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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

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Team No. Driver Class Rounds
  SMP Racing by Euronova[1] 2   Ivan Matveev[1] All
  Euronova Racing by Fortec 3   Ukyo Sasahara[2] 1
  Andrea Fontana[3] 2–7
4   Leonardo Pulcini[3] 1–5
5   Shinji Sawada[4] 7
85   Sennan Fielding[5] T 6–7
  DAV Racing[6] 4   Leonardo Pulcini 6–7
24   Gustavo Bandeira[7] 1–4
  Jenzer Motorsport[6] 7   Alain Valente[8] All
8   Lucas Mauron[8] All
9   Nico Rindlisbacher[8] All
86   Ali Al-Khalifa[8] T All
  Malta Formula Racing[6] 10   Zackary Dante[9] 1–5
82   Keith Camilleri[9] T 1–3, 5, 7
  Antonelli Motorsport[6] 12   Andrea Russo[10] 5–7
27   Matteo Cairoli[9] 1–2
28   João Vieira[9] All
29   Jonathan Giudice[9] 1–4
44   Matteo Desideri[11] 4–7
  F & M[12] 15   Mahaveer Raghunathan[12] 2–7
21   Mattia Drudi[12] 2–7
23   Giovanni Altoè[12] 2–5
  Diegi Motorsport[6] 12   Andrea Russo[9] 1–4
29   Jonathan Giudice[10] 6–7
  Cram Motorsport[6] 16   Max Defourny[9] 1
19   Edi Haxhiu[9] All
21   Mattia Drudi[9] 1
23   Giovanni Altoè[9] 1
26   Robert Shwartzman[13] 6–7
  Prema Powerteam[6] 18   Lance Stroll[9] All
22   Takashi Kasai[14] 1–6
81   Brandon Maïsano[9] T All
  Israel F4[9] 55   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

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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   Lance Stroll   Lance Stroll   Lance Stroll   Prema Powerteam   Brandon Maïsano
R2   Lance Stroll   Ukyo Sasahara   Euronova Racing by Fortec   Brandon Maïsano
R3   Lance Stroll   Andrea Russo   Andrea Russo   Diegi Motorsport   Brandon Maïsano
2 R1 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 28 June   Lance Stroll   Lance Stroll[N 1]   Lance Stroll   Prema Powerteam   Brandon Maïsano
R2 29 June   Lance Stroll   Mattia Drudi   F & M   Brandon Maïsano
R3   Lance Stroll   Mattia Drudi   Lance Stroll   Prema Powerteam   Brandon Maïsano
3 R1 Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero 12 July   Brandon Maïsano   Lance Stroll[N 1]   Brandon Maïsano   Prema Powerteam   Brandon Maïsano
R2 13 July   Lance Stroll[N 1]   Lance Stroll   Prema Powerteam   Brandon Maïsano
R3   Brandon Maïsano   Lance Stroll[N 1]   Brandon Maïsano   Prema Powerteam   Brandon Maïsano
4 R1 Autodromo dell'Umbria, Magione 3 August   Lance Stroll   Lance Stroll   Lance Stroll   Prema Powerteam   Brandon Maïsano
R2   Andrea Fontana   Andrea Fontana   Euronova Racing by Fortec   Ali Al-Khalifa
R3   Brandon Maïsano   Lance Stroll   Brandon Maïsano   Prema Powerteam   Brandon Maïsano
5 R1 Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma 13 September   Brandon Maïsano   Lance Stroll   Brandon Maïsano   Prema Powerteam   Brandon Maïsano
R2 14 September   Lance Stroll   Lance Stroll   Prema Powerteam   Brandon Maïsano
R3   Brandon Maïsano   Mattia Drudi   Lance Stroll   Prema Powerteam   Brandon Maïsano
6 R1 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza 27 September   Mattia Drudi   Lucas Mauron[N 1]   Mattia Drudi   F & M   Sennan Fielding
R2 28 September   Mattia Drudi[N 2]   Mattia Drudi   F & M   Sennan Fielding
R3   Brandon Maïsano   Mattia Drudi   Mattia Drudi   F & M   Brandon Maïsano
7 R1 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 11 October   Brandon Maïsano   Mattia Drudi[N 1]   Brandon Maïsano   Prema Powerteam   Brandon Maïsano
R2   João Vieira   Sennan Fielding   Euronova Racing by Fortec   Sennan Fielding
R3 12 October   Brandon Maïsano   João Vieira[N 1]   Brandon Maïsano   Prema Powerteam   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

