2019 Italian F4 Championship
The 2019 Italian F4 Championship Powered by Abarth was the sixth season of the Italian F4 Championship. Norwegian driver Dennis Hauger dominated the championship, winning twelve out of the 21 races, helping his team Van Amersfoort Racing to become teams' champions. The rookie championship was won by Mercedes junior Paul Aron, who won two races in the overall championship. Hauger's closest challenger Gianluca Petecof won four races, and Roman Staněk, Joshua Dürksen and Giorgio Carrara won one race each.
Teams and Drivers
[edit]Race calendar and results
[edit]The calendar was revealed on 1 December 2018.[37][38] Adria International Raceway and Circuit Paul Ricard were replaced in the series schedule by circuits in Hungary and Austria, Hungaroring and Red Bull Ring respectively. The cancelled race from Misano World Circuit was rescheduled to run at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Round 5 as a fourth race.[39] Hungaroring round supporting Euroformula Open and Red Bull Ring round supporting International GT Open. Misano World Circuit other all rounds supporting Formula Regional European Championship
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Secondary Class winner | |
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1 | R1 | ACI Vallelunga Circuit | 4 May | Gianluca Petecof | Emilio Cipriani | Gianluca Petecof | Prema Powerteam | R: Roman Staněk W: Amna Al Qubaisi |
R2 | 5 May | Roman Staněk | Ido Cohen | Joshua Dürksen[N 1] | BWT Mücke Motorsport | R: Joshua Dürksen W: Amna Al Qubaisi | ||
R3 | Lucas Alecco Roy[N 2] | Gianluca Petecof | Gianluca Petecof | Prema Powerteam | R: Joshua Dürksen W: Amna Al Qubaisi | |||
2 | R1 | Misano World Circuit | 18 May | Gianluca Petecof | William Alatalo | Gianluca Petecof | Prema Powerteam | R: Paul Aron W: Amna Al Qubaisi |
R2 | 19 May | Paul Aron | Dennis Hauger | Dennis Hauger | Van Amersfoort Racing | R: Roee Meyuhas W: Amna Al Qubaisi | ||
R3 | Oliver Rasmussen | The race was cancelled due to heavy rain | ||||||
3 | R1 | Hungaroring, Mogyoród | 6 July | Dennis Hauger | Dennis Hauger | Dennis Hauger | Van Amersfoort Racing | R: Paul Aron W: no finishers |
R2 | 7 July | Dennis Hauger | Dennis Hauger | Dennis Hauger | Van Amersfoort Racing | R: Paul Aron W: Amna Al Qubaisi | ||
R3 | Dennis Hauger | Dennis Hauger | Gianluca Petecof | Prema Powerteam | R: Joshua Dürksen W: Amna Al Qubaisi | |||
4 | R1 | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 13 July | Roman Staněk | Giorgio Carrara | Paul Aron | Prema Powerteam | R: Paul Aron W: Amna Al Qubaisi |
R2 | 14 July | Niklas Krütten | Dennis Hauger | Dennis Hauger | Van Amersfoort Racing | R: Jonny Edgar W: Amna Al Qubaisi | ||
R3 | Roman Staněk | Gianluca Petecof | Giorgio Carrara | Jenzer Motorsport | R: Paul Aron W: Amna Al Qubaisi | |||
5 | R1 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 31 August | Roman Staněk | Jonny Edgar | Dennis Hauger | Van Amersfoort Racing | R: Jonny Edgar W: Amna Al Qubaisi |
R2 | Roman Staněk | Roman Staněk | Roman Staněk | US Racing | R: Roman Staněk W: Amna Al Qubaisi | |||
R3 | 1 September | Roman Staněk | Michael Belov | Dennis Hauger | Van Amersfoort Racing | R: Roman Staněk W: Amna Al Qubaisi | ||
R4 | Oliver Rasmussen | Dennis Hauger | Dennis Hauger | Van Amersfoort Racing | R: Paul Aron W: Amna Al Qubaisi | |||
6 | R1 | Mugello Circuit | 5 October | Dennis Hauger | Jonny Edgar | Paul Aron | Prema Powerteam | R: Paul Aron W: Amna Al Qubaisi |
R2 | Dennis Hauger | Dennis Hauger | Dennis Hauger | Van Amersfoort Racing | R: Roman Staněk W: Amna Al Qubaisi | |||
R3 | 6 October | Dennis Hauger | Dennis Hauger | Dennis Hauger | Van Amersfoort Racing | R: Paul Aron W: Amna Al Qubaisi | ||
7 | R1 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 19 October | Dennis Hauger | Dennis Hauger | Dennis Hauger | Van Amersfoort Racing | R: Joshua Dürksen W: Hamda Al Qubaisi |
R2 | 20 October | Jonny Edgar | William Alatalo | Dennis Hauger | Van Amersfoort Racing | R: Paul Aron W: Hamda Al Qubaisi | ||
R3 | Jonny Edgar | Oliver Rasmussen | Dennis Hauger | Van Amersfoort Racing | R: Roman Staněk W: Hamda Al Qubaisi |
Championship standings
[edit]Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points were awarded for pole position or fastest lap. Only the best sixteen results were counted towards the championship.[40]
