2023 Formula 4 CEZ Championship

The 2023 Formula 4 CEZ Championship, known as 2023 ACCR Czech Formula prior to the FIA certification in May, was the first season of the Formula 4 CEZ Championship, a motor racing series for the Central Europe regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations, and organised and promoted by the Automobile Club of the Czech Republic (ACCR), Krenek Motorsport and HM Sports.[1]

It commenced on 29 April at Hungaroring in Hungary and concluded on 8 October at Balaton Park Circuit in the same country.[2]

Teams and drivers

Team No. Driver Rounds
Czech Republic SAPE Motorsport 6 Czech Republic Miroslav Mikeš[3] 2–6
Hungary Ideal Line Performance / Gender Racing Team[4] 13 Hungary Oliver Michl All
Czech Republic JMT Racing 17 Czech Republic Jan Rieger[5] 4
65 Czech Republic Roman Roubíček[6] 5–6
Switzerland Sauter Engineering + Design 21 Switzerland Michael Sauter[7] All
Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport 24 Italy Simon Zhang[a] 6
25 Denmark Mathias Bjerre Jakobsen[8] 2–5
Jamaica Thomas Gore[9] 6
27 Switzerland Ethan Ischer[10] All
28 Netherlands Reno Francot[11] All
144 Czech Republic Max Karhan[5] 4–6
Austria Renauer Motorsport 46 Czech Republic Jiří Šafránek[12] 1–3
66 United Kingdom Nikolas Taylor[11] 1–3
Germany PHM Racing 48 United States James Egozi[13] 2
57 Thailand Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi[13] 2
  • William Karlsson was scheduled to compete with Renauer Motorsport but switched to the Eurocup-3 series before the start of the season.[12][14]
  • Karhan was initially supposed to race for the JMT Racing but due to the belated delivery of the car, he switched to Jenzer Motorsport for the round 4.[5]

Race calendar and results

The provisional calendar featuring six round across five countries was published on 3 November 2022.[15] All rounds, except for the Slovakiaring one supporting the European Truck Racing Championship, are a part of the ESET Cup package.[16] The first round at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben on 8–9 April was cancelled and replaced by a standalone event at Balaton Park on 7–8 October.[2]

Rnd. Circuit/Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Hungary Hungaroring, Mogyoród 30 April Switzerland Ethan Ischer Switzerland Ethan Ischer Switzerland Ethan Ischer Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport
R2 Switzerland Ethan Ischer Switzerland Ethan Ischer Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport
2 R1 Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 20 May United States James Egozi United States James Egozi United States James Egozi Germany PHM Racing
R2 21 May United States James Egozi United States James Egozi Germany PHM Racing
3 R1 Slovakia Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň 10 June Switzerland Michael Sauter Switzerland Michael Sauter Netherlands Reno Francot Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport
R2 Switzerland Michael Sauter Netherlands Reno Francot Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport
4 R1 Czech Republic Autodrom Most, Most 5 August Switzerland Ethan Ischer Switzerland Ethan Ischer Switzerland Ethan Ischer Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport
R2 6 August Switzerland Ethan Ischer Switzerland Ethan Ischer Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport
R3 Switzerland Ethan Ischer Switzerland Ethan Ischer Switzerland Ethan Ischer Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport
5 R1 Czech Republic Brno Circuit, Brno 9 September Netherlands Reno Francot Switzerland Michael Sauter Netherlands Reno Francot Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport
R2 Switzerland Ethan Ischer Switzerland Ethan Ischer Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport
6 R1 Hungary Balaton Park Circuit, Balatonfőkajár 7 October Switzerland Ethan Ischer Switzerland Ethan Ischer Switzerland Ethan Ischer Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport
R2 8 October Switzerland Michael Sauter Switzerland Michael Sauter Switzerland Sauter Engineering + Design
R3 Switzerland Ethan Ischer Switzerland Michael Sauter Switzerland Ethan Ischer Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport

Championship standings

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points are awarded for pole position or fastest lap.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' standings

