The 2018 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship season was the third season of the Formula 4 South East Asia Championship. It began on 7 July at the Sepang International Circuit and finished on 1 December at the same venue.
The provisional driver entry list was released on 27 April 2018. [1]
No. | Driver | Rounds |
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0 | Adam Khalid | 7–8 |
3 | Kane Shepherd | All |
7 | Aidan Wright | 2–4 |
8 | Malthe Jakobsen | 7–8 |
10 | Timothy Yeo | 1–2, 8 |
11 | Shahkirah Shaharul | 7–8 |
18 | Kubo Masataka | 1 |
Sandy Stuvik | 5–6 | |
22 | Alister Yoong | 1, 3–8 |
23 | Muizz Musyaffa | All |
26 | Louie Westover | 8 |
28 | Alessandro Ghiretti | All |
29 | Lucca Allen | 7–8 |
32 | Presley Martono | 1 |
34 | Shihab Al Habsi | 8 |
35 | Moulay El Alaoui | 8 |
42 | Luke Thompson | 1–6, 8 |
46 | Ryo Komikado | 1, 3–8 |
55 | Adam D'Agostino | 1–2 |
66 | Antoine Potty | 2–6 |
77 | Chetan Korada | 4 |
99 | Liam Lawrence | 2 |
Emily Linscott | 7 |
The calendar for the 2018 season expanded upon the previous season. The Clark International Speedway round in the Philippines was discontinued and replaced with the Madras Motor Race Track in Chennai, India. [2]
The series follows the standard F1 points scoring system with the addition of 1 point for fastest lap and 3 points for pole. The best 18 results out of 24 races counted towards the championship. [3]
The fastest qualifying laps determine the grid positions for race 1. The finishing positions of the entire field in race 1 are reversed to determine the grid positions for race 2. The finishing positions of the entire field in race 2 are reversed to determine the grid positions for race 3.
Points were awarded as follows:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | R1 PP | FL |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
|
Bold – Pole |
Pos | Drivers | Pts |
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1 | Alessandro Ghiretti | 420 |
2 | Muizz Musyaffa | 282 |
3 | Antoine Potty | 188 |
4 | Ryo Komikado | 160 |
5 | Abdirahman Mohamed | 30 |
6 | Emily Linscott | 21 |
7 | Louie Westover | 16 |
8 | Moulay el Aloui | 9 |
9 | Alister Yoong | 0 |
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