The 2023 Macau Formula 4 Race, originally named as 2023 Macau Asia Formula 4,[1] is a racing event part of the 2023 Macau Grand Prix[lower-alpha 1] held at the Guia Circuit.[2] The event is due to be held on 11 and 12 November. It will be run to Formula 4 regulations. It was originally due to form part of the 2023 F4 Chinese Championship but this plan was cancelled. It is instead due to be a non-championship round of the 2023 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship.[3]

Format and Schedule

Qualifying determines the grid for the qualifying race, which in turn sets the grid for the final race. The qualifying race is considered a race in the 2023 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship, but no points are awarded in the qualifying race or final race as it is a non-championship round.

The schedule for the 2023 Macau Formula 4 Race is as follows:[4] All times are in UTC+8.

Session Time Length
Saturday
Free Practice 7:45 − 8:30 45 min
Qualifying 15:45 − 16:15 30 min
Sunday
Qualifying Race 8:00 − 8:25 8 laps
Final Race 15:40 − 16:20 12 laps

Circuit

The event will take place at Circuito da Guia in Macau, China. The track is 6.115 km (3.8 miles) long and has 24 turns. A clockwise circuit, fifteen turns are right-handers and nine are left-handers.

Circuito da Guia

Entry List

A provisional entry list was released on 6 November 2023. 23 drivers entered the event with eleven teams[5] all running cars to Formula 4 specifications.

Team No. Driver
France R-ace GP 1 France Raphaël Narac
2 France Hadrien David
China Asia Racing Team 4 Macau Marcus Cheong
7 Macau Tiago Rodrigues
77 Italy Enzo Yeh
96 China Kevin Xiao
Hong Kong BlackArts Racing 5 India Jaden Pariat
19 Philippines Bianca Bustamante
Japan Super License 8 Japan Miki Koyama
Italy PREMA Racing[lower-alpha 2]

Hong Kong SJM Theodore PREMA Racing

 11 Macau Charles Leong
14 United Arab Emirates Rashid Al Dhaheri
23 United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad
27 United Kingdom Freddie Slater
China CHAMP Motorsport 16 Hong Kong Chui Ka Kam
28 Hong Kong Vivian Siu
Hong Kong H-Star Racing 22 Hong Kong Thomas Leung
53 Hong Kong Marco Lau
Japan B-Max Racing Team 30 Japan "Dragon"
Republic of Ireland Pinnacle Motorsport 34 Norway Martinius Stenshorne
72 Hong Kong Liu Kai Shun
88 India Kai Daryanani
Australia AGI Sport 45 Australia Jack Beeton
Chinese Taipei Team KRC 68 Chinese Taipei Ethan Ho

Results

Free Practice

Pos. No. Driver Team Practice Time Time Split
1 27 United Kingdom Freddie Slater Hong Kong SJM Theodore PREMA Racing 2:30.922 +/-
2 34 Norway Martinius Stenshorne Republic of Ireland PINNACLE Motorsport 2:31.583 +0.661
3 11 Macau Charles Leong Hong Kong SJM Theodore PREMA Racing 2:32.308 +1.386
4 23 United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad Hong Kong SJM Theodore PREMA Racing 2:33.303 +2.381
5 45 Australia Jack Beeton Australia AGI Sport 2:33.508 +2.586
6 1 France Raphaël Narac France R-ace GP 2:37.341 +6.419
7 14 United Arab Emirates Rashid Al Dhaheri Italy PREMA Racing 2:38.746 +7.824
8 96 China Kevin Xiao China Asia Racing Team 2:38.788 +7.866
9 68 Chinese Taipei Ethan Ho Chinese Taipei Team KRC 2:38.964 +8.042
10 77 Italy Enzo Yeh China Asia Racing Team 2:39.597 +8.675
11 19 Philippines Bianca Bustamante Hong Kong BlackArts Racing 2:40.145 +9.223
12 8 Japan Miki Koyama Japan Super License 2:41.570 +10.648
13 88 India Kai Daryanani Republic of Ireland PINNACLE Motorsport 2:42.652 +12.082
14 2 France Hadrien David France R-ace GP 2:50.825 +19.903
15 72 Hong Kong Liu Kai Shun Republic of Ireland PINNACLE Motorsport 5:07.910 +2:36.988
16 4 Macau Marcus Cheong China Asia Racing Team 6:13.080 +3:42.162
17 28 Hong Kong Vivian Siu China CHAMP Motorsport 6:19.486 +3:48.568
18 22 Hong Kong Thomas Leung Hong Kong H-Star Racing No Time +-:--.---
19 53 Hong Kong Marco Lau Hong Kong H-Star Racing No Time +-:--.---
20 7 Macau Tiago Rodrigues China Asia Racing Team No Time +-:--.---
21 16 Hong Kong Chui Ka Kam China CHAMP Motorsport No Time +-:--.---
22 30 Japan "Dragon" Japan B-Max Racing Team No Time +-:--.---
23 5 India Jaden Pariat Hong Kong BlackArts Racing No Time +-:--.---
Sources:[6]

