2024 F4 Japanese Championship

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The 2024 F4 Japanese Championship season was the tenth season of the F4 Japanese Championship. It was began on 3 May at Fuji Speedway and finished on 8 December at Suzuka International Racing Course.

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This was 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

All teams were compete with an identical Toray Carbon Magic MCSC-24 chassis and TOM'S 2-litre naturally aspirated engine. [1]

TeamNo.DriverClassRounds
Akiland Racing2 Flag of Japan.svg Keiji Nakao [2] I1–3
Flag of Japan.svg Aoto Nagahara [3] C5
71 Flag of Japan.svg Masayoshi Oyama [2] IAll
96 Flag of Japan.svg Makio Saito [2] IAll
DayDream Racing4 Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Sasaki [2] IAll
Team 5ZIGEN 5 Flag of Japan.svg Motohiro Kotani [2] IAll
Buzz Racing9 Flag of Japan.svg "Ken Alex" [2] IAll
90 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Chenghua [2] CAll
Rn-sports10 Flag of Japan.svg Hibiki Komatsu [2] C1
Flag of Japan.svg Isao Nakashima [4] I2–7
11 Flag of Japan.svg Masayuki Ueda [2] IAll
Zap Speed14 Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Murata [2] CAll
57 Flag of Japan.svg Anri Sugihara [5] I6
HYDRANGEA Kageyama Racing 16 Flag of Japan.svg Kotaro Shimbara [2] CAll
Eagle Sports21 Flag of Japan.svg Tadakazu Kojima [6] I7
40 Flag of Japan.svg Shoichiro Akamatsu [2] IAll
N-SPEED23 Flag of Japan.svg "Yugo” [2] IAll
Falcon Motorsport26 Flag of Japan.svg Takumi Saigusa [2] C1–3, 6–7
B-Max Racing Team [a]

HFPD with B-Max Racing Team [a] 		30 Flag of Japan.svg "Dragon" [7] IAll
44 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro Imada [7] IAll
50 Flag of Japan.svg Yuto Nomura [8] CAll
51 Flag of Japan.svg Ryota Horachi [8] CAll
Drago Corse 33 Flag of Japan.svg Itsuki Sato [2] CAll
34 Flag of Japan.svg Hironobu Shimizu [2] CAll
TGR-DC Racing School 35 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Sano [9] CAll
36 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuhisa Urabe [9] CAll
37 Flag of Japan.svg Tokiya Suzuki [9] CAll
38 Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoshi Umegaki [9] CAll
PONOS Racing 45 Flag of Japan.svg Kento Omiya [2] CAll
54 Flag of Japan.svg Rintaro Sato [2] CAll
Fujita Pharmacy Racing46 Flag of Japan.svg Shouma Arimura [2] CAll
TGM Grand Prix 53 Flag of Japan.svg Shota Sakai [6] C7
Field Motorsports55 Flag of Japan.svg "Kentaro" [2] IAll
OTG Motor Sports 60 Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Kumagai [2] CAll
HELM Motorsports 61 Flag of the United States.svg William Sakai [2] I1–3, 7
62 Flag of Japan.svg Tosei Moriyama [2] CAll
63 Flag of Japan.svg Yutaka Toriba [2] IAll
64 Flag of Japan.svg "Hirobon" [2] C1–2, 5
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ethan Ho [10] C3
Skill Speed77 Flag of Japan.svg Daiki Matsuda [2] C1–4, 7
Dr.Dry86 Flag of Japan.svg Hachiro Osaka [2] IAll
87 Flag of Japan.svg Rio Shimono [2] CAll
Bionic Jack Racing 97 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Shirasaki [2] CAll
98 Flag of Japan.svg "Ikari" [2] IAll
IconClass
CChampion Class
IIndependent Class

Race calendar

All rounds were held in Japan and supported the Super GT events. [11] 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. [12] After Race 11 was not held due to bad weather in Autopolis, the race was moved to the Mobility Resort Motegi round. [13]

