2019 F4 Japanese Championship

The 2019 F4 Japanese Championship season was the fifth season of the F4 Japanese Championship. It began on 13 April in Okayama and finished on 3 November in Twin Ring Motegi after seven double header rounds.

Teams and drivers

All teams were Japanese-registered

Team	No.	Driver	Class	Rounds
Team No. Driver Class Rounds Team Right Way 2 Japan Keiji Nakao I All Field Motorsport 3 Japan Sergeyevich Sato I All Daydream Racing 4 Japan Yuichi Sasaki I 2, 4, 6–7 Honda Formula Dream Project 5 Japan Atsushi Miyake All 6 Japan Kakunoshin Ohta All 7 Japan Ren Sato All 8 Japan Miki Koyama 3–7 ATEAM Buzz Motorsport 9 Japan Yusuke Shiotsu All 18 Japan Masaki Baba 4 Japan Hideki Hirota I 5 Rn-sports 10 Japan Makoto Hotta I All 11 Japan Ryuichirou Ishizaki 1–3 Japan Masayuki Ueda 4–7 12 2–3 Zap Speed 14 Japan Kotaro Sakurai 3–7 43 Japan Motoyoshi Yoshida I All 99 Japan Kotaro Sakurai 2 Media Do Kageyama Racing 15 Japan Takuro Shinohara 2–3 Japan Masakatsu Takatsu 4 Japan Kaito Tsukada 6 16 Japan Daisuke Watanabe All 24 Japan Reiji Hiraki All Silver Star Racing 19 Japan Ryo Komikado 4 20 Japan Iori Kimura All M2 HDR Racing 21 Japan "Ryo" 3 L.B. Japan Racing 22 Japan "Don Luciano" I 5 N-SPEED 23 Japan "Yugo" I All Team Samurai 25 Japan Fuma Horio All Saccess Racing 26 Japan Ryunosuke Shibata 4 Japan Ryunosuke Sawa 7 39 Japan Daichi Okamoto All 40 Thailand Teravate Pukpiboon 1 B-MAX Engineering 27 Japan "Syuji" I All 30 Japan "Dragon" I 1–2, 4–7 Eagle Sports 28 Japan Makio Saito I All RS Fine 29 Japan Yasushi Ide I 3 NRS 31 Japan Takumi Saigusa 1–4 Japan Masaya Kono 5 Ashida MFG 33 Japan Mitsuji Inagaki I 5 RT WORLD 34 Japan Hironori Kikuchi I 2 TOM'S Spirit 36 Japan Seita Nonaka All 37 Japan Hibiki Taira All IMS 44 Japan Sho Onodera 2 OTG Motor Sports 60 Japan Togo Suganami All 80 Japan Masamitsu Ohtake All Le Beausset Motorsports 62 Japan Seiya Jin All 63 Japan Kohta Kawaai All Nagisa Auto Motor Sports 71 Japan Masayoshi Oyama I All C.S.I.-Reon Kids Racing 73 Japan Shunsuke Hanawa 1–4, 6–7 Skill Speed 77 Japan Takeshi Ohi 1–3 Japan Sota Ogawa 4–7 Sashi Speed 86 Japan Hachiro Osaka I All Team Right Way 88 Japan Yoshifumi Shigemori I 6 Akiland Racing 96 Japan Rin Arakawa I 7 Bionic Jack Racing 97 Japan Mizuki Ishizaka 5–7 98 Japan "Ikari" I 1–3, 5–7 Japan Mizuki Ishizaka 4	Icon Class I Independent Cup
Team Right Way	2	Japan Keiji Nakao	I	All
Field Motorsport	3	Japan Sergeyevich Sato	I	All
Daydream Racing	4	Japan Yuichi Sasaki	I	2, 4, 6–7
Honda Formula Dream Project	5	Japan Atsushi Miyake		All
6	Japan Kakunoshin Ohta		All
7	Japan Ren Sato		All
8	Japan Miki Koyama		3–7
ATEAM Buzz Motorsport	9	Japan Yusuke Shiotsu		All
18	Japan Masaki Baba		4
Japan Hideki Hirota	I	5
Rn-sports	10	Japan Makoto Hotta	I	All
11	Japan Ryuichirou Ishizaki		1–3
Japan Masayuki Ueda		4–7
12		2–3
Zap Speed	14	Japan Kotaro Sakurai		3–7
43	Japan Motoyoshi Yoshida	I	All
99	Japan Kotaro Sakurai		2
Media Do Kageyama Racing	15	Japan Takuro Shinohara		2–3
Japan Masakatsu Takatsu		4
Japan Kaito Tsukada		6
16	Japan Daisuke Watanabe		All
24	Japan Reiji Hiraki		All
Silver Star Racing	19	Japan Ryo Komikado		4
20	Japan Iori Kimura		All
M2 HDR Racing	21	Japan "Ryo"		3
L.B. Japan Racing	22	Japan "Don Luciano"	I	5
N-SPEED	23	Japan "Yugo"	I	All
Team Samurai	25	Japan Fuma Horio		All
Saccess Racing	26	Japan Ryunosuke Shibata		4
Japan Ryunosuke Sawa		7
39	Japan Daichi Okamoto		All
40	Thailand Teravate Pukpiboon		1
B-MAX Engineering	27	Japan "Syuji"	I	All
30	Japan "Dragon"	I	1–2, 4–7
Eagle Sports	28	Japan Makio Saito	I	All
RS Fine	29	Japan Yasushi Ide	I	3
NRS	31	Japan Takumi Saigusa		1–4
Japan Masaya Kono		5
Ashida MFG	33	Japan Mitsuji Inagaki	I	5
RT WORLD	34	Japan Hironori Kikuchi	I	2
TOM'S Spirit	36	Japan Seita Nonaka		All
37	Japan Hibiki Taira		All
IMS	44	Japan Sho Onodera		2
OTG Motor Sports	60	Japan Togo Suganami		All
80	Japan Masamitsu Ohtake		All
Le Beausset Motorsports	62	Japan Seiya Jin		All
63	Japan Kohta Kawaai		All
Nagisa Auto Motor Sports	71	Japan Masayoshi Oyama	I	All
C.S.I.-Reon Kids Racing	73	Japan Shunsuke Hanawa		1–4, 6–7
Skill Speed	77	Japan Takeshi Ohi		1–3
Japan Sota Ogawa		4–7
Sashi Speed	86	Japan Hachiro Osaka	I	All
Team Right Way	88	Japan Yoshifumi Shigemori	I	6
Akiland Racing	96	Japan Rin Arakawa	I	7
Bionic Jack Racing	97	Japan Mizuki Ishizaka		5–7
98	Japan "Ikari"	I	1–3, 5–7
Japan Mizuki Ishizaka		4
Icon	Class
I	Independent Cup

