Race Report

FIA FORMULA 4
ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP, Rounds 01/02/03

Circuit: Misano (I), Length 4.226 km, 2^nd – 4^th May 2025
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JENZER MOTORSPORT 2025:
Enea Frey (CH), Bart Harrison (GB), Teo Schropp (ARG), Artem Severiukhin (KGZ), Bader Al Sulaiti (QAT)

Rookie Podiums for Severiukhin in Misano

The first of seven meetings in the Italian FIA Formula 4 Championship took place at the Misano World Circuit near Rimini (I). With 41 competitors present for the meeting, their expectations were as high as could be ahead of the start.

Qualifying

Friday, 02/05/25, 17.30 – 17.50 Q S1, Weather: Sunny, 27°C
Friday, 02/05/25, 18.00 – 18.20 Q S2

With 41 drivers, the number of participants exceeded the track's capacity for racing. According to the regulations, there were two qualifying series, which were drawn by lot. Each series had 20 minutes. The results of the two series were then used to form three groups: Groups A, B, and C. These groups then each competed in two qualifying races: Group B versus C, Group A versus B, and Group A versus C. The top 36 drivers competed in the final race in the end.

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Qualifying Race One (2530 minutes + 1 lap) – Group A versus Group B

Saturday, 03/05/25, 11.15, Weather: Cloudy, 24°C

The start of the first race of the new season was somewhat chaotic. At the end, four drivers received a 10-second time penalty for jump starts! After the start, the race was very active, but without any major accidents and without the safety car being deployed. Due to the split into three race groups, Artem, Enea, Teo, and Bader started in this race. Bart first saw action in the second race.
Artem was in 10^th place after the first lap, Enea was 13^th, Teo 15^th, and Bader 17^th. As the race progressed, Enea managed to gain positions and move up to 9^th. Artem was right behind him in 10^th place, and Teo had moved up to 13^th. Then Walther braked too late and clipped Teo's left rear tire. Teo managed to get back to the pit lane to have a new tire fitted. He resumed the race and ultimately crossed the finish line in 25^th place. Enea had moved up to 8^th place, and Artem was 11^th. Bader did very well, working his way up to 14^th. All of our drivers had a very good first race. In the final results, after calculating in the various time penalties, Enea finished 6^th, Artem 9^th, Bader 13^th, and Teo 24^th. Artem also achieved 3^rd place on the podium in the rookie classification.

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Qualifying Race Two (25 minutes + 1 lap) – Group A versus Group B

Saturday, 03/05/25, 17.10, Weather: Cloudy, 24°C

This time, a car at the back of the field had trouble starting, and a second formation lap was given. After that, the start went smoothly. Our three musketeers – Artem, Bart, and Enea – started one after the other and stayed in the same order throughout the race. Bart and Enea initially tried to attack their team mates, but then decided not to take any unnecessary risks. Everyone wanted to reach the final race! They moved forward together when Powell and later Sammalisto made mistakes and fell back. All three finished in the top ten: Artem in 8^th place, thus taking 2^nd place in the rookie classification, Bart in 9^th, and Enea in 10^th place. Bader started 20^th and quickly worked his way up to 18^th. He later managed to gain another two positions and finish the race in 16^th place.

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Qualifying Race Three (25 minutes + 1 lap) – Group A versus Group C

Sunday, 04/05/25, 10.55, Weather: Cloudy, 23°C

The start of the third race went well, but then Westcott spun off the track and got stuck, prompting the safety car to be deployed. Bart had defended 11^th place, while Teo had lost some momentum and was now 14^th. At the restart, Bart attacked Kostic, but couldn't find a way past. Vinci managed to overtake Bart. This put Bart in 12^th place, while Teo was now 14^th. Towards the end of the race, Bart managed to improve his position again and moved up to 10^th place. Teo held on to 14^th place until the end.
After the race, Bart received a 5-second time penalty for overtaking off the track, dropping him to 13^th place.
All of our drivers had performed well in the three qualifying races and were looking forward to the final race.

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Final Race (25 minutes + 1 lap)

Sunday, 04/05/25, 19.30, Weather: Cloudy, 22°C

The final race of the weekend began as the sun began to set. The large field of 36 drivers eligible to start in the final set off for the final time. Enea lost a place to Powell and was now 11^th. Bart managed to move up from 17^th to 12^th in the first five laps. Artem followed closely behind in 13^th place. Our three musketeers safely secured exactly those positions at the finish. Bader moved up from 23^rd to 20^th place, which he held for most of the race. However, on the final lap, he braked too late and fell back, finishing the race in 21^st place. Teo started in 24^th place, but had a collision on the first lap and had to return to the pit lane to have his front wing changed. He was able to rejoin the race and ultimately crossed the finish line in 30^th place.
After the race, several drivers received time penalties, including Enea. This moved Bart up to 10^th place, earning the last available point. Enea dropped to 12^th place.

Enea Frey (CH)

Bart Harrison (GB)

Teo Schropp (ARG)

Artem Severiukhin (KGZ)

Bader Al Sulaiti (QAT)

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Championship Standings

Championship Standings FIA F4 Italian Championship 2025 after 3 races:
1^st Kean Nakamura-Berta (JPN), 75 Punkte; 2^nd Sebastian Wheldon (USA), 53 Punkte; 3^rd Maksimilian Popov (GRD), 48 Punkte; 4^th Salim Hanna (COL), 45 Punkte; 5^th Emanuele Olivieri (I), 42 Punkte; 6^th Tomass Stolcermanis (LVA), 23 Punkte; 11^th Enea Frey (CH), 9 Punkte; 12^th Artem Severiukhin (KZG), 6 Punkte; 16^th Bart Harrison (GB), 3 Punkte

Rookie-Standings:
1^st Salim Hanna (COL), 75 Punkte; 2^nd Newman Chi (USA), 51 Punkte; 3^rd Artem Severiukhin (KZG), 45 Punkte; 7^th Bader Al Sulaiti (QAT), 24 Punkte

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