2024 Formula 4 CEZ Championship

The 2024 Formula 4 CEZ Championship wis the second 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]

The season commenced on 27 April at Balaton Park Circuit in Hungary and will conclude on 22 September at Salzburgring in Austria.[2]

Teams and drivers
Team No. Driver Class Rounds
PHM AIX Racing 3 Maksimilian Popov[lower-alpha 1] 2
10 Everett Stack 2
16 Davide Larini 2
49 Andrej Petrović 2
70 Kamal Mrad 2
JMT Racing[3] 6 Miroslav Mikeš[4] 1–3
Renauer Motorsport[5] 9 Luca Savu[4] 1–2
Real Racing 11 Luca Viisoreanu 2
BVM Racing 17 Shimo Zhang 2
18 Jan Koller 2
Orlen Janik Motorsport[6] 19 Franciszek Hałatnik[7] 1–3
Jenzer Motorsport[5] 20 Matúš Ryba[8] 2
21 Ethan Ischer[9] G 1–2
22 Enea Frey[8] 2
Teodor Borenstein 3
24 Shimo Zhang[9] 1
25 Oscar Wurz[9] 1–3
26 Andrija Kostić[9] 1–2
144 Max Karhan[9] 1–3
Maffi Racing[5] 31 Kirill Kutskov[lower-alpha 1][4] 1–3
45 Gabriel Holguin 3
119 Kornelia Olkucka[10] 1–3
122 Nathanaël Berreby[11] 2
AS Motorsport[12] 61 Michalina Sabaj[4] 1–3
62 Wiktor Dobrzański 2
Ideal Line & Performance / Gender Racing Team 74 Jonathan Correrella[13] 1–3
SAPE Motorsport 77 Marek Mičík[14] 1–3
123 Michelle Jandová[15] 1–3
Icon Legend
G Guest drivers ineligible to score points

Race calendar and results

The provisional calendar featuring six round across five countries was published on 17 September 2023. All rounds, except for the Slovakia Ring one supporting the European Truck Racing Championship, are a part of the ESET Cup package.[19] The revised version was released on 22 November 2023. The opening round at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben on 5–7 April was cancelled and replaced by Salzburgring on 21–22 September. Balaton Park Circuit was chosen as the venue of the Hungarian and became the new season opener.[2] In January 2023, the round at Red Bull Ring was expanded to three races.[20]

Rnd. Circuit/Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Balaton Park Circuit, Balatonfőkajár 27 April Ethan Ischer Shimo Zhang Ethan Ischer Jenzer Motorsport
R2 28 April Ethan Ischer Ethan Ischer Jenzer Motorsport
R3 Oscar Wurz Kirill Kutskov Maffi Racing
2 R1 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 18 May Kamal Mrad Andrej Petrović Andrej Petrović PHM AIX Racing
R2 19 May Andrej Petrović Maksimilian Popov PHM AIX Racing
R3 Kamal Mrad Kamal Mrad PHM AIX Racing
3 R1 Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň 8 June Oscar Wurz Oscar Wurz Oscar Wurz Jenzer Motorsport
R2 9 June Oscar Wurz Oscar Wurz Jenzer Motorsport
R3 Jonathan Correrella Max Karhan Jenzer Motorsport
4 R1 Autodrom Most, Most 3 August
R2 4 August
R3
5 R1 Brno Circuit, Brno 7–8 September
R2
R3
6 R1 Salzburgring, Plainfeld 21–22 September
R2
R3