Race calendar and results

All rounds will be held in Japan. The "2019 FIA Formula 1 World Championship Round 17 Japan Grand Prix Race" will be held at Suzuka Circuit on October 11-13, 2019 first time as a support race event. This "FIA-F4 Dream Cup Race" (tentative name) will be a special non-points race. Other rounds supporting of the Super GT events.

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka	13 April	Japan Ren Sato	Japan Ren Sato	Japan Ren Sato	Honda Formula Dream Project
R2	14 April	Japan Kakunoshin Ohta	Japan Ren Sato	Japan Atsushi Miyake	Honda Formula Dream Project
2	R1	Fuji Speedway, Oyama	3 May	Japan Ren Sato	Japan Reiji Hiraki	Japan Ren Sato	Honda Formula Dream Project
R2	4 May	Japan Ren Sato	Japan Seita Nonaka	Japan Ren Sato	Honda Formula Dream Project
3	R1	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	25 May	Japan Kakunoshin Ohta	Japan Kakunoshin Ohta	Japan Kakunoshin Ohta	Honda Formula Dream Project
R2	26 May	Japan Kakunoshin Ohta	Japan Ren Sato	Japan Kakunoshin Ohta	Honda Formula Dream Project
4	R1	Fuji Speedway, Oyama	3 August	Japan Ren Sato	Japan Kakunoshin Ohta	Japan Ren Sato	Honda Formula Dream Project
R2	4 August	Japan Ren Sato	Japan Seita Nonaka	Japan Ren Sato	Honda Formula Dream Project
5	R1	Autopolis, Hita	7 September	Japan Atsushi Miyake	Japan Atsushi Miyake	Japan Ren Sato	Honda Formula Dream Project
R2	8 September	Japan Ren Sato	Japan Reiji Hiraki	Japan Ren Sato	Honda Formula Dream Project
6	R1	Sportsland SUGO, Murata	21 September	Japan Atsushi Miyake	Japan Ren Sato	Japan Ren Sato	Honda Formula Dream Project
R2	22 September	Japan Atsushi Miyake	Japan Ren Sato	Japan Ren Sato	Honda Formula Dream Project
NC	R1	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	12 October	Round cancelled due to Typhoon Hagibis
R2	13 October
7	R1	Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi	2 November	Japan Ren Sato	Japan Reiji Hiraki	Japan Ren Sato	Honda Formula Dream Project
R2	3 November	Japan Ren Sato	Japan Kohta Kawaai	Japan Ren Sato	Honda Formula Dream Project

