Category | FIA Formula 4 |
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Country | Australia Malaysia |
Region | Oceania Asia |
Inaugural season | 2015 |
Constructors | Mygale (2015–2019) Tatuus (2024) |
Engine suppliers | Ford (2015–2019) Stellantis FIRE (2024) |
Tyre suppliers | Hankook (2015–2019) TBD (2024) |
Drivers' champion | Luis Leeds |
Teams' champion | Team BRM |
Current season |
Formula 4 Australia Certified by the FIA is an upcoming Australian motor racing series for open-wheel cars complying with FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural championship, known as the CAMS Jayco Australian Formula 4 Championship, was organised from 2015 to 2019.
Formula 4 was developed and certified by the FIA as the pre-eminent open-wheel development category across the globe; the critical step between elite junior karting, Formula 3 and ultimately Formula 1. Cameron McConville was the original Category Director, with Karl Reindler as Driver Coach and Driving Standards Observer for the championship.
In November 2013, the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) announced that it would introduce the FIA Formula 4 category to Australia. This was followed on 12 March 2014 [1] by the official launch of the Australian F4 Championship. Australian F4 cars were to use the French Mygale chassis and Ford EcoBoost engine, [1] and the series would comprise seven rounds in conjunction with V8 Supercars events. [2]
Australian recreational vehicle manufacturer Jayco was confirmed as the championship's title sponsor in December 2014 as part of a three-year agreement from 2015 onward.
The first round was held at Townsville on 11 July 2015. AGI Sport's Will Brown was the category's first race winner, with Team BRM's Jordan Lloyd claiming the overall round victory.
Lloyd would then go on to secure the inaugural championship and a $150,000 prize courtesy of Jayco's Road To The World initiative, which assisted Lloyd in securing a USF2000 seat in 2016. Lloyd also received a European Formula 3 test courtesy of Carlin Motorsport.
The series struggled for grid numbers from the outset. The first round had 13 cars and that grid size would not be exceeded until 2019 and then only once. The 2018 season never had more than eleven cars and all bar one round of the 2019 season had only eight cars. On the 4th of September 2019, it was announced that the series would not be contested in 2020 but there was a possibility it could continue in the future. [3]
On 27 November 2023, it was confirmed that China-based Top Speed, which promotes the Formula Regional Asian Championship, and Formula 4 champions representing the Middle East and South East Asia regions, will promote the revived Formula 4 Australia Certified by the FIA championship. The revived series will be a Southern Hemisphere autumn to winter series (May to September) as the cars will be sourced from the other series Top Speed organises, which are autumn to winter series in the Northern Hemisphere (October to February). The Northern Hemisphere "winter series" provides a benefit for drivers who raced in the other Top Speed-promoted series in regards to FIA regulations on Superlicence points, meaning under regulations, a driver can participate in the Australian series while also participating in either South East Asia or the Middle East. Four rounds will be held in Australia, with the first two at Tailem Bend in May and June, with a July round in Ipswich, and an August round at Eastern Creek, with the final round held September at Petronas Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia. [4]
The original championship featured Mygale designed and built cars constructed of carbon fibre and featuring a monocoque chassis. Power is provided by a 1.6-litre turbocharged Ford EcoBoost engine. [5]
The revived championship will use the Tatuus F4-T421 with a Stellantis FIRE engine carrying the Abarth performance branding. [4]
Season | Driver | Team | Races | Pole | Wins | Podium | Fast lap | Points | Margins |
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2015 | Jordan Lloyd | Team BRM | 21 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 441 | 54 |
2016 | William Brown | Team BRM | 18 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 316 | 45 |
2017 | Nicholas Rowe | AGI Sport | 21 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 378 | 78 |
2018 | Jayden Ojeda | AGI Sport | 21 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 412 | 58 |
2019 | Luis Leeds | AGI Sport | 18 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 365 | 99 |
Season | Driver | Team |
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2015 | William Brown | AGI Sport |
2016 | Simon Fallon | Dream Motorsport |
2017 | Ryan Suhle | Zagame Motorsport |
2018 | Lochie Hughes | Team BRM |
2019 | Luis Leeds | Team BRM |
Number | Circuits | Rounds | Years |
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1 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | 2015–2019 |
2 | Sydney Motorsport Park | 5 | 2015–2019, 2024 |
3 | Queensland Raceway | 4 | 2015–2018, 2024 |
Sandown Raceway | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 2015–2017 | |
5 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | 3 | 2015–2017 |
6 | Symmons Plains Raceway | 2 | 2016, 2018 |
Winton Motor Raceway | 2 [lower-alpha 3] | 2018 | |
The Bend Motorsport Park | 2 [lower-alpha 4] | 2019, 2024 | |
9 | Townsville Street Circuit | 1 | 2015 |
Homebush Street Circuit | 1 | 2015 | |
Barbagallo Raceway | 1 | 2017 | |
Pukekohe Park Raceway | 1 | 2018 | |
Albert Park Circuit | 1 | 2019 | |
14 | Sepang International Circuit | 0 | 2024 |
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