2023 Formula Nordic

The 2023 Formula Nordic season was the eleventh season of the Swedish-based single-seater championship, and the fifth independent of the STCC branding, following the formation of the series' association in the wake of the STCC promoter's bankruptcy in 2018.[1][2] Formula Nordic continues to use the previous Formula Renault 1.6 chassis and engines, as it used to go under the name of Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic before Renault Sport dropped its support for the 3.5 and 1.6 classes in late 2015. The season began on 6 May at Mantorp Park, and concluded on 1 October at Jyllands-Ringen after 17 races held over seven rounds.[3][4] This was the third season with Yokohama as the series' tyre supplier.[5]

Drivers and teams

Team No. Drivers Rounds
Norway RPC Motorsport 3 Norway Olav Vaa[6] All
23 Norway Lilo Elise Fyrileiv[7] 1–2
33 Norway Carita Livrud Otterstrøm[8] 1–6
40 Norway Birk August Larsen[9] 7
44 Norway Andreas Vaa[6] All
55 Norway Christer Otterstrøm[10] All
Sweden Granforce Racing 16 Sweden Linus Granfors[11] 1–5, 7
Sweden Brink Motorsports 26 Sweden Oscar Pedersen[12] All
Sweden WestCoast Racing 41 Sweden Emma Wigroth[13] All
Sweden Ross Racing 47 Sweden Jonathan Engström[14] 1–5
Norway Saltvedt Racing 48 Norway Peder Saltvedt[15] 3–7
Privateer 70 Sweden Daniel Varverud[16] All
Sweden Aichhorn Racing 87 Sweden Andreas Aichhorn[17] 1–3, 6–7
Sweden Project F1 88 Sweden Viktor Molander[18] All
F4 Danish Championship entries
Denmark STEP Motorsport 5 Denmark Victor Nielsen[19] 2–3, 7
29 Austria Oscar Wurz 7
37 Algeria Leo Robinson[20] 7
Denmark BAR 7 Denmark Mikkel Gaarde Pedersen[21] 2–3, 7
Denmark FSP Racing 8 Denmark Louis Leveau[20] 7
99 Denmark Marius Kristiansen[22] 7
Denmark Team Formula Sport 9 Denmark Morten Strømsted[23] 3, 7
21 Denmark Mathias Bjerre Jakobsen[24] 2–3, 7
30 Denmark Theodor Jensen[25] 2–3
Denmark SD Racing 11 Denmark Frederik Stenå[26] 2–3
Denmark MP Racing 12 Denmark Magnus Pedersen[27] 2–3, 7
Denmark LR Racing 13 Denmark Lærke Rønn Sørensen[20] 7
Denmark Henriksen Racing 15 Denmark Michella Rasmussen[28] 2–3
Formula 5 entries
Denmark Leerskov Racing 4 Denmark Jørgen Leerskov 7
Denmark Mads Hoe Motorsport Denmark Mads Hoe 2–3
47 7
27 Germany Oliver Kratsch[29] 2–3, 7
56 Denmark Mille Hoe 2–3, 7
Denmark Sønderskov Motorsport 39 Denmark Line Sønderskov 7
Denmark Rytteriet 49 Denmark Niels Ejnar Rytter 3, 7

Race calendar and results

The season began on 6 May at Mantorp Park, and concluded on 1 October at Jyllands-Ringen, on a first-time visit to Denmark for the series, after 17 races held over seven rounds.[3][4] The rounds at Anderstorp, Karlskoga and Jyllands-Ringen were held together with the F4 Danish Championship, after an agreement between the two series was reached in order to have combined grids.[30] For all stand-alone rounds, the fastest time in qualifying clinched pole position for the first race, whereas the use of reversed grid races for the final race, where the top 6 were inverted, was continued. In three-race rounds, the 2nd fastest time in qualifying held pole position for the middle race.[31] The rounds co-hosted with the F4 Danish had particular rules. The Anderstop double-header had the grid for race 1 according to the fastest lap in qualifying and the grid for race 2 according to the fastest lap in race 1. In the Karlskoga triple-header, grids for races 1 and 2 were made according to the fastest and 2nd fastest laps in qualifying respectively, while the grid for race 3 was set according to the fastest lap in race 2. For the Jyllands-Ringen triple-header, the grids for races 1 and 2 were made similarly to Anderstorp, whereas the grid for race 3 was set by a combination of the results in races 1 and 2.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Sweden Mantorp Park, Mantorp 6 May Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Granforce Racing
R2 7 May Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Granforce Racing
R3 Sweden Oscar Pedersen Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Granforce Racing
2 R1 Sweden Anderstorp Raceway, Anderstorp 13 May Norway Christer Otterstrøm Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Granforce Racing
R2 Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Granforce Racing
3 R1 Sweden Gelleråsen Arena, Karlskoga 4 June Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Granforce Racing
R2 Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Granforce Racing
R3 Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Granforce Racing
4 R1 Sweden Skellefteå Drivecenter Arena, Fällfors 30 June Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Granforce Racing
R2 Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Granforce Racing
5 R1 1 July Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Granforce Racing
R2 Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Granforce Racing
6 R1 Norway Rudskogen Motorsenter, Rakkestad 5 August Sweden Oscar Pedersen Sweden Oscar Pedersen Sweden Oscar Pedersen Sweden Brink Motorsports
R2 6 August Sweden Oscar Pedersen Norway Christer Otterstrøm Norway RPC Motorsport
7 R1 Denmark Jyllands-Ringen, Silkeborg 1 October Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Linus Granfors Sweden Granforce Racing
R2 Sweden Linus Granfors Norway Christer Otterstrøm Norway RPC Motorsport
R3 Sweden Daniel Varverud Sweden Daniel Varverud Privateer

