{{Short description|Single-Seater Racing Championship}}{{Infobox motorsport championship | name = Italian Formula 4 Championship | logo = italian-f4-championship.png | image-size = | caption = | category = FIA Formula 4 | country = Italy | region = Europe | inaugural = 2014 | inaugural2 = | folded = | classes = | drivers = | teams = | constructors = Tatuus | engines = Abarth | tyres = Pirelli | champion driver = {{flagicon|JPN}} Kean Nakamura-Berta | champion team = {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Racing | manufacturer = | website = {{Official website|http://www.f4championship.com/}} | current_season = {{CURRENTYEAR}} Italian F4 Championship }}
'''Italian Formula 4 Championship''' is the first formula racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season was the 2014 Italian F4 Championship, effectively replacing the Formula Abarth.
The Italian F4 championship is regarded as amongst the most competitive of the national/regional F4 championships.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Series |first=Feeder |date=2023-02-25 |title=From F4 to F1: The feeder series ladder explained |url=https://feederseries.net/2023/02/25/from-f4-to-f1-the-feeder-series-ladder-explained/ |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=Feeder Series |language=en}}</ref> Lance Stroll, Lando Norris, Mick Schumacher, Jack Doohan, Zhou Guanyu, Ollie Bearman, Andrea Kimi Antonelli And Arvid Lindblad have since driven in Formula One, and numerous Italian F4 drivers have had professional careers in other series.
==History== Gerhard Berger and the FIA Singleseater Commission launched the FIA Formula 4 in March 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=FIA reveals Formula 4 plan|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/106219|work=Autosport|access-date=13 January 2014}}</ref> The goal of the Formula 4 is to make the ladder to Formula 1 more transparent.
The Italian Formula 4 was the first FIA Formula 4 championship to be launched. The Italian championship was launched by the ACI-CSAI on December 12, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Italian Formula 4 Championship at the starting blocks|url=http://www.acisportitalia.it/F4/notizia/ing/4298/The-Italian-Formula-4-Championship-at-the-starting-blocks/2013|work=ACI-CSAI|access-date=13 January 2014}}</ref>
WSK Promotions, well known for its kart races in the WSK Euro Series e.a., was contracted to promote the championship, along with the original promoter ACI Sport.<ref>{{cite web|title=WSK to promote the Italian F4 Championship|url=http://www.acisportitalia.it/F4/notizia/ing/4313/WSK-to-promote-the-Italian-F4-Championship/2014|work=Italian Formula 4 Championship|access-date=13 January 2014}}</ref>
==Cars== {{See also|Tatuus F4-T014}} {{See also|Tatuus F4-T421}}
Italian race car constructor Tatuus was contracted to design and build all the cars.<ref>{{cite web|title=Formula 4 to feature a Tatuus chassis|url=http://www.acisportitalia.it/F4/notizia/ing/4305/Formula-4-to-feature-a-Tatuus-chassis/2013|work=Italian Formula 4 Championship|access-date=13 January 2014}}</ref> Tatuus had also built all the cars for the Formula Abarth. The chassis is a monocoque made of carbon fibre.
The engine is a 1400cc Fiat-FPT.<ref>{{cite web|title=Formula 4 powered by Abarth|url=http://www.acisportitalia.it/F4/notizia/ing/4317/Formula-4-powered-by-Abarth/2014|work=Italian Formula 4 Championship|access-date=13 January 2014}}</ref> This is the same engine used in the Formula Abarth between 2010 and 2013. It is detuned to fit the FIA Formula 4 regulations to {{cvt|160|hp|abbr=on}}, down from the original {{cvt|180|hp|abbr=on}}.
Starting from 2022, Tatuus F4-T421 have been used instead of Tatuus F4-T014.
