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The 2023 French F4 Championship was the 13th season to run under the guise of the French F4 Championship and the sixth under the FIA Formula 4 regulations. The series began on 7 April at Circuit Paul Armagnac and concluded on 8 October at Circuit Paul Ricard.^[1] It was the first season in which the series was partnered with the ADAC Formel Junior Team.^[2]

Driver lineup

No.	Driver	Class	Rounds
2	Edouard Borgna		Alle
3	Leonardo Megna		Alle
4	Finn Wiebelhaus		1–4, 6–7
5	Pol López		Alle
6	Hiyu Yamakoshi		Alle
7	Paul Alberto		Alle
9	Karel Schulz		Alle
10	Andrei Duna		Alle
11	Tom Kalender		Alle
14	Adrien Closmenil		Alle
16	Romain Andriolo		Alle
17	Yani Stevenheydens		Alle
18	Garrett Berry		Alle
22	Frank Porté Ruiz		Alle
26	Kevin Foster		Alle
27	Edgar Pierre		Alle
28	Max Reis		Alle
34	Arthur Dorison	G	7
37	Luca Savu		Alle
44	Yaroslav Veselaho		Alle
46	Gabriel Doyle-Parfait		Alle
61	Louis Schlesser		Alle
66	Enzo Richer		Alle
74	Enzo Peugeot		Alle
77	Joao Paulo Diaz Balesteiro		Alle
89	Jason Leung		Alle
95	Evan Giltaire		Alle
Sources:^[3]^[4]

Icon	Status
G	Guest drivers ineligible for Drivers' Championship

Race calendar

French Federation of Automobile Sport published the schedule on 25 November 2022.^[1] In January 2023, the round at the Circuit de Lédenon was postponed by two weeks.^[5]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver
1	R1	Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro	9 April	Evan Giltaire	Evan Giltaire	Evan Giltaire
	R2		9 April		Pol López	Pol López
	R3		10 April	Evan Giltaire	Kevin Foster	Kevin Foster
2	R1	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours	6 May	Evan Giltaire	Evan Giltaire	Evan Giltaire
	R2		6 May		Leonardo Megna	Adrien Closmenil
	R3		7 May	Evan Giltaire	Enzo Peugeot	Romain Andriolo^[a]
3	R1	Circuit de Pau-Ville, Pau	13 May	Kevin Foster	Enzo Peugeot	Enzo Peugeot
	R2		13 May		Garrett Berry	Garrett Berry
	R3		14 May	Kevin Foster	Hiyu Yamakoshi	Enzo Peugeot
4	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	3 June	Evan Giltaire	Evan Giltaire	Evan Giltaire
	R2		3 June		Hiyu Yamakoshi	Enzo Peugeot
	R3		4 June	Evan Giltaire	Evan Giltaire	Evan Giltaire
5	R1	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico	15 July	Enzo Peugeot	Evan Giltaire	Enzo Peugeot
	R2		15 July		Enzo Peugeot	Garrett Berry
	R3		16 July	Enzo Peugeot	Enzo Peugeot	Enzo Peugeot^[b]
6	R1	Circuit de Lédenon, Lédenon	23 September	Enzo Peugeot	Enzo Peugeot	Enzo Peugeot
	R2		23 September		Yani Stevenheydens	Yani Stevenheydens
	R3		24 September	Enzo Peugeot	Evan Giltaire	Enzo Peugeot
7	R1	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	7 October	Evan Giltaire	Evan Giltaire	Evan Giltaire
	R2		7 October		Romain Andriolo	Yani Stevenheydens
	R3		8 October	Evan Giltaire	Evan Giltaire	Evan Giltaire

Championship standings

Points are awarded as follows:

Races	Position										Bonus
Races	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	PP	FL
Races 1 & 3	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	1	1
Race 2	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1			-	1

