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The 2025 F4 Japanese Championship season is a planned eleventh season of the F4 Japanese Championship.

This is the second season for the second-generation MCSC-24 chassis constructed by Toray Carbon Magic, and TOM'S TMA43 engine which produces 180 horsepower.[1]

Teams and drivers

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All teams will compete with an identical Toray Carbon Magic MCSC-24 chassis and TOM'S 2-litre naturally aspirated engine.[1]

Team No. Driver Rounds
Champion Class
Team 5ZIGEN 3 Japan Sena Yamamoto[2] 1
TGM Grand Prix 8 Japan Leon Ochiai[3] 1
53 Japan Shota Sakai[3] 1
Zap Speed 3 Japan Masaki Murata[2] 1
HYDRANGEA Kageyama Racing 16 Japan Ryo Shirasaki[2] 1
17 Japan Itsuki Sato[2] 1
TBA Japan Ryusho Nakazato TBC
Akiland Racing 19 Japan Keito Matsui[2] 1
TGR-DC Racing School 28 Japan Kiyoshi Umegaki[4] 1
29 Japan Tokiya Suzuki[4] 1
36 Japan Takahiro Kikuchi[4] 1
35 Japan Megumu Suzuki[4] 1
37 Japan Masana Muto[4] 1
38 Japan Yuzuki Miura[4] 1
Drago Corse 33 Japan Yuta Suzuki[2] 1
34 Japan Fuki Tanaka[2] 1
B-Max Racing Team[a]
HFDP with B-Max Racing Team[a]
43 Japan Tosei Moriyama[5] 1
50 Japan Kotaro Shimbara[6] 1
51 Japan Syo Momose[6] 1
52 Japan Ayato Iwasaki[7] 1
PONOS Racing 45 Japan Ryota Horachi[8] 1
54 Japan Ryuma Sako[8] 1
Bellona Racing 46 Japan Shouma Arimura[9] 1
Ragno Motor Sport 48 China Lin Chenghua[2] 1
OTG Motor Sports 60 Japan Kenta Kumagai[10] 1
80 Japan Miki Onaga[10] 1
HELM Motorsports 62 Japan Haruto Nakai[2] 1
63 Japan Fuji Kishi[2] 1
Skill Speed 77 Japan Yoshimasa Kano[2] 1
Dr Dry 87 Japan Rio Shimono[2] 1
Bionic Jack Racing 97 Japan Ai Miura[2] 1
Independent Class
Day Dream Racing 4 Japan Yuichi Sasaki[2] 1
Team 5ZIGEN 5 Japan Motohiro Kotani[2] 1
Buzz Racing 6 Japan "Ken Alex"[2] 1
Progress Racing 7 Japan Hitoshi Sakai[2] 1
Rn-sports 10 Japan Isao Nakashima[2] 1
11 Japan Masayuki Ueda[2] 1
74 Japan Kentaro Kojima[2] 1
Eagle Racing 21 Japan Tadakazu Kojima[2] 1
40 Japan Shoichiro Akamatsu[2] 1
N-Speed 23 Japan "Yugo"[2] 1
B-Max Racing Team 30 Japan "Dragon"[7] 1
44 Japan Nobuhiro Imada[7] 1
88 Japan Kazutaka Miura[7] TBC
Field Motorsport 55 Japan "Kentaro"[2] 1
HELM Motorsports 61 United States William Sakai[2] 1
64 Japan Go Shimizu[2] 1
Akiland Racing 71 Japan Masayoshi Oyama[2] 1
96 Japan Makio Saito[2] 1
Dr Dry 86 Japan Hachiro Osaka[2] 1
Bionic Jack Racing 98 Japan "Ikari"[2] 1

Race calendar and results

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All rounds are held in Japan and support the Super GT events in Japan, except for Okayama.[11]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Independent Class winner
1 R1 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 3–4 May
R2
R3
2 R4 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 2–3 August
R5
3 R6 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 23–24 August
R7
4 R8 Sportsland Sugo, Murata 20–21 September
R9
R10
5 R11 Autopolis, Hita 18–19 October
R12
6 R13 Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi 1–2 November
R14

