# 2024 F4 Japanese Championship

The 2024 F4 Japanese Championship season was the tenth season of the F4 Japanese Championship. It was began on 3 May at Fuji Speedway and finished on 8 December at Suzuka International Racing Course.
This was the first season for the second-generation MCSC-24 chassis constructed by Toray Carbon Magic, and the new TOM'S TMA43 engine which produces 180 horsepower, 20 more than its predecessor.

## Teams and drivers

All teams were compete with an identical Toray Carbon Magic MCSC-24 chassis and TOM'S 2-litre naturally aspirated engine.
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Champion Class ||||
| Akiland Racing | 2 | Aoto Nagahara | 5 |
| Rn-sports | 10 | Hibiki Komatsu | 1 |
| Zap Speed | 14 | Masaki Murata | All |
| HYDRANGEA Kageyama Racing | 16 | Kotaro Shimbara | All |
| Falcon Motorsport | 26 | Takumi Saigusa | 1–3, 6–7 |
| Drago Corse | 33 | Itsuki Sato | All |
| Drago Corse | 34 | Hironobu Shimizu | All |
| TGR-DC Racing School | 35 | Yuki Sano | All |
| TGR-DC Racing School | 36 | Kazuhisa Urabe | All |
| TGR-DC Racing School | 37 | Tokiya Suzuki | All |
| TGR-DC Racing School | 38 | Kiyoshi Umegaki | All |
| PONOS Racing | 45 | Kento Omiya | All |
| PONOS Racing | 54 | Rintaro Sato | All |
| Fujita Pharmacy Racing | 46 | Shouma Arimura | All |
| HFDP with B-Max Racing Team | 50 | Yuto Nomura | All |
| HFDP with B-Max Racing Team | 51 | Ryota Horachi | All |
| TGM Grand Prix | 53 | Shota Sakai | 7 |
| OTG Motor Sports | 60 | Kenta Kumagai | All |
| HELM Motorsports | 62 | Tosei Moriyama | All |
| HELM Motorsports | 64 | "Hirobon" | 1–2, 5 |
| HELM Motorsports | 64 | Ethan Ho | 3 |
| Skill Speed | 77 | Daiki Matsuda | 1–4, 7 |
| Dr.Dry | 87 | Rio Shimono | All |
| Buzz Racing | 90 | Lin Chenghua | All |
| Bionic Jack Racing | 97 | Ryo Shirasaki | All |
| Independent Class ||||
| Akiland Racing | 2 | Keiji Nakao | 1–3 |
| Akiland Racing | 71 | Masayoshi Oyama | All |
| Akiland Racing | 96 | Makio Saito | All |
| DayDream Racing | 4 | Yuichi Sasaki | All |
| Team 5ZIGEN | 5 | Motohiro Kotani | All |
| Buzz Racing | 9 | "Ken Alex" | All |
| Rn-sports | 10 | Isao Nakashima | 2–7 |
| Rn-sports | 11 | Masayuki Ueda | All |
| Eagle Sports | 21 | Tadakazu Kojima | 7 |
| Eagle Sports | 40 | Shoichiro Akamatsu | All |
| N-SPEED | 23 | "Yugo” | All |
| B-Max Racing Team | 30 | "Dragon" | All |
| B-Max Racing Team | 44 | Nobuhiro Imada | All |
| Field Motorsports | 55 | "Kentaro" | All |
| Zap Speed | 57 | Anri Sugihara | 6 |
| HELM Motorsports | 61 | William Sakai | 1–3, 7 |
| HELM Motorsports | 63 | Yutaka Toriba | All |
| Dr.Dry | 86 | Hachiro Osaka | All |
| Bionic Jack Racing | 98 | "Ikari" | All |

