The 2022 GB4 Championship partnered by the BRDC[1] was the first season of a new motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars in Britain. The 2022 season was the inaugural season for the championship, which was organised by MotorSport Vision. The season ran over eight triple-header rounds and started on 2 April at Snetterton Circuit.[2]
GB4 acts as a direct feeder series to higher open-wheel categories, including the existing GB3 Championship partnered by the BRDC. GB4 runs primarily on the same British GT race programme as GB3, and retains many of the same championship partners.[3] Teams use the Tatuus F4-T014 chassis in the 2022 championship.[3] The car is powered by a 1.4 litre turbocharged 160 HP engine by Autotecnica Motori.
GB4 offered its inaugural champion a £50,000 prize towards their next season of single-seater racing as part of the overall prize package.[4] Other prizes included the George Russell Pole Position Cup with a prize fund of £4,000[5] and a £20,000 shoot out prize for teenage drivers in the BRSCC National Formula Ford Championship.[6]
All 24 races in the debut season were shown live online.[7]
Teams and drivers
editAll teams are British-registered.
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valour Racing | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 4 | ||
| Rossoverde Racing | 5 | 8 | |
| 7 | 1, 3–4, 6–7 | ||
| Fortec Motorsport | 8 | 1–3 | |
| 17 | All | ||
| 32 | 8 | ||
| 66 | All | ||
| Graham Brunton Racing | 9 | All | |
| 10 | All | ||
| 12 | 2 | ||
| Scorpio Motorsport | 14 | 8 | |
| Elite Motorsport | 18 | 8 | |
| 41 | 1–4 | ||
| 78 | All | ||
| Kevin Mills Racing | 20 | All | |
| 21 | All | ||
| Privateer | 41 | 5 | |
| Hillspeed | 62 | 8 | |
| 64 | All | ||
| 81 | All | ||
| 88 | 6 | ||
| Oldfield Motorsport | 73 | 3 | |
| Source:[9] | |||
Calendar
editThe provisional calendar was announced on 22 October 2021. The championship will support the British GT championship at seven of its eight meetings.[10]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 2 April | Fortec Motorsports | |||
| R2 | 3 April | Elite Motorsport | |||||
| R3 | Hillspeed | ||||||
| 2 | R4 | Oulton Park (International Circuit, Cheshire) | 16 April | Elite Motorsport | |||
| R5 | 18 April | Elite Motorsport | |||||
| R6 | Kevin Mills Racing | ||||||
| 3 | R7 | Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 7 May | Fortec Motorsports | |||
| R8 | 8 May | Fortec Motorsports | |||||
| R9 | Oldfield Motorsport | ||||||
| 4 | R10 | Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) | 28 May | Fortec Motorsports | |||
| R11 | 29 May | Hillspeed | |||||
| R12 | Graham Brunton Racing | ||||||
| 5 | R13 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 25 June | Fortec Motorsports | |||
| R14 | 26 June | Kevin Mills Racing | |||||
| R15 | Elite Motorsport | ||||||
| 6 | R16 | Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 30–31 July | Fortec Motorsports | |||
| R17 | Fortec Motorsports | ||||||
| R18 | Fortec Motorsports | ||||||
| 7 | R19 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 10–11 September | Kevin Mills Racing | |||
| R20 | Fortec Motorsports | ||||||
| R21 | Elite Motorsport | ||||||
| 8 | R22 | Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) | 15–16 October | Kevin Mills Racing | |||
| R23 | Kevin Mills Racing | ||||||
| R24 | Kevin Mills Racing | ||||||
Championship standings
edit- Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top 20 classified finishers in races one and two, with the third race awarding points to only the top 15. Race three, which had its grid formed by reversing the qualifying order, awarded extra points for positions gained from the drivers' respective starting positions.
| Races | Position, points per race | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | |
| Races 1 & 2 | 35 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Race 3 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
- Notes
- 1 2 3 refers to positions gained and thus extra points earned during race three.
Drivers' championship
edit| Pos | Driver | SNE1 | OUL | SIL1 | DON1 | SNE2 | SIL2 | BRH | DON2 | Pts | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
| 1 | 1 | 6 | 82 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 67 | 1 | Ret | 54 | 1 | 1 | 16 | Ret | 1 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 546 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 2 | Ret | 8 | 5 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 43 | Ret | 3 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 496 | |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 482 | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 53 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 1 | Ret | 57 | 435 | |
| 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Ret | 6 | 54 | 2 | 3 | 13 | DNS | 5 | 49 | 417 | |
| 6 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 84 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 375 | |
| 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 269 | |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 2 | Ret | 84 | 5 | 9 | 74 | WD | WD | WD | 244 | ||||||||||
| 9 | 11 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 242 | |
| 10 | 10 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 238 | |
| 11 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 4 | 6 | 52 | 151 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 12 | 10 | 111 | 12 | 12 | 94 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 11 | WD | WD | WD | 11 | 10 | 113 | 137 | |||||||
| 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 10 | 3 | Ret | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 4 | Ret | 62 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 8 | 9 | 101 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ Taylor is a Malaysian-British driver competing under a British licence.[8]
- ^ Megan Gilkes set the fastest time in qualifying, but received a three-place grid penalty for an incident at the previous round at Snetterton. Max Marzorati was promoted to pole position in her place.
References
edit- ^ "BRDC extends GB3 support to include GB4 for 2022". www.gb-4.net. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "2022 GB4 Championship | RacingCalendar.net". Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ a b "GB4 Championship confirms calendar for inaugural season following Motorsport UK approval". www.gb-4.net. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "MSV announces new GB4 Championship for 2022". www.gb-4.net. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "George Russell Has Had a Trophy Named in His Honour". 3 March 2022.
- ^ "BRSCC | £20,000 Gb4 Prize Fund Announced for Top National Formula Ford Young Driver in 2022".
- ^ "MSV unveils exceptional GB3 and GB4 broadcast package for 2022".
- ^ "Official Test - Snetterton 300" (PDF). TSL Timing. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ "GB4 Teams". GB4 Championship. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "GB4 Championship confirms calendar for inaugural season". news.msv.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.