2014 Italian F4 Championship
# 2014 Italian F4 Championship

The 2014 Italian F4 Championship was the inaugural season of the Italian F4 Championship, as it replaces Formula Abarth. It began on 8 June in Adria and finished on 12 October in Imola after seven triple header rounds.

The championship was won by Canadian driver Lance Stroll, a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy, taking 7 overall victories and 3 further class victories from 18 races contested – he missed the final round at Imola due to injury. Stroll, driving for Prema Powerteam, finished 94 points clear of his closest championship rival, Mattia Drudi of the F & M team. Drudi won four races overall, including a hat-trick at Monza, as well as a class victory in the final race of the season. Third in the championship went to Diegi Motorsport driver Andrea Russo, taking an overall victory at Adria, as well as a class victory at Mugello. Euronova Racing by Fortec's Ukyo Sasahara, and his replacement, Andrea Fontana were the only other eligible drivers to take an overall victory, with wins at Adria and Magione respectively. Fontana also achieved a class victory at Imola, while the third Imola class win was taken by SMP Racing by Euronova and Ivan Matveev. Prema Powerteam won the teams' championship, 58 points clear of Euronova Racing by Fortec.

In the concurrent Italian F4 Trophy for drivers over the age of 18, the championship was dominated by Prema Powerteam's Brandon Maïsano. Maïsano won the first 10 races of the season, and ultimately finished the season with 17 class wins and 19 podiums from the 21 races. Maïsano also achieved six overall victories during the season, but was ineligible to score points towards the main championship. He finished 176 points clear of his next closest rival, Ali Al-Khalifa, who took a single class win at Magione. Keith Camilleri finished third in class with nine second place finishes, while Sennan Fielding was the only other driver to take part in the class; he achieved three class wins, including an overall win at Imola, from his six starts.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Driver | Class | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| SMP Racing by Euronova | 2 | Ivan Matveev | | All |
| Euronova Racing by Fortec | 3 | Ukyo Sasahara | | 1 |
| Euronova Racing by Fortec | 3 | Andrea Fontana | | 2–7 |
| Euronova Racing by Fortec | 4 | Leonardo Pulcini | | 1–5 |
| Euronova Racing by Fortec | 5 | Shinji Sawada | | 7 |
| Euronova Racing by Fortec | 85 | Sennan Fielding | T | 6–7 |
| DAV Racing | 4 | Leonardo Pulcini | | 6–7 |
| DAV Racing | 24 | Gustavo Bandeira | | 1–4 |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 7 | Alain Valente | | All |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 8 | Lucas Mauron | | All |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 9 | Nico Rindlisbacher | | All |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 86 | Ali Al-Khalifa | T | All |
| Malta Formula Racing | 10 | Zackary Dante | | 1–5 |
| Malta Formula Racing | 82 | Keith Camilleri | T | 1–3, 5, 7 |
| Antonelli Motorsport | 12 | Andrea Russo | | 5–7 |
| Antonelli Motorsport | 27 | Matteo Cairoli | | 1–2 |
| Antonelli Motorsport | 28 | João Vieira | | All |
| Antonelli Motorsport | 29 | Jonathan Giudice | | 1–4 |
| Antonelli Motorsport | 44 | Matteo Desideri | | 4–7 |
| F & M | 15 | Mahaveer Raghunathan | | 2–7 |
| F & M | 21 | Mattia Drudi | | 2–7 |
| F & M | 23 | Giovanni Altoè | | 2–5 |
| Diegi Motorsport | 12 | Andrea Russo | | 1–4 |
| Diegi Motorsport | 29 | Jonathan Giudice | | 6–7 |
| Cram Motorsport | 16 | Max Defourny | | 1 |
| Cram Motorsport | 19 | Edi Haxhiu | | All |
| Cram Motorsport | 21 | Mattia Drudi | | 1 |
| Cram Motorsport | 23 | Giovanni Altoè | | 1 |
| Cram Motorsport | 26 | Robert Shwartzman | | 6–7 |
| Prema Powerteam | 18 | Lance Stroll | | All |
| Prema Powerteam | 22 | Takashi Kasai | | 1–6 |
| Prema Powerteam | 81 | Brandon Maïsano | T | All |
| Israel F4 | 55 | Bar Baruch | | All |
| Icon | Meaning |
| T | Trophy class |

* Aleksandra Zabolotnyaya was scheduled to compete for SMP Racing by Euronova, but did not appear at any rounds.

## Race calendar and results

The calendar was published on 8 February 2014. The series was scheduled to be a part of the ACI Racing Weekends for five rounds during the 2014 season, with the rounds in Monza and Montmeló being held in support of International GT Open. However, the final round at Montmeló was replaced by another Imola round, and thus, all rounds were held in Italy.

