2023 Formula Winter Series Explained

The 2023 Formula Winter Series was the first season of the Formula Winter Series. It is a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations, based in Spain. The series is organised by Gedlich Racing with the approval of the RFEDA.^{[1] [2]}

Entry list

Team No. Driver Class Rounds AS Motorsport 5 nowrap Alvise Rodella 1–2 62 Luca Roth 1 Campos Racing 6 Maite Cáceres 2, 4 7 Matteo De Palo 2 10 Lola Lovinfosse 4 32 Nerea Martí 2 AKM Motorsport[3] 11 Carl Bennett[4] 1–2 19 Tina Hausmann 1–2 US Racing 12 Gianmarco Pradel All 14 Frederik Lund All 20 Zachary David 4 31 Akshay Bohra 4 37 Kacper Sztuka 1–3 66 Ruiqi Liu All Phynsis by Argenti 17 Patrick Heuzenroeder 2 26 Isaac Barashi 2 77 Jaden Pariat 2 Jenzer Motorsport[5] 26 Kim Hwarang 3–4 27 Ethan Ischer[6] 3–4 Drivex 44 Juan Cota 1–2 69 nowrap Maximiliano Restrepo 1–2 GRS Team 88 Amna Al Qubaisi 4

• BWR Motorsports, Rodin Carlin and Monlau Motorsport were scheduled to enter the championship, but did not appear in any rounds.

Race calendar

The calendar was announced on 20 September 2022. The four rounds are organized by Gedlich Racing. All rounds consist of two qualifying sessions and two races.^[7]

Round		Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	R1	Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera	10–12 February	GT Winter Series
	R2
2	R1	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste	17–19 February	GT Winter Series
	R2
3	R1	Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos	3–5 March	GT Winter Series
	R2
4	R1	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	10–12 March	GT Winter Series
	R2

Results

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Rookie winner
1	R1	Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera	Kacper Sztuka	Ruiqi Liu	Kacper Sztuka	US Racing	nowrap	Gianmarco Pradel
	R2		nowrap	Kacper Sztuka	Frederik Lund	Kacper Sztuka	US Racing	Ruiqi Liu
2	R3	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste	nowrap	Matteo De Palo	nowrap	Kacper Sztuka	nowrap	Matteo De Palo	nowrap	Campos Racing	Matteo De Palo
	R4		Matteo De Palo	Kacper Sztuka	Kacper Sztuka	US Racing	Gianmarco Pradel
3	R5	Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos	Kacper Sztuka	Kacper Sztuka	Kacper Sztuka	US Racing	Gianmarco Pradel
	R6		Kacper Sztuka	Kacper Sztuka	Kacper Sztuka	US Racing	Ruiqi Liu
4	R7	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	nowrap	Gianmarco Pradel	Zachary David	Zachary David	US Racing	Gianmarco Pradel
	R8		Zachary David	Zachary David	Zachary David	US Racing	Gianmarco Pradel

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top ten classified drivers, the pole-sitter and the fastest lap holder as follows:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Pole
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	1	1

Drivers' championship

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Pos Driver JER CRT NAV CAT Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 1 Kacper Sztuka 1 1 2 1 1 1 151 2 Gianmarco Pradel 3 5 4 3 3 3 2 3 116 3 Frederik Lund 2 4 3 2 2 Ret 4 4 106 4 Ruiqi Liu 6 2 5 6 6 2 3 5 96 5 Zachary David 1 1 53 6 Matteo De Palo 1 5 37 7 Kim Hwarang 4 4 7 7 36 8 Juan Cota 5 6 7 4 36 9 Akshay Bohra 5 2 28 10 Tina Hausmann 4 3 15† Ret 27 11 Ethan Ischer 5 Ret 6 6 26 12 Alvise Rodella 9 7 8 8 16 13 Carl Bennett 7 8 9 Ret 12 14 Nerea Martí 6 10 9 15 Maite Cáceres 10 9 8 9† 9 16 Jaden Pariat 14 7 6 17 Maximiliano Restrepo 8 9 11 13† 6 18 Lola Lovinfosse Ret 8 4 19 Patrick Heuzenroeder 13 11 0 20 Isaac Barashi 12 12† 0 – Amna Al Qubaisi Ret DSQ – – Luca Roth WD WD – Pos Driver JER CRT NAV CAT Pts

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Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 75% of the race distance.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gedlich . Markus . 2022-09-20 . Die Formula Winter Series startet - 4 Rennen in Spanien im Februar und März . 2023-01-20 . Formula Winter Series . de-DE.
2. Web site: Wolff . Perceval . 2022-12-14 . Formula Winter Series launches in Spain: 'Very cheap compared to F4 UAE' . 2023-01-20 . Feeder Series . en.
3. Web site: Gedlich . Markus . 2022-10-27 . The FWS picks up speed - renowned teams on board . 2023-01-20 . Formula Winter Series . en-EN.
4. Web site: 4 February 2023. FORMULA WINTER SERIES ROLLS OUT WITH AN INTERNATIONAL STARTING FIELD. Formula Winter Series. http://web.archive.org/web/20230204165127/https://formula-winter-series.com/newsblog/formula-winter-series-rollt-mit-internationalen-starterfeld-an-den-start/. 4 February 2023. dead.
5. Web site: Gedlich . Markus . 2022-11-17 . Weitere Teams bekennen sich zur Formula Winter Series . 2023-01-20 . Formula Winter Series . de-DE.
6. Web site: 10 February 2023. Ethan Ischer continues with Jenzer Motorsport in F4. Jenzer Motorsport.
7. Web site: Season 2023 . 2023-01-20 . Formula Winter Series . en-EN.