# 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.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Driver | Class | Rounds |
| Formula 4 South East Asia Championship entries |||||
| R-ace GP | 1 | Raphaël Narac | | 2, NC |
| R-ace GP | 2 | Hadrien David | | 2, NC |
| BlackArts Racing | 3 | Iñigo Anton | R | 3 |
| BlackArts Racing | 10 | Alister Yoong | | 2 |
| BlackArts Racing | 11 | Ian Loggie | | 2 |
| BlackArts Racing | 23 | Arjun Chheda | R | 2 |
| BlackArts Racing | 28 | Vivian Siu | R | 1 |
| BlackArts Racing | 78 | Lincoln Taylor | R | 3 |
| Asia Racing Team | 7 | Tiago Rodrigues | | 1, NC |
| Asia Racing Team | 12 | Zhang Yu | R | 1, 3 |
| Asia Racing Team | 16 | Lu Ye | | 3 |
| Asia Racing Team | 63 | Joaquin Garrido | R | 2 |
| Asia Racing Team | 77 | Enzo Yeh | R | 2–3, NC |
| Asia Racing Team | 96 | Kevin Xiao | R | All, NC |
| Prema Racing | 8 | Doriane Pin | R | 2–3 |
| Prema Racing | 14 | Rashid Al Dhaheri | | 3, NC |
| Prema Racing | 33 | Tomass Štolcermanis | R | 2 |
| Prema Racing | 51 | Kean Nakamura-Berta | R | 2–3 |
| H-Star Racing | 13 | Zhang Shimo | | 1 |
| H-Star Racing | 55 | William Kwok | | 1 |
| AGI Sport | 15 | Nicolas Stati | R | 2–3 |
| AGI Sport | 45 | Jack Beeton | | All, NC |
| AGI Sport | 46 | Peter Bouzinelos | R | 2–3 |
| R&B Racing | 22 | Wang Zhongwei | | All |
| R&B Racing | 23 | Jiang Fukang | | 1 |
| B-Max Racing Team | 30 | "Dragon" | | 3, NC |
| Team KRC | 68 | Ethan Ho | | 1, NC |
| Pinnacle Motorsport | 72 | Liu Kaishun | | 2–3, NC |
| Pinnacle Motorsport | 88 | Kai Daryanani | | 2–3, NC |
| Pinnacle Motorsport | 99 | Fu Yuhao | R | 2–3 |
| Macau Formula 4 Race-only entries |||||
| Asia Racing Team | 4 | Marcus Cheong | | NC |
| BlackArts Racing | 5 | Jaden Pariat | | NC |
| BlackArts Racing | 19 | Bianca Bustamante | | NC |
| Super License | 8 | Miki Koyama | | NC |
| SJM Theodore Prema Racing | 11 | Charles Leong | | NC |
| SJM Theodore Prema Racing | 23 | Arvid Lindblad | | NC |
| SJM Theodore Prema Racing | 27 | Freddie Slater | | NC |
| Champ Motorsport | 16 | Chui Ka Kam | | NC |
| Champ Motorsport | 28 | Vivian Siu | R | NC |
| H-Star Racing | 22 | Thomas Leung | | NC |
| H-Star Racing | 53 | Marco Lau | | NC |
| Pinnacle Motorsport | 34 | Martinius Stenshorne | | 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.
| Round | 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 |
| 1 | R2 | Zhuzhou International Circuit, Zhuzhou | 29 October | | Tiago Rodrigues | Kevin Xiao | Asia Racing Team | TCR China Touring Car Championship China Touring Car Championship Sports Cup - YRD Race |
| 1 | R3 | Zhuzhou International Circuit, Zhuzhou | 29 October | Jack Beeton | Jack Beeton | Jack Beeton | AGI Sport | TCR China Touring Car Championship China Touring Car Championship Sports Cup - YRD Race |
| 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 |
| NC | FR | 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 |
| 2 | R1 | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang | 25 November | Hadrien David | Raphaël Narac | Hadrien David | R-ace GP | Sepang 1000km Endurance Race |
| 2 | R2 | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang | 26 November | | Doriane Pin | Hadrien David | R-ace GP | Sepang 1000km Endurance Race |
| 2 | R3 | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang | 26 November | Hadrien David | Kean Nakamura-Berta | Hadrien David | R-ace GP | Sepang 1000km Endurance Race |
| 3 | R1 | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang | 2 December | Kean Nakamura-Berta | Kean Nakamura-Berta | Rashid Al Dhaheri | Prema Racing | Asian Le Mans Series |
| 3 | R2 | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang | 3 December | | Peter Bouzinelos | Nicolas Stati | AGI Sport | Asian Le Mans Series |
| 3 | R3 | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang | 3 December | Kean Nakamura-Berta | Rashid Al Dhaheri | Doriane Pin | Prema Racing | Asian Le Mans Series |

## 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 | ZZIC | ZZIC | MAC | MAC | SEP1 | SEP1 | SEP1 | SEP2 | SEP2 | SEP2 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | QR | FR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| 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 |
| Pos | Driver | ZZIC | ZZIC | ZZIC | MAC | MAC | SEP1 | SEP1 | SEP1 | SEP2 | SEP2 | SEP2 | | Pts |
| 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) |

### Rookies' championship

| Pos | Driver | ZZIC | ZZIC | ZZIC | MAC | MAC | SEP1 | SEP1 | SEP1 | SEP2 | SEP2 | SEP2 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | QR | FR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| 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 |
| Pos | Driver | ZZIC | ZZIC | ZZIC | MAC | MAC | SEP1 | SEP1 | SEP1 | SEP2 | SEP2 | SEP2 | | Pts |

### Teams' Championship

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 |