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2022 F4 British Championship

The 2022 RoKit F4 British Championship was a multi-event, Formula 4 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across United Kingdom. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Formula 4 cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. This, the eighth season, following on from the British Formula Ford Championship, was the eighth year that the cars conform to the FIA's Formula 4 regulations.[1] Part of the TOCA tour, it forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.

The season commenced on 23 April at Donington Park and concluded on 9 October at Brands Hatch, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after thirty races held at ten meetings, all in the support of the 2022 British Touring Car Championship.

This was the first season of the championship using the combination of Tatuus chassis and the engines supplied by Abarth.[2]

Teams and drivers edit

All teams were British-registered. Seven teams were chosen initially to compete in the series.[3]

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds
Virtuosi Racing 2   Michael Shin[4] All
3   Edward Pearson[5] All
Hitech Grand Prix 4   Oliver Stewart[6] R All
5   Daniel Mavlyutov[a][8] R All
16   Eduardo Coseteng[8] All
22   Alex Dunne[9] 1–9
Chris Dittmann Racing 8   Jaden Pariat R 9–10
29   Joel Pearson[10] 1–5
55   Divy Nandan[11] 7–8
78   Jack Sherwood[12] 7–10
Fortec Motorsports 9   Marcos Flack[13] 9–10
18   James Higgins[14] 9–10
Carlin 11   Louis Sharp[15] 2–10
31   Ugo Ugochukwu[16] R All
63   Oliver Gray[17] All
JHR Developments 14   Noah Lisle[18] R All
23   Georgi Dimitrov[b][19] All
84   Joseph Loake[20] All
Phinsys by Argenti 26   Isaac Barashi[c][21] R 9–10
49   Daniel Guinchard[22] R All
57   Aiden Neate[23] All
88   Adam Fitzgerald[24] R All
Icon Class
R Rookie

Race calendar edit

All races were held in the United Kingdom. All rounds supported 2022 British Touring Car Championship. The provisional calendar was announced by BTCC on 30 June 2021 and Motorsport UK, the new organiser of the Formula 4 series, confirmed its presence alongside on 24 September 2021.[25][26]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Rookie winner
1 R1 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire) 		23 April   Ugo Ugochukwu   Ugo Ugochukwu   Alex Dunne Hitech Grand Prix   Ugo Ugochukwu
R2 24 April   Michael Shin   Georgi Dimitrov JHR Developments   Daniel Guinchard
R3   Alex Dunne   Alex Dunne   Alex Dunne Hitech Grand Prix   Ugo Ugochukwu
2 R4 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent) 		14 May   Alex Dunne   Alex Dunne   Alex Dunne Hitech Grand Prix   Ugo Ugochukwu
R5   Oliver Stewart   Michael Shin Virtuosi Racing   Ugo Ugochukwu
R6 15 May   Alex Dunne   Eduardo Coseteng   Ugo Ugochukwu Carlin   Ugo Ugochukwu
3 R7 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire) 		28 May   Alex Dunne   Ugo Ugochukwu   Alex Dunne Hitech Grand Prix   Ugo Ugochukwu
R8 29 May   Aiden Neate   Aiden Neate Phinsys by Argenti   Daniel Guinchard
R9   Alex Dunne   Alex Dunne   Alex Dunne Hitech Grand Prix   Ugo Ugochukwu
4 R10 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire) 		11 June   Alex Dunne   Alex Dunne   Alex Dunne Hitech Grand Prix   Daniel Guinchard
R11 12 June   Alex Dunne   Daniel Guinchard Phinsys by Argenti   Daniel Guinchard
R12   Alex Dunne   Alex Dunne   Louis Sharp Carlin   Daniel Guinchard
5 R13 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire) 		25 June   Aiden Neate   Ugo Ugochukwu   Aiden Neate Phinsys by Argenti   Ugo Ugochukwu
R14   Alex Dunne   Alex Dunne Hitech Grand Prix   Noah Lisle
R15 26 June   Aiden Neate   Louis Sharp   Oliver Gray Carlin   Oliver Stewart
6 R16 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife) 		30 July   Ugo Ugochukwu   Alex Dunne   Joseph Loake JHR Developments   Oliver Stewart
R17 31 July   Eduardo Coseteng   Georgi Dimitrov JHR Developments   Daniel Guinchard
R18   Ugo Ugochukwu   Ugo Ugochukwu   Ugo Ugochukwu Carlin   Ugo Ugochukwu
7 R19 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk) 		13 August   Alex Dunne   Alex Dunne   Alex Dunne Hitech Grand Prix   Daniel Guinchard
R20   Ugo Ugochukwu   Joseph Loake JHR Developments   Ugo Ugochukwu
R21 14 August   Alex Dunne   Alex Dunne   Alex Dunne Hitech Grand Prix   Oliver Stewart
8 R22 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire) 		27 August   Alex Dunne   Ugo Ugochukwu   Alex Dunne Hitech Grand Prix   Ugo Ugochukwu
R23   Alex Dunne   Oliver Stewart Hitech Grand Prix   Oliver Stewart
R24 28 August   Alex Dunne   Ugo Ugochukwu   Alex Dunne Hitech Grand Prix   Ugo Ugochukwu
9 R25 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire) 		24 September   Oliver Gray   Joseph Loake   Louis Sharp Carlin   Daniel Guinchard
R26 25 September   Ugo Ugochukwu   Georgi Dimitrov JHR Developments   Ugo Ugochukwu
R27   Oliver Gray   Joseph Loake   Oliver Gray Carlin   Ugo Ugochukwu
10 R28 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) 		8 October   Joseph Loake   Joseph Loake   Joseph Loake JHR Developments   Daniel Guinchard
R29 9 October   Eduardo Coseteng   Eduardo Coseteng Hitech Grand Prix   Ugo Ugochukwu
R30   Joseph Loake   Joseph Loake   Joseph Loake JHR Developments   Ugo Ugochukwu

