2018 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

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The 2018 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 40th Japanese Formula 3 Championship season.

Teams and drivers[edit]

Team No. Driver Class Chassis Engine Rounds
B-MAX Racing Team 1 Japan Yu Kanamaru[1] C Dallara F312 Volkswagen A41 (0XY) All
3 Japan Ai Miura[1] C All
21 Brazil Bruno Carneiro[1] C 1
Japan Kazuki Hiramine[2] C 2
Japan "Syuji"[3] C 3
Japan Masayuki Ueda[4] C 4
Japan Kiyoto Fujinami[5] C 5, 7
Japan Takashi Hata[6] C 6
Japan Shinji Sawada[7] C 8
Toda Racing 2 Japan Sena Sakaguchi[8] C Dallara F316 Toda TR-F301 All
93 Japan Toshiki Oyu[8] C All
Hanashima Racing 5 Japan Katsuaki Kubota[4] C Dallara F312 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 4–5
Japan Kazuto Kotaka[9] C 7
Japan Riki Okusa[7] C 8
OIRC team YTB 8 Japan Yoshiaki Katayama[1] C Dallara F318 Mercedes-Benz F3-414 All
NODA Racing 10 Australia Jake Parsons[1] N Dallara F312 Volkswagen A18 All
ThreeBond Racing 12 Japan Ukyo Sasahara[8] C Dallara F318 ThreeBond Tomei TB14F3 All
B-Max Engineering 13 Japan Hideki Hirota[1] C Dallara F312 Volkswagen A41 (0XY) 1
Japan Motoyoshi Yoshida[2] C 2–8
30 Japan "Dragon"[1] C Dallara F314 All
Albirex Racing Team 14 Japan Yuki Nemoto[1] C Dallara F315 Mercedes-Benz F3-414 1–3, 5–7
Japan Tatsuya Ota[7] C 8
Tairoku Racing 28 Japan Tairoku Yamaguchi[1] C Dallara F316 Volkswagen A41 (0XY) All
RS Fine 35 Japan Shunsuke Kohno[1] C Dallara F318 Mercedes-Benz F3-414 All
Team Tom's 36 Japan Sho Tsuboi[10] C Dallara F317 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 All
37 Japan Ritomo Miyata[10] C All
Icon Class
C Championship
N National

Race calendar[edit]

Calendar for the 2018 season.[11] All races are scheduled to be held in Japan.

Race 9 at Okayama International Circuit was postponed due to severe weather conditions. The race was rescheduled for a later round at the same circuit, and was subsequently postponed again to be run at Sportsland SUGO.[12]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team National winner Supporting
1 R1 Suzuka Circuit 21 April Japan Ritomo Miyata Japan Sho Tsuboi Japan Sho Tsuboi Team Tom's Australia Jake Parsons Super Formula
R2 Japan Sho Tsuboi Japan Sho Tsuboi Japan Sho Tsuboi Team Tom's Australia Jake Parsons
2 R1 Sportsland SUGO 26 May Japan Sho Tsuboi Japan Sho Tsuboi Japan Sho Tsuboi Team Tom's Australia Jake Parsons
R2 27 May Japan Sho Tsuboi Japan Ritomo Miyata Japan Sho Tsuboi Team Tom's Australia Jake Parsons
3 R1 Fuji Speedway 7 July Japan Sho Tsuboi Japan Ukyo Sasahara Japan Sho Tsuboi Team Tom's Australia Jake Parsons
R2 8 July Japan Sho Tsuboi Japan Sho Tsuboi Japan Ritomo Miyata Team Tom's Australia Jake Parsons
4 R1 Okayama International Circuit 28 July Japan Ritomo Miyata Japan Sho Tsuboi Japan Ritomo Miyata Team Tom's Australia Jake Parsons
R2 Japan Sho Tsuboi Japan Sho Tsuboi Japan Sho Tsuboi Team Tom's Australia Jake Parsons
R3 29 July Race postponed due to weather conditions[13]
5 R1 Twin Ring Motegi 18 August Japan Sho Tsuboi Japan Sho Tsuboi Japan Sho Tsuboi Team Tom's Australia Jake Parsons Super Formula
R2 19 August Japan Sho Tsuboi Japan Sho Tsuboi Japan Sho Tsuboi Team Tom's Australia Jake Parsons
R3 Japan Sho Tsuboi Japan Sho Tsuboi Team Tom's Australia Jake Parsons
6 R1 Okayama International Circuit 8 September Japan Sho Tsuboi Japan Sho Tsuboi Japan Sho Tsuboi Team Tom's Australia Jake Parsons
R2 9 September Japan Sho Tsuboi Japan Sho Tsuboi Japan Sho Tsuboi Team Tom's Australia Jake Parsons
R3 Race postponed due to weather conditions[14]
7 R1 Sportsland SUGO 29 September Japan Sho Tsuboi Japan Sho Tsuboi Japan Sho Tsuboi Team Tom's Australia Jake Parsons
R2 Japan Sho Tsuboi Japan Ritomo Miyata Japan Sho Tsuboi Team Tom's Australia Jake Parsons
R3 30 September Japan Sho Tsuboi Japan Sho Tsuboi Team Tom's Australia Jake Parsons
R4 Japan Sho Tsuboi Japan Sho Tsuboi Team Tom's No finishers
8 R1 Fuji Speedway 13 October Japan Sho Tsuboi Japan Sho Tsuboi Japan Sho Tsuboi Team Tom's Australia Jake Parsons FIA World Endurance Championship
R2 14 October Japan Sho Tsuboi Japan Sho Tsuboi Japan Sho Tsuboi Team Tom's Australia Jake Parsons

