2014 Italian F4 Championship

Motorsport season February 2023 Italian F4 Championship 2014 2013(Formula Abarth) 2013 Formula Abarth season 2015 Italian F4 Championship Drivers' Champion: Lance StrollF4 Trophy: Brandon MaïsanoTeams' Champion: Prema Powerteam 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 Team No. Car number Driver Class Rounds RUS SMP Racing by Euronovahttp://www.paddockscout.com/matveev-and-zabolotnyaya-join-smp-by-euronova-in-italian-f4/ Matveev and Zabolotnyaya join SMP by Euronova in Italian F4 Khorounzhiy Valentin 13 February 2014 Paddock Scout 19 February 2014 2 RUS Ivan Matveev All ITA Euronova Racing by Fortec 3 JPN Ukyo Sasaharahttp://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=40a845ec899ee021c2749d9fa&id=9fe2649d33 Sasahara steps in for indisposed Fontana Euronova Racing 6 June 2014 6 June 2014 1 ITA Andrea Fontanahttp://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=40a845ec899ee021c2749d9fa&id=03534346d0 Euronova confirm all-Italian line-up for Formula 4 Championship Euronova Racing 3 June 2014 3 June 2014 2–7 4 ITA Leonardo Pulcini 1–5 5 JPN Shinji Sawadahttp://www.italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=48451&cat=79 Euronova ad Imola con quattro vetture 4 October 2014 ItaliaRacing.net Inpagina Italian 4 October 2014 Four cars for Euronova at Imola https://web.archive.org/web/20141006120518/http://www.italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=48451&cat=79 6 October 2014 dead dmy-all 7 85 GBR Sennan Fieldinghttp://us7.campaign-archive2.com/?u=40a845ec899ee021c2749d9fa&id=c5e4f4a2a5 Fielding to make Italian Formula 4 debutp Euronova Racing 22 September 2014 22 September 2014 Trophy 6–7 ITA DAV Racing 4 ITA Leonardo Pulcini 6–7 24 BRA Gustavo Bandeirahttp://www.italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=44689&cat=79 Bandeira in F4 con DAV Racing 15 May 2014 ItaliaRacing.net Inpagina Italian 16 May 2014 Bandeiar in F4 with DAV Racing https://web.archive.org/web/20140517132452/http://www.italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=44689&cat=79 17 May 2014 dead dmy-all 1–4 CHE Jenzer Motorsporthttp://italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=44205&cat=79 Otto team hanno confermato la presenza 10 April 2014 ItaliaRacing.net Inpagina Italian 10 April 2014 Eight teams confirmed their presence https://web.archive.org/web/20140413124941/http://italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=44205&cat=79 2014-04-13 dead 7 CHE Alain Valentehttp://www.paddockscout.com/jenzer-announce-four-car-lineup-for-inaugural-italian-f4-season/ Jenzer announce four-car lineup for inaugural Italian F4 season Banerjee Aditya Paddock Scout 17 May 2014 17 May 2014 All 8 CHE Lucas Mauron All 9 CHE Nico Rindlisbacher All 86 Raced under number 6 in the first round BHR Ali Al-Khalifa Trophy All MLT Malta Formula Racing 10 USA Zackary Dantehttp://www.f4championship.com/campionati/2014/entrylist/Round1/entrylist.pdf Entry List 5 June 2014 Italian F4 Championship ACI Sport 5 June 2014 1–5 82 Raced under number 11 in the first round MLT Keith Camilleri Trophy 1–3, 5, 7 ITA Antonelli Motorsport 12 ITA Andrea Russohttp://www.acisportitalia.it/public/2014/pdf/Informazioni/F4/2014_935Imola//2014_935Imola_Italian%20F.4%20Championship%20powered%20by%20Abarth_Elenco_iscritti.pdf Entry List 10 October 2014 Italian F4 Championship ACI Sport 10 October 2014 5–7 27 ITA Matteo Cairoli 1–2 28 BRA João Vieira All 29 CHE Jonathan Giudice 1–4 44 ITA Matteo Desiderihttp://www.acisportitalia.it/public/2014/pdf/Informazioni/F4/2014_914Magione//2014_914Magione_Italian%20F.4%20Championship%20powered%20by%20Abarth_Elenco_iscritti.pdf Entry List 2 August 2014 Italian F4 Championship ACI Sport 2 August 2014 4–7 ITA F & Mhttp://www.acisportitalia.it/public/2014/pdf/Informazioni/F4/2014_908Imola//2014_908Imola_Italian%20F.4%20Championship%20powered%20by%20Abarth_Elenco_iscritti.pdf Entry List 1 June 2014 Italian F4 Championship ACI Sport 27 June 2014 15 IND Mahaveer Raghunathan 2–7 21 ITA Mattia Drudi 2–7 23 ITA Giovanni Altoè 2–5 ITA Diegi Motorsport 12 ITA Andrea Russo 1–4 29 CHE Jonathan Giudice 