2022 French F4 Championship

The 2022 French F4 Championship was the 12th season to run under the guise of the French F4 Championship and the fifth under the FIA Formula 4 regulations. The championship switched to Mygale M21-F4 chassis.[1] The series began on 16 April at Circuit Paul Armagnac and ended on 16 October at Circuit Paul Ricard.[2]

Alessandro Giusti won the championship with two races to spare.

Driver lineup

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No. Driver Class Rounds
4 France Pablo Sarrazin All
5 Andorra Pol López All
6 India Amir Sayed 1–4
United States Garrett Berry G 7
7 Switzerland Dario Cabanelas All
8 France Romain Andriolo All
9 France Lény Réveillère All
10 France Alessandro Giusti All
11 France Pierre-Alexandre Provost All
15 Japan Yuto Nomura All
16 France Luciano Morano 1–4, 7
23 Belgium Lorens Lecertua All
25 France Louis Pelet All
27 France Edgar Pierre All
28 Germany Max Reis All
33 Japan Souta Arao All
36 France Enzo Géraci All
37 France Antoine Fernande All
46 France Elliott Vayron All
66 France Enzo Richer All
68 Australia Hugh Barter All
69 Colombia Jerónimo Berrío All
72 Ecuador Mateo Villagómez All
74 France Enzo Peugeot All
77 Panama Valentino Mini All
Sources:[3][4]
Icon Status
G Guest drivers ineligible for Drivers' Championship

Race calendar

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Alongside the provisional entry list for the championship, the schedule was announced on 22 December 2021.[5]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver
1 R1 France Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro 17 April Australia Hugh Barter Japan Souta Arao Australia Hugh Barter
R2 Japan Yuto Nomura Japan Yuto Nomura
R3 18 April Australia Hugh Barter Australia Hugh Barter Australia Hugh Barter
2 R1 France Circuit de Pau-Ville, Pau 7 May Japan Souta Arao Australia Hugh Barter Australia Hugh Barter
R2 Australia Hugh Barter France Romain Andriolo
R3 8 May Australia Hugh Barter Australia Hugh Barter Japan Souta Arao
3 R1 France Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours 14 May Australia Hugh Barter Switzerland Dario Cabanelas Australia Hugh Barter
R2 Japan Yuto Nomura Japan Yuto Nomura
R3 15 May Australia Hugh Barter Australia Hugh Barter Australia Hugh Barter
4 R1 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 29 July Australia Hugh Barter Australia Hugh Barter Australia Hugh Barter
R2 Australia Hugh Barter France Enzo Peugeot
R3 30 July Australia Hugh Barter Australia Hugh Barter Australia Hugh Barter
5 R1 France Circuit de Lédenon, Lédenon 10 September France Alessandro Giusti Australia Hugh Barter Australia Hugh Barter
R2 Australia Hugh Barter France Pierre-Alexandre Provost
R3 11 September France Alessandro Giusti France Alessandro Giusti France Alessandro Giusti
6 R1 Spain Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste 17 September France Alessandro Giusti Australia Hugh Barter Australia Hugh Barter
R2 France Enzo Peugeot France Enzo Peugeot
R3 18 September France Alessandro Giusti Australia Hugh Barter Australia Hugh Barter
7 R1 France Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 15 October France Alessandro Giusti France Alessandro Giusti Japan Souta Arao
R2 Switzerland Dario Cabanelas Colombia Jerónimo Berrío
R3 16 October France Alessandro Giusti Japan Souta Arao France Alessandro Giusti

Championship standings

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Points were awarded as follows:

Races Position Bonus
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th  10th PP FL
Races 1 & 3 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1 1
Race 2 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1

