2024 Formula Regional Japanese Championship

The 2024 Formula Regional Japanese Championship is a multi-event, Formula Regional open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held in Japan. The drivers compete in Formula Regional cars that conform to the FIA Formula Regional regulations for the championship. This is the fifth season of the series, promoted by K2 Planet, and the 46th overall season of an FIA ladder series (dating to the 1979 Japanese Formula 3 Championship).^[1]

The season started on 9 March at Suzuka International Racing Course and will run over six weekends, until 13 October.^[2]

Teams and drivers[edit]

All teams and drivers compete using the Dome F111/3 Regional F3 car.^[1]

Team	No.	Driver	Status	Rounds
Sutekina Racing Team	3	Jiei Okuzumi^[3]		1
Birth Racing Project	5	Michael Sauter^[4]		1
Birth Racing Project	55	Sebastian Manson^[4]		1
Rn-sports	11	"Motoki"^[3]	M	1
Abbey Racing	16	"Akita"^[3]	M	1
N-SPEED	23	"Yugo"^[3]	M	1
TOM'S Formula	28	Yoshiaki Nakamura^[5]		1
ES oneFormulaPHL	29	Juancho Brobio^[3]		1
Sky Motorsports	36	Wang Zhongwei^[3]		1
PONOS Racing	45	Yorikatsu Tsujiko^[3]	M	1
Bionic Jack Racing	51	Kizuku Hirota^[3]		1
Bionic Jack Racing	53	Jesse Lacey^[4]		1
HELM Motorsports	62	Anna Inotsume^[6]		1

Race calendar[edit]

The provisional 2024 calendar was revealed in late September 2023 and comprises 14 races over six rounds.^[2] The championship supported Super Formula for the first time in its history.

Round		Circuit	Date	Support Bill	Map of circuit locations
1	R1	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	9 March	Super Formula Championship All Japan Road Race Championship	Fuji Suzuka Okayama Sugo Motegi
	R2		9 March
	R3		10 March
2	R4	Sportsland Sugo, Murata	11–12 May	Sugo Champion Cup
2	R5	Sportsland Sugo, Murata	11–12 May	Sugo Champion Cup
3	R6	Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka	29–30 June	Okayama Challenge Cup
	R7
	R8
4	R9	Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi	24–25 August	Super Formula Championship
4	R10	Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi	24–25 August	Super Formula Championship
5	R11	Fuji Speedway, Oyama	13–14 September	FIA World Endurance Championship (6 Hours of Fuji)
5	R12		13–14 September	FIA World Endurance Championship (6 Hours of Fuji)
6	R13		12–13 October	Super Formula Championship
6	R14		12–13 October	Super Formula Championship

Race results[edit]

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Masters' class winner
1	R1	Suzuka International Racing Course	Kizuku Hirota	Jiei Okuzumi	Jiei Okuzumi	Sutekina Racing Team	"Motoki"
	R2		Michael Sauter	Michael Sauter	Michael Sauter	Birth Racing Project	"Akita"
	R3		Jiei Okuzumi	Michael Sauter	Michael Sauter	Birth Racing Project	"Motoki"
2	R4	Sportsland Sugo
2	R5	Sportsland Sugo
3	R6	Okayama International Circuit
	R7
	R8
4	R9	Mobility Resort Motegi
4	R10	Mobility Resort Motegi
5	R11	Fuji Speedway
5	R12
6	R13
6	R14

Championship standings[edit]

Scoring system[edit]

Points are awarded to the top ten drivers.

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

Drivers' championship[edit]

Pos	Driver	SUZ			SUG		OKA			MOT		FUJ1		FUJ2		Pts
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
1	Jiei Okuzumi	1	2	2												61
2	Michael Sauter	Ret	1	1												50
3	Yoshiaki Nakamura	2	6	8												30
4	"Motoki"	4	8	5												26
5	Kizuku Hirota	5	3	12												25
6	Sebastian Manson	Ret	5	3												25
7	Jesse Lacey	3	7	Ret												21
8	"Akita"	8	4	11												16
9	Anna Inotsume	6	Ret	6												16
10	Wang Zhongwei	9	12	4												14
11	Yorikatsu Tsujiko	7	9	7												14
12	"Yugo"	10	11	9												3
13	Juancho Brobio	Ret	10	10												2
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
Pos	Driver	SUZ			SUG		OKA			MOT		FUJ1		FUJ2		Pts

Masters' class standings[edit]

Pos	Driver	SUZ			SUG		OKA			MOT		FUJ1		FUJ2		Pts
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
1	"Motoki"	1	2	1												68
2	"Akita"	3	1	4												52
3	Yorikatsu Tsujiko	2	3	2												51
4	"Yugo"	4	4	3												39
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
Pos	Driver	SUZ			SUG		OKA			MOT		FUJ1		FUJ2		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)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship[edit]

Only the best finishing driver of each team is eligible for teams' championship points.

Pos	Driver	SUZ			SUG		OKA			MOT		FUJ1		FUJ2		Pts
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
1	Sutekina Racing Team	1	2	2												61
2	Birth Racing Project	Ret	1	1												50
3	TOM'S Formula	2	6	8												30
4	Bionic Jack Racing	3	3	12												30
5	Rn-sports	4	8	5												26
6	Abbey Racing	8	4	11												16
7	HELM Motorsports	6	Ret	6												16
8	Sky Motorsports	9	12	4												14
9	PONOS Racing	7	9	7												14
10	N-SPEED	10	11	9												3
11	ES oneFormulaPHL	Ret	10	10												2
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
Pos	Driver	SUZ			SUG		OKA			MOT		FUJ1		FUJ2		Pts

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Wood, Ida (2019-09-11). "Japanese Regional F3 series and car revealed". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
^ ^a ^b "Formula Regional Japanese Championship". frj.jp. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Formula Regional Japanese Championship". frj.jp. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
^ ^a ^b ^c "G FORCE DRIVER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 始動". frj.jp. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
^ "今シーズンはTOM'S FORMULAよりFormula Regional Japanese Championshipに参戦させて頂きます". instagram. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
^ "ユピテルが「2024 フォーミュラ・リージョナル・ジャパニーズ・チャンピオンシップ」に参戦！". yupiteru.co.jp. Retrieved 2023-02-15.

External links[edit]

Official website

[Revealed-1] Wood, Ida (2019-09-11). "Japanese Regional F3 series and car revealed". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-02-18.

[:0-2] "Formula Regional Japanese Championship". frj.jp. Retrieved 2023-09-29.

[RD1-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Formula Regional Japanese Championship". frj.jp. Retrieved 2024-03-04.

[GForce-4] "G FORCE DRIVER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 始動". frj.jp. Retrieved 2024-02-14.

[5] "今シーズンはTOM'S FORMULAよりFormula Regional Japanese Championshipに参戦させて頂きます". instagram. Retrieved 2024-02-29.

[6] "ユピテルが「2024 フォーミュラ・リージョナル・ジャパニーズ・チャンピオンシップ」に参戦！". yupiteru.co.jp. Retrieved 2023-02-15.

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