Formula Trophy

from Circuit Racing 2022

Acknowledgement

(1) Zénó Kovács (2) Tommaso Lovati (3) Salvatore Liotti (4) Patrick Schober (5) Vojtěch Birgus

The Formula Trophy season started at Red Bull Ring

Planned start of the ACCR Formula 4 championship was postponed to 2023 due to the delay in delivery by racing car manufacturer Tatuus. Only a couple of registered teams have received their new Gen2 vehicles, so the 2022 racing season was run as Formula Trophy with mixed old and new cars in the starting field.

Season opening round at Red Bull Ring had two winners – Czech Vojtěch Birgus and Italian Tommaso Lovati both with older generation Tatuus T104. Lovati could win both races, but he received 30 second penalty after the race, so Birgus celebrated his first win with formula 4 car. Unfortunately, it was the only start in the season for Birgus and the JMT Racing team. Zénó Kovács also participated at Red Bull Ring as a member of the Racing Trevor team. He was supposed to start with new Tatuus T421, but because of delivery delay he started with older car, raced by Václav Šafář in the past. Kovács finished third in both occasions and added another third place at Grobnik with wealthy grid of F4 cars with Italian drivers. Kovács finally started with new Tatuus T421 in Croatia and showed promising pace.

Slovakia Ring was dominated by local driver Patrick Schober with Tatuus T104. Kovács finished second in both races and collected important points in the championship standings. His closest rival Tommaso Lovati scored only one third in Slovakia and Kovács had the title within reach. When it was clear that Lovati would not start in the season finale at Brno, the question about Formula Trophy championship was answered. The title went to Zénó Kovács, who won both races in Czech Republic. ■

Tatuus T104

Engine: Inline 4 turbocharged Displacement: 1.400 cc Power: 158 hp Torque: 240 Nm Gearbox: Six-speed, sequential, paddle shift Weight: 570 kg Teams: JMT Racing, Lema Racing, MDR Events, G Motorsport, Dexters Motorsport, Eureka Competition, Team Zanatta, Procar Motorsport

Tatuus T421

Engine: Inline 4 turbocharged Displacement: 1.370 cc Power: 158–177 hp Torque: 250 Nm Gearbox: Six-speed, sequential, paddle shift Weight: 570 kg Teams: Racing Trevor

Tatuus F4 T-421

Front track Rear track Wheelbase Overall lenght Overall width Overall height 1.515 mm 1.470 mm 2.800 mm 4.700 mm 1.750 mm 950 mm Chassis Composite carbon fiber sandwich with AL/Nomex honeycomb Bodywork Carbon fiber Suspension Pushrod / twin damper / spring Engine Abarth 414 F4 gen2 / turbocharged / 1.4ccm / 180 HP Electronics Magneti Marelli Gearbox Sadev SlR75 Full cell Premier FT3-1999, 45 lt Wheels OZ / front 8x13“ / rear 10x13“ Tires Pirelli / front 200x540-13 / rear 250x575-13 Price 85.000€ + VAT