The 2024 Formula 4 Australian Championship is the sixth season of the Formula 4 Australian 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 and the Abarth engine.[1]
The category gives drivers a way to compete and contest in an FIA-certified open wheel category in Australia, with four rounds in the country and a season finale at Sepang International Circuit, a Category 1 former Formula 1 track. This also allows racers the chance to earn FIA super license points and have an even easier way to transition to competition overseas in a most cost-effective manner, with the same Tatuus F4 T421 GEN2 used internationally.
For the first time, the top five drivers after the third round of the Top Speed-run 2024 Formula 4 Australian Championship will be invited to attend Sepang for the five-day Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy Asia Pacific and Oceania Selection Program event, provided they meet the selection criteria.
Teams and drivers edit
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Calendar edit
The scheduled consisting of 15 races over 5 rounds was published on 28 November 2023.[8]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Secondary Class Winner | Supporting | |
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| 1 | R1 |  The Bend Motorsport Park(Tailem Bend, South Australia) |
4 May | James Piszcyk
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James Piszcyk
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James Piszcyk
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AGI Sport
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R: Seth Gilmore M: John Paul Drake
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| R2 | 5 May | James Piszcyk
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James Piszcyk
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AGI Sport
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R: Seth Gilmore M: Mark Rosser
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| R3 | James Piszcyk
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James Piszcyk
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James Piszcyk
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AGI Sport
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R: Seth Gilmore M: Mark Rosser
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| 2 | R1 | The Bend Motorsport Park (Tailem Bend, South Australia) |
8–9 June | R: M: |
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia Australian Formula Open Radical Cup Australia | ||||
| R2 | R: M: | ||||||||
| R3 | R: M: | ||||||||
| 3 | R1 | Queensland Raceway (Willowbank, Queensland) |
13–14 July | R: M: |
TCR Australia Touring Car Series Australian National Trans Am Series | ||||
| R2 | R: M: | ||||||||
| R3 | R: M: | ||||||||
| 4 | R1 | Sydney Motorsport Park (Eastern Creek, New South Wales) |
3–4 August | R: M: |
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| R3 | R: M: | ||||||||
| 5 | R1 |  Sepang International Circuit(Sepang, Malaysia) |
7–8 September | R: M: |
Thailand Super Series Malaysia Championship Series | ||||
| R2 | R: M: | ||||||||
| R3 | R: M: | ||||||||
Championship standings edit
Points are 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' championship edit
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- † – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
Secondary classes standings edit
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BEN2
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| R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
| Rookies' championship | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Seth Gilmore
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1 | 1 | 1 | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Joanne Ciconte
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2 | 2 | 2 | 54 | ||||||||||||
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| 1 | John Paul Drake
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1 | 4 | 3 | 52 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Mark Rosser
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Ret | 1 | 1 | 50 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Mark Wilson
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3 | 5 | 4 | 37 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Nicholas Filipetto
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2 | 2 | Ret | 36 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Nathan Gotch
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Ret | 3 | 2 | 33 | ||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
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Teams' Championship edit
Ahead of each event, the teams nominated two drivers that accumulated teams' points.
| Pos | Team | Points |
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| – | AGI Sport
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| – |  Formula Race Academy
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| – | Jam Motorsport
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Notes edit
References edit
- ^ "Top Speed to re-launch Formula 4 Australian Championship". Weixin Official Accounts Platform. 2023-11-28.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Vital Pathway from Karting to Formula 1 to return to Australia at the Shell V-Power Motorsport Park this weekend". Formula 4 Australian Championship. 2024-05-02.
- ^ "Ciconte joins Australian F4 Championship". Auto Auction. 2024-03-15.
- ^ O'Brien, Garry (2024-03-13). "Nicolas Stati to race Australian Formula 4 Championship with AGI Sport". Speedcafe.com.
- ^ "British F4 winner Jimmy Piszcyk joins AGI Sport for F4 Australian Champs". Velocity Motorsport Magazine. 2024-03-08.
- ^ @blackartsracingbar (9 December 2023). "Formula 4 is returning to Australian shores next year and announcing a five-round calendar which we will take part of". Retrieved 9 December 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ O'Brien, Garry (2023-12-04). "Volante Rosso commits to new Formula 4 series". Speedcafe.com.
- ^ Leeuwen, Andrew van (2023-11-28). "Formula 4 to be relaunched in Australia". Speedcafe.com.