2024 Formula 4 Australian Championship

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The 2024 Formula 4 Australian Championship will be the sixth season of the Formula 4 Australian Championship and the first one since 2019. Top Speed was appointed as the new organizer and promoter as the series switched to the Tatuus F4-T421 car and the Abarth engine. [1]

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Teams and drivers

TeamNo.DriverClassRounds
Flag of Australia (converted).svg AGI SportTBA Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Piszcyk [2] TBC
TBA Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicolas Stati [3] TBC
Flag of Hong Kong.svg BlackArts Racing [4] TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of New Zealand.svg M2/Tim Macrow Racing TBA Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joanne Ciconte [5] RTBC
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Volante Rosso Motorsport [6] TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
IconLegend
GGuest drivers ineligible for Drivers' Championship
RRookie

Calendar

The scheduled consisting of 15 races over 5 rounds was published on 28 November 2023. [7]

RoundCircuitDateSupporting
1R1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg The Bend Motorsport Park
(Tailem Bend, South Australia)
4–5 May
R2
R3
2R1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg The Bend Motorsport Park
(Tailem Bend, South Australia)
8–9 June Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia
Australian Formula Open
Radical Cup Australia
R2
R3
3R1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Queensland Raceway
(Willowbank, Queensland)
13–14 July TCR Australia Touring Car Series
Australian National Trans Am Series
R2
R3
4R1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney Motorsport Park
(Eastern Creek, New South Wales)
3–4 August
R2
R3
5R1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Sepang International Circuit
(Sepang, Malaysia)
7–8 September Thailand Super Series
Malaysia Championship Series
R2
R3

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