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The 2022 RoKit F4 British Championship was a multi-event,
Formula 4
open-wheel single seater
motor racing championship held across United Kingdom. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Formula 4 cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. This, the eighth season, following on from the
British Formula Ford Championship , was the eighth year that the cars conform to the FIA's Formula 4 regulations.
[1] Part of the
TOCA tour, it forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the
BTCC centrepiece.
The season commenced on 23 April at
Donington Park and concluded on 9 October at
Brands Hatch , utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after thirty races held at ten meetings, all in the support of the
2022 British Touring Car Championship .
This was the first season of the championship using the combination of
Tatuus chassis and the engines supplied by
Abarth .
[2]
Teams and drivers All teams were British-registered. Seven teams were chosen initially to compete in the series.
[3]
Race calendar All races were held in the United Kingdom. All rounds supported
2022 British Touring Car Championship . The provisional calendar was announced by
BTCC on 30 June 2021 and
Motorsport UK , the new organiser of the Formula 4 series, confirmed its presence alongside on 24 September 2021.
[25]
[26]
Championship standings Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in races 1 and 3 and for the top eight classified finishers in race 2. Race two, which had its grid formed by reversing the order of the ten best drivers from the qualifying session, awarded extra points for positions gained from the drivers' respective starting positions.
[27] Bonus points counted towards only the drivers' standings.
Races
Position, points per race
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
FL
Races 1 & 3
25
18
15
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
1
Race 2
15
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
1
Drivers' Standings Rookie Cup
Pos
Driver
DON
BHI
THR1
OUL
CRO
KNO
SNE
THR2
SIL
BHGP
Pen.
Pts
1
Ugo Ugochukwu
3
9
5
4
4
1
2
6
2
Ret
3
10
2
13†
13†
11
8
1
15
2
6
2
9
2
Ret
2
6
4
5
6
506
2
7
6
10
11
9
7
7
2
5
5
1
4
5
9
14†
15†
7
10
6
3
13
5
3
5
2
14
7
3
8
13
3
471
3
12
10
11
8
8
8
12
14
9
8
7
14†
9
14†
4
7
9
7
8
5
5
7
1
9
9
Ret
8
11
12
12
395
4
Adam Fitzgerald
11
12
15
13
12
12
10
11
8
14
10
11
11
11
7
12
11
12
10
17
12
9
5
8
12
13
10
10
9
16
324
5
10
11
12
9
Ret
Ret
11
3
10
11
12
8
13
5
9
10
13
15
11
13
11
12
Ret
Ret
6
Ret
11
9
11
9
309
6
Daniel Mavlyutov
15
13
14
15
13
15
16
12
13
15
13
14
16
12
12†
14
15
13
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
9
17
16
15
18
224
7
11
7
15
18
17
15
47
8
13
8
16
17
16
17
38
Pos
Driver
DON
BHI
THR1
OUL
CRO
KNO
SNE
THR2
SIL
BHGP
Pen.
Pts
Teams Cup Notes
^ Mavlyutov is a Turkish-Russian driver competing under a British licence.
[7]
^ Dimitrov is a British-Bulgarian driver competing under a Bulgarian licence.
^ Barashi is a British-Israeli-Portuguese driver competing under an Israeli licence.
References
^
"FORMULA FORD ECOBOOST ADOPTS FIA FORMULA 4 REGULATIONS FOR 2015" . British
Formula Ford . 23 June 2014. Archived from
the original on 8 September 2014.
^
"Motorsport UK announces chassis and engine supply package for F4 British Championship from 2022" .
Motorsport UK . 14 August 2021.
Archived from the original on 2021-08-14.
^
"First seven teams confirmed for new British Formula 4 in 2022" . Motorsport UK . 1 October 2021.
Archived from the original on 2021-10-01.
^
"Virtuosi Racing unveil Michael Shin as second ROKiT British F4 entry" . F4 British Championship . 9 March 2022.
^
"Virtuosi Racing confirm Edward Pearson as first ROKiT British F4 entry" . January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022 .
^
"Oliver Stewart steps up to British F4 with Hitech GP" . Hitech Grand Prix . 23 February 2022.
Archived from the original on 2022-02-23.
^
"Mavlyutov gets all clear to compete" . Motorsport News. 2022-04-14. Retrieved 2022-09-03 – via PressReader. ^
a b
"Hitech GP kick off 2022 signings with Eduardo Coseteng and Daniel Mavlyutov" . F4 Championship . 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-02-02 .
^ Wood, Ida (20 April 2022).
"Alex Dunne joins Hitech GP's line-up for British F4 opener" . Formula Scout .
Archived from the original on 2022-04-20.
^
"Chris Dittmann Racing set for F4 British Championship debut with Joel Pearson" . Chris Dittmann Racing . 5 April 2022.
Archived from the original on 2022-04-05.
^
"India's Divy Nandan to race for Chris Dittmann Racing in British F4" . Formula Scout . August 10, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022 .
^
"GB4 winner Sherwood to debut in British F4 with Chris Dittmann Racing" . Formula Scout . August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022 .
^
"Marcos Flack adds sixth racing programme of year with British F4 return" . Formula Scout . 20 September 2022.
^
"Fortec returns to British F4 with rookie Higgins" . Formula Scout . 16 September 2022.
^
"14-year-old Christchurch teen signs with Carlin for British Formula Four championship" . Newstalk ZB . 4 March 2022.
Archived from the original on 2022-03-03.
^
"UGO UGOCHUKWU JOINS CARLIN FOR 2022 F4 BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP" .
Carlin Motorsport . Retrieved 22 December 2021 .
^
"Welcoming Ollie Gray to the Williams Racing Driver Academy" . www.williamsf1.com . Retrieved 2022-03-07 .
^
"Noah Lisle chooses reigning champions JHR Developments for single-seater switch" . F4 British Championship . 28 March 2022.
^
"JHR Developments adds to 2022 F4 British line up with race winner Georgi Dimitrov" . JHR Developments . 29 March 2022.
Archived from the original on 2022-03-29.
^ Wood, Ida (30 March 2022).
"JHR Developments retains Joseph Loake for British F4 title attack" . Formula Scout .
Archived from the original on 2022-03-30.
^
"Phinsys by Argenti add Isaac Barashi to ROKiT British F4 driver line-up" . September 21, 2022.
^
"British Karting champion Daniel Guinchard unveiled at Argenti for 2022" . January 1, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2022 .
^ Meadows, Michael (21 December 2021).
"Argenti retain Neate for 2022" . Argenti Motorsport .
Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
^ Meadows, Michael (3 March 2022).
"Argenti Motorsport sign Adam Fitzgerald for 2022 British F4 season" . Argenti Motorsport .
^
"2022 BTCC CALENDAR ANNOUNCED" .
BTCC . 30 June 2021.
Archived from the original on 2021-06-30.
^
"Motorsport UK launches tender process for a local organiser for the British F4 Certified by FIA Championship" .
Motorsport UK . 24 September 2021.
Archived from the original on 2021-09-30.
^
"Changes made to ROKiT British F4 reverse grid format for the 2022 season" . F4 British Championship . 20 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022 .
External links
Ugo Ugochukwu
Daniel Guinchard
Adam Fitzgerald
Noah Lisle
Jaden Pariat
Isaac Barashi