2016–17 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship

The 2016–17 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship season was the inaugural season of the Formula 4 South East Asia Championship. It began on 5 August at the Sepang International Circuit and finished on 22 January 2017 at the same venue, after 36 races held across six rounds.[1][2] [3]

The championship was won by Presley Martono.

Drivers

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No. Driver Rounds
3   Ate de Jong 5
5   Adam Khalid 4, 6
6   Michael Munemann 5–6
7   Worawong Komarakul 5
8   Khalid Al-Wahaibi 2–6
12   Angie King 2
17   Nazim Azman 1
19   Isyraf Danish All
23   Eric Louis 2–6
25   "Daniel" Lu Wenlong 5
32   Presley Martono All
33   Akash Gowda All
34   Kane Shepherd 5
46   Mohamed Nalwalla 1–4
51   Gabriel Cabrera 2
55   Faine Kahia All
56   David Tatinclaux 4
66   Danial Frost 1, 3–6
68   Chia Wing Hoong 2–4
71   Kezia Santoso 1, 3
79   Jordan Love 1, 4
86   Dimitrios Zartaloudis 4
88   Keanon Santoso 1–5
99   Dean Koutsoumidis 4

Race calendar and results

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An updated race calendar was released on 1 June 2016, which cancelled the round at Kuala Lumpur City Grand Prix.[4] An updated race calendar was released on 28 June 2016, which cancelled the round at Penbay International Circuit.[2]

After the previously scheduled second round in support of the Sepang 1000 km was cancelled, a new revised calendar was released by Formula 4 SEA through their Facebook website, which expanded the calendar to 36 races to be held until January 2017 and added rounds in both the Philippines and Indonesia.[3]

The Clark International Speedway round initially consisted of six-races. However, due to Typhoon Sarika, the final race was abandoned. For the Chang International Circuit, an additional race was run as a compromise.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Supporting
2016
1 R1   Sepang International Circuit, Selangor 5 August   Jordan Love   Jordan Love   Jordan Love Asian Le Mans Series Sprint Cup
Malaysia Championship Series
R2 6 August   Jordan Love   Jordan Love
R3   Danial Frost   Danial Frost
R4 7 August   Jordan Love   Jordan Love   Jordan Love
R5   Jordan Love   Danial Frost
R6   Jordan Love   Danial Frost
2 R1   Clark International Speedway, Mabalacat 15 October   Presley Martono   Akash Gowda   Akash Gowda
R2   Faine Kahia   Akash Gowda
R3 16 October   Khalid Al-Wahaibi   Gabriel Cabrera
R4   Presley Martono   Gabriel Cabrera   Presley Martono
R5   Presley Martono   Faine Kahia
3 R1   Sentul International Circuit, Bogor 11 November   Faine Kahia   Danial Frost   Danial Frost
R2 12 November   Faine Kahia   Akash Gowda
R3   Faine Kahia   Faine Kahia
R4   Danial Frost   Danial Frost   Presley Martono
R5 13 November   Faine Kahia   Faine Kahia
R6   Faine Kahia   Faine Kahia
4 R1   Sepang International Circuit, Selangor 8 December   Jordan Love   Jordan Love   Jordan Love Intercontinental GT Challenge
Sepang 12 Hours
R2 9 December   Danial Frost   Jordan Love
R3   Jordan Love   Jordan Love
R4   Jordan Love   Jordan Love   Jordan Love
R5   Jordan Love   Jordan Love
R6 10 December   Jordan Love   Danial Frost
2017
5 R1   Chang International Circuit, Buriram 6 January   Isyraf Danish   Faine Kahia   Danial Frost Asian Le Mans Series
R2   Isyraf Danish   Faine Kahia
R3 7 January   Presley Martono   Presley Martono
R4   Isyraf Danish   Faine Kahia   Faine Kahia
R5   Presley Martono   Presley Martono
R6 8 January   Akash Gowda   Presley Martono
R7   Presley Martono   Presley Martono
6 R1   Sepang International Circuit, Selangor 21 January   Presley Martono   Isyraf Danish   Isyraf Danish Asian Le Mans Series
R2   Isyraf Danish   Presley Martono
R3   Isyraf Danish   Danial Frost
R4   Presley Martono   Isyraf Danish   Presley Martono
R5 22 January   Akash Gowda   Presley Martono
R6   Isyraf Danish   Akash Gowda

Championship Standings

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The series follows the standard F1 points scoring system with the addition of 1 point for fastest lap and 3 points for pole. The best 30 results out of 36 races counted towards the championship.

