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2024 Formula 4 Australian Championship

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The 2024 Formula 4 Australian Championship is the sixth season of the Formula 4 Australian 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 and the Abarth engine.[1]

The series, similar to other Formula 4 series, was intended primarily as an opportunity for young drivers aspiring to a professional career in motor racing a way to compete in the first step out of karting on the FIA Global Pathway in Australia, without having to live in Europe as has been common for aspiring Australian drivers. However, unusually for Formula 4, the championship also had a masters category for older drivers. [2]

Teams and drivers

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Team No. Driver Class Rounds
Australia Jam Motorsport 1 Australia John Paul Drake[3] M 1–3
22 Australia Sebastien Amadio[3] 1–4
48 Australia Blake Purdie[3] 1–2
81 Australia Mark Rosser[3] M 1
Australia Evans GP 3 Macau Tiago Rodrigues 4
8 United Kingdom Kai Daryanani 4
37 Australia Cooper Webster 4
New Zealand Formula Race Academy 7 Australia Mark Wilson[3] M 1–3
23 Australia Lawrence Katsidis M 2–3
40 Australia Tim Boydle M 2–3
66 Australia Nathan Gotch[3] M 1–3
77 Australia Nicholas Filipetto[3] M 1, 3
89 Australia Joanne Ciconte[4] R 1
Australia AGI Sport 15 Australia Nicolas Stati[5] 1–4
24 Australia Seth Gilmore[3] R 1–4
29 Australia Imogen Radburn R 2–4
43 Australia Costa Toparis 4
93 Australia James Piszcyk[6] 1–4
Hong Kong BlackArts Racing[7] 23 India Arjun Chheda 4
33 Philippines Iñigo Anton[8] R 4
Australia Tim Macrow Racing 81 Australia Jayden Hamilton R 2
Icon Legend
G Guest drivers ineligible for Drivers' Championship
R Rookie Cup
M Master Class

Calendar

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The schedule was originally planned to consist of 15 races over 5 rounds was published on 28 November 2023.[9] The round at Queensland Raceway on 13–14 July was cancelled. Initially, it was intended to be replaced by another round, but no replacement event was ultimately announced.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Secondary Class Winner Supporting
1 R1 Australia The Bend Motorsport Park
(Tailem Bend, South Australia)
4 May Australia James Piszcyk Australia James Piszcyk Australia James Piszcyk Australia AGI Sport R: Australia Seth Gilmore
M: Australia John Paul Drake
R2 5 May Australia James Piszcyk Australia James Piszcyk Australia AGI Sport R: Australia Seth Gilmore
M: Australia Mark Rosser
R3 Australia James Piszcyk Australia James Piszcyk Australia James Piszcyk Australia AGI Sport R: Australia Seth Gilmore
M: Australia Mark Rosser
2 R1 Australia The Bend Motorsport Park
(Tailem Bend, South Australia)
8 June Australia James Piszcyk Australia Blake Purdie Australia James Piszcyk Australia AGI Sport R: Australia Seth Gilmore
M: Australia John Paul Drake
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia
Australian Formula Open
Radical Cup Australia
R2 9 June Australia James Piszcyk Australia James Piszcyk Australia AGI Sport R: Australia Seth Gilmore
M: Australia John Paul Drake
R3 Australia James Piszcyk Australia James Piszcyk Australia James Piszcyk Australia AGI Sport R: Australia Imogen Radburn
M: Australia Nathan Gotch
3 R1 Australia Sydney Motorsport Park
(Eastern Creek, New South Wales)
3 August Australia James Piszcyk Australia James Piszcyk Australia James Piszcyk Australia AGI Sport R: Australia Imogen Radburn
M: Australia Nathan Gotch
R2 4 August Australia James Piszcyk Australia James Piszcyk Australia AGI Sport R: Australia Imogen Radburn
M: Australia Nathan Gotch
R3 Australia James Piszcyk Australia James Piszcyk Australia James Piszcyk Australia AGI Sport R: Australia Imogen Radburn
M: Australia Nathan Gotch
4 R1 Malaysia Sepang International Circuit
(Sepang, Malaysia)
7 September Macau Tiago Rodrigues Macau Tiago Rodrigues Macau Tiago Rodrigues Australia Evans GP R: Philippines Iñigo Anton
M: No starters
Thailand Super Series
Malaysia Championship Series
R2 8 September Macau Tiago Rodrigues Australia Cooper Webster Australia Evans GP R: Philippines Iñigo Anton
M: No starters
R3 United Kingdom Kai Daryanani United Kingdom Kai Daryanani United Kingdom Kai Daryanani Australia Evans GP R: Australia Imogen Radburn
M: No starters
5 R1 United Arab Emirates Dubai Autodrome, Dubai
(Dubai Motor City, United Arab Emirates)
29 November – 1 December R:
M:
F4 Middle East Trophy
Clio Cup Middle East
R2 R:
M:
R3 R:
M:

