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2023 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship

The 2023 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship was the fifth season of the Formula 4 South East Asia Championship and the first one since 2019. Top Speed was appointed as the new organizer and promoter as the series switched to the Tatuus F4-T421 car, the Abarth engine and the Giti tires.[1]

Teams and drivers edit

Team No. Driver Class Rounds
Formula 4 South East Asia Championship entries
  R-ace GP[2] 1   Raphaël Narac[3][4] 2, NC
2   Hadrien David[3][4] 2, NC
  BlackArts Racing[5] 3   Iñigo Anton[6] R 3
10   Alister Yoong[7] 2
11   Ian Loggie[8] 2
23   Arjun Chheda[8] R 2
28   Vivian Siu R 1
78   Lincoln Taylor R 3
  Asia Racing Team[9] 7   Tiago Rodrigues[10] 1, NC
12   Zhang Yu[11] R 1, 3
16   Lu Ye 3
63   Joaquin Garrido[12] R 2
77   Enzo Yeh[13] R 2–3, NC
96   Kevin Xiao[14] R All, NC
  Prema Racing[15] 8   Doriane Pin[4] R 2–3
14   Rashid Al Dhaheri[15] 3, NC
33   Tomass Štolcermanis[4] R 2
51   Kean Nakamura-Berta[a][4] R 2–3
  H-Star Racing[16] 13   Zhang Shimo[b][2] 1
55   William Kwok[2] 1
  AGI Sport[2] 15   Nicolas Stati[8] R 2–3
45   Jack Beeton[3] All, NC
46   Peter Bouzinelos[8] R 2–3
  R&B Racing[2] 22   Wang Zhongwei[2] All
23   Jiang Fukang[2] 1
  B-Max Racing Team[2] 30   "Dragon"[3] 3, NC
  Team KRC[2] 68   Ethan Ho[3] 1, NC
  Pinnacle Motorsport[2] 72   Liu Kaishun[3] 2–3, NC
88   Kai Daryanani[3] 2–3, NC
99   Fu Yuhao[8] R 2–3
Macau Formula 4 Race-only entries
  Asia Racing Team 4   Marcus Cheong[3] NC
  BlackArts Racing 5   Jaden Pariat[3] NC
19   Bianca Bustamante[3] NC
  Super License[2] 8   Miki Koyama[3] NC
  SJM Theodore Prema Racing 11   Charles Leong[15] NC
23   Arvid Lindblad[15] NC
27   Freddie Slater[15] NC
  Champ Motorsport 16   Chui Ka Kam[3] NC
28   Vivian Siu[3] R NC
  H-Star Racing 22   Thomas Leung[3] NC
53   Marco Lau[3] NC
  Pinnacle Motorsport[2] 34   Martinius Stenshorne[17] NC
Icon Legend
G Guest drivers ineligible for Drivers' Championship
R Rookie

Calendar edit

The schedule consisted of 9 races over 3 rounds. Additionally, a non-championship Macau Formula 4 Race event was held during the first week of the 70th Macau Grand Prix.[18][19]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Supporting
1 R1   Zhuzhou International Circuit, Zhuzhou 28 October   Jack Beeton   Jack Beeton   Jack Beeton   AGI Sport TCR China Touring Car Championship
China Touring Car Championship
Sports Cup - YRD Race
R2 29 October   Tiago Rodrigues   Kevin Xiao[c]   Asia Racing Team
R3   Jack Beeton   Jack Beeton   Jack Beeton   AGI Sport
NC QR   Guia Circuit, Macau 12 November   Arvid Lindblad   Arvid Lindblad   Arvid Lindblad   SJM Theodore Prema Racing Greater Bay Area GT Cup (GT3)
Greater Bay Area GT Cup (GT4)
TCR Asia Challenge
Macau Roadsport Challenge
FR   Arvid Lindblad   Arvid Lindblad   Arvid Lindblad   SJM Theodore Prema Racing
2 R1   Sepang International Circuit, Sepang 25 November   Hadrien David   Raphaël Narac   Hadrien David   R-ace GP Sepang 1000km Endurance Race
R2 26 November   Doriane Pin   Hadrien David   R-ace GP
R3   Hadrien David   Kean Nakamura-Berta   Hadrien David   R-ace GP
3 R1   Sepang International Circuit, Sepang 2 December   Kean Nakamura-Berta   Kean Nakamura-Berta   Rashid Al Dhaheri   Prema Racing Asian Le Mans Series
R2 3 December   Peter Bouzinelos   Nicolas Stati   AGI Sport
R3   Kean Nakamura-Berta   Rashid Al Dhaheri   Doriane Pin   Prema Racing

