The 2024 Formula 4 Australian Championship is the sixth season of the Formula 4 Australian 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 and the Abarth engine.[1]
The category gives drivers a way to compete and contest in an FIA-certified open wheel category in Australia, with four rounds in the country and a season finale at Sepang International Circuit, a Category 1 former Formula 1 track. This also allows racers the chance to earn FIA super license points and have an even easier way to transition to competition overseas in a most cost-effective manner, with the same Tatuus F4 T421 GEN2 used internationally.
For the first time, the top five drivers after the third round of the Top Speed-run 2024 Formula 4 Australian Championship will be invited to attend Sepang for the five-day Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy Asia Pacific and Oceania Selection Program event, provided they meet the selection criteria.
Teams and drivers
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Calendar
editThe schedule consisting of 15 races over 5 rounds was published on 28 November 2023.[8] The round at Queensland Raceway on 13–14 July was cancelled and will be replaced later in the season.
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Secondary Class Winner | Supporting | |
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1 | R1 | The Bend Motorsport Park (Tailem Bend, South Australia) |
4 May | James Piszcyk | James Piszcyk | James Piszcyk | AGI Sport | R: Seth Gilmore M: John Paul Drake |
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R2 | 5 May | James Piszcyk | James Piszcyk | AGI Sport | R: Seth Gilmore M: Mark Rosser | ||||
R3 | James Piszcyk | James Piszcyk | James Piszcyk | AGI Sport | R: Seth Gilmore M: Mark Rosser | ||||
2 | R1 | The Bend Motorsport Park (Tailem Bend, South Australia) |
8 June | James Piszcyk | Blake Purdie | James Piszcyk | AGI Sport | R: Seth Gilmore M: John Paul Drake |
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia Australian Formula Open Radical Cup Australia |
R2 | 9 June | James Piszcyk | James Piszcyk | AGI Sport | R: Seth Gilmore M: John Paul Drake | ||||
R3 | James Piszcyk | James Piszcyk | James Piszcyk | AGI Sport | R: Imogen Radburn M: Nathan Gotch | ||||
3 | R1 | Sydney Motorsport Park (Eastern Creek, New South Wales) |
3 August | James Piszcyk | James Piszcyk | James Piszcyk | AGI Sport | R: Imogen Radburn M: Nathan Gotch |
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R2 | 4 August | James Piszcyk | James Piszcyk | AGI Sport | R: Imogen Radburn M: Nathan Gotch | ||||
R3 | James Piszcyk | James Piszcyk | James Piszcyk | AGI Sport | R: Imogen Radburn M: Nathan Gotch | ||||
4 | R1 | Sepang International Circuit (Sepang, Malaysia) |
7 September | Tiago Rodrigues | Tiago Rodrigues | Tiago Rodrigues | Evans GP | R: Iñigo Anton M: No starters |
Thailand Super Series Malaysia Championship Series |
R2 | 8 September | Tiago Rodrigues | Cooper Webster | Evans GP | R: Iñigo Anton M: No starters | ||||
R3 | Kai Daryanani | Kai Daryanani | Kai Daryanani | Evans GP | R: Imogen Radburn M: No starters | ||||
5 | R1 | TBC | TBC | R: M: |
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Championship standings
editPoints are awarded as follows.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers' championship
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Bold – Pole |
- † – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
Secondary classes standings
editPos | Driver | BEN1 |
BEN2 |
SYD |
SEP |
TBC |
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R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
Rookies' championship | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Seth Gilmore | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 251 | |||
2 | Imogen Radburn | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 191 | ||||||
3 | Joanne Ciconte | 2 | 2 | 2 | 54 | ||||||||||||
4 | Iñigo Anton | 1 | 1 | Ret | 50 | ||||||||||||
5 | Jayden Hamilton | 3 | 3 | Ret | 30 | ||||||||||||
Master Class | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Nathan Gotch | Ret | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 169 | ||||||
2 | John Paul Drake | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 3 | 132 | ||||||
3 | Mark Wilson | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 92 | ||||||
4 | Nicholas Filipetto | 2 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | 90 | |||||||||
5 | Tim Boydle | NC | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 62 | |||||||||
6 | Mark Rosser | Ret | 1 | 1 | 50 | ||||||||||||
7 | Lawrence Katsidis | WD | WD | WD | 3 | 6 | 5 | 33 | |||||||||
Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
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Teams' Championship
editAhead of each event, the teams nominated two drivers that accumulated teams' points.
Pos | Team | Points |
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– | AGI Sport | – |
– | Formula Race Academy | – |
– | Jam Motorsport | – |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Top Speed to re-launch Formula 4 Australian Championship". Weixin Official Accounts Platform. 2023-11-28.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Vital Pathway from Karting to Formula 1 to return to Australia at the Shell V-Power Motorsport Park this weekend". Formula 4 Australian Championship. 2024-05-02.
- ^ "Ciconte joins Australian F4 Championship". Auto Auction. 2024-03-15.
- ^ O'Brien, Garry (2024-03-13). "Nicolas Stati to race Australian Formula 4 Championship with AGI Sport". Speedcafe.com.
- ^ "British F4 winner Jimmy Piszcyk joins AGI Sport for F4 Australian Champs". Velocity Motorsport Magazine. 2024-03-08.
- ^ @blackartsracingbar (9 December 2023). "Formula 4 is returning to Australian shores next year and announcing a five-round calendar which we will take part of". Retrieved 9 December 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ @inigo_anton33 (2024-08-26). "I'm excited to announce that I'll be racing in the F4 Australian Championship at the Petronas Sepang International Circuit this September 6-8!" – via Instagram.
- ^ Leeuwen, Andrew van (2023-11-28). "Formula 4 to be relaunched in Australia". Speedcafe.com.