Pos Driver HUN
Hungary 		RBR
Austria 		SVK
Slovakia 		MOS
Czech Republic 		BRN
Czech Republic 		BAL
Hungary 		Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3
1 Switzerland Ethan Ischer 1 1 5 Ret 3 6† 1 1 1 2 1 1 4 1 263
2 Netherlands Reno Francot 3 2 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 3 261
3 Switzerland Michael Sauter 2 6 4 Ret 2 2 4 3 4 3 3 2 1 2 204
4 Hungary Oliver Michl 5 4 9 4 5 4 6 7 8 5 4 7 Ret 6 112
5 Denmark Mathias Bjerre Jakobsen 6 3 4 3 3 8 3 4 5 106
6 Czech Republic Miroslav Mikeš 10 8 6 5 5 5 5 DNS 6 8 7 8 75
7 Czech Republic Max Karhan 8 6 7 6 7 6 5 7 56
8 United States James Egozi 1 1 50
9 United Kingdom Nikolas Taylor 4 3 7 5 WD WD 43
10 Jamaica Thomas Gore 4 3 4 39
11 Czech Republic Jiří Šafránek 6 5 8 6 WD WD 30
12 Italy Shimo Zhang 5 6 5 28
13 Czech Republic Jan Rieger 7 4 6 26
14 Thailand Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi 2 7 24
15 Czech Republic Roman Roubíček 7 8 9 8 9 18
Pos Driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 Pts
HUN
Hungary 		RBR
Austria 		SVK
Slovakia 		MOS
Czech Republic 		BRN
Czech Republic 		BAL
Hungary
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (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

  • † – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Teams' standings

Pos Driver HUN
Hungary 		RBR
Austria 		SVK
Slovakia 		MOS
Czech Republic 		BRN
Czech Republic 		BAL
Hungary 		Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3
1 Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 549
3 2 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
2 Switzerland Sauter Engineering + Design 2 6 4 Ret 2 2 4 3 4 3 3 2 1 2 204
3 Hungary Ideal Line Performance / Gender Racing Team 5 4 9 4 5 4 6 7 8 5 4 7 Ret 6 112
4 Czech Republic SAPE Motorsport 10 8 6 5 5 5 5 DNS 6 8 7 8 75
5 Germany PHM Racing 1 1 74
2 7
6 Austria Renauer Motorsport 4 3 7 5 WD WD 73
6 5 8 6 WD WD
7 Czech Republic JMT Racing 7 4 6 7 8 9 8 9 44
Pos Driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 Pts
HUN
Hungary 		RBR
Austria 		SVK
Slovakia 		MOS
Czech Republic 		BRN
Czech Republic 		BAL
Hungary

Notes

  1. ^ Zhang is a Chinese driver racing under Italian license

References

  1. ^ "ACCR and FIA Formula 4 Championship in Central European region". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 2023-05-27.
  2. ^ a b "New F4 series ACCR Czech Formula finally gets 2023 green light". Formula Scout. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
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  4. ^ "Gender Racing is preparing for debut with the latest generation of F4 single seaters". ESET V4 Cup. 6 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "F4 CEZ season continues at Autodrom Most with two local rookies". F4 CEZ Championship certified by FIA. 2023-07-31.
  6. ^ "Battle for the championship continues in Brno". Formula 4 CEZ Championship. 2023-09-04.
  7. ^ "Another new name in F4: Michael Sauter". ESET V4 Cup. 21 February 2023.
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  10. ^ "Ethan Ischer continues with Jenzer Motorsport in F4". Jenzer Motorsport. 10 February 2023.
  11. ^ a b "ACCR Czech Formula will kick off at the Hungaroring". ESET V4 Cup. 2023-04-14.
  12. ^ a b "Jiří Šafránek and William Karlsson heading to Formula 4". ESET V4 Cup. 17 February 2023.
  13. ^ a b Wood, Ida (2023-05-21). "PHM Racing's James Egozi gets double ACCR F4 win at Red Bull Ring". Formula Scout.
  14. ^ "Drivex confirms William Karlsson for Eurocup 3". Drivex Team on Instagram. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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