## Race calendar

All rounds were held in Japan and supported the Super GT events. On 28 August 2024, it was announced that the 2nd Suzuka round was postponed to 7–8 December due to the threat of Typhoon Shanshan. After Race 11 was not held due to bad weather in Autopolis, the race was moved to the Mobility Resort Motegi round.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Independent Class winner |
| 1 | R1 | Fuji Speedway, Oyama | 3 May | Kotaro Shimbara | Ryota Horachi | Yuki Sano | TGR-DC Racing School | "Dragon" |
| 1 | R2 | Fuji Speedway, Oyama | 4 May | Tosei Moriyama | Hironobu Shimizu | Tosei Moriyama | HELM Motorsports | "Kentaro" |
| 2 | R3 | Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka | 1 June | Yuto Nomura | Ryota Horachi | Yuto Nomura | HFDP with B-Max Racing Team | Nobuhiro Imada |
| 2 | R4 | Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka | 2 June | Yuto Nomura | Tosei Moriyama | Yuto Nomura | HFDP with B-Max Racing Team | "Dragon" |
| 3 | R5 | Fuji Speedway, Oyama | 3 August | Ryota Horachi | Ryota Horachi | Ryota Horachi | HFDP with B-Max Racing Team | Yutaka Toriba |
| 3 | R6 | Fuji Speedway, Oyama | 4 August | Ryota Horachi | Ryota Horachi | Hironobu Shimizu | Drago Corse | "Kentaro" |
| 4 | R9 | Sportsland Sugo, Murata | 21 September | Yuki Sano | Kento Omiya | Yuki Sano | TGR-DC Racing School | Nobuhiro Imada |
| 4 | R10 | Sportsland Sugo, Murata | 22 September | Yuki Sano | Yuki Sano | Yuki Sano | TGR-DC Racing School | Nobuhiro Imada |
| 5 | R11 | Autopolis, Hita | 19 October | The race was cancelled due to severe bad weather. The race was rescheduled to the next round in Motegi. | The race was cancelled due to severe bad weather. The race was rescheduled to the next round in Motegi. | The race was cancelled due to severe bad weather. The race was rescheduled to the next round in Motegi. | The race was cancelled due to severe bad weather. The race was rescheduled to the next round in Motegi. | The race was cancelled due to severe bad weather. The race was rescheduled to the next round in Motegi. |
| 5 | R12 | Autopolis, Hita | 20 October | Yuto Nomura | Yuto Nomura | Yuto Nomura | HFDP with B-Max Racing Team | "Dragon" |
| 6 | R11 | Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi | 2 November | Ryota Horachi | Kiyoshi Umegaki | Yuto Nomura | HFDP with B-Max Racing Team | "Dragon" |
| 6 | R13 | Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi | 2 November | Ryota Horachi | Yuto Nomura | Yuto Nomura | HFDP with B-Max Racing Team | Nobuhiro Imada |
| 6 | R14 | Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi | 3 November | | Yuto Nomura | Yuto Nomura | HFDP with B-Max Racing Team | "Dragon" |
| 7 | R7 | Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka | 7 December | Ryota Horachi | Yuto Nomura | Yuto Nomura | HFDP with B-Max Racing Team | Yutaka Toriba |
| 7 | R8 | Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka | 8 December | Ryota Horachi | Tosei Moriyama | Kotaro Shimbara | HYDRANGEA Kageyama Racing | Yutaka Toriba |