Championship standings

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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' standings

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Champion Class

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Pos Driver FUJ1 FUJ2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT Pts
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14
Japan Sena Yamamoto
Japan Leon Ochiai
Japan Leon Ochiai
Japan Shota Sakai
Japan Ryo Shirasaki
Japan Itsuki Sato
Japan Keito Matsui
Japan Kiyoshi Umegaki
Japan Tokiya Suzuki
Japan Megumu Suzuki
Japan Takahiro Kikuchi
Japan Masana Muto
Japan Yuzuki Miura
Japan Yuta Suzuki
Japan Fuki Tanaka
Japan Ryota Horachi
Japan Ryuma Sako
Japan Shouma Arimura
China Lin Chenghua
Japan Tosei Moriyama
Japan Kotaro Shimbara
Japan Syo Momose
Japan Ayato Iwasaki
Japan Kenta Kumagai
Japan Miki Onaga
Japan Haruto Nakai
Japan Fuji Kishi
Japan Yoshimasa Kano
Japan Rio Shimono
Japan Ai Miura
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 Pts
FUJ1 FUJ2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap

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

Independent Class

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Pos Driver FUJ1 FUJ2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT Pts
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14
Japan Yuichi Sasaki
Japan Motohiro Kotani
Japan "Ken Alex"
Japan Hitoshi Sakai
Japan Isao Nakashima
Japan Masayuki Ueda
Japan Kentaro Kojima
Japan Tadakazu Kojima
Japan "Yugo"
Japan "Dragon"
Japan Nobuhiro Imada
Japan Shoichiro Akamatsu
Japan "Kentaro"
Japan Go Shimizu
United States William Sakai
Japan Masayoshi Oyama
Japan Makio Saito
Japan "Ikari"
Japan Hachiro Osaka
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 Pts
FUJ1 FUJ2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT

Teams' standings

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Only the best finisher scored points for their team.

Champion Class

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Pos Driver FUJ1 FUJ2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT Pts
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14
Team 5ZIGEN
TGM Grand Prix
Zap Speed
HYDRANGEA Kageyama Racing
Akiland Racing
TGR-DC Racing School
Drago Corse
B-Max Racing Team
HFDP with B-Max Racing Team
Ponos Racing
Bellona Racing
Ragno Motor Sport
OTG Motor Sports
HELM Motorsports
Skill Speed
Dr Dry
Bionic Jack Racing
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 Pts
FUJ1 FUJ2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT

Independent Class

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Pos Driver FUJ1 FUJ2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT Pts
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14
Team 5ZIGEN
Akiland Racing
B-Max Racing Team
HELM Motorsports
Dr Dry
Bionic Jack Racing
Buzz Racing
Progress Racing
Day Dream Racing
Rn-sports
Eagle Racing
N-Speed
Field Motorsport
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 Pts
FUJ1 FUJ2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Car No. 43 & No. 52 entered as B-Max Racing Team, and car No. 50 & No. 51 entered as HFDP with B-Max Racing Team.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Japanese F4 reveals Gen2 design to be introduced in 2024". formulascout. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "Finjo Muschlien on X: Here's Japanese F4's entry list for Round 1 at Fuji". X. 24 April 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  3. ^ a b "TGM Grand PrixがFIA-F4に初参戦。池田代表「若手にチャンスを与える場所を作りたい」". as-web.jp. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Presents its 2025 motorsport team setups in Japan". Toyota Gazoo Racing. 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  5. ^ "2025FIA-F4参戦体制（森山冬星選手を追加エントリー）". B-Max Racing Team. 15 April 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Honda 2025 Motorsports Program Overview". Honda. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d "2025 FIA-F4（B-Max）参戦体制". B-Max Racing Team. 20 February 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  8. ^ a b "『PONOS RACING』2025年シーズン参戦体制のお知らせ". Ponos. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Feeder Series on X: Shouma Arimura joins Bellona Racing for the 2025 Japanese F4 season". X. 1 April 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  10. ^ a b "2025 LM corsa/OTG Motorsports 体制発表". OTG Motorsports. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  11. ^ "Competition Calendar". JAF. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
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