2023 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship Explained

The 2023 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship was the fifth season of the Formula 4 South East Asia 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, the Abarth engine and the Giti tires.^[1]

Teams and drivers

Team Driver Class Rounds Formula 4 South East Asia Championship entries R-ace GP^[2] 1 Raphaël Narac^[3] ^[4] 2, NC 2 Hadrien David 2, NC BlackArts Racing^[5] 3 Iñigo Anton^[6] 3 10 Alister Yoong^[7] 2 11 Ian Loggie^[8] 2 23 Arjun Chheda 2 28 1 78 Lincoln Taylor 3 Asia Racing Team^[9] 7 Tiago Rodrigues^[10] 1, NC 12 Zhang Yu^[11] 1, 3 16 Lu Ye 3 63 Joaquin Garrido^[12] 2 77 Enzo Yeh^[13] nowrap 2–3, NC 96 ^[14] nowrap All, NC Prema Racing^[15] 8 Doriane Pin 2–3 14 Rashid Al Dhaheri 3, NC 33 Tomass Štolcermanis 2 51 nowrap Kean Nakamura-Berta 2–3 H-Star Racing^[16] 13 Zhang Shimo 1 55 1 AGI Sport 15 Nicolas Stati 2–3 45 Jack Beeton All, NC 46 Peter Bouzinelos 2–3 R&B Racing 22 Wang Zhongwei All 23 Jiang Fukang 1 B-Max Racing Team 30 "Dragon" 3, NC Team KRC 68 Ethan Ho 1, NC Pinnacle Motorsport 72 Liu Kaishun 2–3, NC 88 Kai Daryanani 2–3, NC 99 Fu Yuhao 2–3 Macau Formula 4 Race-only entries Asia Racing Team 4 NC BlackArts Racing 5 Jaden Pariat NC 19 Bianca Bustamante NC Super License 8 Miki Koyama NC SJM Theodore Prema Racing 11 Charles Leong NC 23 Arvid Lindblad NC 27 Freddie Slater NC Champ Motorsport 16 Chui Ka Kam NC 28 NC H-Star Racing 22 NC 53 NC Pinnacle Motorsport 34 Martinius Stenshorne^[17] NC

Icon Legend Guest drivers ineligible for Drivers' Championship Rookie

Calendar

The schedule consisted of 9 races over 3 rounds. Additionally, a non-championship Macau Formula 4 Race event was held during the first week of the 70th Macau Grand Prix.^{[18] [19]}

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Supporting
1	R1	Zhuzhou International Circuit, Zhuzhou	28 October	Jack Beeton	Jack Beeton	Jack Beeton	AGI Sport	TCR China Touring Car Championship China Touring Car Championship Sports Cup - YRD Race
	R2	29 October		Tiago Rodrigues		Asia Racing Team
	R3		Jack Beeton	Jack Beeton	Jack Beeton	AGI Sport
		Guia Circuit, Macau	12 November	nowrap	Arvid Lindblad	nowrap	Arvid Lindblad	nowrap	Arvid Lindblad	nowrap	SJM Theodore Prema Racing	Greater Bay Area GT Cup (GT3) Greater Bay Area GT Cup (GT4) TCR Asia Challenge Macau Roadsport Challenge
				Arvid Lindblad	Arvid Lindblad	Arvid Lindblad	nowrap	SJM Theodore Prema Racing
2	R1	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang	nowrap	25 November	Hadrien David	Raphaël Narac	Hadrien David	R-ace GP	Sepang 1000km Endurance Race
	R2		26 November		Doriane Pin	Hadrien David	R-ace GP
	R3			Hadrien David	Kean Nakamura-Berta	Hadrien David	R-ace GP
3	R1	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang	2 December	nowrap	Kean Nakamura-Berta	nowrap	Kean Nakamura-Berta	nowrap	Rashid Al Dhaheri	Prema Racing	Asian Le Mans Series
	R2		3 December		Peter Bouzinelos	Nicolas Stati	AGI Sport
	R3			Kean Nakamura-Berta	Rashid Al Dhaheri	Doriane Pin

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' championship

Pos Driver ZZIC MAC SEP1 SEP2 Pts R1 R2 R3 QR FR R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 Jack Beeton 1 Ret 1 5 4 3 5 4 2 3 5 130 2 Doriane Pin 10 3 6 3 2 1 82 3 Hadrien David Ret 7 1 1 1 75 4 7 1 4 12 Ret 13 8 13 8 Ret 12 51 5 Tiago Rodrigues 3 2 2 8 6 51 6 Kean Nakamura-Berta 5 6 2 4 Ret 14 48 7 Enzo Yeh 10 8 4 2 7 6 13 9 46 8 Jiang Fukang 2 3 6 41 9 Nicolas Stati 14 11 14 7 1 6 39 10 Kai Daryanani Ret 10 7 14 9 5 11 2 36 11 Wang Zhongwei 4 5 7 12 9 16 12 7 11 36 12 Tomass Štolcermanis 6 4 3 35 13 Raphaël Narac 7 Ret 2 Ret 5 28 14 Zhang Yu 5 4 8 13 Ret DNS 26 15 Rashid Al Dhaheri 4 3 1 Ret 13 25 16 Lincoln Taylor 15 4 4 24 17 Liu Kaishun Ret Ret 8 7 15 Ret 8 7 20 18 Ethan Ho 8 Ret 3 6 5 19 19 Peter Bouzinelos 18 12 11 10 9 3 18 20 6 6 10 17 14 17 21 Iñigo Anton 11 5 8 14 22 Zhang Shimo Ret DSQ 5 10 23 Fu Yuhao 16 Ret 12 9 6 Ret 10 24 Alister Yoong 11 10 8 5 25 Ret Ret 9 2 26 Arjun Chheda 9 Ret Ret 2 27 "Dragon" 16 13 14 10 10 2 28 Joaquin Garrido 17 Ret 10 1 29 Lu Ye 16 12 DNS 0 30 Ian Loggie 15 13 17 0 Macau Formula 4 Race-only drivers – Arvid Lindblad 1 1 – – Charles Leong 3 2 – – Freddie Slater 2 9 – – Bianca Bustamante 9 Ret – – Chui Ka Kam 13 11 – – Miki Koyama 11 Ret – – 14 12 – – 15 Ret – – 18 Ret – – Martinius Stenshorne NC Ret – – Jaden Pariat WD WD – Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 QR FR R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts ZZIC MAC SEP1 SEP2

