# 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.

## Teams and drivers

All teams were Japanese-registered
| Team | No. | Driver | Class | Rounds |
| Ito Engineering | 2 | Keiji Nakao | I | All |
| Field Motorsports | 3 | Sergeyevich Sato | I | All |
| Daydream Racing | 4 | Yuichi Sasaki | I | 1, 3 |
| Vegaplus | 5 | Syun Koide | | 2–4 |
| Vegaplus | 7 | Kakunoshin Ohta | | 2–4 |
| Rn-sports | 11 | Yugo Iwasawa | | All |
| Rn-sports | 18 | Makoto Hotta | I | 2–4 |
| KRac Motorsports | 13 | Daiki Fujiwara | | All |
| Zap Speed | 14 | Rin Arakawa | | All |
| Zap Speed | 43 | Motoyoshi Yoshida | I | All |
| Zap Speed | 86 | Hachiro Osaka | I | All |
| Media Do Kageyama Racing | 16 | Kaito Tsukada | | All |
| N-SPEED | 23 | "Yugo" | I | All |
| TOM'S Youth | 28 | Yuga Furutani | | All |
| ATEAM Buzz Motorsport | 31 | Seiya Jin | | All |
| ATEAM Buzz Motorsport | 32 | Hirotaka Kikuchi | | All |
| ATEAM Buzz Motorsport | 33 | Max Salo | | All |
| ATEAM Buzz Motorsport | 34 | Katsunori Keihara | I | 1, 4 |
| TGR-DC Racing School | 35 | Hibiki Taira | | All |
| TGR-DC Racing School | 36 | Seita Nonaka | | All |
| TGR-DC Racing School | 37 | Eijiro Shimizu | | All |
| TGR-DC Racing School | 38 | Jiei Okuzumi | | All |
| Saccess Racing | 39 | Yoshiaki Nakamura | | All |
| Saccess Racing | 40 | Seiya Motojima | | 2, 4 |
| Team Liaison | 55 | Yusuke Tsuchiya | | 1–3 |
| Bird | 56 | Yutaka Toriba | I | 1, 3–4 |
| HELM Motorsports | 62 | Reiji Hiraki | | All |
| Leprix Sport | 70 | Aito Kinoshita | | 1, 4 |
| Akiland Racing | 71 | Masayoshi Oyama | I | All |
| Akiland Racing | 92 | Yuki Urata | | 2–4 |
| Akiland Racing | 95 | "Tomisan" | I | 1 |
| Akiland Racing | 96 | Makio Saito | I | All |
| C.S.I-Reon Kids Racing | 73 | Shunsuke Hanawa | | 1 |
| Skill Speed | 77 | Sota Ogawa | | All |
| OTG Motor Sports | 80 | Reimei Ito | | All |
| Bionic Jack Racing | 97 | Ryunosuke Sawa | | All |
| Bionic Jack Racing | 98 | "Ikari" | I | All |
| Privateer | 24 | Tsuyoshi Usui | I | 4 |
| Privateer | 25 | Fuma Horio | | All |
| Icon | Class |
| I | Independent Cup |

## Race calendar and results

All rounds were held in Japan and supported the Super GT events. 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. On 30 March 2020 it was determined the second and third rounds also had to be postponed. On 5 April 2020 the Super GT Series issued a revised calendar in which the F4 Japanese Championship also confirmed their schedule change, with a newly revised calendar being issued on 17 July 2020.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Independent Cup winner |
| 1 | R1 | Fuji Speedway, Oyama | 3 October | Seiya Jin | Reiji Hiraki | Reiji Hiraki | HELM Motorsports | Keiji Nakao |
| 1 | R2 | Fuji Speedway, Oyama | 3 October | Hibiki Taira | Rin Arakawa | Hibiki Taira | TGR-DC Racing School | Makio Saito |
| 1 | R3 | Fuji Speedway, Oyama | 4 October | | 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 |
| 2 | R5 | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka | 24 October | Hibiki Taira | Kakunoshin Ohta | Hibiki Taira | TGR-DC Racing School | Makio Saito |
| 2 | R6 | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka | 25 October | | 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 |
| 3 | R8 | Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi | 7 November | Hibiki Taira | Seiya Jin | Hibiki Taira | TGR-DC Racing School | Sergeyevich Sato |
| 3 | R9 | Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi | 8 November | | 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 |
| 4 | R11 | Fuji Speedway, Oyama | 28 November | Hibiki Taira | Hibiki Taira | Hibiki Taira | TGR-DC Racing School | Makio Saito |
| 4 | R12 | Fuji Speedway, Oyama | 29 November | | 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 |
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |