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamIndependent Class winner
1R1 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 3 May Flag of Japan.svg Kotaro Shimbara Flag of Japan.svg Ryota Horachi Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Sano TGR-DC Racing School Flag of Japan.svg "Dragon"
R24 May Flag of Japan.svg Tosei Moriyama Flag of Japan.svg Hironobu Shimizu Flag of Japan.svg Tosei Moriyama HELM Motorsports Flag of Japan.svg "Kentaro"
2R3 Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka 1 June Flag of Japan.svg Yuto Nomura Flag of Japan.svg Ryota Horachi Flag of Japan.svg Yuto Nomura HFDP with B-Max Racing Team Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro Imada
R42 June Flag of Japan.svg Yuto Nomura Flag of Japan.svg Tosei Moriyama Flag of Japan.svg Yuto Nomura HFDP with B-Max Racing Team Flag of Japan.svg "Dragon"
3R5 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 3 August Flag of Japan.svg Ryota Horachi Flag of Japan.svg Ryota Horachi Flag of Japan.svg Ryota Horachi HFDP with B-Max Racing Team Flag of Japan.svg Yutaka Toriba
R64 August Flag of Japan.svg Ryota Horachi Flag of Japan.svg Ryota Horachi Flag of Japan.svg Hironobu Shimizu Drago Corse Flag of Japan.svg "Kentaro"
4R9 Sportsland Sugo, Murata 21 September Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Sano Flag of Japan.svg Kento Omiya Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Sano TGR-DC Racing School Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro Imada
R1022 September Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Sano Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Sano Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Sano TGR-DC Racing School Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro Imada
5R11 Autopolis, Hita 19 OctoberThe race was cancelled due to severe bad weather. The race was rescheduled to the next round in Motegi.
R1220 October Flag of Japan.svg Yuto Nomura Flag of Japan.svg Yuto Nomura Flag of Japan.svg Yuto Nomura HFDP with B-Max Racing Team Flag of Japan.svg "Dragon"
6R11 Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi 2 November Flag of Japan.svg Ryota Horachi Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoshi Umegaki Flag of Japan.svg Yuto Nomura HFDP with B-Max Racing Team Flag of Japan.svg "Dragon"
R13 Flag of Japan.svg Ryota Horachi Flag of Japan.svg Yuto Nomura Flag of Japan.svg Yuto Nomura HFDP with B-Max Racing Team Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro Imada
R143 November Flag of Japan.svg Yuto Nomura Flag of Japan.svg Yuto Nomura HFDP with B-Max Racing Team Flag of Japan.svg "Dragon"
7R7 Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka 7 December Flag of Japan.svg Ryota Horachi Flag of Japan.svg Yuto Nomura Flag of Japan.svg Yuto Nomura HFDP with B-Max Racing Team Flag of Japan.svg Yutaka Toriba
R88 December Flag of Japan.svg Ryota Horachi Flag of Japan.svg Tosei Moriyama Flag of Japan.svg Kotaro Shimbara [b] HYDRANGEA Kageyama Racing Flag of Japan.svg Yutaka Toriba

Championship standings

Points were awarded as follows:

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

Drivers' standings

Champion Class

PosDriver FUJ1 SUZ1 FUJ2 SUG AUT MOT SUZ2 Pts
R1R2R3R4R5R6R9R10 [c] R11R12R11R13R14R7R8
1 Flag of Japan.svg Yuto Nomura 2DNS113874C111112236
2 Flag of Japan.svg Ryota Horachi 3DNS231285C42343DSQ167
3 Flag of Japan.svg Kotaro ShimbaraRet4347498C372241153
4 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Sano 1DNS11610711C237325147
5 Flag of Japan.svg Tosei Moriyama 15142211109CRet15Ret115399
6 Flag of Japan.svg Hironobu Shimizu4255411313C1191797Ret97
7 Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoshi UmegakiRetDNS9765610C56689478
8 Flag of Japan.svg Rintaro Sato 14DNS6918636C717866670
9 Flag of Japan.svg Kento Omiya12DNS7811322C8441711Ret68
10 Flag of Japan.svg Tokiya Suzuki7DNS121351657C61016716743
11 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuhisa Urabe 5DNS81020Ret43C9135Ret14Ret39
12 Flag of Japan.svg Itsuki SatoRet310119101112C10810513937
13 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Shirasaki6Ret13218121418C12515108Ret27
14 Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Kumagai10518121291519C1512Ret1212817
15 Flag of Japan.svg Takumi Saigusa871618DNSDNSRet121519Ret10
16 Flag of Japan.svg Hibiki KomatsuRet68
17 Flag of Japan.svg Daiki Matsuda98201414151616WDWD6
18 Flag of Japan.svg Rio Shimono Ret11151913Ret1211C131191310113
19 Flag of Japan.svg "Hirobon"Ret91415CWD2
20 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin ChenghuaRet10212019Ret1917C1618141618141
23 Flag of Japan.svg Shota Sakai15101
21 Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Murata13Ret191615171714C17141114Ret120
22 Flag of Japan.svg Shouma Arimura11DNS181717141815C1816131817130
24 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ethan Ho16130
25 Flag of Japan.svg Aoto NagaharaC140
PosDriverR1R2R3R4R5R6R9R10 [c] R11R12R11R13R14R7R8Pts
FUJ1 SUZ1 FUJ2 SUG AUT MOT SUZ2
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenOther points position
BlueOther classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formattingMeaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap