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 BAL
 RBR
 SVK
 MOS
 BRN
 SAL
 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Oscar Wurz 2 2 2 5 8 2 1 1 2 170
2 Kirill Kutskov 4 3 1 Ret 23† Ret 2 3 4 103
3 Max Karhan 7 4 10 Ret 13 12 4 4 1 74
4 Miroslav Mikeš 5 5 6 12 10 16 7 2 6 68
5 Jonathan Correrella 8 12 4 9 11 Ret 3 5 3 66
6 Davide Larini 2 2 3 51
7 Kamal Mrad 7 3 1 46
8 Maksimilian Popov 3 1 7 46
9 Andrej Petrović 1 6 6 43
10 Shimo Zhang 3 Ret 5 11 7 9 41
11 Enea Frey 4 5 4 36
12 Michalina Sabaj 12 8 Ret 20 20 DSQ 5 Ret 5 26
13 Andrija Kostić 6 9 8 14 12 8 24
14 Luca Viisoreanu 6 9 5 22
15 Franciszek Hałatnik 13 10 11 22 18 17 6 8 7 21
16 Luca Savu 11 6 7 13 17 Ret 19
17 Marek Mičík 9 7 9 16 15 15 WD WD WD 16
18 Kornelia Olkucka 14 11 Ret 21 19 19 Ret 7 8 11
19 Teodor Borenstein 10† 6 Ret 9
20 Michelle Jandová 10 Ret 12† WD WD WD 8 Ret 9† 8
21 Matúš Ryba 10 14 10 3
22 Gabriel Holguin 9† Ret Ret 2
23 Jan Koller 15 21† 11 0
24 Everett Stack 17 16 13 0
25 Wiktor Dobrzański 19 22† 14 0
26 Nathanaël Berreby 18 Ret 18 0
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
– Ethan Ischer 1 1 3 8 4 Ret –
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
BAL
 RBR
 SVK
 MOS
 BRN
 SAL
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

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

Teams' standings
Pos Driver BAL
 RBR
 SVK
 MOS
 BRN
 SAL
 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Jenzer Motorsport 2 2 2 4 5 2 1 1 1 300
3 4 5 5 8 4 4 4 2
2 PHM AIX Racing 1 1 1 126
2 2 3
3 Maffi Racing 4 3 1 18 19 18 2 3 4 116
14 11 Ret 21 23† 19 9† 7 8
4 JMT Racing 5 5 6 12 10 16 7 2 6 68
5 Ideal Line & Performance / Gender Racing Team 8 12 4 9 11 Ret 3 5 3 66
6 AS Motorsport 12 8 Ret 19 20 14 5 Ret 5 26
20 22† DSQ
7 SAPE Motorsport 9 7 9 16 15 15 8 Ret 9† 24
10 Ret 12† WD WD WD WD WD WD
8 Real Racing 6 9 5 22
9 Orlen Janik Motorsport 13 10 11 22 18 17 6 8 7 21
10 Renauer Motorsport 11 6 7 13 17 Ret 19
11 BVM Racing 11 7 9 11
15 21† 11
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
BAL
 RBR
 SVK
 MOS
 BRN
 SAL

Notes
  1. Kutskov is Russian, but competes as a neutral athlete as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. For the same reason Popov competes under an Italian license.

References
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  9. "Jenzer Motorsport will compete again in the FIA F4 CEZ Championship in 2024". Jenzer Motorsport. 2024-04-08.
  10. "Kornelia Olkucka to make F4 debut in CEZ Championship". Racers. 2024-01-30.
  11. @maffiracing (13 November 2023). "Announcement 📢 Nathanael Berreby will be racing in the Formula 4 Winter Series 🇪🇸, FIA F4 CEZ🇨🇿 and FIA F4 Italy 🇮🇹 with Maffi Racing in 2024!". Retrieved 1 December 2023 – via Instagram.
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  13. "Jonathan Correrella is competing for GRT". Gender Racing Team. 2024-04-08.
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  15. "Michelle Jandová steps up to F4 CEZ". Racers. 2024-02-27.
  16. Spurný, Milan (8 January 2024). "F4: Renauer se vrací do F4 CEZ 2024 s americkým talentem Lambertem". www.iracingnews.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  17. Gascoigne, Roger (2024-01-30). "Renauer Motorsport and AS Motorsport commit to 2024 F4 CEZ season". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  18. "Preston Lambert on board for Spanish F4 and Winter Series". Rodin Motorsport. 2024-02-27.
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  20. "F4 CEZ is gearing up for its second season with updates". F4 CEZ Championship. 2024-01-09.
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