2022 ADAC Formula 4 Championship

The 2022 ADAC Formula 4 Championship was the eighth and final season of ADAC Formula 4, an open-wheel motor racing series. It was a multi-event motor racing championship that featured drivers competing in 1.4 litre Tatuus-Abarth single seat race cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship.

Teams and drivers

Team No. Driver Class Rounds
Netherlands Van Amersfoort Racing 2 United States Arias Deukmedjian[1] G 2–3
17 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Jr.[2] G 2–3
33 Italy Brando Badoer[3] R G 2–3
34 Norway Martinius Stenshorne[4] R G 2–3
96 Belgium Jules Castro[5] R G 2–3
Germany BWR Motorsports 3 Italy Alfio Spina[6] R 1–2
87 Singapore Rishab Jain[7] R 1
89 Germany Chris Rosenkranz[6] R 1–2
Italy Prema Racing 7 Austria Charlie Wurz[6] 1–4
12 Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli[6] 1–4, 6
13 Australia James Wharton[8] R 1–4, 6
16 United States Ugo Ugochukwu[9] R G 4, 6
20 Denmark Conrad Laursen[6] 1–4
88 Brazil Rafael Câmara[8] R 1–3, 6
Germany US Racing 11 Portugal Pedro Perino[10] G 1
30 Malta Zachary David[lower-alpha 1][11] R 5
37 Poland Kacper Sztuka[10] 1, 5
44 Singapore Nikhil Bohra[lower-alpha 2][13] R 1–2
52 France Marcus Amand[10] 1–2
66 China Ruiqi Liu[11] R 5
France R-ace GP 14 Costa Rica Frederik Lund[lower-alpha 3][6] R G 1
71 Australia Marcos Flack[6] G 1
Germany PHM Racing[14] 15 Italy Nikita Bedrin[lower-alpha 4][15] All
19 Germany Valentin Kluss[15] R 3–6
41 Germany Jonas Ried[15] All
77 United Kingdom Taylor Barnard[15] All
Switzerland Sauter Engineering + Design 21 Switzerland Michael Sauter[16] All
Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport 23 Ukraine Oleksandr Partyshev[12] G 2
24 Finland Rasmus Joutsimies[17] R All
25 Switzerland Samir Ben[17] 2–5
26 Thailand Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi[17] R 1, 3–6
27 Switzerland Ethan Ischer[17] R G 1
Italy Iron Dames[18] 83 Netherlands Maya Weug[8][19] G 1, 3
Icon Legend
R Rookie
G Guest drivers ineligible to score points

Race calendar and results

The provisional calendar was released on 7 November 2021. The opening two rounds supported the 2022 24H GT Series and the next three raced alongside the 2022 ADAC GT Masters. The finale was a part of ADAC Racing Weekend event.[20]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Rookie Winner
1 R1 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 23 April Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli Brazil Rafael Câmara Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli Italy Prema Racing Brazil Rafael Câmara
R2 Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli Italy Prema Racing Brazil Rafael Câmara
R3 24 April Denmark Conrad Laursen Brazil Rafael Câmara Italy Prema Racing Brazil Rafael Câmara
2 R1 Germany Hockenheimring, Hockenheim 14 May Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli Italy Prema Racing Brazil Rafael Câmara
R2 15 May Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli Italy Prema Racing Brazil Rafael Câmara
R3 Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli Italy Prema Racing Brazil Rafael Câmara
3 R1 Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 25 June Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli Italy Prema Racing Brazil Rafael Câmara
R2 26 June Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli Italy Prema Racing Brazil Rafael Câmara
R3 Australia James Wharton Denmark Conrad Laursen Italy Prema Racing Brazil Rafael Câmara
4 R1 Germany Nürburgring, Nürburg
(Sprint Circuit)
6 August Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli United Kingdom Taylor Barnard Germany PHM Racing Australia James Wharton
R2 7 August United Kingdom Taylor Barnard Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli United Kingdom Taylor Barnard Germany PHM Racing Australia James Wharton
R3 Australia James Wharton Australia James Wharton Italy Prema Racing Australia James Wharton
5 R1 Germany Lausitzring, Klettwitz
(Sprint Circuit)
20 August United Kingdom Taylor Barnard Italy Nikita Bedrin Italy Nikita Bedrin Germany PHM Racing Finland Rasmus Joutsimies
R2 21 August United Kingdom Taylor Barnard United Kingdom Taylor Barnard United Kingdom Taylor Barnard Germany PHM Racing Germany Valentin Kluss
R3 United Kingdom Taylor Barnard United Kingdom Taylor Barnard Germany PHM Racing Germany Valentin Kluss
6 R1 Germany Nürburgring, Nürburg
(Grand Prix Circuit)
15 October Brazil Rafael Câmara Brazil Rafael Câmara Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli Italy Prema Racing Brazil Rafael Câmara
R2 Brazil Rafael Câmara United Kingdom Taylor Barnard Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli Italy Prema Racing Finland Rasmus Joutsimies
R3 16 October Germany Jonas Ried United Kingdom Taylor Barnard Germany PHM Racing Brazil Rafael Câmara

Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers (excluding guest drivers) in each race. No points were awarded for pole position or fastest lap. The final classifications for the individual championships were obtained by summing up the scores on the 16 best results obtained during the races held.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver SPA
Belgium
HOC
Germany
ZAN
Netherlands
NÜR1
Germany
LAU
Germany
NÜR2
Germany
Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 1 1 6 313
2 United Kingdom Taylor Barnard 6 6 15 3 4 3 6 6 4 1 1 3 2 1 1 4 2 1 266
3 Brazil Rafael Câmara 2 2 1 2 2 4 2 2 5 2 10 3 193
4 Italy Nikita Bedrin 8 5 8 Ret 3 Ret 4 5 7 3 3 8 1 3 2 9 9 5 175
5 Australia James Wharton Ret 3 9 18 6 Ret 5 4 6 4 5 1 3 5 4 146
6 Denmark Conrad Laursen 4 Ret 3 7 8 9 3 7 1 5 6 2 129
7 Austria Charlie Wurz 3 Ret 5 4 10 6 7 3 3 6 4 7 111
8 Finland Rasmus Joutsimies 11 14 10 10 11 16 12 12 9 7 8 5 3 6 4 Ret 4 8 98
9 Germany Jonas Ried 9 7 Ret 6 9 5 Ret 14 13 10 Ret 9 7 5 7 Ret 7 11 71
10 Poland Kacper Sztuka DNS 4 2 4 2 8 64
11 Germany Valentin Kluss 11 Ret Ret 8 10 Ret Ret 4 3 8 6 7 61
12 France Marcus Amand 5 8 6 DNS 7 2 48
13 Switzerland Michael Sauter 14 11 16 11 18 13 13 13 Ret 12 11 10 5 Ret 9 6 Ret 9 41
14 Thailand Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi 15 15 11 16 Ret Ret 11 9 11 9 7 6 7 8 10 38
15 Malta Zachary David 6 8 5 22
16 Singapore Nikhil Bohra 7 Ret 12 12 Ret 14 10
17 Italy Alfio Spina Ret 9 7 15 15 Ret 8
18 Switzerland Samir Ben 13 14 Ret 15 15 12 13 12 12 8 10 11 8
19 China Ruiqi Liu 10 9 10 4
20 Germany Chris Rosenkranz 17 Ret 17 16 19 Ret 0
Singapore Rishab Jain WD WD WD
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
United States Ugo Ugochukwu 9 7 6 5 3 2
Norway Martinius Stenshorne 5 5 7 8 10 8
United States Arias Deukmedjian 8 Ret 15 14 9 Ret
Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. 14 13 12 10 8 10
Ukraine Oleksandr Partyshev Ret 12 8
Italy Brando Badoer 9 17 10 18 16 11
Netherlands Maya Weug 16 Ret 18 9 11 Ret
Costa Rica Frederik Lund 12 10 19
Portugal Pedro Perino 10 Ret 14
Belgium Jules Castro 17 16 11 17 17 14
Australia Marcos Flack Ret 12 13
Switzerland Ethan Ischer 13 13 20
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
SPA
Belgium
HOC
Germany
ZAN
Netherlands
NÜR1
Germany
LAU
Germany
NÜR2
Germany
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
 — Did not finish but classified