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † — Did not finish, but classified

Rookies' championship

Pos	Driver	ZZIC				MAC			SEP1			SEP2			Pts
		R1	R2	R3		QR	FR		R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3
1	Doriane Pin								5	2	3	1	2	1	111
2		3	1	1		2	Ret		6	5	8	5	Ret	7	103
3	Enzo Yeh					1	1		1	1	4	3	8	6	89
4	Kean Nakamura-Berta								2	4	1	2	Ret	8	77
5	Nicolas Stati								7	6	9	4	1	4	65
6	Zhang Yu	1	2	2								9	Ret	DNS	63
7		2	3	3		3	2								48
8	Tomass Štolcermanis								3	3	2				48
9	Peter Bouzinelos								10	7	6	7	6	2	47
10	Lincoln Taylor											10	3	3	31
11	Fu Yuhao								8	Ret	7	6	5	Ret	28
12	Iñigo Anton											8	4	5	26
13	Arjun Chheda								4	Ret	Ret				12
14	Joaquin Garrido								9	Ret	5				12
15	Lu Ye											11	7	DNS	6
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3		QR	FR		R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
		ZZIC				MAC			SEP1			SEP2

Teams' Championship

Ahead of each event, the teams nominated two drivers that accumulated teams' points.

Pos	Team	Points
1	AGI Sport	148
2	Asia Racing Team	148
3	Prema Racing	130
4	R-ace GP	103
5	R&B Racing	77
6	BlackArts Racing	62
7	Pinnacle Motorsport	56
8	Team KRC	19
9	H-Star Racing	12
10	B-Max Racing Team	2

Notes and References

1. Web site: Macau Grand Prix invitational highlight of revitalized F4 South East Asia Championship - F4 SEA Championship Certified by FIA. 2023-10-26. f4sea.com.
2. Web site: Exciting international line-up for revitalized Formula 4 South East Asia - F4 SEA Championship Certified by FIA. 2023-10-27. f4sea.com.
3. Web site: 70th Macau Grand Prix Macau Formula 4 Race Provisional Entry List. Macau Grand Prix. 2023-11-07.
4. Web site: Allen. Peter. 2023-11-23. Prema enters Doriane Pin and two kart stars in F4 SEA at Sepang. Formula Scout.
5. Web site: 26 July 2023. BlackArts Racing on Instagram: BlackArts Racing back in action in Zhuhai, Macau and Sepang this Fall and Winter in Formula 4 SEA.. 2023-07-26. Instagram.
6. Web site: Cruz. Nina Angela Mikaela. 2023-11-09. Iñigo Anton to make Formula 4 debut in Sepang Circuit, Malaysia. ABS-CBN Corporation.
7. Web site: F4 Driver Announcement Alister Yoong. Twitter. Alister Yoong. 2023-11-22. 2023-11-22.
8. Web site: 2023-11-24. Stellar international entry for F4 South East Asia Championship Malaysian double-header finale. F4 SEA.
9. Web site: 2023-08-14. Asia Racing Team and BlackJack Racing to Team Up in 2023 Formula 4 South East Asia. Asia Racing Team.
10. Web site: 2023-10-26. Macau’s Tiago Rodrigues Gears Up for Hometown Grand Prix. Asia Racing Team.
11. Web site: 2023-10-24. Yu Zhang to Join Asia Racing Team for Opening Round of F4 SEA. Asia Racing Team.
12. Web site: 2023-11-24. Filipino Emerging Talent Garrido Joins ART for F4 SEA at Sepang. Asia Racing Team.
13. Web site: 2023-09-05. Enzo Yeh joins Asia Racing Team for F4 SEA. Asia Racing Team.
14. Web site: 2023-10-25. Kevin Xiao Takes on the Full F4 SEA Season. Asia Racing Team.
15. Web site: 2023-10-26. SJM Theodore PREMA Racing announces entry for history-making 70th Macau Grand Prix. Prema Racing.
16. mrhugohung. CyN--6_PvtL. H-Star Racing, founded by HUGO HUNG, will participate in Asia F4 and the Macau Grand Prix in November as the only Hong Kong team at the end of this month.. 2023-10-10. zh.
17. Web site: Wood. Ida. 2023-11-07. FREC runner-up Martinius Stenshorne to enter Macau's F4 races. 2023-11-07. Formula Scout.
18. Web site: 2023-08-29. Macau GP invitational highlight of revitalized F4 SEA. Weixin Official Accounts Platform.
19. Web site: 2023-07-19. 70th Macau Grand Prix slated for this November. Macau Grand Prix.