2018 F4 Japanese Championship
Drivers' champion: Yuki Tsunoda
Teams' champion: Honda Formula Dream Project
Parent series:Super GT
The 2018 F4 Japanese Championship season was the fourth season of the F4 Japanese Championship. It began on 7 April in Okayama and finished on 11 November on Twin Ring Motegi after seven double header rounds.[1][2]
Teams and drivers
All teams and drivers were Japanese-registered
Team | No. | Driver | Class | Rounds | TOM'S Spirit | 1 | Kazuto Kotaka[3] | | 2–7 | 36 | Sota Ogawa[4] | | All | Team Right Way | 2 | Keizi Nakao[4] | I | All | Yuichi Sasaki | 4 | Yuichi Sasaki[3] | I | 2, 4–5, 7 | Honda Formula Dream Project | 5 | Yuki Tsunoda[5] | | All | 6 | Teppei Natori[5] | | All | 7 | Takuya Otaki[4] | | All | 8 | Ren Sato[4] | | All | Rn-sports | 10 | Ayumu Iwasa[6] | | 3 | Toshihito Funai | I | 7 | 11 | Masayuki Ueda[4] | I | All | M2 Engineering | 12 | "Ryo"[6] | I | 3 | B-MAX Engineering | 13 | "Syuji"[3] | I | 2–3 | Motoyoshi Yoshida[7] | I | 4 | "Dragon" | I | 7 | 27 | "Syuji"[7] | I | 4, 7 | Media Do Kageyama Racing | 15 | Hiromichi Hayase[4] | | 1–5, 7 | Yuui Tsutsumi | | 6 | 16 | Shinji Sawada[4] | | All | Ateam Buzz Motorsport | 17 | Yusuke Shiotsu[4] | | All | 18 | Daichi Okamoto[4] | | 1, 3 | Hideki Hirota[7] | I | 4, 6–7 | Corse Ceramiche Racing | 20 | Hiroyuki Honda[3] | I | 2 | N-Speed | 23 | "Yugo"[4] | I | All | Field Motorsports | 25 | Kiryu Hosoda[4] | | All | 55 | Rikiya Kanazawa[4] | | All | 95 | Miki Koyama[4] | | All | Eagle Sports | 28 | Makio Saito[4] | I | 1–3 | Yasushi Ide[7] | I | 4 | Atsushi Miyake | | 7 | 29 | Yasushi Ide[4] | I | 1–3 | MYST | 31 | Kakunoshin Ohta[7] | | 4 | Inging Motorsports | 38 | Reiji Hiraki[4] | | All | Saccess Racing | 39 | Yuki Urata[4] | | 1, 3–4 | Miku Ikejima[3] | I | 2 | Daichi Okamoto | | 7 | Succeed Sports | 88 | Sena Kuronuma[4] | | All | Bionic Jack Racing | 44 | Sho Onodera[3] | | 2–5 | "Ikari" | I | 7 | 98 | Mizuki Ishizaka[4] | | All | Le Beausset Motorsports | 62 | Shota Ogura[4] | | All | 63 | Kohta Kawaai[4] | | All | leprix sport with SSR | 70 | Ryohei Tanaka[4] | | 1–2 | Norio Kubo[6] | I | 3 | C.S.I.-Reon Kids Racing | 73 | Shunsuke Hanawa[4] | | 1–5, 7 | Skill Speed | 77 | Takuya Okada[4] | | 1–3 | Takeshi Ohi[7] | | 4–7 | OTG Motor Sports | 80 | Yuko Tamaki[4] | | All | 81 | Togo Suganami[4] | | All | 82 | Yuma Shouji[4] | | All | NRS | 83 | Kazuki Hirokawa[7] | | 4 | Zap Speed Racing Team | 86 | Hachiro Osaka[4] | I | All | | Icon | Class | I | Independent Cup | |
Race calendar and results
All rounds were held in Japan and were part of the Super GT events.[1]
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 | Yuki Tsunoda | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 245 | 2 | Teppei Natori | 1 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 231 | 3 | Kazuto Kotaka | | | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 188 | 4 | Kohta Kawaai | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 135 | 5 | Togo Suganami | 10 | 10 | Ret | 3 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 119 | 6 | Shinji Sawada | 3 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 64 | 7 | Ren Sato | 15 | 9 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 8 | Takuya Otaki | 19 | DNS | 20 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 57 | 9 | Sota Ogawa | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 55 | 10 | Mizuki Ishizaka | 11 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 30 | 33 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 9 | 5 | 49 | 11 | Shota Ogura | 13 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3 | DNS | 48 | 12 | Rikiya Kanazawa | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 13 | 13 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 46 | 13 | Reiji Hiraki | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 12 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 38 | 14 | Kiryu Hosoda | 2 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 36 | 15 | Miki Koyama | 16 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 16 | Yuki Urata | 6 | Ret | | | 10 | 14 | 16 | 12 | | | | | | | 9 | 17 | Ayumu Iwasa | | | | | 6 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 8 | 18 | Yuko Tamaki | 20 | 18 | Ret | 11 | 25 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 13 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 19 | Takuya Okada | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 17 | | | | | | | | | 4 | 20 | Sena Kuronuma | 17 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 20 | Ret | 15 | 18 | 26 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 21 | Daichi Okamoto | 9 | 15 | | | 20 | Ret | | | | | | | 14 | 20 | 2 | 22 | Sho Onodera | | | 14 | 10 | 19 | 18 | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | 1 | 23 | Takeshi Ohi | | | | | | | 29 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 24 | Atsushi Miyake | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 11 | 0 | 25 | Yusuke Shiotsu | 14 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 19 | Ret | 12 | 0 | 26 | Yuma Shouji | 18 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 22 | Ret | 16 | 20 | WD | WD | 0 | 27 | Miku Ikejima | | | 15 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 28 | Yuui Tsutsumi | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 