Race Report

FIA FORMULA 4
ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP, Rounds 10/11/12

Circuit: Mugello (I), Length 5.245 km, 11^th – 13^th July 2025
www.mugellocircuit.it

JENZER MOTORSPORT 2025:
Enea Frey (CH), Bart Harrison (GB), Teo Schropp (ARG), Artem Severiukhin (KGZ), Bader Al Sulaiti (QAT)

Severiukhin shines with great recovers drive in Mugello

The fourth of the seven races of the Italian FIA F4 Championship took place at the fast and demanding GP circuit of Mugello. Thirty-eight cars were entered. Hot summer weather accompanied the event.

Qualifying

Saturday, 11/07/25, 16.45 – 17.00 Q1, Weather: Sunny, 31°C
Saturday, 11/07/25, 17.10 – 17.25 Q2

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 2nd best lap time of each driver in either of the two qualifying sessions.

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Race One (30 minutes + 1 lap)

Saturday, 12/07/25, 11.10, Weather: Sunny, 25 °C

The start to the first race of the weekend was good. The battle for position was particularly fierce on the first lap, because once positions become entrenched, it becomes increasingly difficult to find an overtaking opportunity on this flowing, fast track. Enea got off to a very good start and soon moved up to 13^th. Artem also gained two places and was now 19^th. Bart held on to his 22^nd place. Teo, who caused a scary moment on the warm-up lap when he spun, defended his 26^th place well on the first lap. Bader moved up to 30^th place. On the third lap, the safety car was deployed briefly to rescue a car from the gravel trap. The restart presented new overtaking opportunities, but overall there were no major changes in positions. A few laps later, another car got stuck in the gravel trap, and the safety car was deployed again briefly. Enea was now in 14^th place, and Artem was 18^th. Bart improved to 20^th, Teo moved up to 23^rd in the final laps, and Bader had improved from 32^nd to 26^th. All of our drivers thus brought their vehicles to the finish line undamaged. After the race, some penalties were given and our drivers all moved up one place.

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Race Two (30 minutes + 1 lap)

Saturday 12/07/25, 18.10, Weather: Cloudy, 27°C

The start of the second race took place as planned at the end of the afternoon. Black clouds were gathering, but the track was dry. Our drivers were racing in the turbulent midfield, battling among themselves. On the third lap, there was an accident, and the safety car took over the field. Bart was now in 15^th place, Artem was 16^th, Enea 20^th, Bader 21^st, and Teo 27^th. It then began to rain lightly, then it rained more heavily for a moment, but by the restart, the rain had already passed, and the track was almost immediately dry again. So, the restart brought a lot of movement to the field again. Bart was now 17^th, Artem 18^th, Enea 19^th, Bader 20^th, and Teo 25^th. The battle for positions was fierce, and overtaking was not easy. Bart had defended 15^th place, Artem had to pit after a collision and had a flat tire. Enea was in 18^th place, and Bader was 22^nd. Teo followed in 24^th. Towards the end of the race, there was another accident, and the safety car appeared again. There was too little time left to clear the car, and the race was finished behind the safety car. Bart took the checkered flag in 15^th place, Enea was 18^th, Bader 20^th, and Teo 22^nd. Artem was classified 35^th.

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Race Three (30 minutes + 1 lap)

Sunday, 13/07/25, 10.40, Weather: Sunny, 31°C

As the cars headed out to the pre-start, a heavy rain shower swept across the track. However, the sun soon came out again, and by the start of the race, all cars had switched back to slick tires. The track was drying out, but was still very slippery in many places. There were a few accidents, but all ended well enough that a safety car was not necessary. After contact, Enea came into the pit lane to have a new tire fitted. This dropped him to last place. Artem found a good line and worked his way up to 15^th place. As the track continued to dry, he overtook three cars in quick succession and set the fastest lap time in this period of the race. Artem was in 11^th place and continued to close the gap. Unfortunately, there wasn't enough time in the end to challenge the 10^th-placed car. However, Artem had shown an excellent recovery drive from 19^th to 11^th place in difficult conditions. After a good drive, Bart crossed the finish line in 21^st place, Bader brought home his car in 23^rd, and Teo finished right behind him in 24^th. The safety car was not deployed in this race.

Enea Frey (CH)

Bart Harrison (GB)

Teo Schropp (ARG)

Artem Severiukhin (KGZ)

Bader Al Sulaiti (QAT)

© Photo Pellegrini

Championship Standings

FIA F4 Italian Championship 2025 after 12 races:
1^st Kean Nakamura-Berta (JPN), 213 points; 2^nd Sebastian Wheldon (USA), 154 points; 3^rd Gabriel Gomez (BRA), 154 points; 4^th Alex Powell (USA), 113 points; 5^th Emanuele Olivieri (I), 94 points; 6^th Salim Hanna (COL), 88 points; 13^th Artem Severiukhin (KZG), 32 points; 14^th Bart Harrison (GB), 30 points; 18^th Enea Frey (CH), 23 points; 22^nd Teo Schropp (ARG), 11 points; 26^th Javier Herrera (MEX), 1 pointt

Rookie-Standings:
1^st Salim Hanna (COL), 212 points; 2^nd Newman Chi (CHN), 177 points; 3^rd Marcus Saeter (NOR), 144 points; 4^th Artem Severiukhin (KZG), 125 points; 9^th Bader Al Sulaiti (QAT), 64 points; 17^th Javier Herrera (MEX), 18 points

2025 Italian FIA Formula 4 Championship

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