Race Report
FIA FORMULA 4
ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP, Rounds 19/20/21
Circuit: Mugello (I), Length 5.245 km, 26th/27th/28th October 2018
www.mugellocircuit.it
JENZER MOTORSPORT 2018:
Giorgio Carrara (ARG), Nazim Azman (MAL), Oliver Rasmussen (DK) & Federico Malvestiti (I)
Seasons finals in Mugello in the rain
The seventh and last event of the Italian FIA Formula 4 Championship took place at the demanding Mugello circuit (I). The weather was reasonably good on Friday and Saturday, but on Sunday it turned autumnally rainy. 30 drivers signed up for the season finale. You can follow the races live on sporttube.tv.
Qualifying
Saturday, 27/10/18, 09.00 – 09.40, Weather: Overcast, 18°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 of the two qualifying sessions.
| Results Qualifying 1 & Grid for Race One | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Enzo Fittipaldi (BRA) | Prema | 1:47.546 |
| 2nd | Gianluca Petecof (BRA) | Prema | 1:47.601 |
| 3rd | Leonardo Lorandi (I) | Bhaitech | 1:47.634 |
| 6th | Federico Malvestiti (I) | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:47.798 |
| 7th | Giorgio Carrara (ARG) | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:47.912 |
| 17th | Oliver Rasmussen (DK) | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:48.755 |
| 20th | Nazim Azman (MAL) | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:49.024 |
| Results Qualifying 2 & Grid for Race Two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Enzo Fittipaldi (BRA) | Prema | 1:46.780 |
| 2nd | Olli Caldwell (GB) | Prema | 1:46.920 |
| 3rd | Gianluca Petecof (BRA) | Prema | 1:47.003 |
| 5th | Giorgio Carrara (ARG) | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:47.219 |
| 7th | Federico Malvestiti (I) | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:47.310 |
| 17th | Oliver Rasmussen (DK) | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:47.989 |
| 26th | Nazim Azman (MAL) | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:49.110 |
| Grid for Race Three | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Enzo Fittipaldi (BRA) | Prema | 1:46.984 |
| 2nd | Gianluca Petecof (BRA) | Prema | 1:47.256 |
| 3rd | Olli Caldwell (GB) | Prema | 1:47.262 |
| 4th | Federico Malvestiti (I) | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:47.343 |
| 5th | Giorgio Carrara (ARG) | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:47.368 |
| 16th | Oliver Rasmussen (DK) | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:48.083 |
| 25th | Nazim Azman (MAL) | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:49.410 |
FIA Formula 4 Italian Championship
Race One (28 minutes + 1 lap)
Saturday, 27/10/18, 13.10, Weather: Cloudy, 21°C
Federico and Giorgio made good starts and held onto 6th and 7th places respectively. As Fittipaldi and Lorandi clashed, there was change at the front. Federico was all over Estner and battling for 3rd place when his car suddenly ran out of power and he rolled to a halt on the side of the circuit just before the end. After the race, it turned out that his turbo had failed. Giorgio fought with Alatalo and finally claimed an excellent 5th place after a hard race. Oliver improved right from the start and drove a good race, making up places in the second half of the race and crossing the finish line in a good 13th place. Nazim ran wide in one of the early corners and lost momentum, rejoining in 26th place and then managing to work his way back up lap by lap, finally taking the chequered flag in 18th place.
| Race One Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gianluca Petecof (BRA) | Prema | 31:01.515 | |
| 2nd | Olli Caldwell (GB) | Prema | Gap | 2.591 |
| 3rd | Andreas Estner (D) | Van Amersfoort | Gap | 10.859 |
| 5th | Giorgio Carrara (ARG) | Jenzer Motorsport | ||
| 13th | Oliver Rasmussen (DK) | Jenzer Motorsport | ||
| 18th | Nazim Azman (MAL) | Jenzer Motorsport | ||
| 27th | Federico Malvestiti (I) | Jenzer Motorsport | ||
| Fastest lap: Federico Malvestiti (I) in 1:48.259 | ||||
FIA Formula 4 Italian Championship
Race Two (28 minutes + 1 lap)
Sunday, 28/10/18, 09.00, Weather: Rain, 18°C
It rained in the morning and so the start took place behind the Safety Car. On the very wet and slippery track a collision occurred on lap three with one car ending up sideways across the track. The race had to be red-flagged and once the mess was cleared up there were 9 damaged cars including Oliver’s and Nazim’s. None of the drivers were injured which was good, and the remaining 21 vehicles lined up again on the grid in their original starting order. The race started again behind the Safety Car with just four racing laps left before the end. Giorgio managed to hold onto 5th place all the way to the finish, while Federico managed to pass Saucy again and was in 6th place at the flag.