Rookies' Championship

Pos Driver SPA
Belgium
HOC
Germany
ZAN
Netherlands
NÜR1
Germany
LAU
Germany
NÜR2
Germany
Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Brazil Rafael Câmara 2 2 1 2 2 4 2 2 5 2 10 3 285
2 Finland Rasmus Joutsimies 11 14 10 10 11 16 12 12 9 7 8 5 3 6 4 Ret 4 8 269
3 Australia James Wharton Ret 3 9 18 6 Ret 5 4 6 4 5 1 3 5 4 242
4 Thailand Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi 15 15 11 16 Ret Ret 11 9 11 9 7 6 8 8 10 163
5 Germany Valentin Kluss 11 Ret Ret 8 10 Ret Ret 4 3 9 6 7 134
6 Singapore Nikhil Bohra 7 Ret 12 12 Ret 14 59
7 Italy Alfio Spina Ret 9 7 15 15 Ret 57
8 Malta Zachary David 6 8 5 45
9 Germany Chris Rosenkranz 17 Ret 17 17 19 Ret 36
10 China Ruiqi Liu 10 9 10 32
Singapore Rishab Jain WD WD WD
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
United States Ugo Ugochukwu 9 7 6 5 3 2
Norway Martinius Stenshorne 5 5 7 8 10 8
Italy Brando Badoer 9 17 10 18 16 11
Costa Rica Frederik Lund 12 10 19
Belgium Jules Castro 17 16 11 17 17 14
Switzerland Ethan Ischer 13 13 20
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
SPA
Belgium
HOC
Germany
ZAN
Netherlands
NÜR1
Germany
LAU
Germany
NÜR2
Germany

Teams' Cup

Only two best team's drivers in each race were eligible to score points. The other drivers were omitted during rewarding the points.

Pos Driver SPA
Belgium
HOC
Germany
ZAN
Netherlands
NÜR1
Germany
LAU
Germany
NÜR2
Germany
Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Italy Prema Racing 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 594
2 2 3 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 4 2 2 5 4
2 Germany PHM Racing 6 5 8 3 3 3 4 5 4 1 1 3 1 1 1 4 2 1 531
8 6 15 6 4 5 6 6 7 3 3 8 2 3 2 8 6 5
3 Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport 11 13 10 10 11 16 12 12 9 7 8 5 3 6 4 7 4 8 276
13 14 11 13 14 Ret 15 15 12 11 9 11 8 7 6 Ret 8 10
4 Germany US Racing 5 4 2 12 7 2 4 2 5 184
7 8 6 Ret Ret 14 6 8 8
5 Switzerland Sauter Engineering + Design 14 11 16 11 18 13 13 13 Ret 12 11 10 5 Ret 9 6 Ret 9 97
6 Germany BWR Motorsports 17 9 7 15 15 Ret 25
Ret Ret 17 17 19 Ret
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
SPA
Belgium
HOC
Germany
ZAN
Netherlands
NÜR1
Germany
LAU
Germany
NÜR2
Germany
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

 — Did not finish but classified

Notes

    1. David is a Filipino driver competing under a Maltese licence.
    2. Bohra is an American-Indian driver competing under a Singaporean licence.[12]
    3. Lund is a Danish-Nicaraguan driver competing under a Costa Rican licence.
    4. Bedrin is a Russian driver who competed under an Italian licence as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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