2023 F4 British Championship
The 2023 F4 British Championship will be 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 ninth season, following on from the British Formula Ford Championship, will be the ninth year that the cars conform to the FIA's Formula 4 regulations. Part of the TOCA tour, it forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.
The season will commence on 22 April at Donington Park and will conclude on 8 October at Brands Hatch, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after thirty races to be held at ten meetings, all but one in the support of the 2023 British Touring Car Championship.
Teams and drivers
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Race calendar
The provisional calendar was announced on 31 May 2022, with the revision published on 26 October 2022. All races will be held in the United Kingdom. All rounds are scheduled to support 2023 British Touring Car Championship, except for the round at Silverstone Circuit held together with British Endurance Championship.[4][5]
| Round | Circuit | Date | |
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| 1 | R1 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) |
22–23 April |
| R2 | |||
| R3 | |||
| 2 | R4 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
6–7 May |
| R5 | |||
| R6 | |||
| 3 | R7 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
20–21 May |
| R8 | |||
| R9 | |||
| 4 | R10 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) |
3–4 June |
| R11 | |||
| R12 | |||
| 5 | R13 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) |
17–18 June |
| R14 | |||
| R15 | |||
| 6 | R16 | Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
24–25 June |
| R17 | |||
| R18 | |||
| 7 | R19 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) |
29–30 July |
| R20 | |||
| R21 | |||
| 8 | R22 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) |
12–13 August |
| R23 | |||
| R24 | |||
| 9 | R25 | Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) |
26–27 August |
| R26 | |||
| R27 | |||
| 10 | R28 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
7–8 October |
| R29 | |||
| R30 | |||
Championship standings
Points will be 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. Bonus points count towards only the drivers' standings.
| Races | Position, points per race | ||||||||||
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| 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 | ||
Notes
- ^ Gowda is an Indian driver competing under a Singaporean licence.
References
- ^ a b c "Teenagers crowned ROKiT Racing Stars at University of Bolton". F4 British Championship. 16 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Fortec confirm Higgins' return for 2023 season". F4 British Championship. 26 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Dion Gowda joins Carlin's British Formula 4 team for 2023". Carlin Motorsport. 10 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "ROKiT British F4 unveils provisional 2023 calendar". F4 British Championship. 31 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Final 2023 ROKiT British F4 calendar announced". F4 British Championship. 26 October 2022.