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

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

Calendar

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 China Zhuzhou International Circuit, Zhuzhou 28 October Australia Jack Beeton Australia Jack Beeton Australia Jack Beeton Australia AGI Sport TCR China Touring Car Championship
China Touring Car Championship
Sports Cup - YRD Race
R2 29 October Macau Tiago Rodrigues China Kevin Xiao[d] China Asia Racing Team
R3 Australia Jack Beeton Australia Jack Beeton Australia Jack Beeton Australia AGI Sport
NC QR Macau Guia Circuit, Macau 12 November United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad Hong Kong SJM Theodore Prema Racing Greater Bay Area GT Cup (GT3)
Greater Bay Area GT Cup (GT4)
TCR Asia Challenge
Macau Roadsport Challenge
FR United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad Hong Kong SJM Theodore Prema Racing
2 R1 Malaysia Sepang International Circuit, Sepang 25 November France Hadrien David France Raphaël Narac France Hadrien David France R-ace GP Sepang 1000km Endurance Race
R2 26 November France Doriane Pin France Hadrien David France R-ace GP
R3 France Hadrien David United Kingdom Kean Nakamura-Berta France Hadrien David France R-ace GP
3 R1 Malaysia Sepang International Circuit, Sepang 2 December United Kingdom Kean Nakamura-Berta United Kingdom Kean Nakamura-Berta United Arab Emirates Rashid Al Dhaheri Italy Prema Racing Asian Le Mans Series
R2 3 December Australia Peter Bouzinelos Australia Nicolas Stati Australia AGI Sport
R3 United Kingdom Kean Nakamura-Berta United Arab Emirates Rashid Al Dhaheri France Doriane Pin Italy Prema Racing

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' championship

Pos Driver ZZIC
China		 MAC
Macau		 SEP1
Malaysia		 SEP2
Malaysia		 Pts
R1 R2 R3 QR FR R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Australia Jack Beeton 1 Ret 1 5 4 3 5 4 2 3 5 130
2 France Doriane Pin 10 3 6 3 2 1 82
3 France Hadrien David Ret 7 1 1 1 75
4 China Kevin Xiao 7 1 4 12 Ret 13 8 13 8 Ret 12 51
5 Macau Tiago Rodrigues 3 2 2 8 6 51
6 United Kingdom Kean Nakamura-Berta 5 6 2 4 Ret 14 48
7 Chinese Taipei Enzo Yeh 10 8 4 2 7 6 13 9 46
8 China Jiang Fukang 2 3 6 41
9 Australia Nicolas Stati 14 11 14 7 1 6 39
10 India Kai Daryanani Ret 10 7 14 9 5 11 2 36
11 China Wang Zhongwei 4 5 7 12 9 16 12 7 11 36
12 Latvia Tomass Štolcermanis 6 4 3 35
13 France Raphaël Narac 7 Ret 2 Ret 5 28
14 China Zhang Yu 5 4 8 13 Ret DNS 26
15 United Arab Emirates Rashid Al Dhaheri 4 3 1 Ret 13 25
16 Australia Lincoln Taylor 15 4 4 24
17 Hong Kong Liu Kaishun Ret Ret 8 7 15 Ret 8 7 20
18 Chinese Taipei Ethan Ho 8 Ret 3 6 5 19
19 Australia Peter Bouzinelos 18 12 11 10 9 3 18
20 Hong Kong Vivian Siu 6 6 10 17 14 17
21 Philippines Iñigo Anton 11 5 8 14
22 Italy Zhang Shimo Ret DSQ 5 10
23 China Yuhao Fu 16 Ret 12 9 6 Ret 10
24 Malaysia Alister Yoong 11 10 8 5
25 Hong Kong William Kwok Ret Ret 9 2
26 India Arjun Chheda 9 Ret Ret 2
27 Japan "Dragon" 16 13 14 10 10 2
28 Philippines Joaquin Garrido 17 Ret 10 1
29 China Lu Ye 16 12 DNS 0
30 United Arab Emirates Ian Loggie 15 13 17 0
Macau Formula 4 Race-only drivers
– United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad 1 1 –
– Macau Charles Leong 3 2 –
– United Kingdom Freddie Slater 2 9 –
– Philippines Bianca Bustamante 9 Ret –
– Hong Kong Chui Ka Kam 13 11 –
– Japan Miki Koyama 11 Ret –
– Macau Marcus Cheong 14 12 –
– Hong Kong Thomas Leung 15 Ret –
– Hong Kong Marco Lau 18 Ret –
– Norway Martinius Stenshorne NC Ret –
– India Jaden Pariat WD WD –
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 QR FR R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
ZZIC
China		 MAC
Macau		 SEP1
Malaysia		 SEP2
Malaysia
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid 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

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

Teams' Championship

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

Pos Team Points
1 Australia AGI Sport 148
2 China Asia Racing Team 148
3 Italy Prema Racing 130
4 France R-ace GP 103
5 China R&B Racing 77
6 Hong Kong BlackArts Racing 62
7 Republic of Ireland Pinnacle Motorsport 56
8 Chinese Taipei Team KRC 19
9 Hong Kong H-Star Racing 12
10 Japan B-Max Racing Team 2

Notes

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

References

  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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Exciting international line-up for revitalized Formula 4 South East Asia - F4 SEA Championship Certified by FIA". f4sea.com. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "70th Macau Grand Prix Macau Formula 4 Race Provisional Entry List" (PDF). Macau Grand Prix. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 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. 1 2 3 4 5 "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. 1 2 3 4 5 "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.
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