Race Report
FIA FORMULA 4
ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP, Rounds 07/08/09
Circuit: RedBull Ring (A), Length 4,326 km, 11th/12th/13th September 2020
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JENZER MOTORSPORT 2020:
Jasin Ferati (CH), Piotr Wisnicki (PL), Francesco Simonazzi (I)
Exciting races at the Red Bull Ring ( TO THE )
The third of seven racing events for the Italian FIA Formula 4 Championship took place on the interesting RedBull Ring near Zeltweg in Austria. Since this event did not overlap with the German championship and additional teams took part, the number of participants increased to 30.
Qualifying
Saturday, 12/09/20, 08.30 – 09.10, 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 of the two qualifying sessions.
In the first Qualifying session, Simonazzi claimed the 19th position, with Wisnicki taking the 23rd. Ferati finished in 25th place, but because of a 2 grid drop penalty received after Race 3 in Imola he fell to 27th. 10 minutes after the end of the first session, the cars went straight into the second one. This time Simonazzi managed to take the 15th place, with Wisnicki finishing in 17th position and Ferati in 25th.
| Results Qualifying 1 & Grid for Race One | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joshua Durksen (D) | Mücke | 1:31.026 |
| 2nd | Gabriele Mini (I) | Prema | 1:31.092 |
| 3rd | Jak Crawford (USA) | van Amersfoort | 1:31.278 |
| 19th | Francesco Simonazzi (I) | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:32.315 |
| 23rd | Piotr Wisnicki (PL) | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:32.417 |
| 27th | Jasin Ferati (CH) | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:32.624 |
| Results Qualifying 2 & Grid for Race Two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gabriele Mini (I) | Prema | 1:30.579 |
| 2nd | Carlton Crawford (USA) | van Amersfoort | 1:30.789 |
| 3rd | Oliver Bearman (GB) | US Racing | 1:44.746 |
| 15th | Francesco Simonazzi (I) | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:31.660 |
| 17th | Piotr Wisnicki (PL) | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:31.749 |
| 23rd | Jasin Ferati (CH) | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:31.975 |
| Grid for Race Three | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gabriele Mini (I) | Prema | 1:30.733 |
| 2nd | Carlton Crawford (USA) | van Amersfoort | 1:30.987 |
| 3rd | Dino Beganovic (SWE) | Prema | 1:31.026 |
| 13th | Francesco Simonazzi (I) | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:31.681 |
| 17th | Piotr Wisnicki (PL) | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:31.896 |
| 22nd | Jasin Ferati (CH) | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:32.170 |
FIA Formula 4 Italian Championship
Race One (30 minutes + 1 lap)
Saturday, 12/09/20, 12.30, Weather: Sunny, 26°C
At 12:30, the 30 cars made it to the grid for the start of the first race, with the sun now shining over the track. After the lights went out, already at Turn 3 disaster struck as a collision involved several drivers. Piotr got away well and was up to 20th place. Unfortunately, in the process of avoiding the accident, he lost his rear wing when a car touched him from behind. He made it back to the pits, but his race was over and a safety car had to be deployed to recover the other cars stopped on track. Francesco lost some ground at the start, but after the restart he made some progression and was in 17th place. Jasin had a solid start and when the SC came in, he settled in 18th place. It was not much later when another accident led to a second safety car phase which allowed our drivers to move up to 16th and 17th place respectively. They eventually swapped positions with Jasin crossing the line in 16th place and Francesco right behind in 17th position.
| Race One Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joshua Durksen (D) | Mücke Motorsport | 32:31.445 | |
| 2nd | Gabriele Mini (I) | Prema | Gap | 2.224 |
| 3rd | Jonny Edgar (GB) | van Amersfoort | Gap | 2.731 |
| 16th | Jasin Ferati (CH) | Jenzer Motorsport | ||
| 17th | Francesco Simonazzi (I) | Jenzer Motorsport | ||
| DNF: | Piotr Wisnicki (PL) | Jenzer Motorsport | ||
| Fastest lap: Joshua Durksen (D) in 1:30.953 | ||||
FIA Formula 4 Italian Championship
Race Two (30 minutes + 1 lap)
Sunday, 13/09/20, 10.30, Weather: Sunny, 24°C
The second race of the weekend started on Sunday morning at 10:30. As the lights went out, Francesco got away well and muscled his way past Fornaroli to take the 13th spot. He then had to fend off to hold the position, but Bernier managed to overtake him. Francesco was 14th when, on lap 6, three cars went into Turn 3 together that ended with Francesco spinning. He had to let the field through before finally joining the race in 25th place, where he eventually crossed the line.
