The GB4 Championship is a single seater motorsport series based in the United Kingdom. The championship is operated by MotorSport Vision with support from the BRDC, and is aimed at young drivers graduating from karting or club level motorsport such as Formula Ford. The championship was announced in September 2021 and the first season started at Snetterton in April 2022.
History
The championship was launched in early September 2021.
The first round of the inaugural season took place at Snetterton Circuit on 2 April 2022, with the first winner being Nikolas Taylor driving for Fortec Motorsports.
Car
From 2022 to 2024, the GB4 Championship used the Tatuus F4-T014 car previously used by the Italian, ADAC, Spanish and other F4 championships across Europe.
The engine is an Abarth-branded, turbocharged Autotecnica Motori 1.4L FTJ I4 and produces 160hp. It features a sequential six-speed gearbox developed by Sadev and Magneti Marelli electronics.
Starting in 2025, the series will introduce the Tatuus MSV GB4-025, a modified version of the Tatuus MSV-022, used by the GB3 Championship from 2022 to 2024. The new chassis will feature a Mountune 2.0L engine.
Costs
Costs of running in the initial years of the championship were significantly lower than Formula 4 due to the use of the older Tatuus F4-T014, which could be purchased second hand (as in many cases it was no longer eligible for use in Formula 4). As the GB3 Championship usually runs at the same event weekends and uses a modified version of the same car, many spare parts can be shared if a team runs in both categories.
The organiser states that privateer teams can run in the championship for approximately , and fully professional teams for around
A prize to the value of was offered to the 2024 champion if the champion subsequently chooses to compete in either the British F4 championship, or GB3, in 2025.
Female competitors
One distinctive feature of the GB4 championship is the relatively high number, and competitiveness, of female drivers. In 2024, four of the 21 competitors were women. Alisha Palmowski finished second in the 2024 championship, and received a prize to be used to help fund entry into the F1 Academy series in 2025. In 2025 the price was raised to and was won by Ava Dobson who passed Megan Bruce in the Championship in the last weekend of the series at Donington Park.
Points system Points are 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 has its grid formed by reversing the qualifying order, awards extra points for positions gained from the drivers' respective starting positions. RacesPosition, points per race1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20thRaces 1 & 23529242119171513121110987654321Race 3201715131110987654321
Champions SeasonDriverTeamPolesWinsPodiumsFastest lapsPointsClinchedMargin2022 Nikolas Taylor Fortec Motorsports991410546Race 24 of 24502023 Tom Mills KMR Sport1010147505Race 21 of 241112024 Linus Granfors Fortec Motorsports36103467Race 20 of 21452025 Ary Bansal Elite Motorsport24114402Race 21 of 21112026 Alex O'GradyElite Motorsport2393445Race 20 of 2133
Circuits
NumberCircuitsRoundsYears1 Silverstone Circuit8 2022–present Donington Park8 2022–present3 Snetterton Circuit5 2022–present4 Oulton Park42022–present Brands Hatch42022–present
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