2022 F4 British Championship

The 2022 F4 British Championship is a multi-event, Formula 4 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across United Kingdom. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Formula 4 cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. This, the eighth season, following on from the British Formula Ford Championship, is 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 will conclude on 9 October at Brands Hatch, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after thirty races to be held at ten meetings, all in the support of the 2022 British Touring Car Championship.

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

Teams and drivers

All teams are British-registered. Seven teams were chosen initially to compete in the series[3] but Fortec Motorsport is yet to re-confirm its participation.

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds
Virtuosi Racing 2 Michael Shin[4] 1
3 Edward Pearson[5] 1
Hitech Grand Prix 4 Oliver Stewart[6] R 1
5 Daniel Mavlyutov[lower-alpha 1][7] R 1
16 Eduardo Coseteng[7] 1
22 Alex Dunne[8] 1
Carlin 11 Louis Sharp[9] TBC
31 Ugo Ugochukwu[10] R 1
63 Oliver Gray[11] 1
JHR Developments 14 Noah Lisle[12] R 1
23 Georgi Dimitrov[lower-alpha 2][13] 1
84 Joseph Loake[14] 1
Chris Dittmann Racing 29 Joel Pearson[15] 1
Phinsys by Argenti 49 Daniel Guinchard[16] R 1
57 Aiden Neate[17] 1
88 Adam Fitzgerald[18] R 1
Icon Class
R Rookie

Race calendar

All races will be held in the United Kingdom. All rounds are scheduled to support 2022 British Touring Car Championship. The provisional calendar was announced by BTCC on 31 June 2021 and Motorsport UK, the new organiser of the Formula 4 series, confirmed its presence alongside on 24 September 2021.[19][20]

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
R5
R6 15 May
3 R7 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)		 28–29 May
R8
R9
4 R10 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)		 11–12 June
R11
R12
5 R13 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)		 25–26 June
R14
R15
6 R16 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife)		 30–31 July
R17
R18
7 R19 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)		 13–14 August
R20
R21
8 R22 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)		 27–28 August
R23
R24
9 R25 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)		 24–25 September
R26
R27
10 R28 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)		 8–9 October
R29
R30

Championship standings

Points are 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 has its grid formed by reversing the order of the ten best drivers from the qualifying session, awards extra points for positions gained from the drivers' respective starting positions.[21] Bonus points count 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
Pos Driver DON BHI THR1 OUL CRO KNO SNE THR2 SIL BHGP Pen. Pts
1 Alex Dunne 1 27 1 70
2 Oliver Gray 2 Ret 3 33
3 Aiden Neate 4 Ret 2 30
4 Ugo Ugochukwu 3 91 5 27
5 Georgi Dimitrov 9 1 6 25
6 Eduardo Coseteng 8 51 4 23
7 Joseph Loake 5 3 9 22
8 Edward Pearson 6 7 7 16
9 Michael Shin 13 4 8 13
10 Daniel Guinchard 7 6 10 11
11 Joel Pearson 14 83 13 4
12 Oliver Stewart 12 103 11 3
13 Noah Lisle 10 111 12 2
14 Adam Fitzgerald 11 122 15 2
15 Daniel Mavlyutov 15 132 14 2
Pos Driver DON BHI THR1 OUL CRO KNO SNE THR2 SIL BHGP Pen. Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid 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
Pos Driver DON BHI THR1 OUL CRO KNO SNE THR2 SIL BHGP Pen. Pts
1 Ugo Ugochukwu 3 9 5 62
2 Daniel Guinchard 7 6 10 51
3 Noah Lisle 10 11 12 35
4 Oliver Stewart 12 10 11 35
5 Adam Fitzgerald 11 12 15 26
6 Daniel Mavlyutov 15 13 14 22
Pos Driver DON BHI THR1 OUL CRO KNO SNE THR2 SIL BHGP Pen. Pts

Teams Cup
Pos Team Pts
1 Hitech Grand Prix 84
2 Carlin 58
3 JHR Developments 47
4 Phinsys by Argenti 41
5 Virtuosi Racing 29
6 Chris Dittmann Racing 1

Notes
  1. Daniel Mavlyutov is Russian, but he competes under the British flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  2. Georgi Dimitrov is a British-Bulgarian driver racing under the Bulgarian flag.

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