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 Driver Class Rounds SMP Racing by Euronova 2 Ivan Matveev All Euronova Racing by Fortec 3 Ukyo Sasahara 1 Andrea Fontana 2–7 4 Leonardo Pulcini 1–5 5 Shinji Sawada 7 85 Sennan Fielding 6–7 DAV Racing 4 Leonardo Pulcini 6–7 24 Gustavo Bandeira 1–4 Jenzer Motorsport 7 Alain Valente All 8 Lucas Mauron All 9 Nico Rindlisbacher All Ali Al-Khalifa All Malta Formula Racing 10 Zackary Dante 1–5 Keith Camilleri 1–3, 5, 7 Antonelli Motorsport 12 Andrea Russo 5–7 27 Matteo Cairoli 1–2 28 João Vieira All 29 Jonathan Giudice 1–4 44 Matteo Desideri 4–7 F & M 15 Mahaveer Raghunathan 2–7 21 Mattia Drudi 2–7 23 Giovanni Altoè 2–5 Diegi Motorsport 12 Andrea Russo 1–4 29 Jonathan Giudice 6–7 Cram Motorsport 16 Max Defourny 1 19 Edi Haxhiu All 21 Mattia Drudi 1 23 Giovanni Altoè 1 26 Robert Shwartzman 6–7 Prema Powerteam 18 Lance Stroll All 22 Takashi Kasai 1–6 81 Brandon Maïsano All Israel F4 55 Bar Baruch All Icon Meaning 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 Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 1 Adria International Raceway, Adria 8 June Lance Stroll Lance Stroll Lance Stroll Prema Powerteam Brandon Maïsano R2 Lance Stroll Ukyo Sasahara Euronova Racing by Fortec Brandon Maïsano R3 Lance Stroll Andrea Russo Andrea Russo Diegi Motorsport Brandon Maïsano 2 R1 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 28 June Lance Stroll Lance StrollFastest lap recorded by Brandon Maïsano, but he was ineligible to score the fastest lap point. Lance Stroll Prema Powerteam Brandon Maïsano R2 29 June Lance Stroll Mattia Drudi F & M Brandon Maïsano R3 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 R2 13 July Lance Stroll Lance Stroll Prema Powerteam Brandon Maïsano R3 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 R2 Andrea Fontana Andrea Fontana Euronova Racing by Fortec Ali Al-Khalifa R3 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 R2 14 September Lance Stroll Lance Stroll Prema Powerteam Brandon Maïsano R3 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 R2 28 September Mattia DrudiFastest lap recorded by Sennan Fielding, but he was ineligible to score the fastest lap point. Mattia Drudi F & M Sennan Fielding R3 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 R2 João Vieira Sennan Fielding Euronova Racing by Fortec Sennan Fielding R3 12 October Brandon Maïsano João Vieira Brandon Maïsano Prema Powerteam Brandon Maïsano Notes

Championship standings Points were awarded as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 FL Race 1 & 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 IMO MUG MGI VLL MNZ IMO Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 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 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 ADR IMO MUG MGI VLL MNZ IMOBold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap

Teams' standings Pos Team ADR IMO MUG MAG VAL MNZ IMO Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 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 ADR IMO MUG MAG VAL MNZ IMO

Italian F4 Winter Trophy

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

Results Driver ADR 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

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