2018 F4 Japanese Championship

2018 F4 Japanese Championship
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Parent series:
Super GT

The 2018 F4 Japanese Championship season will be the third season of the F4 Japanese Championship. It will begin on 7 April in Okayama and will finish on 11 November on Twin Ring Motegi after seven double header rounds.[1][2]

Teams and drivers

Team No. Driver Class Rounds
Japan TOM'S Spirit 1 Japan Kazuto Kotaka[3] 2–5
36 Japan Sota Ogawa[4] 1–5
Japan Team Right Way 2 Japan Keizi Nakao[4] I 1–5
Japan Yuichi Sasaki 4 Japan Yuichi Sasaki[3] I 2, 4–5
Japan Honda Formula Dream Project 5 Japan Yuki Tsunoda[5] 1–5
6 Japan Teppei Natori[5] 1–5
7 Japan Takuya Otaki[4] 1–5
8 Japan Ren Sato[4] 1–5
Japan Rn-sports 10 Japan Ayumu Iwasa[6] 3
11 Japan Masayuki Ueda[4] I 1–5
Japan M2 Engineering 12 Japan Ryo[6] I 3
Japan B-MAX Engineering 13 Japan Syuji[3] I 2–3
Japan Motoyoshi Yoshida[7] I 4
27 Japan Syuji[7] I 4
Japan Media Do Kageyama Racing 15 Japan Hiromichi Hayase[4] 1–5
16 Japan Shinji Sawada[4] 1–5
Japan Ateam Buzz Motorsport 17 Japan Yusuke Shiotsu[4] 1–5
18 Japan Daichi Okamoto[4] 1, 3
Japan Hideki Hirota[7] I 4
Japan Corse Ceramiche Racing 20 Japan Hiroyuki Honda[3] I 2
Japan N-Speed 23 Japan Yugo[4] I 1–5
Japan Field Motorsports 25 Japan Kiryu Hosoda[4] 1–5
55 Japan Rikiya Kanazawa[4] 1–5
95 Japan Miki Koyama[4] 1–5
Japan Eagle Sports 28 Japan Makio Saito[4] I 1–3
Japan Yasushi Ide[7] I 4
29 Japan Yasushi Ide[4] I 1–3
Japan MYST 31 Japan Kakunoshin Ota[7] 4
Japan Inging Motorsports 38 Japan Reiji Hiraki[4] 1–5
Japan Saccess Racing 39 Japan Yuki Urata[4] 1, 3–4
Japan Miku Ikejima[3] I 2
Japan Saccess Sports 88 Japan Sena Kuronuma[4] 1–5
Japan Bionic Jack Racing 44 Japan Sho Onodera[3] 2–5
98 Japan Mizuki Ishizaka[4] 1–5
Japan Le Beausset Motorsports 62 Japan Shota Ogura[4] 1–5
63 Japan Kohta Kawaai[4] 1–5
Japan leprix sport with SSR 70 Japan Ryohei Tanaka[4] 1–2
Japan Norio Kubo[6] I 3
Japan C.S.I.-Reon Kids Racing 73 Japan Shunsuke Hanawa[4] 1–5
Japan Skill Speed 77 Japan Takuya Okada[4] 1–3
Japan Takeshi Ohi[7] 4–5
Taiwan OTG 80 Japan Yuko Tamaki[4] 1–5
81 Japan Togo Suganami[4] 1–5
82 Japan Yuma Shouji[4] 1–5
Japan NRS 83 Japan Kazuki Hirokawa[7] 4
Japan Zap Speed Racing Team 86 Japan Hachiro Osaka[4] I 1–5
Icon Class
I Independent Cup

Race calendar

All rounds will be held in Japan and will be part of the Super GT events.[1]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka 7 April Japan Yuki Tsunoda Japan Kohta Kawaai Japan Teppei Natori Japan Honda Formula Dream Project
R2 8 April Japan Yuki Tsunoda Japan Yuki Tsunoda Japan Yuki Tsunoda Japan Honda Formula Dream Project
2 R1 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 3 May Japan Yuki Tsunoda Japan Ren Sato Japan Yuki Tsunoda Japan Honda Formula Dream Project
R2 4 May Japan Yuki Tsunoda Japan Togo Suganami Japan Yuki Tsunoda Japan Honda Formula Dream Project
3 R1 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 19 May Japan Yuki Tsunoda Japan Kazuto Kotaka Japan Yuki Tsunoda Japan Honda Formula Dream Project
R2 20 May Japan Yuki Tsunoda Japan Teppei Natori Japan Yuki Tsunoda Japan Honda Formula Dream Project
4 R1 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 4 August Japan Teppei Natori Japan Yuki Tsunoda Japan Kazuto Kotaka Japan TOM'S Spirit
R2 5 August Japan Teppei Natori Japan Kazuto Kotaka Japan Kazuto Kotaka Japan TOM'S Spirit
5 R1 Sportsland SUGO, Murata 15 September Japan Yuki Tsunoda Japan Ren Sato Japan Teppei Natori Japan Honda Formula Dream Project
R2 16 September Japan Yuki Tsunoda Japan Yuki Tsunoda Japan Yuki Tsunoda Japan Honda Formula Dream Project
6 R1 Autopolis, Hita 20 October
R2 21 October
7 R1 Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi 10 November
R2 11 November

