2018 Italian F4 Championship

The 2018 Italian F4 Championship Powered by Abarth was the fifth season of the Italian F4 Championship. It began on 29 April in Imola and finished on 21 October in Monza after seven triple header rounds.[1]

2018 Italian F4 Championship
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The title was clinched by Enzo Fittipaldi, who won the season finale.

Teams and drivers

Team No. Driver Class Rounds
Van Amersfoort Racing 2 Frederik Vesti[2] 2
21 Charles Weerts[2] 2
23 Lucas Alecco Roy[2] 2, 7
32 Andreas Estner[3] 7
33 Sebastian Estner[3] 7
DR Formula 3 Edoardo Morricone[4] R 1, 3–6
52 László Tóth[4] R 1–3
BWT Mücke Motorsport 4 Niklas Krütten[5] R All
6 Ido Cohen[4] R All
25 William Alatalo[6] All
34 Amaury Cordeel[7] 3–4
Prema Theodore Racing 5 Gianluca Petecof[8] R 1–2, 4–7
33 Jack Doohan[9] R 2–3
64 Olli Caldwell[10] All
74 Enzo Fittipaldi[11] All
88 Amna Al Qubaisi[4] R 1, 3–7
AS Motorsport 7 Axel Gnos[2] R 2, 5
69 Jesse Salmenautio[3] 7
R-ace GP 8 Grégoire Saucy[3] 7
21 Lorenzo Colombo[3] 7
Bhaitech 9 Petr Ptáček[12] R All
10 Alessandro Famularo[12] R All
11 Leonardo Lorandi[12] All
12 Anthony Famularo[12] R 1–4
14 Ilya Morozov[13] R 7
KDC Racing[14] 13 Aaron di Comberti[15] 1–2
14 Ilya Morozov[15] R 1–2
20 Toby Sowery[4] 1–2
Cram Motorsport 14 Ilya Morozov R 4–6
22 Umberto Laganella[16] R All
24 Andrea Dell'Accio[17] All
29 Emilio Cipriani[18] R All
37 Francesco Garisto[19] R 1, 3
94 Daniel Vebster R 6–7
Jenzer Motorsport 15 Giorgio Carrara[20] All
16 Grégoire Saucy[20] 1–6
17 Nazim Azman[20] All
18 Javier González[20] 1–5
19 Oliver Rasmussen[20] R All
27 Federico Malvestiti[20] All
BVM Racing 31 Marzio Moretti[4] R 1–5, 7
36 Gastone Sampieri[4] R 1–2, 4–5
DRZ Benelli 45 Ian Rodríguez[21] 1–6
Technorace 49 Alessio Deledda[22] R All
Alma Racing 77 Diego Bertonelli[23] 5
78 Amaury Cordeel[3][note 1] 7
DR Formula/Curv Motorsport 77 Nicola Marinangeli[3] R 7
Corbetta Competizioni 81 Fabio Venditti[4] R All

Race calendar and results

The calendar was published on 22 October 2017.[1] For the first time in the history of the championship it will include a circuit outside of Italy, with a round being held at Circuit Paul Ricard in Southern France.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Rookie winner
1 R1 Adria International Raceway 22 April Enzo Fittipaldi Enzo Fittipaldi Enzo Fittipaldi Prema Theodore Racing Gianluca Petecof
R2 Leonardo Lorandi Leonardo Lorandi Leonardo Lorandi Bhaitech Gianluca Petecof
R3 Enzo Fittipaldi Leonardo Lorandi Enzo Fittipaldi Prema Theodore Racing Gianluca Petecof
2 R1 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 12 May Frederik Vesti Frederik Vesti Olli Caldwell Prema Theodore Racing Petr Ptáček
R2 13 May Olli Caldwell Enzo Fittipaldi Frederik Vesti Van Amersfoort Racing Gianluca Petecof
R3 Enzo Fittipaldi Leonardo Lorandi Frederik Vesti Van Amersfoort Racing Gianluca Petecof
3 R1 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 June Grégoire Saucy Federico Malvestiti Leonardo Lorandi Bhaitech Jack Doohan
R2 3 June Leonardo Lorandi Olli Caldwell William Alatalo BWT Mücke Motorsport Petr Ptáček
R3 Grégoire Saucy Petr Ptáček Leonardo Lorandi Bhaitech Petr Ptáček
4 R1 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli 16 June Enzo Fittipaldi Enzo Fittipaldi Enzo Fittipaldi Prema Theodore Racing Petr Ptáček
R2 17 June Enzo Fittipaldi Petr Ptáček Enzo Fittipaldi Prema Theodore Racing Petr Ptáček
R3 Enzo Fittipaldi Gianluca Petecof Enzo Fittipaldi Prema Theodore Racing Petr Ptáček
5 R1 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 28 July Federico Malvestiti Petr Ptáček Leonardo Lorandi Bhaitech Petr Ptáček
R2 29 July Leonardo Lorandi Leonardo Lorandi Leonardo Lorandi Bhaitech Petr Ptáček
R3 Federico Malvestiti Grégoire Saucy Federico Malvestiti Jenzer Motorsport Petr Ptáček
6 R1 ACI Vallelunga Circuit 15 September Olli Caldwell Olli Caldwell Olli Caldwell Prema Theodore Racing Gianluca Petecof
R2 16 September Olli Caldwell Enzo Fittipaldi Olli Caldwell Prema Theodore Racing Petr Ptáček
R3 Olli Caldwell Petr Ptáček Olli Caldwell Prema Theodore Racing Petr Ptáček
7 R1 Mugello Circuit 27 October Enzo Fittipaldi Federico Malvestiti Gianluca Petecof Prema Theodore Racing Gianluca Petecof
R2 28 October Enzo Fittipaldi Leonardo Lorandi Enzo Fittipaldi Prema Theodore Racing Gianluca Petecof
R3 Enzo Fittipaldi Enzo Fittipaldi Enzo Fittipaldi Prema Theodore Racing Gianluca Petecof