Championship standings edit

Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in races 1 and 3 and for the top eight classified finishers in race 2. Race two, which had its grid formed by reversing the order of the ten best drivers from the qualifying session, awarded extra points for positions gained from the drivers' respective starting positions.[27] Bonus points counted towards only the drivers' standings.

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

Drivers' Standings edit

Pos Driver DON BHI THR1 OUL CRO KNO SNE THR2 SIL BHGP Pen. Pts
1   Alex Dunne 1 27 1 1 14 14 1 55 1 1 91 3 7 11 3 2 44 14 1 64 1 1 10 1 3 11 3 412
2   Oliver Gray 2 Ret 3 3 23 2 3 44 Ret 6 42 6 3 35 1 3 52 2 3 7 2 Ret 67 12 4 10 1 2 Ret 3 3 343
3   Ugo Ugochukwu 3 91 5 4 43 1 2 63 2 Ret 31 10 2 13† 13† 11 82 1 15 22 6 2 9 2 Ret 23 6 4 5 6 290
4   Louis Sharp 10 6 3 13 9 3 2 25 1 4 6 2 4 6 4 7 4 17 3 71 3 1 33 Ret Ret 31 2 272
5   Joseph Loake 5 3 9 2 51 10 4 8 Ret 7 Ret 9 8 22 Ret 1 10 3 5 12 8 6 41 4 Ret 52 2 1 73 1 271
6   Aiden Neate 4 Ret 2 12 10 5 14 15 4 3 11 5 1 46 11 6 32 5 12 9 14 4 8 6 Ret 45 4 6 6 4 3 234
7   Eduardo Coseteng 8 51 4 NC 31 13 6 Ret 12 10 510 7 6 7 6 5 22 6 4 8 4 Ret 21 Ret 7 6 5 15 11 7 198
8   Georgi Dimitrov 9 1 6 6 71 11 5 7 11 4 63 2 10 Ret 5 8 11 9 2 10 3 11 Ret 7 5 11 Ret 7 4 11 197
9   Daniel Guinchard 7 6 10 11 9 7 7 2 5 5 14 4 5 9 14† 15† 74 10 6 32 13 5 31 5 2 14 7 3 8 13 3 191
10   Oliver Stewart 12 103 11 8 83 8 12 141 9 8 75 14† 9 14† 4 7 9 7 8 5 5 7 1 9 9 Ret 8 11 123 12 108
11   Michael Shin 13 4 8 5 1 6 9 13 Ret 9 15 12 12 Ret 8 13 14 8 13 121 7 10 12 13 10 Ret 14 8 2 8 87
12   Edward Pearson 6 7 7 7 111 9 8 Ret 6 12 83 Ret 14 85 10 9 122 11 9 141 10 8 11 10 16 Ret Ret 5 10 5 81
13   Noah Lisle 10 111 12 9 Ret Ret 11 3 10 11 12 8 13 57 9 10 13 15 11 13 11 12 Ret Ret 6 Ret 11 9 11 9 47
14   Adam Fitzgerald 11 122 15 13 121 12 10 113 8 14 10 11 11 11 7 12 11 12 10 17 12 9 5 8 12 132 10 10 93 16 37
