2015 F4 Japanese Championship

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The 2015 F4 Japanese Championship was the inaugural season of the F4 Japanese Championship. It began on 4 April in Okayama and finished on 15 November on Twin Ring Motegi after seven double header rounds. [1]

Contents

Teams and drivers

TeamNo.DriverRounds
Flag of Japan.svg Hanashima Racing [2] 2 Flag of Japan.svg Katsuaki Kubota [3] 1–2, 7
Flag of Japan.svg Shuma Sato3–5
Flag of Japan.svg Sutekina Racing Team [2] 3 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Ban [3] 1
Flag of Japan.svg Miku Ikejima2–3
Flag of Japan.svg Sena Sakaguchi 4–7
Flag of Japan.svg RS Fine [2] 4 Flag of Japan.svg Shunsuke Kohno [3] All
5 Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Hiraki [3] All
Flag of Japan.svg Clear Corporation6 Flag of Japan.svg Masanori Yonekura [3] 1, 3–4, 6
Flag of Japan.svg Honda Formula Dream Project [2] 7 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Otsu [4] All
8 Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Kamimura [4] All
9 Flag of Japan.svg Mizuki Ishizaka [4] All
10 Flag of Japan.svg Katsuhide Kaneishi [3] All
Flag of Japan.svg Rn-sports [2] 11 Flag of Japan.svg Tadasuke Makino [3] All
57 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro Yoshida6
Flag of Japan.svg Team A-ONE with SECNA [2] 12 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Shiraishi [3] 1–4, 6
Flag of Hong Kong.svg KCMG [2] 14 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Nemoto [5] All
18 Flag of New Zealand.svg James Munro [3] 1–2
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Paul Ip3
Flag of Japan.svg Media Do Kageyama Racing [2] 16 Flag of Japan.svg Tsubasa Mekaru [6] 1–5
Flag of Japan.svg ARN Racing17 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Nagai5–7
Flag of Italy.svg VSR Lamborghini S.C.Formula Jr [7] 19 Flag of Japan.svg Takuro Shinohara [7] All
63 Flag of Brazil.svg Nicolas Costa [3] 1–4
Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Myasava5–7
Flag of Japan.svg miNami aoYama with SARD [2] [8] 20 Flag of Japan.svg Kotoka Goibuchi2, 4
Flag of Japan.svg Ayaka Imahashi3, 5
Flag of Japan.svg Miki Koyama 6–7
28 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiaki Katayama [3] 1–2
39 Flag of Japan.svg Junpei Kato [3] All
Flag of Japan.svg RSS21 Flag of Japan.svg Turbo Asahi3–4, 7
22 Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata 5–7
Flag of Japan.svg N-SPEED [2] 23 Flag of Japan.svg Yugo Tanabe [3] All
Flag of Japan.svg Mars Racing Factory24 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Nakahara7
Flag of Japan.svg Field Motorsport [2] 25 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Takahashi2–4, 7
55 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Hata [3] 1–2, 4, 6–7
75 Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Tezuka [3] All
Flag of Japan.svg Zap Speed Racing Team [9] 27 Flag of South Korea.svg Hwang Do-yun [9] 1–4, 7
Flag of Japan.svg Shunsuke Sato32 Flag of Japan.svg Shunsuke Sato4
Flag of Japan.svg Sfida Racing Team34 Flag of Japan.svg "Flying Rat"2–4
35 Flag of Australia (converted).svg "Motor Mouse"2–4
Flag of Japan.svg TOM'S Spirit [2] 36 Flag of Japan.svg Sho Tsuboi [3] All
37 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuto Kotaka 2–7
Flag of Japan.svg Garage Chabatake [2] 38 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Yamada [3] 1–3
Flag of Japan.svg Tsuyoshi Tajima5, 7
Flag of Japan.svg Buzz International [10] 44 Flag of Japan.svg View Yamauchi [10] All
45 Flag of Japan.svg Yosuke Yamazaki7
Flag of Japan.svg B-MAX Racing Team [11] 50 Flag of Japan.svg Shinnosuke Yamada [11] All
51 Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Mikasa [11] All
Flag of Japan.svg Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave [2] 52 Flag of Japan.svg Taku Bamba [3] 1–3, 5–7
Flag of Japan.svg Le Beausset Motorsports [12] 62 Flag of Japan.svg Noa Satomi [12] All
Flag of Japan.svg Skill Speed [2] 66 Flag of Japan.svg Riku Hashimoto [3] All
Flag of Japan.svg leprix sport70 Flag of Japan.svg Tsubasa Amano2–7
Flag of Japan.svg NRS [2] 80 Flag of Japan.svg Yudai Jinkawa [3] 1
Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Kosugi2
81 Flag of Japan.svg Musashi Nakanishi2–3
Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Sasaki7
Flag of Japan.svg Succeed Sports [2] 88 Flag of Japan.svg Shintaro Kawabata [3] All
89 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Ban3–5
Flag of Japan.svg Ryota Kiyohara6–7

Race calendar and results

The calendar was published on 19 January 2015. [1] All rounds were held in Japan and were part of the Super GT events.

