Race Report
FORMULA 4
FIA F4 CEZ CHAMPIONSHIP, Rounds 13/14/15
Circuit: Brno (CZ), Length 5,403 km, 6th – 8th September 2024
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JENZER MOTORSPORT 2024:
Oscar Wurz (AT), Max Karhan (CZ)
Karhan with two wins and Wurz with two podiums in Brno
The fifth of six race events for the FIA F4 CEZ (Central European Zone) Championship was held at the historical Brno circuit (CZ). Featuring quick chicanes and a mixed layout with elevation changes, our drivers quickly adapted to this challenging track and were excited to take on the penultimate round of the season!
Qualifying
Friday, 06/09/24, 16.15 – 16.40, Weather: Cloudy, 25°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).
| Results Qualifying | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kirill Kutskov (KGZ) | Maffi Racing | 2:03.197 |
| 2nd | Max Karhan (CZ) | Jenzer Motorsport | 2:03.254 |
| 3rd | Oscar Wurz (AT) | Jenzer Motorsport | 2:03.458 |
FIA F4 CEZ Championship
Race One (25 minutes)
Saturday,07/098/24, 10.00, Weather: Sunny, 28°C
The start of the first race was a bit chaotic. Max got off to a very good start and took the lead. Kutskov, who started from pole, lost several positions, but Oscar, who started in third place, didn't get off to a good start either. After the first lap he was in 8th place. Max led the race, but behind him the positions changed constantly. Kutskov gained back places lap by lap until he was in 2nd place. On the last lap of the race he got closer to Max, but in the end he had no chance to attack. Max won the first race comfortably. Oscar managed to work his way up to 5th place during the exciting race. However, he was very close to crossing the finish line in 4th. He had had to close a very big gap during this race.
| Race One Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Max Karhan (CZ) | Jenzer Motorsport | 25:27.609 | |
| 2nd | Kirill Kutskov (KGZ) | Maffi Racing | Gap | 0.717 |
| 3rd | Miroslav Mikes (CZ) | JMT Racing | Gap | 17.778 |
| 5th | Oscar Wurz (AT) | Jenzer Motorsport | ||
| Fastst lap: Kirill Kutskov (KGZ) in 2:03.836 | ||||
FIA F4 CEZ Championship
Race Two (25 minutes)
Sunday, 08.09.24, 11.40, Weather: Sunny, 28°C
Mikes, who started from third place, got off to the best start and took the lead. Max lined up behind Mikes in second place, ahead of Kutskov and Oscar, who was in fourth place. Oscar had overtaken Ciconte right at the start and was on his way forward. Max managed to overtake Mikes for the lead on the second lap. Kutskov then attacked Mikes as well, but the maneuver failed and the two flew off track. Mikes managed to carry on, but Kutskov got stuck in the gravel bed, so the safety car had to take over the field until the vehicle was cleared away. The order behind the safety car now showed Max at the front of the field, with Oscar in second place. The two stayed in this order after the restart, while a tough battle for third place flared up behind them. Berreby managed to take home the last place on the podium in the end. Max was once again on the highest step of the podium after a clean race, and Oscar took an excellent 2nd place right behind him.
| Race Two Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Max Karhan (CZ) | Jenzer Motorsport | 25:21.068 | |
| 2nd | Oscar Wurz (AT) | Jenzer Motorsport | Gap | 5.141 |
| 3rd | Nathanel Berreby (CH) | Maffi Racing | Gap | 10.463 |
| Fastest lap: Max Karhan (CZ) in 2:05.638 | ||||
FIA F4 CEZ Championship
Race Three (25 minutes)
Sunday, 08.09.24, 16.00, Weather: Sunny, 30°C
The third race started in the afternoon heat of Sunday. It was now a question of who had the best tires. Oscar took the lead after the start, but Kutskov, who had better tires due to his retirement in race two, soon put the pressure on. On lap four, Kutskov managed to get past Oscar and took the lead. Max, who had started from 4th place, did his best to hold on to this position, which he managed well. However, he was unable to attack Mikes, who was in front of him. In the end Max brought home 4th place safely. Oscar crossed the finish line in an excellent 2nd place, thus again securing important points for the championship.
| Race Three Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kirill Kutskov (KGZ) | Maffi Racing | 25:07.396 | |
| 2nd | Oscar Wurz (AT) | Jenzer Motorsport | Gap | 3.980 |
| 3rd | Miroslav Mikes (CZ) | JMT Racing | Gap | 4.424 |
| 4th | Max Karhan (CZ) | Jenzer Motorsport | ||
| Fastest lap: Kirill Kutskov (KGZ) in 2:03.930 | ||||
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Championship standings
FIA F4 CEZ Championship 2024 after 15 out of 18 races:
1st Oscar Wurz (AT), 250 points; 2nd Kirill Kutskov (KGZ), 201 points; 3rd Max Karhan (CZ), 194 points; 4th Miroslav Mikes (CZ), 161 points; 5th Jonathan Correrella (F), 66 points; 6th Michalina Sabaj (POL), 58 points; 26th Teodor Borenstein (CZ), 9 points
2024 FIA F4 CEZ CHAMPIONSHIP – AGENDA
| 26/27/28 April | Balaton Park (HU) | ||
| 17/18/19 May | Red Bull Ring (A) | ||
| 07/08/09 June | Slovakiaring (SK) | ||
| 02/03/04 August | Most (CZ) | ||
| 06/07/08 September | Brno (CZ) | ||
| 20/21/22 September | Salzburgring (A) |
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