2015 Italian F4 Championship

The 2015 Italian F4 Championship was the second season of the Italian Formula 4 Championship. It began on 3 May in Vallelunga and finished on 4 October in Misano after seven triple header rounds.

Teams and drivers

Team	No.	Driver	Class	Rounds
Italy Prema Powerteam	2	Germany Tim Zimmermann		2
25	Brazil Giuliano Raucci		All
33	China Guanyu Zhou		All
99	Estonia Ralf Aron		All
Malta Malta Formula Racing	3	Russia Yan Leon Shlom	T	1–4
11	Mexico Raúl Guzmán	T	All
77	Colombia Kevin Kanayet	T	All
Germany Kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport	4	Russia Robert Shwartzman		All
5	Germany David Beckmann		1–6
6	United Kingdom Lando Norris		2, 4, 6
12	Austria Thomas Preining	T	1
Germany Mike Ortmann	T	2–3
63	Russia Yan Leon Shlom	T	5–6
Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport	7	Argentina Marcos Siebert		All
8	Switzerland Lucas Mauron		All
9	Switzerland Nico Rindlisbacher		1–2, 4–7
10	Bahrain Ali Al-Khalifa		1
Germany Arlind Hoti		2–3
16	Switzerland Moritz Müller-Crepon		3, 5–6
18	Bahrain Ali Al-Khalifa		2
Italy DieGi Motorsport	12	Italy Riccardo Pollastri	T	7
Italy Vincenzo Sospiri Racing	14	Venezuela Mauricio Baíz		All
15	Japan Marino Sato		All
18	Italy Simone Cunati		7
Switzerland RB Racing	20	China Yifei Ye		3–7
21	Italy Diego Bertonelli		All
22	Poland Julia Pankiewicz	W	All
88	Poland Wiktoria Pankiewicz	W	1–6
Italy DRZ Benelli	23	Guatemala Ian Rodríguez		6
Italy Torino Squadra Corse	27	Australia Alex Peroni		All
Italy Antonelli Motorsport	28	Italy Federico Malvestiti		5, 7
32	Romania Kikko Galbiati		All
44	Italy Matteo Desideri		1–4
45	Italy Mattia Ferrari		1–4
50	Brazil João Vieira		All
Israel Israel F4	55	Israel Bar Baruch		All
Costa Rica Team Costa RicaTCR Motorsport	56	Ecuador Fernando Madera Jr.		1–6
Italy Teramo Racing Team	71	Italy Riccardo Ponzio		All

Race calendar and results

The calendar was published on 27 November 2014. On 15 May 2015, it was announced that the round scheduled for Franciacorta (13–14 June) would be moved to Imola, to be held over the weekend of 27–28 June.

