Formula 4 South East Asia Championship

Formula 4 South East Asia Championship
Category	FIA Formula 4
Region	South East Asia
Inaugural season	2016–17
Teams	4
Constructors	Tatuus
Engine suppliers	Abarth
Tyre suppliers	Giti Tire
Drivers' champion	Jack Beeton
Teams' champion	AGI Sport
Official website	Official website
	Current season

The Formula 4 South East Asia Championship is a formula racing series run to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season was held over 2016 and 2017. The COVID-19 Pandemic put a momentary stop to the championship in 2020, but in 2023, the championship was revived under a new promoter.

History

Gerhard Berger and the FIA Singleseater Commission launched Formula 4 in March 2013.^[1] The goal of the Formula 4 was to make the ladder to Formula 1 more transparent. Besides sporting and technical regulations, costs are also regulated. A car to compete in this category may not exceed €30,000 and a single season in Formula 4 may not exceed €100,000. South East Asian Formula 4 was the third series to start in 2016 and the eleventh Formula 4 category overall.

The championship was cancelled for the 2024 season. It is set to return in 2025.^[2]

Car

The South East Asian Formula 4 car used the Mygale M14-F4 car found in the Australian and the British championships and running Renault 1.6L engines similar to those used in the Danish and French series. All cars were prepared by Malaysian team Meritus GP.

In 2023, the series switched to the Tatuus F4-T421 car, the Abarth engine and the Giti tires.

Champions

Drivers Champions

Season	Champion	Races	Poles	Wins	Podiums	Fastest laps	Points	Margins
2016–17	Presley Martono	36	4	9	24	4	565	2
2017–18	Daniel Cao	29	2	10	21	8	438	119
2018	Alessandro Ghiretti	24	4	14	21	12	446	81
2019	Lucca Allen	40	5	12	27	9	619	2
2020	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022
2023	Jack Beeton	9	2	2	5	2	130	48
2024	Season not held

Teams

Season	Team	Poles	Wins	Podiums	Fastest laps	Points	Margin
2023	AGI Sport	2	3	7	3	148	0

Rookie Cup

Season	Champion	Points
2016–17	Presley Martono	714
2017–18	Kane Shepherd	377
2018	Alessandro Ghiretti	420
2023	Doriane Pin	111

Circuits

Number	Circuits	Rounds	Years
1	Sepang International Circuit	16^[a]	2016–2019, 2023
2	Chang International Circuit	5^[b]	2017–2019
3	Madras Motor Race Track	4^[c]	2018–2019
4	Clark International Speedway	2	2016–2017
5	Sentul International Circuit	1	2016
5	Zhuzhou International Circuit	1	2023

Notes

^ Sepang International Circuit hosted 6 rounds in 2019, 4 rounds in 2018, and 3 rounds in 2016–17 and 2017–18 and 2 rounds in 2023.
^ Chang International Circuit hosted 2 rounds in 2019, season.
^ Madras Motor Race Track hosted 2 rounds in 2018 and 2019 seasons.

References

^ "FIA reveals Formula 4 plan". Autosport. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
^ @feeder_series (September 5, 2024). "The organisation of F4 SEA has confirmed to Feeder Series that the championship will not take place this year" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

Official website

[Sepang_F4-3] Sepang International Circuit hosted 6 rounds in 2019, 4 rounds in 2018, and 3 rounds in 2016–17 and 2017–18 and 2 rounds in 2023.

[Buriram_F4-4] Chang International Circuit hosted 2 rounds in 2019, season.

[Madras_F4-5] Madras Motor Race Track hosted 2 rounds in 2018 and 2019 seasons.

[1] "FIA reveals Formula 4 plan". Autosport. Retrieved 13 January 2014.

[2] @feeder_series (September 5, 2024). "The organisation of F4 SEA has confirmed to Feeder Series that the championship will not take place this year" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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