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning driverWinning team
1R1 Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka 4 April Flag of Japan.svg Sho Tsuboi Flag of Japan.svg Tadasuke Makino Flag of Japan.svg Tadasuke Makino Flag of Japan.svg Rn-sports
R25 April Flag of Japan.svg Tsubasa Mekaru Flag of Japan.svg Tadasuke Makino Flag of Japan.svg Tadasuke Makino Flag of Japan.svg Rn-sports
2R1 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 2 May Flag of Japan.svg Tadasuke Makino Flag of Japan.svg Sho Tsuboi Flag of Japan.svg Sho Tsuboi Flag of Japan.svg TOM'S Spirit
R23 May Flag of Japan.svg Tadasuke Makino Flag of Japan.svg Sho Tsuboi Flag of Japan.svg Tadasuke Makino Flag of Japan.svg Rn-sports
3R1 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 8 August Flag of Japan.svg Katsuhide Kaneishi Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Hiraki Flag of Japan.svg Tadasuke Makino Flag of Japan.svg Rn-sports
R29 August Flag of Japan.svg Katsuhide Kaneishi Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Hiraki Flag of Japan.svg Sho Tsuboi Flag of Japan.svg TOM'S Spirit
4R1 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 29 August Flag of Japan.svg Sho Tsuboi Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Hiraki Flag of Japan.svg Sho Tsuboi Flag of Japan.svg TOM'S Spirit
R230 August Flag of Japan.svg Tadasuke Makino Flag of Japan.svg Tadasuke Makino Flag of Japan.svg Sho Tsuboi Flag of Japan.svg TOM'S Spirit
5R1 Sportsland SUGO, Murata 19 September Flag of Japan.svg Sho Tsuboi Flag of Japan.svg Shunsuke Kohno Flag of Japan.svg Sho Tsuboi Flag of Japan.svg TOM'S Spirit
R220 September Flag of Japan.svg Sho Tsuboi Flag of Japan.svg Sena Sakaguchi Flag of Japan.svg Sho Tsuboi Flag of Japan.svg TOM'S Spirit
6R1 Autopolis, Hita 31 October Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Otsu Flag of Japan.svg Sho Tsuboi Flag of Japan.svg Sho Tsuboi Flag of Japan.svg TOM'S Spirit
R21 November Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Hiraki Flag of Japan.svg Kazuto Kotaka Flag of Japan.svg Shinnosuke Yamada Flag of Japan.svg B-MAX Racing Team
7R1 Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi 14 November Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Nemoto Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Kamimura Flag of Japan.svg Tadasuke Makino Flag of Japan.svg Rn-sports
R215 November Flag of Japan.svg Tadasuke Makino Flag of Japan.svg Sho Tsuboi Flag of Japan.svg Tadasuke Makino Flag of Japan.svg Rn-sports

