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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

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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 1–3
Japan Aoto Nagahara[3] C 5
71 Japan Masayoshi Oyama[2] I 1–5
96 Japan Makio Saito[2] I 1–5
DayDream Racing 4 Japan Yuichi Sasaki[2] I 1–5
Team 5ZIGEN 5 Japan Motohiro Kotani[2] I 1–5
Buzz Racing 9 Japan "Ken Alex"[2] I 1–5
90 China Lin Chenghua[2] C 1–5
Rn-sports 10 Japan Hibiki Komatsu[2] C 1
Japan Isao Nakashima[4] I 2–5
11 Japan Masayuki Ueda[2] I 1–5
Zap Speed 14 Japan Masaki Murata[2] C 1–5
HYDRANGEA Kageyama Racing 16 Japan Kotaro Shimbara[2] C 1–5
N-SPEED 23 Japan "Yugo”[2] I 1–5
Falcon Motorsport 26 Japan Takumi Saigusa[2] C 1–3
B-Max Racing Team[a]

HFPD with B-Max Racing Team[a] 		30 Japan "Dragon"[5] I 1–5
44 Japan Nobuhiro Imada[5] I 1–5
50 Japan Yuto Nomura[6] C 1–5
51 Japan Ryota Horachi[6] C 1–5
Drago Corse 33 Japan Itsuki Sato[2] C 1–5
34 Japan Hironobu Shimizu[2] C 1–5
TGR-DC Racing School 35 Japan Yuki Sano[7] C 1–5
36 Japan Kazuhisa Urabe[7] C 1–5
37 Japan Tokiya Suzuki[7] C 1–5
38 Japan Kiyoshi Umegaki[7] C 1–5
Eagle Sports 40 Japan Shoichiro Akamatsu[2] I 1–5
PONOS Racing 45 Japan Kento Omiya[2] C 1–5
54 Japan Rintaro Sato[2] C 1–5
Fujita Pharmacy Racing 46 Japan Shouma Arimura[2] C 1–5
Field Motorsports 55 Japan "Kentaro"[2] I 1–5
OTG Motor Sports 60 Japan Kenta Kumagai[2] C 1–5
HELM Motorsports 61 United States William Sakai[2] I 1–3
62 Japan Tosei Moriyama[2] C 1–5
63 Japan Yutaka Toriba[2] I 2–5
64 Japan "Hirobon"[2] C 1–2, 5
Chinese Taipei Ethan Ho[8] C 3
Skill Speed 77 Japan Daiki Matsuda[2] C 1–4
Dr.Dry 86 Japan Hachiro Osaka[2] I 1–5
87 Japan Rio Shimono[2] C 1–5
Bionic Jack Racing 97 Japan Ryo Shirasaki[2] C 1–5
98 Japan "Ikari"[2] I 1–5
Icon Class
C Champion Class
I Independent Class

Race calendar

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All rounds were held in Japan and supported the Super GT events.[9] On 28 August 2024, it was announced that the 2nd Suzuka round was postponed to 7–8 December due to the threat of Typhoon Shanshan.[10]

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 Japan Ryota Horachi Japan Ryota Horachi Japan Ryota Horachi HFDP with B-Max Racing Team Japan Yutaka Toriba
R6 4 August Japan Ryota Horachi Japan Ryota Horachi Japan Hironobu Shimizu Drago Corse Japan "Kentaro"
4 R9 Sportsland Sugo, Murata 21 September Japan Yuki Sano Japan Kento Omiya Japan Yuki Sano TGR-DC Racing School Japan Nobuhiro Imada
R10 22 September Japan Yuki Sano Japan Yuki Sano Japan Yuki Sano TGR-DC Racing School Japan Nobuhiro Imada
5 R11 Autopolis, Hita 19 October
R12 20 October
6 R13 Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi 2 November
R14 3 November
7 R7 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 7 December
R8 8 December

Championship standings

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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