Drivers' standings

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Pos Driver NOG
France
PAU
France
MAG
France
SPA
Belgium
LÉD
France
CRT
Spain
LEC
France
Pts
1 France Alessandro Giusti 6 6 3 3 4 3 4 DNS 3 2 9 3 2 4 1 2 5 2 2 6 1 300
2 Australia Hugh Barter[N 1] 1 7 1 1 5 2 1 20 1 1 6 1 1 2 2 1 4 1 Ret 4 3 241
3 Japan Souta Arao 2 9 5 2 20† 1 3 5 Ret 4 5 2 3 9 7 3 7 18 1 9 2 227
4 France Elliott Vayron 3 8 4 5 15 5 2 14 2 3 7 4 4 3 6 4 3 Ret 8 2 5 202
5 France Enzo Peugeot 8 2 13 4 14 17 6 6 7 5 1 11 19 6 4 6 1 5 4 8 6 149
6 Colombia Jerónimo Berrío 15 17 16 7 Ret 6 5 3 4 20 3 Ret Ret 10 11 5 2 19† 6 1 17 103
7 Japan Yuto Nomura 7 1 10 Ret DNS DNS 9 1 Ret 7 10 6 5 5 Ret Ret 6 4 9 7 11 100
8 France Pierre-Alexandre Provost 4 10 2 Ret 17 7 10 2 Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret 1 8 12 Ret 17 3 11 4 95
9 Switzerland Dario Cabanelas 11 4 8 6 3 8 24 8 6 19 8 8 8 8 3 Ret 9 6 19 5 16 90
10 France Romain Andriolo 12 14 9 10 1 15 11 17 8 8 2 9 20† Ret Ret 9 8 3 7 13 23† 74
11 France Louis Pelet 14 19 11 21† 18 DNS 8 7 16 6 13 5 14 Ret 19 7 17† 9 5 3 7 66
12 Belgium Lorens Lecertua 9 3 7 13 13 Ret 18 4 9 9 12 7 11 7 9 Ret 11 8 12 Ret 10 51
13 France Edgar Pierre 10 11 6 Ret 11 10 7 12 5 10 Ret Ret 9 17 5 Ret 16 7 13 12 9 50
14 France Enzo Géraci 5 5 19 9 8 4 12 11 Ret 11 15 Ret 6 Ret 12 13 Ret 14 15 17 8 44
15 Germany Max Reis 13 15 21 8 2 20 14 9 11 21† 11 13 7 Ret 10 15 14 13 10 Ret 21 24
16 Ecuador Mateo Villagómez 19 13 24 18 Ret 11 13 16 10 Ret 4 10 12 12 14 16† Ret Ret 22† 15 12 11
17 France Enzo Richer 17 Ret 18 17 16 13 19 15 18 22† 16 16 16 13 15 8 10 10 14 14 13 8
18 France Pablo Sarrazin 18 12 22 11 6 9 15 18 Ret 15 17 17 13 Ret 13 17† 12 11 11 10 20 7
19 France Lény Réveillère 16 Ret 12 14 19† 21† 16 23 19† 13 20 12 10 Ret 20 10 Ret 16 16 18 15 3
20 Panama Valentino Mini 20 16 15 12 7 18 23† 13 12 14 Ret Ret 18 14 17 14 13 12 Ret Ret 14 2
21 Andorra Pol López 21 21 20 15 10 12 17 10 17 12 18 14 15 11 16 11 15 Ret 20 16 Ret 1
22 India Amir Sayed 22 Ret 14 16 9 16 20 19 15 18 19 15 0
23 France Antoine Fernande 24 20 23 20 12 19 22 22 14 16 21 18 17 15 18 18† Ret 15 21 21 19 0
24 France Luciano Morano 23 18 17 19 DSQ 14 21 21 13 17 Ret 19 18 19 18 0
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
United States Garrett Berry 17 20 22†
Pos Driver NOG
France
PAU
France
MAG
France
SPA
Belgium
LÉD
France
CRT
Spain
LEC
France
Pts
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

Notes

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  1. ^ Hugh Barter is ineligible to score points in the rounds at Spa-Francorchamps and at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, as he previously competed at both tracks as part of the F4 Spanish Championship earlier in 2022.

References

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  1. ^ "Safety and performance: the new French F4 is already breaking records". FFSA Academy. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29.
  2. ^ "Calendrier F4". FFSA Academy. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. ^ "F4 Academy: 24 young drivers ready to fight it out in Nogaro". FFSA Academy. 11 April 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-04-15.
  4. ^ "F4 Academy: Alessandro Giusti against Hugh Barter at Paul Ricard". FFSA Academy. 10 October 2022.
  5. ^ "French F4 2022: A field of 22 drivers, more international than ever". FFSA Academy. 23 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-23.
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Official website of the FFSA Academy