2023 Euroformula Open Championship

The 2023 Euroformula Open Championship was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seater open wheel formula racing cars held across Europe. The championship featured drivers competing in Euroformula Open Championship specification Dallara 320 chassis cars. It was the tenth Euroformula Open Championship season.

The season consisted of seven race weekends, started in late April and will span until October.[1]

Team Motopark won the Teams' Championship with six races to spare. Their driver Noel León won the Drivers' Championship with three races to spare. Jakob Bergmeister, also driving for the same team (and its offshoot in the final round), won the Rookies' Championship.

Teams and drivers

All teams utilized the Dallara 320 chassis. The 2023 season was scheduled to see a body kit upgrade for the chassis as well as the introduction of larger 17-inch tyres, but these plans were later scrapped.[2][3] The tyre supplier was originally changed from Michelin to Hankook, before being changed again to Pirelli ahead of the second round of the season.[4][5] A Gold Cup was introduced for drivers aged 35 and above. A trophy at every race was awarded for the winning driver in the category, but no classification or points system was introduced.[6]

Team Engine No. Driver Status Rounds
Japan CryptoTower Racing Team Volkswagen 5 Austria Charlie Wurz[7] 5–8
6 Main Page Vladislav Ryabov[lower-alpha 1][8] R 4
15 Italy Enzo Trulli[9] 1, 8
20 Hungary Benjámin Berta[10] 3
21 United Kingdom Josh Mason[11] 2–3
26 Germany Jakob Bergmeister[12] R 8
39 Hong Kong Gerrard Xie[11] R 2
69 Switzerland Joshua Dufek[7] 5–7
77 Germany Tim Tramnitz[9] 1
99 Hungary Attila Pénzes[8] 4
Czech Republic Effective Racing Mercedes-Benz 7 Czech Republic Vladimír Netušil[13] G 1–3, 5–6, 8
Japan Noda Racing Volkswagen 10 Japan Juju Noda[14] R 1–5
Germany Team Motopark Volkswagen 11 Hungary Levente Révész[15] 6–8
19 Mexico Noel León[16] All
23 United States Bryce Aron[17] All
26 Germany Jakob Bergmeister[18] R 1–5
73 United Kingdom Cian Shields[19] All
Italy BVM Racing[20] Volkswagen 84 Italy Francesco Simonazzi[21] All
Serbia NV Racing Volkswagen 212 Serbia Paolo Brajnik[22] G 1–3, 5, 7
Icon Status
R Rookie
G Gold Cup

Race calendar

A provisional eight-round calendar was announced at the penultimate round of the 2022 championship, on 22 September 2022.[1] This planned schedule saw the rounds at Imola, Estoril and the Pau Grand Prix leaving the calendar, with rounds at Algarve and Mugello added instead. The calendar was updated on 24 January 2023, with a race in Pau reintroduced to the schedule. The Pau race was to replace the round at Mugello.[23] However, on 5 May 2023, the series announced the cancellation of its races across the Pau Grand Prix weekend because of their refusal to be in Pau as support race, and not as Pau Grand Prix title race (due to local sponsorship reasons, the main races were supposed to take place with environmental friendly-fuel).[24] On 17 May 2023, the Mugello round was reinstated into the calendar as a replacement for the Pau Grand Prix.[25]

Round Circuit Date Supporting Map of circuit locations
1 R1 Portugal Algarve International Circuit, Portimão 29 April International GT Open
TCR Europe Touring Car Series
TCR World Tour
Campeonato de Portugal de Velocidade
R2 30 April
R3
2 R1 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 27 May International GT Open
GT Cup Open Europe
TCR Europe Touring Car Series
TCR World Tour
R2 28 May
R3
3 R1 Hungary Hungaroring, Mogyoród 17 June
R2 18 June
R3
4 R1 France Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 22 July International GT Open
GT Cup Open Europe
TCR Europe Touring Car Series
Formula Regional European Championship
R2 23 July
R3
5 R1 Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 9 September International GT Open
Formula Regional European Championship
Porsche Carrera Cup France
Renault Clio Cup
R2 10 September
R3
6 R1 Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza 23 September International GT Open
GT Cup Open Europe
TCR Europe Touring Car Series
R2 24 September
R3
7 R1 Italy Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero 30 September Italian GT Championship
Italian F4 Championship
R2 1 October
8 R1 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 21 October International GT Open
GT Cup Open Europe
TCR Europe Touring Car Series
Euro 4 Championship
R2 22 October
R3

