2024 F4 Brazilian Championship

The 2024 F4 Brazilian Championship is the third season of the F4 Brazilian Championship. It is a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations.

Teams and drivers

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All pre-selected teams are Brazilian-registered.

Team No. Driver Class Rounds
Cavaleiro Sports 1   Alceu Feldmann Neto R 5, 7–8
7   Rogério Grotta[1] R All
9   Lucca Zucchini[2] All
12   Ethan Nobels[3] R All
27   João Pedro Souza[4] R All
Bassani Racing 1   Alceu Feldmann Neto R 4
16   Alexander Jacoby R 8
48   Gino Trappa[5] R All
55   Murilo Rocha R 7–8
98   Cecília Rabelo[6] All
118   Matheus Comparatto[7] All
TMG Racing 18   Rafaela Ferreira[6] All
21   Álvaro Cho[8] 1, 3–8
30   Guilherme Favarete[8] R 1–4
37   Filippo Fiorentino 2, 6–8
71   Ciro Sobral[9] R All
88   Arthur Pavie[10] 3–8
00   Celo Hahn R 6–8
Icon Class
R Rookie

Race calendar

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The schedule was revealed on 1 December 2023. All but one round ran alongside the 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix support 2024 Stock Car Pro Series events. For the first time in the championship history, one round was held abroad in Argentina.[11] On 25 September 2024, it was announced that the second Goiânia round replaced the planned round at Autódromo Brasília BRB.[12]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Rookie winner
1 R1   Autódromo Velo Città, Mogi Guaçu 23 March   Álvaro Cho   Álvaro Cho   Álvaro Cho TMG Racing   Ethan Nobels
R2   Ethan Nobels   Ethan Nobels Cavaleiro Sports   Ethan Nobels
R3 24 March   Álvaro Cho   Álvaro Cho   Matheus Comparatto Bassani Racing   Gino Trappa
2 R1   Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo 20 April   Rafaela Ferreira   Rafaela Ferreira   Filippo Fiorentino TMG Racing   Ethan Nobels
R2   Rafaela Ferreira   Gino Trappa Bassani Racing   Gino Trappa
R3 21 April   Rafaela Ferreira   Matheus Comparatto   Matheus Comparatto Bassani Racing   Ethan Nobels
3 R1   Autódromo Velo Città, Mogi Guaçu 29 June   Matheus Comparatto   Arthur Pavie[a]   Matheus Comparatto Bassani Racing   Ethan Nobels
R2   Arthur Pavie   Rafaela Ferreira TMG Racing   Ethan Nobels
R3 30 June   Álvaro Cho   Arthur Pavie   Álvaro Cho TMG Racing   Ethan Nobels
4 R1   Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Goiânia 27 July   Arthur Pavie   Álvaro Cho   Álvaro Cho TMG Racing   Gino Trappa
R2   Arthur Pavie   Ethan Nobels Cavaleiro Sports   Ethan Nobels
R3 28 July   Arthur Pavie   Rogério Grotta   Arthur Pavie TMG Racing   Ciro Sobral
5 R1   Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez, Buenos Aires 4 October   Arthur Pavie   Arthur Pavie   Arthur Pavie TMG Racing   Ethan Nobels
R2 5 October   Rogério Grotta   Rafaela Ferreira TMG Racing   Rogério Grotta
R3 6 October   Ethan Nobels   Gino Trappa   Ethan Nobels Cavaleiro Sports   Ethan Nobels
6 R1   Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo 2 November   Ethan Nobels   Gino Trappa   Matheus Comparatto Bassani Racing   João Pedro Souza
R2 race cancelled due to adverse weather conditions, rescheduled to 12 December
R3 3 November   Ethan Nobels   Álvaro Cho[b]   Álvaro Cho TMG Racing   Ethan Nobels
7 R1   Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Goiânia 23 November   Matheus Comparatto   Gino Trappa   Álvaro Cho TMG Racing   Gino Trappa
R2   Arthur Pavie   Lucca Zucchini Cavaleiro Sports   Gino Trappa
R3 24 November   Matheus Comparatto   Matheus Comparatto   Matheus Comparatto Bassani Racing   Ethan Nobels
8 R2   Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo 12 December   Filippo Fiorentino   Rafaela Ferreira TMG Racing   Ethan Nobels
R1 13 December   Matheus Comparatto   Gino Trappa   Álvaro Cho TMG Racing   João Pedro Souza
R2 14 December   Gino Trappa   Rogério Grotta Cavaleiro Sports   Rogério Grotta
R3   Álvaro Cho   Gino Trappa   Álvaro Cho TMG Racing   Gino Trappa

