Race Report

FORMULA 4
FIA F4 CEZ CHAMPIONSHIP, Rounds 1/2/3

Circuit: RedBull Ring (A), Length 4,326 km, 11^th – 13^th April 2025
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JENZER MOTORSPORT 2025:
Max Karhan (CZ), Nicolas Cortes (MEX), Javier Herrera (MEX), Gino Trappa (ARG), and only for this event Bart Harrison (GB), Teo Schropp (ARG) and Bautista Acosta (ARG)

Harrison wins in the FIA F4 CEZ as the season starts at the Red Bull Ring

The first 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 21 drivers had registered enthusiastically for the start of the season.

Qualifying

Saturday, 12/04/25, 11.10 – 11.30, Weather: Cloudy, 10°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, 12/04/25, 16.05, Weather: Cloudy, 19°C

The start of the first race of the new season took place in beautiful sunshine. Bart got off to a good start and took the lead. Fernandez shot ahead and stole second place from Gino. Javier, Viisoreanu, Max, Nicolas, and Bautista followed behind. Teo was involved in a collision and had to pit with a damaged front wing. The safety car had to take over the field due to another accident. Bart came under pressure from Fernandez after the restart but managed to defend and then extend his lead. Fernandez moved wide, and Gino reclaimed second place. From then on, Fernandez was unable to mount another attack. He had to defend third place against Javier, who pushed forward. Viisoreanu had dropped back a bit at first but fought his way back place by place during the race. On the final lap, he managed to overtake Max and Javier. Bart thus finished the race as the dominant winner, with Gino in undisputed second and Fernandez in third. Viisoreanu finished fourth, ahead of Javier, Max, and Nicolas. Walther had moved ahead of Bautista, who crossed the finish line in ninth. Teo had resumed the race after a pit stop and took the checkered flag in 19^th place.

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Race Two (25 minutes)

Sunday, 13/04/25, 09.30, Weather: Overcast, 6°C

It was cool and overcast on Sunday morning. Bart started well and took the lead. Gino fought for 2^nd place and pulled ahead of Fernandez and Viisoreanu. Fernandez and Viisoreanu then collided and went off track. The safety car had to be deployed. At the restart, Javier took 3^rd position but soon had to fight off Walther. After a few laps, the pressure became too great, Javier braked too late and Walther was past. Teo and Max had closed in and were now also pressuring Javier. Teo moved up to 4^th place. Javier now defended 5^th place against Max, but exceeded the track limits several times and was ultimately given a 2-second time penalty. This dropped him behind Max. Nicolas managed to improve his position during the race and once again crossed the finish line in 7^th place. Bautista crossed the finish line in 10^th place after a thrilling race. Bart achieved a beautiful start-to-finish victory, and Gino again safely brought home 2^nd place.

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Race Three (25 minutes)

Sunday, 13/04/25, 13.45, Weather: Overcast, 14°C

Not long before the start of the third race, it started to rain lightly. Most opted for wet tires, but some opted for slicks. There was a rolling start behind the safety car. Just as the safety car came in, an accident occurred on the slippery track, and the safety car was deployed again immediately. By the time the race was finally restarted, the track had dried out quite a bit, and Viisoreanu moved from 4^th to 1^st place in one lap. He now had the advantage on slicks. Gino followed in 2^nd place. Bart had to defend against Max, and behind him there was a fierce battle. On the final lap, Teo and Bautista collided, and Teo fell back. Javier had worked his way up to 5^th place by the end, after returning to the pit lane shortly after the start and changing to slicks. Nicolas fought hard and reclaimed 7^th place, Bautista finished 11^th, and Teo was listed in 19^th on the results list.
After the race, time penalties were handed out for various offenses, and Nicolas, Bautista, and Teo each moved up one place.

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Championship standings

FIA F4 CEZ Championship 2025 after 3 out of 18 races:
1^st Bart Harrison (GB), 65 points; 2^nd Gino Trappa (ARG), 54 points; 3^rd Luca Viisoreanu (RO), 37 points; 4^th Max Karhan (CEZ), 30 points; 5^th Javier Herrera (MEX), 28 points; 6^th David Walther (D), 23 points; 7^th Nicolas Cortes (MEX), 18 points; 9^th Teo Schropp (ARG), 12 points

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