Championship standings edit

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' championship edit

Pos Driver ZZIC
  		MAC
  		SEP1
  		SEP2
  		Pts
R1 R2 R3 QR FR R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1   Jack Beeton 1 Ret 1 5 4 3 5 4 2 3 5 130
2   Doriane Pin 10 3 6 3 2 1 82
3   Hadrien David Ret 7 1 1 1 75
4   Kevin Xiao 7 1 4 12 Ret 13 8 13 8 Ret 12 51
5   Tiago Rodrigues 3 2 2 8 6 51
6   Kean Nakamura-Berta 5 6 2 4 Ret 14 48
7   Enzo Yeh 10 8 4 2 7 6 13 9 46
8   Jiang Fukang 2 3 6 41
9   Nicolas Stati 14 11 14 7 1 6 39
10   Kai Daryanani Ret 10 7 14 9 5 11 2 36
11   Wang Zhongwei 4 5 7 12 9 16 12 7 11 36
12   Tomass Štolcermanis 6 4 3 35
13   Raphaël Narac 7 Ret 2 Ret 5 28
14   Zhang Yu 5 4 8 13 Ret DNS 26
15   Rashid Al Dhaheri 4 3 1 Ret 13 25
16   Lincoln Taylor 15 4 4 24
17   Liu Kaishun Ret Ret 8 7 15 Ret 8 7 20
18   Ethan Ho 8 Ret 3 6 5 19
19   Peter Bouzinelos 18 12 11 10 9 3 18
20   Vivian Siu 6 6 10 17 14 17
21   Iñigo Anton 11 5 8 14
22   Zhang Shimo Ret DSQ 5 10
23   Fu Yuhao 16 Ret 12 9 6 Ret 10
24   Alister Yoong 11 10 8 5
25   William Kwok Ret Ret 9 2
26   Arjun Chheda 9 Ret Ret 2
27   "Dragon" 16 13 14 10 10 2
28   Joaquin Garrido 17 Ret 10 1
29   Lu Ye 16 12 DNS 0
30   Ian Loggie 15 13 17 0
Macau Formula 4 Race-only drivers
–   Arvid Lindblad 1 1 –
–   Charles Leong 3 2 –
–   Freddie Slater 2 9 –
–   Bianca Bustamante 9 Ret –
–   Chui Ka Kam 13 11 –
–   Miki Koyama 11 Ret –
–   Marcus Cheong 14 12 –
–   Thomas Leung 15 Ret –
–   Marco Lau 18 Ret –
–   Martinius Stenshorne NC Ret –
–   Jaden Pariat WD WD –
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 QR FR R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
ZZIC
  		MAC
  		SEP1
  		SEP2
 
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (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

Rookies' championship edit

Pos Driver ZZIC
  		MAC
  		SEP1
  		SEP2
  		Pts
R1 R2 R3 QR FR R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1   Doriane Pin 5 2 3 1 2 1 111
2   Kevin Xiao 3 1 1 2 Ret 6 5 8 5 Ret 7 103
3   Enzo Yeh 1 1 1 1 4 3 8 6 89
4   Kean Nakamura-Berta 2 4 1 2 Ret 8 77
5   Nicolas Stati 7 6 9 4 1 4 65
6   Zhang Yu 1 2 2 9 Ret DNS 63
7   Vivian Siu 2 3 3 3 2 48
8   Tomass Štolcermanis 3 3 2 48
9   Peter Bouzinelos 10 7 6 7 6 2 47
10   Lincoln Taylor 10 3 3 31
11   Fu Yuhao 8 Ret 7 6 5 Ret 28
12   Iñigo Anton 8 4 5 26
13   Arjun Chheda 4 Ret Ret 12
14   Joaquin Garrido 9 Ret 5 12
15   Lu Ye 11 7 DNS 6
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 QR FR R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
ZZIC
  		MAC
  		SEP1
  		SEP2
 

Teams' Championship edit

Ahead of each event, the teams nominated two drivers that accumulated teams' points.

