The 2023 Formula Nordic season was the eleventh season of the Swedish-based single-seater championship, and the fifth independent of the STCC branding, following the formation of the series' association in the wake of the STCC promoter's bankruptcy in 2018.[1][2] Formula Nordic continues to use the previous Formula Renault 1.6 chassis and engines, as it used to go under the name of Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic before Renault Sport dropped its support for the 3.5 and 1.6 classes in late 2015. The season began on 6 May at Mantorp Park, and concluded on 1 October at Jyllands-Ringen after 17 races held over seven rounds.[3][4] This was the third season with Yokohama as the series' tyre supplier.[5]
Drivers and teams
editTeam | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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RPC Motorsport | 3 | Olav Vaa[6] | All |
23 | Lilo Elise Fyrileiv[7] | 1–2 | |
33 | Carita Livrud Otterstrøm[8] | 1–6 | |
40 | Birk August Larsen[9] | 7 | |
44 | Andreas Vaa[6] | All | |
55 | Christer Otterstrøm[10] | All | |
Granforce Racing | 16 | Linus Granfors[11] | 1–5, 7 |
Brink Motorsports | 26 | Oscar Pedersen[12] | All |
WestCoast Racing | 41 | Emma Wigroth[13] | All |
Ross Racing | 47 | Jonathan Engström[14] | 1–5 |
Saltvedt Racing | 48 | Peder Saltvedt[15] | 3–7 |
Privateer | 70 | Daniel Varverud[16] | All |
Aichhorn Racing | 87 | Andreas Aichhorn[17] | 1–3, 6–7 |
Project F1 | 88 | Viktor Molander[18] | All |
F4 Danish Championship entries | |||
STEP Motorsport | 5 | Victor Nielsen[19] | 2–3, 7 |
29 | Oscar Wurz | 7 | |
37 | Leo Robinson[20] | 7 | |
BAR | 7 | Mikkel Gaarde Pedersen[21] | 2–3, 7 |
FSP Racing | 8 | Louis Leveau[20] | 7 |
99 | Marius Kristiansen[22] | 7 | |
Team Formula Sport | 9 | Morten Strømsted[23] | 3, 7 |
21 | Mathias Bjerre Jakobsen[24] | 2–3, 7 | |
30 | Theodor Jensen[25] | 2–3 | |
SD Racing | 11 | Frederik Stenå[26] | 2–3 |
MP Racing | 12 | Magnus Pedersen[27] | 2–3, 7 |
LR Racing | 13 | Lærke Rønn Sørensen[20] | 7 |
Henriksen Racing | 15 | Michella Rasmussen[28] | 2–3 |
Formula 5 entries | |||
Leerskov Racing | 4 | Jørgen Leerskov | 7 |
Mads Hoe Motorsport | Mads Hoe | 2–3 | |
47 | 7 | ||
27 | Oliver Kratsch[29] | 2–3, 7 | |
56 | Mille Hoe | 2–3, 7 | |
Sønderskov Motorsport | 39 | Line Sønderskov | 7 |
Rytteriet | 49 | Niels Ejnar Rytter | 3, 7 |
Race calendar and results
editThe season began on 6 May at Mantorp Park, and concluded on 1 October at Jyllands-Ringen, on a first-time visit to Denmark for the series, after 17 races held over seven rounds.[3][4] The rounds at Anderstorp, Karlskoga and Jyllands-Ringen were held together with the F4 Danish Championship, after an agreement between the two series was reached in order to have combined grids.[30] For all stand-alone rounds, the fastest time in qualifying clinched pole position for the first race, whereas the use of reversed grid races for the final race, where the top 6 were inverted, was continued. In three-race rounds, the 2nd fastest time in qualifying held pole position for the middle race.[31] The rounds co-hosted with the F4 Danish had particular rules. The Anderstop double-header had the grid for race 1 according to the fastest lap in qualifying and the grid for race 2 according to the fastest lap in race 1. In the Karlskoga triple-header, grids for races 1 and 2 were made according to the fastest and 2nd fastest laps in qualifying respectively, while the grid for race 3 was set according to the fastest lap in race 2. For the Jyllands-Ringen triple-header, the grids for races 1 and 2 were made similarly to Anderstorp, whereas the grid for race 3 was set by a combination of the results in races 1 and 2.
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
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1 | R1 | Mantorp Park, Mantorp | 6 May | Linus Granfors | Linus Granfors | Linus Granfors | Granforce Racing |
R2 | 7 May | Linus Granfors | Linus Granfors | Linus Granfors | Granforce Racing | ||
R3 | Oscar Pedersen | Linus Granfors | Granforce Racing | ||||
2 | R1 | Anderstorp Raceway, Anderstorp | 13 May | Christer Otterstrøm | Linus Granfors | Linus Granfors | Granforce Racing |
R2 | Linus Granfors | Linus Granfors | Granforce Racing | ||||
3 | R1 | Gelleråsen Arena, Karlskoga | 4 June | Linus Granfors | Linus Granfors | Linus Granfors | Granforce Racing |
R2 | Linus Granfors | Linus Granfors | Linus Granfors | Granforce Racing | |||
R3 | Linus Granfors | Linus Granfors | Granforce Racing | ||||
4 | R1 | Skellefteå Drivecenter Arena, Fällfors | 30 June | Linus Granfors | Linus Granfors | Linus Granfors | Granforce Racing |
R2 | Linus Granfors | Linus Granfors | Granforce Racing | ||||
5 | R1 | 1 July | Linus Granfors | Linus Granfors | Linus Granfors | Granforce Racing | |
R2 | Linus Granfors | Linus Granfors | Granforce Racing | ||||
6 | R1 | Rudskogen Motorsenter, Rakkestad | 5 August | Oscar Pedersen | Oscar Pedersen | Oscar Pedersen | Brink Motorsports |
R2 | 6 August | Oscar Pedersen | Christer Otterstrøm | RPC Motorsport | |||
7 | R1 | Jyllands-Ringen, Silkeborg | 1 October | Linus Granfors | Linus Granfors | Linus Granfors | Granforce Racing |
R2 | Linus Granfors | Christer Otterstrøm | RPC Motorsport | ||||
R3 | Daniel Varverud | Daniel Varverud | Privateer |
Championship standings
edit- Qualifying points system
Points are awarded to the top 5 fastest qualifying times.[31]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
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Points | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
- Race points system
Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers, no points are offered for fastest lap. The worst result for each driver is dropped from the final standings.[31]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Formula Nordic Drivers' Championship (Nordic Cup and JSM)
editTwo championships are held, the Junior Svenskt Mästerskap (JSM) for drivers under 26 years old holding a Swedish driver license, and the Formula Nordic Cup, the latter serving as the overall championship.
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Bold – Pole |
† – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
References
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- ^ "Michella har fået blod på tanden til fremgang i 2023". Formel 4 Danmark (in Danish). 2023-01-18.
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