Qualifying

Pos. No. Driver Team Practice Time Time Split
1 23 United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad Hong Kong SJM Theodore PREMA Racing 2:24.293 +/-
2 27 United Kingdom Freddie Slater Hong Kong SJM Theodore PREMA Racing 2:24.842 +0.549
3 2 France Hadrien David France R-ace GP 2:24.883 +0.590
4 11 Macau Charles Leong Hong Kong SJM Theodore PREMA Racing 2:25.239 +0.946
5 14 United Arab Emirates Rashid Al Dhaheri Italy PREMA Racing 2:25.983 +1.690
6 45 Australia Jack Beeton Australia AGI Sport 2:26.573 +2.280
7 1 France Raphaël Narac France R-ace GP 2:27.219 +2.926
8 7 Macau Tiago Rodrigues China Asia Racing Team 2:27.530 +3.237
9 34 Norway Martinius Stenshorne Republic of Ireland PINNACLE Motorsport 2:27.738 +3.445
10 68 Chinese Taipei Ethan Ho Chinese Taipei Team KRC 2:28.563 +4.270
11 19 Philippines Bianca Bustamante Hong Kong BlackArts Racing 2:28.733 +4.440
12 77 Italy Enzo Yeh China Asia Racing Team 2:29.319 +5.026
13 72 Hong Kong Liu Kai Shun Republic of Ireland PINNACLE Motorsport 2:29.765 +5.472
14 8 Japan Miki Koyama Japan Super License 2:30.150 +5.857
15 88 India Kai Daryanani Republic of Ireland PINNACLE Motorsport 2:30.184 +5.891
16 96 China Kevin Xiao China Asia Racing Team 2:30.602 +6.309
17 4 Macau Marcus Cheong China Asia Racing Team 2:33.814 +9.521
18 16 Hong Kong Chui Ka Kam China CHAMP Motorsport 2:38.325 +14.032
110% time: 2:38.722
19 30 Japan "Dragon" Japan B-Max Racing Team 2:39.683 +15.390
20 53 Hong Kong Marco Lau Hong Kong H-Star Racing 2:44.202 +19.909
21 28 Hong Kong Vivian Siu China CHAMP Motorsport 2:47.384 +23.091
22 5 India Jaden Pariat Hong Kong BlackArts Racing No Time +-:--.---
23 22 Hong Kong Thomas Leung Hong Kong H-Star Racing No Time +-:--.---
Sources:[7]

Qualifying Race

Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 23 United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad Hong Kong SJM Theodore Prema Racing 7 25:39.046 1
2 27 United Kingdom Freddie Slater Hong Kong SJM Theodore Prema Racing 7 +0.758 2
3 11 Macau Charles Leong Hong Kong SJM Theodore Prema Racing 7 +1.628 4
4 14 United Arab Emirates Rashid Al Dhaheri Italy Prema Racing 7 +2.663 5
5 45 Australia Jack Beeton Australia AGI Sport 7 +3.405 6
6 68 Chinese Taipei Ethan Ho Chinese Taipei Team KRC 7 +5.913 10
7 1 France Raphaël Narac France R-ace GP 7 +53.246 7
8 7 Macau Tiago Rodrigues China Asia Racing Team 7 +53.699 8
9 19 Philippines Bianca Bustamante Hong Kong BlackArts Racing 7 +54.869 11
10 77 Italy Enzo Yeh China Asia Racing Team 7 +55.712 12
11 8 Japan Miki Koyama Japan Super License 7 +56.977 14
12 96 China Kevin Xiao China Asia Racing Team 7 +57.537 16
13 16 Hong Kong Chui Ka Kam China CHAMP Motorsport 7 +59.950 18
14 4 Macau Marcus Cheong China Asia Racing Team 7 +1:01.616 17
15 22 Hong Kong Thomas Leung Hong Kong H-Star Racing 7 +1:05.809 22
16 30 Japan "Dragon" Japan B-Max Racing Team 7 +1:09.367 19
17 28 Hong Kong Vivian Siu China CHAMP Motorsport 7 +1:35.309 21
18 53 Hong Kong Marco Lau Hong Kong H-Star Racing 7 +1:58.554 20
NC 34 Norway Martinius Stenshorne Republic of Ireland PINNACLE Motorsport 7 +1:42.043 9
Ret 2 France Hadrien David France R-ace GP 5 Accident 3
Ret 88 India Kai Daryanani Republic of Ireland PINNACLE Motorsport 2 Accident 15
Ret 29 Hong Kong Liu Kaishun Republic of Ireland PINNACLE Motorsport 1 Accident 13
Fastest Lap: Arvid Lindblad, 2:40.400, 85.3 mph (137.3 km/h), on lap 6
Sources:[8]