## 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
#### Champion Class

| Pos | Driver | FUJ1 | FUJ1 | SUZ1 | SUZ1 | FUJ2 | FUJ2 | SUG | SUG | AUT | AUT | MOT | MOT | MOT | SUZ2 | SUZ2 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R11 | R13 | R14 | R7 | R8 | Pts |
| 1 | Yuto Nomura | 2 | DNS | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 236 |
| 2 | Ryota Horachi | 3 | DNS | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | DSQ | 167 |
| 3 | Kotaro Shimbara | Ret | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8 | C | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 153 |
| 4 | Yuki Sano | 1 | DNS | 11 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | C | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 147 |
| 5 | Tosei Moriyama | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | C | Ret | 15 | Ret | 11 | 5 | 3 | 99 |
| 6 | Hironobu Shimizu | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 13 | C | 11 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 97 |
| 7 | Kiyoshi Umegaki | Ret | DNS | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 78 |
| 8 | Rintaro Sato | 14 | DNS | 6 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 6 | C | 7 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 70 |
| 9 | Kento Omiya | 12 | DNS | 7 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | C | 8 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 11 | Ret | 68 |
| 10 | Tokiya Suzuki | 7 | DNS | 12 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 7 | C | 6 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 47 |
| 11 | Kazuhisa Urabe | 5 | DNS | 8 | 10 | 20 | Ret | 4 | 3 | C | 9 | 13 | 5 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 39 |
| 12 | Itsuki Sato | Ret | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | C | 10 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 37 |
| 13 | Ryo Shirasaki | 6 | Ret | 13 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 18 | C | 12 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 27 |
| 14 | Kenta Kumagai | 10 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 19 | C | 15 | 12 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 8 | 17 |
| 15 | Takumi Saigusa | 8 | 7 | 16 | 18 | DNS | DNS | | | | | Ret | 12 | 15 | 19 | Ret | 10 |
| 16 | Hibiki Komatsu | Ret | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 17 | Daiki Matsuda | 9 | 8 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | | | | | | WD | WD | 6 |
| 18 | Rio Shimono | Ret | 11 | 15 | 19 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 11 | C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 |
| 19 | "Hirobon" | Ret | 9 | 14 | 15 | | | | | C | WD | | | | | | 2 |
| 20 | Lin Chenghua | Ret | 10 | 21 | 20 | 19 | Ret | 19 | 17 | C | 16 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 1 |
| 21 | Shota Sakai | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 10 | 1 |
| 22 | Masaki Murata | 13 | Ret | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | C | 17 | 14 | 11 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 0 |
| 23 | Shouma Arimura | 11 | DNS | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 15 | C | 18 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 0 |
| 24 | Ethan Ho | | | | | 16 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 25 | Aoto Nagahara | | | | | | | | | C | 14 | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R11 | R13 | R14 | R7 | R8 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | FUJ1 | FUJ1 | SUZ1 | SUZ1 | FUJ2 | FUJ2 | SUG | SUG | AUT | AUT | MOT | MOT | MOT | SUZ2 | SUZ2 | | Pts |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Other points position |
| Blue | Other classified position |
| Blue | Not classified, finished (NC) |
| Purple | Not classified, retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Withdrawn (WD) |
| Blank | Did not enter (cell empty) |
| Text formatting | Meaning |
| Bold | Pole position |
| Italics | Fastest lap |

#### Independent Class

| Pos | Driver | FUJ1 | FUJ1 | SUZ1 | SUZ1 | FUJ2 | FUJ2 | SUG | SUG | AUT | AUT | MOT | MOT | MOT | SUZ2 | SUZ2 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R11 | R13 | R14 | R7 | R8 | Pts |
| 1 | "Dragon" | 1 | DNS | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | C | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 202 |
| 2 | Nobuhiro Imada | WD | WD | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 199.5 |
| 3 | Makio Saito | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 11 | 6 | C | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 118 |
| 4 | "Kentaro" | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 9 | C | 9 | Ret | 8 | 9 | Ret | 7 | 114 |
| 5 | Yutaka Toriba | | | 13 | 6 | 1 | Ret | 7 | 11 | C | 12 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 109 |
| 6 | Masayuki Ueda | WD | WD | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | C | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 107 |
| 7 | Isao Nakashima | | | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | C | 4 | 8 | 4 | 10 | Ret | 4 | 98 |
| 8 | Shoichiro Akamatsu | 6 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | C | 8 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 90 |
| 9 | "Ken Alex" | 9 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | C | 2 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 86.5 |
| 10 | "Ikari" | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 12 | C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 74 |
| 11 | Masayoshi Oyama | 5 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | C | 10 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 36 |
| 12 | Yuichi Sasaki | WD | WD | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 13 | C | 7 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 33 |
| 13 | Hachiro Osaka | 10 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 31.5 |
| 14 | Motohiro Kotani | 8 | 3 | Ret | 15 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | C | Ret | 10 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 27 |
| 15 | Keiji Nakao | 2 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 11 | DNS | | | | | | | | | | 23 |
| 16 | "Yugo” | 11 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 15 | Ret | 15 | C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 5 |
| 17 | Tadakazu Kojima | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 10 | 5 |
| 18 | William Sakai | Ret | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 12 | | | | | | | | 10 | 16 | 5 |
| — | Anri Sugihara | | | | | | | | | | | WD | WD | WD | | | — |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R11 | R13 | R14 | R7 | R8 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | FUJ1 | FUJ1 | SUZ1 | SUZ1 | FUJ2 | FUJ2 | SUG | SUG | AUT | AUT | MOT | MOT | MOT | SUZ2 | SUZ2 | | Pts |

### Teams' standings

Only the best finisher scored points for their team.