Championship standings

Drivers' Championships

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points20151510864321

Overall

PosDriver OKA FUJ1 FUJ2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT Points
1 Flag of Japan.svg Sho Tsuboi 221941111111752195
2 Flag of Japan.svg Tadasuke Makino 112112622239511192
3 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Otsu 93411244175722324108
4 Flag of Japan.svg Shinnosuke YamadaRetRet33767710Ret316884
5 Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Hiraki376Ret32331213420Ret1383
6 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuto Kotaka 101365646786161150
7 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Nemoto Ret108712Ret10515141482347
8 Flag of Japan.svg Shunsuke Kohno 102017211718993210109642
9 Flag of Japan.svg Mizuki IshizakaDNS161355Ret51420166411942
10 Flag of Japan.svg Sena Sakaguchi 30†678573741
11 Flag of Japan.svg Takuro Shinohara 1718Ret41881889479102235
12 Flag of Japan.svg Yuta KamimuraRet51115Ret128108616157435
13 Flag of Japan.svg Shintaro Kawabata15Ret51011132811141115114527
14 Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Mikasa5RetRet2Ret9221813122116Ret1725
15 Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata 49Ret3142724
16 Flag of Japan.svg Katsuhide Kaneishi1992128Ret3161921222713151214
17 Flag of Japan.svg Tsubasa Mekaru6Ret732†8251213161513
18 Flag of Brazil.svg Nicolas Costa 4151214DNS16132410
19 Flag of New Zealand.svg James Munro Ret416Ret10
20 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Shiraishi7618161624151512Ret10
21 Flag of Japan.svg Musashi Nakanishi33†621236
22 Flag of Japan.svg Turbo Asahi107203023235
23 Flag of Japan.svg Noa Satomi208Ret201931171617Ret111212Ret3
24 Flag of Japan.svg Riku Hashimoto111719824Ret19202721242315Ret3
25 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Yamada81215Ret20193
26 Flag of Japan.svg Taku BambaWDWD912141518171321Ret103
27 Flag of Japan.svg Tsubasa Amano2219911Ret12Ret19181417142
28 Flag of Japan.svg Shuma Sato131431†2211101
29 Flag of Japan.svg Junpei Kato13191424151014DNS26231927Ret251
30 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Ban1811262032†2323260
31 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Takahashi3118Ret211126WDWD0
32 Flag of Japan.svg Masanori Yonekura1223†WDWD242526240
33 Flag of Japan.svg View YamauchiWDWD20252217Ret312424252213210
34 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiaki Katayama 2113DNSRet0
35 Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Tezuka22142317232221272220171819Ret0
36 Flag of Japan.svg Katsuaki Kubota14222631RetRet0
37 Flag of South Korea.svg Hwang Do-yunWDWD25RetRet33232125160
38 Flag of Japan.svg Yugo Tanabe16243229Ret3229333029302828320
39 Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Myasava193823RetRet180
40 Flag of Japan.svg Yosuke Yamazaki18Ret0
41 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Nagai25252929†21190
42 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro Yoshida22190
43 Flag of Japan.svg Ryota Kiyohara20RetRet200
44 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi HataRet2128Ret2529Ret2520300
45 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Kosugi24220
46 Flag of Japan.svg Tsuyoshi Tajima292822310
47 Flag of Japan.svg Kotoka Goibuchi272327DNS0
48 Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Sasaki24290
49 Flag of Japan.svg Ayaka Imahashi25280
50 Flag of Japan.svg Miki Koyama 282626260
51 Flag of Australia (converted).svg "Motor Mouse"29262727WDWD0
52 Flag of Japan.svg "Flying Rat"3027283026320
53 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Nakahara27280
54 Flag of Japan.svg Shunsuke SatoRet280
55 Flag of Japan.svg Miku IkejimaRet30Ret290
Flag of Japan.svg Yudai JinkawaWDWD0
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Paul IpWDWD0
PosDriver OKA FUJ1 FUJ2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird 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)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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

Teams' standings

PosTeamPts.
1 Flag of Japan.svg TOM'S Spirit 225
2 Flag of Japan.svg Rn-sports216
3 Flag of Japan.svg Honda Formula Dream Project144
4 Flag of Japan.svg RS Fine133
5 Flag of Japan.svg B-Max Racing team109
6 Flag of Hong Kong.svg KCMG 70
7 Flag of Italy.svg VSR Lamborghini S.C.Formula Jr 59
8 Flag of Japan.svg Sutekina Racing Team55
9 Flag of Japan.svg Succeed Sports41
10 Flag of Japan.svg RSS39
11 Flag of Japan.svg Media Do Kageyama Racing 23
12 Flag of Japan.svg Eagle Sport20
13 Flag of Japan.svg Le Beausset Motorsports17
14 Flag of Japan.svg Skill Speed17
15 Flag of Japan.svg miNami aoYama with SARD 14
16 Flag of Japan.svg N-Speed14
17 Flag of Japan.svg Field Motorsport14
18 Flag of Japan.svg Leprix Sport14
19 Flag of Japan.svg Garage Chabatake13
20 Flag of Japan.svg Hanamashima Racing13
21 Flag of Japan.svg Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave13
22 Flag of Japan.svg NRS10
23 Flag of Japan.svg Buzz International10
24 Flag of Japan.svg Zap Speed Racing Team8
25 Flag of Japan.svg Sfida Racing Team6
26 Flag of Japan.svg Clear Corporation6
27 Flag of Japan.svg ARN Racing6

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