2022 ACCR Formula 4 Trophy

The 2022 ACCR Formula 4 Trophy was a motor racing series held in the Central and Eastern Europe, competed over four rounds. The full six rounds schedule was supposed to be the first season of the ACCR Formula 4 Championship organized by the Automobile Club of the Czech Republic (ACCR; Czech: Autoklub České republiky (AČR)). The season was supposed to start with its first round taking place at the Hungaroring in April and with the final round taking place at Brno Circuit in September.[1] After many calendar changes caused by massive delivery delays, it was announced on 6 July that the start of the championship as an FIA Formula 4 Championship would be postponed to 2023 and that only the last three original rounds would be held as a trophy series.[2] The series uses Tatuus F4-T-421 chassis primarily, although Tatuus F4-T014 was eligible for the Trophy class.[3]

The ACCR Formula 4 races were held as a sub-class of the Formula Libre category in the ESET V4 Cup package.

Teams and drivers
Team No. Driver Class Rounds
Slovakia Procar Motorsport 1 Austria Patrick Schober[4] T J 3
Slovenia Lema Racing 5 Italy Tommaso Lovati[5] T J 1–3
Czech Republic JMT Racing Engineering 23 Czech Republic Vojtěch Birgus[6] T J 1
Slovakia Racing Trevor 68 Hungary Zénó Kovács[7] J All
FX Pro Series entries
Italy Eureka Competition 1 Italy Andrea Bodellini 2
Italy MDR Events 8 Italy Giovanni Maschio 2
Italy Mondiale Racing 22 Italy Andrea Raiconi 2
Italy Team Zanatta 26 Italy Alberto Zanatta 2
Privateer 27 Italy Silvano Rangheri 2
Italy Dexters Motorsport 64 Italy Elia Galvanin 2
Italy G Motorsport 69 Italy Salvatore Liotti 2
Icon Legend
T Trophy class
J Drivers that compete for the Junior Championship
W Woman Trophy
G Guest drivers ineligible to score points

Calendar

The series joining ESET V4 Cup package on its six round schedule was announced on 2 December 2021.[3][8] On 30 March 2022, the round at the Hungaroring was cancelled, with Monza being added to the schedule as the final venue of the season.[1] On 13 April 2022, the round scheduled for 24–26 June at Tor Poznań was replaced by the round at Vallelunga Circuit on 8–10 July.[9] On 6 July 2022, the status of the series changed and subsequently all the planned rounds supporting Formula X Racing Weekend were cancelled.[2]

Rnd. Circuit/Location Date Package
– R1 Hungary Hungaroring, Mogyoród 8–10 April ESET V4 Cup
R2
1 R1 Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 3–5 June ESET V4 Cup
R2
– R1 Poland Tor Poznań, Poznań 24–26 June ESET V4 Cup
R2
– R1 Italy Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma 8–10 July Formula X Racing Weekend
R2
2 R1 Croatia Automotodrom Grobnik, Čavle 22–24 July ESET V4 Cup
R2
3 R1 Slovakia Slovakiaring, Orechová Potôň 19–21 August ESET V4 Cup
R2
4 R1 Czech Republic Brno Circuit, Brno 9–11 September ESET V4 Cup
R2
– R1 Italy Monza Circuit, Monza 28–30 October Formula X Racing Weekend
R2

Race results
Rnd. Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Austria Red Bull Ring Italy Tommaso Lovati Italy Tommaso Lovati Czech Republic Vojtěch Birgus[lower-alpha 1] Czech Republic JMT Racing Engineering
R2 Italy Tommaso Lovati Italy Tommaso Lovati Italy Tommaso Lovati Slovenia Lema Racing
2 R1 Croatia Automotodrom Grobnik Italy Tommaso Lovati Hungary Zénó Kovács Italy Salvatore Liotti Italy G Motorsport
R2 Cancelled after the death of a marshall[10]
3 R1 Slovakia Slovakiaring Hungary Zénó Kovács Austria Patrick Schober Austria Patrick Schober Slovakia Procar Motorsport
R2 Hungary Zénó Kovács Austria Patrick Schober Austria Patrick Schober Slovakia Procar Motorsport
4 R1 Czech Republic Brno Circuit Hungary Zénó Kovács Hungary Zénó Kovács Hungary Zénó Kovács Slovakia Racing Trevor
R2 Hungary Zénó Kovács Hungary Zénó Kovács Hungary Zénó Kovács Slovakia Racing Trevor

Trophy standings

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points were awarded for pole position or fastest lap. Half points were awarded if no more than three drivers participated in the first race of a competition. Despite being hold as a non-championship round, the results from the competition at Red Bull Ring were used in the final classification.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Pos Driver RBR
Austria		 GRO
Croatia		 SVK
Slovakia		 BRN
Czech Republic		 Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 Hungary Zénó Kovács 3 3 3 C 2 2 1 1 70
2 Italy Tommaso Lovati 2 1 6 C 3 DNS 37
3 Austria Patrick Schober 1 1 25
4 Italy Salvatore Liotti 1 C 25
5 Czech Republic Vojtěch Birgus 1 2 21.5
6 Italy Andrea Bodellini 2 C 18
7 Italy Giovanni Maschio 4 C 12
8 Italy Andrea Raiconi 5 C 10
9 Italy Silvano Rangheri 7 C 8
– Italy Alberto Zanatta Ret C –
– Italy Elia Galvanin Ret C –

Notes
  1. Lovati crossed the line first but was given a 30-second time penalty for a grid position infringement. Birgus inherited the win.

References
  1. "ACCR F4 postpones start, but adds Monza". ACCR Formula 4 Championship. 30 March 2022.
  2. "OFFICIAL ACCR F4 START IN 2023, TROPHY THIS SEASON". ACCR F4. 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  3. "ACR Formula 4 will be more affordable, says promoter Josef Křenek about the new series". ESET V4 Cup. 2 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
  4. "Patrick Schober scored a double victory at Slovakia Ring". ESET V4 Cup. 21 August 2022.
  5. "Starting list of formula 4 championship is filling up, next driver is Italian Tommaso Lovati". ESET V4 Cup. 17 January 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-01-18.
  6. "The Czech team JMT Racing Engineering is preparing for the ACCR F4 championship – ESET V4 Cup". Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  7. "Another driver signs up for F4, Zénó Kovács is looking forward to his debut – ESET V4 Cup". Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  8. "New Formula 4 racing series for Central and Eastern Europe". automobilsport.com. 2 December 2021.
  9. "ACCR F4 joins forces with Formula X". ACCR Formula 4 Championship. 13 April 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-04-13.
  10. "The Sunday programme cancelled". ESET V4 Cup. 24 July 2022.
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