# 2023 F4 Brazilian Championship

The 2023 F4 Brazilian Championship was the second season of the F4 Brazilian Championship. It was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The championship used Tatuus F4-T421 chassis.

## Teams and drivers

All pre-selected teams were Brazilian-registered. Unlike the previous year, there was no draw allocating the drivers to the teams.
Full Time Sports' Formula 4 operation were moved under its subsidiary Bassani Racing. KTF Sports was not replaced.
| Team | No. | Driver | Class | Rounds |
| Cavaleiro Sports | 9 | Lucca Zucchini | | All |
| Cavaleiro Sports | 16 | Mateus Callejas | R | 1–2 |
| Cavaleiro Sports | 30 | Vinícius Tessaro | | All |
| Cavaleiro Sports | 33 | Nelson Neto | | 4–6 |
| Cavaleiro Sports | 41 | Fernando Barrichello | | 2–6 |
| Cavaleiro Sports | 98 | Cecília Rabelo | R | 1, 3–6 |
| Oakberry Bassani F4 | 11 | Carl Bennett | | 2–3 |
| Oakberry Bassani F4 | 26 | Alexandre Machado | R | All |
| Oakberry Bassani F4 | 27 | Matheus Ferreira | | 5 |
| Oakberry Bassani F4 | 33 | Nelson Neto | | 1–3 |
| Oakberry Bassani F4 | 88 | Arthur Pavie | R | All |
| Oakberry Bassani F4 | 118 | Matheus Comparatto | R | All |
| TMG Racing | 16 | Mateus Callejas | R | 3–4 |
| TMG Racing | 18 | Rafaela Ferreira | R | All |
| TMG Racing | 21 | Álvaro Cho | | All |
| TMG Racing | 29 | João Tesser | | All |
| TMG Racing | 99 | Luan Lopes | | All |
| Icon | Class |
| R | Rookie |
* Ayrton Chorne was set to participate in the round supporting the São Paulo Grand Prix but did not compete.

## Race calendar

The schedule was revealed on 1 February 2023. All rounds were held in Brazil and all but one supported the 2023 Stock Car Pro Series events. One round supported the 2023 São Paulo Grand Prix. In April 2023, the round at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet in Brasília on 16–18 June was replaced by the round at Interlagos Circuit three weeks later. Likewise in September 2023, the round at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet on 24–26 November was replaced by the round at Interlagos Circuit three weeks later.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Rookie winner |
| 1 | R1 | Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo | 22 April | Vinícius Tessaro | Luan Lopes | Vinícius Tessaro | Cavaleiro Sports | Matheus Comparatto |
| 1 | R2 | Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo | 22 April | | Vinícius Tessaro | Nelson Neto | Oakberry Bassani F4 | Mateus Callejas |
| 1 | R3 | Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo | 23 April | Álvaro Cho | Vinícius Tessaro | Vinícius Tessaro | Cavaleiro Sports | Matheus Comparatto |
| 2 | R1 | Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo | 8 July | Vinícius Tessaro | Matheus Comparatto | Luan Lopes | TMG Racing | Matheus Comparatto |
| 2 | R2 | Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo | 8 July | | Carl Bennett | Mateus Callejas | Cavaleiro Sports | Mateus Callejas |
| 2 | R3 | Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo | 9 July | Vinícius Tessaro | Vinícius Tessaro | Vinícius Tessaro | Cavaleiro Sports | Matheus Comparatto |
| 3 | R1 | Autódromo Velo Città, Mogi Guaçu | 5 August | Matheus Comparatto | Vinícius Tessaro | Matheus Comparatto | Oakberry Bassani F4 | Matheus Comparatto |
| 3 | R2 | Autódromo Velo Città, Mogi Guaçu | 5 August | | Vinícius Tessaro | Vinícius Tessaro | Cavaleiro Sports | Mateus Callejas |
| 3 | R3 | Autódromo Velo Città, Mogi Guaçu | 6 August | Matheus Comparatto | Matheus Comparatto | Matheus Comparatto | Oakberry Bassani F4 | Matheus Comparatto |
| 4 | R1 | Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Goiânia | 26 August | Álvaro Cho | Vinícius Tessaro | Álvaro Cho | TMG Racing | Matheus Comparatto |
| 4 | R2 | Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Goiânia | 26 August | | Matheus Comparatto | Matheus Comparatto | Oakberry Bassani F4 | Matheus Comparatto |
| 4 | R3 | Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Goiânia | 27 August | Lucca Zucchini | Vinícius Tessaro | Vinícius Tessaro | Cavaleiro Sports | Matheus Comparatto |
| 5 | R1 | Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo | 4 November | Cecília Rabelo | Vinícius Tessaro | Matheus Ferreira | Oakberry Bassani F4 | Alexandre Machado |
| 5 | R2 | Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo | 4 November | | Alexandre Machado | Alexandre Machado | Oakberry Bassani F4 | Alexandre Machado |
| 5 | R3 | Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo | 5 November | Cecília Rabelo | Matheus Ferreira | Matheus Ferreira | Oakberry Bassani F4 | Matheus Comparatto |
| 6 | R1 | Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo | 16 December | Luan Lopes | Vinícius Tessaro | Vinícius Tessaro | Cavaleiro Sports | Matheus Comparatto |
| 6 | R2 | Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo | 16 December | | Álvaro Cho | Lucca Zucchini | Cavaleiro Sports | Rafaela Ferreira |
| 6 | R3 | Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo | 17 December | Matheus Comparatto | Fernando Barrichello | Matheus Comparatto | Oakberry Bassani F4 | Matheus Comparatto |

## Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in 25-minute races and for the top eight classified finishers in 18-minute races. The final individual classifications were obtained by dropping two worst results from the first five rounds of the championship.
| Races | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race |
| Races | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | FL |
| Qualifying | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25-minute races | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 18-minute races | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | 1 |

### Drivers' standings

| Pos | Driver | INT1 | INT1 | INT1 | INT2 | INT2 | INT2 | MOG | MOG | MOG | GYN | GYN | GYN | INT3 | INT3 | INT3 | INT4 | INT4 | INT4 | Pts |
| 1 | Vinícius Tessaro | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 233 |
| 2 | Matheus Comparatto | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 216 |
| 3 | Álvaro Cho | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 204 |
| 4 | Luan Lopes | 2 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 180 |
| 5 | Fernando Barrichello | | | | 13† | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 140 |
| 6 | Nelson Neto | 5 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 118 |
| 7 | Lucca Zucchini | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 107 |
| 8 | João Tesser | 12† | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 79 |
| 9 | Mateus Callejas | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 10 | Ret | WD | WD | | | | | | | 61 |
| 10 | Arthur Pavie | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11† | 6 | 10 | 58 |
| 11 | Matheus Ferreira | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 5 | 1 | | | | 57 |
| 12 | Alexandre Machado | 8 | DSQ | 12† | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 9 | 8 | 8 | 48 |
| 13 | Rafaela Ferreira | 11 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | Ret | 40 |
| 14 | Carl Bennett | | | | 8 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 26 |
| 15 | Cecília Rabelo | 10 | 10 | 11 | | | | WD | WD | WD | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 13 | Ret | 10 | DSQ | 11 | 16 |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### Rookies' championship

| Pos | Driver | INT1 | INT1 | INT1 | INT2 | INT2 | INT2 | MOG | MOG | MOG | GYN | GYN | GYN | INT3 | INT3 | INT3 | INT4 | INT4 | INT4 | Pts |
| 1 | Matheus Comparatto | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 355 |
| 2 | Arthur Pavie | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 220 |
| 3 | Rafaela Ferreira | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 195 |
| 4 | Alexandre Machado | 4 | DSQ | 6† | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 2 | 191 |
| 5 | Mateus Callejas | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Ret | WD | WD | | | | | | | 143 |
| 6 | Cecília Rabelo | 5 | 5 | 5 | | | | WD | WD | WD | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 4 | DSQ | 4 | 109 |

### Teams' championship

Each team acquired the points earned by their two best drivers in each race.
| Pos | Team | INT1 | INT1 | INT1 | INT2 | INT2 | INT2 | MOG | MOG | MOG | GYN | GYN | GYN | INT3 | INT3 | INT3 | INT4 | INT4 | INT4 | Pts |
| 1 | Cavaleiro Sports | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 492 |
| 1 | Cavaleiro Sports | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 492 |
| 2 | TMG Racing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 450 |
| 2 | TMG Racing | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 450 |
| 3 | Oakberry Bassani F4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 405 |
| 3 | Oakberry Bassani F4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 405 |