# 2023 Formula 4 CEZ Championship

The 2023 Formula 4 CEZ Championship, known as 2023 ACCR Czech Formula prior to the FIA certification in May, was the first season of the Formula 4 CEZ Championship, a motor racing series for the Central Europe regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations, and organised and promoted by the Automobile Club of the Czech Republic (ACCR), Krenek Motorsport and HM Sports.
It commenced on 29 April at Hungaroring in Hungary and concluded on 8 October at Balaton Park Circuit in the same country.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| SAPE Motorsport | 6 | Miroslav Mikeš | 2–6 |
| Ideal Line Performance / Gender Racing Team | 13 | Oliver Michl | All |
| JMT Racing | 17 | Jan Rieger | 4 |
| JMT Racing | 65 | Roman Roubíček | 5–6 |
| Sauter Engineering + Design | 21 | Michael Sauter | All |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 24 | Shimo Zhang | 6 |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 25 | Mathias Bjerre Jakobsen | 2–5 |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 25 | Thomas Gore | 6 |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 27 | Ethan Ischer | All |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 28 | Reno Francot | All |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 144 | Max Karhan | 4–6 |
| Renauer Motorsport | 46 | Jiří Šafránek | 1–3 |
| Renauer Motorsport | 66 | Nikolas Taylor | 1–3 |
| PHM Racing | 48 | James Egozi | 2 |
| PHM Racing | 57 | Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi | 2 |
* William Karlsson was scheduled to compete with Renauer Motorsport but switched to the Eurocup-3 series before the start of the season.
* Karhan was initially supposed to race for the JMT Racing but due to the belated delivery of the car, he switched to Jenzer Motorsport for the round 4.

## Race calendar and results

The provisional calendar featuring six round across five countries was published on 3 November 2022. All rounds, except for the Slovakiaring one supporting the European Truck Racing Championship, are a part of the ESET Cup package. The first round at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben on 8–9 April was cancelled and replaced by a standalone event at Balaton Park on 7–8 October.
| Rnd. | Rnd. | Circuit/Location | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | R1 | Hungaroring, Mogyoród | 30 April | Ethan Ischer | Ethan Ischer | Ethan Ischer | Jenzer Motorsport |
| 1 | R2 | Hungaroring, Mogyoród | 30 April | | Ethan Ischer | Ethan Ischer | Jenzer Motorsport |
| 2 | R1 | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 20 May | James Egozi | James Egozi | James Egozi | PHM Racing |
| 2 | R2 | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 21 May | | James Egozi | James Egozi | PHM Racing |
| 3 | R1 | Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň | 10 June | Michael Sauter | Michael Sauter | Reno Francot | Jenzer Motorsport |
| 3 | R2 | Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň | 10 June | | Michael Sauter | Reno Francot | Jenzer Motorsport |
| 4 | R1 | Autodrom Most, Most | 5 August | Ethan Ischer | Ethan Ischer | Ethan Ischer | Jenzer Motorsport |
| 4 | R2 | Autodrom Most, Most | 6 August | | Ethan Ischer | Ethan Ischer | Jenzer Motorsport |
| 4 | R3 | Autodrom Most, Most | 6 August | Ethan Ischer | Ethan Ischer | Ethan Ischer | Jenzer Motorsport |
| 5 | R1 | Brno Circuit, Brno | 9 September | Reno Francot | Michael Sauter | Reno Francot | Jenzer Motorsport |
| 5 | R2 | Brno Circuit, Brno | 9 September | | Ethan Ischer | Ethan Ischer | Jenzer Motorsport |
| 6 | R1 | Balaton Park Circuit, Balatonfőkajár | 7 October | Ethan Ischer | Ethan Ischer | Ethan Ischer | Jenzer Motorsport |
| 6 | R2 | Balaton Park Circuit, Balatonfőkajár | 8 October | | Michael Sauter | Michael Sauter | Sauter Engineering + Design |
| 6 | R3 | Balaton Park Circuit, Balatonfőkajár | 8 October | Ethan Ischer | Michael Sauter | Ethan Ischer | Jenzer Motorsport |

## Championship standings

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points are awarded for pole position or fastest lap.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |

### Drivers' standings

| Pos | Driver | HUN | HUN | RBR | RBR | SVK | SVK | MOS | MOS | MOS | BRN | BRN | BAL | BAL | BAL | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| 1 | Ethan Ischer | 1 | 1 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 6† | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 263 |
| 2 | Reno Francot | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 261 |
| 3 | Michael Sauter | 2 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 204 |
| 4 | Oliver Michl | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 112 |
| 5 | Mathias Bjerre Jakobsen | | | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | | 106 |
| 6 | Miroslav Mikeš | | | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | DNS | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 75 |
| 7 | Max Karhan | | | | | | | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 56 |
| 8 | James Egozi | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 50 |
| 9 | Nikolas Taylor | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | WD | WD | | | | | | | | | 43 |
| 10 | Thomas Gore | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 3 | 4 | 39 |
| 11 | Jiří Šafránek | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | WD | WD | | | | | | | | | 30 |
| 12 | Shimo Zhang | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 6 | 5 | 28 |
| 13 | Jan Rieger | | | | | | | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 26 |
| 14 | Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi | | | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 24 |
| 15 | Roman Roubíček | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 18 |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | HUN | HUN | RBR | RBR | SVK | SVK | MOS | MOS | MOS | BRN | BRN | BAL | BAL | BAL | | Pts |
| 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) |
* † – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

### Teams' standings

| Pos | Driver | HUN | HUN | RBR | RBR | SVK | SVK | MOS | MOS | MOS | BRN | BRN | BAL | BAL | BAL | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| 1 | Jenzer Motorsport | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 549 |
| 1 | Jenzer Motorsport | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 549 |
| 2 | Sauter Engineering + Design | 2 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 204 |
| 3 | Ideal Line Performance / Gender Racing Team | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 112 |
| 4 | SAPE Motorsport | | | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | DNS | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 75 |
| 5 | PHM Racing | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 74 |
| 5 | PHM Racing | | | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 74 |
| 6 | Renauer Motorsport | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | WD | WD | | | | | | | | | 73 |
| 6 | Renauer Motorsport | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | WD | WD | | | | | | | | | 73 |
| 7 | JMT Racing | | | | | | | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 44 |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | HUN | HUN | RBR | RBR | SVK | SVK | MOS | MOS | MOS | BRN | BRN | BAL | BAL | BAL | | Pts |