### Drivers' standings

| Pos | Driver | FUJ1 | FUJ1 | FUJ1 | SUZ $^‡$ | SUZ $^‡$ | SUZ $^‡$ | MOT | MOT | MOT | FUJ2 | FUJ2 | FUJ2 | Points |
| 1 | Hibiki Taira | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 270.5 |
| 2 | Reiji Hiraki | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 180.5 |
| 3 | Seita Nonaka | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 123 |
| 4 | Sota Ogawa | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 121 |
| 5 | Reimei Ito | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 89 |
| 6 | Ryunosuke Sawa | 9 | 11 | 5 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 80 |
| 7 | Kakunoshin Ohta | | | | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 68 |
| 8 | Rin Arakawa | Ret | 2 | 17 | 2 | 5 | Ret | DNS | 5 | 17 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 54 |
| 9 | Seiya Jin | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | Ret | DNS | 7 | 28 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 13 | 49 |
| 10 | Syun Koide | | | | 12 | 11 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 36 |
| 11 | Fuma Horio | 6 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 18 | NC | 16 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 25 |
| 12 | Jiei Okuzumi | 8 | 10 | 8 | 14 | Ret | 19 | 23† | 10 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 11 | 20 |
| 13 | Seiya Motojima | | | | 9 | 15 | 4 | | | | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| 14 | Yuki Urata | | | | 20 | 23 | 9 | 21 | 15 | 30 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 8 |
| 15 | Hirotaka Kikuchi | 12 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 5 |
| 16 | Yuga Furutani | 11 | Ret | 16 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 17 | 26 | 5 |
| 17 | Eijiro Shimizu | 10 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 14 | Ret | DNS | 17 | 5 |
| 18 | Yoshiaki Nakamura | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 4.5 |
| 19 | Yugo Iwasawa | Ret | DNS | 15 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 24† | 17 | 10 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 3 |
| 20 | Daiki Fujiwara | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 1 |
| 21 | Yusuke Tsuchiya | 13 | Ret | 19 | Ret | Ret | 24 | 11 | 18 | 18 | | | | 0 |
| 22 | Max Salo | 30 | 20 | 18 | 24 | Ret | 30† | 15 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 23 | Kaito Tsukada | 14 | 24 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 15 | Ret | WD | WD | 0 |
| 24 | Sergeyevich Sato | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 21 | Ret | 13 | 21 | 18 | 0 |
| 25 | Aito Kinoshita | 19 | 13 | Ret | | | | | | | 14 | 18 | 16 | 0 |
| 26 | Keiji Nakao | 17 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 28 | 14 | DNS | 28 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 0 |
| 27 | Makio Saito | 20 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 23 | Ret | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| 28 | "Ikari" | 23 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | Ret | Ret | 22 | 16 | 23 | Ret | 0 |
| 29 | Hachiro Osaka | 28 | 21 | 26 | Ret | DNS | 25 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 0 |
| 30 | Yutaka Toriba | 21 | 17 | 20 | | | | Ret | Ret | WD | DSQ | 30 | 24 | 0 |
| 31 | Motoyoshi Yoshida | 24 | 26 | Ret | Ret | 26 | 27 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 26 | 27 | 0 |
| 32 | Makoto Hotta | | | | 27 | 21 | 22 | Ret | 26 | 24 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
| 33 | Masayoshi Oyama | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 29 | 27 | 20 | 29 | 28 | 0 |
| 34 | "Yugo" | 26 | 28 | 29 | Ret | 25 | 29 | 20 | 30 | WD | 22 | 28 | 29 | 0 |
| 35 | Yuichi Sasaki | 22 | 23 | 28 | | | | Ret | 24 | 29 | | | | 0 |
| 36 | Tsuyoshi Usui | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 27 | 30 | 0 |
| 37 | Katsunori Keihara | 31 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | 24 | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| 38 | "Tomisan" | 25 | 25 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 39 | Shunsuke Hanawa | 29 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | FUJ1 | FUJ1 | FUJ1 | SUZ $^‡$ | SUZ $^‡$ | SUZ $^‡$ | MOT | MOT | MOT | FUJ2 | FUJ2 | FUJ2 | Points |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
$^‡$ – Half points were awarded for race 2, as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.

### Independent Cup

| Pos | Driver | FUJ1 | FUJ1 | FUJ1 | SUZ $^‡$ | SUZ $^‡$ | SUZ $^‡$ | MOT | MOT | MOT | FUJ2 | FUJ2 | FUJ2 | Points |
| 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 | FUJ1 | FUJ1 | SUZ $^‡$ | SUZ $^‡$ | SUZ $^‡$ | MOT | MOT | MOT | FUJ2 | FUJ2 | 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 | Team | Points |
| 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 | Privateer (Fuma Horio) | 14 |
| 11 | Akiland Racing | 8 |
| 12 | TOM'S Youth | 5 |
| 13 | Rn-sports | 3 |
| 14 | KRac Motorsports | 1 |