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Secondary Class winner
1	R1	Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma	2 May	Estonia Ralf Aron	Estonia Ralf Aron	Estonia Ralf Aron	Italy Prema Powerteam	T: Colombia Kevin Kanayet W: Poland Julia Pankiewicz
R2	3 May		Germany David Beckmann	Germany David Beckmann	Germany Kfzteile24 Mucke Motorsport	T: Colombia Kevin Kanayet W: Poland Wiktoria Pankiewicz
R3	China Guanyu Zhou	Russia Robert Shwartzman	Estonia Ralf Aron	Italy Prema Powerteam	T: Colombia Kevin Kanayet W: Poland Wiktoria Pankiewicz
2	R1	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	30 May	Russia Robert Shwartzman	Germany David Beckmann	China Guanyu Zhou	Italy Prema Powerteam	T: Germany Mike Ortmann W: Poland Wiktoria Pankiewicz
R2	31 May		United Kingdom Lando Norris	China Guanyu Zhou	Italy Prema Powerteam	T: Russia Yan Leon Shlom W: Poland Wiktoria Pankiewicz
R3	China Guanyu Zhou	Venezuela Mauricio Baíz	China Guanyu Zhou	Italy Prema Powerteam	T: Germany Mike Ortmann W: Poland Wiktoria Pankiewicz
3	R1	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola	27 June	Estonia Ralf Aron	Estonia Ralf Aron	Estonia Ralf Aron	Italy Prema Powerteam	T: Mexico Raúl Guzmán W: Poland Julia Pankiewicz
R2	28 June		Argentina Marcos Siebert	Germany David Beckmann	Germany Kfzteile24 Mucke Motorsport	T: Russia Yan Leon Shlom W: Poland Wiktoria Pankiewicz
R3	Estonia Ralf Aron	Estonia Ralf Aron	Estonia Ralf Aron	Italy Prema Powerteam	T: Germany Mike Ortmann W: Poland Julia Pankiewicz
4	R1	Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero	12 July	Estonia Ralf Aron	Estonia Ralf Aron	Estonia Ralf Aron	Italy Prema Powerteam	T: Mexico Raúl Guzmán W: Poland Wiktoria Pankiewicz
R2	13 July		Argentina Marcos Siebert	Argentina Marcos Siebert	Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport	T: Mexico Raúl Guzmán W: Poland Wiktoria Pankiewicz
R3	Estonia Ralf Aron	Estonia Ralf Aron	Estonia Ralf Aron	Italy Prema Powerteam	T: Colombia Kevin Kanayet W: Poland Julia Pankiewicz
5	R1	Adria International Raceway, Adria	6 September	Germany David Beckmann	Germany David Beckmann	Germany David Beckmann	Germany Kfzteile24 Mucke Motorsport	T: Colombia Kevin Kanayet W: Poland Julia Pankiewicz
R2		Russia Robert Shwartzman	Russia Robert Shwartzman	Germany Kfzteile24 Mucke Motorsport	T: Russia Yan Leon Shlom
R3	Russia Robert Shwartzman	Germany David Beckmann	Russia Robert Shwartzman	Germany Kfzteile24 Mucke Motorsport	T: Colombia Kevin Kanayet W: Poland Julia Pankiewicz
6	R1	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola	19 September	Estonia Ralf Aron	United Kingdom Lando Norris	Estonia Ralf Aron	Italy Prema Powerteam	T: Colombia Kevin Kanayet W: no finishers
R2	20 September		Brazil Giuliano Raucci	Colombia Kevin Kanayet	Malta Malta Formula Racing	T: Colombia Kevin Kanayet W: Poland Julia Pankiewicz
R3	Estonia Ralf Aron	United Kingdom Lando Norris	Estonia Ralf Aron	Italy Prema Powerteam	T: Colombia Kevin Kanayet W: Poland Julia Pankiewicz
7	R1	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano	3 October	Russia Robert Shwartzman	Estonia Ralf Aron	Estonia Ralf Aron	Italy Prema Powerteam	T: Mexico Raúl Guzmán W: Poland Julia Pankiewicz
R2		Russia Robert Shwartzman	Russia Robert Shwartzman	Germany Kfzteile24 Mucke Motorsport	T: Mexico Raúl Guzmán W: Poland Julia Pankiewicz
R3	4 October	Russia Robert Shwartzman	Japan Marino Sato	Argentina Marcos Siebert	Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport	T: Mexico Raúl Guzmán W: Poland Julia Pankiewicz

Championship standings

Points were awarded as follows:

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	FT	FL
Race 1, 3	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	5	1
Race 2	13	11	9	6	5	4	2	1				1