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Trophy Winner |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | R1 | Adria International Raceway, Adria | 8 June | Lance Stroll | Lance Stroll | Lance Stroll | Prema Powerteam | Brandon Maïsano |
| 1 | R2 | Adria International Raceway, Adria | 8 June | | Lance Stroll | Ukyo Sasahara | Euronova Racing by Fortec | Brandon Maïsano |
| 1 | R3 | Adria International Raceway, Adria | 8 June | Lance Stroll | Andrea Russo | Andrea Russo | Diegi Motorsport | Brandon Maïsano |
| 2 | R1 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola | 28 June | Lance Stroll | Lance Stroll | Lance Stroll | Prema Powerteam | Brandon Maïsano |
| 2 | R2 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola | 29 June | | Lance Stroll | Mattia Drudi | F & M | Brandon Maïsano |
| 2 | R3 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola | 29 June | Lance Stroll | Mattia Drudi | Lance Stroll | Prema Powerteam | Brandon Maïsano |
| 3 | R1 | Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero | 12 July | Brandon Maïsano | Lance Stroll | Brandon Maïsano | Prema Powerteam | Brandon Maïsano |
| 3 | R2 | Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero | 13 July | | Lance Stroll | Lance Stroll | Prema Powerteam | Brandon Maïsano |
| 3 | R3 | Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero | 13 July | Brandon Maïsano | Lance Stroll | Brandon Maïsano | Prema Powerteam | Brandon Maïsano |
| 4 | R1 | Autodromo dell'Umbria, Magione | 3 August | Lance Stroll | Lance Stroll | Lance Stroll | Prema Powerteam | Brandon Maïsano |
| 4 | R2 | Autodromo dell'Umbria, Magione | 3 August | | Andrea Fontana | Andrea Fontana | Euronova Racing by Fortec | Ali Al-Khalifa |
| 4 | R3 | Autodromo dell'Umbria, Magione | 3 August | Brandon Maïsano | Lance Stroll | Brandon Maïsano | Prema Powerteam | Brandon Maïsano |
| 5 | R1 | Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma | 13 September | Brandon Maïsano | Lance Stroll | Brandon Maïsano | Prema Powerteam | Brandon Maïsano |
| 5 | R2 | Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma | 14 September | | Lance Stroll | Lance Stroll | Prema Powerteam | Brandon Maïsano |
| 5 | R3 | Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma | 14 September | Brandon Maïsano | Mattia Drudi | Lance Stroll | Prema Powerteam | Brandon Maïsano |
| 6 | R1 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza | 27 September | Mattia Drudi | Lucas Mauron | Mattia Drudi | F & M | Sennan Fielding |
| 6 | R2 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza | 28 September | | Mattia Drudi | Mattia Drudi | F & M | Sennan Fielding |
| 6 | R3 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza | 28 September | Brandon Maïsano | Mattia Drudi | Mattia Drudi | F & M | Brandon Maïsano |
| 7 | R1 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola | 11 October | Brandon Maïsano | Mattia Drudi | Brandon Maïsano | Prema Powerteam | Brandon Maïsano |
| 7 | R2 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola | 11 October | | João Vieira | Sennan Fielding | Euronova Racing by Fortec | Sennan Fielding |
| 7 | R3 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola | 12 October | Brandon Maïsano | João Vieira | Brandon Maïsano | Prema Powerteam | Brandon Maïsano |

### Notes

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fastest lap recorded by Brandon Maïsano, but he was ineligible to score the fastest lap point.
* ↑ Fastest lap recorded by Sennan Fielding, but he was ineligible to score the fastest lap point.

## Championship standings

Points were awarded as follows:

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | FT | FL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Race 1 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Race 3 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Race 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | | 1 |

The Trophy Class had the same point system but without points for the fastest time in the qualifying sessions and fastest laps.