Wisnicki lost some ground at the start and dropped down to 18th place. He had to start his fight back and he did it brilliantly, settling in 13th place. He then crossed the line in a very positive 12th place.
Starting from 22nd place, Jasin was finding his way up through the field. He gained two spots and was running in 20th place when Gnos crashed into him on the straight. Jasin made it back to the pits and rejoined the race, but there was nothing more he could do now. He finished the race in 26th place.
| Race Two Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jak Crawford (USA) | van Amersfoort | 31:48.694 | |
| 2nd | Oliver Bearman (GB) | US Racing | Gap | 1.581 |
| 3rd | Gabriele Mini (I) | Prema | Gap | 4.255 |
| 12th | Piotr Wisnicki (PL) | Jenzer Motorsport | ||
| 21st | Francesco Simonazzi (I) | Jenzer Motorsport | ||
| 22nd | Jasin Ferati (CH) | Jenzer Motorsport | ||
| Fastest lap: Dino Beganovic (SWE) in 1:31.307 | ||||
FIA Formula 4 Italian Championship
Race Three (28 minutes + 1 lap)
Sunday, 13/09/2020, 15.05, Weather: Sunny, 26°C
Almost 5 hours from race 2, the final race of the weekend started. Francesco was starting Race 3 from 13th place and immediately gained positions to move into the 9th place. For the whole duration of the race, Francesco fought hard to keep his position. He dropped down to 11th place, but then counter attacked and fended off to cross the line in 9th position. Piotr made a good progression at the start as well, moving up to 13th place. He was also involved in several battles for positions but was holding on to his 13th place in the final laps of the race. With 1 lap to go, Chovanek went on the grass and then crashed into Piotr at Turn 4 and so he couldn’t finish the race. A real shame! Jasin got away well, leaving two drivers behind at the start and closing the first lap in 19th position. He fought his way up to 15th place, but then lost some ground and dropped back to 20th. He then started his comeback, reaching the 17th place. Jasin eventually crossed the line in 15th position, on a well fought race.
The fourth race meeting of the Italian Formula championship is scheduled for the weekend of 4th October in Mugello (I).
| Race Three Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gabriele Mini (I) | Prema | 32:21.734 | |
| 2nd | Joshua Durksen (D) | Mücke | Gap | 0.323 |
| 3rd | Jak Crawford (USA) | van Amersfoort | Gap | 0.980 |
| 9th | Francesco Simonazzi (I) | Jenzer Motorsport | ||
| 15th | Jasin Ferati (CH) | Jenzer Motorsport | ||
| 23rd | Piotr Wisnicki (PL) | Jenzer Motorsport | ||
| Fastest lap: Joshua Dürksen (D) in 1:31.304 | ||||
Championship Standings
FIA F4 Italian Championship 2020 after 9 races:
1st Gabriele Mini (I), 141 Punkte; 2nd Francesco Pizzi (I), 105 Punkte; 3rd Jonny Edgar (GB), 97 Punkte; 4th Jak Crawford (USA), 85 Punkte; 5th Filip Ugran (ROU), 78 Punkte; 6th Andrea Rosso (I), 72 Punkte
Rookie-Standings:
1st Gabriele Mini (I), 168 Punkte; 2nd Francesco Pizzi (I), 140 Punkte; 3rd Dino Beganovic (SWE), 101 Punkte; 14th Francesco Simonazzi (I), 6 Punkte; 15th Jasin Ferati (CH), 5 Punkte; 16th Piotr Wisnicki (POL), 5 Punkte
Jasin Ferati (CH)
Piotr Wisnicki (PL)
Francesco Simonazzi (I)
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2020 FIA FORMULA 4 ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP - CALENDAR
| 30 – 02 August | Misano (I) | |
| 28 – 30 August | Imola (I) | |
| 11 – 13 September | RedBull Ring (A) | |
| 01 – 04 October | Mugello (I) | |
| 14 – 18 October | Monza (I) | |
| 18 – 22 November | Imola (I) | |
| 02 – 06 December | Vallelunga (I) |
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