Langbahn Team – Weltmeisterschaft

2024 Formula 4 CEZ Championship

Oscar Wurz became the 2024 Formula 4 CEZ Champion.

The 2024 Formula 4 CEZ Championship was 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 concluded on 22 September at Salzburgring in Austria.[2]

Teams and drivers

Team No. Driver Class Rounds
Germany PHM AIX Racing[3] 3 Italy Maksimilian Popov[a][3] 2
10 United States Everett Stack[3] 2
16 Italy Davide Larini[3] 2
49 Serbia Andrej Petrović[3] 2
70 Australia Kamal Mrad[3] 2
Czech Republic JMT Racing[4] 6 Czech Republic Miroslav Mikeš[5] All
Austria Renauer Motorsport[6] 9 Romania Luca Savu[5] 1–2
Austria Simon Schranz[7] 5–6
Romania Real Racing[3] 11 Romania Luca Viisoreanu[3] 2
Hungary Ideal Line & Performance / Gender Racing Team 14 France Jean-Paul Karras[8] 4–6
74 France Jonathan Correrella[9] 1–3
100 France Phillipe Armand Karras[8] 4–6
Italy BVM Racing[3] 17 China Shimo Zhang[3] 2
18 Czech Republic Jan Koller[3] 2
Czech Republic F4 CEZ Academy Club in AČR[10] 17 Czech Republic František Němec 5–6
77 Czech Republic Marek Mičík[10] 4–6
123 Czech Republic Michelle Jandová[10] 4
Czech Republic Orlen Janik Motorsport[11] 19 Poland Franciszek Hałatnik[12] 1–4
Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport[6] 20 Slovakia Matúš Ryba[13] 2
21 Switzerland Ethan Ischer[14] G 1–2
22 Switzerland Enea Frey[13] 2
Czech Republic Teodor Borenstein[15] 3–4, 6
24 China Shimo Zhang[14] 1
25 Austria Oscar Wurz[14] All
26 Serbia Andrija Kostić[14] 1–2
144 Czech Republic Max Karhan[14] All
Switzerland Maffi Racing[6] 31 Kyrgyzstan Kirill Kutskov[a][5] All
45 Venezuela Gabriel Holguin[16] 3
119 Poland Kornelia Olkucka[17] All
122 Switzerland Nathanaël Berreby[18] 2, 5–6
Slovenia AS Motorsport[19] 61 Poland Michalina Sabaj[5] All
62 Poland Wiktor Dobrzański[3] 2
Australia Joanne Ciconte[20] 5–6
Czech Republic SAPE Motorsport 77 Czech Republic Marek Mičík[21] 1–3
123 Czech Republic Michelle Jandová[22] 1–3
Icon Legend
G Guest drivers ineligible to score points

Race calendar and results

The provisional calendar featuring six rounds across five countries was published on 17 September 2023. All rounds, except for the Slovakia Ring one supporting the European Truck Racing Championship, were a part of the ESET Cup package.[26] 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.[27]

