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Race Report

FIA FORMULA 4
ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP, Rounds 07/08/09

Circuit: Monza (I), Length 5.793 km, 1st/2nd/3rd June 2018
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JENZER MOTORSPORT 2018:
Giorgio Carrara (ARG), Gregoire Saucy (CH), Nazim Azman (MAL), Javier Gonzalez (MEX), Oliver Rasmussen (DK) & Federico Malvestiti (I)

Carrara with podium in Monza

The third of seven meetings in the Italian FIA Formula 4 Championship took place on the ultra-fast GP circuit at Monza (I). A great field of 29 drivers took part in the meeting. You can follow the races live on sporttube tv.

Qualifying

Saturday, 02/06/18, 09.00 – 09.40, Weather: Sunny, 20°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 2nd best lap time of each driver in either qualifying session.
The temperature was already rising when qualifying started but they’d only done a few laps when the session was red flagged because of an accident. Everyone came back to the pits and when it was all clear they were quickly back on track for one last run. Gregoire managed to grab pole position for race 1! In the second session he missed out on pole by a fraction of a second on his last lap. He had done very well anyway and the rest of our drivers also ended up in very good positions.

Results Qualifying 1 & Grid for Race One
1st Gregoire Saucy (CH) Jenzer Motorsport 1:53.969
2nd Leonardo Lorandi (I) Bhaitech 1:54.096
3rd Petr Ptacek (CZE) Bhaitech 1:54.142
5th Federico Malvestiti (I) Jenzer Motorsport 1:54.278
9th Giorgio Carrara (ARG) Jenzer Motorsport 1:54.636
11th Javier Gonzalez (MEX) Jenzer Motorsport 1:54.884
13th Oliver Rasmussen (DK) Jenzer Motorsport 1:54.917
27th Nazim Azman (MAL) Jenzer Motorsport 1:55.599

Results Qualifying 2 & Grid for Race Two
1st Leonardo Lorandi (I) Bhaitech 1:53.259
2nd Gregoire Saucy (CH) Jenzer Motorsport 1:53.337
3rd William Alatalo (FIN) Mücke 1:53.404
7th Javier Gonzalez (MEX) Jenzer Motorsport 1:53.760
10th Federico Malvestiti (I) Jenzer Motorsport 1:53.849
13th Giorgio Carrara (ARG) Jenzer Motorsport 1:54.185
16th Nazim Azman (MAL) Jenzer Motorsport 1:54.303
18th Oliver Rasmussen (DK) Jenzer Motorsport 1:54.739

 

Grid for Race Three
1st Gregoire Saucy (CH) Jenzer Motorsport 1:53.369
2nd Leonardo Lorandi (I) Bhaitech 1:53.418
3rd William Alatalo (FIN) Mücke 1:53.585
5th Javier Gonzalez (MEX) Jenzer Motorsport 1:53.837
10th Federico Malvestiti (I) Jenzer Motorsport 1:54.074
13th Giorgio Carrara (ARG) Jenzer Motorsport 1:54.413
16th Nazim Azman (MAL) Jenzer Motorsport 1:54.798
18th Oliver Rasmussen (DK) Jenzer Motorsport 1:54.995

 

FIA Formula 4 Italian Championship

Race One (28 minutes + 1 lap)

Saturday, 02/06/18, 14.00, Weather: Sunny, 28°C

Gregoire wasn’t able to take advantage of his pole position because he didn’t make the best of starts. Fortunately, the big field made it through the first chicane without difficulties, but a few laps later a car stopped in an unsafe position and the Safety Car was deployed. Gregoire was 4th. Giorgio 8th. Federico 9th. Javier 11th. Nazim 14th and Oliver 15th. With a top speed of almost 250kph the drivers were put through their paces. Gregoire ran wide and dropped back to 9th, while Giorgio managed to improve steadily, working his way up to an excellent 3rd place and thus the podium after an impressive drive. Federico did not have a good start and dropped back slightly, but later he regained his confidence and set the fastest lap time of the race, while improving to 5th place. Javier fought hard, which resulted in damage to his front wing, which meant the end of his race. Nazim managed to advance to the top ten and after a strong drive he crossed the finish in 8th place, earning points for the first time. Oliver had also worked his way up and finished an eventful race in 11th place.