==Costs==
The original goal of Formula 4 was to keep total costs for competitors under 100,000€ (in 2014) per season, but as of 2024 typical costs in the Italian championship far exceed this figure. One 2022 estimate put the season cost of competition at "upwards of 250,000€", one of the most expensive F4 series globally.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gascoigne |first=Roger |date=2022-01-07 |title=The new F4 series aiming to boost single-seater racing in central Europe |url=https://formulascout.com/the-new-f4-series-aiming-to-boost-single-seater-racing-in-central-europe/87466 |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=Formula Scout |language=en-US}}</ref>
The costs of competition in feeder series are typically met by either competitors families or wealthy benefactors, without an immediate commercial return for any funds provided.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Series |first=Feeder |date=2022-03-15 |title=Scholarship solution for broken feeder series ladder? Prema and Trident bosses answer |url=https://feederseries.net/2022/03/15/scholarship-solution-for-broken-feeder-series-ladder-prema-and-trident-bosses-answer/ |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=Feeder Series |language=en}}</ref>
==Champions== ===Drivers=== {|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center;" |- !scope=col|Season !scope=col|Driver !scope=col|Team !scope=col|Poles !scope=col|Wins !scope=col|Podiums !scope=col width="40"|Fastest laps !scope=col|Points !scope=col|Clinched !scope=col width="50"|Margin |- ! 2014 |align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Lance Stroll |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Powerteam |5 |7 |13 |11 |331 |Race 15 of 21 |94 |- ! 2015 |align=left| {{flagicon|EST}} Ralf Aron |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Powerteam |7 |9 |13 |6 |331 |Race 18 of 21 |108 |- ! 2016 |align=left| {{flagicon|ARG}} Marcos Siebert |align=left| {{flagicon|CHE}} Jenzer Motorsport |4 |4 |9 |1 |{{Tooltip|231|233 total score, less dropped points}} |Race 20 of 21 |15 |- ! 2017 |align=left| {{flagicon|NZL}} Marcus Armstrong |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Powerteam |5 |4 |13 |1 |{{Tooltip|283|298 total score, less dropped points}} |Race 19 of 21 |36 |- ! 2018 |align=left| {{flagicon|BRA}} Enzo Fittipaldi |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Theodore Racing |9 |7 |10 |5 |{{Tooltip|303|307 total score, less dropped points}} |Race 21 of 21 |21 |- ! 2019 |align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Dennis Hauger |align=left| {{flagicon|NLD}} Van Amersfoort Racing |7 |12 |16 |9 |{{Tooltip|369|380, less dropped points}} |Race 18 of 21 |136 |- ! 2020 |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gabriele Minì |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Powerteam |8 |4 |12 |2 |284 |Race 18 of 21 |76 |- !2021 |align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Bearman |align=left| {{flagicon|NLD}} Van Amersfoort Racing |8 |11 |15 |2 |343 |Race 18 of 21 |111 |- !2022 |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Kimi Antonelli |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Racing |14 |13 |15 |14 |362 |Race 18 of 20 |104 |- !2023 |align=left| {{flagicon|POL}} Kacper Sztuka |align=left| {{flagicon|GER}} US Racing |9 |9 |12 |8 |315 |Race 20 of 21 |35 |- !2024 |align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} Freddie Slater |align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Racing | 11 | 15 | 16 | 10 |383 |Race 17 of 21 |161 |- !2025 |align=left| {{flagicon|JPN}} Kean Nakamura-Berta |align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Racing | 8 | 9 | 17 | 3 |342 |Race 22 of 25 |75 |}
===Teams=== {|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center;" |- !scope=col|Season !scope=col|Team !scope=col|Poles !scope=col|Wins !scope=col|Podiums !scope=col width="40"|Fastest laps !scope=col|Points !scope=col|Clinched !scope=col width="50"|Margin |- ! 2014 |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Powerteam |13 |13 |11 |31 |303 |Race 15 of 21 |58 |- ! 2015 |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Powerteam |9 |12 |22 |7 |339 |Race 19 of 21 |35 |- ! 2016 |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Powerteam |7 |9 |21 |9 |439.5 |Race 19 of 21 |43.5 |- ! 2017 |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Bhaitech |9 |8 |17 |6 |565 |Race 18 of 21 |89 |- ! 