South American Formula 4 Championship 2014
The South American Formula 4 Championship 2014 (officially Formula 4 Sudamericana 2014 ) was the first season of the South American Formula 4 Championship . The championship took place in Uruguay , Argentina and Brazil . There were 17 races. The season started on April 6th at the Polideportivo in Mercedes , Uruguay and ended on December 14th at the Autódromo Ciudad de Concordia in Concordia , Argentina.
The Brazilian Bruno Baptista won the championship with 352 points ahead of his compatriot Felipe Ortiz with 264 points. Baptista and Ortiz were the only drivers who competed in each race.
Starting field
All drivers used Signatech chassis . The chassis were identical to those of the Formula Renault 1.6 series, built in 2008. The Fiat 1.8L E.torQ was used as the engine. The tires were from Pirelli .
| No. | driver | Race weekend |
|---|---|---|
| 3 |
 Miguel Calamari
|
4th |
| 4th |
 Miguel Wholer
|
3 |
| 9 |
Francisco Cammarota
|
1, 4-8 |
| 10 |
Mauro Marino
|
1, 2 |
| 11 |
Agustin Lima Capitao
|
5-8 |
| 13 |
 Rodrigo Baptista
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7th |
| 17th |
Andre Vollmer
|
8th |
| 25th |
Bruno Baptista
|
1-8 |
| 27 |
 Maximiliano González
|
4th |
| 30th |
 Max Soto
|
8th |
| 33 |
Nicolás Muraglia
|
2-8 |
| 34 |
Frederick Balbi
|
1, 2 |
| 35 |
Felipe Ortiz
|
1-8 |
| 37 |
Adrian Chiribao
|
4-6 |
| 42 |
Salvador de Alba Jr.
|
4th |
| 55 |
Federico Ensslin
|
1, 3 |
| 58 |
Martin Ponte
|
3 |
| 60 |
Juan Manuel Casella
|
2, 4 |
| 69 |
Diego Muraglia
|
2, 4-6, 8 |
| 85 |
Enzo Bortoleto
|
1, 2 |
| 95 |
Lucas Kohl
|
7th |
| 99 |
Alessandro Salerno
|
1 |
- Driver engagements in 2013
- Salvador de Alba Jr. : Karting
- Frederick Balbi : Uruguayan Formula 4 Championship
- Bruno Baptista : Karting
- Rodrigo Baptista : no engagement before 2014
- Enzo Bortoleto : Karting
- Miguel Calamari : Argentinian Formula Renault (Gabriel Werner Competición)
- Francisco Cammarota : Argentine Formula Renault (Litoral Group Fla.)
- Juan Manuel Casella : Uruguayan Formula 4 Championship
- Adrián Chiribao : Time out
- Federico Ensslin : TC2000 (DTF Racing)
- Maximiliano González : Karting
- Lucas Kohl : Karting
- Agustín Lima Capitao : Argentine Formula Renault (Barobero Racing)
- Mauro Marino : Top Race - NOA - Argentina (SDE Competición)
- Diego Muraglia : Uruguayan Formula 4 Championship
- Nicolás Muraglia : Uruguayan Formula 4 Championship
- Felipe Ortiz : Karting
- Martín Ponte : Turismo Carretera (Argentinia Racing)
- Alessandro Salerno : Fiat Abarth Punto Competizione
- Max Soto : Argentine Formula Renault (Corsa Racing)
- Andre Vollmer : Karting
- Miguel Wholer : Time out
Racing calendar
There were eight events on four routes. Two events took place in one day. Seven times there were two, once three races.
Season report
In the first season of the South American Formula 4 Championship, a total of 22 drivers from Argentina , Brazil , Chile , Mexico and Uruguay competed. With eight drivers, most of the participants came from Uruguay. The season was marked by changing starting fields. There were changes before every race weekend. Only Bruno Baptista and Felipe Ortiz competed in each race. The third event in El Pinar was the run with the most starters with ten drivers.
The drivers had different experiences before they started. While some drivers switched straight from karting to series production, there were some drivers who had already gained several years of experience in touring car or formula series. A total of seven drivers won at least one race in 2014. In four out of eight events, all races were won by just one driver.
After Frederick Balbi had won the season opener, Ortiz took the lead from the second race. In the first half of the season, the lead finally switched three times between Ortiz and Baptista. These two drivers were the only ones who competed in every race. Baptista was consistently at the top in the second half of the season. Baptista and Agustín Lima Capitao were the drivers who had won the most races with four wins each. Martín Ponte , who only started twice, won every race he took part in. Baptista did not finish only two races in one of the first three places and was therefore at the end of the season with 352 to 264 points at Ortiz in first place. Lima Capitao, who was only used in the second half of the season, was third overall.
Rating
Point system
| Distribution of points | ||||||||||
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| space | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 |
| Points | 25th | 18th | 15th | 12 | 10 | 8th | 6th | 4th | 2 | 1 |
The points were awarded to the first ten drivers according to the usual FIA system. At the last race weekend there were double points. The fastest driver in qualifying received a bonus point and started from pole position in the first race. There was also a bonus point for the fastest lap in the race.
Driver ranking
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Fórmula 4 Sudamericana 2014 standings. driverdb.com, accessed February 16, 2015 .