Championship standings

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Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers in 30-minute races and for the top eight classified finishers in 20-minute races.

Races Position, points per race
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   FL 
Qualifying 2
30-minute races 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1
20-minute races 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1

Drivers' standings

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Pos Driver  
MGG1
 
INT1
 
MGG2
 
GOI1
 
BUA
 
INT2
 
GOI2
 
INT3
Pts
1   Matheus Comparatto 4 8 1 4 2 1 1 4 3 2 5 3 3 10† 8 1 C DSQ 3 6 1 2 2 4 2 337
2   Álvaro Cho 1 3 10 6 2 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 6 C 1 1 8 2 Ret 1 9 1 307
3   Ethan Nobels 5 1 11 5 5 2 3 3 4 7 1 10 2 9 1 Ret C 2 4 7 4 4 5 5 8 238
4   Rafaela Ferreira 3 7 2 2 8 9 8 1 8 3 8 5 7 1 2 7 C 7 7 2 5 1 7 2 7 222
5   Gino Trappa 11 9 3 7 1 3 4 5 7 5 4 9 Ret 5 11 3 C Ret 2 4 8 Ret 6 3 4 182
6   Arthur Pavie 2 6 2 11 7 1 1 Ret 12 Ret C 3 5 5 3 3 4 7 6 175
7   Rogério Grotta 7 5 4 6 3 5 9 9 9 Ret 11 8 6 2 4 4 C 6 13† 10 12 6 8 1 5 145
8   Lucca Zucchini 2 6 8 3 Ret 10 7 7 Ret 4 12 4 Ret 7 7 8 C 4 8 1 11 Ret 10 8 13 117
9   Ciro Sobral 8 2 5 8 6 4 12 Ret 5 6 3 6 5 3 9 9 C 9 9 11 13 Ret 11 12 11 109
10   Filippo Fiorentino 1 4 Ret 5 C 5 6 3 6 5 9 6 3 105
11   João Pedro Souza 10 10 6 Ret 9 7 11 8 10 8 Ret 12 10 8 5 2 C 8 11 Ret Ret 7 3 11 14 70
12   Guilherme Favarete 9 Ret 7 Ret 10† 6 5 Ret 6 Ret 6 7 44
13   Cecília Rabelo 6 4 9 9 7 8 10 Ret Ret 10 9 11 9 Ret 6 11 C Ret 10 9 10 Ret 15 DSQ 12 40
14   Alceu Feldmann Neto 9 10 13 8 6 10 12 13 9 12 15 Ret 13
15   Celo Hahn 10 C DNS Ret 12 7 8 14 13 10 9
16   Murilo Rocha WD WD WD 16 14 9 2
17   Alexander Jacoby 13 10 Ret 0
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
† — Did not finish but classified

