Motor racing season
The 2023 F4 Spanish Championship was the eighth season of the F4 Spanish Championship . It was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel , formula racing cars regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations, based in Spain. It was the second full season in which the series is partnered with the Richard Mille Young Talent Academy.[ 1]
Icon
Legend
R
Rookie
F
Female Trophy
G
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
Eloi González was supposed to make his championship debut with Monlau Motorsport before entering the fourth round with GRS Team.[ 32]
Race calendar and results [ edit ]
The calendar was announced on 23 November 2022. The five rounds in Spain were organized by the RFEDA. The season opener at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps was held in support of the 24H GT Series and the second abroad event took place at Circuito do Estoril .[ 37]
Championship standings [ edit ]
Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in 30-minute races and for the top nine classified finishers in 25-minute races.
Races
Position, points per race
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Pole
FL
30-minute races
25
18
15
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
2
1
25-minute races
18
15
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
1
Drivers' championship[ edit ]
Pos
Driver
SPA
ARA
NAV
JER
EST
CRT
CAT
Pts
R1
R2
R3
R1
R2
R3
R1
R2
R3
R1
R2
R3
R1
R2
R3
R1
R2
R3
R1
R2
R3
1
Théophile Naël
7
3
6
5
3
1
1
1
3
1
4
1
1
1
Ret
2
1
19
3
18
2
314
2
Christian Ho
2
26
3
2
1
Ret
4
4
Ret
6
8
3
3
3
2
3
6
1
1
1
1
291
3
Valerio Rinicella
19
2
12
4
7
7
2
3
1
5
3
2
6
14
3
1
2
7
2
3
3
256
4
Enzo Deligny
22
4
16
1
2
2
Ret
2
Ret
3
2
6
2
2
1
5
4
4
4
2
DSQ
240
5
Matteo De Palo
9
7
1
7
5
3
15
Ret
6
4
7
8
7
4
9
7
3
2
6
6
4
171
6
Pedro Clerot
1
1
2
10
4
6
5
6
5
12
28
10
4
5
5
22
9
24
13
4
17
151
7
Noah Strømsted
4
6
DNS
3
6
4
3
8
2
Ret
5
9
12
6
13
20
Ret
5
5
5
8
135
8
Andrés Cárdenas
6
Ret
16
Ret
10
7
2
1
4
5
10
4
6
8
6
15
7
Ret
109
9
Keanu Al Azhari
3
Ret
4
30
8
5
6
5
4
9
13
5
14
7
19
13
7
8
10
11
6
100
10
Alex Ninovic
5
Ret
10
11
10
11
8
7
8
14
29
Ret
10
9
26
8
5
3
32†
Ret
9
54
11
Noah Lisle
6
5
Ret
13
20
Ret
8
6
7
30
24
6
9
11
11
9
30†
19
44
12
Jerónimo Berrío
8
8
5
12
25†
8
7
11
12
7
9
14
15
Ret
12
33
13
Ricardo Gracia Filho
13
11
21
14
9
9
23
9
10
11
10
Ret
9
11
15
4
10
15
7
Ret
14
25
14
Hiyu Yamakoshi
9
DNS
Ret
Ret
14
Ret
8
19
10
14
12
9
8
17
7
19
15
Juan Cota
18
18
18
24
28†
Ret
13
20
16
20
17
18
16
31
8
25
13
13
20
23
5
14
16
Valentin Kluss
Ret
8
7
8
17
Fernando Barrichello
24
24
7
31†
22
Ret
24†
29
23
Ret
22
17
Ret
21
Ret
15
20
DSQ
18
Ret
Ret
6
18
Daniel Nogales
10
20
8
Ret
27†
18
16
16
13
5
19
Jesse Carrasquedo Jr.