14 | | | 0 | 29 | Hiromichi Hayase | 23 | Ret | 17 | 15 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 23 | | | 20 | 15 | 0 | 30 | Shunsuke Hanawa | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 30 | 18 | 22 | | | 17 | 16 | 0 | 31 | Masayuki Ueda | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | Ret | 25 | 26 | 21 | Ret | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 0 | 32 | Hideki Hirota | | | | | | | Ret | 27 | | | 22 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 33 | Kazuki Hirokawa | | | | | | | Ret | 17 | | | | | | | 0 | 34 | Keizi Nakao | 21 | Ret | 25 | 18 | 28 | 21 | Ret | 22 | Ret | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | Ret | 0 | 35 | Hachiro Osaka | 28 | 24 | 22 | Ret | 27 | 24 | 22 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 36 | Yuichi Sasaki | | | 24 | 22 | | | 24 | 24 | 19 | 20 | | | | | 0 | 37 | Toshihito Funai | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | 19 | 0 | 38 | Yasushi Ide | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 25 | | | | | | | 0 | 39 | Ryohei Tanaka | 25 | 20 | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 40 | "Syuji" | | | 26 | 23 | 32 | 30 | 21 | 29 | | | | | Ret | 21 | 0 | 41 | Makio Saito | 27 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 31 | 29 | | | | | | | | | 0 | 42 | "Yugo" | 29 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 31 | Ret | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 43 | Motoyoshi Yoshida | | | | | | | 23 | 32 | | | | | | | 0 | 44 | Norio Kubo | | | | | 23 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 | 45 | "Ikari" | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | Ret | 0 | 46 | "Ryo" | | | | | 30 | 26 | | | | | | | | | 0 | 47 | Kakunoshin Ohta | | | | | | | 27 | Ret | | | | | | | 0 | — | "Dragon" | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 0 | — | Hiroyuki Honda | | | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | Pos | Driver | OKA | FUJ1 | SUZ | FUJ2 | SUG | AUT | MOT | Points | | Colour | Result | Gold | Winner | Silver | Second place | Bronze | Third place | Green | Points finish | Blue | Non-points finish | Non-classified finish (NC) | Purple | Retired (Ret) | Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) | Black | Disqualified (DSQ) | White | Did not start (DNS) | Withdrew (WD) | Race cancelled (C) | Blank | Did not practice (DNP) | Did not arrive (DNA) | Excluded (EX) | Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † — Did not finish, but classified |
Teams' standings
Pos | Team | Pts. |
1 | Honda Formula Dream Project | 316 |
2 | TOM'S Spirit | 210 |
3 | Le Beausset Motorsports | 140 |
4 | OTG Motor Sports | 119 |
5 | Field Motorsports | 69 |
6 | Media Do Kageyama Racing | 64 |
7 | Bionic Jack Racing | 50 |
8 | Inging Motorsports | 38 |
9 | Saccess Racing | 9 |
10 | Rn-sports | 8 |
11 | Skill Speed | 5 |
12 | Ateam Buzz Motorsport | 2 |
13 | Succeed Sports | 2 |
Independent Cup Standings
Pos | Driver | OKA | FUJ1 | SUZ | FUJ2 | SUG | AUT | MOT | Points |
1 | Masayuki Ueda | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | Ret | 25 | 26 | 21 | Ret | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 207 |
2 | Keizi Nakao | 21 | Ret | 25 | 18 | 28 | 21 | Ret | 22 | Ret | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | Ret | 201 |
3 | Hachiro Osaka | 28 | 24 | 22 | Ret | 27 | 24 | 22 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 18 | 177 |
4 | "Yugo" | 29 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 31 | Ret | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 116 |
5 | Yasushi Ide | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 25 | | | | | | | 98 |
6 | Yuichi Sasaki | | | 24 | 22 | | | 24 | 24 | 19 | 20 | | | | | 85 |
7 | Hideki Hirota | | | | | | | Ret | 27 | | | 22 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 80 |
8 | Makio Saito | 27 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 31 | 29 | | | | | | | | | 65 |
9 | "Syuji" | | | 26 | 23 | 32 | 30 | 21 | 29 | | | | | Ret | 21 | 61 |
10 | Miku Ikejima | | | 15 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | 50 |
11 | Norio Kubo | | | | | 23 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 25 |
12 | "Ryo" | | | | | 30 | 26 | | | | | | | | | 20 |
13 | Motoyoshi Yoshida | | | | | | | 23 | 32 | | | | | | | 14 |
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing OUTLINES 2018 MOTORSPORTS ACTIVITIES". Toyota Motor Corporation. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "018 FIA-F4 Championship 3rd / 4th Fuji Competition entry list". fiaf4.jp (in Japanese). GTA Co. 13 April 2018. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ 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 "018 FIA-F4 Championship 1st / 2nd Okayama Competition entry list". fiaf4.jp (in Japanese). GTA Co. 25 March 2018. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Honda 2018 Motorsports Program Overview". Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "018 FIA-F4 Championship 5th / 6th Suzuka Competition entry list". fiaf4.jp (in Japanese). GTA Co. 6 May 2018. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g "018 FIA-F4 Championship 7th / 8th Fuji Competition entry list". fiaf4.jp (in Japanese). GTA Co. 2 August 2018. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)