2023 GB4 Championship
The 2023 GB4 Championship partnered by the BRDC was the second season of a motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars in Britain. The 2023 season, which had been organised by MotorSport Vision, was ran over seven triple-header rounds.
GB4 will act as a direct feeder series to higher open-wheel categories, including the existing GB3 Championship partnered by the BRDC. GB4 will run primarily on the same British GT race programme as GB3, and retain many of the same championship partners.
Teams and drivers
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
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3 | ![]() |
All |
21 | ![]() |
1–6 | |
87 | ![]() |
1–3 | |
88 | ![]() |
4, 7 | |
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4 | ![]() |
1–2 |
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5 | ![]() |
2 |
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8 | ![]() |
3, 6 |
37 | ![]() |
All | |
56 | ![]() |
All | |
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10 | ![]() |
7 |
15 | ![]() |
3–7 | |
23 | 1–2 | ||
27 | ![]() |
1–5 | |
62 | ![]() |
All | |
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14 | ![]() |
5 |
97 | ![]() |
5–7 | |
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16 | ![]() |
1, 3, 6 |
17 | ![]() |
1–3 | |
18 | ![]() |
7 | |
19 | ![]() |
7 | |
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48 | ![]() |
All |
99 | ![]() |
All | |
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50 | ![]() |
All |
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68 | ![]() |
All |
87 | ![]() |
4 | |
91 | ![]() |
6–7 | |
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98 | ![]() |
7 |
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Race calendar and results
The provisional calendar was announced on 15 October 2022. The championship will support the British GT championship at six of its seven meetings.[19]
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
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1 | R1 | Oulton Park (International Circuit, Cheshire) |
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R2 | 10 April | ![]() |
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R3 | ![]() |
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2 | R4 | Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
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race cancelled due to weather conditions, rescheduled to 27 May[20] | ||
R5 | 7 May | ![]() |
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3 | R4 | Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) |
27 May | ![]() |
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R7 | ![]() |
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R8 | 28 May | ![]() |
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R9 | ![]() |
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4 | R10 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
17–18 June | ![]() |
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R11 | ![]() |
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R12 | ![]() |
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5 | R13 | Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
29–30 July | ![]() |
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R14 | ![]() |
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R15 | race cancelled due to adverse weather conditions[21] | ||||||
6 | R16 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
9–10 September | ![]() |
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R17 | ![]() |
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R18 | ![]() |
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7 | R19 | Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) |
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R20 | ![]() |
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R21 | ![]() |
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Championship standings
- Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top 20 classified finishers in races one and two, with the third race awarding points to only the top 15. Race three, which had its grid formed by reversing the qualifying order, awarded extra points for positions gained from the drivers' respective starting positions.
Races | Position, points per race | |||||||||||||||||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | |
Races 1 & 2 | 35 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Race 3 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers' championship
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Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap |
Teams' championship
Pos. | Team | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
837 |
2 | ![]() |
678 |
3 | ![]() |
629 |
4 | ![]() |
622 |
5 | ![]() |
355 |
6 | ![]() |
315 |
7 | ![]() |
132 |
8 | ![]() |
96 |
9 | ![]() |
40 |
10 | ![]() |
18 |
11 | ![]() |
13 |
Notes
References
- ^ Wood, Ida (2023-01-17). "Kevin Mills Racing signs Australian FFord driver Jack Clifford for GB4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (2022-11-18). "USF Juniors racer Fairbairn makes UK switch to GB4 in 2023". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (2023-06-16). "F1 Esports champion Blakeley to make Formula 4 debut this weekend". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ "Oldfield Motorsport Confirms USA Star Jason Conzo in GB4 Line-up". MSV. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2023-05-23). "Daryanani and Yamakoshi add extra F4 programmes to their schedules". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2022-12-19). "Evans GP makes Tasman Series runner-up Webster its first GB4 signing". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (2023-01-11). "Evans GP adds Thomas Lee to GB4 line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (2023-04-06). "Karting graduate Aditya Kulkarni joins GB4 with Fortec". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (2023-04-04). "Indian junior karting champion Ruhaan Alva joins GB4 with Fortec". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (2022-12-07). "GB4 scholarship winner Colin Queen to race in the series with Fortec". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ a b www.gb-4.net https://www.gb-4.net/news/2023/jul/27/zack-ping-and-erik-evans-join-gb4-championship-with-vrd-racing. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
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- ^ Whitfield, Steve (2023-02-13). "Kart star Harry Burgoyne Jr joins GB4 grid with Graham Brunton Racing". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
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- ^ "2023 Calendar Confirmed for GB4 Championship". gb-4.net. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Additional GB4 race confirmed for Donington Park this weekend". GB4 Championship. 2023-05-22.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (2023-07-30). "Rain at Silverstone forces abandonment of GB3 and GB4 races". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
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