Final Race

Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 23 United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad Hong Kong SJM Theodore Prema Racing 12 37:28.517 1
2 11 Macau Charles Leong Hong Kong SJM Theodore Prema Racing 12 +0.274 3
3 14 United Arab Emirates Rashid Al Dhaheri Italy Prema Racing 12 +0.992 4
4 45 Australia Jack Beeton Australia AGI Sport 12 +1.177 5
5 68 Chinese Taipei Ethan Ho Chinese Taipei Team KRC 12 +2.666 6
6 7 Macau Tiago Rodrigues China Asia Racing Team 12 +3.560 8
7 2 France Hadrien David France R-ace GP 12 +3.807 20
8 77 Italy Enzo Yeh China Asia Racing Team 12 +4.236 10
9 27 United Kingdom Freddie Slater Hong Kong SJM Theodore Prema Racing 12 +4.527 2
10 88 India Kai Daryanani Republic of Ireland PINNACLE Motorsport 12 +5.812 21
11 16 Hong Kong Chui Ka Kam China CHAMP Motorsport 12 +6.571 13
12 4 Macau Marcus Cheong China Asia Racing Team 12 +7.334 14
13 30 Japan "Dragon" Japan B-Max Racing Team 12 +29.607 16
14 28 Hong Kong Vivian Siu China CHAMP Motorsport 12 +2:02.952 17
Ret 1 France Raphaël Narac France R-ace GP 10 Accident 7
Ret 96 China Kevin Xiao China Asia Racing Team 9 Accident 12
Ret 34 Norway Martinius Stenshorne Republic of Ireland PINNACLE Motorsport 8 Accident 19
Ret 72 Hong Kong Liu Kai Shun Republic of Ireland PINNACLE Motorsport 7 Accident 22
Ret 22 Hong Kong Thomas Leung Hong Kong H-Star Racing 7 Accident 15
Ret 53 Hong Kong Marco Lau Hong Kong H-Star Racing 3 Accident 18
Ret 19 Philippines Bianca Bustamante Hong Kong BlackArts Racing 0 Accident 9
Ret 8 Japan Miki Koyama Japan Super License 0 Accident 11
Fastest Lap: Arvid Lindblad, 2:24.791, 94.5 mph (152.1 km/h), on lap 10
Sources:[9]

Notes

  1. ↑ officially the 70th Macau Grand Prix (Portuguese: 70º Grande Prémio de Macau,Chinese: 第70屆澳門格蘭披治大賽車)
  2. ↑ Car #14 competed as PREMA Racing with an Italian license and cars #11, #23 and #27 competed as SJM Theodore PREMA Racing with a Hong Kong license.

References

  1. ↑ "Latest Activity | Macau Grand Prix". www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  2. ↑ "Schedule | Macau Grand Prix". www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  3. ↑ MDT, Renato Marques (2023-08-31). "F4 SEA to replace F4 Chinese Championship in this year's GP". MACAU DAILY TIMES 澳門每日時報. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  4. ↑ "Schedule | Macau Grand Prix". www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  5. ↑ "70th Macau Grand Prix Macau Formula 4 Race Provisional Entry List" (PDF). Macau Grand Prix. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Macau Formula 4 Race - Free Practice" (PDF). Macau Grand Prix. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Macau Formula 4 Race - Qualifying - Official Classification" (PDF). Macau Grand Prix. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Macau Formula 4 Race - Qualifying Race - Official Classification" (PDF). Macau Grand Prix. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Macau Formula 4 Race - Final Race - Official Classification" (PDF). Macau Grand Prix. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
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