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 |
Drivers' standings
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Bold – Pole |
Secondary Classes' standings
[edit]Pos | Driver | VLL |
MIS |
HUN |
RBR |
IMO |
MUG |
MNZ |
Pts | |||||||||||||||
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R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
Rookies' championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Paul Aron | 2 | 5 | Ret | 1 | Ret | C | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 348 |
2 | Roman Staněk | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 261 | ||||
3 | Jonny Edgar | 3 | 9 | Ret | 7 | 3 | C | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 254 |
4 | Joshua Dürksen | Ret | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | C | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | Ret | 252 |
5 | Daniel Vebster | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | C | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 5 | DNS | 159 |
6 | Roee Meyuhas | 12 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | C | 16 | 5 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 142 |
7 | Lorenzo Ferrari | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 6 | C | Ret | DNS | DNS | 9 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 125 | |||
8 | Axel Gnos | 4 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 9 | C | 11 | 12 | DNS | 7 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 104 |
9 | Filip Ugran | 14 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 12 | C | 12 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 103 |
10 | Francesco Simonazzi | 6 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 5 | C | 7 | 14 | 9 | WD | WD | WD | 3 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 81 | ||||||
11 | Nicola Marinangeli | 9 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 14 | C | 4 | Ret | 6 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 7 | 15 | 11 | 8 | Ret | 14 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 63 |
12 | Sebastian Freymuth | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | C | 14 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 42 |
13 | Pietro Delli Guanti | 13 | 8 | C | 5 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 38 | |||||||||||||
14 | Emidio Pesce | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | C | 15 | 10 | 4 | 12 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 36 |
15 | Nico Göhler | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
16 | Erwin Zanotti | 13 | Ret | 12 | 15 | 13 | C | 13 | 11 | 13 | 8 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 26 |
17 | Andrea Rosso | 11 | Ret | 3 | 11 | 10 | C | 10 | 15 | Ret | 10 | 13 | Ret | 7 | 24 | |||||||||
18 | Stefan Fürtbauer | 11 | 12 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | Santiago Ramos | Ret | 12 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||
20 | Zezinho Muggiati | 14 | 11 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Women's championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Amna Al Qubaisi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | C | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 400 |
2 | Hamda Al Qubaisi | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 129 | ||||||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
VLL |
MIS |
HUN |
RBR |
IMO |
MUG |
MNZ |
Teams' championship
[edit]Pos | Team | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Van Amersfoort Racing | 576 |
2 | Prema Powerteam | 548 |
3 | BWT Mücke Motorsport | 234 |
4 | Bhai Tech Racing | 199 |
5 | US Racing | 144 |
6 | Jenzer Motorsport | 136 |
7 | DRZ Benelli | 56 |
8 | R-ace GP | 28 |
9 | Antonelli Motorsport | 26 |
10 | Cram Motorsport | 19 |
11 | BVM Racing | 1 |
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Roman Staněk won the race but was penalised for overtaking under the safety car.
- ^ Niklas Krütten set the fastest time but was excluded for qualifying infringement.
- ^ a b c An extra race was run at Imola to compensate for Race 3 at Misano being cancelled. The grid for Race 4 at Imola was based on the grid for the aforementioned cancelled Misano race, and drivers who did not participate at Misano were not entered into this extra race.
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