2018 |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Theodore Racing |13 |12 |28 |8 |667 |Race 19 of 21 |187 |- ! 2019 |align=left| {{flagicon|NLD}} Van Amersfoort Racing |9 |12 |24 |10 |576 |Race 21 of 21 |28 |- ! 2020 |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Powerteam |15 |6 |24 |8 |596 |Race 21 of 21 |101 |- !2021 |align=left| {{flagicon|NLD}} Van Amersfoort Racing |11 |13 |23 |4 |585 |Race 18 of 21 |102 |- !2022 |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Racing |19 |16 |38 |19 |800 |Race 18 of 21 |289 |- !2023 |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Racing |10 |12 |40 |9 |791 |Race 17 of 21 |245 |- !2024 |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Racing |12 |16 |30 |12 |763 |Race 17 of 21 |221 |- !2025 |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Racing |14 |17 |38 |10 |825 |Race 19 of 25 |378 |}
=== Winter Trophy === {|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center;" |- !scope=col|Season !scope=col|Driver !scope=col|Team !scope=col|Poles !scope=col|Wins (Trophy) !scope=col|Podiums !scope=col width="40"|Fastest laps !scope=col|Points !scope=col|Clinched !scope=col width="50"|Margin |- ! 2014 |align=left| {{flagicon|EST}} Ralf Aron |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Powerteam |2 |1 (2) |2 |1 |38 |Race 1 of 2 |0 |}
===Trophy=== In the concurrent Italian F4 Trophy for drivers over the age of 18. {|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center;" |- !scope=col|Season !scope=col|Driver !scope=col|Team !scope=col|Poles !scope=col|Wins (Trophy) !scope=col|Podiums !scope=col width="40"|Fastest laps !scope=col|Points !scope=col|Clinched !scope=col width="50"|Margin |- ! 2014 |align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Brandon Maïsano |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Powerteam |8 |6 (17) |17 |6 |406 |Race 12 of 21 |176 |- ! 2015 |align=left| {{flagicon|COL}} Kevin Kanayet |align=left| {{flagicon|MLT}} Malta Formula Racing |0 |9 (21) |17 |1 |337 |Race 17 of 21 |28 |}
===Woman Trophy=== {|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center;" |- !scope=col|Season !scope=col|Driver !scope=col|Team !scope=col|Poles !scope=col|Wins (Trophy) !scope=col|Podiums !scope=col width="40"|Fastest laps !scope=col|Points !scope=col|Clinched !scope=col width="50"|Margin !scope=col|Participants |- ! 2015 |align=left| {{flagicon|POL}} Julia Pankiewicz |align=left| {{flagicon|CHE}} RB Racing |0 |11 |17 |0 |343 |Race 17 of 21 |112 | 2 |- ! 2016 |align=left| {{flagicon|LIE}} Fabienne Wohlwend |align=left| {{flagicon|DEU}} Aragon Racing<BR>{{flagicon|PRT}} DR Formula |0 |18 |18 |0 |{{Tooltip|400|444.5 total score, minus dropped points}} |Race 11 of 21 |N/A | 1 |- ! 2019 |align=left| {{flagicon|ARE}} Amna Al Qubaisi |align=left| {{flagicon|ARE}} Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema |0 |17 |19 |0 |{{Tooltip|400|461 total score, minus dropped points}} |Race 13 of 21 |271 | 2 |- ! 2020 |align=left| {{flagicon|ARE}} Hamda Al Qubaisi |align=left| {{flagicon|ARE}} Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema |0 |15 |15 |0 |375 |Race 12 of 21 |N/A | 1 |- !2021 |align=left| {{flagicon|ESP}} Maya Weug |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Iron Lynx |0 |11 |20 |0 |437 |Race 21 of 21 |43 | 2 |- !2022 |align=left| {{flagicon|ESP}} Maya Weug |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Iron Lynx |0 |18 |20 |0 |400 |Race 20 of 20 |91 | 2 |- !2023 |align=left| {{flagicon|SUI}} Tina Hausmann |align=left| {{flagicon|SMR}} AKM Motorsport |0 |7 |15 |0 |310 |Race 20 of 20 |9 | 4 |- ! 2025 |align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} Emily Cotty |align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} R-ace GP |0 |12 |17 |0 |369 |Race 25 of 25 |51 | 4 |}
===Rookie Class=== The result of the championship was decided by different standings. Wins and points of the rookie standings are present in brackets. {|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center;" |- !scope=col|Season !scope=col|Driver !scope=col|Team !scope=col|Poles !scope=col|Wins (rookie) !scope=col|Podiums !scope=col width="40"|Fastest laps !scope=col|Points (rookie) !scope=col|Clinched !scope=col width="50"|Margin |- ! 2016 |align=left| {{flagicon|EST}} Jüri Vips |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Powerteam |2 |1 (8) |7 |3 |140 (247.5) |Race 20 of 21 |40 |- ! 2017 |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Leonardo Lorandi |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Bhaitech |0 |1 (19) |2 |4 |{{Tooltip|185|192 points total, less dropped score}} ({{Tooltip|400|503 points total, less dropped score}}) |Race 16 of 21 |107 |- ! 