Championship standings[edit]

  • Points are awarded as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6 PP FL
10 7 5 3 2 1 1 1

Drivers' Championships[edit]

Overall[edit]

Pos Driver SUZ SUG1 FUJ1 OKA1 MOT OKA2 SUG2 FUJ2 Points
1 Japan Sho Tsuboi 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 C 1 1 1 1 1 C 1 1 1 1 1 1 214
2 Japan Ritomo Miyata 2 2 2 2 8 1 1 2 C 2 2 2 5 3 C 2 2 4 2 6 3 117
3 Japan Ukyo Sasahara 4 7 5 5 3 3 3 7 C Ret 4 7 4 2 C 3 3 2 3 Ret 2 65
4 Japan Sena Sakaguchi 3 3 4 3 2 4 6 4 C 5 5 9 Ret 4 C 8 5 Ret 4 2 6 52
5 Japan Yu Kanamaru 5 5 6 8 5 6 4 6 C 4 3 4 2 9 C 4 7 3 5 13 Ret 40
6 Japan Toshiki Oyu 14 9 3 4 4 Ret 9 3 C 3 6 3 Ret 5 C 6 4 Ret DNS 4 4 39
7 Japan Yoshiaki Katayama Ret 4 7 6 7 14 7 6 C 6 Ret 5 7 7 C 5 6 5 9 11 Ret 14
8 Japan Shunsuke Kohno 10 8 8 9 6 5 5 8 C 7 7 6 8 8 C 11 9 8 8 3 5 13
9 Japan Yuki Nemoto 9 10 9 7 9 8 8 13 8 3 6 C 13 10 6 Ret 7
10 Japan Riki Okusa 5 9 2
11 Brazil Bruno Carneiro 6 6 2
12 Japan Ai Miura 7 11 11 12 Ret 7 8 9 C 10 9 11 6 10 C 16 13 10 12 7 8 1
13 Japan Kazuto Kotaka 7 8 Ret 6 1
14 Japan Kiyoto Fujinami 9 8 10 9 14 7 7 0
15 Japan Tatsuya Ota 10 7 0
16 Japan Tairoku Yamaguchi 8 12 12 11 11 9 10 10 C 12 12 13 9 13 C 12 12 11 10 8 11 0
17 Japan "Dragon" 11 Ret Ret 13 10 10 11 11 C 11 10 12 11 12 C 10 11 Ret 11 9 10 0
18 Australia Jake Parsons 13 13 13 14 12 11 14 13 C 14 14 15 10 11 C 14 15 9 DNS 14 12 0
19 Japan Kazuki Hiramine 10 10 0
20 Japan Katsuaki Kubota 12 12 C 13 11 14 0
21 Japan Motoyoshi Yoshida 14 15 14 13 15 15 C 15 15 16 13 15 C 15 16 12 Ret 12 13 0
22 Japan Syuji 13 12 0
23 Japan Hideki Hirota 12 14 0
24 Japan Takashi Hata 12 14 C 0
25 Japan Masayuki Ueda 13 14 C 0
Pos Driver SUZ SUG1 FUJ1 OKA1 MOT OKA2 SUG2 FUJ2 Points

National Class[edit]

Pos Driver SUZ SUG1 FUJ1 OKA1 MOT OKA2 SUG2 FUJ2 Points
1 Australia Jake Parsons 13 13 13 14 12 11 14 13 C 14 14 15 10 11 C 14 15 9 DNS 14 12 214

References[edit]

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  2. ^ a b "Japanese Formula 3 Championship - Round 3/4 SUGO - Entry List". j-formula3.com. Japanese Formula 3 Championship. 26 May 2018. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Japanese Formula 3 Championship - Round 5/6 Fuji - Entry List". j-formula3.com. Japanese Formula 3 Championship. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
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  5. ^ "Japanese Formula 3 Championship - Round 10/11/12 Motegi - Entry List". j-formula3.com. Japanese Formula 3 Championship. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Japanese Formula 3 Championship - Round 13/14/9 Okayama - Entry List". j-formula3.com. Japanese Formula 3 Championship. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "Japanese Formula 3 Championship - Round 18/19 Fuji - Entry List". j-formula3.com. Japanese Formula 3 Championship. 12 October 2018. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  8. ^ a b c "Honda 2018 Motorsports Program Overview". Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Japanese Formula 3 Championship Round 15/16/17/9 Sportsland SUGO - Entry List" (PDF). j-formula3.com. Japanese Formula 3 Championship. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  10. ^ a b "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing OUTLINES 2018 MOTORSPORTS ACTIVITIES". Toyota Motor Corporation. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  11. ^ 2018年 全日本F3選手権カレンダーについて [All Japan F3 Championship Calendar in 2018]. j-formula3.com. Japanese Formula 3 Championship. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Japanese Formula 3 Championship Round 13/14/9 Entry". j-formula3.com. Japanese Formula 3 Championship. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  13. ^ 全日本F3選手権 第4ラウンド 7月29日のスケジュール中止のお知らせ. j-formula3.com. Japanese Formula 3 Championship. Retrieved 28 July 2018. (in Japanese)
  14. ^ Wood, Elliot. "Sho Tsuboi closes on Japanese F3 title at Okayama". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 September 2018.

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