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

Independent Class

PosDriver FUJ1 SUZ1 FUJ2 SUG AUT MOT SUZ2 Pts
R1R2R3R4R5R6R9R10 [c] R11R12R11R13R14R7R8
1 Flag of Japan.svg "Dragon" 1DNS219432C1171Ret3202
2 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro ImadaWDWD125311C3211522199.5
3 Flag of Japan.svg Makio Saito7245Ret2116C6454136118
4 Flag of Japan.svg "Kentaro"413721Ret9C9Ret89Ret7114
5 Flag of Japan.svg Yutaka Toriba1361Ret711C12921311109
6 Flag of Japan.svg Masayuki UedaWDWD643865C5392Ret5107
7 Flag of Japan.svg Isao Nakashima537644C48410Ret498
8 Flag of Japan.svg Shoichiro Akamatsu668166757C851453890
9 Flag of Japan.svg "Ken Alex"97Ret1041023C27311111486.5
10 Flag of Japan.svg "Ikari"357985912C131312351174
11 Flag of Japan.svg Masayoshi Oyama5Ret121312988C1014689936
12 Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi SasakiWDWD111113141013C7615741233
13 Flag of Japan.svg Hachiro Osaka104141214131210C111110661331.5
14 Flag of Japan.svg Motohiro Kotani83Ret1510111314CRet10111471727
15 Flag of Japan.svg Keiji Nakao210Ret811DNS23
16 Flag of Japan.svg "Yugo”11810171515Ret15C1412131212155
17 Flag of Japan.svg Tadakazu Kojima8105
18 Flag of the United States.svg William SakaiRet9914161210165
— Flag of Japan.svg Anri SugiharaWDWDWD—
PosDriverR1R2R3R4R5R6R9R10 [c] R11R12R11R13R14R7R8Pts
FUJ1 SUZ1 FUJ2 SUG AUT MOT SUZ2

Teams' standings

Only the best finisher scored points for their team.

Champion Class

PosTeam FUJ1 SUZ1 FUJ2 SUG AUT MOT SUZ2 Pts
R1R2R3R4R5R6R9R10 [c] R11R12R11R13R14R7R8
1 HFDP with B-Max Racing Team 2DNS111274C111112260
2 TGR-DC Racing School 1DNS865511C235324170
3 HYDRANGEA Kageyama Racing Ret4347498C372241153
4 Drago Corse 4255411113C10810579115
5 HELM Motorsports 15142211109CRet15Ret115399
6 PONOS Racing 12DNS6811322C74466699
7 Bionic Jack Racing 6Ret13218121418C12515108Ret27
8 OTG Motor Sports 10518121291519C1512Ret1212817
9Falcon Motorsport871618DNSDNSRet121519Ret10
10Rn-sportsRet68
11Skill Speed98201414151616WDWD6
12Dr. DryRet11151913Ret1211C131191310113
13Buzz RacingRet10212019Ret1917C1618141618141
15 TGM Grand Prix 15101
14Zap Speed13Ret191615171714C17141114Ret120
16Akiland RacingC140
PosTeamR1R2R3R4R5R6R9R10 [c] R11R12R11R13R14R7R8Pts
FUJ1 SUZ1 FUJ2 SUG AUT MOT SUZ2

Independent Class

PosTeam FUJ1 SUZ1 FUJ2 SUG AUT MOT SUZ2 Pts
R1R2R3R4R5R6R9R10 [c] R11R12R11R13R14R7R8
1 B-Max Racing Team 1DNS115311C111122273.5
2Akiland Racing224511286C645496134
3Rn-sportsWDWD533844C5342Ret4135
4Field Motorsports413721Ret9C9Ret89Ret7114
5 HELM Motorsports Ret996112711C12921311113
6Eagle Sports668166757C851453890
7Buzz Racing97Ret1041023C27311111486.5
8 Bionic Jack Racing 357985912C131312351174
9DayDream RacingWDWD111113141014C7615741233
10Dr. Dry104141214131210C111110661331.5
11 Team 5ZIGEN 83Ret1510111314CRet10111471727
12N-SPEED11810171515Ret15C1412131212155
—Zap SpeedWDWDWD—
PosTeamR1R2R3R4R5R6R9R10 [c] R11R12R11R13R14R7R8Pts
FUJ1 SUZ1 FUJ2 SUG AUT MOT SUZ2

Notes

  1. 1 2 Car No. 30 & 44 entered as B-Max Racing Team, and car No. 50 & 51 entered as HFDP with B-Max Racing Team
  2. ↑ Ryota Horachi finished first on track, but was later disqualified. Kotaro Shimbara, initially classified second, inherited the win.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The race was abandoned due to bad weather conditions before 75% of the race was completed. Therefore, half points were awarded for the Independent Class. In the Champion Class no points were awarded because only two laps were completed.

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