2018 F4 Japanese Championship

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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]

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Teams and drivers

All teams and drivers were Japanese-registered

TeamNo.DriverClassRounds
TOM'S Spirit 1 Kazuto Kotaka [3] 2–7
36 Sota Ogawa [4] All
Team Right Way2Keiji Nakao [4] IAll
Yuichi Sasaki4Yuichi Sasaki [3] I2, 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-sports10 Ayumu Iwasa [6] 3
Toshihito FunaiI7
11Masayuki Ueda [4] IAll
M2 Engineering12"Ryo" [6] I3
B-MAX Engineering 13"Syuji" [3] I2–3
Motoyoshi Yoshida [7] I4
"Dragon"I7
27"Syuji" [7] I4, 7
Media Do Kageyama Racing 15Hiromichi Hayase [4] 1–5, 7
Yuui Tsutsumi 6
16Shinji Sawada [4] All
Ateam Buzz Motorsport17 Yusuke Shiotsu [4] All
18Daichi Okamoto [4] 1, 3
Hideki Hirota [7] I4, 6–7
Corse Ceramiche Racing20Hiroyuki Honda [3] I2
N-Speed23"Yugo" [4] IAll
Field Motorsports25Kiryu Hosoda [4] All
55Rikiya Kanazawa [4] All
95 Miki Koyama [4] All
Eagle Sports28Makio Saito [4] I1–3
Yasushi Ide [7] I4
Atsushi Miyake 7
29Yasushi Ide [4] I1–3
MYST31 Kakunoshin Ohta [7] 4
Inging Motorsport 38 Reiji Hiraki [4] All
Saccess Racing39Yuki Urata [4] 1, 3–4
Miku Ikejima [3] I2
Daichi Okamoto7
Succeed Sports88Sena Kuronuma [4] All
Bionic Jack Racing 44Sho Onodera [3] 2–5
"Ikari"I7
98Mizuki Ishizaka [4] All
Le Beausset Motorsports62Shota Ogura [4] All
63 Kohta Kawaai [4] All
leprix sport with SSR70Ryohei Tanaka [4] 1–2
Norio Kubo [6] I3
C.S.I.-Reon Kids Racing73Shunsuke Hanawa [4] 1–5, 7
Skill Speed77Takuya Okada [4] 1–3
Takeshi Ohi [7] 4–7
OTG Motor Sports 80Yuko Tamaki [4] All
81 Togo Suganami [4] All
82Yuma Shoji [4] All
NRS83Kazuki Hirokawa [7] 4
Zap Speed Racing Team86Hachiro Osaka [4] IAll
IconClass
IIndependent Cup

Race calendar and results

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

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamIndependent Cup winner
1R1 Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka 7 April Yuki Tsunoda Kohta Kawaai Teppei Natori Honda Formula Dream Project Keizi Nakao
R28 April Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda Honda Formula Dream Project Masayuki Ueda
2R1 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 3 May Yuki Tsunoda Ren Sato Yuki Tsunoda Honda Formula Dream Project Miku Ikejima
R24 May Yuki Tsunoda Togo Suganami Yuki Tsunoda Honda Formula Dream Project Miku Ikejima
3R1 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 19 May Yuki Tsunoda Kazuto Kotaka Yuki Tsunoda Honda Formula Dream Project Keizi Nakao
R220 May Yuki Tsunoda Teppei Natori Yuki Tsunoda Honda Formula Dream Project Norio Kubo
4R1 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 4 August Teppei Natori Yuki Tsunoda Kazuto Kotaka TOM'S Spirit Yasushi Ide
R25 August Teppei Natori Kazuto Kotaka Kazuto Kotaka TOM'S Spirit Masayuki Ueda
5R1 Sportsland SUGO, Murata 15 September Yuki Tsunoda Ren Sato Teppei Natori Honda Formula Dream Project Yuichi Sasaki
R216 September Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda Honda Formula Dream Project Keizi Nakao
6R1 Autopolis, Hita 20 October Togo Suganami Togo Suganami Togo Suganami OTG Motor Sports Keizi Nakao
R221 October Togo Suganami Togo Suganami Togo Suganami OTG Motor Sports Keizi Nakao
7R1 Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi 10 November Teppei Natori Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda Honda Formula Dream Project Keizi Nakao
R211 November Teppei Natori Kazuto Kotaka Teppei Natori Honda Formula Dream Project Hideki Hirota

