The 2023 Formula 4 CEZ Championship, known as 2023 ACCR Czech Formula prior to the FIA certification in May, was the first season of the Formula 4 CEZ Championship, a motor racing series for the Central Europe regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations, and organised and promoted by the Automobile Club of the Czech Republic (ACCR), Krenek Motorsport and HM Sports.
It commenced on 29 April at Hungaroring in Hungary and concluded on 8 October at Balaton Park Circuit in the same country.
Teams and drivers Team Driver Rounds SAPE Motorsport 6 Miroslav Mikeš 2–6 Ideal Line Performance / Gender Racing Team 13 Oliver Michl All JMT Racing 17 Jan Rieger 4 65 Roman Roubíček 5–6 Sauter Engineering + Design 21 Michael Sauter All Jenzer Motorsport 24 Simon Zhang 625 Mathias Bjerre Jakobsen 2–5 Thomas Gore 6 27 Ethan Ischer All 28 Reno Francot All 144 Max Karhan 4–6 Renauer Motorsport 46 Jiří Šafránek 1–3 66 Nikolas Taylor 1–3 PHM Racing 48 James Egozi 2 57 Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi 2 William Karlsson was scheduled to compete with Renauer Motorsport but switched to the Eurocup-3 series before the start of the season. Karhan was initially supposed to race for the JMT Racing but due to the belated delivery of the car, he switched to Jenzer Motorsport for the round 4.
Race calendar and results The provisional calendar featuring six round across five countries was published on 3 November 2022. All rounds, except for the Slovakiaring one supporting the European Truck Racing Championship, are a part of the ESET Cup package. The first round at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben on 8–9 April was cancelled and replaced by a standalone event at Balaton Park on 7–8 October.
Circuit/Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Hungaroring, Mogyoród 30 April Ethan Ischer Ethan Ischer Ethan Ischer Jenzer Motorsport R2 Ethan Ischer Ethan Ischer Jenzer Motorsport 2 R1 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 20 May James Egozi James Egozi James Egozi PHM Racing R2 21 May James Egozi James Egozi PHM Racing 3 R1 Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň 10 June Michael Sauter Michael Sauter Reno Francot Jenzer Motorsport R2 Michael Sauter Reno Francot Jenzer Motorsport 4 R1 Autodrom Most, Most 5 August Ethan Ischer Ethan Ischer Ethan Ischer Jenzer Motorsport R2 6 August Ethan Ischer Ethan Ischer Jenzer Motorsport R3 Ethan Ischer Ethan Ischer Ethan Ischer Jenzer Motorsport 5 R1 Brno Circuit, Brno 9 September Reno Francot Michael Sauter Reno Francot Jenzer Motorsport R2 Ethan Ischer Ethan Ischer Jenzer Motorsport 6 R1 Balaton Park Circuit, Balatonfőkajár 7 October Ethan Ischer Ethan Ischer Ethan Ischer Jenzer Motorsport R2 8 October Michael Sauter Michael Sauter Sauter Engineering + Design R3 Ethan Ischer Michael Sauter Ethan Ischer Jenzer Motorsport
Championship standings Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points are awarded for pole position or fastest lap. Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Drivers' standings Pos Driver HUN RBR SVK MOS BRN BAL Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 1 Ethan Ischer 1 1 5 Ret 3 6† 1 1 1 2 1 1 4 1 263 2 Reno Francot 3 2 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 3 261 3 Michael Sauter 2 6 4 Ret 2 2 4 3 4 3 3 2 1 2 204 4 Oliver Michl 5 4 9 4 5 4 6 7 8 5 4 7 Ret 6 112 5 Mathias Bjerre Jakobsen 6 3 4 3 3 8 3 4 5 106 6 Miroslav Mikeš 10 8 6 5 5 5 5 DNS 6 8 7 8 75 7 Max Karhan 8 6 7 6 7 6 5 7 56 8 James Egozi 1 1 50 9 Nikolas Taylor 4 3 7 5 WD WD 43 10 Thomas Gore 4 3 4 39 11 Jiří Šafránek 6 5 8 6 WD WD 30 12 Shimo Zhang 5 6 5 28 13 Jan Rieger 7 4 6 26 14 Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi 2 7 24 15 Roman Roubíček 7 8 9 8 9 18 Pos Driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 Pts HUN RBR SVK MOS BRN BAL Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap † – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
Teams' standings
Pos Driver HUN RBR SVK MOS BRN BAL Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 1 Jenzer Motorsport 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 549 3 2 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 Sauter Engineering + Design 2 6 4 Ret 2 2 4 3 4 3 3 2 1 2 204 3 5 4 9 4 5 4 6 7 8 5 4 7 Ret 6 112 4 SAPE Motorsport 10 8 6 5 5 5 5 DNS 6 8 7 8 75 5 PHM Racing 1 1 74 2 7 6 Renauer Motorsport 4 3 7 5 WD WD 73 6 5 8 6 WD WD 7 JMT Racing 7 4 6 7 8 9 8 9 44 Pos Driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 Pts HUN RBR SVK MOS BRN BAL
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