Championship standings

Qualifying points system

Points are awarded to the top 5 fastest qualifying times.[31]

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th 
Points 5 4 3 2 1
Race points system

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers, no points are offered for fastest lap. The worst result for each driver is dropped from the final standings.[31]

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Formula Nordic Drivers' Championship (Nordic Cup and JSM)

Two championships are held, the Junior Svenskt Mästerskap (JSM) for drivers under 26 years old holding a Swedish driver license, and the Formula Nordic Cup, the latter serving as the overall championship.

Pos Driver MAN
Sweden 		AND1
Sweden 		KAR
Sweden 		SKE1
Sweden 		SKE2
Sweden 		RUD
Norway 		JYL
Denmark 		Pts
1 Sweden Linus Granfors 11 1 1 42 5 11 3 3 11 1 11 1 71 6 15 382
2 Sweden Oscar Pedersen 22 3 4 Ret3 Ret 63 8 7 Ret2 3 22 3 11 2 92 12 Ret 238
3 Sweden Daniel Varverud 65 5 3 10 8 9 11 11 25 4 33 5 33 4 134 13 9 216
4 Norway Christer Otterstrøm 73 4 2 81 Ret 32 5 4 Ret 7 8 Ret DNS 1 83 5 20 203
5 Norway Olav Vaa 3 7 8 11 11 74 10 14 34 2 4 2 22 3 125 DSQ EX 183
6 Sweden Emma Wigroth 5 11 6 95 9 8 13 13 4 6 5 4 45 6 17 17 14 152
7 Norway Peder Saltvedt 12 12 12 5 5 64 Ret 5 5 15 14 11 107
8 Sweden Jonathan Engström Ret4 2 5 74 7 Ret5 DNS 10 Ret3 Ret DNS DNS 83
9 Norway Carita Livrud Otterstrøm 4 6 7 12 10 Ret 20 8 6 8 Ret5 Ret 94 10 74
10 Sweden Andreas Aichhorn 10 9 Ret 16 15 14 18 Ret 7 8 18 18 12 54
11 Sweden Viktor Molander 11 10 11 17 16 DNS DNS DNS 7 9 9 6 8 9 25 23 23 37
12 Norway Andreas Vaa 9 8 10 Ret 17 13 Ret 15 DNS DNS 7 Ret 6 7 19 Ret Ret 36
13 Norway Birk August Larsen 20 22 22 12
14 Norway Lilo Elise Fyrileiv 8 Ret 9 Ret DNS 6
F4 Danish Championship entries
– Denmark Magnus Pedersen 1 2 2 1 2 1 8 1 –
– Denmark Mikkel Gaarde Pedersen 2 1 DNS 9 1 Ret 7 5 –
– Denmark Mathias Bjerre Jakobsen 5 4 Ret 2 6 26 1 3 –
– Denmark Victor Nielsen 6 3 4 4 5 2 4 4 –
– Algeria Leo Robinson 4 3 2 –
– Austria Oscar Wurz 5 2 7 –
– Denmark Mads Hoe 3 6 10 6 DNS 3 Ret 16 –
– Germany Oliver Kratsch 19 Ret 5 7 9 11 10 13 –
– Denmark Marius Kristiansen 6 Ret 6 –
– Denmark Louis Leveau 14 9 8 –
– Denmark Lærke Rønn Sørensen 10 11 10 –
– Denmark Mille Hoe 13 12 11 14 16 21 16 21 –
– Denmark Frederik Stenå 15 13 15 15 17 –
– Denmark Michella Rasmussen 14 14 17 16 18 –
– Denmark Morten Strømsted 16 17 19 16 15 17 –
– Denmark Niels Ejnar Rytter 18 19 20 23 20 19 –
– Denmark Jørgen Leerskov 24 21 18 –
– Denmark Theodor Jensen 18† DNS WD WD WD –
– Denmark Line Sønderskov 22 19 Ret –
Pos Driver MAN
Sweden 		AND1
Sweden 		KAR
Sweden 		SKE1
Sweden 		SKE2
Sweden 		RUD
Norway 		JYL
Denmark 		Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (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
1 – 5 Points for Pole
2 – 4 Points for P2
3 – 3 Points for P3
4 – 2 Points for P4
5 – 1 Point for P5

† – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

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