2025 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship

The 2025 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship was the sixth season of the Formula 4 South East Asia Championship. The championship returned after a one-year break.

Teams and drivers

Team No. Driver Class Rounds
Australia Evans GP 4 South Korea Kyuho Lee 4
12 Vietnam Alex Sawer[1] All
17 China Cheng Meng[1] 1
24 Australia Seth Gilmore[2] All
56 United States Thomas Yu Lee[3] M All
68 Singapore Rafael Vaessen R 5
Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team 7 Singapore Joshua Berry[4] R All
25 India Rishon Rajeev[1] 1–4
33 Philippines Iñigo Anton[5] R All
37 Vietnam Ben Anh Nguyễn[6] R All
88 Malaysia Putera Hani Imran R 4–5
Republic of Ireland Pinnacle Motorsport 19 Italy Niccolò Maccagnani[7] R 4–5
67 Singapore Kareen Kaur[7] R 4
China Origine Motorsport 22 China Wang Zhongwei[1] 1–4
Thailand Star Performance 44 Thailand Worapong Aiemwichan[1] R 2–4
51 Thailand Ayrton Asdathorn[1] R 2–3, 5
Icon Legend
M Drivers that compete for the Masters Championship
G Guest drivers ineligible for Drivers' Championship
R Rookie

Race calendar and results

The schedule consisted of 14 races over 5 rounds.[8]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Supporting
1 R1 Malaysia Sepang International Circuit, Sepang 3 May Vietnam Alex Sawer Vietnam Alex Sawer Vietnam Alex Sawer Australia Evans GP Malaysia Touring Car Championship
Porsche Sprint Challenge Indonesia
Asia Classic Car Challenge
R2 4 May Vietnam Alex Sawer Vietnam Alex Sawer Australia Evans GP
R3 Vietnam Alex Sawer Vietnam Alex Sawer Vietnam Alex Sawer Australia Evans GP
2 R1 Thailand Buriram International Circuit, Buriram 24 May Vietnam Alex Sawer Vietnam Alex Sawer Vietnam Alex Sawer Australia Evans GP Thailand Super Series
R2 Vietnam Alex Sawer Vietnam Alex Sawer Australia Evans GP
R3 25 May Vietnam Alex Sawer Vietnam Alex Sawer Vietnam Alex Sawer Australia Evans GP
3 R1 Thailand Bangsaen Street Circuit, Mueang Chonburi 5 July Vietnam Alex Sawer[a] Thailand Ayrton Asdathorn Australia Seth Gilmore[b] Australia Evans GP Porsche Carrera Cup Asia
Thailand Super Series
R2 6 July Thailand Ayrton Asdathorn Vietnam Alex Sawer Vietnam Alex Sawer Australia Evans GP
4 R1 Malaysia Sepang International Circuit, Sepang 6 September Italy Niccolò Maccagnani Vietnam Alex Sawer Vietnam Alex Sawer Australia Evans GP Malaysia Touring Car Championship
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia
Asia Classic Car Challenge
R2 7 September Australia Seth Gilmore Australia Seth Gilmore Australia Evans GP
R3 Vietnam Alex Sawer Vietnam Alex Sawer Vietnam Alex Sawer Australia Evans GP
5 R1 Malaysia Sepang International Circuit, Sepang 20 September Italy Niccolò Maccagnani Italy Niccolò Maccagnani Italy Niccolò Maccagnani Republic of Ireland Pinnacle Motorsport Thailand Super Series
GR86 Cup Malaysia Series
R2 21 September Italy Niccolò Maccagnani Italy Niccolò Maccagnani Republic of Ireland Pinnacle Motorsport
R3 Italy Niccolò Maccagnani Italy Niccolò Maccagnani Italy Niccolò Maccagnani Republic of Ireland Pinnacle Motorsport

Championship standings

The championship's scoring system was overhauled in 2025. Points were awarded to the top twelve classified drivers, while two further points were awarded for taking a pole position in qualifying.[1]

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th  Pole
Points 30 22 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 2

