F4 Japanese Championship

The F4 Japanese Championship (ＦＩＡ－フォーミュラ４ 地方選手権, FIA F4 Chihou Senshuken)[1] is a formula racing series held in Japan regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season was held in 2015.

Not to be confused with Japan Formula 4.
F4 Japanese Championship
CategoryFIA Formula 4
CountryJapan
ConstructorsDome
Engine suppliersTOM'S Toyota
Tyre suppliersDunlop
Drivers' championJapan Syun Koide
Teams' championJapan Honda Formula Dream Project
Official websiteOfficial website
Current season

History

Gerhard Berger and the FIA Singleseater Commission launched the FIA Formula 4 in March 2013.[2] The goal of the Formula 4 is to make the ladder to Formula 1 more transparent. Besides sporting and technical regulations, costs are regulated too. A car to compete in this category may not exceed €30.000 in purchase. A single season in Formula 4 may not exceed €100.000 in costs. The Japanese F4 will be the one of the second phase Formula 4 championship to be launched. The first phase championships was the Italian F4 Championship and the Formula 4 Sudamericana which started in 2014.

The F4 Japanese Championship was launched by the GT Association on 16 December 2014.[1] All rounds are support events to the Super GT.

Japanese race car constructor Dome was contracted to design and build all the cars.[1] The cars are constructed out of carbon fibre and feature a monocoque chassis. The engine is a 2.0 TOM'S Toyota, whereas Dunlop (Sumitomo Rubber Industries) is the tyre supplier.

Point system
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1

Champions

All teams and drivers were Japanese-registered.

Drivers
Season Driver Team Poles Wins Podiums Fastest laps Points Clinched Margin
2015 Japan Sho Tsuboi Japan TOM'S Spirit 4 7 10 4 195 Race 14 of 14 3
2016 Japan Ritomo Miyata Japan TOM'S Spirit 2 2 5 3 142 Race 14 of 14 4
2017 Japan Ritomo Miyata Japan TOM'S Spirit 5 4 11 6 231 Race 14 of 14 7
2018 Japan Yuki Tsunoda Japan Honda Formula Dream Project 8 7 11 4 245 Race 14 of 14 14
2019 Japan Ren Sato Japan Honda Formula Dream Project 8 11 13 5 311 Race 10 of 14 164
2020 Japan Hibiki Taira Japan TGR-DC Racing School 7 10 12 4 270.5 Race 10 of 12 90
2021 Japan Seita Nonaka Japan TGR-DC Racing School 1 6 8 5 217 Race 14 of 14 4
2022 Japan Syun Koide Japan Honda Formula Dream Project 8 9 12 6 279 Race 14 of 14 33

Teams
Season Team Poles Wins Podiums Fastest laps Points Margin
2015 Japan TOM'S Spirit 4 7 10 4 225 9
2016 Japan Honda Formula Dream Project 1 2 12 3 203 21
2017 Japan Honda Formula Dream Project 9 11 26 6 314 83
2018 Japan Honda Formula Dream Project 12 10 23 7 316 106
2019 Japan Honda Formula Dream Project 14 14 25 14 350 213
2020 Japan TGR-DC Racing School 7 10 17 4 273.5 93
2021 Japan TGR-DC Racing School 3 8 17 10 285 25
2022 Japan Honda Formula Dream Project 10 12 23 7 336 111

Independent Cup
Season Driver Team Wins (Indep/Cup) Podiums (Indep/Cup) Points (Indep/Cup) Margin
2018 Japan Masayuki Ueda Japan Rn-sports 2 10 207 6
2019 Japan Sergeyevich Sato Japan Field Motorsport 5 11 241 59
2020 Japan Sergeyevich Sato Japan Field Motorsport 6 10 225 27.5
2021 Japan "Hirobon" Japan Rn-sports 4 11 238 15
2022 Japan Yutaka Toriba Japan Helm Motorsports 10 12 306 104

Circuits
  • Bold denotes a circuit will be used in the 2023 season.
Number Circuits Rounds Years
1 Japan Fuji Speedway 16[lower-alpha 1] 2015–present
2 Japan Suzuka International Racing Course 9[lower-alpha 2] 2015–present
Japan Mobility Resort Motegi 9[lower-alpha 3] 2015–present
4 Japan Sportsland Sugo 7 2015–2019, 2021–present
5 Japan Autopolis 5 2015, 2017–2019, 2022–present
Japan Okayama International Circuit 5 2015–2019

Notes
  1. Fuji Speedway hosted 2 rounds every year.
  2. Suzuka International Racing Course hosted 2 rounds in 2022.
  3. Mobility Resort Motegi hosted 2 rounds in 2021.

References
  1. "F4 JAPANESE CHAMPIONSHIP selects Dunlop Tire as its official designated tire". Super GT. GT–Association. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. "FIA reveals Formula 4 plan". Autosport. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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