2020 F4 Japanese Championship
The 2020 F4 Japanese Championship season was the sixth season of the F4 Japanese Championship. It was competed with 12 races over four triple-header rounds.[1]
2020 F4 Japanese Championship | |||
Driver's champion: Hibiki Taira Team's champion: TGR-DC Racing School | |||
Previous: | 2019 | Next: | 2021 |
Parent series: Super GT |
Teams and drivers
All teams were Japanese-registered
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Race calendar and results
All rounds were held in Japan and supported the Super GT events.[1] On 18 March 2020, the original opening round at Okayama International Circuit was postponed to an undetermined date due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic.[5][6] On 30 March 2020 it was determined the second and third rounds also had to be postponed.[7][8] On 5 April 2020 the Super GT Series issued a revised calendar in which the F4 Japanese Championship also confirmed their schedule change,[9][10] with a newly revised calendar being issued on 17 July 2020.[11]
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Independent Cup winner | |
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1 | R1 | Fuji Speedway, Oyama | 3 October | Seiya Jin | Reiji Hiraki | Reiji Hiraki | Helm Motorsports | Keiji Nakao |
R2 | Hibiki Taira | Rin Arakawa | Hibiki Taira | TGR-DC Racing School | Makio Saito | |||
R3 | 4 October | Reiji Hiraki | Sota Ogawa | Hibiki Taira | TGR-DC Racing School | Yutaka Toriba | ||
2 | R4 | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka | 24 October | Hibiki Taira | Rin Arakawa | Hibiki Taira | TGR-DC Racing School | Sergeyevich Sato |
R5 | Hibiki Taira | Kakunoshin Ota | Hibiki Taira | TGR-DC Racing School | Makio Saito | |||
R6 | 25 October | Rin Arakawa | Hibiki Taira | Hibiki Taira | TGR-DC Racing School | Sergeyevich Sato | ||
3 | R7 | Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi | 7 November | Hibiki Taira | Hibiki Taira | Hibiki Taira | TGR-DC Racing School | Sergeyevich Sato |
R8 | Hibiki Taira | Seiya Jin | Hibiki Taira | TGR-DC Racing School | Sergeyevich Sato | |||
R9 | 8 November | Hibiki Taira | Hibiki Taira | Hibiki Taira | TGR-DC Racing School | "Ikari" | ||
4 | R10 | Fuji Speedway, Oyama | 28 November | Sota Ogawa | Reiji Hiraki | Hibiki Taira | TGR-DC Racing School | Sergeyevich Sato |
R11 | Hibiki Taira | Hibiki Taira | Hibiki Taira | TGR-DC Racing School | Makio Saito | |||
R12 | 29 November | Reiji Hiraki | Syun Koide | Reiji Hiraki | Helm Motorsports | Sergeyevich Sato |
Championship standings
Points were awarded as follows:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers' standings
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Bold – Pole |
‡ – Half points were awarded for race 2, as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.
Independent Cup
Pos | Driver | FUJ1 | SUZ‡ | MOT | FUJ2 | Points | ||||||||
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1 | Sergeyevich Sato | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 21 | Ret | 13 | 21 | 18 | 225 |
2 | Makio Saito | 20 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 23 | Ret | 20 | 20 | 197.5 |
3 | Keiji Nakao | 17 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 28 | 14 | DNS | 28 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 145.5 |
4 | "Ikari" | 23 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | Ret | Ret | 22 | 16 | 23 | Ret | 111 |
5 | Hachiro Osaka | 28 | 21 | 26 | Ret | DNS | 25 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 97 |
6 | Makoto Hotta | 27 | 21 | 22 | Ret | 26 | 24 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 77 | |||
7 | Masayoshi Oyama | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 29 | 27 | 20 | 29 | 28 | 64 |
8 | Motoyoshi Yoshida | 24 | 26 | Ret | Ret | 26 | 27 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 26 | 27 | 64 |
9 | Yutaka Toriba | 21 | 17 | 20 | Ret | Ret | WD | DSQ | 30 | 24 | 62 | |||
10 | Yuichi Sasaki | 22 | 23 | 28 | Ret | 24 | 29 | 37 | ||||||
11 | "Yugo" | 26 | 28 | 29 | Ret | 25 | 29 | 20 | 30 | WD | 22 | 28 | 29 | 26 |
12 | "Tomisan" | 25 | 25 | 25 | 16 | |||||||||
13 | Tsuyoshi Usui | 23 | 27 | 30 | 7 | |||||||||
14 | Katsunori Keihara | 31 | Ret | Ret | 24 | 31 | 31 | 1 | ||||||
Pos | Driver | FUJ1 | SUZ‡ | MOT | FUJ2 | Points |
‡ – Half points were awarded for race 2, as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.
Teams' standings
Only the best finisher scored points for a team.
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | TGR-DC Racing School | 273.5 |
2 | Helm Motorsports | 180.5 |
3 | Skill Speed | 121 |
4 | OTG Motor Sports | 89 |
5 | Bionic Jack Racing | 80 |
6 | Vegaplus | 80 |
7 | Zap Speed | 54 |
8 | ATEAM Buzz Motorsport | 54 |
9 | Saccess Racing | 18.5 |
10 | Fuma Horio | 14 |
11 | Akiland Racing | 8 |
12 | TOM'S Youth | 5 |
13 | Rn-sports | 3 |
14 | KRac Motorsports | 1 |
References
- "F4 Japanese Championship 2020 Series". F4 Japanese Championship. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- "F4 JAPANESE CHAMPIONSHIP | 2020 FIA-F4選手権 第1/2/3戦 富士大会エントリーリスト". fiaf4.jp. 23 September 2020.
- "F4 JAPANESE CHAMPIONSHIP | 2020 FIA-F4選手権 第4・5・6戦 鈴鹿大会エントリーリスト". fiaf4.jp. 9 October 2020.
- "F4 JAPANESE CHAMPIONSHIP | 2020 FIA-F4選手権 第10・11・12戦 富士大会エントリーリスト". fiaf4.jp. 16 November 2020.
- "Super GT postpones Okayama opener after all". www.motorsport.com. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- "2020 FIA-F4選手権 Rd.1&2 岡山大会について". F4 Japanese Championship (in Japanese). 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- "Super GT indefinitely postpones Fuji, Suzuka races". www.motorsport.com. 30 March 2020.
- "2020 FIA-F4選手権 富士大会ならびに鈴鹿大会に関するご案内". F4 Japanese Championship (in Japanese). 30 March 2020.
- "Super GT to hold Thailand, Malaysia races in winter". www.motorsport.com. 5 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- "2020 FIA-F4選手権 大会変更日程案についてのご案内". F4 Japanese Championship (in Japanese). 6 April 2020.
- "2020 FIA-F4選手権 大会日程の改定および開幕前トレーニング走行日程のご案内". F4 Japanese Championship (in Japanese). 17 July 2020.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)