Championship standings

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points are awarded for pole position or fastest lap. Only the best sixteen results were counted towards the championship.[24]

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 ADR LEC MNZ MIS IMO VLL MUG Pts
1 Enzo Fittipaldi 1 3 1 Ret 2 5 Ret 18 5 1 1 1 4 3 2 8 2 4 Ret 1 1 303
2 Leonardo Lorandi 2 1 2 Ret 6 4 1 4 1 8 4 2 1 1 4 Ret 4 3 24 2 5 282
3 Olli Caldwell 7 4 8 1 8 2 2 2 3 6 10 9 9 2 9 1 1 1 2 4 3 262
4 Gianluca Petecof 5 2 7 13 4 6 4 24 DSQ 6 6 6 2 5 5 1 3 2 186
5 Petr Ptáček 10 8 17 4 13 7 Ret 6 4 2 2 3 5 5 3 Ret 3 2 6 Ret 4 182
6 Federico Malvestiti 3 7 9 5 16 14 5 5 6 5 5 12 2 4 1 3 9 7 27 7 6 173
7 Giorgio Carrara 11 9 6 9 3 9 3 22 10 7 Ret 4 3 10 10 7 10 13 5 5 7 112
8 William Alatalo 9 Ret Ret 26 32 13 4 1 2 12 13 6 8 19 Ret 5 7 6 4 10 12 106
9 Ian Rodríguez 6 6 Ret 6 7 DNS 15 3 Ret 3 3 Ret 10 9 12 WD WD WD 78
10 Frederik Vesti 2 1 1 68
11 Grégoire Saucy 12 5 5 Ret 9 10 9 19 Ret 9 7 23 11 27 5 13 6 8 Ret 6 22 63
12 Toby Sowery 4 21 4 3 12 3 54
13 Niklas Krütten 22 Ret 11 8 29 16 10 Ret 7 Ret 9 21 7 8 7 6 15 12 7 Ret 11 43
14 Javier González 8 10 3 7 11 26 Ret 21 8 11 11 22 14 7 8 40
15 Umberto Laganella 13 Ret 10 24 22 11 7 8 11 21 25 5 17 12 22 4 11 21 11 Ret DNS 33
16 Andreas Estner 3 8 9 21
17 Nazim Azman 17 Ret 12 15 17 15 8 10 9 24 12 7 15 15 14 9 12 9 18 Ret 19 17
18 Charles Weerts 10 5 8 15
19 Ilya Morozov 21 20 Ret 11 21 22 10 6 8 16 13 Ret 10 13 10 16 17 27 15
20 Jack Doohan Ret 10 12 6 11 19 9
21 Alessandro Famularo Ret 17 13 20 25 25 22 14 13 17 19 14 13 26 Ret 11 8 18 8 13 15 8
22 Marzio Moretti 14 15 14 12 18 20 20 9 12 16 16 13 23 17 11 9 11 8 8
23 Edoardo Morricone 20 13 23 12 7 Ret 14 15 Ret Ret 14 15 Ret 14 11 6
24 Oliver Rasmussen 18 Ret 18 14 19 17 11 Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 18 Ret 20 14 19 14 13 Ret 25 4
25 Lorenzo Colombo 14 9 10 3
26 Gastone Sampieri Ret Ret 19 19 20 23 25 14 10 Ret 18 13 1
27 Sebastian Estner 10 15 26 1
28 Diego Bertonelli 12 11 17 0
29 Anthony Famularo Ret 14 15 17 23 32 18 Ret 13 13 22 11 0
30 Ido Cohen 16 11 Ret 16 15 18 13 Ret Ret Ret 18 15 26 16 Ret 15 17 Ret 15 14 16 0
31 Amaury Cordeel 14 13 14 15 Ret 16 23 12 13 0
32 Daniel Vebster 12 20 20 20 16 14 0
33 Lucas Alecco Roy 18 14 19 12 Ret 24 0
34 Amna Al-Qubaisi Ret 12 16 24 16 17 20 23 Ret 20 20 23 Ret 16 15 19 21 21 0
35 Andrea Dell'Accio 19 16 Ret 21 28 27 16 12 16 18 17 18 25 22 18 16 18 17 26 18 23 0
36 Emilio Cipriani 25 22 21 23 Ret 24 17 15 15 19 20 17 19 21 Ret 17 22 16 25 Ret 17 0
37 Aaron di Comberti 15 19 Ret Ret 24 21 0
38 Axel Gnos 25 27 30 22 24 16 0
39 Alessio Deledda 26 Ret 22 27 30 29 19 17 18 22 Ret 19 21 23 19 18 21 19 21 Ret 28 0
40 Jesse Salmenautio 17 19 18 0
41 László Tóth 23 18 20 22 26 28 Ret 20 Ret 0
42 Fabio Venditti 27 23 24 28 31 31 21 Ret 20 23 21 20 24 25 21 19 Ret Ret 28 20 20 0
43 Nicola Marinangeli 22 Ret 29 0
44 Francesco Garisto 24 Ret Ret 23 23 Ret 0
Pos Driver ADR LEC MNZ MIS IMO VLL MUG Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd 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 participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Rookies' standings

