Race Report

FORMULA 4
FWS F4 Winter Series, Rounds 4/5/6

Circuit: Valencia (E), Length 4,005 km, 13^th – 16^th February 2025
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JENZER MOTORSPORT 2025:
Enea Frey (CH), Bart Harrison (GB), Artem Severiukhin (Z) and Alba Hurup Larsen (DK)

FWS F4 in Valencia (E) - Severiukhin with rookie podium - Frey and Harrison in den Top Ten

The second race weekend of a total of four in the FWS F4 Winter Series took place on the demanding, technical track in Valencia. A total of 31 drivers had registered.

The weather was sunny and pleasant, although it was still quite cool in the mornings and evenings.

Qualifying

Saturday, 15/02/25, Quali 1: 11.00 – 11.15, Quali 2: 11.20 – 11.35, Weather: Cloudy, 15°C

In this championship there are several free practice sessions on Thursday and Friday, then two qualifying sessions of 15 minutes each, and a total of three races of 30 minutes + 1 lap each.
The starting grid for the first race will be created in the order of the fastest qualifying time from Q1. The starting grid for the second race will be based on the 2^nd fastest time per driver from Q1. The starting grid for the third race will be drawn up in the order of each driver's best qualifying time from Q2.

FWS F4 Winter Series

Race One (30 Min + 1 lap)

Saturday, 15/02/25, 14.35, Weather: Cloudy, 18°C

The first race of the weekend started on time in front of a large crowd. Everyone tried to make up places immediately as it would not be easy to overtake on this track during the race. Enea moved up to 10^th place, Artem was 11^th and Bart followed right behind in 12^th. Alba held on well in 26^th. On the second lap there was an accident and the safety car took over the field. The restart again presented the best overtaking opportunities and the battle was fierce. Enea passed Kostic and was now 9^th. Bart followed in 11^th and Artem was surprised by Trappa and was now 13^th. A few laps later, Alba made contact in the battle for 22^nd place, flew off the track and got stuck in the gravel. The safety car had to take over and the field closed in again. At the restart Kostic took 9^th place back from Enea and Bart held on to 11^th. Artem followed Bearman in 13^th. Then Edu Robinson dropped out. Enea was now 9^th, Bart 10^th. Both brought these positions safely to the finish. Artem managed to reclaim 11^th place from Bearman, which meant 3^rd rookie place. But with two laps to go, Chambers braked too late, pushed Bearman, and Bearman shot forward and pushed Artem. Artem spun, then managed to get back into the race, but not until almost the entire field had passed. He was listed in 23^rd place in the results.
After the race a few time penalties were handed out. With that our drivers moved up in the results list.

FWS F4 Winter Series

Race Two (30 Min + 1 lap)

Sunday, 16/02/25, 11.10, Weather: Sunny, 15°C

Sunday was also sunny and many spectators lined the stands. The start of the second race was quite hectic. Everyone was fighting for positions. Artem, who had started from an excellent 8^th place on the grid, was hit and had to return to the pits with a flat tire. He resumed the race in last place. Next there was a safety car phase and Artem headed to the pits again where he parked his vehicle. Bart held 9^th place after the start, but at the restart he came under pressure and dropped back to 11^th place. He held this position until the end of the race. Enea lost one place after the start but was able to make up for it later. He brought home 12^th place just behind Bart. Alba was doing well and had already worked her way up two places. She then had to avoid an accident and lost a few positions. When she tried to fight her way back, she collided with Olkucka and damaged her rear wing. She had no choice but to drive back to the pit lane. This also ended her race prematurely.

FWS F4 Winter Series

Race Three (30 Min + 1 lap)

Sunday, 16/02/25, 15.35, Weather: Sunny, 20°C

The start of the third race went well. Enea immediately moved up to 7^th place, Bart moved up to 9^th and Artem was already 11^th. One lap later he had overtaken Bearman and was in 10^th place behind Bart. Alba started very well and was soon in 23^rd place. On lap four Enea managed to overtake Rehm and take 6^th place. He achieved very good lap times and Enea safely brought the excellent 6^th place to the finish, even with two restarts after safety car phases. Bart and Artem also drove a flawless race in tandem and came home in the top ten in 9^th and 10^th place respectively. For Artem this also meant 3^rd place in the rookie ranking. This was a nice end to an exciting weekend. Alba fought well and overtook, fell back again and moved up again. In the end she finished in 22^nd place.

Enea Frey (CH)

Bart Harrison (GB)

Artem Severiukhin (KGZ)

Alba Hurup Larsen (DK)

Jenzer Motorsport

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Championship Standings

2025 FWS F4 Winter Series, after 6 out of 12 races:
1^st Gabriel Gomez (BRA), 132 points; 2^nd Leo Sami Robinson (DZA), 98 points; 3^rd Maximilian Popov (RUS), 52 points, 4^th. Fionn McLaughlin (IRE), 49 points; 5^th Maxim Rehm (D), 46 points; 6^th Kabir Anurag (SGP), 41 points; 9^th Enea Frey (CH), 26 points; 13^th Bart Harrison (GB), 20 points; 15^th Artem Severiukhin (KGZ), 4 points

Rookie-Ranking:
1^st Fionn McLaughlin (IRE), 49 points; 2^nd Dante Vinci (I), 24 points, 3^rd Thomas Bearman (GB), 22 points; 4^th Artem Severiukhin (KGZ), 3 points

2025 FWS F4 Winter Series - Agenda

More information:
formula-winter-series.com