2024 F4 Japanese Championship

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The 2024 F4 Japanese Championship season is the tenth season of the F4 Japanese Championship. It began on 3 May at Fuji Speedway and will end on 3 November at Mobility Resort Motegi.

This is the first season for the second-generation MCSC-24 chassis constructed by Toray Carbon Magic, and the new TOM'S TMA43 engine which produces 180 horsepower, 20 more than its predecessor.[1]

Teams and drivers[edit]

All teams will compete with an identical Toray Carbon Magic MCSC-24 chassis and TOM'S 2-litre naturally aspirated engine.[1]

Team No. Driver Class Rounds
Akiland Racing 2 Japan Keiji Nakao[2] I 1–2
71 Japan Masayoshi Oyama[2] I 1–2
96 Japan Makio Saito[2] I 1–2
DayDream Racing 4 Japan Yuichi Sasaki[2] I 1–2
Team 5ZIGEN 5 Japan Motohiro Kotani[2] I 1–2
Buzz Racing 9 Japan "Ken Alex"[2] I 1–2
90 China Lin Chenghua[2] C 1–2
Rn-sports 10 Japan Hibiki Komatsu[2] C 1
Japan Isao Nakashima[3] I 2
11 Japan Masayuki Ueda[2] I 1–2
Zap Speed 14 Japan Masaki Murata[2] C 1–2
HYDRANGEA Kageyama Racing 16 Japan Kotaro Shimbara[2] C 1–2
N-SPEED 23 Japan "Yugo"[2] I 1–2
Falcon Motorsport 26 Japan Takumi Saigusa[2] C 1–2
B-Max Racing Team[a]

HFDP with B-Max Racing Team[a]
30 Japan "Dragon"[4] I 1–2
44 Japan Nobuhiro Imada[4] I 1–2
50 Japan Yuto Nomura[5] C 1–2
51 Japan Ryota Horachi[5] C 1–2
Drago Corse 33 Japan Itsuki Sato[2] C 1–2
34 Japan Hironobu Shimizu[2] C 1–2
TGR-DC Racing School 35 Japan Yuki Sano[6] C 1–2
36 Japan Kazuhisa Urabe[6] C 1–2
37 Japan Tokiya Suzuki[6] C 1–2
38 Japan Kiyoshi Umegaki[6] C 1–2
Eagle Sports 40 Japan Shoichiro Akamatsu[2] I 1–2
PONOS Racing 45 Japan Kento Omiya[2] C 1–2
54 Japan Rintaro Sato[2] C 1–2
Fujita Pharmacy Racing 46 Japan Shouma Arimura[2] C 1–2
Field Motorsports 55 Japan "Kentaro"[2] I 1–2
OTG Motor Sports 60 Japan Kenta Kumagai[2] C 1–2
HELM Motorsports 61 United States William Sakai[2] I 1–2
62 Japan Tosei Moriyama[2] C 1–2
63 Japan Yutaka Toriba[2] I 2
64 Japan "Hirobon"[2] C 1–2
Skill Speed 77 Japan Daiki Matsuda[2] C 1–2
Dr.Dry 86 Japan Hachiro Osaka[2] I 1–2
87 Japan Rio Shimono[2] C 1–2
Bionic Jack Racing 97 Japan Ryo Shirasaki[2] C 1–2
98 Japan "Ikari"[2] I 1–2
Icon Class
C Champion Class
I Independent Class

Race calendar[edit]

All rounds were held in Japan and supported the Super GT events.[7]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Independent Class winner
1 R1 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 3 May Japan Kotaro Shimbara Japan Ryota Horachi Japan Yuki Sano TGR-DC Racing School Japan "Dragon"
R2 4 May Japan Tosei Moriyama Japan Hironobu Shimizu Japan Tosei Moriyama HELM Motorsports Japan "Kentaro"
2 R3 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 1 June Japan Yuto Nomura Japan Ryota Horachi Japan Yuto Nomura HFDP with B-Max Racing Team Japan Nobuhiro Imada
R4 2 June Japan Yuto Nomura Japan Tosei Moriyama Japan Yuto Nomura HFDP with B-Max Racing Team Japan "Dragon"
3 R5 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 3 August
R6 4 August
4 R7 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 31 August
R8 1 September
5 R9 Sportsland Sugo, Murata 21 September
R10 22 September
6 R11 Autopolis, Hita 19 October
R12 20 October
7 R13 Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi 2 November
R14 3 November

Championship standings[edit]

Points were awarded as follows:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' standings[edit]