After the race, the results from before the red-flag were added to the second results and in the aggregated result Federico was a place further back in 7th.
| Race Two Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Enzo Fittipaldi (BRA) | Prema | 27:11.104 | |
| 2nd | Leonardo Lorandi (I) | Bhaitech | Gap | 2.383 |
| 3rd | Gianluca Petecof (BRA) | Prema | Gap | 8.482 |
| 5th | Giorgio Carrara (ARG) | Jenzer Motorsport | ||
| 7th | Federico Malvestiti (I) | Jenzer Motorsport | ||
| DNF: | Oliver Rasmussen (DK) | Jenzer Motorsport | ||
| DNF: | Nazim Azman (MAL) | Jenzer Motorsport | ||
| Fastest lap: Leonardo Lorandi (I) in 2:08.213 | ||||
FIA Formula 4 Italian Championship
Race Three (28 minutes + 1 lap)
Sunday, 28/10/2018, 15.30, Weather: Rain, 15°C
The last race of the season was held on a very wet track so once again it had to be started behind the Safety Car, and when it came in after one lap there were a number of aquaplaning incidents, meaning the Safety Car had to be deployed once again. The pattern repeated itself with a restart and several more incidents on the next lap. Because the rain was now coming down even harder, the race was finished under Safety Car, the excessive spray making it impossible to go racing once again. The championship had been decided by the rain, and Fittipaldi was thus able to secure the necessary points to beat Lorandi.
Our drivers fared well in these difficult conditions. Federico made it to the end in 6th place, Giorgio was 7th, Nazim was 18th and Oliver was classified in 23rd place after a spin. All four cars made it to the end of the race this time.
This brought the 2018 racing season for Formula 4 Italy to an end. We are already looking forward to next year and hope that you will follow our story again.
© Photo Pellegrini
| Race Three Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Enzo Fittipaldi (BRA) | Prema | 26:40.852 | |
| 2nd | Gianluca Petecof (BRA) | Prema | Gap | 0.706 |
| 3rd | Olli Caldwell (GB) | Prema | Gap | 1.188 |
| 6th | Federico Malvestiti (I) | Jenzer Motorsport | ||
| 7th | Giorgio Carrara (ARG) | Jenzer Motorsport | ||
| 19th | Nazim Azman (MAL) | Jenzer Motorsport | ||
| 24th | Oliver Rasmussen (DK) | Jenzer Motorsport | ||
| Fastest lap: Enzo Fittipaldi (BRA) in 2:19.711 | ||||
Championship Standings
FIA Formula 4 Italian Championship 2017 after 21 races:
1st Enzo Fittipaldi (BRA), 303 points; 2nd Leonardo Lorandi (I), 282 points; 3rd Olli Caldwell (GB), 262 points; 4th Gianluca Petecof (BRA), 186 points; 5th Petr Ptacek (CZE), 182 points; 6th Federico Malvestiti (I), 173 points; 7th Giorgio Carrara (ARG), 112 points; 11th Gregoire Saucy (CH), 61 points; 17th Nazim Azman (MAL), 17 points; 25th Oliver Rasmussen (DK), 4 points
Rookie-Classification:
1st Petr Ptacek (CZE), 365 points; 2nd Gianluca Petecof (BRA), 343 points; 3rd Niklas Krütten (D), 193 points; 10th Oliver Rasmussen (DK), 92 points
Giorgio Carrara (ARG)
Nazim Azman (MAL)
Oliver Rasmussen (DK)
Federico Malvestiti (I)
© Photo Pellegrini
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) | |
| 7th/29th July | Imola (I) | |
| 14th/16th September | Vallelunga (I) | |
| 26th/28th October | Mugello (I) |
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