Race results
Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Most positions gained Winning driver Winning team Rookie winner Gold Cup winner
1 R1 Portugal Algarve International Circuit Italy Enzo Trulli Germany Tim Tramnitz Mexico Noel León Italy Enzo Trulli Japan CryptoTower Racing Team Japan Juju Noda No classified finishers
R2 Mexico Noel León Italy Enzo Trulli Italy Francesco Simonazzi Italy BVM Racing Germany Jakob Bergmeister Czech Republic Vladimír Netušil
R3 Germany Tim Tramnitz Germany Tim Tramnitz Mexico Noel León Germany Team Motopark Germany Jakob Bergmeister Serbia Paolo Brajnik
2 R1 Belgium Spa-Francorchamps Mexico Noel León Mexico Noel León United States Bryce Aron Mexico Noel León Germany Team Motopark Japan Juju Noda Serbia Paolo Brajnik
R2 Mexico Noel León Mexico Noel León United States Bryce Aron Germany Team Motopark Germany Jakob Bergmeister Serbia Paolo Brajnik
R3 Mexico Noel León United Kingdom Cian Shields United Kingdom Cian Shields Germany Team Motopark Japan Juju Noda Czech Republic Vladimír Netušil
3 R1 Hungary Hungaroring Mexico Noel León Mexico Noel León United Kingdom Josh Mason Mexico Noel León Germany Team Motopark Japan Juju Noda Czech Republic Vladimír Netušil
R2 United States Bryce Aron United Kingdom Josh Mason United States Bryce Aron Germany Team Motopark Japan Juju Noda Czech Republic Vladimír Netušil
R3 Mexico Noel León Mexico Noel León United Kingdom Josh Mason Japan CryptoTower Racing Team Germany Jakob Bergmeister Czech Republic Vladimír Netušil
4 R1 France Circuit Paul Ricard Mexico Noel León Japan Juju Noda Germany Jakob Bergmeister Japan Juju Noda Japan Noda Racing Japan Juju Noda No entries
R2 United Kingdom Cian Shields Italy Francesco Simonazzi United States Bryce Aron Germany Team Motopark Japan Juju Noda
R3 United Kingdom Cian Shields Mexico Noel León United Kingdom Cian Shields Germany Team Motopark Japan Juju Noda
5 R1 Austria Red Bull Ring Mexico Noel León Mexico Noel León Italy Francesco Simonazzi Mexico Noel León Germany Team Motopark Germany Jakob Bergmeister Serbia Paolo Brajnik
R2 Mexico Noel León Mexico Noel León Mexico Noel León Germany Team Motopark Germany Jakob Bergmeister Czech Republic Vladimír Netušil
R3 Mexico Noel León Mexico Noel León United Kingdom Cian Shields Germany Team Motopark Germany Jakob Bergmeister Serbia Paolo Brajnik
6 R1 Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Mexico Noel León Mexico Noel León Italy Francesco Simonazzi Mexico Noel León Germany Team Motopark No entries No entries
R2 Italy Francesco Simonazzi Austria Charlie Wurz Austria Charlie Wurz Japan CryptoTower Racing Team
R3 Italy Francesco Simonazzi Switzerland Joshua Dufek Switzerland Joshua Dufek Japan CryptoTower Racing Team
7 R1 Italy Mugello Circuit Austria Charlie Wurz Mexico Noel León Mexico Noel León Mexico Noel León Germany Team Motopark Serbia Paolo Brajnik
R2 United Kingdom Cian Shields Mexico Noel León United Kingdom Cian Shields Germany Team Motopark Serbia Paolo Brajnik
8 R1 Spain Barcelona-Catalunya Italy Enzo Trulli Austria Charlie Wurz Hungary Levente Révész Italy Enzo Trulli Japan CryptoTower Racing Team Germany Jakob Bergmeister No classified finishers
R2 Austria Charlie Wurz Austria Charlie Wurz Hungary Levente Révész Germany Team Motopark Germany Jakob Bergmeister
R3 Austria Charlie Wurz Italy Enzo Trulli Italy Francesco Simonazzi Italy BVM Racing Germany Jakob Bergmeister

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Points were awarded as follows:

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

Each drivers' three worst scores were dropped.