6–7 ITA Cram Motorsport 16 BEL Max Defourny 1 19 CHE Edi Haxhiu All 21 ITA Mattia Drudi 1 23 ITA Giovanni Altoè 1 26 RUS Robert Shwartzmanhttp://www.f4championship.com/news.asp?id=173&m=2 TUTTI IN CORSA PER LA CLASSIFICA FINALE 23 September 2014 Italian F4 Championship ACI Sport Italia Italian 24 September 2014 6–7 ITA Prema Powerteam 18 CAN Lance Stroll All 22 JPN Takashi Kasaihttp://www.paddockscout.com/prema-sign-takashi-kasai-for-2014-italian-f4-season/ Takashi Kasai confirms Prema deal for Italian F4 Banerjee Aditya Paddock Scout 17 May 2014 17 May 2014 1–6 81 FRA Brandon Maïsano Trophy All ISR Israel F4 55 ISR Bar Baruch All Icon Meaning Trophy Trophy class Aleksandra Zabolotnyaya was scheduled to compete for SMP Racing by Euronova, but did not appear at any rounds.https://www.paddockscout.com/matveev-and-zabolotnyaya-join-smp-by-euronova-in-italian-f4 Matveev and Zabolotnyaya join SMP by Euronova in Italian F4 Paddock Scout Khorounzhiy Valentin 2014-02-13 2023-02-09 Race calendar and results The calendar was published on 8 February 2014.http://italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=43354&cat=79 Aggiornato il calendario F4 8 February 2014 ItaliaRacing.net Inpagina Italian 19 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140224004403/http://italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=43354&cat=79 24 February 2014 dead dmy-all 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 Winner of the Trophy Class 1 R Race number1 Adria International Raceway, Adria 8 June CAN Lance Stroll CAN Lance Stroll CAN Lance Stroll ITA Prema Powerteam FRA Brandon Maïsano R2 CAN Lance Stroll JPN Ukyo Sasahara ITA Euronova Racing by Fortec FRA Brandon Maïsano R3 CAN Lance Stroll ITA Andrea Russo ITA Andrea Russo ITA Diegi Motorsport FRA Brandon Maïsano 2 R1 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 28 June CAN Lance Stroll CAN Lance StrollFastest lap recorded by Brandon Maïsano, but he was ineligible to score the fastest lap point. CAN Lance Stroll ITA Prema Powerteam FRA Brandon Maïsano R2 29 June CAN Lance Stroll ITA Mattia Drudi ITA F & M FRA Brandon Maïsano R3 CAN Lance Stroll ITA Mattia Drudi CAN Lance Stroll ITA Prema Powerteam FRA Brandon Maïsano 3 R1 Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero 12 July FRA Brandon Maïsano CAN Lance Stroll FRA Brandon Maïsano ITA Prema Powerteam FRA Brandon Maïsano R2 13 July CAN Lance Stroll CAN Lance Stroll ITA Prema Powerteam FRA Brandon Maïsano R3 FRA Brandon Maïsano CAN Lance Stroll FRA Brandon Maïsano ITA Prema Powerteam FRA Brandon Maïsano 4 R1 Autodromo dell'Umbria, Magione 3 August CAN Lance Stroll CAN Lance Stroll CAN Lance Stroll ITA Prema Powerteam FRA Brandon Maïsano R2 ITA Andrea Fontana ITA Andrea Fontana ITA Euronova Racing by Fortec BHR Ali Al-Khalifa R3 FRA Brandon Maïsano CAN Lance Stroll FRA Brandon Maïsano ITA Prema Powerteam FRA Brandon Maïsano 5 R1 Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma 13 September FRA Brandon Maïsano CAN Lance Stroll FRA Brandon Maïsano ITA Prema Powerteam FRA Brandon Maïsano R2 14 September CAN Lance Stroll CAN Lance Stroll ITA Prema Powerteam FRA Brandon Maïsano R3 FRA Brandon Maïsano ITA Mattia Drudi CAN Lance Stroll ITA Prema Powerteam FRA Brandon Maïsano 6 R1 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza 27 September ITA Mattia Drudi CHE Lucas Mauron ITA Mattia Drudi ITA F & M GBR Sennan Fielding R2 28 September ITA Mattia DrudiFastest lap recorded by Sennan Fielding, but he was ineligible to score the fastest lap point. ITA Mattia Drudi ITA F & M GBR Sennan Fielding R3 FRA Brandon Maïsano ITA Mattia Drudi ITA Mattia Drudi ITA F & M FRA Brandon Maïsano 7 R1 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 11 October FRA Brandon Maïsano ITA Mattia Drudi FRA Brandon Maïsano ITA Prema Powerteam FRA Brandon Maïsano R2 BRA João Vieira GBR Sennan Fielding ITA Euronova Racing by Fortec GBR Sennan Fielding R3 12 October FRA Brandon Maïsano BRA João Vieira FRA Brandon Maïsano ITA Prema Powerteam FRA Brandon Maïsano Notes "N" Championship standings Points were awarded as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 