Championship standings

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Points are 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

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Pos Driver BEN1
Australia
BEN2
Australia
SYD
Australia
SEP
Malaysia
DUB
United Arab Emirates
Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Australia James Piszcyk 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 6 6 256
2 Australia Nicolas Stati 5 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 6 4 5 175
3 Australia Sebastien Amadio 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 8 7 9 124
4 Australia Seth Gilmore 3 4 3 5 5 6 5 5 5 9 8 8 110
5 Australia Blake Purdie 2 2 5 2 2 3 97
6 Australia Imogen Radburn 6 6 5 4 4 3 10 9 7 74
7 Australia Cooper Webster 2 1 3 58
8 United Kingdom Kai Daryanani 5 3 1 50
9 Australia Costa Toparis 4 2 2 48
10 Australia Nathan Gotch Ret 9 7 8 8 7 6 6 6 46
11 Macau Tiago Rodrigues 1 10 4 38
12 Australia John Paul Drake 6 10 8 7 7 Ret Ret 8 8 33
13 Australia Nicholas Filipetto 8 8 Ret 7 7 7 26
14 Philippines Iñigo Anton 7 5 Ret 16
15 Australia Mark Rosser Ret 6 6 16
16 Australia Joanne Ciconte 7 7 9 14
17 Australia Mark Wilson 9 11 10 10 Ret 8 Ret 10 9 11
18 Australia Tim Boydle NC 10 9 9 9 11 7
19 Australia Lawrence Katsidis WD WD WD 8 11 10 5
20 Australia Jayden Hamilton 9 9 Ret 4
India Arjun Chheda WD WD WD
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
BEN1
Australia
BEN2
Australia
SYD
Australia
SEP
Malaysia
DUB
United Arab Emirates
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
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

  • † – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Secondary classes standings

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Pos Driver BEN1
Australia
BEN2
Australia
SYD
Australia
SEP
Malaysia
DUB
United Arab Emirates
Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
Rookies' championship
1 Australia Seth Gilmore 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 251
2 Australia Imogen Radburn 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 191
3 Australia Joanne Ciconte 2 2 2 54
4 Philippines Iñigo Anton 1 1 Ret 50
5 Australia Jayden Hamilton 3 3 Ret 30
Master Class
1 Australia Nathan Gotch Ret 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 169
2 Australia John Paul Drake 1 4 3 1 1 Ret Ret 3 3 132
3 Australia Mark Wilson 3 5 4 3 Ret 2 Ret 5 4 92
4 Australia Nicholas Filipetto 2 2 Ret 2 2 2 90
5 Australia Tim Boydle NC 3 3 4 4 6 62
6 Australia Mark Rosser Ret 1 1 50
7 Australia Lawrence Katsidis WD WD WD 3 6 5 33
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
BEN1
Australia
BEN2
Australia
SYD
Australia
SEP
Malaysia
DUB
United Arab Emirates

Teams' Championship

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

Pos Team Points
Australia AGI Sport
New Zealand Formula Race Academy
Australia Jam Motorsport

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Top Speed to re-launch Formula 4 Australian Championship". Weixin Official Accounts Platform. 2023-11-28.
  2. ^ "James 'Jimmy' Piszcyk makes it nine wins from nine races in Round 3 for Formula 4 Australia at Sydney Motorsport Park. - F4 AUS Championship Certified by FIA". www.f4aus.com. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Vital Pathway from Karting to Formula 1 to return to Australia at the Shell V-Power Motorsport Park this weekend". Formula 4 Australian Championship. 2024-05-02.
  4. ^ "Ciconte joins Australian F4 Championship". Auto Auction. 2024-03-15.
  5. ^ O'Brien, Garry (2024-03-13). "Nicolas Stati to race Australian Formula 4 Championship with AGI Sport". Speedcafe.com.
  6. ^ "British F4 winner Jimmy Piszcyk joins AGI Sport for F4 Australian Champs". Velocity Motorsport Magazine. 2024-03-08.
  7. ^ @blackartsracingbar (9 December 2023). "Formula 4 is returning to Australian shores next year and announcing a five-round calendar which we will take part of". Retrieved 9 December 2023 – via Instagram.
  8. ^ @inigo_anton33 (2024-08-26). "I'm excited to announce that I'll be racing in the F4 Australian Championship at the Petronas Sepang International Circuit this September 6-8!" – via Instagram.
  9. ^ Leeuwen, Andrew van (2023-11-28). "Formula 4 to be relaunched in Australia". Speedcafe.com.
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