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2023 F4 Brazilian Championship

The 2023 F4 Brazilian Championship was the second season of the F4 Brazilian Championship. It was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The championship used Tatuus F4-T421 chassis.[1]

Teams and drivers

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All pre-selected teams were Brazilian-registered. Unlike the previous year, there was no draw allocating the drivers to the teams.

Full Time Sports' Formula 4 operation were moved under its subsidiary Bassani Racing.[2] KTF Sports was not replaced.

Team No. Driver Class Rounds
Cavaleiro Sports 9   Lucca Zucchini[3] All
16   Mateus Callejas[4] R 1–2
30   Vinícius Tessaro[3] All
33   Nelson Neto 4–6
41   Fernando Barrichello[5] 2–6
98   Cecília Rabelo[6] R 1, 3–6
Oakberry Bassani F4[7][8] 11   Carl Bennett[9] 2–3
26   Alexandre Machado R All
27   Matheus Ferreira[10] 5
33   Nelson Neto 1–3
88   Arthur Pavie R All
118   Matheus Comparatto R All
TMG Racing 16   Mateus Callejas R 3–4
18   Rafaela Ferreira[11] R All
21   Álvaro Cho[3] All
29   João Tesser[3] All
99   Luan Lopes[3] All
Icon Class
R Rookie

Race calendar

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The schedule was revealed on 1 February 2023. All rounds were held in Brazil and all but one supported the 2023 Stock Car Pro Series events. One round supported the 2023 São Paulo Grand Prix.[13] In April 2023, the round at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet in Brasília on 16–18 June was replaced by the round at Interlagos Circuit three weeks later.[14] Likewise in September 2023, the round at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet on 24–26 November was replaced by the round at Interlagos Circuit three weeks later.[15]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Rookie winner
1 R1 Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo 22 April   Vinícius Tessaro   Luan Lopes   Vinícius Tessaro Cavaleiro Sports   Matheus Comparatto
R2   Vinícius Tessaro   Nelson Neto Oakberry Bassani F4   Mateus Callejas
R3 23 April   Álvaro Cho   Vinícius Tessaro   Vinícius Tessaro Cavaleiro Sports   Matheus Comparatto
2 R1 Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo 8 July   Vinícius Tessaro   Matheus Comparatto   Luan Lopes TMG Racing   Matheus Comparatto
R2   Carl Bennett   Mateus Callejas Cavaleiro Sports   Mateus Callejas
R3 9 July   Vinícius Tessaro   Vinícius Tessaro   Vinícius Tessaro Cavaleiro Sports   Matheus Comparatto
3 R1 Autódromo Velo Città, Mogi Guaçu 5 August   Matheus Comparatto   Vinícius Tessaro   Matheus Comparatto Oakberry Bassani F4   Matheus Comparatto
R2   Vinícius Tessaro   Vinícius Tessaro Cavaleiro Sports   Mateus Callejas
R3 6 August   Matheus Comparatto   Matheus Comparatto   Matheus Comparatto Oakberry Bassani F4   Matheus Comparatto
4 R1 Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Goiânia 26 August   Álvaro Cho[a]   Vinícius Tessaro   Álvaro Cho TMG Racing   Matheus Comparatto
R2   Matheus Comparatto   Matheus Comparatto Oakberry Bassani F4   Matheus Comparatto
R3 27 August   Lucca Zucchini   Vinícius Tessaro   Vinícius Tessaro Cavaleiro Sports   Matheus Comparatto
5 R1 Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo 4 November   Cecília Rabelo   Vinícius Tessaro   Matheus Ferreira Oakberry Bassani F4   Alexandre Machado
R2   Alexandre Machado   Alexandre Machado Oakberry Bassani F4   Alexandre Machado
R3 5 November   Cecília Rabelo   Matheus Ferreira   Matheus Ferreira Oakberry Bassani F4   Matheus Comparatto
6 R1 Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo 16 December   Luan Lopes   Vinícius Tessaro   Vinícius Tessaro Cavaleiro Sports   Matheus Comparatto
R2   Álvaro Cho   Lucca Zucchini Cavaleiro Sports   Rafaela Ferreira
R3 17 December   Matheus Comparatto   Fernando Barrichello   Matheus Comparatto Oakberry Bassani F4   Matheus Comparatto

Championship standings

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Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in 25-minute races and for the top eight classified finishers in 18-minute races. The final individual classifications were obtained by dropping two worst results from the first five rounds of the championship.