Points were awarded as follows:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   PP   FL 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 3 1

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Drivers' standings

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1   Presley Martono 6 Ret 4 Ret 4 3 2 2 8 1 2 2 Ret 2 1 2 2 3 4 3 2 3 5 3 6 1 9 1 1 1 Ret 1 2 1 1 5 565
2   Faine Kahia 3 3 2 2 2 4 3 5 Ret 3 1 Ret 4 1 2 1 1 Ret Ret 4 4 2 4 2 1 8 1 2 2 5 3 2 7 3 6 7 563
3   Akash Gowda Ret 4 3 4 5 6 1 1 Ret 2 4 5 1 5 4 3 3 Ret 3 2 5 4 3 5 7 Ret 10 3 3 4 5 6 5 8 4 1 457
4   Isyraf Danish 7 5 Ret Ret 9 7 8 9 6 5 7 3 2 6 Ret Ret 8 7 7 10 7 6 6 7 5 Ret DNS 4 10 2 1 3 3 2 2 3 317
5   Danial Frost 2 2 1 3 1 1 1 Ret Ret Ret DNS 4 2 2 5 3 5 1 1 2 2 2 6 4 3 Ret 4 1 4 3 4 317
6   Jordan Love 1 1 Ret 1 7 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 296
7   Khaled Al-Wahaibi 5 7 2 Ret 5 8 4 4 Ret 7 6 6 6 6 8 7 8 6 3 6 3 Ret 6 Ret 4 8 4 5 5 2 278
8   Mohamed Nalwalla 5 7 6 5 6 8 4 11 5 8 11 4 3 Ret 3 5 5 8 8 11 6 9 7 189
9   Eric Louis 10 6 4 Ret 6 DNS Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret 10 8 4 4 7 5 9 6 2 5 6 6 7 6 181
10   Keanon Santoso 8 6 7 6 8 9 9 10 9 6 9 6 Ret Ret Ret 6 7 5 9 8 10 8 12 10 10 7 6 8 7 Ret 179
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
  Gabriel Cabrera 7 3 1 4 3 0
  Chia Wing Hoong 6 4 7 11 8 7 Ret 3 Ret 4 Ret DNS 0
  Adam Khalid 4 5 7 Ret 10 9 6 7 8 7 8 Ret 0
  Nazim Azman 4 Ret 5 7 3 5 0
  Worawong Komarakul 9 9 3 4 9 5 8 0
  Daniel Lu Ret 11 5 5 7 8 Ret 0
  Angie King 11 8 3 7 10 0
  Kane Shepherd 4 8 Ret 8 DSQ 11 7 0
  Kezia Santoso 9 8 8 8 10 10 DNS 0
  David Tatinclaux 10 10 12 9 11 11 0
  Dean Koutsoumidis 9 DNS 0
  Dimitrios Zartaloudis 11 DNS 0
  Michael Munemann DNS DNS 0
  Ate de Jong DNS 0
Pos Driver SEP1
 
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Rookie Cup

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Pos Driver Pts
1   Presley Martono 714
2   Isyraf Danish 500
3   Khalid Al-Wahaibi 439
4   Keanon Santoso 351
5   Eric Louis 284

References

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  1. ^ "Renault F4 SEA engine links Asian drivers to F1". Formula 4 SEA. Meritus.GP. 27 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b "2016 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship Calendar – Certified by the FIA". Meritus.GP. 5 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  3. ^ a b "2016-17 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship Revised Calendar". Formula 4 SEA. 21 September 2016.
  4. ^ van Leeuwen, Andrew (1 June 2016). "V8s cancels Malaysia round". motorsport.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
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