Championship standings

  • Points are 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

Pos Driver OKA FUJ1 SUZ FUJ2 SUG AUT MOT Points
1 Japan Yuki Tsunoda Ret 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 198
2 Japan Teppei Natori 1 4 2 17 3 4 3 2 1 2 158
3 Japan Kazuto Kotaka 3 2 2 2 1 1 5 6 137
4 Japan Kohta Kawaai 8 8 4 4 5 7 5 7 2 3 97
5 Japan Shinji Sawada 3 3 Ret Ret 12 8 7 26 16 4 52
6 Japan Sota Ogawa 5 6 11 21 9 9 4 5 8 10 49
7 Japan Ren Sato 15 9 6 Ret 4 5 10 6 10 8 46
8 Japan Togo Suganami 10 10 Ret 3 8 Ret 6 4 9 9 45
9 Japan Kiryu Hosoda 2 2 Ret Ret 18 11 13 14 11 12 36
10 Japan Reiji Hiraki 7 7 5 5 Ret 12 28 8 12 11 36
11 Japan Rikiya Kanazawa 4 5 8 6 11 16 31 13 13 Ret 34
12 Japan Shota Ogura 13 14 9 7 33 10 11 10 4 5 32
13 Japan Takuya Otaki 19 DNS 20 20 16 3 8 11 6 14 27
14 Japan Mizuki Ishizaka 11 11 10 Ret 7 6 30 33 7 7 27
15 Japan Miki Koyama 16 12 7 14 14 13 9 9 15 17 10
16 Japan Yuki Urata 6 Ret 10 14 16 12 9
17 Japan Ayumu Iwasa 6 Ret 8
18 Japan Takuya Okada 12 13 12 8 21 17 4
19 Japan Sena Kuronuma 17 17 13 9 15 19 15 20 Ret 15 2
20 Japan Daichi Okamoto 9 15 20 Ret 2
21 Japan Sho Onodera 14 10 19 18 DNQ DNQ 1
22 Japan Yuko Tamaki 20 18 Ret 11 25 31 12 19 20 13 0
23 Japan Yuma Shouji 18 19 16 12 17 20 14 16 22 Ret 0
24 Japan Yusuke Shiotsu 14 16 Ret Ret 13 15 18 18 14 21 0
25 Japan Miku Ikejima 15 13 0
26 Japan Takeshi Ohi 29 15 17 16 0
27 Japan Hiromichi Hayase 23 Ret 17 15 24 23 17 23 21 23 0
28 Japan Masayuki Ueda 22 21 18 16 Ret 25 26 21 Ret 19 0
29 Japan Kazuki Hirokawa Ret 17 0
30 Japan Keizi Nakao 21 Ret 25 18 28 21 Ret 22 Ret 18 0
31 Japan Shunsuke Hanawa 24 22 19 19 22 22 19 30 18 22 0
32 Japan Yuichi Sasaki 24 22 24 24 19 20 0
33 Japan Yasushi Ide 26 26 27 25 26 27 20 25 0
34 Japan Ryohei Tanaka 25 20 DNQ DNQ 0
35 Japan Makio Saito 27 23 21 24 31 29 0
36 Japan "Syuji" 26 23 32 30 21 29 0
37 Japan Hachiro Osaka 28 24 22 Ret 27 24 22 28 23 24 0
38 Japan "Yugo" 29 25 23 26 29 28 25 31 Ret 25 0
39 Japan Motoyoshi Yoshida 23 32 0
40 Japan Norio Kubo 23 Ret 0
41 Japan "Ryo" 30 26 0
42 Japan Kakunoshin Ota 27 Ret 0
43 Japan Hideki Hirota Ret 27 0
— Japan Hiroyuki Honda DNQ DNQ 0
Pos Driver OKA FUJ1 SUZ FUJ2 SUG AUT MOT Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

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

Independent Cup Standings

Pos Driver OKA FUJ1 SUZ FUJ2 SUG AUT MOT Points
1 Japan Masayuki Ueda 22 21 18 16 Ret 25 26 21 125
2 Japan Keizi Nakao 21 Ret 25 18 28 21 Ret 22 101
3 Japan Yasushi Ide 26 26 27 25 26 27 20 25 98
4 Japan Hachiro Osaka 28 24 22 Ret 27 24 22 28 93
5 Japan Makio Saito 27 23 21 24 31 29 65
6 Japan "Yugo" 29 25 23 26 29 28 25 31 64
7 Japan Miku Ikejima 15 13 50
8 Japan "Syuji" 26 23 32 30 21 29 46
9 Japan Yuichi Sasaki 24 22 24 24 45
10 Japan Norio Kubo 23 Ret 25
11 Japan "Ryo" 30 26 20
12 Japan Motoyoshi Yoshida 23 32 14
13 Japan Hideki Hirota Ret 27 10

References

  1. 1 2 "JAF国内モータースポーツカレンダー2018(JAF domestic motorsports calendar 2018)" (PDF). Japan Automobile Federation. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing OUTLINES 2018 MOTORSPORTS ACTIVITIES". Toyota Motor Corporation. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "018 FIA-F4 Championship 3rd / 4th Fuji Competition entry list". fiaf4.jp (in Japanese). GTA Co. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 "018 FIA-F4 Championship 1st / 2nd Okayama Competition entry list". fiaf4.jp (in Japanese). GTA Co. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Honda 2018 Motorsports Program Overview". Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 "018 FIA-F4 Championship 5th / 6th Suzuka Competition entry list". fiaf4.jp (in Japanese). GTA Co. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "018 FIA-F4 Championship 7th / 8th Fuji Competition entry list". fiaf4.jp (in Japanese). GTA Co. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
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