Pos Driver ADR LEC MNZ MIS IMO VLL MUG Pts
1 Petr Ptáček 2 2 7 1 3 2 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 1 1 2 Ret 2 365
2 Gianluca Petecof 1 1 1 5 1 1 2 13 DSQ 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 343
3 Niklas Krütten 9 Ret 3 2 14 5 3 Ret 2 Ret 4 12 3 3 3 3 7 5 3 Ret 4 193
4 Umberto Laganella 3 Ret 2 13 9 3 2 3 3 9 11 2 6 4 11 2 4 11 7 Ret DNS 174
5 Marzio Moretti 4 6 5 4 5 8 10 4 4 6 7 6 11 8 4 5 2 3 161
6 Ilya Morozov 8 9 Ret 3 8 9 3 2 3 5 5 Ret 4 5 3 10 7 12 139
7 Alessandro Famularo Ret 7 4 9 11 12 12 6 5 7 9 7 4 14 Ret 5 3 8 4 3 6 128
8 Edoardo Morricone 7 4 13 5 2 Ret 5 6 Ret Ret 6 6 Ret 6 4 100
9 Ido Cohen 5 3 Ret 7 4 7 6 Ret Ret Ret 8 8 13 7 Ret 8 8 Ret 9 4 7 99
10 Oliver Rasmussen 6 Ret 8 6 6 6 4 Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret 7 Ret 9 7 9 6 8 Ret 10 92
11 Jack Doohan Ret 2 4 1 5 8 69
12 Gastone Sampieri Ret Ret 9 8 7 10 12 5 4 Ret 9 5 47
13 Anthony Famularo Ret 5 6 11 10 17 8 Ret 10 4 12 5 46
14 Emilio Cipriani 12 10 11 12 Ret 11 7 7 6 8 10 9 8 10 Ret 9 12 7 14 Ret 8 41
15 Daniel Vebster 6 10 10 11 6 5 28
16 Alessio Deledda 14 Ret 12 15 15 14 9 8 7 10 Ret 10 9 11 8 10 11 9 12 Ret 13 23
17 Sebastian Estner 6 5 11 18
18 Fabio Venditti 15 11 14 16 16 16 11 Ret 9 11 11 11 12 13 10 11 Ret Ret 15 8 9 9
19 László Tóth 10 8 10 10 12 13 Ret 9 Ret 9
20 Axel Gnos 14 13 15 10 12 7 7
21 Francesco Garisto 11 Ret Ret 13 10 Ret 1
22 Nicola Marinangeli 13 Ret 14 0
Pos Driver ADR LEC MNZ MIS IMO VLL MUG Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd 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 participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship

Pos Team Points
1 Prema Powerteam 667
2 Bhaitech 480
3 Jenzer Motorsport 363
4 BWT Mücke Motorsport 148
5 Van Amersfoort Racing 103
6 DRZ Benelli 78
7 KDC Racing 54
8 Cram Motorsport 48
9 R-ace GP 11
10 BVM 9
11 DR Formula 6
- Technorace 0
- Corbetta Competizioni 0
- AS Motorsport 0
- Alma Racing 0
- DR Formula/Curv Motorsport 0

Notes

  1. Cordeel is a Belgian driver who entered Monza round under Finnish racing license.

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