F4 Japanese Championship

F4 Japanese Championship
Category FIA Formula 4
Country Japan
Inaugural season 2015
Constructors Dome
Engine suppliers TOM'S Toyota
Tyre suppliers Dunlop
Drivers' champion Ritomo Miyata
Official website Official website
Current season

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 regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season was held in 2015.

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 turbo 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
  • Result of each driver's worst three races(80%) weekend will be dropped.[3]

Champions

All champions were Japanese-registered.

Season Champion
2015 Shou Tsuboi
2016 Ritomo Miyata
2017 Ritomo Miyata

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.
  3. ↑ "新たなフォーミュラシリーズ「FIA-F4」 を 2015 年から開催" [New Formula series "FIA-F4" from 2015] (PDF). F4 Japanese Championship (in Japanese). GT-Association. 29 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
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