FT Fastest time in both qualifying sessions FL Race 1 & 3 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 5 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 Pos Driver ADR IMO MUG MGI VLL 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 CAN 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 ITA 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 ITA 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 ITA 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 CHE 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 ITA Andrea Fontana 11 9 11 17 9 5 10 1 6 8 2 10 7 13 17 2 4 7 116 7 BRA 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 JPN Takashi Kasai 12 6 5 9 7 Ret 10 4 19 12 6 8 3 10 4 Ret DNS DNS 83 9 RUS 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 CHE 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 ITA Matteo Desideri 9 3 Ret Ret 11 12 9 Ret 6 3 Ret Ret 48 12 IND Mahaveer Raghunathan 14 17 8 19 13 8 20 18 19 14 12 15 11 6 12 6 6 6 45 13 ITA Matteo Cairoli 4 Ret DNS 21 16 3 33 14 CHE 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 ISR 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 RUS Robert Shwartzman Ret 5 7 8 11 8 26 17 JPN Ukyo Sasahara 5 1 Ret 25 18 BRA Gustavo Bandeira 9 13 Ret 10 8 15 8 7 9 14 11 Ret 24 19 USA Zackary Dante 21 18 14 7 Ret Ret 13 19 10 16 15 12 16 15 17 12 20 BEL Max Defourny 11 7 9 9 21 CHE 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 JPN Shinji Sawada 11 16 10 2 23 CHE Jonathan Giudice 20 17 Ret 20 15 Ret Ret Ret 20 17 16 16 14 10 16 12 15 Ret 1 24 ITA Giovanni Altoè 19 19 16 19 13 Ret 18 18 16 Ret 13 11 Ret Ret 14 1 Italian F4 Trophy 1 FRA 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 BHR 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 MLT Keith Camilleri 18 12 13 5 Ret DSQ 9 17 Ret 10 13 11 17 13 11 177 4 GBR 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 MGI VLL MNZ IMOBold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap Teams' standings 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 ITA 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 ITA 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 ITA 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 CHE 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 ITA 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 ITA Diegi Motorsport 3 3 1 4 10 Ret 6 2 2 7 2 5 14 10 16 12 15 Ret 148 7 RUS 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 ITA 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 ITA DAV Racing 9 13 Ret 10 8 15 8 7 9 14 11 Ret Ret Ret 9 4 17 3 53 10 ISR 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 MLT 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 Teams and drivers Team Driverhttp://italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=48904&cat=79 WS ad Adria: vittorie per Vieira e Aron 12 November 2014 ItaliaRacing.net Inpagina Italian 12 November 2014 WS Adria: victories for Vieira and Aron Antonio Caruccio https://web.archive.org/web/20141112213929/http://italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=48904&cat=79 12 November 2014 dead dmy-all ITA Adria Motorsport ITA Giovanni Altoè VEN Jonathan Cecotto ITA Gianluca Gabbiani ITA Antonelli Motorsport BRA João Vieira ITA Matteo Desideri ITA Diegi Motorsport DNK Jan Dalgård Jønck ISR Israel F4 ISR Bar Baruch DEU Luis-Enrique Breuer ITA Prema Powerteam EST Ralf Aron CHN Guanyu Zhou Race calendar and results All races were held at Adria International Raceway in Italy. Race Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team R1 Adria International Raceway, Adria 2 November EST Ralf Aron BRA João Vieira EST Ralf Aron ITA Prema Powerteam R2 EST Ralf Aron EST Ralf Aron BRA João Vieira ITA Antonelli Motorsport Results Driver ADR R1 R2 EST Ralf Aron 1 2 BRA João Vieira 2 1 CHN Guanyu Zhou 3 3 ITA Matteo Desideri 4 5 DNK Jan Dalgård Jønck 6 4 DEU Luis-Enrique Breuer 5 6 ISR Bar Baruch 7 7 VEN Jonathan Cecotto 8 8 ITA Gianluca Gabbiani 10 9 ITA Giovanni Altoè 9 10 References 30em External links http://www.acisportitalia.it/F4/ Category:Italian F4 Championship seasons F4 Championship Italian F4