Drivers' championship

Pos Driver SEP1
Malaysia
BUR
Thailand
BAN
Thailand
SEP2
Malaysia
SEP3
Malaysia
Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Vietnam Alex Sawer 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 1 1 4 1 2 3 2 359
2 Australia Seth Gilmore 2 6 3 2 3 3 1 7† 5 1 4 3 2 3 261
3 Philippines Iñigo Anton 3 DSQ 4 4 2 4 3 4 4 6 5 5 4 WD 182
4 Italy Niccolò Maccagnani 2 3 2 1 1 1 158
5 India Rishon Rajeev 7 2 2 6 5 6 2 3 6 5 6 156
6 Thailand Ayrton Asdathorn 3 4 2 4 2 4 5 4 136
7 Vietnam Ben Anh Nguyễn 6 3 9 Ret 9 8 5 9† 10 8 7 8 9 7 93
8 China Wang Zhongwei 4 Ret 5 7 6 5 7 5 9 7 9 93
9 United States Thomas Lee 8 5 7 5 7 7 6 6 7 DSQ 10 9 Ret 9 93
10 South Korea Kyuho Lee 3 2 3 58
11 Singapore Joshua Berry Ret DSQ 6 8 8 10 WD WD 12 12 12 10 8 6 47
12 Malaysia Putera Hani Imran 8 9 8 6 7 8 40
13 China Cheng Meng 5 4 8 33
14 Singapore Rafael Vaessen 7 6 5 30
15 Thailand Worapong Aiemwichan 9 10 9 8† 8 13 11 13 25
16 Singapore Kareen Kaur 11 10 11 7
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
SEP1
Malaysia
BUR
Thailand
BAN
Thailand
SEP2
Malaysia
SEP3
Malaysia
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (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
† — Did not finish, but classified

Rookies' championship

Pos Driver SEP1
Malaysia
BUR
Thailand
BAN
Thailand
SEP2
Malaysia
SEP3
Malaysia
Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Philippines Iñigo Anton 1 DSQ 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 WD 296
2 Vietnam Ben Anh Nguyễn 2 1 3 Ret 4 3 3 4† 4 3 3 6 7 5 217
3 Thailand Ayrton Asdathorn 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 2 204
4 Italy Niccolò Maccagnani 1 1 1 1 1 1 188
5 Singapore Joshua Berry Ret DSQ 2 3 3 5 WD WD 6 7 6 7 6 4 131
6 Thailand Worapong Aiemwichan 4 5 4 4 3 7 6 7 101
7 Malaysia Putera Hani Imran 3 4 4 4 5 6 85
8 Singapore Rafael Vaessen 5 4 3 45
9 Singapore Kareen Kaur 5 5 5 36
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
SEP1
Malaysia
BUR
Thailand
BAN
Thailand
SEP2
Malaysia
SEP3
Malaysia

Teams' Championship

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

Pos Driver SEP1
Malaysia
BUR
Thailand
BAN
Thailand
SEP2
Malaysia
SEP3
Malaysia
Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Australia Evans GP 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 609
2 6 3 2 3 3 Ret 7† 3 4 3 3 3 3
2 Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Team 3 2 2 4 2 4 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 7 356
7 DSQ 4 6 5 6 3 4 6 6 6 8 9 DNS
3 Republic of Ireland Pinnacle Motorsport 2 3 2 1 1 1 159
11 10 11
4 Thailand Star Performance 3 4 2 4 2 13 11 13 4 5 4 159
9 10 9 8† 8
5 China Origine Motorsport 4 Ret 5 7 6 5 7 5 9 7 9 93
6 Hong Kong BlackArts Racing Academy 8 9 8 16
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
SEP1
Malaysia
BUR
Thailand
BAN
Thailand
SEP2
Malaysia
SEP3
Malaysia

Notes

  1. ^ Asdathorn set the fastest lap time in the qualifying session but was given a one-place grid penalty for not following the race director's instructions. Sawer inherited the pole position.
  2. ^ Asdathorn finished first on the track but was given a five-seconds penalty. Gilmore inherited the win.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Intan, Maiya (2025-05-01). "F4 South East Asia: 2025 season guide". Feeder Series.
  2. ^ "Gilmore re-signs with Evans GP for SEA F4 and MSF 86xBRZ Cup". Evans GP. 2025-04-23. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
  3. ^ "Thomas Yu Lee Returns to Evans GP for 2025 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship". Evans GP. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  4. ^ "We're excited to officially announce Joshua Berry as a 2025 driver for BlackArts Racing!". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  5. ^ "We are proud to announce Inigo Anton as the third driver to join BlackArts Racing for the 2025 Formula 4 Southeast asia championship season". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  6. ^ "Ben Anh Nguyen joins BlackArts Racing for the 2025 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship! Exciting times ahead for this rising Vietnamese talent! ️". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  7. ^ a b Attanasio, Davide (2025-09-02). "Maccagnani esordirà a Sepang nella quarta tappa della F4 SEA". italiaracing.net (in Italian).
  8. ^ @topspeedltd; (2024-12-13). "2025 F4 SE ASIA CALENDAR UPDATE" – via Instagram.