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

Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points were 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
Hungary
RBR
Austria
SVK
Slovakia
MOS
Czech Republic
BRN
Czech Republic
SAL
Austria
Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Austria Oscar Wurz 2 2 2 5 8 2 1 1 2 3 8† 3 5 2 2 2 2 3 301
2 Kyrgyzstan Kirill Kutskov 4 3 1 Ret 23† Ret 2 3 4 4 1 2 2 Ret 1 1 1 1 276
3 Czech Republic Max Karhan 7 4 10 Ret 13 12 4 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 4 3 3 2 242
4 Czech Republic Miroslav Mikeš 5 5 6 12 10 16 7 2 6 1 2 5 3 5 3 WD WD WD 161
5 Poland Michalina Sabaj 12 8 Ret 20 20 DSQ 5 Ret 5 6 Ret 6 8 7 7 6 4 7 84
6 France Jonathan Correrella 8 12 4 9 11 Ret 3 5 3 66
7 Switzerland Nathanaël Berreby 18 Ret 18 7 3 6 5 6 5 57
8 Austria Simon Schranz 6 4 11 4 5 4 54
9 Italy Davide Larini 2 2 3 51
10 Australia Kamal Mrad 7 3 1 46
11 Italy Maksimilian Popov 3 1 7 46
12 Serbia Andrej Petrović 1 6 6 43
13 China Shimo Zhang 3 Ret 5 11 7 9 41
14 Czech Republic Marek Mičík 9 7 9 16 15 15 WD WD WD 10† 5 7 10 10 8 WD WD WD 39
15 Switzerland Enea Frey 4 5 4 36
16 France Phillipe Armand Karras 5 4 4 WD WD WD WD WD WD 34
17 Poland Kornelia Olkucka 14 11 Ret 21 19 19 Ret 7 8 9 7 9 9 6 9 WD WD WD 33
18 Australia Joanne Ciconte 4 8 5 WD WD WD 26
19 Serbia Andrija Kostić 6 9 8 14 12 8 24
20 Czech Republic František Němec 11 9 10 7 7 6 23
21 Romania Luca Viisoreanu 6 9 5 22
22 Poland Franciszek Hałatnik 13 10 11 22 18 17 6 8 7 WD WD WD 21
23 Romania Luca Savu 11 6 7 13 17 Ret 19
24 Czech Republic Michelle Jandová 10 Ret 12† WD WD WD 8 Ret 9† 8 Ret 8 16
25 France Jean-Paul Karras 7 6 DNS WD WD WD WD WD WD 14
26 Czech Republic Teodor Borenstein 10† 6 Ret WD WD WD DNS DNS DNS 9
27 Slovakia Matúš Ryba 10 14 10 3
28 Venezuela Gabriel Holguin 9† Ret Ret 2
29 Czech Republic Jan Koller 15 21† 11 0
30 United States Everett Stack 17 16 13 0
31 Poland Wiktor Dobrzański 19 22† 14 0
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
Switzerland 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
Hungary
RBR
Austria
SVK
Slovakia
MOS
Czech Republic
BRN
Czech Republic
SAL
Austria
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

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

Teams' standings

Pos Team BAL
Hungary
RBR
Austria
SVK
Slovakia
MOS
Czech Republic
BRN
Czech Republic
SAL
Austria
Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport 2 2 2 4 5 2 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 599
3 4 5 5 8 4 4 4 2 3 8 3 5 2 4 3 3 3
2 Switzerland Maffi Racing 4 3 1 18 19 18 2 3 4 4 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 364
14 11 Ret 21 23† 19 9† 7 8 9 7 9 7 6 6 5 6 5
3 Czech Republic JMT Racing 5 5 6 12 10 16 7 2 6 1 2 5 3 5 3 WD WD WD 161
4 Germany PHM AIX Racing 1 1 1 126
2 2 3
5 Hungary Ideal Line & Performance / Gender Racing Team 8 12 4 9 11 Ret 3 5 3 5 4 4 WD WD WD WD WD WD 114
7 6 DNS WD WD WD WD WD WD
6 Slovenia AS Motorsport 12 8 Ret 19 20 14 5 Ret 5 6 Ret 6 4 7 5 6 4 7 110
20 22† DSQ 8 8 7 WD WD WD
7 Austria Renauer Motorsport 11 6 7 13 17 Ret 6 4 11 4 5 4 73
8 Czech Republic F4 CEZ Academy Club in AČR 8 5 7 10 9 8 7 7 6 54
10 Ret 8 11 10 10 WD WD WD
9 Czech Republic SAPE Motorsport 9 7 9 16 15 15 8 Ret 9† 24
10 Ret 12† WD WD WD WD WD WD
10 Romania Real Racing 6 9 5 22
11 Czech Republic Orlen Janik Motorsport 13 10 11 22 18 17 6 8 7 WD WD WD 21
12 Italy BVM Racing 11 7 9 11
15 21† 11
Pos Team R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
BAL
Hungary
RBR
Austria
SVK
Slovakia
MOS
Czech Republic
BRN
Czech Republic
SAL
Austria

Notes

  1. ^ a b 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.

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