2022 F4 British Championship
The 2022 F4 British Championship will be a multi-event, Formula 4 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across United Kingdom. The championship will feature a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Formula 4 cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. This, the eighth season, following on from the British Formula Ford Championship, is 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.
| 2022 F4 British Championship | |||
| Previous: | 2021 | Next: | 2023 |
| 2022 ToCA Support series: 2022 BTCC 2022 Mini Challenge UK 2022 Ginetta Junior Championship 2022 Ginetta GT4 Supercup 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup GB | |||
The season will commence on 23 April at Donington Park and will conclude on 9 October at Brands Hatch, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after thirty races to be held at ten meetings, all in the support of the 2022 British Touring Car Championship.
This will be the first season of the championship using the combination of Tatuus chassis and the engines supplied by Abarth.[2]
Teams and drivers
All teams are British-registered.
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Race calendar
All races will be held in the United Kingdom. All rounds are scheduled to support 2022 British Touring Car Championship. The provisional calendar was announced by BTCC on 31 June 2021 and Motorsport UK, the new organiser of the Formula 4 series, confirmed its presence alongside on 24 September 2021.[8][9]
| Round | Circuit | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) |
23–24 April |
| R2 | |||
| R3 | |||
| 2 | R4 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
14–15 May |
| R5 | |||
| R6 | |||
| 3 | R7 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) |
28–29 May |
| R8 | |||
| R9 | |||
| 4 | R10 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) |
11–12 June |
| R11 | |||
| R12 | |||
| 5 | R13 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) |
25–26 June |
| R14 | |||
| R15 | |||
| 6 | R16 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) |
30–31 July |
| R17 | |||
| R18 | |||
| 7 | R19 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
13–14 August |
| R20 | |||
| R21 | |||
| 8 | R22 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) |
27–28 August |
| R23 | |||
| R24 | |||
| 9 | R25 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
24–25 September |
| R26 | |||
| R27 | |||
| 10 | R28 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
8–9 October |
| R29 | |||
| R30 | |||
Notes
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.
- "First seven teams confirmed for new British Formula 4 in 2022". Motorsport UK. 1 October 2021.
- "Carlin to enter F4UAE Championship in 2022". Carlin. 29 September 2021.
- "Chris Dittmann Racing expands into new-look British F4 in 2022". Chris Dittmann Racing. 24 September 2021.
- "Hitech enter Formula 4 in 2022". Hitech Grand Prix. 20 September 2021.
- Wood, Ida (30 September 2021). "Formula 2's Virtuosi to join British F4 in 2022". Formula Scout.
- "2022 BTCC CALENDAR ANNOUNCED". BTCC. 30 June 2021.
- "Motorsport UK launches tender process for a local organiser for the British F4 Certified by FIA Championship". Motorsport UK. 24 September 2021.