Formula Beat
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| Category | Single seaters |
|---|---|
| Country | Japan Japan |
| Inaugural season | 1993 |
| Tyre suppliers | Yokohama (2008—2011) Dunlop (2012–present) |
| Drivers' champion | Japan Hammer Izawa |
| Official website | Formula 4 |
Formula Beat, known as JAF Japan Formula 4 (JAF 地方選手権 F4, JAF Chihou Senshuken) until its rebranding in 2023, is a formula racing class in Japan.[1] The class was founded in 1993 by the Japan Automobile Federation as a class above FJ1600 and below the former All-Japan Formula Three Championship and the current Formula Regional Japanese Championship and Super Formula Lights.
Car
[edit | edit source]Formula Beat is an open chassis class, open for all chassis manufacturers. Since 2012 the engines have been limited to a maximum capacity of 2,000cc. Currently the cars are allowed to be fitted with a Honda K20A, Toyota 3ZR or Nissan SR20 engine. In the early 2010s, most cars were primarily built by Japanese constructor West Racing Cars, but the championship has since seen entries from older Dallara-built Formula 3 cars and Tatuus chassis.
Champions
[edit | edit source]1993-1996
[edit | edit source]| Season | Suzuka Champion | TI Champion | Tsukuba (1993-96)/Mine Champion | Super F4 Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Japan Ryō Michigami | Japan Ryō Michigami | Not held | Not held |
| 1994 | Japan Hiroshi Sasaki | Japan Yutaka Okano | ||
| 1995 | Japan Shōta Mizuno | Japan Tatsuya Mizutani | Japan Yasuhisa Fujiwara | |
| 1996 | Japan Tsuyoshi Takahashi | Japan Ryōhei Sakaguchi | Japan Takaya Tsubobayashi | |
| 1997 | Japan Yūsuke Matsuura | Japan Akihiro Asai | Japan Seiji Yoshimura | |
| 1998 | Japan Kōta Sasaki | Japan Naoki Yokobayashi | Japan Kōta Sasaki | Japan Naoki Yokobayashi |
| 1999 | Not held | Japan Hideki Nishimura | Japan Takeshi Ohtani | |
| 2000 | Japan Shun Nakamura | Japan Takahiro Ogawa | ||
1997-present
[edit | edit source]| Season | Kantō Champion | Kansai Champion | All-Japan Final Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Japan Akihiro Asai | N/A | Not held |
| 1998 | Japan Takeyuki Kishi | N/A | |
| 1999 | Japan Touya Higuchi | Japan Keita Sawa | |
| 2000 | Japan Issei Nishio | Japan Hideaki Nakao | |
| 2001 | Japan Naohiro Kawano | Japan Kenji Kanehisa | |
| 2002 | Japan Tetsuya Fujisawa | Japan Katsumasa Katayose | |
| 2003 | Japan Kei Idaka | Japan Kenji Ōtaki | |
| Season | East Champion | West Champion | All-Japan Final Winner |
| 2004 | Japan Masanobu Katō | Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi | Not held |
| 2005 | Japan Satoru Okada | Japan Masaki Tanaka | |
| 2006 | Japan Muneyuki Kurihara | Japan Taku Ikeda | Japan Muneyuki Kurihara |
| 2007 | Japan Kei Idaka | Japan Yoshinari Tomimoto | Japan Masanobu Katō |
| 2008 | Japan Yūsuke Tsuchiya | Japan Shōta Hanaoka | Japan Shōta Hanaoka |
| 2009 | Japan Tsubasa Kondō | Japan Shōta Hanaoka | Japan Shōta Hanaoka |
| 2010 | Japan Makoto Kanai | Japan Naoki Nishimoto | Japan Hiroki Yoshida |
| 2011 | Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi | Japan Ryō Hirakawa | Japan Naoki Nishimoto |
| 2012 | Japan Ryōsuke Takehira | Japan Kosuke Hattori | Japan Masayoshi Nakayama |
| 2013 | Japan Kenta Yamashita | Japan Shintarō Kawabata | Japan Keishi Ishikawa |
| 2014 | Japan Yuichi Mikasa | Japan Yūya Hiraki | Japan Takahiro Ban |
| 2015 | Japan Tadasuke Makino | Japan Tadasuke Makino | Japan Tadasuke Makino |
| 2016 | Japan Toshiki Ōyu | Japan Toshiki Ōyu | Japan Toshiki Ōyu |
| 2017 | Japan Yūki Tsunoda | Japan Keisuke Ohara | Japan Yūki Tsunoda |
| 2018 | Japan Makoto Kanai | Japan Norio Kubo | Japan Kakunoshin Ohta |
| Champion | All-Japan Final Winner | ||
| 2019 | Japan Kōhei Tokumasu | Japan Kakunoshin Ohta | |
| 2020 | Japan Isao Nakajima | Japan Tatsuya Ōta | |
| 2021 | Japan Seiya Motojima | Japan Satoshi Katō | |
| 2022 | Japan Itsuki Satō | Not held | |
| 2023 | Japan Kōta Sasaki | ||
| 2024 | Japan Hammer Izawa | ||
References
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