2018 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship Explained

The 2018 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship season was the third season of the Formula 4 South East Asia Championship. It began on 7 July at the Sepang International Circuit and finished on 1 December at the same venue.

Drivers

The provisional driver entry list was released on 27 April 2018.[1]

DriverRounds
0 Adam Khalid7–8
3 Kane ShepherdAll
7 Aidan Wright2–4
8 Malthe Jakobsen7–8
10 Timothy Yeo1–2, 8
11 Shahkirah Shaharul7–8
18 Kubo Masataka1
Sandy Stuvik5–6
22 Alister Yoong1, 3–8
23 Muizz MusyaffaAll
26 Louie Westover8
28 Alessandro GhirettiAll
29 Lucca Allen7–8
32 Presley Martono1
34 Shihab Al Habsi8
35 Moulay El Alaoui8
42 Luke Thompson1–6, 8
46 Ryo Komikado1, 3–8
55 Adam D'Agostino1–2
66 Antoine Potty2–6
77 Chetan Korada4
99 Liam Lawrence2
Emily Linscott7

Calendar

The calendar for the 2018 season expanded upon the previous season. The Clark International Speedway round in the Philippines was discontinued and replaced with the Madras Motor Race Track in Chennai, India.[2]

RndCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverSupporting
1R1 Sepang International Circuit, Selangor8 July Kane Shepherd Presley Martono Alessandro GhirettiMalaysian Speed Festival
R2 Presley Martono Kane Shepherd
R3 Presley Martono Presley Martono
2R1 Sepang International Circuit, Selangor14 July Kane Shepherd Kane Shepherd Kane Shepherd Malaysia Championship Series
F3 Asian Championship
R215 July Kane Shepherd Alessandro Ghiretti
R3 Kane Shepherd Muizz Musyaffa
3R1 Madras Motor Race Track, Chennai2 September Alessandro Ghiretti Alessandro Ghiretti Alessandro Ghiretti
R2 Alessandro Ghiretti Alessandro Ghiretti
R3 Alessandro Ghiretti Muizz Musyaffa
4R1 Madras Motor Race Track, Chennai9 September Alessandro Ghiretti Alessandro Ghiretti Alessandro Ghiretti
R2 Alessandro Ghiretti Alister Yoong
R3 Alessandro Ghiretti Muizz Musyaffa
5R1 Chang International Circuit, Buriram26 October Alessandro Ghiretti Muizz Musyaffa Alessandro GhirettiThailand Super Series
R227 October Alessandro Ghiretti Alessandro Ghiretti
R3 Alessandro Ghiretti Alessandro Ghiretti
6R128 October Kane Shepherd Alessandro Ghiretti Alessandro Ghiretti
R2 Muizz Musyaffa Alessandro Ghiretti
R3 Muizz Musyaffa Kane Shepherd
7R1 Sepang International Circuit, Selangor24 November Kane Shepherd Muizz Musyaffa Alessandro GhirettiSepang 1000 km
Audi R8 LMS Cup
F3 Asian Championship
R225 November Alessandro Ghiretti Alessandro Ghiretti
R3 Muizz Musyaffa Alessandro Ghiretti
8R1 Sepang International Circuit, Selangor1 December Alessandro Ghiretti Kane Shepherd Alessandro GhirettiMalaysian Speed Festival
R2 Alessandro Ghiretti Kane Shepherd
R3 Alessandro Ghiretti Malthe Jakobsen

Championship standings

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 18 results out of 24 races counted towards the championship.[3]

The fastest qualifying laps determine the grid positions for race 1. The finishing positions of the entire field in race 1 are reversed to determine the grid positions for race 2. The finishing positions of the entire field in race 2 are reversed to determine the grid positions for race 3.

Points were awarded as follows:

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points25181512108642131

Drivers' standings

PosDriverSEP1
SEP2
MAD1
MAD2
CHA1
CHA2
SEP3
SEP4
Pts
1 Alessandro Ghiretti1 6 22 1 Ret 1 1 3 1 2 2 11 1 1 1 4 11 1 1 2 2
2 Kane Shepherd 3 1 4 1 2 2222 24 3 2 2 2 26 1 2 Ret 2 2 1 4
3 Muizz Musyaffa 2 5 55 6 15 3 1 Ret 9 1 3 DNS3 3 2 3 3 Ret 3 5 3 5
4 Alister Yoong 7 7 67 5 4 4 1 8 5 4 5 6 3 2 4 4 4 7 8 11
5 Luke Thompson 6 2 34 8 6 6 4 5 3 5 9 7 5 7 5 7 6 4 4 7
6 Antoine Potty 3 3 3 3 Ret 6 5 3 5 4 3 4 4 4 5 176
7 Ryo Komikado 9 10 98 6 Ret 6 7 4 6 DNS 6 7 5 7 6 6 7 8 Ret9 109
8 Malthe Jakobsen55 5 3 Ret 1 70
9 Aidan Wright 6 5 4 4 Ret Ret Ret 6 6 58
10 Timothy Yeo 4 4 10 Ret 4 5 10 6 10 57
11 Presley Martono 5 3 153
12 Lucca AllenRet2 6 6 5 6 52
13 Adam D'Agostino 10 9 8Ret 7 7 19
14 Shihab Al Habsi12 Ret 3 15
15 Adam KhalidRet3 Ret Ret Ret DNS 15
16 Kubo Masataka8 8 714
17 Shahkirah Shaharul88 8 13 9 13 14
18 Emily Linscott77 Ret 12
19 Liam Lawrence 7 9 8 12
20 Louie Westover97 812
21 Chetan KoradaRet 87 10
22 Sandy StuvikRetRet 8 Ret NCNC 4
23 Moulay El Alaoui1110 121
PosDriverSEP1
SEP2
MAD1
MAD2
CHA1
CHA2
SEP3
SEP4
Pts
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Rookie Champions

PosDriversPts
1 Alessandro Ghiretti420
2 Muizz Musyaffa282
3 Antoine Potty188
4 Ryo Komikado160
5 Abdirahman Mohamed30
6 Emily Linscott21
7 Louie Westover16
8 Moulay el Aloui9
9 Alister Yoong0

Notes and References

  1. News: 2018 F4 Gladiators Revealed!. F4 SEA. 27 April 2018.
  2. News: FIA F4 SEA - Calendar. F4 SEA. 8 July 2018.
  3. News: 2018 Drivers Guide. F4 SEA. 8 July 2018.