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Category | FIA Formula 4 |
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Country | Japan |
Constructors | Toray Carbon Magic |
Engine suppliers | TOM'S Toyota |
Tyre suppliers | Dunlop ( Sumitomo) |
Drivers' champion |
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Teams' champion |
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Official website | Official website |
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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.
Gerhard Berger and the FIA Single Seater Commission launched the current FIA Formula 4 in March 2013. [2] The goal of FIA Formula 4 was to make the ladder to Formula 1 more transparent. Besides sporting and technical regulations, costs are regulated too: Any eligible car may not exceed a purchase price of €30,000. A single season in Formula 4 may not exceed €100,000 in costs.
The F4 Japanese Championship was launched by the GT Association on 16 December 2014, as one of the second phases of Formula 4 championships to be launched following the Italian F4 Championship and Formula 4 Sudamericana which launched in 2014. [1] All rounds are support events to the Super GT Series.
Japanese race car constructor Dome was contracted to design and build the spec F110 chassis. [1] The cars are constructed out of carbon fibre and feature a monocoque chassis. The engine is a 2.0-litre TOM'S Toyota inline-four. Dunlop ( Sumitomo Rubber Industries) is the tyre supplier.
The series is open to drivers aged 16 and up. [3] While primarily contested by young drivers moving up the single-seater ladder, older amateur drivers also compete in the series in the Independent Cup category.
A second-generation F4 Japanese Championship car built by Toray Carbon Magic, called the MCSC-24, was first revealed in 2022 and will debut in 2024, with an integrated halo safety device and a more powerful TOM'S Toyota engine. [4]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
All teams and drivers were Japanese-registered.
Season | Driver | Team | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Fastest laps | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2015 |
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4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 195 | Race 14 of 14 | 3 |
2016 |
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2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 142 | Race 14 of 14 | 4 |
2017 |
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5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 231 | Race 14 of 14 | 7 |
2018 |
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8 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 245 | Race 14 of 14 | 14 |
2019 |
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8 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 311 | Race 10 of 14 | 164 |
2020 |
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7 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 270.5 | Race 10 of 12 | 90 |
2021 |
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1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 217 | Race 14 of 14 | 4 |
2022 |
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8 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 279 | Race 14 of 14 | 33 |
2023 |
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5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 221 | Race 14 of 14 | 12 |
Season | Team | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Fastest laps | Points | Margin |
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2015 |
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4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 225 | 9 |
2016 |
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1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 203 | 21 |
2017 |
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9 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 314 | 83 |
2018 |
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12 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 316 | 106 |
2019 |
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14 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 350 | 213 |
2020 |
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7 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 273.5 | 93 |
2021 |
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3 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 285 | 25 |
2022 |
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10 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 336 | 111 |
2023 |
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6 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 290 | 58 |
Season | Driver | Team | Wins (Indep/Cup) | Podiums (Indep/Cup) | Points (Indep/Cup) | Margin |
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2018 |
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2 | 10 | 207 | 6 |
2019 |
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5 | 11 | 241 | 59 |
2020 |
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6 | 10 | 225 | 27.5 |
2021 |
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4 | 11 | 238 | 15 |
2022 |
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10 | 12 | 306 | 104 |
2023 |
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3 | 5 | 191 | 12 |
Number | Circuits | Rounds | Years |
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1 |
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16 [a] | 2015–present |
2 |
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9 [b] | 2015–present |
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9 [c] | 2015–present | |
4 |
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7 | 2015–2019, 2021–present |
5 |
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5 | 2015, 2017–2019, 2022–present |
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5 | 2015–2019 |
The 2023 anime Overtake! is based around the F4 Japanese Championship.
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Category | FIA Formula 4 |
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Country | Japan |
Constructors | Toray Carbon Magic |
Engine suppliers | TOM'S Toyota |
Tyre suppliers | Dunlop ( Sumitomo) |
Drivers' champion |
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Teams' champion |
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Official website | Official website |
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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.
Gerhard Berger and the FIA Single Seater Commission launched the current FIA Formula 4 in March 2013. [2] The goal of FIA Formula 4 was to make the ladder to Formula 1 more transparent. Besides sporting and technical regulations, costs are regulated too: Any eligible car may not exceed a purchase price of €30,000. A single season in Formula 4 may not exceed €100,000 in costs.
The F4 Japanese Championship was launched by the GT Association on 16 December 2014, as one of the second phases of Formula 4 championships to be launched following the Italian F4 Championship and Formula 4 Sudamericana which launched in 2014. [1] All rounds are support events to the Super GT Series.
Japanese race car constructor Dome was contracted to design and build the spec F110 chassis. [1] The cars are constructed out of carbon fibre and feature a monocoque chassis. The engine is a 2.0-litre TOM'S Toyota inline-four. Dunlop ( Sumitomo Rubber Industries) is the tyre supplier.
The series is open to drivers aged 16 and up. [3] While primarily contested by young drivers moving up the single-seater ladder, older amateur drivers also compete in the series in the Independent Cup category.
A second-generation F4 Japanese Championship car built by Toray Carbon Magic, called the MCSC-24, was first revealed in 2022 and will debut in 2024, with an integrated halo safety device and a more powerful TOM'S Toyota engine. [4]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
All teams and drivers were Japanese-registered.
Season | Driver | Team | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Fastest laps | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2015 |
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4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 195 | Race 14 of 14 | 3 |
2016 |
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2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 142 | Race 14 of 14 | 4 |
2017 |
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5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 231 | Race 14 of 14 | 7 |
2018 |
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8 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 245 | Race 14 of 14 | 14 |
2019 |
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8 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 311 | Race 10 of 14 | 164 |
2020 |
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7 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 270.5 | Race 10 of 12 | 90 |
2021 |
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1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 217 | Race 14 of 14 | 4 |
2022 |
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8 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 279 | Race 14 of 14 | 33 |
2023 |
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5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 221 | Race 14 of 14 | 12 |
Season | Team | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Fastest laps | Points | Margin |
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2015 |
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4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 225 | 9 |
2016 |
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1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 203 | 21 |
2017 |
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9 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 314 | 83 |
2018 |
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12 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 316 | 106 |
2019 |
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14 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 350 | 213 |
2020 |
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7 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 273.5 | 93 |
2021 |
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3 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 285 | 25 |
2022 |
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10 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 336 | 111 |
2023 |
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6 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 290 | 58 |
Season | Driver | Team | Wins (Indep/Cup) | Podiums (Indep/Cup) | Points (Indep/Cup) | Margin |
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2018 |
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2 | 10 | 207 | 6 |
2019 |
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5 | 11 | 241 | 59 |
2020 |
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6 | 10 | 225 | 27.5 |
2021 |
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4 | 11 | 238 | 15 |
2022 |
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10 | 12 | 306 | 104 |
2023 |
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3 | 5 | 191 | 12 |
Number | Circuits | Rounds | Years |
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1 |
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16 [a] | 2015–present |
2 |
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9 [b] | 2015–present |
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9 [c] | 2015–present | |
4 |
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7 | 2015–2019, 2021–present |
5 |
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5 | 2015, 2017–2019, 2022–present |
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5 | 2015–2019 |
The 2023 anime Overtake! is based around the F4 Japanese Championship.