Drivers' standings

Pos	Driver	NOG			MAG			PAU			SPA			MIS			LÉD			LEC			Pts
1	Evan Giltaire	1	4	2	1	4	16	2	Ret	2	1	7	1	2	7	2	6	3	3	1	4	1	317
2	Enzo Peugeot	3	2	5	3	6	5	1	2	1	6	1	3	1	5	1	1	7	1	4	Ret	2	313
3	Kevin Foster	2	8	1	6	3	2	17	Ret	20†	2	8	4	5	2	4	2	6	2	2	3	Ret	216
4	Romain Andriolo	5	6	3	2	7	1	13	Ret	11	3	2	6	3	3	3	5	10	5	6	Ret	5	188
5	Hiyu Yamakoshi	7	7	6	5	8	3	3	Ret	4	4	5	2	17	12	Ret	Ret	2	4	Ret	Ret	3	146
6	Garrett Berry	13	15	8	8	14	Ret	6	1	5	10	3	5	6	1	6	11	Ret	8	7	2	6	124
7	Yani Stevenheydens	10	3	Ret	18	5	6	4	3	3	11	6	14	9	Ret	19	8	1	Ret	8	1	22	107
8	Enzo Richer	4	10	4	9	10	4	16	10	Ret	13	13	13	12	6	9	4	5	6	12	5	Ret	76
9	Edgar Pierre	24	22	15	10	11	Ret	12	6	6	Ret	4	8	4	4	5	22	14	Ret	3	Ret	8	74
10	Pol López	6	1	7	4	9	8	7	Ret	WD	Ret	19	12	11	13	10	13	18	10	23	Ret	25†	54
11	Paul Alberto	25	20	20	12	17	10	10	Ret	WD	15	17	11	21†	15	15	7	4	Ret	5	Ret	4	38
12	Leonardo Megna	16	14	10	7	2	21	5	Ret	10	19	16	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	15	15	Ret	14	7	13	33
13	Adrien Closmenil	15	17	11	11	1	9	8	Ret	Ret	9	10	Ret	13	9	11	Ret	Ret	7	10	Ret	11	30
14	Max Reis	8	9	17	Ret	12	20	15	9	13	8	11	22	20†	18	Ret	3	8	Ret	13	Ret	17	24
15	Louis Schlesser	11	23†	19	14	Ret	17	Ret	4	9	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	7	17	20	Ret	21	11	20	23
16	Tom Kalender	12	11	Ret	19	18	13	11	7	8	5	15	7	16	Ret	12	10	11	18†	17	12	15	23
17	Andrei Duna	Ret	19	22	21	16	Ret	20	Ret	12	Ret	12	9	7	Ret	21†	9	16	9	24	8	7	19
18	Jason Leung	20	13	13	23	23	12	9	Ret	7	Ret	9	15	14	11	14	Ret	12	16	9	6	14	14
19	Karel Schulz	17	Ret	9	20	24	15	19	15	18	12	Ret	10	8	10	8	Ret	Ret	17†	Ret	18	10	12
20	Luca Savu	9	5	18	Ret	20	18	21	12	15	16	21	18	Ret	20	17	18	17	13	16	15	24	8
21	Yaroslav Veselaho	22	16	23	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	14	20	19	Ret	Ret	16	20	21	14	22	17	21	6
22	Finn Wiebelhaus	21	18	21	13	13	7	Ret	13	19	Ret	18	Ret				16	9	11	18	10	16	6
23	Frank Porté Ruiz	23	21	Ret	22	21	11	14	8	17	18	14	16	10	14	13	14	19	Ret	15	9	12	2
24	Gabriel Doyle-Parfait	14	12	16	15	22	14	Ret	14	14	Ret	23	17	18	19	20†	12	13	Ret	11	13	9	2
25	Joao Paulo Diaz Balesteiro	18	Ret	12	Ret	19	19	22†	11	16	17	22	20	19	16	18	19	23	12	19	Ret	23	0
26	Edouard Borgna	19	Ret	14	17	15	Ret	18	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	21	Ret	17	DNS	21	22	15	20	14	19	0
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
-	Arthur Dorison																			Ret	16	18	-
Pos	Driver	NOG			MAG			PAU			SPA			MIS			LÉD			LEC			Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did 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

Notes

^ Giltaire finished first but received a drive through penalty converted into 30 seconds for causing a collision. Andriolo inherited the win.
^ Initially, Peugeot finished first but received a one place drop penalty for overtaking Giltaire off the track and Giltaire inherited the win. The decision was overturned after an appeal.

References

^ ^a ^b "Comité Directeur du 23 novembre 2022". French Federation of Automobile Sport. 25 November 2022.
^ "New Formula for ADAC youngsters". 3 December 2022.
^ "F4 France: after an outstanding 2022, 2023 promises to be even more sparkling". FFSA Academy. 8 February 2023.
^ "F4 Academy: Verdict expected at Paul Ricard". FFSA Academy. 2023-10-03.
^ "2023 French F4 Championship: Lédenon changes date". FFSA Academy. 11 January 2023.

External links

Official website of the FFSA Academy

[6] Giltaire finished first but received a drive through penalty converted into 30 seconds for causing a collision. Andriolo inherited the win.

[7] Initially, Peugeot finished first but received a one place drop penalty for overtaking Giltaire off the track and Giltaire inherited the win. The decision was overturned after an appeal.

[:0-1] "Comité Directeur du 23 novembre 2022". French Federation of Automobile Sport. 25 November 2022.

[2] "New Formula for ADAC youngsters". 3 December 2022.

[3] "F4 France: after an outstanding 2022, 2023 promises to be even more sparkling". FFSA Academy. 8 February 2023.

[4] "F4 Academy: Verdict expected at Paul Ricard". FFSA Academy. 2023-10-03.

[5] "2023 French F4 Championship: Lédenon changes date". FFSA Academy. 11 January 2023.

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+The '''2023 French F4 Championship''' was the 13th season to run under the guise of the [[French F4 Championship]] and the sixth under the [[FIA Formula 4]] regulations. The series began on 7 April at [[Circuit Paul Armagnac]] and concluded on 8 October at [[Circuit Paul Ricard]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=25 November 2022|title=Comité Directeur du 23 novembre 2022|url=https://www.ffsa.org/Pages/Actus/2022/Comite-Directeur-du-25-novembre-2022.aspx|website=[[French Federation of Automobile Sport]]}}</ref> It was the first season in which the series was partnered with the [[ADAC]] Formel Junior Team.<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 December 2022|title=New Formula for ADAC youngsters|url=https://www.adac-motorsport.de/en/adac-formel-4/news/2022/new-formula-for-adac-youngsters}}</ref>
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 [[Category:2023 in French motorsport|F4]]
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-[[Category:Current motorsport seasons|French_F4_Championship]]

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