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Pos Driver FUJ1 SUZ1 FUJ2 SUG AUT MOT SUZ2 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R9 R10[b] R11 R12 R13 R14 R7 R8
Champion Class
1 Japan Ryota Horachi 3 DNS 2 3 1 2 8 5 95
2 Japan Yuto Nomura 2 DNS 1 1 3 8 7 4 93
3 Japan Hironobu Shimizu 4 2 5 5 4 1 13 13 87
4 Japan Tosei Moriyama 15 1 4 2 2 11 10 9 74
5 Japan Yuki Sano 1 DNS 11 6 10 7 1 1 65
6 Japan Kotaro Shimbara Ret 4 3 4 7 4 9 8 59
7 Japan Kento Omiya 12 DNS 7 8 11 3 2 2 40
8 Japan Rintaro Sato 14 DNS 6 9 18 6 3 6 36
9 Japan Kiyoshi Umegaki Ret DNS 9 7 6 5 6 10 34
10 Japan Kazuhisa Urabe 5 DNS 8 10 20 Ret 4 3 27
11 Japan Tokiya Suzuki 7 DNS 12 13 5 16 5 7 26
12 Japan Itsuki Sato Ret 3 10 11 9 10 11 12 19
13 Japan Kenta Kumagai 10 5 18 12 12 9 15 19 13
14 Japan Ryo Shirasaki 6 Ret 13 21 8 12 14 18 12
15 Japan Takumi Saigusa 8 7 16 18 DNS DNS 10
16 Japan Hibiki Komatsu Ret 6 8
17 Japan Daiki Matsuda 9 8 20 14 14 15 16 16 6
18 Japan "Hirobon" Ret 9 14 15 2
19 China Lin Chenghua Ret 10 21 20 19 Ret 19 17 1
20 Japan Rio Shimono Ret 11 15 19 13 Ret 12 11 0
21 Japan Shouma Arimura 11 DNS 18 17 17 14 18 15 0
22 Japan Masaki Murata 13 Ret 19 16 15 17 17 14 0
23 Chinese Taipei Ethan Ho 16 13 0
Japan Aoto Nagahara
Independent Class
1 Japan "Dragon" 1 DNS 2 1 9 4 3 2 106
2 Japan Nobuhiro Imada WD WD 1 2 5 3 1 1 105.5
3 Japan "Kentaro" 4 1 3 7 2 1 Ret 9 102
4 Japan Makio Saito 7 2 4 5 Ret 2 11 6 68
5 Japan Isao Nakashima 5 3 7 6 4 4 57
6 Japan Masayuki Ueda WD WD 6 4 3 8 6 5 52
7 Japan "Ikari" 3 5 7 9 8 5 9 12 49
9 Japan "Ken Alex" 9 7 Ret 10 4 10 2 3 47.5
8 Japan Shoichiro Akamatsu 6 6 8 16 6 7 5 7 47
10 Japan Yutaka Toriba 13 6 1 Ret 7 11 39
11 Japan Keiji Nakao 2 10 Ret 8 11 DNS 23
12 Japan Motohiro Kotani 8 3 Ret 15 10 11 13 14 20
13 Japan Masayoshi Oyama 5 Ret 12 13 12 9 8 8 18
14 Japan Hachiro Osaka 10 4 14 12 14 13 12 10 13.5
15 Japan "Yugo” 11 8 10 17 15 15 Ret 15 5
16 United States William Sakai Ret 9 9 14 16 12 4
17 Japan Yuichi Sasaki WD WD 11 11 13 14 10 13 1
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R9 R10[b] R11 R12 R13 R14 R7 R8 Pts
FUJ1 SUZ1 FUJ2 SUG AUT MOT SUZ2
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

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Only the best finisher scored points for their team.

Pos Team FUJ1 SUZ1 FUJ2 SUG AUT MOT SUZ2 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R9 R10[b] R11 R12 R13 R14 R7 R8
Champion Class
1 HFDP with B-Max Racing Team 2 DNS 1 1 1 2 7 4 117
2 Drago Corse 4 2 5 5 4 1 11 13 87
3 TGR-DC Racing School 1 DNS 8 6 5 5 1 1 82
4 HELM Motorsports 15 1 4 2 2 11 10 9 74
5 HYDRANGEA Kageyama Racing Ret 4 3 4 7 4 9 8 59
6 PONOS Racing 12 DNS 6 8 11 3 2 2 45
7 OTG Motor Sports 10 5 18 12 12 9 15 19 13
8 Bionic Jack Racing 6 Ret 13 21 8 12 14 18 12
9 Falcon Motorsport 8 7 16 18 DNS DNS 10
10 Rn-sports Ret 6 8
11 Skill Speed 9 8 20 14 14 15 16 16 6
12 Buzz Racing Ret 10 21 20 19 Ret 19 17 1
13 Dr. Dry Ret 11 15 19 13 Ret 12 11 0
14 Zap Speed 13 Ret 19 16 15 17 17 14 0
Independent Class
1 B-Max Racing Team 1 DNS 1 1 5 3 1 1 137.5
2 Field Motorsports 4 1 3 7 2 1 Ret 9 102
3 Akiland Racing 2 2 4 5 11 2 8 6 84
4 Rn-sports WD WD 5 3 3 8 4 4 66
5 Bionic Jack Racing 3 5 7 9 8 5 9 12 49
6 Buzz Racing 9 7 Ret 10 4 10 2 3 47.5
7 Eagle Sports 6 6 8 16 6 7 5 7 47
8 HELM Motorsports Ret 9 9 6 1 12 7 11 43
9 Team 5ZIGEN 8 3 Ret 15 10 11 13 14 20
10 Dr. Dry 10 4 14 12 14 13 12 10 13.5
11 N-SPEED 11 8 10 17 15 15 Ret 15 5
12 DayDream Racing WD WD 11 11 13 14 10 14 1
Pos Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R9 R10[b] R11 R12 R13 R14 R7 R8 Pts
FUJ1 SUZ1 FUJ2 SUG AUT MOT SUZ2

Notes

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  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
  2. ^ a b c d The race was stopped due to bad weather conditions after less than 75% of laps were completed. Therefore, half points were awarded for the Independent Class. As for the Champion Class not awarded any point due to the race just ended on lap 2.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Japanese F4 reveals Gen2 design to be introduced in 2024". formulascout. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "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.
  3. ^ "エントリーリスト：2024-第11戦・第12戦-富士" (PDF). fiaf4.wordpress.com. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b "2024 FIA-F4 B-Max 参戦体制". b-maxracing.co.jp. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Honda 2024 Motorsports Program Overview". Honda Racing. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d "Honda confirms Iori Kimura's place on 2024 Super Formula grid". formulascout. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  8. ^ "エントリーリスト：2024-第5戦・第6戦-富士" (PDF). fiaf4.wordpress.com. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Formula 4 Calendar". honda.racing. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  10. ^ Klein, Jamie (28 August 2024). "Suzuka Round Postponed; Circuit to Host Season Finale". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
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