2018 |align=left| {{flagicon|CZE}} Petr Ptáček |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Bhaitech |0 |0 (11) |6 |3 |182 ({{Tooltip|365|386 total score, less dropped points}}) |Race 18 of 21 |22 |- ! 2019 |align=left| {{flagicon|EST}} Paul Aron |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Powerteam |1 |2 (9) |8 |0 |226 ({{Tooltip|348|360, including dropped points}}) |Race 18 of 21 |87 |- ! 2020 |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gabriele Minì |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Powerteam |8 |4 (6) |12 |2 |284 (318) |Race 19 of 21 |67 |- !2021 |align=left| {{flagicon|RUS}} Nikita Bedrin |align=left| {{flagicon|NLD}} Van Amersfoort Racing |0 |1 (6) |4 |0 |103 (240) |Race 21 of 21 |1 |- !2022 |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Kimi Antonelli |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Racing |14 |13 (14) |15 |14 |362 (378) |Race 18 of 20 |97 |- !2023 |align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} Arvid Lindblad |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Racing |4 |6 (8) |10 |3 |263.5 (322.5) |Race 18 of 20 |15.5 |- !2024 |align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Alex Powell |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Racing | 1 | 0 (10) | 6 | 0 | 176 (343) | Race 21 of 21 | 15 |- !2025 |align=left| {{flagicon|COL}} Salim Hanna |align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Racing | 1 | 0 (11) | 6 | 0 | 180 (356) | Race 23 of 25 | 42 |}
== Drivers graduated to Formula One ==
* '''Bold''' denotes an active Formula One driver. * Gold background denotes Italian F4 champion.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center" ! rowspan="2" |Driver ! colspan="4" |Italian F4 |- !Seasons !Races !Wins !Podiums |- style="background:gold;" | align="left" |'''{{flagicon|CAN}} Lance Stroll''' |2014 |18 |7 |13 |- | align="left" |'''{{flagicon|GBR}} Lando Norris''' |2015 |9 |0 |1 |- | align="left" |{{flagicon|PRC}} Zhou Guanyu |2015 |21 |3 |9 |- | align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} Mick Schumacher |2016 |18 |5 |10 |- |align=left|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Jack Doohan |2018 |6 |0 |0 |- |align=left|'''{{Flag icon|BRA}} Gabriel Bortoleto''' |2020 |20 |1 |5 |- style="background:gold;" | align="left" |'''{{Flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Bearman''' |2020–2021 |29 |7 |14 |- style="background:gold;" | align="left" |'''{{Flagicon|ITA}} Kimi Antonelli''' |2021–2022 |29 |13 |18 |- | align="left" |'''{{Flagicon|GBR}} Arvid Lindblad''' |2022–2023 |29 |6 |10 |}
== Circuits ==
* '''Bold''' denotes a circuit will be used in the 2026 season. <!--* ''Italic'' denotes a future circuit will be used in the 2027 season.-->
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align=center" !Number !Circuits !Rounds !Years |- !1 |{{flagicon|ITA}} '''Imola Circuit''' |16{{efn|name=Imola Circuit IF4|Imola Circuit hosted 2 rounds in 2014–2016 and 2020.}} |2014–present |- !2 |{{flagicon|ITA}} '''Mugello Circuit''' |13{{efn|name=Mugello Circuit IF4|Mugello Circuit hosted 2 rounds in 2017, and it will host 2 rounds in 2026.}} |2014–present |- ! rowspan="3" |3 |{{flagicon|ITA}} '''Vallelunga Circuit''' |12 |2014–present |- |{{flagicon|ITA}} '''Monza Circuit''' |12 |2014–present |- |{{flagicon|ITA}} '''Misano World Circuit''' |12{{efn|name=Misano Circuit IF4|Misano World Circuit hosted 2 rounds in 2025, and it will host 2 rounds in 2026.}} |2015–present |- !6 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Adria International Raceway |5 |2014–2018 |- ! rowspan="2" | 7 |{{flagicon|AUT}} Red Bull Ring |4 |2019–2022 |- |{{flagicon|FRA}} Circuit Paul Ricard |4 |2018, 2021, 2023–2024 |- ! rowspan="2" | 9 |{{flagicon|BEL}} Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps |2 |2022–2023 |- |{{flagicon|ESP}} Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya |2 |2024–2025 |- ! rowspan="2" | 11 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Autodromo dell'Umbria |1 |2014 |- |{{flagicon|HUN}} Hungaroring |1 |2019 |- |}
==Notes== {{Notelist}}
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.f4championship.com/}} <!-- per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL, choose one official website only -->
{{FIA F4 Championships}} {{FIA Global Pathway}}
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