12
25
Ret
8
14
14
12
12
14
28†
11
12
20
Ret
14
18
31
20
27
19
25†
4
20
Alvise Rodella
20
Ret
14
23
17
10
10
17
9
Ret
15
23
19
16
18
19
25
12
19
10
16
4
21
Flavio Olivieri
Ret
22
11
22
Ret
20
Ret
24
17
Ret
24
19
24
20
17
24
Ret
Ret
Ret
8
10
3
22
Federico Al Rifai
23
9
9
28
11
23
21
21
18
18
18
16
13
12
11
27
14
14
30
20
Ret
3
23
Pablo Sarrazin
21
16
Ret
19
12
27†
9
13
19
16
12
Ret
18
18
25
Ret
16
21
11
9
Ret
3
24
Alexander Abkhazava
15
19
20
17
15
12
11
28
11
13
33†
15
Ret
22
Ret
10
17
10
22
24
Ret
2
25
Griffin Peebles
17
17
17
15
13
15
18
18
20
10
14
25
26
17
16
26
27
16
23
16
13
1
26
Daniel Maciá
11
10
Ret
WD
WD
WD
12
19
Ret
Ret
14
15
0
27
Lin Hodenius
26
24
26†
20
26
25
29†
19
11
11
15
24
17
21
30
12
Ret
DNS
0
28
Luciano Morano
16
13
15
16
19
13
14
19
21
21
32†
21
Ret
26
20
21
28
23
24
13
11
0
29
Alexander Bolduev
Ret
12
Ret
WD
WD
WD
0
30
Theodor Jensen
28
14
19
18
26†
22
DNS
15
15
15
31
20
22
13
21
16
22
29
14
12
24†
0
31
Eric Gené
25
21
13
21
18
17
19
23
Ret
22
16
22
17
23
22
23
24
Ret
17
26
23
0
32
Thomas Strauven
Ret
Ret
13
0
33
Carl Bennett
14
15
24†
20
16
19
17
22
22
26
20
Ret
27
29
Ret
0
34
Georgy Zhuravskiy
26
23
22
25
Ret
21
22
25
24
17
Ret
24
25
Ret
Ret
0
35
Kai Daryanani
19
23
28
29
25
23
29
23
22
0
36
Isaac Barashi
25
30
29
28
30
Ret
Ret
30
DSQ
25
21
22
0
37
Maximiliano Restrepo
27
27
23
27
23
25
Ret
27
DNS
27
21
Ret
23
27
Ret
28
Ret
26
29
29†
Ret
0
38
Alessandro Silvaggi
29
21
24
WD
WD
WD
0
39
Sebastian Murray
21
28
Ret
0
40
Dewey Richards
23
25
30
0
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
–
Reno Francot
11
15
17
–
–
Akshay Bohra
21
15
12
–
–
Gabriel Gomez
16
25
Ret
–
–
Gabriel Stilp
30
18
18
–
–
Filippo Fiorentino
Ret
29
25
31†
22
18
–
–
Lorenzo Castillo
24
26
26
WD
WD
WD
Ret
Ret
27
26
28
20
–
–
Luis Carlos Pérez
28
27
21
–
–
Joao Paulo Diaz Balesteiro
Ret
26
28
–
–
Eloi González
Ret
27
27
–
–
Dominique Dedecker
WD
WD
WD
–
Pos
Driver
R1
R2
R3
R1
R2
R3
R1
R2
R3
R1
R2
R3
R1
R2
R3
R1
R2
R3
R1
R2
R3
Pts
SPA
ARA
NAV
JER
EST
CRT
CAT
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 – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap † — Did not finish but classified Rookie
Two best finishers scored points for their team. Bonus points are not counted.
^ a b c Bolduev and Zhuravskiy are Russian, but they compete under a Spanish and a Kyrgyz licence respectively as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine . Abkhazava, a Russian-Georgian, competes under a Kazakh licence.
^ Naël is a French driver who competes under a Spanish licence.[ 10]
^ Rinicella finished as the first but received a 5 seconds penalty for overtaking outside the track limits. De Palo inherited the win.
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^ "Leading race team Carlin to become Rodin Carlin" . Carlin Motorsport . 25 January 2023.
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^ "Matteo De Palo joins Campos Racing's roster for 2023 F4 Spain" . Campos Racing . 7 February 2023.
^ "Enzo Deligny joins Campos Racing for F4 Spain debut" . Campos Racing . 18 January 2023.
^ "Andrés Cárdenas steps up to F4 Spain with Campos Racing" . Campos Racing . 28 January 2023.
^ "Christian Ho completes Campos Racing's driver lineup for 2023 F4 Spain season" . Campos Racing . 14 February 2023.
^ "Noah Strømsted signs up to full season of F4 Spain with Campos Racing" . Campos Racing . 7 December 2022.
^
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^ "Valerio Rinicella to continue in Spanish F4 with MP Motorsport" . MP Motorsport . 15 December 2022.
^ "Jerónimo Berrío moves to Spanish F4 with MP Motorsport" . MP Motorsport . 4 December 2022.
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^ "Eric Gené Joins Tenicar Motorsport Solutions, Following in the Footsteps of his motorsport family" . Tecnicar Motorsport Solutions . 27 March 2023.
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^ a b Wood, Ida (12 December 2022). "Former F1 driver Sergey Sirotkin sends two of his students to Spanish F4" . Formula Scout .
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^ "Carl Bennett joins GRS Team for the upcoming F4 Spanish Championship season" . GRS Team . 21 February 2023.
^ "Dani Maciá to race in Formula 4 Spanish Championship season opener with GRS Team" . GRS Team . 3 May 2023.
^ a b "Isaac Barashi joins GRS Team for the remainder of F4 Spanish season" . GRS Team . 18 September 2023.
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^ "Cram doubles with Silvaggi in the Spanish F4" . Cram Motorsport . 28 April 2023.
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