Drivers' standings

Pos	Driver	VAL	MNZ	IMO1	MUG	ADR	IMO2	MIS	Pts
Pos Driver VAL MNZ IMO1 MUG ADR IMO2 MIS Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 Estonia Ralf Aron 1 11 1 3 6 2 1 15 1 1 11 1 3 6 2 1 4 1 1 Ret 20 331 2 China Guanyu Zhou 4 8 2 1 1 1 2 Ret 2 6 5 6 2 15 3 3 5 5 8 20 13 223 3 Russia Robert Shwartzman 3 5 22 2 Ret 4 3 4 7 15 12 13 4 1 1 2 6 2 4 1 4 212 4 Germany David Beckmann 10 1 5 4 2 Ret 8 1 9 3 15 2 1 4 5 4 17 3 176 5 Argentina Marcos Siebert Ret Ret EX 10 7 9 6 2 4 8 1 3 13 7 6 18 19 7 14 8 1 112 6 Italy Diego Bertonelli Ret 24 10 14 11 16 10 8 10 9 3 5 Ret 10 17 6 3 16 3 2 3 83 7 Israel Bar Baruch 9 2 11 5 4 6 5 3 8 7 4 17 19 17† 10 23† 12 17 7 6 16 83 8 Brazil João Vieira 2 4 12 Ret 3 5 9 Ret 3 2 8 Ret Ret 8 12 Ret Ret DNS 10 11 DNS 81 9 Switzerland Nico Rindlisbacher 5 23 14 Ret DNS DNS 17 16 4 5 5 7 12 8 12 5 3 7 69 10 Japan Marino Sato 7 7 9 13 9 8 4 Ret 13 14 18 16 6 2 14 13 21† 15 Ret 4 5 62 11 United Kingdom Lando Norris Ret 5 3 12 7 8 5 23 4 51 12 Venezuela Mauricio Baíz Ret Ret 4 24† 24 11 17 14 14 5 6 9 7 3 16 15 9 14 9 13 9 48 13 Brazil Giuliano Raucci Ret 16 Ret 8 Ret 10 7 Ret Ret 4 10 7 Ret 11 4 9 NC 9 17 19 21 45 14 Australia Alex Peroni 20 9 23† 19 16 Ret 14 7 Ret 22 19 12 12 Ret 11 8 2 6 2 18 15 43 15 Colombia Kevin Kanayet 6 6 7 17 Ret 19† 13 Ret 19 11 14 11 10 Ret 8 10 1 8 Ret 12 17 41 16 Switzerland Lucas Mauron 8 3 6 11 8 Ret 23 9 6 13 9 15 8 13 13 17 13 21† 13 7 10 37 17 Mexico Raúl Guzmán Ret 15 8 Ret 12 15 11 10 12 10 2 14 11 19† 15 11 20† 10 6 5 12 30 18 Italy Matteo Desideri Ret 13 3 6 Ret 7 18 Ret Ret 18 20 22 29 19 Italy Simone Cunati 16 Ret 2 18 20 Germany Mike Ortmann 7 21 14 Ret Ret 5 16 21 China Yifei Ye 15 Ret 11 19 17 Ret 14 Ret 19 7 18 11 12 9 8 10 22 Italy Riccardo Ponzio 13 17 15 16 13 13 21 17 21 20 22 Ret Ret EX EX 21 14 18 18 10 6 8 23 Russia Yan Leon Shlom 12 12 13 Ret 10 Ret 12 5 Ret 16 13 21 15 17† 9 20 11 13 7 24 Germany Arlind Hoti 12 23 12 16 6 Ret 4 25 Switzerland Moritz Müller-Crepon Ret Ret 15 9 9 21 14 7 Ret 4 26 Germany Tim Zimmermann 9 20 Ret 2 27 Romania Kikko Galbiati 14 19 16 23† 15 Ret 20 11 20 23 26† 10 Ret 16 18 19 22† 20 11 15 11 1 28 Guatemala Ian Rodríguez 16 10 22 0 29 Austria Thomas Preining 19 10 Ret 0 30 Italy Mattia Ferrari 11 14 17 15 17 17 19 12 16 21 21 20 0 31 Italy Federico Malvestiti 16 12 20 20 17 19 0 32 Poland Wiktoria Pankiewicz 17 21 20 21 19 18 Ret 13 