Italian Formula 4 Championship mid-season review

News & Announcements August 21

To date, the Italian Formula 4 Championship has completed five rounds: Misano, Vallelunga, Monza, Mugello, and Imola. Next, the sixth round will be held in Barcelona from September 19th to 21st, and the final round of the season will be held in Misano from October 10th to 12th.

In the first race at Misano, Sebastian Wheldon secured his first win of the year. Salim Hanna finished second, while Gabriel Gomez finished third, a penalty awarded to Luka Sammalisto after the race.

In the second race, British-Japanese Kean Nakamura-Berta of the Prema team took the lead. Due to a penalty for Thomas Stolcermanis, Maximilian Popov and Emanuele Olivieri finished second and third, respectively.

Notably, Kean Nakamura-Berta won again in the third race, earning 75 points and effectively taking the early season lead.

In the first race at Vallelenga, Kean Nakamura-Berta secured his fourth victory of the season, with Thomas Stolcermanis second and Gabriel Gomez third.

In the second race, Kean Nakamura-Berta continued his perfect winning streak, securing his fifth victory. He made a brilliant start, exiting Turn 1 in the lead and taking the lead. He then held on to his lead despite a relentless charge from Sebastian Wheldon.

Sebastian Wheldon won Race 3, with Alex Powell second and Maksimilian Popov third.

Gabriel Gomez won Race 4 at VALLELUNGA. The Brazilian driver from US Racing secured the highest points of the weekend. Emanuele Olivieri finished second, with Salim Hanna third.

The third round of the Italian Formula 4 Championship this season kicked off at the ACI Monza Motorsport Weekend, with a thrilling first race. Wheldon secured victory, his third of the season.

The second race at the "Temple of Speed" (Monza Circuit) was another thrilling battle. While the podium positions saw slight changes, the core driver lineup remained unchanged: Kean Nakamura-Berta, who finished third in the first race, won the second; Gabriel Gomez of the American team secured his second second-place finish of the day; and Sebastian Wheldon, winner of the first race, finished third.

Several new faces stood out in the third race of the Monza ACI Racing weekend. Chinese rookie Chi Zhenrui of the Prema team was incredibly fast, and despite penalties in both Saturday races, he secured victory with a decisive overtaking move. Chi executed a perfect two-car pass at the entrance to Chicane 1 to take the lead. Behind him, Kean Nakamura-Berta and Sebastian Wheldon engaged in a fierce battle, with Prema securing the top three spots.

Kean Nakamura-Berta won the first round of the Mugello race again, extending his lead in the Italian Formula 4 Championship. The Prema driver crossed the line first, followed by Gabriel Gomez and Alex Powell. Nakamura-Berta has now accumulated 190 points, extending his lead in the overall standings. He currently leads his teammate Sebastian Wheldon by 48 points, who finished seventh in today's race.

Alex Powell won the second race at Mugello, securing his first career victory in the Formula 4 Italian Championship. Chi Zhenrui finished second, with Reno Francot completing the podium in third.

Alex Powell won the third race, the Mercedes academy driver dominating the final race of the weekend. Dutch driver Reno Francot finished second, with Kean Nakamura-Berta in third. In the first race, Powell started fourth on the grid and finished third on the podium. He then capped off the weekend with two consecutive wins in the second and third races. In the final race, he crossed the line over five seconds ahead of his nearest competitor.

Gabriel Gomez won the first race at Imola, marking another victory for a Brazilian driver. The talented Brazilian driver, Gabriel Gomez, who drives for US Racing, started from pole position and held onto his lead through multiple restarts to secure another victory. The second race of the second round of the Imola Formula 4 Italian Championship, part of the fifth round of the championship, was halted due to a starting incident. Oleksandr Bondarev secured his first win in the Italian Formula 4 Championship at Imola over the weekend. Prema secured a clean sweep of the podiums in round three, with Kean Nakamura-Berta and Chi Zhenrui taking second and third place.

Round five of the Formula 4 Italian Championship concluded at the Autodromo Enzo & Dino Ferrari in Imola, with Prema Racing emerging as the biggest winner – Oleksandr Bondarev of the Williams Driver Academy – taking his first career overall victory. The Ukrainian driver lost the lead to teammate Kean Nakamura-Berta at the start, but he remained focused, waiting for the perfect opportunity to reclaim the lead. After several laps of intense competition, he secured his first win of the season with a spectacular overtaking maneuver. F4 Italian Championship Drivers' Standings

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Translated by 51GT3 X-lingual AI.