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

Drivers' standings

Pos	Driver	OKA	FUJ1	SUZ	FUJ2	AUT	SUG	MOT	Points
Pos Driver OKA FUJ1 SUZ FUJ2 AUT SUG MOT Points 1 Japan Ren Sato 1 20 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 311 2 Japan Atsushi Miyake 14 1 11 10 3 3 9 Ret 2 2 2 2 9 3 147 3 Japan Kohta Kawaai 20 5 5 3 7 6 6 6 5 3 3 6 Ret 2 131 4 Japan Reiji Hiraki 5 7 10 2 8 8 Ret 2 8 4 4 5 2 4 129 5 Japan Togo Suganami 3 2 8 6 4 4 2 3 7 7 6 7 Ret Ret 128 6 Japan Kakunoshin Ohta Ret Ret 2 5 1 1 4 9 3 6 18 27 8 7 125 7 Japan Hibiki Taira 4 8 7 4 5 5 23 4 12 32 5 3 5 Ret 101 8 Japan Seita Nonaka 2 3 4 8 35 7 29 11 10 10 7 4 7 6 89 9 Japan Iori Kimura 7 4 13 12 13 9 Ret 7 6 5 Ret 23 3 5 69 10 Japan Daichi Okamoto 6 6 3 9 6 Ret 5 8 14 13 12 14 6 9 65 11 Japan Mizuki Ishizaka 3 5 9 8 14 12 Ret 8 35 12 Japan Seiya Jin Ret DNS 9 7 9 Ret 7 10 11 9 8 30 Ret 10 24 13 Japan Sota Ogawa 12 Ret 4 31 10 10 Ret Ret 14 14 Japan Kotaro Sakurai Ret Ret 15 13 Ret 14 18 11 Ret 11 4 25 12 15 Japan Yusuke Shiotsu 8 9 Ret DNS 11 10 11 12 16 17 9 13 11 14 9 16 Japan Takuro Shinohara 6 17 12 12 8 17 Japan Miki Koyama 17 Ret 8 13 13 14 13 9 10 11 7 18 Japan Masamitsu Ohtake 10 11 15 15 14 Ret Ret 15 15 12 11 8 Ret 13 5 19 Japan Takeshi Ohi 9 10 12 11 16 Ret 3 20 Japan Ryuichirou Ishizaki 28 12 20 13 10 11 1 21 Japan Daisuke Watanabe Ret Ret 14 23 28 Ret 10 16 Ret 15 16 31 13 24 1 22 Japan "Dragon" 11 14 19 26 15 35 20 23 24 17 Ret 17 0 23 Japan Ryunosuke Sawa 12 12 0 24 Japan Sergeyevich Sato 12 15 21 25 19 17 20 21 21 18 17 19 17 32 0 25 Japan Fuma Horio 13 24 33 14 18 Ret 13 17 17 16 15 15 16 18 0 26 Japan Keizi Nakao 27 13 18 Ret 27 21 17 29 19 28 22 28 18 19 0 27 Japan Shunsuke Hanawa 16 27 16 18 30 16 14 18 20 16 15 16 0 28 Japan Rin Arakawa 14 15 0 29 Japan Masayuki Ueda 22 Ret 20 14 18 20 34 19 21 Ret 20 22 0 30 Thailand Teravate Pukpiboon 15 16 0 31 Japan "Ikari" 19 17 25 24 21 15 23 20 25 32 27 23 0 32 Japan Takumi Saigusa 17 23 23 16 23 19 16 19 0 33 Japan Sho Onedera 17 28 0 34 Japan Yuichi Sasaki 26 20 22 25 19 18 19 21 0 35 Japan Makoto Hotta 18 21 29 22 24 20 19 24 28 29 26 21 22 27 0 36 Japan Makio Saito 23 Ret 24 19 22 18 21 34 24 22 23 20 23 26 0 37 Japan Motoyoshi Yoshida 21 18 28 29 32 26 30 26 26 Ret 27 26 Ret 28 0 38 Japan Hachiro Osaka 24 19 27 Ret 26 22 25 28 25 30 29 22 21 20 0 39 Japan "Syuji" 26 25 30 21 31 25 27 33 30 26 Ret 25 26 29 0 40 Japan Masaya Kono 31 21 0 41 Japan Masayoshi Oyama 22 22 34 30 33 24 31 30 29 24 28 24 24 30 0 42 Japan Masaki Baba 26 22 0 43 Japan Hideki Hirota 22 Ret 0 44 Japan Ryo Komikado 28 23 0 45 Japan Yasushi Ide 29 23 0 46 Japan Ryunosuke Shibata 24 27 0 47 Japan "Yugo" 25 26 32 Ret 34 27 33 32 33 27 30 29 25 31 0 48 Japan "Don Luciano" 32 25 0 49 Japan "Ryo" 25 Ret 0 50 Japan Hironori Kikuchi 31 27 0 51 Japan Mitsuji Inagaki 27 Ret 0 52 Japan Masakatsu Takatsu 32 31 0 53 Japan Yoshifumi Shigemori 31 Ret 0 — Japan Kaito Tsukada Ret Ret 0 Pos Driver OKA FUJ1 SUZ FUJ2 AUT SUG MOT Points	Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † — Did not finish, but classified
1	Japan Ren Sato	1	20	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	311
