Race Report

FORMULA 4
FIA F4 CEZ CHAMPIONSHIP, Rounds 13/14/15

Circuit: Slovakiaring (SK), Length 5,922 km, 22^nd-24^th August 2025
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JENZER MOTORSPORT 2025:
Max Karhan (CZ), Nicolas Cortes (MEX), Javier Herrera (MEX) and Gino Trappa (ARG)

Triple Podium for Trappa, Herrera and Karhan at the Slovakiaring

The fifth of six race events for the FIA F4 CEZ (Central European Zone) Championship was held at the biggest East European Circuit, at the Slovakiaring (SK) near Bratislava.19 drivers were registered for this event. The weather ranged from cloudy to sunny, windy and at times rather cool.

Qualifying

Friday, 22/08/25, 16.45 – 17.05, Weather: Sunny, 23°C

In this championship there are three practice sessions available on Friday, followed by the official part with one qualifying session of 20 minutes, followed by three races of 25 minutes each. The grid for the first race will be drawn up in the order of the fastest qualifying time achieved by each driver in the qualifying. The grid for the second race will be drawn up in the order of the race 1 result. The grid for the third race will be drawn up in the order of the reverse order of the 4 – 8 positons in race one (tbc according to amount of starters).

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Race One (25 minutes)

Saturday, 23/08/25, 11.05, Weather: Cloudy, 20°C

Gino got off to the best start in the first race of the weekend. He shot into the lead from second on the grid. Javier also managed to slip past pole-sitter Nicolas and take second place. Nicolas was 4^th behind Kutskov, but not for long. Nicolas soon reclaimed 3^rd place. Max was in 8^th place, battling with Gorcica. After a few laps, Max managed the overtaking maneuver. Shortly afterwards, he also overtook Schranz and was now in 6^th place. At the front, Gino increased his lead over the field. Behind him, Nico was steadily catching up with Javier. In the meantime, Max had also passed Mimassi and was now closing in on Kutskov. Javier began to defend his position against Nicolas. Nicolas launched his attack and seemed to have the edge. At the following corner, Javier was now on the inside, and Nicolas came back quite strongly from the outside, which led to a collision. Nicolas spun off the track and got stuck in the gravel trap. Javier was able to continue. The safety car was deployed. Three minutes of racing remained. There was still enough time for a short sprint to the finish line, but the positions didn't change. Gino won comfortably, Kutskov finished second, Javier crossed the finish line in third, and Max was right behind him in fourth. The gaps between the drivers had shrunk considerably due to the safety car period. Therefore, the 2-second track limits penalty Javier immediately received had a major impact. He dropped back to 8^th place! Thus, our two Mexicans had both lost what seemed like a secure podium finish! And so Max even moved up onto the podium!
After the race, there were more penalties. Unfortunately, this included a 5-second time penalty for Gino because he didn't follow the rules at the restart after the safety car period. This dropped him to 12^th place, Kutskov inherited 1^st place, Max moved up to 2^nd place, and Javier to 7^th.

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Race Two (25 minutes)

Sunday, 24/08/25, 10.05, Weather: Sunny, 16°C

Mimassi got off to the best start and took the lead ahead of Kutskov and Max. Gino had set himself high goals and shot forward immediately. After the first lap, he had already worked his way up to 7^th place, Javier was 8^th, and Nicolas 11^th. In the opening laps of the race, there were fierce battles for position. The top three pulled away from the field a little, and Max held on to 3^rd place comfortably. Nicolas had moved into the top ten. He soon found himself in a battle with Paatz, braked too late, and damaged his front wing and Paatz’ rear tire. Both came into the pit lane for new parts and then rejoined the race. Unfortunately, the nice top ten position were lost. At the front of the field, Gino had closed in on Schranz, with whom he was battling for 4^th place. The two collided, and Schranz fell back. Javier had stayed out of the heated battles throughout the race and had worked his way up cleanly to 6^th place. In the final meters of the race, Gaspar managed to overtake Gino and take 4^th place. Max again reached 3^rd place on the podium. After the race, Gino received a time penalty for his incident with Schranz. This dropped him to 8^th place. Javier, on the other hand, moved up to 5^th place.

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Race Three (25 minutes)

Sunday, 24/08/25, 14.10, Weather: Sunny, 20°C

Gino had drawn the number 8 when drawing the number for the reverse starting order. This meant that the first eight from the result of the first race were reversed for the starting grid of the third race.
Javier got off to a great start on Sunday afternoon from second place and took the lead. A fierce battle for positions immediately ensued, with several cars often side by side and numerous attacks in the corners of the almost 6 km long track. Gino managed to move up to sixth place with skillful driving. Max was right behind him in seventh, and Nicolas was already tenth. The front ranks were also constantly battled and changed places frequently, with Javier confidently holding the lead. Gino didn't let anything get in the way and worked his way up place by place. Shortly after the halfway point, Gino had moved up to second place and began to close the gap on Javier. Gino was determined to win this race, and Javier had to succumb to the pressure. With just a few minutes of racing remaining, Gino took the lead from Javier and then brought the victory home unchallenged! Javier crossed the finish line in an excellent and well-deserved 2^nd place. Max had also worked his way up during the race. In the final laps, he overcame Kutskov in a long, nerve-wracking battle to claim 3^rd place and his third podium of the weekend! Nicolas, after promising first laps, had a collision and had to get new parts in the pit lane. He continued the race and managed to move up to 11^th place.

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Championship standings

FIA F4 CEZ Championship 2025 after 15 out of 18 races: 1^st Gino Trappa (ARG), 266 points; 2^nd Max Karhan (CEZ), 231 points; 3^rd Javier Herrera (MEX), 127 points; 4^th Hady Mimassi (CAN), 114 points; 5^th David Walther (DK), 113 points; 6^th Nicolas Cortes (MEX), 99 points; 9^th Bart Harrison (GB), 65 points; 19^th Teo Schropp (ARG), 12 points

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