Race Report

FORMULA 4
FIA F4 CEZ CHAMPIONSHIP, Rounds 4/5/6

Circuit: RedBull Ring (A), Length 4,326 km, 16^th – 18^th May 2025
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JENZER MOTORSPORT 2025:
Max Karhan (CZ), Nicolas Cortes (MEX), Javier Herrera (MEX) and Gino Trappa (ARG)

Trappa wins at the Red Bull Ring

The second out of six race events for the FIA F4 CEZ (Central European Zone) Championship took place on the popular F1 circuit of the Red Bull Ring (A). A total of 18 drivers had registered for participation in this event.

Qualifying

Saturday, 17/05/25, 13.00 – 13.20, Weather: Cloudy, 12°C

In this championship there are three practice sessions available on Friday, followed by the official part with one qualifying session of 20 minutes, followed by three races of 25 minutes each. The grid for the first race will be drawn up in the order of the fastest qualifying time achieved by each driver in the qualifying. The grid for the second race will be drawn up in the order of the race 1 result. The grid for the third race will be drawn up in the order of the reverse order of the 4 – 8 positons in race one (tbc according to amount of starters).

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Race One (25 minutes)

Saturday, 17/05/25, 16.05, Weather: Cloudy, 14°C

The first race of the weekend began in rather cool temperatures under cloudy skies. Gino got off to a great start and took the lead. Max had a slower start and had to fight off Walther. Max was thend pushed onto the grass by Walther and lost momentum. This meant that Walther and Karlsson both passed. Max fell back behind Javier and was now 5^th. Directly behind him in 6^th place was Nicolas. Gino soon managed to build up a nice lead as his pursuers fought amongst themselves. Walther later managed to close in on Gino, but Karlsson fell back a bit. Behind them, Javier, Max, and Nicolas were now battling hard for positions. Max managed to overtake Javier and take 4^th place. Javier went off the track but rejoined Max's slipstream. Nicolas wanted to join the fight, but unfortunately he caught Javier's rear tire, and as a result, Javier spun, touched the wall, and his car overturned. Fortunately, Javier remained uninjured. However, the race was immediately stopped, exactly four minutes before the end, and not restarted. Afterward, officials reviewed various situations from the race, and several penalties were imposed, which changed the final result.

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Race Two (25 minutes)

Sunday, 18/05/25, 10.35, Weather: Cloudy, 12°C

The second race was red-flagged shortly after the start after two cars collided while avoiding a stationary car. The competitors drove into the pit lane to wait for the race to be restarted. The restart took place behind the safety car. At this point, Gino was in second place, Max 5^th, Javier 12^th, and Nicolas 14^th. The race then became very agitated, with positions changing constantly. Gino filed back to 5^th and eventually managed to cross the finish line in 4^th. Max had a difficult race and at one point dropped to 7^th. In the end, he managed to bring his car home in 6^th place. Nicolas drove a very good race after the restart, gaining place after place. He reached 5^th place after an exciting race. Javier had a tough race. After a good restart, he was already in 10^th place. Then another driver braked too late and hit his rear tire. This caused Javier to spin and as result get a flat tire, which sent him to the pits with the damage, where he unfortunately had to retire from the race.

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Race Three (25 minutes)

Sunday, 18/05/25, 15.10, Weather: Overcast, 11°C

The sun shone for the third race. There was an accident after the start, and the safety car had to take over the field. At that point, Max was in second place and Gino was in third. Javier had worked his way up to eighth place, and Nicolas was in ninth. After the restart, Gino managed to overtake Paatz and take the lead. Gino didn't let anything get in the way and brought home his second win of the weekend. Max launched a few attacks on Paatz, but didn't want to take too many risks. He was happy to safely cross the finish line in third place on the podium. Behind him, there were many position changes. Nicolas managed to work his way up to sixth place, and Javier finished the race in a very good eighth place.
Thus, an eventful weekend came to a good end.

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Championship standings

FIA F4 CEZ Championship 2025 after 6 out of 18 races:
1^st Gino Trappa (ARG), 116 points; 2^nd David Walther (DK), 75 points; 3^rd Max Karhan (CEZ), 67 points; 4^th Bart Harrison (GB), 65 points; 5^th William Karlsson (S), 42 points; 6^th Hadi Mimassi CAN), 39 points; 8^th Nicolas Cortes (MEX), 36 points; 10^th Javier Herrera (MEX), 32 points; 12^th Teo Schropp (ARG), 12 points

2025 FIA F4 CEZ CHAMPIONSHIP – AGENDA

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