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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 run 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

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Team No. Driver Rounds
  KMR Sport 3   Jack Clifford[1] All
21   Tom Mills 1–6
87   Jeremy Fairbairn[2] 1–3
88   Lucas Blakeley[3] 4, 7
  Oldfield Motorsport 4   Jason Conzo[4] 1–2
  Rossoverde Racing 5   Christian Lester 2
  Evans GP 8   Kai Daryanani[5] 3, 6
37   Cooper Webster[6] All
56   Thomas Lee[7] All
  Fortec Motorsport 10   Dan Hickey 7
15   Aditya Kulkarni[8] 3–7
23 1–2
27   Ruhaan Alva[9] 1–5
62   Colin Queen[10] All
  Velocity Racing Development 14   Erik Evans[11] 5
97   Zack Ping[11] 5–7
  Elite Motorsport 16   Josh Irfan 1, 3, 6
17   Harri Reynolds 1–3
18   Finn Harrison 7
19   Theo Micouris 7
  Fox Motorsport 48   Liam McNeilly[12] All
99   Sid Smith[13] All
  Dylan Hotchin Racing 50   Dylan Hotchin[14] All
  Graham Brunton Racing 68   Harry Burgoyne Jr.[15] All
87   Jeremy Fairbairn[16] 4
91   Sebastian Murray[17] 6–7
  Belk Racing 98   Lexie Belk 7
Source:[18]

Race calendar and results

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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
1 R1 Oulton Park
(International Circuit, Cheshire) 		8 April   Tom Mills   Liam McNeilly   Jeremy Fairbairn   KMR Sport
R2 10 April   Tom Mills   Tom Mills   Tom Mills   KMR Sport
R3   Liam McNeilly   Liam McNeilly   Fox Motorsport
2 R4 Silverstone Circuit
(Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire) 		6 May   Tom Mills race cancelled due to weather conditions, rescheduled to 27 May[20]
R5 7 May   Tom Mills   Tom Mills   Tom Mills   KMR Sport
R6   Harri Reynolds   Harri Reynolds   Elite Motorsport
3 R4 Donington Park
(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) 		27 May   Tom Mills   Cooper Webster   Tom Mills   KMR Sport
R7   Tom Mills   Colin Queen   Tom Mills   KMR Sport
R8 28 May   Colin Queen   Tom Mills   Tom Mills   KMR Sport
R9   Tom Mills   Liam McNeilly   Fox Motorsport
4 R10 Snetterton Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk) 		17–18 June   Cooper Webster   Cooper Webster   Cooper Webster   Evans GP
R11   Cooper Webster   Cooper Webster   Tom Mills   KMR Sport
R12   Cooper Webster   Cooper Webster   Evans GP
5 R13 Silverstone Circuit
(Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire) 		29–30 July   Tom Mills   Tom Mills   Tom Mills   KMR Sport
R14   Tom Mills   Tom Mills   Tom Mills   KMR Sport
R15 race cancelled due to adverse weather conditions[21]
6 R16 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) 		9–10 September   Tom Mills   Cooper Webster   Tom Mills   KMR Sport
R17   Tom Mills   Tom Mills   Tom Mills   KMR Sport
R18   Liam McNeilly   Kai Daryanani   Evans GP
7 R19 Donington Park
(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) 		21–22 October   Cooper Webster   Liam McNeilly   Cooper Webster   Evans GP
R20   Cooper Webster   Cooper Webster   Cooper Webster   Evans GP
R21   Colin Queen   Cooper Webster   Evans GP