#### Champion Class

| Pos | Team | FUJ1 | FUJ1 | SUZ1 | SUZ1 | FUJ2 | FUJ2 | SUG | SUG | AUT | AUT | MOT | MOT | MOT | SUZ2 | SUZ2 | Pts |
| Pos | Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R11 | R13 | R14 | R7 | R8 | Pts |
| 1 | HFDP with B-Max Racing Team | 2 | DNS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 260 |
| 2 | TGR-DC Racing School | 1 | DNS | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | C | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 170 |
| 3 | HYDRANGEA Kageyama Racing | Ret | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8 | C | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 153 |
| 4 | Drago Corse | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 13 | C | 10 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 115 |
| 5 | HELM Motorsports | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | C | Ret | 15 | Ret | 11 | 5 | 3 | 99 |
| 6 | PONOS Racing | 12 | DNS | 6 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | C | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 99 |
| 7 | Bionic Jack Racing | 6 | Ret | 13 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 18 | C | 12 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 27 |
| 8 | OTG Motor Sports | 10 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 19 | C | 15 | 12 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 8 | 17 |
| 9 | Falcon Motorsport | 8 | 7 | 16 | 18 | DNS | DNS | | | | | Ret | 12 | 15 | 19 | Ret | 10 |
| 10 | Rn-sports | Ret | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 11 | Skill Speed | 9 | 8 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | | | | | | WD | WD | 6 |
| 12 | Dr. Dry | Ret | 11 | 15 | 19 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 11 | C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 |
| 13 | Buzz Racing | Ret | 10 | 21 | 20 | 19 | Ret | 19 | 17 | C | 16 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 1 |
| 15 | TGM Grand Prix | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 10 | 1 |
| 14 | Zap Speed | 13 | Ret | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | C | 17 | 14 | 11 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 0 |
| 16 | Akiland Racing | | | | | | | | | C | 14 | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R11 | R13 | R14 | R7 | R8 | Pts |
| Pos | Team | FUJ1 | FUJ1 | SUZ1 | SUZ1 | FUJ2 | FUJ2 | SUG | SUG | AUT | AUT | MOT | MOT | MOT | SUZ2 | SUZ2 | | Pts |

#### Independent Class

| Pos | Team | FUJ1 | FUJ1 | SUZ1 | SUZ1 | FUJ2 | FUJ2 | SUG | SUG | AUT | AUT | MOT | MOT | MOT | SUZ2 | SUZ2 | Pts |
| Pos | Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R11 | R13 | R14 | R7 | R8 | Pts |
| 1 | B-Max Racing Team | 1 | DNS | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 273.5 |
| 2 | Akiland Racing | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 6 | C | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 134 |
| 3 | Rn-sports | WD | WD | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | C | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 135 |
| 4 | Field Motorsports | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 9 | C | 9 | Ret | 8 | 9 | Ret | 7 | 114 |
| 5 | HELM Motorsports | Ret | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 | C | 12 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 113 |
| 6 | Eagle Sports | 6 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | C | 8 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 90 |
| 7 | Buzz Racing | 9 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | C | 2 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 86.5 |
| 8 | Bionic Jack Racing | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 12 | C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 74 |
| 9 | DayDream Racing | WD | WD | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 14 | C | 7 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 33 |
| 10 | Dr. Dry | 10 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 31.5 |
| 11 | Team 5ZIGEN | 8 | 3 | Ret | 15 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | C | Ret | 10 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 27 |
| 12 | N-SPEED | 11 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 15 | Ret | 15 | C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 5 |
| — | Zap Speed | | | | | | | | | | | WD | WD | WD | | | — |
| Pos | Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R11 | R13 | R14 | R7 | R8 | Pts |
| Pos | Team | FUJ1 | FUJ1 | SUZ1 | SUZ1 | FUJ2 | FUJ2 | SUG | SUG | AUT | AUT | MOT | MOT | MOT | SUZ2 | SUZ2 | | Pts |