Oil and lubricant specialist Motul has once again announced that it will be official lubricant supplier to the 2023 ROKiT F4 British Championship certified by FIA. This is the second year with the series running the Tatuus chassis and Abarth engine and is Motul’s third season providing lubricants for the championship. 

F4 is a key first rung on the ladder of single seater racing for many aspiring F1 drivers and 2022 demonstrated how much faster and more exciting the racing was with the new car. This latest generation of F4 car features the Tatuus T-421 chassis, complete with state-of-the-art safety measures, such as a Halo-style cockpit protection device, reinforced side anti-intrusion panels and on-board safety signalling systems. 

The engine is the 1.4 litre turbocharged, Abarth 414-F4 dry sump four-cylinder engine which produces around 160BHP and comes courtesy of Abarth, the brand that has long been responsible for fast FIAT-derived motor cars.

The lubricant supplied by Motul as the controlled engine oil within the regulations is once again its 8100 X-Power 10w/60. Like most of Motul’s lubricant range, 8100 X-Power owes much to Motul’s motorsport heritage and its using the heat of motorsport competition to help develop and test its new product, however, unlike Motul’s legendary 300V - the world’s first fully synthetic car engine oil - the 8100 range is designed for everyday motoring. 

Neil Brown Engineering provides the championship’s technical know-how and are also responsible for engine equalisation during the year for F4. NBE Workshop Manager Wayne Mathurin comments, “Motul’s products provide exactly the performance required to help maintain parity within the strict limits of the championship and our use of their products in our workshop is extensive. We’re confident therefore that Motul will continue to give us everything we need to maintain what are acknowledged as industry-leading engine equalisation programmes.” 

The 2023 ROKiT F4 British Championship certified by FIA kicks off at Donington Park on April 22, as part of the British Touring Car Championship programme and it runs through to Brands Hatch over the weekend of October 6-7. Action from the series will be broadcast live and free-to-air on ITV4 throughout the season.