Rookies' championship

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Pos Driver  
MGG1
 
INT1
 
MGG2
 
GOI1
 
BUA
 
INT2
 
GOI2
 
INT3
Pts
1   Ethan Nobels 1 1 6 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 5 1 6 1 Ret C 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 3 422
2   Gino Trappa 6 4 1 3 1 2 2 2 4 1 3 4 Ret 3 6 2 C Ret 1 1 3 Ret 3 2 1 331
3   Rogério Grotta 2 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 Ret 6 3 3 1 2 3 C 2 6† 3 5 2 4 1 2 306
4   Ciro Sobral 3 2 3 4 4 3 6 Ret 2 2 2 1 2 2 4 4 C 4 3 4 6 Ret 5 6 5 284
5   João Pedro Souza 5 5 4 Ret 5 6 5 3 6 4 Ret 6 5 5 3 1 C 3 4 Ret Ret 3 1 5 6 222
6   Guilherme Favarete 4 Ret 5 Ret 6† 5 3 Ret 3 Ret 4 2 93
7   Alceu Feldmann Neto 5 5 7 4 4 5 5 6 4 6 8 7 93
8   Celo Hahn 5 C DNS Ret 5 2 4 8 7 4 60
9   Alexander Jacoby 7 4 8 18

Teams' championship

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Each team acquires the points earned by their two best drivers in each race.

Pos Team  
MGG1
 
INT1
 
MGG2
 
GOI1
 
BUA
 
INT2
 
GOI2
 
INT3
Pts
1 TMG Racing 1 2 2 1 4 4 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 5 C 1 1 2 2 1 647
3 3 5 2 6 6 5 2 2 3 3 2 4 3 3 6 C 3 5 3 3 3
2 Bassani Racing 4 4 1 4 1 1 1 4 3 2 4 3 3 5 6 1 C Ret 2 4 1 2 452
6 8 3 7 2 3 4 5 7 5 5 9 9 10 8 3 C Ret 3 6 8 Ret
3 Cavaleiro Sports 2 1 4 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 1 4 2 2 1 2 C 2 4 1 4 4 439
5 5 6 5 5 5 7 7 9 7 11 8 6 6 4 4 C 4 8 7 9 6

Notes

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  1. ^ Both Arthur Pavie and Ethan Nobels set the same fastest lap of the race. The bonus point was awarded to Pavie who set it first.
  2. ^ Comparatto set the fastest lap but was later disqualified for the technical irregularities. Cho inherited the fastest lap.

References

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  1. ^ "Rogério Grotta anuncia participação na BRB Fórmula 4 Brasil pela Cavaleiro Sports em 2024". Portal Kart Motor. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  2. ^ "Lucca Zucchini renova com Cavaleiro Sports para temporada 2024". F4 Brazilian Championship (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-03-06.
  3. ^ "Ethan Nobels estreia na Fórmula 4 Brasil pela Cavaleiro Sports". F4 Brazilian Championship (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-03-19.
  4. ^ "João Pedro Souza fará F4 Brasil em 2024 pela Cavaleiro Sports". F4 Brazilian Championship (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-03-05.
  5. ^ "Gino Trappa: "Correrá en la temporada 2024 en la F4 Brasil"". Corazón F1 (in Spanish). 2024-02-15.
  6. ^ a b LAERTE, IGOR (2024-02-07). "Rafaela Ferreira and Cecília Rabelo confirmed for second season in F4 Brazil". Racers. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  7. ^ "Bassani Racing segue com Matheus Comparatto na F-4 Brasil em 2024". F4 Brazilian Championship (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-02-21.
  8. ^ a b "TMG Racing confirma Guilherme Favarete e terá Cho no Velocitta". F4 Brazilian Championship (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-03-19.
  9. ^ "TMG anuncia Ciro Sobral para temporada 2024 da F4 Brasil". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-02-08.
  10. ^ "Arthur Pavie volta ao BRB Fórmula 4 Brasil com a TMG Racing". F4 Brazilian Championship (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-06-18.
  11. ^ "BRB F-4 Brasil terá o maior calendário de sua história em 2024". F4 Brazilian Championship (in Brazilian Portuguese). 1 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Vicar anuncia "Super Finais" e Fan Zone em Interlagos". stockproseries.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
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