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Points were awarded as follows:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 FT 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

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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   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   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   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   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   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   Andrea Fontana 11 9 11 17 9 5 10 1 6 8 2 10 7 13 17 2 4 7 116
7   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   Takashi Kasai 12 6 5 9 7 Ret 10 4 19 12 6 8 3 10 4 Ret DNS DNS 83
9   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   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   Matteo Desideri 9 3 Ret Ret 11 12 9 Ret 6 3 Ret Ret 48
12   Mahaveer Raghunathan 14 17 8 19 13 8 20 18 19 14 12 15 11 6 12 6 6 6 45
13   Matteo Cairoli 4 Ret DNS 21 16 3 33
14   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   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   Robert Shwartzman Ret 5 7 8 11 8 26
17   Ukyo Sasahara 5 1 Ret 25
18   Gustavo Bandeira 9 13 Ret 10 8 15 8 7 9 14 11 Ret 24
19   Zackary Dante 21 18 14 7 Ret Ret 13 19 10 16 15 12 16 15 17 12
20   Max Defourny 11 7 9 9
21   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   Shinji Sawada 11 16 10 2
23   Jonathan Giudice 20 17 Ret 20 15 Ret Ret Ret 20 17 16 16 14 10 16 12 15 Ret 1
24   Giovanni Altoè 19 19 16 19 13 Ret 18 18 16 Ret 13 11 Ret Ret 14 1
Italian F4 Trophy
1   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   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   Keith Camilleri 18 12 13 5 Ret DSQ 9 17 Ret 10 13 11 17 13 11 177
4   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

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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   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   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   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   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   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   Diegi Motorsport 3 3 1 4 10 Ret 6 2 2 7 2 5 14 10 16 12 15 Ret 148
7   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   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   DAV Racing 9 13 Ret 10 8 15 8 7 9 14 11 Ret Ret Ret 9 4 17 3 53
10   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 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

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Teams and drivers

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

Race calendar and results

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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   Ralf Aron   João Vieira   Ralf Aron   Prema Powerteam
R2   Ralf Aron   Ralf Aron   João Vieira   Antonelli Motorsport

Results

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

References

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  1. ^ a b Khorounzhiy, Valentin (13 February 2014). "Matveev and Zabolotnyaya join SMP by Euronova in Italian F4". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Sasahara steps in for indisposed Fontana". Euronova Racing. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Euronova confirm all-Italian line-up for Formula 4 Championship". Euronova Racing. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Euronova ad Imola con quattro vetture" [Four cars for Euronova at Imola]. ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 4 October 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Fielding to make Italian Formula 4 debutp". Euronova Racing. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Otto team hanno confermato la presenza" [Eight teams confirmed their presence]. ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 10 April 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Bandeira in F4 con DAV Racing" [Bandeiar in F4 with DAV Racing]. ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 15 May 2014. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  8. ^ a b c d Banerjee, Aditya (17 May 2014). "Jenzer announce four-car lineup for inaugural Italian F4 season". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Entry List" (PDF). Italian F4 Championship. ACI Sport. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
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  11. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Italian F4 Championship. ACI Sport. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  12. ^ a b c d "Entry List" (PDF). Italian F4 Championship. ACI Sport. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  13. ^ "TUTTI IN CORSA PER LA CLASSIFICA FINALE". Italian F4 Championship (in Italian). ACI Sport Italia. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  14. ^ Banerjee, Aditya (17 May 2014). "Takashi Kasai confirms Prema deal for Italian F4". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  15. ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (13 February 2014). "Matveev and Zabolotnyaya join SMP by Euronova in Italian F4". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  16. ^ "Aggiornato il calendario F4". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 8 February 2014. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  17. ^ a b Caruccio, Antonio (12 November 2014). "WS ad Adria: vittorie per Vieira e Aron" [WS Adria: victories for Vieira and Aron]. ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
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