# 2023 Formula Winter Series

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.

## Entry list

| Team | No. | Driver | Class | Rounds |
| AS Motorsport | 5 | Alvise Rodella | R | 1–2 |
| AS Motorsport | 62 | Luca Roth | R | 1 |
| Campos Racing | 6 | Maite Cáceres | F | 2, 4 |
| Campos Racing | 7 | Matteo De Palo | R | 2 |
| Campos Racing | 10 | Lola Lovinfosse | F | 4 |
| Campos Racing | 32 | Nerea Martí | F | 2 |
| AKM Motorsport | 11 | Carl Bennett | | 1–2 |
| AKM Motorsport | 19 | Tina Hausmann | FR | 1–2 |
| US Racing | 12 | Gianmarco Pradel | R | All |
| US Racing | 14 | Frederik Lund | | All |
| US Racing | 20 | Zachary David | | 4 |
| US Racing | 31 | Akshay Bohra | | 4 |
| US Racing | 37 | Kacper Sztuka | | 1–3 |
| US Racing | 66 | Ruiqi Liu | R | All |
| Phynsis by Argenti | 17 | Patrick Heuzenroeder | R | 2 |
| Phynsis by Argenti | 26 | Isaac Barashi | R | 2 |
| Phynsis by Argenti | 77 | Jaden Pariat | R | 2 |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 26 | Kim Hwarang | | 3–4 |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 27 | Ethan Ischer | | 3–4 |
| Drivex | 44 | Juan Cota | R | 1–2 |
| Drivex | 69 | Maximiliano Restrepo | R | 1–2 |
| GRS Team | 88 | Amna Al Qubaisi | F | 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.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Supporting |
| 1 | R1 | Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera | 10–12 February | GT Winter Series |
| 1 | R2 | Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera | 10–12 February | GT Winter Series |
| 2 | R1 | Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste | 17–19 February | GT Winter Series |
| 2 | R2 | Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste | 17–19 February | GT Winter Series |
| 3 | R1 | Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos | 3–5 March | GT Winter Series |
| 3 | R2 | Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos | 3–5 March | GT Winter Series |
| 4 | R1 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló | 10–12 March | GT Winter Series |
| 4 | R2 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló | 10–12 March | GT Winter Series |

## Results

| Round | 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 | Gianmarco Pradel |
| 1 | R2 | Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera | Kacper Sztuka | Frederik Lund | Kacper Sztuka | US Racing | Ruiqi Liu |
| 2 | R3 | Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste | Matteo De Palo | Kacper Sztuka | Matteo De Palo | Campos Racing | Matteo De Palo |
| 2 | R4 | Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste | 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 |
| 3 | R6 | Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos | Kacper Sztuka | Kacper Sztuka | Kacper Sztuka | US Racing | Ruiqi Liu |
| 4 | R7 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló | Gianmarco Pradel | Zachary David | Zachary David | US Racing | Gianmarco Pradel |
| 4 | R8 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló | 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 | FL |
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

### Drivers' championship

| Pos | Driver | JER | JER | CRT | CRT | NAV | NAV | CAT | CAT | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Pts |
| 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 | JER | CRT | CRT | NAV | NAV | CAT | CAT | 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) |