Pos Team Points
1   AGI Sport 148
2   Asia Racing Team 148
3   Prema Racing 130
4   R-ace GP 103
5   R&B Racing 77
6   BlackArts Racing 62
7   Pinnacle Motorsport 56
8   Team KRC 19
9   H-Star Racing 12
10   B-Max Racing Team 2

Notes edit

  1. ^ Nakamura Berta is a Japanese-Slovakian driver who competes under a British licence.
  2. ^ Zhang is a Chinese driver racing under Italian license
  3. ^ Rodrigues finished first but received a 10 seconds time penalty for causing a collision. Xiao inherited the win.

References edit

  1. ^ "Macau Grand Prix invitational highlight of revitalized F4 South East Asia Championship - F4 SEA Championship Certified by FIA". f4sea.com. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Exciting international line-up for revitalized Formula 4 South East Asia - F4 SEA Championship Certified by FIA". f4sea.com. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "70th Macau Grand Prix Macau Formula 4 Race Provisional Entry List" (PDF). Macau Grand Prix. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  4. ^ a b c d e Allen, Peter (2023-11-23). "Prema enters Doriane Pin and two kart stars in F4 SEA at Sepang". Formula Scout.
  5. ^ "BlackArts Racing on Instagram: BlackArts Racing back in action in Zhuhai, Macau and Sepang this Fall and Winter in Formula 4 SEA". Instagram. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  6. ^ Cruz, Nina Angela Mikaela (2023-11-09). "Iñigo Anton to make Formula 4 debut in Sepang Circuit, Malaysia". ABS-CBN Corporation.
  7. ^ "🚨 F4 Driver Announcement 🚨Alister Yoong". Twitter. Alister Yoong. 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Stellar international entry for F4 South East Asia Championship Malaysian double-header finale". F4 SEA. 2023-11-24.
  9. ^ "Asia Racing Team and BlackJack Racing to Team Up in 2023 Formula 4 South East Asia". Asia Racing Team. 2023-08-14.
  10. ^ "Macau's Tiago Rodrigues Gears Up for Hometown Grand Prix". Asia Racing Team. 2023-10-26.
  11. ^ "Yu Zhang to Join Asia Racing Team for Opening Round of F4 SEA". Asia Racing Team. 2023-10-24.
  12. ^ "Filipino Emerging Talent Garrido Joins ART for F4 SEA at Sepang". Asia Racing Team. 2023-11-24.
  13. ^ "Enzo Yeh joins Asia Racing Team for F4 SEA". Asia Racing Team. 2023-09-05.
  14. ^ "Kevin Xiao Takes on the Full F4 SEA Season". Asia Racing Team. 2023-10-25.
  15. ^ a b c d e "SJM Theodore PREMA Racing announces entry for history-making 70th Macau Grand Prix". Prema Racing. 2023-10-26.
  16. ^ @mrhugohung (2023-10-10). "H-Star Racing, founded by HUGO HUNG, will participate in Asia F4 and the Macau Grand Prix in November as the only Hong Kong team at the end of this month" (in Chinese) – via Instagram.
  17. ^ Wood, Ida (2023-11-07). "FREC runner-up Martinius Stenshorne to enter Macau's F4 races". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  18. ^ "Macau GP invitational highlight of revitalized F4 SEA". Weixin Official Accounts Platform. 2023-08-29.
  19. ^ "70th Macau Grand Prix slated for this November". Macau Grand Prix. 2023-07-19.

External links edit

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