Japanese Formula 4 Championship

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Japanese Formula 4 Championship
Current season Japanese Formula 4 Championship 2019
Vehicle type Monoposto
Country or region JapanJapan Japan
Current name F4 Japanese Championship
First season 2015
chassis JapanJapan Dome F110
Engines JapanJapan TOM’S - Toyota 3ZR
tires JapanJapan Sumimoto
Official website fiaf4.jp/

The Japanese Formula 4 Championship (officially F4 Japanese Championship certified by FIA ) is an automobile racing series according to the FIA - Formula 4 regulations in Japan . The Japanese Formula 4 Championship was held for the first time in 2015 . The championship is hosted by GTA .

The Japanese Formula 4 championship is not identical to the JAF Japan Formula 4 and is the only FIA-certified Formula 4 championship in Japan.

history

After the FIA decided to introduce Formula 4 regulations in 2013, the race organizer GTA decided to host the Japanese Formula 4 championship from 2015 . The Japanese Formula 4 championship takes place on race weekends of the Japanese GT racing series Super GT . Both championships are organized by GTA.

Course of the race weekend

There are two races with one qualifying each.

vehicle

In the Japanese Formula 4 Championship will Dome chassis F110 with a TOM'S - Toyota used -3ZR engine. The tires are from Sumitomo Rubber Industries and are used under the brand name Dunlop .

particularities

The Japanese Formula 4 championship shows some deviations from the sporty FIA Formula 4 regulations. In contrast to the three-race racing weekend proposed by the FIA, the Japanese Formula 4 championship only takes place two races per event. In addition, a completely different point system to that of the FIA ​​is used and there is only one bonus point for the pole position and not for the fastest lap of the race .

statistics

season master Points Second Points Third Points
2015 JapanJapan Shou Tsuboi 209 JapanJapan Tadasuke Makino 206 JapanJapan Hiroki Ohtsu 109
2016 JapanJapan Ritomo Miyata 142 JapanJapan Sena Sakaguchi 138 JapanJapan Toshiki Oyu 126
2017 JapanJapan Ritomo Miyata 231 JapanJapan Ukyo Sasahara 224 JapanJapan Yuki Tsunoda 173
2018 JapanJapan Yuki Tsunoda 245 JapanJapan Teppei Natori 231 JapanJapan Kazuto Kotaka 188
2019 JapanJapan Ren Sato 311 JapanJapan Atsushi Miyake 147 JapanJapan Kohta Kawaai 131

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ F4 JAPANESE CHAMPIONSHIP selects Dunlop Tire as its officially designated tire. supergt.net, December 16, 2014, accessed December 13, 2015 .
  2. ↑ 2015 championship results. fiaf4.jp, June 26, 2017; accessed June 26, 2017 (Japanese).
  3. ↑ 2016 championship results. fiaf4.jp, June 26, 2017; accessed June 26, 2017 (Japanese).
  4. ↑ 2017 championship results. fiaf4.jp, December 14, 2017; Retrieved December 14, 2017 (Japanese).
  5. ↑ 2018 championship results. fiaf4.jp, accessed December 22, 2018 (Japanese).
  6. ↑ Championship results driver standings 2019. driverdb.com, accessed on December 31, 2019 (English).