22† 24 23 19 20 Ret 24 DNS DNS DNS 0 33 Poland Julia Pankiewicz 16 22 21 22 22 Ret 22 Ret 18 25 24 18 18 Ret 23 Ret 16 19 15 14 14 0 34 Ecuador Fernando Madera Jr. 15 18 19 20 18 Ret Ret 16 17 Ret 25 Ret 17 14 22 22 15 Ret 0 35 Bahrain Ali Al-Khalifa 18 20 18 18 14 Ret 0 36 Italy Riccardo Pollastri 19 16 18 0 F4 Woman Trophy 1 Poland Julia Pankiewicz 16 22 21 22 22 Ret 22 Ret 18 25 24 18 18 Ret 23 Ret 16 19 15 14 14 343 2 Poland Wiktoria Pankiewicz 17 21 20 21 19 18 Ret 13 22† 24 23 19 20 Ret 24 DNS DNS DNS 231 F4 Trophy 1 Colombia Kevin Kanayet 6 6 7 17 Ret 19† 13 Ret 19 11 14 11 10 Ret 8 10 1 8 Ret 12 17 337 2 Mexico Raúl Guzmán Ret 15 8 Ret 12 15 11 10 12 10 2 14 11 19† 15 11 20† 10 6 5 12 309 3 Russia Yan Leon Shlom 12 12 13 Ret 10 Ret 12 5 Ret 16 13 21 15 17† 9 20 11 13 214 4 Germany Mike Ortmann 7 21 14 Ret Ret 5 84 5 Italy Riccardo Pollastri 19 16 18 42 6 Austria Thomas Preining 19 10 Ret 26 Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts VAL MNZ IMO1 MUG ADR IMO2 MIS	Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † — Did not finish, but classified
R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3
1	Estonia Ralf Aron	1	11	1	3	6	2	1	15	1	1	11	1	3	6	2	1	4	1	1	Ret	20	331
2	China Guanyu Zhou	4	8	2	1	1	1	2	Ret	2	6	5	6	2	15	3	3	5	5	8	20	13	223
3	Russia Robert Shwartzman	3	5	22	2	Ret	4	3	4	7	15	12	13	4	1	1	2	6	2	4	1	4	212
4	Germany David Beckmann	10	1	5	4	2	Ret	8	1	9	3	15	2	1	4	5	4	17	3				176
5	Argentina Marcos Siebert	Ret	Ret	EX	10	7	9	6	2	4	8	1	3	13	7	6	18	19	7	14	8	1	112
6	Italy Diego Bertonelli	Ret	24	10	14	11	16	10	8	10	9	3	5	Ret	10	17	6	3	16	3	2	3	83
7	Israel Bar Baruch	9	2	11	5	4	6	5	3	8	7	4	17	19	17†	10	23†	12	17	7	6	16	83
8	Brazil João Vieira	2	4	12	Ret	3	5	9	Ret	3	2	8	Ret	Ret	8	12	Ret	Ret	DNS	10	11	DNS	81
9	Switzerland Nico Rindlisbacher	5	23	14	Ret	DNS	DNS				17	16	4	5	5	7	12	8	12	5	3	7	69
10	Japan Marino Sato	7	7	9	13	9	8	4	Ret	13	14	18	16	6	2	14	13	21†	15	Ret	4	5	62
11	United Kingdom Lando Norris				Ret	5	3				12	7	8				5	23	4				51
12	Venezuela Mauricio Baíz	Ret	Ret	4	24†	24	11	17	14	14	5	6	9	7	3	16	15	9	14	9	13	9	48
13	Brazil Giuliano Raucci	Ret	16	Ret	8	Ret	10	7	Ret	Ret	4	10	7	Ret	11	4	9	NC	9	17	19	21	45
14	Australia Alex Peroni	20	9	23†	19	16	Ret	14	7	Ret	22	19	12	12	Ret	11	8	2	6	2	18	15	43
15	Colombia Kevin Kanayet	6	6	7	17	Ret	19†	13	Ret	19	11	14	11	10	Ret	8	10	1	8	Ret	12	17	41