2	Japan Atsushi Miyake	14	1	11	10	3	3	9	Ret	2	2	2	2	9	3	147
3	Japan Kohta Kawaai	20	5	5	3	7	6	6	6	5	3	3	6	Ret	2	131
4	Japan Reiji Hiraki	5	7	10	2	8	8	Ret	2	8	4	4	5	2	4	129
5	Japan Togo Suganami	3	2	8	6	4	4	2	3	7	7	6	7	Ret	Ret	128
6	Japan Kakunoshin Ohta	Ret	Ret	2	5	1	1	4	9	3	6	18	27	8	7	125
7	Japan Hibiki Taira	4	8	7	4	5	5	23	4	12	32	5	3	5	Ret	101
8	Japan Seita Nonaka	2	3	4	8	35	7	29	11	10	10	7	4	7	6	89
9	Japan Iori Kimura	7	4	13	12	13	9	Ret	7	6	5	Ret	23	3	5	69
10	Japan Daichi Okamoto	6	6	3	9	6	Ret	5	8	14	13	12	14	6	9	65
11	Japan Mizuki Ishizaka							3	5	9	8	14	12	Ret	8	35
12	Japan Seiya Jin	Ret	DNS	9	7	9	Ret	7	10	11	9	8	30	Ret	10	24
13	Japan Sota Ogawa							12	Ret	4	31	10	10	Ret	Ret	14
14	Japan Kotaro Sakurai			Ret	Ret	15	13	Ret	14	18	11	Ret	11	4	25	12
15	Japan Yusuke Shiotsu	8	9	Ret	DNS	11	10	11	12	16	17	9	13	11	14	9
16	Japan Takuro Shinohara			6	17	12	12									8
17	Japan Miki Koyama					17	Ret	8	13	13	14	13	9	10	11	7
18	Japan Masamitsu Ohtake	10	11	15	15	14	Ret	Ret	15	15	12	11	8	Ret	13	5
19	Japan Takeshi Ohi	9	10	12	11	16	Ret									3
20	Japan Ryuichirou Ishizaki	28	12	20	13	10	11									1
21	Japan Daisuke Watanabe	Ret	Ret	14	23	28	Ret	10	16	Ret	15	16	31	13	24	1
22	Japan "Dragon"	11	14	19	26			15	35	20	23	24	17	Ret	17	0
23	Japan Ryunosuke Sawa													12	12	0
24	Japan Sergeyevich Sato	12	15	21	25	19	17	20	21	21	18	17	19	17	32	0
25	Japan Fuma Horio	13	24	33	14	18	Ret	13	17	17	16	15	15	16	18	0
26	Japan Keizi Nakao	27	13	18	Ret	27	21	17	29	19	28	22	28	18	19	0
27	Japan Shunsuke Hanawa	16	27	16	18	30	16	14	18			20	16	15	16	0
28	Japan Rin Arakawa													14	15	0
29	Japan Masayuki Ueda			22	Ret	20	14	18	20	34	19	21	Ret	20	22	0
30	Thailand Teravate Pukpiboon	15	16													0
31	Japan "Ikari"	19	17	25	24	21	15			23	20	25	32	27	23	0
32	Japan Takumi Saigusa	17	23	23	16	23	19	16	19							0
33	Japan Sho Onedera			17	28											0
34	Japan Yuichi Sasaki			26	20			22	25			19	18	19	21	0
35	Japan Makoto Hotta	18	21	29	22	24	20	19	24	28	29	26	21	22	27	0
36	Japan Makio Saito	23	Ret	24	19	22	18	21	34	24	22	23	20	23	26	0
37	Japan Motoyoshi Yoshida	21	18	28	29	32	26	30	26	26	Ret	27	26	Ret	28	0
38	Japan Hachiro Osaka	24	19	27	Ret	26	22	25	28	25	30	29	22	21	20	0
39	Japan "Syuji"	26	25	30	21	31	25	27	33	30	26	Ret	25	26	29	0
40	Japan Masaya Kono									31	21					0
41	Japan Masayoshi Oyama	22	22	34	30	33	24	31	30	29	24	28	24	24	30	0
42	Japan Masaki Baba							26	22							0
43	Japan Hideki Hirota									22	Ret					0
44	Japan Ryo Komikado							28	23							0
45	Japan Yasushi Ide					29	23									0
46	Japan Ryunosuke Shibata							24	27							0
47	Japan "Yugo"	25	26	32	Ret	34	27	33	32	33	27	30	29	25	31	0
48	Japan "Don Luciano"									32	25					0
49	Japan "Ryo"					25	Ret									0
50	Japan Hironori Kikuchi			31	27											0
51	Japan Mitsuji Inagaki									27	Ret					0
52	Japan Masakatsu Takatsu							32	31							0
53	Japan Yoshifumi Shigemori											31	Ret			0
—	Japan Kaito Tsukada											Ret	Ret			0
Pos	Driver	OKA	FUJ1	SUZ	FUJ2	AUT	SUG	MOT	Points
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points classification
Blue	Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Independent Cup