Pos Driver FUJ1 SUZ1 FUJ2 SUZ2 SUG AUT MOT Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
Champion Class
1 Japan Yuto Nomura 2 DNS 1 1 68
3 Japan Tosei Moriyama 15 1 4 2 55
2 Japan Hironobu Shimizu 4 2 5 5 50
4 Japan Ryota Horachi 3 DNS 2 3 48
5 Japan Kotaro Shimbara Ret 4 3 4 39
6 Japan Yuki Sano 1 DNS 11 6 33
7 Japan Itsuki Sato Ret 3 10 11 16
8 Japan Kazuhisa Urabe 5 DNS 8 10 15
9 Japan Kenta Kumagai 10 5 18 12 11
10 Japan Rintaro Sato 14 DNS 6 9 10
11 Japan Kento Omiya 12 DNS 7 8 10
12 Japan Takumi Saigusa 8 7 16 18 10
13 Japan Ryo Shirasaki 6 Ret 13 21 8
14 Japan Hibiki Komatsu Ret 6 8
15 Japan Kiyoshi Umegaki Ret DNS 9 7 8
16 Japan Tokiya Suzuki 7 DNS 12 13 6
17 Japan Daiki Matsuda 9 8 20 14 6
18 Japan "Hirobon" Ret 9 14 15 2
19 China Lin Chenghua Ret 10 21 20 1
20 Japan Rio Shimono Ret 11 15 19 0
21 Japan Shouma Arimura 11 DNS 18 17 0
22 Japan Masaki Murata 13 Ret 19 16 0
Independent Class
1 Japan "Dragon" 1 DNS 2 1 68
2 Japan "Kentaro" 4 1 3 7 58
3 Japan Makio Saito 7 2 4 5 46
4 Japan Nobuhiro Imada WD WD 1 2 43
5 Japan "Ikari" 3 5 7 9 33
6 Japan Isao Nakashima 5 3 25
7 Japan Keiji Nakao 2 10 Ret 8 23
8 Japan Masayuki Ueda WD WD 6 4 20
9 Japan Shoichiro Akamatsu 6 6 8 16 20
10 Japan Motohiro Kotani 8 3 Ret 15 19
11 Japan Hachiro Osaka 10 4 14 12 13
12 Japan Masayoshi Oyama 5 Ret 12 13 10
13 Japan "Ken Alex" 9 7 Ret 10 9
14 Japan Yutaka Toriba 13 6 8
15 Japan "Yugo" 11 8 10 17 5
16 United States William Sakai Ret 9 9 14 4
17 Japan Yuichi Sasaki WD WD 11 11 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 Pts
FUJ1 SUZ1 FUJ2 SUZ2 SUG AUT MOT
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† — Did not finish but classified

Teams' standings[edit]

Only the best finisher scored points for their team.

Pos Team FUJ1 SUZ1 FUJ2 SUZ2 SUG AUT MOT Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
Champion Class
1 HFDP with B-Max Racing Team 2 DNS 1 1 68
2 HELM Motorsports 15 1 4 2 55
3 Drago Corse 4 2 5 5 50
4 HYDRANGEA Kageyama Racing Ret 4 3 4 39
5 TGR-DC Racing School 1 DNS 8 6 37
6 PONOS Racing 12 DNS 6 8 12
7 OTG Motor Sports 10 5 18 12 11
8 Falcon Motorsport 8 7 16 18 10
9 Bionic Jack Racing 6 Ret 13 21 8
10 Rn-sports Ret 6 8
11 Skill Speed 9 8 20 14 6
12 Buzz Racing Ret 10 21 20 1
13 Dr. Dry Ret 11 15 19 0
14 Zap Speed 13 Ret 19 16 0
Independent Class
1 B-Max Racing Team 1 DNS 1 1 75
2 Field Motorsports 4 1 3 7 58
3 Akiland Racing 2 2 4 5 58
4 Bionic Jack Racing 3 5 7 9 33
5 Rn-sports WD WD 6 3 25
6 Eagle Sports 6 6 8 16 20
7 Team 5ZIGEN 8 3 Ret 15 19
8 Dr. Dry 10 4 14 12 13
9 HELM Motorsports Ret 9 9 6 12
10 Buzz Racing 9 7 Ret 10 9
11 N-SPEED 11 8 10 17 5
12 DayDream Racing WD WD 11 11 0
Pos Team R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 Pts
FUJ1 SUZ1 FUJ2 SUZ2 SUG AUT MOT

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Car No. 30 & 44 entered as B-Max Racing Team, and car No. 50 & 51 entered as HFDP with B-Max Racing Team

References[edit]

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  3. ^ "エントリーリスト:2024-第1戦・第2戦-富士" (PDF). fiaf4.wordpress.com. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b "2024 FIA-F4 B-Max 参戦体制". b-maxracing.co.jp. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Honda 2024 Motorsports Program Overview". Honda Racing. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d "Honda confirms Iori Kimura's place on 2024 Super Formula grid". formulascout. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
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