15   Daniel Mavlyutov 15 132 14 15 132 15 16 124 13 15 133 13 16 124 12† 14 15 13 16 151 15 15 143 14 15 910 17† 16 153 18 32
16   Joel Pearson 14 83 13 14 Ret 4 15 103 7 13 14 15 15 105 Ret 30
17   Isaac Barashi 13 812 16 17 163 17 16
18   Jack Sherwood 14 113 9 13 132 11 8 152 12 13 14 10 14
19   Jaden Pariat 11 711 15 18 17 15 13
20   Marcos Flack 17 122 9 14 Ret Ret 4
21   Divy Nandan 17 161 16 14 151 15 2
22   James Higgins 14 16 13 12 13 14 0
Pos Driver DON BHI THR1 OUL CRO KNO SNE THR2 SIL BHGP Pen. Pts
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
x – Positions Gained

Rookie Cup edit

Pos Driver DON BHI THR1 OUL CRO KNO SNE THR2 SIL BHGP Pen. Pts
1   Ugo Ugochukwu 3 9 5 4 4 1 2 6 2 Ret 3 10 2 13† 13† 11 8 1 15 2 6 2 9 2 Ret 2 6 4 5 6 506
2   Daniel Guinchard 7 6 10 11 9 7 7 2 5 5 1 4 5 9 14† 15† 7 10 6 3 13 5 3 5 2 14 7 3 8 13 3 471
3   Oliver Stewart 12 10 11 8 8 8 12 14 9 8 7 14† 9 14† 4 7 9 7 8 5 5 7 1 9 9 Ret 8 11 12 12 395
4   Adam Fitzgerald 11 12 15 13 12 12 10 11 8 14 10 11 11 11 7 12 11 12 10 17 12 9 5 8 12 13 10 10 9 16 324
5   Noah Lisle 10 11 12 9 Ret Ret 11 3 10 11 12 8 13 5 9 10 13 15 11 13 11 12 Ret Ret 6 Ret 11 9 11 9 309
6   Daniel Mavlyutov 15 13 14 15 13 15 16 12 13 15 13 14 16 12 12† 14 15 13 16 15 15 15 14 14 15 9 17 16 15 18 224
7   Jaden Pariat 11 7 15 18 17 15 47
8   Isaac Barashi 13 8 16 17 16 17 38
Pos Driver DON BHI THR1 OUL CRO KNO SNE THR2 SIL BHGP Pen. Pts

Teams Cup edit

Pos Team Pts
1 Carlin 789
2 Hitech Grand Prix 636
3 JHR Developments 506
4 Phinsys by Argenti 438
5 Virtuosi Racing 187
6 Chris Dittmann Racing 39
7 Fortec Motorsports 5

Notes edit

  1. ^ Mavlyutov is a Turkish-Russian driver competing under a British licence.[7]
  2. ^ Dimitrov is a British-Bulgarian driver competing under a Bulgarian licence.
  3. ^ Barashi is a British-Israeli-Portuguese driver competing under an Israeli licence.