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Race One Results
1st Leonardo Lorandi Bhaitech 31:35.873  
2nd Olli Caldwell (GB) Prema Gap 0.370
3rd Giorgio Carrara (ARG) Jenzer Motorsport Gap 0.930
5th Federico Malvestiti (I) Jenzer Motorsport    
8th Nazim Azman (MAL) Jenzer Motorsport    
9th Gregoire Saucy (CH) Jenzer Motorsport    
11th Oliver Rasmussen (DK) Jenzer Motorsport    
DNF: Javier Gonzalez (MEX) Jenzer Motorsport    
Fastest lap: Federico Malvestiti (I) in 1:54.309

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FIA Formula 4 Italian Championship

Race Two (28 minutes + 1 lap)

Sunday, 03/06/18, 09.00, Weather: Sunny, 20°C

At 9 o'clock in the morning it was already over 20°C, and there was fierce fighting right from the start. Perhaps inevitable there was an accident and the Safety Car took over. Javier was 6th, Gregoire 7th, Giorgio 9th, Federico 10th, while Oliver had been hit and came to the pits with damaged rear wheel and side, his race already over. At the restart, Javier was pushed off and lost places. Positions changed almost every lap and it wasn’t long before there was another accident with the Safety Car having to be deployed again. Everyone was preparing for the restart, but Krutten was already at full throttle and shot between the other cars, knocking Javier and Giorgio off. They both made it back to the pits with their damaged cars. As the race continued Federico was 8th, Gregoire 10th and Nazim 14th. There were several incidents in the final laps of the race too, with Federico managing to move up to 6th, while Gregoire quarrelled with another competitor in the Parabolica, flew over the kerbs and hit the tyre wall. Only two out of our six drivers had actually made it to the finish line. After the race a penalty was handed to Doohan, which moved Federico and Nazim up one place each.

Race Two Results
1st William Alatalo (FIN) Mücke 31:15.837  
2nd Olli Caldwell (GB) Prema Gap 0.654
3rd Ian Rodriguez (GCA) DRZ Gap 2.889
5th Federico Malvestiti (I) Jenzer Motorsport    
10th Nazim Azman (MAL) Jenzer Motorsport    
19th Gregoire Saucy (CH) Jenzer Motorsport    
21st Giorgio Carrara (ARG) Jenzer Motorsport    
22nd Javier Gonzalez (MEX) Jenzer Motorsport    
DNF: Oliver Rasmussen (DK) Jenzer Motorsport    
Fastest lap: Olli Caldwell (GB) in 1:54.709

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FIA Formula 4 Italian Championship

Race Three (28 minutes + 1 lap)

Sunday, 03/06/2018, 14.50, Weather: Sunny, 28°C

In the afternoon the temperature was really high. Gregoire started well and remained in the top three. Javier made contact with Rodriguez and dropped back a few places. It turned out that his car had sustained damage at the rear, but nevertheless he did his best and continued on. Federico kept his position after the start and was making good progress, while Nazim also did well and gained some places. Giorgio didn’t get away at the start, but then he set off in hot pursuit, sometimes making up two places in one go. Oliver was unlucky, as another driver left their braking too late into the chicane and bundled Oliver off the track. The Safety Car had to take over the field. At the restart Gregoire was surprised and had to defend himself, but he touched another car and ended up spinning, which was a shame. Javier was able to avoid the incident but lost momentum and a place. Federico was now 5th, Javier 8th, Nazim 9th and Giorgio 11th. Giorgio managed to secure 10th place with a great manoeuvre shortly before the end. Federico went side by side with Fittipaldi but had to give way at the last corner. However 6th place again meant good points, and it moved Federico up to 5th place in the championship ranking.

The next race of the Italian F4 Championship takes place on the weekend of 17th June 2018 at Misano (I).

Race Three Results
1st Leonardo Lorandi Bhaitech 30:21.632  
2nd William Alatalo (FIN) Mücke Gap 1.132
3rd Olli Caldwell (GB) Prema Gap 1.443
6th Federico Malvestiti (I) Jenzer Motorsport    
8th Javier Gonzalez (MEX) Jenzer Motorsport    
9th Nazim Azman (MAL) Jenzer Motorsport    
10th Giorgio Carrara (ARG) Jenzer Motorsport    
DNF: Gregoire Saucy (CH) Jenzer Motorsport    
DNF: Oliver Rasmussen (DK) Jenzer Motorsport    
Fastest lap: Petr Ptacek (CZ) in 1:54.732

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Championship Standings

FIA Formula 4 Italian Championship 2017 after 9 races:
1st Leonardo Lorandi (I), 143 points; 2nd Olli Caldwell (GB), 120 points; 3rd Enzo Fittipaldi (BRA), 103 points; 4th Federik Vesti (DK), 68 points; 5th Federico Malvestiti (I), 61 points; 9th Giorgio Carrara (ARG), 45 points; 12th Javier Gonzalez (MEX), 30 points; 13th Gregoire Saucy (CH), 25 points

Rookie-Classification:
1st Petr Ptacek (CZE), 150 points; 2nd Gianluca Petecof (BRA), 125 points; 3rd Umberto Laganella (I), 98 points; 8th Oliver Rasmussen (DK), 48 points

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2018 FIA FORMULA 4 ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP - CALENDAR

21st/22th April Adria (I)  
11th/13th May Paul Ricard (F)  
1st/3rd June Monza (I)  
15th/17th June Misano (I)  
27th/29th July Imola (I)  
14th/16th September Vallelunga (I)  
26th/28th October Mugello (I)  

 

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