2018 F4 Japanese Championship

The 2018 F4 Japanese Championship season was the fourth season of the F4 Japanese Championship. It began on 7 April in Okayama and finished on 11 November on Twin Ring Motegi after seven double header rounds.[1][2]

Teams and drivers

All teams and drivers were Japanese-registered

TeamNo.DriverClassRounds
TOM'S Spirit1Kazuto Kotaka[3]2–7
36Sota Ogawa[4]All
Team Right Way2Keizi Nakao[4]IAll
Yuichi Sasaki4Yuichi Sasaki[3]I2, 4–5, 7
Honda Formula Dream Project5Yuki Tsunoda[5]All
6Teppei Natori[5]All
7Takuya Otaki[4]All
8Ren Sato[4]All
Rn-sports10Ayumu Iwasa[6]3
Toshihito FunaiI7
11Masayuki Ueda[4]IAll
M2 Engineering12"Ryo"[6]I3
B-MAX Engineering13"Syuji"[3]I2–3
Motoyoshi Yoshida[7]I4
"Dragon"I7
27"Syuji"[7]I4, 7
Media Do Kageyama Racing15Hiromichi Hayase[4]1–5, 7
Yuui Tsutsumi6
16Shinji Sawada[4]All
Ateam Buzz Motorsport17Yusuke Shiotsu[4]All
18Daichi Okamoto[4]1, 3
Hideki Hirota[7]I4, 6–7
Corse Ceramiche Racing20Hiroyuki Honda[3]I2
N-Speed23"Yugo"[4]IAll
Field Motorsports25Kiryu Hosoda[4]All
55Rikiya Kanazawa[4]All
95Miki Koyama[4]All
Eagle Sports28Makio Saito[4]I1–3
Yasushi Ide[7]I4
Atsushi Miyake7
29Yasushi Ide[4]I1–3
MYST31Kakunoshin Ohta[7]4
Inging Motorsports38Reiji Hiraki[4]All
Saccess Racing39Yuki Urata[4]1, 3–4
Miku Ikejima[3]I2
Daichi Okamoto7
Succeed Sports88Sena Kuronuma[4]All
Bionic Jack Racing44Sho Onodera[3]2–5
"Ikari"I7
98Mizuki Ishizaka[4]All
Le Beausset Motorsports62Shota Ogura[4]All
63Kohta Kawaai[4]All
leprix sport with SSR70Ryohei Tanaka[4]1–2
Norio Kubo[6]I3
C.S.I.-Reon Kids Racing73Shunsuke Hanawa[4]1–5, 7
Skill Speed77Takuya Okada[4]1–3
Takeshi Ohi[7]4–7
OTG Motor Sports80Yuko Tamaki[4]All
81Togo Suganami[4]All
82Yuma Shouji[4]All
NRS83Kazuki Hirokawa[7]4
Zap Speed Racing Team86Hachiro Osaka[4]IAll
IconClass
IIndependent Cup

Race calendar and results

All rounds were held in Japan and were part of the Super GT events.[1]

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamIndependent Cup winner
1R1Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka7 AprilYuki TsunodaKohta KawaaiTeppei NatoriHonda Formula Dream ProjectKeizi Nakao
R28 AprilYuki TsunodaYuki TsunodaYuki TsunodaHonda Formula Dream ProjectMasayuki Ueda
2R1Fuji Speedway, Oyama3 MayYuki TsunodaRen SatoYuki TsunodaHonda Formula Dream ProjectMiku Ikejima
R24 MayYuki TsunodaTogo SuganamiYuki TsunodaHonda Formula Dream ProjectMiku Ikejima
3R1Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka19 MayYuki TsunodaKazuto KotakaYuki TsunodaHonda Formula Dream ProjectKeizi Nakao
R220 MayYuki TsunodaTeppei NatoriYuki TsunodaHonda Formula Dream ProjectNorio Kubo
4R1Fuji Speedway, Oyama4 AugustTeppei NatoriYuki TsunodaKazuto KotakaTOM'S SpiritYasushi Ide
R25 AugustTeppei NatoriKazuto KotakaKazuto KotakaTOM'S SpiritMasayuki Ueda
5R1Sportsland SUGO, Murata15 SeptemberYuki TsunodaRen SatoTeppei NatoriHonda Formula Dream ProjectYuichi Sasaki
R216 SeptemberYuki TsunodaYuki TsunodaYuki TsunodaHonda Formula Dream ProjectKeizi Nakao
6R1Autopolis, Hita20 OctoberTogo SuganamiTogo SuganamiTogo SuganamiOTG Motor SportsKeizi Nakao
R221 OctoberTogo SuganamiTogo SuganamiTogo SuganamiOTG Motor SportsKeizi Nakao
7R1Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi10 NovemberTeppei NatoriYuki TsunodaYuki TsunodaHonda Formula Dream ProjectKeizi Nakao
R211 NovemberTeppei NatoriKazuto KotakaTeppei NatoriHonda Formula Dream ProjectHideki Hirota