Pos	Driver	OKA	FUJ1	SUZ	FUJ2	AUT	SUG	MOT	Points
1	Japan Sergeyevich Sato	12	15	21	25	19	17	20	21	21	18	17	19	17	32	241
2	Japan "Dragon"	11	14	19	24			15	35	20	23	24	17	Ret	17	182
3	Japan Keizi Nakao	27	13	18	Ret	27	21	17	29	19	28	22	28	18	19	171
4	Japan Makio Saito	23	Ret	24	19	22	18	21	34	24	22	23	20	23	26	147
5	Japan "Ikari"	19	17	25	24	21	15			23	20	25	32	27	23	134
6	Japan Makoto Hotta	18	21	29	22	24	20	19	24	28	29	26	21	22	27	126
7	Japan Yuichi Sasaki			26	20			22	25			19	18	19	21	112
8	Japan Hachiro Osaka	24	19	27	Ret	26	22	25	28	25	30	29	22	21	20	92
9	Japan Motoyoshi Yoshida	21	18	28	29	32	26	30	26	26	Ret	27	26	Ret	28	56
10	Japan Masayoshi Oyama	22	22	34	30	33	24	31	30	29	24	28	24	24	30	49
11	Japan "Syuji"	26	25	30	21	31	25	27	33	30	26	Ret	25	26	29	43
12	Japan "Yugo"	25	26	32	Ret	34	27	33	32	33	27	30	29	25	31	15
13	Japan Hideki Hirota									22	Ret					12
14	Japan "Ryo"					25	Ret									10
15	Japan Yasushi Ide					29	23									10
16	Japan "Don Luciano"									32	25					8
17	Japan Hironori Kikuchi			31	27											4
18	Japan Mitsuji Inagaki									27	Ret					2

Teams' standings

Pos	Team	Pts.
1	Honda Formula Dream Project	350
2	Media Do Kageyama Racing	137
3	TOM'S Spirit	134
4	Le Beausset Motorsports	131
5	OTG Motor Sports	128
6	Silver Star Racing	69
7	Saccess Racing	65
8	Bionic Jack Racing	35
9	Skill Speed	17
10	Zap Speed	12
11	Ateam Buzz Motorsport	9
12	Rn-sports	1

External links

(in Japanese)