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]

2023 F4 Brazilian Championship

Drivers' Champion: Vinícius Tessaro
Teams' Champion: Cavaleiro Sports

Previous

2022

Next

2024

Parent series:
Stock Car Pro Series
Stock Series

Teams and drivers

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

• Ayrton Chorne was set to participate in the round supporting the São Paulo Grand Prix but did not compete.^[12]

Race calendar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. 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.

External links

• Official website