### Drivers' standings

| Pos | Driver | ADR | ADR | ADR | IMO | IMO | IMO | MUG | MUG | MUG | MAG | MAG | MAG | VAL | VAL | VAL | MNZ | MNZ | MNZ | IMO | IMO | IMO | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| 1 | Lance Stroll | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Ret | WD | WD | WD | 331 |
| 2 | Mattia Drudi | 6 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 237 |
| 3 | Andrea Russo | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 14 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 5 | DSQ | 7 | 4 | 200 |
| 4 | Leonardo Pulcini | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 187 |
| 5 | Alain Valente | 7 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 12 | Ret | 159 |
| 6 | Andrea Fontana | | | | 11 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 116 |
| 7 | João Vieira | 14 | 9 | Ret | 17 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 93 |
| 8 | Takashi Kasai | 12 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 4 | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | | 83 |
| 9 | Ivan Matveev | 10 | Ret | 6 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 12 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 76 |
| 10 | Lucas Mauron | 15 | 8 | 8 | 12 | Ret | 9 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 6 | Ret | 11 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 49 |
| 11 | Matteo Desideri | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 12 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 48 |
| 12 | Mahaveer Raghunathan | | | | 14 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 45 |
| 13 | Matteo Cairoli | 4 | Ret | DNS | 21 | 16 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33 |
| 14 | Edi Haxhiu | 16 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 16 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 32 |
| 15 | Bar Baruch | 17 | 10 | 15 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 13 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 32 |
| 16 | Robert Shwartzman | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 26 |
| 17 | Ukyo Sasahara | 5 | 1 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 18 | Gustavo Bandeira | 9 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 11 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 24 |
| 19 | Zackary Dante | 21 | 18 | 14 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 17 | | | | | | | 12 |
| 20 | Max Defourny | 11 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 21 | Nico Rindlisbacher | 13 | 14 | 11 | 16 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 4 |
| 22 | Shinji Sawada | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
| 23 | Jonathan Giudice | 20 | 17 | Ret | 20 | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | | | | 14 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 15 | Ret | 1 |
| 24 | Giovanni Altoè | 19 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 13 | Ret | 18 | 18 | 16 | Ret | 13 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 14 | | | | | | | 1 |
| Italian F4 Trophy ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Brandon Maïsano | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 406 |
| 2 | Ali Al-Khalifa | 22 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 11 | Ret | DNS | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 230 |
| 3 | Keith Camilleri | 18 | 12 | 13 | 5 | Ret | DSQ | 9 | 17 | Ret | | | | 10 | 13 | 11 | | | | 17 | 13 | 11 | 177 |
| 4 | Sennan Fielding | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | Ret | 10 | 1 | Ret | 69 |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | ADR | ADR | ADR | IMO | IMO | IMO | MUG | MUG | MUG | MAG | MAG | MAG | VAL | VAL | VAL | MNZ | MNZ | MNZ | IMO | IMO | IMO | | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### Teams' standings

| Pos | Team | ADR | ADR | ADR | IMO | IMO | IMO | MUG | MUG | MUG | MAG | MAG | MAG | VAL | VAL | VAL | MNZ | MNZ | MNZ | IMO | IMO | IMO | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos | Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| 1 | Prema Powerteam | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Ret | WD | WD | WD | 303 |
| 2 | Euronova Racing by Fortec | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 245 |
| 3 | F & M | 6 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 234 |
| 4 | Jenzer Motorsport | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 183 |
| 5 | Antonelli Motorsport | 4 | 9 | Ret | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 183 |
| 6 | Diegi Motorsport | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | | | | 14 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 15 | Ret | 148 |
| 7 | SMP Racing by Euronova | 10 | Ret | 6 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 12 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 76 |
| 8 | Cram Motorsport | 11 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 16 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 59 |
| 9 | DAV Racing | 9 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 11 | Ret | | | | Ret | Ret | 9 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 53 |
| 10 | Israel F4 | 17 | 10 | 15 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 13 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 34 |
| 11 | Malta Formula Racing | 21 | 18 | 14 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 17 | | | | | | | 12 |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | ADR | ADR | ADR | IMO | IMO | IMO | MUG | MUG | MUG | MAG | MAG | MAG | VAL | VAL | VAL | MNZ | MNZ | MNZ | IMO | IMO | IMO | | Pts |

## Italian F4 Winter Trophy

### Teams and drivers

| Team | Driver |
| - | - |
| Adria Motorsport | Giovanni Altoè |
| Adria Motorsport | Jonathan Cecotto |
| Adria Motorsport | Gianluca Gabbiani |
| Antonelli Motorsport | João Vieira |
| Antonelli Motorsport | Matteo Desideri |
| Diegi Motorsport | Jan Dalgård Jønck |
| Israel F4 | Bar Baruch |
| Israel F4 | Luis-Enrique Breuer |
| Prema Powerteam | Ralf Aron |
| Prema Powerteam | Guanyu Zhou |

### Race calendar and results

All races were held at Adria International Raceway in Italy.

| Race | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R1 | Adria International Raceway, Adria | 2 November | Ralf Aron | João Vieira | Ralf Aron | Prema Powerteam |
| R2 | Adria International Raceway, Adria | 2 November | Ralf Aron | Ralf Aron | João Vieira | Antonelli Motorsport |

### Results

| Driver | ADR | ADR |
| - | - | - |
| Driver | R1 | R2 |
| Ralf Aron | 1 | 2 |
| João Vieira | 2 | 1 |
| Guanyu Zhou | 3 | 3 |
| Matteo Desideri | 4 | 5 |
| Jan Dalgård Jønck | 6 | 4 |
| Luis-Enrique Breuer | 5 | 6 |
| Bar Baruch | 7 | 7 |
| Jonathan Cecotto | 8 | 8 |
| Gianluca Gabbiani | 10 | 9 |
| Giovanni Altoè | 9 | 10 |