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

Drivers' standings

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Pos Driver INT1 INT2 MOG GYN INT3 INT4 Pts
1   Vinícius Tessaro 1 9 1 3 7 1 7 1 6 5 3 1 2 6 11 1 Ret 5 233
2   Matheus Comparatto 4 5 4 2 5 5 1 7 1 8 1 4 Ret 4 3 6 4 1 216
3   Álvaro Cho 3 2 2 9 6 4 4 8 2 1 6 2 3 7 5 4 2 4 204
4   Luan Lopes 2 Ret 3 1 11 2 2 6 3 4 5 Ret Ret 8 4 2 7 3 180
5   Fernando Barrichello 13† 8 13 6 2 4 6 4 3 4 2 2 3 9 2 140
6   Nelson Neto 5 1 8 12 12 9 5 4 9 2 8 5 6 3 9 5 Ret 6 118
7   Lucca Zucchini 9 7 6 5 3 8 3 9 5 3 9 Ret Ret 11 6 8 1 9 107
8   João Tesser 12† 4 5 4 4 12 12 12 7 7 2 Ret 8 9 10 Ret 5 7 79
9   Mateus Callejas 7 3 10 7 1 6 8 3 10 Ret WD WD 61
10   Arthur Pavie 6 8 7 6 2 7 10 11 Ret 9 7 9 10 10 8 11† 6 10 58
11   Matheus Ferreira 1 5 1 57
12   Alexandre Machado 8 DSQ 12† 11 13 10 11 5 12 11 Ret 8 5 1 Ret 9 8 8 48
13   Rafaela Ferreira 11 6 9 10 10 11 Ret 13 11 10 10 6 9 12 7 7 3 Ret 40
14   Carl Bennett 8 9 3 9 10 8 26
15   Cecília Rabelo 10 10 11 WD WD WD 12 11 7 7 13 Ret 10 DSQ 11 16
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
† — Did not finish but classified

Rookies' championship

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Pos Driver INT1 INT2 MOG GYN INT3 INT4 Pts
1   Matheus Comparatto 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 Ret 2 1 1 2 1 355
2   Arthur Pavie 2 4 2 2 2 3 3 4 Ret 2 2 5 4 3 3 Ret 3 3 220
3   Rafaela Ferreira 6 3 3 4 4 5 Ret 5 3 3 3 2 3 4 2 2 1 Ret 195
4   Alexandre Machado 4 DSQ 6† 5 5 4 4 2 4 4 Ret 4 1 1 Ret 3 4 2 191
5   Mateus Callejas 3 1 4 3 1 2 2 1 2 Ret WD WD 143
6   Cecília Rabelo 5 5 5 WD WD WD 5 4 3 2 5 Ret 4 DSQ 4 109

Teams' championship

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Each team acquired the points earned by their two best drivers in each race.

Pos Team INT1 INT2 MOG GYN INT3 INT4 Pts
1 Cavaleiro Sports 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 4 2 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 492
7 7 6 5 3 6 6 2 5 3 4 3 4 3 6 3 9 5
2 TMG Racing 2 2 2 1 4 2 2 3 2 1 2 2 3 7 4 2 2 3 450
3 4 3 4 6 4 4 6 3 4 5 6 8 8 5 4 3 4
3 Oakberry Bassani F4 4 1 4 2 2 3 1 4 1 8 1 4 1 1 1 6 4 1 405
5 5 7 6 5 5 5 5 8 9 7 8 5 4 3 9 6 8

Notes

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  1. ^ Tessaro set the best second fastest lap but received a ten place grid penalty for exceeding the penalty points limit. Cho inherited the pole position.

References

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  1. ^ "VICAR ANNOUNCES F4 BRAZILIAN CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ "F4 Brasil: Bassani Racing retorna às pistas em 2023". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 22 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e Ferrari, Luis (2023-04-21). "How Brazilian F4 looks going into its second season". Formula Scout.
  4. ^ Castro, Maria Clara (2023-04-20). "Your season guide to the 2023 Brazilian F4 championship". Feeder Series.
  5. ^ "Fefo Barrichello retorna à F4 BR em jornada dupla com F4 Espanha". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-06-28.
  6. ^ Laerte, Igor (21 January 2023). "Cecilia Rabelo is the second woman confirmed on the 2023 Brazilian F4 grid". Racers - Behind the Helmet.
  7. ^ "F4 Brasil: Bassani Racing apresenta pilotos de 2023". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-04-10.
  8. ^ "Oakberry é a patrocinadora master da Bassani Racing na F4 Brasil e equipe passa a se chamar Oakberry Bassani F4". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-04-20.
  9. ^ "F4 Brasil terá Carl Bennett no quinto carro da Bassani em SP". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-07-04.
  10. ^ "OAKBERRY Bassani F4 terá Matheus Ferreira na preliminar da F1". F4 Brazilian Championship (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-10-20.
  11. ^ Laerte, Igor (20 January 2023). "Rafaela Ferreira announced as the first female driver in the 2023 Brazilian F4 season". Racers - Behind the Helmet.
  12. ^ "Ayrton Chorne competirá junto a la Fórmula 1 en el GP de Brasil". Curva 1 KART (in Spanish). 2023-05-30.
  13. ^ "Com preliminar da Fórmula 1, BRB Fórmula 4 anuncia calendário para 2023". Vicar Presskit (in Brazilian Portuguese). 1 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Vicar define todos os calendários para 2023". Vicar Presskit (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-04-13.
  15. ^ "Interlagos receberá decisão da F4 Brasil junto com final da Stock". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-09-25.
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