Race Report

FIA FORMEL 4
ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP, Rounds 16/17/18

Cisrcuit: Mugello (I), Length 5.245 km, 3^th – 6^th October 2019
www.mugellocircuit.it

JENZER MOTORSPORT 2019:
Jonny Edgar (GB), Emidio Pesce (I), Axel Gnos (CH)

Podium for Edgar in Mugello

DThe sixth and penultimate event of the Italian FIA Formula 4 Championship took place at the demanding Mugello circuit (I). The weather was reasonably good, although the temperature was quite low. 28 drivers signed up for this round. You can follow the races live on sporttube tv.

Qualifying

Friday, 04/10/19, 16.30 – 17.10, Weather: Sunny, 18°C

The rules allow for two qualifying sessions of 15 minutes, with a 10-minute break in between. The Qualifying 1 times determine the grid for Race 1 and the times from Qualifying 2 determine the grid for Race 2. The starting order for Race 3 is based on the second best lap time of each driver in either of the two qualifying sessions.

FIA Formula 4 Italian Championship

Race One (30 minutes + 1 lap)

Saturday, 05/10/19, 10.50, Weather: Sunny, 19°C

It rained heavily during the night, and because it was cool, the track was slow to dry. In some places it was still slippery, which resulted in a number of accidents during the race; everyone started on slick tyres, though. Jonny did not get away well and lost two places at the start, then another car got stuck in the gravel, and the Safety Car was deployed. At the restart, Jonny managed some good overtaking moves to climb up to 5^th place. He’d now settled into a good rhythm, setting the fastest lap time of the race and putting pressure on Dürksen. Jonny attacked and made it stick and was now in 4^th place and closing steadily on Petecof. However the Safety Car was sent out again, and the race was neutralised and ended behind it. Axel started well and moved forward place by place. He put in a strong performance and crossed the finish line in 11^th place. Emidio also had a good race, and also moved steadily forward during it. He crossed the finish line in 18^th place. Afterwards Petecof was hit with a 10-second penalty for causing the accident with Hauger, which moved all of our drivers up a place. Jonny thus stepped onto the podium with an excellent 3^rd. and Axel got the last available point with a great 10^th place. Emidio was classified as 17^th.

FIA Formula 4 Italian Championship

Race Two (30 minutes + 1 lap)

Saturday, 05/10/19, 16.30, Weather: Cloudy, 20°C

After the first lap Jonny came round in 9^th position and then started a pursuit of Ferrari and Belov. There was a Safety Car period and Jonny was able to pass both of them in a nice move at the restart, but then Ferrari was able to claim the place back. After a fierce race Jonny reached the finish line in 9^th place. Axel started well and advanced to 12^th place, then got embroiled in a battle with Allecco and Rasmussen which led to him dropping back to 13^th. He didn’t give up and later gained 12^th place back. Emidio started well, but then had an off track moment and lost several places. During the race he steadily regained those places and finished a good race in 19^th. After the race, Ferrari was given a time penalty for overtaking in a no go situation. That moved Jonny up to 8th place, and meant Axel just missed out on points with 11^th place. Emidio was classified in 19^th.

FIA Formula 4 Italian Championship

Race Three (28 minutes + 1 lap)

Sunday, 06/10/19, 11.20, Weather: Sunny, 19°C

The third race of the weekend took place on Sunday morning in bright sunshine. Most drivers had a bit of a problem with the tyres, so there was a little less overtaking going on than before. Jonny started in 12^th and managed to improve to 10^th which meant he snapped up the last available point. Emidio drove a consistent race and managed to improve by two places on the final corner just before the finish line. He took the chequered flag in 21^st place. Axel stalled the engine at the start and did not get underway until the whole field had gone. After some incident, the car did not feel right, but he bravely completed the race and reached the finish in 27^th place.

The seventh and last race meeting of the Italian Formula championship is scheduled for the weekend of 20^th October 2019 at Monza (I).

Championship Standings

FIA F4 Italian Championship 2019 after 18 races:
1^st Dennis Hauger (NOR), 305 points; 2^nd Gianluca Petecof (BRA), 222 points; 3^rd Paul Aron (EST), 197 points; 4^th Michael Belov (RUS), 143 points; 5^th Roman Stanek (CZE), 118 points; 6^th Ido Cohen (ISR),116 points; 9^th Jonny Edgar (GB), 91 points; 13^th Giorgio Carrara (ARG), 37 points; 21^nd Axel Gnos (CH), 4 points

Rookie-Standings:
1^st Paul Aron (EST), 299 points; 2^nd Jonny Edgar (GB), 234 points; 3^rd Joshua Durksen (PRY), 227 points; 4^th Roman Stanek (CZE), 218 points; 5^th Daniel Vebster (S), 149 points; 6^th Roee Meyuhas (ISR), 120 points; 8^th Axel Gnos (CH), 92 points; 15^th Emidio Pesce (I), 29 points

Jonny Edgar (GB)

Axel Gnos (CH)

Emidio Pesce (I)

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2019 FIA FORMULA 4 ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP - CALENDAR

More info:

• www.acisportitalia.it/F4/
• www.italiaracing.net