Championship standings

Points are awarded as follows:

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

Drivers' standings

PosDriverOKAFUJ1SUZFUJ2SUGAUTMOTPoints
1Yuki TsunodaRet11111233181112245
2Teppei Natori142173432123321231
3Kazuto Kotaka3222115622213188
4Kohta Kawaai88445757234656135
5Togo Suganami1010Ret38Ret64991144119
6Shinji Sawada33RetRet12872616461010964
7Ren Sato1596Ret4510610814137758
8Takuya Otaki19DNS2020163811614546Ret57
9Sota Ogawa561121994581091282455
10Mizuki Ishizaka111110Ret76303377Ret59549
11Shota Ogura131497331011104510153DNS48
12Rikiya Kanazawa45861116311313Ret77162546
13Reiji Hiraki7755Ret122881211129RetRet38
14Kiryu Hosoda22RetRet1811131411121317131436
15Miki Koyama16127141413991517111612Ret10
16Yuki Urata6Ret101416129
17Ayumu Iwasa6Ret8
18Yuko Tamaki2018Ret11253112192013Ret8Ret88
19Takuya Okada121312821174
20Sena Kuronuma171713915191520Ret15182618132
21Daichi Okamoto91520Ret14202
22Sho Onodera14101918DNQDNQ1
23Takeshi Ohi29151716191815101
24Atsushi Miyake11110
25Yusuke Shiotsu1416RetRet1315181814211719Ret120
26Yuma Shouji181916121720141622Ret1620WDWD0
27Miku Ikejima15130
28Yuui Tsutsumi15140
29Hiromichi Hayase23Ret171524231723212320150
30Shunsuke Hanawa2422191922221930182217160
31Masayuki Ueda22211816Ret252621Ret19212222230
32Hideki HirotaRet27222323170
33Kazuki HirokawaRet170
34Keizi Nakao21Ret25182821Ret22Ret18202119Ret0
35Hachiro Osaka282422Ret272422282324232426180
36Yuichi Sasaki2422242419200
37Toshihito Funai25190
38Yasushi Ide26262725262720250
39Ryohei Tanaka2520DNQDNQ0
40"Syuji"262332302129Ret210
41Makio Saito2723212431290
42"Yugo"2925232629282531Ret25242527220
43Motoyoshi Yoshida23320
44Norio Kubo23Ret0
45"Ikari"24Ret0
46"Ryo"30260
47Kakunoshin Ohta27Ret0
"Dragon"RetRet0
Hiroyuki HondaDNQDNQ0
PosDriverOKAFUJ1SUZFUJ2SUGAUTMOTPoints
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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

Teams' standings

PosTeamPts.
1Honda Formula Dream Project316
2TOM'S Spirit210
3Le Beausset Motorsports140
4OTG Motor Sports119
5Field Motorsports69
6Media Do Kageyama Racing64
7Bionic Jack Racing50
8Inging Motorsports38
9Saccess Racing9
10Rn-sports8
11Skill Speed5
12Ateam Buzz Motorsport2
13Succeed Sports2

Independent Cup Standings

PosDriverOKAFUJ1SUZFUJ2SUGAUTMOTPoints
1Masayuki Ueda22211816Ret252621Ret1921222223207
2Keizi Nakao21Ret25182821Ret22Ret18202119Ret201
3Hachiro Osaka282422Ret27242228232423242618177
4"Yugo"2925232629282531Ret2524252722116
5Yasushi Ide262627252627202598
6Yuichi Sasaki24222424192085
7Hideki HirotaRet272223231780
8Makio Saito27232124312965
9"Syuji"262332302129Ret2161
10Miku Ikejima151350
11Norio Kubo23Ret25
12"Ryo"302620
13Motoyoshi Yoshida233214

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