References edit

  1. ^ "FORMULA FORD ECOBOOST ADOPTS FIA FORMULA 4 REGULATIONS FOR 2015". British Formula Ford. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Motorsport UK announces chassis and engine supply package for F4 British Championship from 2022". Motorsport UK. 14 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-14.
  3. ^ "First seven teams confirmed for new British Formula 4 in 2022". Motorsport UK. 1 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-01.
  4. ^ "Virtuosi Racing unveil Michael Shin as second ROKiT British F4 entry". F4 British Championship. 9 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Virtuosi Racing confirm Edward Pearson as first ROKiT British F4 entry". January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  6. ^ "Oliver Stewart steps up to British F4 with Hitech GP". Hitech Grand Prix. 23 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-02-23.
  7. ^ "Mavlyutov gets all clear to compete". Motorsport News. 2022-04-14. Retrieved 2022-09-03 – via PressReader.
  8. ^ a b "Hitech GP kick off 2022 signings with Eduardo Coseteng and Daniel Mavlyutov". F4 Championship. 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  9. ^ Wood, Ida (20 April 2022). "Alex Dunne joins Hitech GP's line-up for British F4 opener". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2022-04-20.
  10. ^ "Chris Dittmann Racing set for F4 British Championship debut with Joel Pearson". Chris Dittmann Racing. 5 April 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-04-05.
  11. ^ "India's Divy Nandan to race for Chris Dittmann Racing in British F4". Formula Scout. August 10, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  12. ^ "GB4 winner Sherwood to debut in British F4 with Chris Dittmann Racing". Formula Scout. August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  13. ^ "Marcos Flack adds sixth racing programme of year with British F4 return". Formula Scout. 20 September 2022.
  14. ^ "Fortec returns to British F4 with rookie Higgins". Formula Scout. 16 September 2022.
  15. ^ "14-year-old Christchurch teen signs with Carlin for British Formula Four championship". Newstalk ZB. 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-03-03.
  16. ^ "UGO UGOCHUKWU JOINS CARLIN FOR 2022 F4 BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP". Carlin Motorsport. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  17. ^ "Welcoming Ollie Gray to the Williams Racing Driver Academy". www.williamsf1.com. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  18. ^ "Noah Lisle chooses reigning champions JHR Developments for single-seater switch". F4 British Championship. 28 March 2022.
  19. ^ "JHR Developments adds to 2022 F4 British line up with race winner Georgi Dimitrov". JHR Developments. 29 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-03-29.
  20. ^ Wood, Ida (30 March 2022). "JHR Developments retains Joseph Loake for British F4 title attack". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2022-03-30.
  21. ^ "Phinsys by Argenti add Isaac Barashi to ROKiT British F4 driver line-up". September 21, 2022.
  22. ^ "British Karting champion Daniel Guinchard unveiled at Argenti for 2022". January 1, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  23. ^ Meadows, Michael (21 December 2021). "Argenti retain Neate for 2022". Argenti Motorsport. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  24. ^ Meadows, Michael (3 March 2022). "Argenti Motorsport sign Adam Fitzgerald for 2022 British F4 season". Argenti Motorsport.
  25. ^ "2022 BTCC CALENDAR ANNOUNCED". BTCC. 30 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-06-30.
  26. ^ "Motorsport UK launches tender process for a local organiser for the British F4 Certified by FIA Championship". Motorsport UK. 24 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-09-30.
  27. ^ "Changes made to ROKiT British F4 reverse grid format for the 2022 season". F4 British Championship. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.

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