Pos Driver PRT
Portugal		 SPA
Belgium		 HUN
Hungary		 LEC
France		 RBR
Austria		 MNZ
Italy		 MUG
Italy		 CAT
Spain		 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3
1 Mexico Noel León 3* 5 1 1 2* 3 1 4 3* Ret 7 2* 1 1* 2* 1 Ret 2 1* 3* Ret 4 3 394
2 United Kingdom Cian Shields 6 9 5 2 4 1* 2 8 6 4 2 1 2 5 1 6 4† Ret 4 1 3 3 6 307
3 Italy Francesco Simonazzi 4 1 3 5 3 2 4 5 5 Ret 3* 5 4* 2 5 4* 5 4 2 5 4 5 1 289
4 United States Bryce Aron 5 4 4 3* 1 5 6 1 4 3 1 4 6 6 6 7 Ret 5 5 8 WD WD WD 238
5 Germany Jakob Bergmeister DNS 6 6 7 6 Ret 8 7 2 2* 5 6 7 7 7 6 7 2 148
6 Austria Charlie Wurz 5 3 4 3 1* Ret Ret 6 2 2* 5 139
7 Switzerland Joshua Dufek 3 4 3 2 2 1* 3 2 138
8 Japan Juju Noda 7 7 7 6 7 6 5 3 9 1 4 3 WD WD WD 118
9 Hungary Levente Révész 5 3 3 6 4 5* 1 7 103
10 Italy Enzo Trulli 1 2* 8 1 6 4* 98
11 United Kingdom Josh Mason 4 5 4 3* 2* 1 96
12 Germany Tim Tramnitz 2 3 2* 55
13 Czech Republic Vladimír Netušil DNS 8 10 10 10 7 9 9 8 9 8 9 WD WD WD Ret DNS DNS 29
14 Serbia Paolo Brajnik Ret DNS 9 9 9 Ret Ret DNS DNS 8 Ret 8 7 7 26
15 Main Page Vladislav Ryabov 5 6 7 24
16 Hungary Benjámin Berta 7 6 7 20
17 Hungary Attila Pénzes 6 8 8 16
18 Hong Kong Gerrard Xie 8 8 Ret 8
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 Pts
PRT
Portugal		 SPA
Belgium		 HUN
Hungary		 LEC
France		 RBR
Austria		 MNZ
Italy		 MUG
Italy		 CAT
Spain
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 position

Italics – Fastest lap

† – Did not finish, but classified

* – Most positions gained

Rookies' Championship

Points were awarded as follows:

1 2 3 4 5
10 8 6 4 3

Each drivers' three worst results were dropped.

Pos Driver PRT
Portugal		 SPA
Belgium		 HUN
Hungary		 LEC
France		 RBR
Austria		 MNZ
Italy		 MUG
Italy		 CAT
Spain		 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3
1 Germany Jakob Bergmeister DNS 6 6 7 6 Ret 8 7 2 2 5 6 7 7 7 6 7 2 150
2 Japan Juju Noda 7 7 7 6 7 6 5 3 9 1 4 3 WD WD WD 110
3 Main Page Vladislav Ryabov 5 6 7 18
4 Hong Kong Gerrard Xie 8 8 Ret 12
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 Pts
PRT
Portugal		 SPA
Belgium		 HUN
Hungary		 LEC
France		 RBR
Austria		 MNZ
Italy		 MUG
Italy		 CAT
Spain

Teams' Championship

Points were awarded as follows, with each team counting their best two results:

1 2 3 4 5
10 8 6 4 3
Pos Driver PRT
Portugal		 SPA
Belgium		 HUN
Hungary		 LEC
France		 RBR
Austria		 MNZ
Italy		 MUG
Italy		 CAT
Spain		 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3
1 Germany Team Motopark 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 3 1 2 325
5 5 4 2 2 3 2 4 3 3 2 2 2 5 2 5 4† 3 4 3 5 3 3
2 Japan CryptoTower Racing Team 1 2 2 4 5 4 3 2 1 5 6 7 3 3 3 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 4 201
2 3 8 8 8 Ret 7 6 7 6 8 8 5 4 4 3 2 Ret Ret 6 1 2 5
3 Italy BVM Racing 4 1 3 5 3 2 4 5 5 Ret 3 5 4 2 5 4 5 4 2 5 4 5 1 110
4 Japan Noda Racing 7 7 7 6 7 6 5 3 9 1 4 3 WD WD WD 29
5 Czech Republic Effective Racing DNS 8 10 10 10 7 9 9 8 9 8 9 WD WD WD 7 DNS DNS 0
6 Serbia NV Racing Ret DNS 9 9 9 Ret Ret DNS DNS 8 Ret 8 7 7 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 Pts
PRT
Portugal		 SPA
Belgium		 HUN
Hungary		 LEC
France		 RBR
Austria		 MNZ
Italy		 MUG
Italy		 CAT
Spain

Notes
  1. Ryabov is Russian, but he competed as a neutral competitor as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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