The second race of the final round of F4 CEZ at Salzburgring was championship-deciding. Although Kirill Kutskov still had a mathematical chance at the title and managed to win the race, Oscar Wurz secured the championship with a second-place finish.
Starting from pole position was yesterday’s winner, Kirill Kutskov from Maffi Racing, with Oscar Wurz from Jenzer Motorsport alongside him. The second row was occupied by Max Karhan from Jenzer Motorsport and Simon Schranz from Renauer Motorsport. Nathanael Berreby from Maffi Racing started in fifth, alongside Michalina Sabaj from AS Motorsport. František Němec from F4 CEZ started seventh.
At the start, Wurz stalled his engine, allowing Kutskov to take the comfortable lead, followed by Karhan in second and Schranz in third, with Sabaj and Berreby behind them. Karhan immediately began attacking Kutskov, while further back, the rest of the field, including Wurz—recovering from his poor start—engaged in a close battle. By the fourth lap, Wurz had worked his way up to third place.
Karhan continued to push Kutskov but outbraked himself at the first chicane, forcing him to take the escape road, which cost him about three seconds. At the halfway point, the order was Kutskov, Karhan, Wurz, Schranz, Berreby, Sabaj, and Němec.
A battle for second developed between Karhan and Wurz, who was the fastest driver on the track. Wurz eventually overtook Karhan on the back straight. Meanwhile, Berreby, Schranz, and Sabaj fought hard for fourth place. However, in the closing stages of the race, Sabaj locked up heavily at the first turn, ran off the track, and lost time to Schranz and Berreby.
Kirill Kutskov comfortably won the second race at Salzburgring. In second place, Wurz celebrated clinching the F4 CEZ championship, which he had led since the first race in April and maintained until the end. Karhan finished third, securing third place in the overall championship standings.
Karhan, Schranz, and Berreby received 10-second penalties for jump-starting. For Karhan, it didn’t affect his position in the results, but Sabaj moved up to fourth place, with Schranz dropping to fifth, Berreby to sixth, and Němec to seventh.
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