The 2022 F4 Brazilian Championship was the inaugural season of the F4 Brazilian Championship. It was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The championship used Tatuus F4 T-421 chassis.
Teams and drivers
All pre-selected teams were Brazilian-registered and each fields 4 cars. Team allocation for the drivers was decided by a draw.
Team Driver Rounds KTF Sports 1 Victor Backes 1–4 21 Álvaro Cho 2–6 28 Richard Annunziata All 37 Juan Francisco Soldavini 6 990 Luan Lopes All Full Time Sports 5 Ricardo Gracia Filho All 33 Nelson Neto All 41 Fernando Barrichello All 69 Pedro Clerot All TMG Racing 9 Lucca Zucchini All 11 Lucas Staico All 16 Aurelia Nobels 1–4 88 Arthur Pavie 5 99 Nicholas Monteiro All Cavaleiro Sports 24 Felipe Barrichello Bartz All 29 João Tesser All 30 Vinícius Tessaro All 31 Nicolas Giaffone All
Race calendar All rounds were held in Brazil and all but one supported the 2022 Stock Car Pro Series events. The schedule was revealed on 21 December 2021. The revised version was published on 5 May 2022. Further changes were announced on 30 June 2022. The postponement of the last two rounds, that included moving the round five to support the Copa Truck and the season finale from Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet (Brasília) to Autódromo José Carlos Pace, was announced on 5 October 2022. Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Autódromo Velo Città, Mogi Guaçu 14 May Pedro Clerot Pedro Clerot Pedro Clerot Full Time Sports R2 Ricardo Gracia Filho Ricardo Gracia Filho Full Time Sports R3 15 May Lucas Staico Pedro Clerot Pedro Clerot Full Time Sports 2 R1 Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo 30 July Pedro Clerot Pedro Clerot Pedro Clerot Full Time Sports R2 Luan Lopes Nicolas Giaffone Cavaleiro Sports R3 31 July Pedro Clerot Pedro Clerot Pedro Clerot Full Time Sports 3 R1 Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo 6 August Pedro Clerot Pedro Clerot Pedro Clerot Full Time Sports R2 Fernando Barrichello Fernando Barrichello Full Time Sports R3 7 August Nicholas Monteiro Lucas Staico Lucas Staico TMG Racing 4 R1 Autódromo Velo Città, Mogi Guaçu 3 September Lucas Staico Pedro Clerot Pedro Clerot Full Time Sports R2 Nicolas Giaffone Nicolas Giaffone Cavaleiro Sports R3 4 September Lucas Staico Pedro Clerot Lucas Staico TMG Racing 5 R1 Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Goiânia 5 November Felipe Barrichello Bartz Felipe Barrichello Bartz Felipe Barrichello Bartz Cavaleiro Sports R2 Álvaro Cho Nicolas Giaffone Cavaleiro Sports R3 6 November Felipe Barrichello Bartz Felipe Barrichello Bartz Pedro Clerot Full Time Sports 6 R1 Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo 10 December Lucas Staico Felipe Barrichello Bartz Felipe Barrichello Bartz Cavaleiro Sports R2 Lucas Staico Fernando Barrichello Full Time Sports R3 11 December Lucas Staico Luan Lopes Lucas Staico TMG Racing
Championship standings Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in 25-minute races and for the top eight classified finishers in 18-minute races. The final classification was obtained by dropping two worst results from the first five rounds of the championship. Races Position, points per race 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th FL 2 25-minute races 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1 18-minute races 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1
Drivers' standings Pos Driver MOG1 INT1 INT2 MOG2 GYN INT3 Pts 1 Pedro Clerot 1 4 1 1 2 1 1 4 2 1 8 2 2 9 1 Ret 11 5 2 Lucas Staico Ret 5 2 2 6 3 4 15 1 2 7 1 3 Ret Ret 4 3 1 213 3 Vinícius Tessaro 11 11 13 5 3 2 2 5 4 5 5 3 13† 3 2 2 Ret 4 163 4 Felipe Barrichello Bartz 8 2 7 Ret 10 8 11 8 8 7 2 10 1 4 10 1 5 3 135 5 Nicolas Giaffone 3 7 10 3 1 10 DSQ 6 5 8 1 Ret 5 1 9 6 2 Ret 6 Luan Lopes 10 6 15 4 8 6 12 9 6 3 6 4 6 2 7 3 12 2 126 7 Fernando Barrichello 4 3 14† 12 9 7 7 1 7 6 3 6 4 5 13 8 1 8 123 8 Nicholas Monteiro 2 9 4 11 14 11 3 3 3 12 14 11 12 12 5 7 6 6 100 9 Ricardo Gracia Filho 7 1 3 10 11 5 8 NC 11 4 4 5 10 11 4 Ret WD WD 95 10 Nelson Neto Ret 13 6 6 4 12 9 7 9 Ret 10 9 11 10 14 5 4 7 56 11 Richard Annunziata 6 14 11 DSQ 13 4 6 14 Ret 10 9 7 7 6 6 9 10 DSQ 55 12 Álvaro Cho Ret 7 13 5 2 13† Ret 16† 14 Ret 8 3 Ret 8 10 43 13 Lucca Zucchini 12 12 5 9 12 9 14 11 10 13 15 Ret 8 7 12 12 7 9 25 14 João Tesser 9 10 8 8 5 14 Ret 13 Ret 11 11 13 DSQ 13 8 11 9 11 20 15 Victor Backes 5 8 9 7 16 15 13 12 Ret Ret 13 12 19 16 Aurelia Nobels Ret 15† 12 13 15 16 10 10 12 9 12 8 7 17 Arthur Pavie 9 14 11 2 18 Francisco Soldavini 10 Ret DNS 1Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap† — Did not finish but classified
Teams' championship Each team acquired the points earned by their two best drivers in each race. Pos Driver MOG1 INT1 INT2 MOG2 GYN INT3 Pts 1 Full Time Sports 1 1 1 1 2 1Q 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 5 1 5 1 5 488 4 3 3 6 4 5 7 4 7 4 4 5 4 9 4 8 4 7 2 Cavaleiro Sports 3 2 7 3 1 2 2 5 4 5 1 3 1 1 2 1 2 3 400 8 7 8 5 3 8 11 6 5 7 2 10 5 3 8 2 5 4 3 TMG Racing 2 5 2Q 2 6 3 3 3 1 2 7 1Q 3 7 5 4 3 1Q 329 12 9 4 9 12 9 4 10 3Q 9 12 8 8 12 11 7 6 6 4 KTF Sports 5 6 9 4 7 4 5 2 6 3 6 4 6 2 3 3 8 2 235 6 8 11 7 8 6 6 9 13† 10 9 7 7 6 6 9 10 10
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