Formula 4 championship
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 .
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.
Teams and drivers
All teams were compete with an identical Toray Carbon Magic MCSC-24 chassis and TOM'S 2-litre naturally aspirated engine.
Race calendar
All rounds were held in Japan and supported the Super GT events. 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 . After Race 11 was not held due to bad weather in Autopolis, the race was moved to the Mobility Resort Motegi round.
Championship standings
Points were awarded as follows:
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Points
25
18
15
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
Champion Class
Pos
Driver
FUJ1
SUZ1
FUJ2
SUG
AUT
MOT
SUZ2
Pts
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
R6
R9
R10
R11
R12
R11
R13
R14
R7
R8
1
Yuto Nomura
2
DNS
1
1
3
8
7
4
C
1 1
1
1
1
2
236
2
Ryota Horachi
3
DNS
2
3
1 2 8
5
C
4
2
3
4
3
DSQ
167
3
Kotaro Shimbara
Ret
4
3
4
7
4
9
8
C
3
7
2
2
4
1
153
4
Yuki Sano
1
DNS
11
6
10
7
1
1 C
2
3
7
3
2
5
147
5
Tosei Moriyama
15
1
4
2
2
11
10
9
C
Ret
15
Ret
11
5
3
99
6
4
2
5
5
4
1
13
13
C
11
9
17
9
7
Ret
97
7
Ret
DNS
9
7
6
5
6
10
C
5
6
6
8
9
4
78
8
Rintaro Sato
14
DNS
6
9
18
6
3
6
C
7
17
8
6
6
6
70
9
12
DNS
7
8
11
3
2
2
C
8
4
4
17
11
Ret
68
10
7
DNS
12
13
5
16
5
7
C
6
10
16
7
16
7
47
11
Kazuhisa Urabe
5
DNS
8
10
20
Ret
4
3
C
9
13
5
Ret
14
Ret
39
12
Ret
3
10
11
9
10
11
12
C
10
8
10
5
13
9
37
13
6
Ret
13
21
8
12
14
18
C
12
5
15
10
8
Ret
27
14
10
5
18
12
12
9
15
19
C
15
12
Ret
12
12
8
17
15
8
7
16
18
DNS
DNS
Ret
12
15
19
Ret
10
16
Ret
6
8
17
9
8
20
14
14
15
16
16
WD
WD
6
18
Rio Shimono
Ret
11
15
19
13
Ret
12
11
C
13
11
9
13
10
11
3
19
Ret
9
14
15
C
WD
2
20
Ret
10
21
20
19
Ret
19
17
C
16
18
14
16
18
14
1
21
15
10
1
22
13
Ret
19
16
15
17
17
14
C
17
14
11
14
Ret
12
0
23
11
DNS
18
17
17
14
18
15
C
18
16
13
18
17
13
0
24
16
13
0
25
C
14
0
Pos
Driver
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
R6
R9
R10
R11
R12
R11
R13
R14
R7
R8
Pts
FUJ1
SUZ1
FUJ2
SUG
AUT
MOT
SUZ2
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Other points position
Blue
Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple
Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting
Meaning
Bold
Pole position
Italics
Fastest lap
Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap
Independent Class
Pos
Driver
FUJ1
SUZ1
FUJ2
SUG
AUT
MOT
SUZ2
Pts
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
R6
R9
R10
R11
R12
R11
R13
R14
R7
R8
1
"Dragon"
1 DNS
2
1
9
4
3
2
C
1 1 7
1
Ret
3
202
2
WD
WD
1
2
5
3
1
1
C
3
2
1
15
2
2
199.5
3
7
2
4
5
Ret
2
11
6
C
6
4
5
4
13
6
118
4
4
1
3
7
2
1
Ret
9
C
9
Ret
8
9
Ret
7
114
5
13
6
1
Ret
7
11
C
12
9
2
13
1
1
109
6
WD
WD
6
4
3
8
6
5
C
5
3
9
2
Ret
5
107
7
5
3
7
6
4
4
C
4
8
4
10
Ret
4
98
8
6
6
8
16
6
7
5
7
C
8
5
14
5
3
8
90
9
9
7
Ret
10
4
10
2
3
C
2
7
3
11
11
14
86.5
10
3
5
7
9
8
5
9
12
C
13
13
12
3
5
11
74
11
5
Ret
12
13
12
9
8
8
C
10
14
6
8
9
9
36
12
WD
WD
11
11
13
14
10
13
C
7
6
15
7
4
12
33
13
10
4
14
12
14
13
12
10
C
11
11
10
6
6
13
31.5
14
8
3
Ret
15
10
11
13
14
C
Ret
10
11
14
7
17
27
15
2
10
Ret
8
11
DNS
23
16
11
8
10
17
15
15
Ret
15
C
14
12
13
12
12
15
5
17
8
10
5
18
Ret
9
9
14
16
12
10
16
5
—
WD
WD
WD
—
Pos
Driver
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
R6
R9
R10
R11
R12
R11
R13
R14
R7
R8
Pts
FUJ1
SUZ1
FUJ2
SUG
AUT
MOT
SUZ2
Only the best finisher scored points for their team.
Champion Class
Independent Class
Pos
Team
FUJ1
SUZ1
FUJ2
SUG
AUT
MOT
SUZ2
Pts
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
R6
R9
R10
R11
R12
R11
R13
R14
R7
R8
1
B-Max Racing Team
1
DNS
1
1
5
3
1
1
C
1
1
1
1
2
2
273.5
2
Akiland Racing
2
2
4
5
11
2
8
6
C
6
4
5
4
9
6
134
3
Rn-sports
WD
WD
5
3
3
8
4
4
C
5
3
4
2
Ret
4
135
4
Field Motorsports
4
1
3
7
2
1
Ret
9
C
9
Ret
8
9
Ret
7
114
5
HELM Motorsports
Ret
9
9
6
1
12
7
11
C
12
9
2
13
1
1
113
6
Eagle Sports
6
6
8
16
6
7
5
7
C
8
5
14
5
3
8
90
7
Buzz Racing
9
7
Ret
10
4
10
2
3
C
2
7
3
11
11
14
86.5
8
Bionic Jack Racing
3
5
7
9
8
5
9
12
C
13
13
12
3
5
11
74
9
DayDream Racing
WD
WD
11
11
13
14
10
14
C
7
6
15
7
4
12
33
10
Dr. Dry
10
4
14
12
14
13
12
10
C
11
11
10
6
6
13
31.5
11
Team 5ZIGEN
8
3
Ret
15
10
11
13
14
C
Ret
10
11
14
7
17
27
12
N-SPEED
11
8
10
17
15
15
Ret
15
C
14
12
13
12
12
15
5
—
Zap Speed
WD
WD
WD
—
Pos
Team
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
R6
R9
R10
R11
R12
R11
R13
R14
R7
R8
Pts
FUJ1
SUZ1
FUJ2
SUG
AUT
MOT
SUZ2
Notes
^ Ryota Horachi finished first on track, but was later disqualified. Kotaro Shimbara, initially classified second, inherited the win.^ a b c d e f g h 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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