Formula 4 South East Asia Championship

The Formula 4 South East Asia Championship is a formula racing series run to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season was held over 2016 and 2017 and the last one was held in 2019. The series will restart again in 2023.

Formula 4 South East Asia Championship
CategoryFIA Formula 4
RegionSouth East Asia
Inaugural season2016–17
Teams4
ConstructorsTatuus
Engine suppliersAbarth
Tyre suppliersGiti Tire
Drivers' championRepublic of Ireland Lucca Allen
Official websiteOfficial website
Current season

History

Gerhard Berger and the FIA Singleseater Commission launched Formula 4 in March 2013.[1] The goal of the Formula 4 was to make the ladder to Formula 1 more transparent. Besides sporting and technical regulations, costs are also regulated. A car to compete in this category may not exceed €30,000 and a single season in Formula 4 may not exceed €100,000. South East Asian Formula 4 was the third series to start in 2016 and the eleventh Formula 4 category overall.

Car

The South East Asian Formula 4 car used the Mygale M14-F4 car found in the Australian and the British championships and running Renault 1.6L engines similar to those used in the Danish and French series. All cars were prepared by Malaysian team Meritus GP.

In 2023, the series switches to the Tatuus F4-T421 car, the Abarth engine and the Giti tires.

Champions

Drivers Champions
Season Champion Races Poles Wins Podiums Fastest laps Points Margins
2016–17 Indonesia Presley Martono 36 4 9 24 4 565 2
2017–18 China Daniel Cao 29 2 10 21 8 438 119
2018 France Alessandro Ghiretti 24 4 14 21 12 446 81
2019 Republic of Ireland Lucca Allen 40 5 12 27 9 619 2
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021

Rookie Cup
Season Champion Points
2016–17 Indonesia Presley Martono 714
2017–18 Thailand Kane Shepherd 377
2018 France Alessandro Ghiretti 420

Circuits
Number Circuits Rounds Years
1 Malaysia Sepang International Circuit 16[lower-alpha 1] 2016–2019, 2023
2 Thailand Chang International Circuit 5[lower-alpha 2] 2017–2019
3 India Madras Motor Race Track 4[lower-alpha 3] 2018–2019
4 Philippines Clark International Speedway 2 2016–2017
5 Indonesia Sentul International Circuit 1 2016
6 China Zhuzhou International Circuit 0 2023

Notes
  1. Sepang International Circuit hosted 6 rounds in 2019, 4 rounds in 2018, and 3 rounds in 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons. It will also host 2 rounds in 2023 season.
  2. Chang International Circuit hosted 2 rounds in 2019, season.
  3. Madras Motor Race Track hosted 2 rounds in 2018 and 2019 seasons.

References
  1. "FIA reveals Formula 4 plan". Autosport. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
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