10 11 Ret 9 7 9 10 10 8 11† 6 10 58
11 Brazil Matheus Ferreira 1 5 1 57
12 Brazil Alexandre Machado 8 DSQ 12† 11 13 10 11 5 12 11 Ret 8 5 1 Ret 9 8 8 48
13 Brazil Rafaela Ferreira 11 6 9 10 10 11 Ret 13 11 10 10 6 9 12 7 7 3 Ret 40
14 Thailand Carl Bennett 8 9 3 9 10 8 26
15 Brazil Cecília Rabelo 10 10 11 WD WD WD 12 11 7 7 13 Ret 10 DSQ 11 16
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
† — Did not finish but classified

Rookies' championship

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Pos Driver INT1 INT2 MOG GYN INT3 INT4 Pts
1 Brazil Matheus Comparatto 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 Ret 2 1 1 2 1 355
2 Brazil Arthur Pavie 2 4 2 2 2 3 3 4 Ret 2 2 5 4 3 3 Ret 3 3 220
3 Brazil Rafaela Ferreira 6 3 3 4 4 5 Ret 5 3 3 3 2 3 4 2 2 1 Ret 195
4 Brazil Alexandre Machado 4 DSQ 6† 5 5 4 4 2 4 4 Ret 4 1 1 Ret 3 4 2 191
5 Brazil Mateus Callejas 3 1 4 3 1 2 2 1 2 Ret WD WD 143
6 Brazil Cecília Rabelo 5 5 5 WD WD WD 5 4 3 2 5 Ret 4 DSQ 4 109

Teams' championship

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

Pos Team INT1 INT2 MOG GYN INT3 INT4 Pts
1 Cavaleiro Sports 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 4 2 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 492
7 7 6 5 3 6 6 2 5 3 4 3 4 3 6 3 9 5
2 TMG Racing 2 2 2 1 4 2 2 3 2 1 2 2 3 7 4 2 2 3 450
3 4 3 4 6 4 4 6 3 4 5 6 8 8 5 4 3 4
3 Oakberry Bassani F4 4 1 4 2 2 3 1 4 1 8 1 4 1 1 1 6 4 1 405
5 5 7 6 5 5 5 5 8 9 7 8 5 4 3 9 6 8

Notes

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  1. ^ Tessaro set the best second fastest lap but received a ten place grid penalty for exceeding the penalty points limit. Cho inherited the pole position.

References

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  1. ^ "VICAR ANNOUNCES F4 BRAZILIAN CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ "F4 Brasil: Bassani Racing retorna às pistas em 2023". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 22 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e Ferrari, Luis (2023-04-21). "How Brazilian F4 looks going into its second season". Formula Scout.
  4. ^ Castro, Maria Clara (2023-04-20). "Your season guide to the 2023 Brazilian F4 championship". Feeder Series.
  5. ^ "Fefo Barrichello retorna à F4 BR em jornada dupla com F4 Espanha". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-06-28.
  6. ^ Laerte, Igor (21 January 2023). "Cecilia Rabelo is the second woman confirmed on the 2023 Brazilian F4 grid". Racers - Behind the Helmet.
  7. ^ "F4 Brasil: Bassani Racing apresenta pilotos de 2023". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-04-10.
  8. ^ "Oakberry é a patrocinadora master da Bassani Racing na F4 Brasil e equipe passa a se chamar Oakberry Bassani F4". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-04-20.
  9. ^ "F4 Brasil terá Carl Bennett no quinto carro da Bassani em SP". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-07-04.
  10. ^ "OAKBERRY Bassani F4 terá Matheus Ferreira na preliminar da F1". F4 Brazilian Championship (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-10-20.
  11. ^ Laerte, Igor (20 January 2023). "Rafaela Ferreira announced as the first female driver in the 2023 Brazilian F4 season". Racers - Behind the Helmet.
  12. ^ "Ayrton Chorne competirá junto a la Fórmula 1 en el GP de Brasil". Curva 1 KART (in Spanish). 2023-05-30.
  13. ^ "Com preliminar da Fórmula 1, BRB Fórmula 4 anuncia calendário para 2023". Vicar Presskit (in Brazilian Portuguese). 1 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Vicar define todos os calendários para 2023". Vicar Presskit (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-04-13.
  15. ^ "Interlagos receberá decisão da F4 Brasil junto com final da Stock". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-09-25.
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