Championship standings

Points are awarded as follows:

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points251815121086421

Drivers' standings

PosDriver OKA FUJ1 SUZ FUJ2 SUG AUT MOT Points
1 Yuki Tsunoda Ret11111233181112245
2 Teppei Natori 142173432123321231
3 Kazuto Kotaka 3222115622213188
4 Kohta Kawaai 88445757234656135
5 Togo Suganami 1010Ret38Ret64991144119
6Shinji Sawada33RetRet12872616461010964
7 Ren Sato 1596Ret4510610814137758
8 Takuya Otaki 19DNS2020163811614546Ret57
9 Sota Ogawa 561121994581091282455
10Mizuki Ishizaka111110Ret76303377Ret59549
11Shota Ogura131497331011104510153DNS48
12Rikiya Kanazawa45861116311313Ret77162546
13 Reiji Hiraki 7755Ret122881211129RetRet38
14Kiryu Hosoda22RetRet1811131411121317131436
15 Miki Koyama 16127141413991517111612Ret10
16Yuki Urata6Ret101416129
17 Ayumu Iwasa 6Ret8
18Yuko Tamaki2018Ret11253112192013Ret8Ret88
19Takuya Okada121312821174
20Sena Kuronuma171713915191520Ret15182618132
21Daichi Okamoto91520Ret14202
22Sho Onodera14101918DNQDNQ1
23Takeshi Ohi29151716191815101
24 Atsushi Miyake 11110
25 Yusuke Shiotsu 1416RetRet1315181814211719Ret120
26Yuma Shoji181916121720141622Ret1620WDWD0
27Miku Ikejima15130
28 Yuui Tsutsumi 15140
29Hiromichi Hayase23Ret171524231723212320150
30Shunsuke Hanawa2422191922221930182217160
31Masayuki Ueda22211816Ret252621Ret19212222230
32Hideki HirotaRet27222323170
33Kazuki HirokawaRet170
34Keizi Nakao21Ret25182821Ret22Ret18202119Ret0
35Hachiro Osaka282422Ret272422282324232426180
36Yuichi Sasaki2422242419200
37Toshihito Funai25190
38Yasushi Ide26262725262720250
39Ryohei Tanaka2520DNQDNQ0
40"Syuji"262332302129Ret210
41Makio Saito2723212431290
42"Yugo"2925232629282531Ret25242527220
43Motoyoshi Yoshida23320
44Norio Kubo23Ret0
45"Ikari"24Ret0
46"Ryo"30260
47 Kakunoshin Ohta 27Ret0
"Dragon"RetRet0
Hiroyuki HondaDNQDNQ0
PosDriver OKA FUJ1 SUZ FUJ2 SUG AUT MOT Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (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 Honda Formula Dream Project316
2 TOM'S Spirit 210
3Le Beausset Motorsports140
4 OTG Motor Sports 119
5Field Motorsports69
6 Media Do Kageyama Racing 64
7Bionic Jack Racing50
8Inging Motorsports38
9Saccess Racing9
10Rn-sports8
11Skill Speed5
12Ateam Buzz Motorsport2
13Succeed Sports2

Independent Cup Standings

PosDriver OKA FUJ1 SUZ FUJ2 SUG AUT MOT Points
1Masayuki Ueda22211816Ret252621Ret1921222223207
2Keizi Nakao21Ret25182821Ret22Ret18202119Ret201
3Hachiro Osaka282422Ret27242228232423242618177
4"Yugo"2925232629282531Ret2524252722116
5Yasushi Ide262627252627202598
6Yuichi Sasaki24222424192085
7Hideki HirotaRet272223231780
8Makio Saito27232124312965
9"Syuji"262332302129Ret2161
10Miku Ikejima151350
11Norio Kubo23Ret25
12"Ryo"302620
13Motoyoshi Yoshida233214

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