16	Switzerland Lucas Mauron	8	3	6	11	8	Ret	23	9	6	13	9	15	8	13	13	17	13	21†	13	7	10	37
17	Mexico Raúl Guzmán	Ret	15	8	Ret	12	15	11	10	12	10	2	14	11	19†	15	11	20†	10	6	5	12	30
18	Italy Matteo Desideri	Ret	13	3	6	Ret	7	18	Ret	Ret	18	20	22										29
19	Italy Simone Cunati																			16	Ret	2	18
20	Germany Mike Ortmann				7	21	14	Ret	Ret	5													16
21	China Yifei Ye							15	Ret	11	19	17	Ret	14	Ret	19	7	18	11	12	9	8	10
22	Italy Riccardo Ponzio	13	17	15	16	13	13	21	17	21	20	22	Ret	Ret	EX	EX	21	14	18	18	10	6	8
23	Russia Yan Leon Shlom	12	12	13	Ret	10	Ret	12	5	Ret	16	13	21	15	17†	9	20	11	13				7
24	Germany Arlind Hoti				12	23	12	16	6	Ret													4
25	Switzerland Moritz Müller-Crepon							Ret	Ret	15				9	9	21	14	7	Ret				4
26	Germany Tim Zimmermann				9	20	Ret																2
27	Romania Kikko Galbiati	14	19	16	23†	15	Ret	20	11	20	23	26†	10	Ret	16	18	19	22†	20	11	15	11	1
28	Guatemala Ian Rodríguez																16	10	22				0
29	Austria Thomas Preining	19	10	Ret																			0
30	Italy Mattia Ferrari	11	14	17	15	17	17	19	12	16	21	21	20										0
31	Italy Federico Malvestiti													16	12	20				20	17	19	0
32	Poland Wiktoria Pankiewicz	17	21	20	21	19	18	Ret	13	22†	24	23	19	20	Ret	24	DNS	DNS	DNS				0
33	Poland Julia Pankiewicz	16	22	21	22	22	Ret	22	Ret	18	25	24	18	18	Ret	23	Ret	16	19	15	14	14	0
34	Ecuador Fernando Madera Jr.	15	18	19	20	18	Ret	Ret	16	17	Ret	25	Ret	17	14	22	22	15	Ret				0
35	Bahrain Ali Al-Khalifa	18	20	18	18	14	Ret																0
36	Italy Riccardo Pollastri																			19	16	18	0
F4 Woman Trophy
1	Poland Julia Pankiewicz	16	22	21	22	22	Ret	22	Ret	18	25	24	18	18	Ret	23	Ret	16	19	15	14	14	343
2	Poland Wiktoria Pankiewicz	17	21	20	21	19	18	Ret	13	22†	24	23	19	20	Ret	24	DNS	DNS	DNS				231
F4 Trophy
1	Colombia Kevin Kanayet	6	6	7	17	Ret	19†	13	Ret	19	11	14	11	10	Ret	8	10	1	8	Ret	12	17	337
2	Mexico Raúl Guzmán	Ret	15	8	Ret	12	15	11	10	12	10	2	14	11	19†	15	11	20†	10	6	5	12	309
3	Russia Yan Leon Shlom	12	12	13	Ret	10	Ret	12	5	Ret	16	13	21	15	17†	9	20	11	13				214
4	Germany Mike Ortmann				7	21	14	Ret	Ret	5													84
5	Italy Riccardo Pollastri																			19	16	18	42
6	Austria Thomas Preining	19	10	Ret																			26
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
VAL	MNZ	IMO1	MUG	ADR	IMO2	MIS
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points classification
Blue	Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Teams' championship