Championship standings

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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
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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Pos Driver OUL SIL1 DON1 SNE SIL2 BRH DON2 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1   Tom Mills 2 1 67 C 1 38 1 1 1 49 2 1 37 1 1 C 1 1 74 505
2   Cooper Webster 3 11 92 C 3 Ret 2 2 2 29 1 2 110 4 2 C 3 2 44 1 1 110 494
3   Liam McNeilly 6 2 18 C 7 52 6 4 8 17 5 4 10 2 3 C 2 3 37 2 3 73 419
4   Colin Queen 4 Ret 37 C 2 46 3 3 3 13 3 3 54 3 4 C 4 9 12 7 2 27 379
5   Aditya Kulkarni 11 7 11 C 11 7 11 9 6 34 10 6 2 7 7 C 8 10 2 9 8 33 256
6   Harry Burgoyne Jr. 9 5 8 C 8 102 7 10 9 5 4 8 9 9 8 C 7 6 Ret 5 6 4 256
7   Jack Clifford 8 10 10 C 6 6 8 7 Ret 9 8 11 4 5 6 C 10 8 8 13 Ret 13 207
8   Sid Smith 13 Ret 5 C 9 Ret 5 12 7 7 9 5 Ret 8 10 C 6 5 5 8 Ret 11 203
9   Jeremy Fairbairn 1 6 12 C 5 9 4 5 4 6 7 9 6 190
10   Ruhaan Alva 7 Ret 7 C 14 2 10 8 5 14 6 10 8 6 5 C 165
11   Dylan Hotchin 14 8 131 C 13 121 13 DNS Ret Ret 12 12 Ret 12 11 C 12 12 103 10 10 Ret 132
12   Harri Reynolds 10 4 25 C 4 15 9 13 Ret 11 125
13   Josh Irfan 5 3 44 6 Ret 10 5 7 Ret 117
14   Thomas Lee 15 DNS DNS C Ret Ret 12 14 11 123 13 13 DSQ 13 12 C 14 13 113 12 Ret 124 113
15   Lucas Blakeley 11 7 71 3 5 5 89
16   Zack Ping 10 Ret C 13 4 63 4 Ret Ret 74
17   Sebastian Murray 11 11 93 11 9 93 62
18   Kai Daryanani 11 10 8 9 Ret 1 61
19   Theo Micouris 6 7 62 44
20   Jason Conzo 12 9 Ret C 10 8 40
21   Finn Harrison Ret 4 8 29
22   Erik Evans 11 9 C 22
23   Christian Lester C 12 114 18
24   Lexie Belk Ret 11 141 13
25   Dan Hickey Ret Ret 104 10
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
OUL SIL1 DON1 SNE SIL2 BRH DON2
Source:[22]
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
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

Teams' championship

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Pos. Team Points
1   KMR Sport 837
2   Fortec Motorsport 678
3   Evans GP 629
4   Fox Motorsport 622
5   Graham Brunton Racing 355
6   Elite Motorsport 315
7   Dylan Hotchin Racing 132
8   Velocity Racing Development 96
9   Oldfield Motorsport 40
10   Rossoverde Racing 18
11   Belk Racing 13

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Wood, Ida (2023-01-17). "Kevin Mills Racing signs Australian FFord driver Jack Clifford for GB4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  2. ^ Whitfield, Steve (2022-11-18). "USF Juniors racer Fairbairn makes UK switch to GB4 in 2023". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  3. ^ Whitfield, Steve (2023-06-16). "F1 Esports champion Blakeley to make Formula 4 debut this weekend". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  4. ^ "Oldfield Motorsport Confirms USA Star Jason Conzo in GB4 Line-up". MSV. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  5. ^ Wood, Ida (2023-05-23). "Daryanani and Yamakoshi add extra F4 programmes to their schedules". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  6. ^ Wood, Ida (2022-12-19). "Evans GP makes Tasman Series runner-up Webster its first GB4 signing". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
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  8. ^ Whitfield, Steve (2023-04-06). "Karting graduate Aditya Kulkarni joins GB4 with Fortec". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  9. ^ Whitfield, Steve (2023-04-04). "Indian junior karting champion Ruhaan Alva joins GB4 with Fortec". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  10. ^ Whitfield, Steve (2022-12-07). "GB4 scholarship winner Colin Queen to race in the series with Fortec". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
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  12. ^ Whitfield, Steve (2022-10-15). "Fox Motorsport to join GB4 in 2023 with Liam McNeilly". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  13. ^ Wood, Ida (2022-12-15). "Fiesta Junior champion Sid Smith to GB4 with Fox Motorsport". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  14. ^ Wood, Ida (2022-12-12). "GB4 attracts privateer F4 entry for its second season". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  15. ^ Whitfield, Steve (2023-02-13). "Kart star Harry Burgoyne Jr joins GB4 grid with Graham Brunton Racing". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  16. ^ Whitfield, Steve (2023-06-14). "Jeremy Fairbairn makes GB4 switch to Graham Brunton Racing". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  17. ^ Wood, Ida (2023-09-04). "Seb Murray joins Graham Brunton Racing in GB4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  18. ^ "GB4 Teams". www.gb-4.net. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  19. ^ "2023 Calendar Confirmed for GB4 Championship". gb-4.net. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  20. ^ "Additional GB4 race confirmed for Donington Park this weekend". GB4 Championship. 2023-05-22.
  21. ^ Whitfield, Steve (2023-07-30). "Rain at Silverstone forces abandonment of GB3 and GB4 races". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  22. ^ "GB4 Standings". www.gb-4.net. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
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