2015 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

The 2015 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 37th edition of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship.

Teams and drivers

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All teams were Japanese-registered.

Team No. Driver Chassis Engine Rounds
Championship Class
Toda Racing 2   Keishi Ishikawa[1] Dallara F312 Toda TR-F301 All
Honda Formula Dream Project Racing 7   Nirei Fukuzumi[1] Dallara F312 Mugen-Honda MF204D All
8   Tsubasa Takahashi[1] Dallara F312 Mugen-Honda MF204D All
RSS with B-MAX Racing Team 13   Motoyoshi Yoshida[2] Dallara F312 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 1–5
KCMG 19   Struan Moore[3] Dallara F312 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 All
B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP 22   Lucas Ordóñez[4] Dallara F312 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 1–3, 5–8
  Daiki Sasaki[5] 4
23   Mitsunori Takaboshi[4] Dallara F315 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 All
Tairoku Hanashima Racing 28   Tairoku Yamaguchi[6] Dallara F312 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 All
Petronas Team TOM'S 36   Kenta Yamashita[7] Dallara F312 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 All
37   Nick Cassidy[8] Dallara F314 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 All
B-MAX Racing Team[2] 50   Katsumasa Chiyo Dallara F312 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 6
  Yuhi Sekiguchi[9] 7–8
National Class
Exedy Racing Team 3   Ai Miura[10] Dallara F307 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE All
KRC Hanashima Racing 5   Alex Yang[6] Dallara F306 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE All
RSS with B-MAX Racing Team 13   Motoyoshi Yoshida[2] Dallara F306 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE 6
FSC Motorsport 18   Guillaume Cunnington[6] Dallara F307 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE 1–3, 6–8
B-MAX Racing Team[2] 30   "Dragon"[2] Dallara F308 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE All
TOM'S 38   Ryo Ogawa[11] Dallara F306 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE All
CMS 77   Masaru Miura[6] Dallara F306 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE All

Race calendar and results

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A provisional calendar for the 2015 season.[12] All races are scheduled to be held in Japan.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team National winner Supporting
1 R1 Suzuka Circuit 18 April   Nick Cassidy   Nick Cassidy   Mitsunori Takaboshi B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP   Ai Miura Super Formula
R2 19 April   Nick Cassidy   Nick Cassidy   Nick Cassidy Petronas Team TOM'S   Ryo Ogawa
2 R1 Twin Ring Motegi 9 May   Kenta Yamashita   Mitsunori Takaboshi   Nick Cassidy Petronas Team TOM'S   Ai Miura
R2 10 May   Kenta Yamashita   Mitsunori Takaboshi   Kenta Yamashita Petronas Team TOM'S   Ryo Ogawa
R3   Kenta Yamashita   Kenta Yamashita Petronas Team TOM'S   Ryo Ogawa
3 R1 Okayama International Circuit 23 May   Nick Cassidy   Nick Cassidy   Nick Cassidy Petronas Team TOM'S   Ryo Ogawa Super Formula
R2 24 May   Kenta Yamashita   Kenta Yamashita   Kenta Yamashita Petronas Team TOM'S   Ryo Ogawa
4 R1 Fuji Speedway 6 June   Nirei Fukuzumi   Nick Cassidy   Kenta Yamashita Petronas Team TOM'S   Ryo Ogawa The One–Make Race Festival
R2 7 June   Nick Cassidy   Kenta Yamashita   Nick Cassidy Petronas Team TOM'S   Ryo Ogawa
5 R1 Okayama International Circuit 27 June   Kenta Yamashita   Kenta Yamashita   Mitsunori Takaboshi B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP   Ai Miura GT Asia Series
R2 28 June   Kenta Yamashita   Kenta Yamashita   Mitsunori Takaboshi B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP   Ryo Ogawa
6 R1 Fuji Speedway 18 July   Nick Cassidy   Nirei Fukuzumi   Nick Cassidy Petronas Team TOM'S   Ryo Ogawa Super Formula
R2 19 July   Mitsunori Takaboshi   Nick Cassidy   Kenta Yamashita Petronas Team TOM'S   Ryo Ogawa
7 R1 Twin Ring Motegi 22 August   Nirei Fukuzumi   Nirei Fukuzumi   Nirei Fukuzumi Honda Formula Dream Project Racing   Ryo Ogawa Super Formula
R2 23 August   Nirei Fukuzumi   Nirei Fukuzumi   Nirei Fukuzumi Honda Formula Dream Project Racing   Ryo Ogawa
8 R1 Sportsland SUGO 17 October   Nick Cassidy   Nick Cassidy   Nick Cassidy Petronas Team TOM'S   Ryo Ogawa Super Formula
R2 18 October   Nick Cassidy   Nick Cassidy   Nick Cassidy Petronas Team TOM'S   Ryo Ogawa

Championship standings

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Drivers' Championships

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

Overall

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Pos Driver SUZ MOT1 OKA1 FUJ1 OKA2 FUJ2 MOT2 SUG Points
1   Nick Cassidy 10 1 1 3 3 1 2 2 1 5 4 1 2 2 5 1 1 129
2   Kenta Yamashita 16 3 2 1 1 8 1 1 3 2 2 5 1 3 2 4 3 113
3   Mitsunori Takaboshi 1 2 3 2 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 3 Ret 4 3 5 8 92
4   Nirei Fukuzumi 5 7 4 4 2 7 5 5 4 4 5 2 3 1 1 3 5 72
5   Lucas Ordóñez 4 5 6 6 6 2 4 3 3 9 6 9 Ret 2 2 43
6   Tsubasa Takahashi 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 8 4 Ret 8 6 8 6 22
7   Keishi Ishikawa 2 6 8 8 7 13 Ret 6 6 6 6 8 7 6 4 6 4 20
8   Struan Moore 6 8 7 7 8 4 7 8 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 9 7 6
9   Daiki Sasaki 4 5 5
10   Katsumasa Chiyo 6 4 4
11   Yuhi Sekiguchi 5 Ret 7 9 2
12   Tairoku Yamaguchi 7 9 9 9 9 6 8 9 9 8 9 10 8 10 8 10 12 1
  Ai Miura 8 11 10 11 11 Ret 10 11 11 10 11 12 10 12 10 12 11 0
  Ryo Ogawa 9 10 11 10 10 9 9 10 10 11 10 11 9 11 9 11 10 0
  Alex Yang 13 15 Ret 14 14 10 13 Ret 15 15 Ret 14 13 Ret 12 Ret 15 0
  "Dragon" 11 12 12 12 12 Ret 11 12 12 12 12 13 11 13 11 13 13 0
  Motoyoshi Yoshida 12 14 14 Ret Ret 11 12 13 13 14 14 17 14 0
  Masaru Miura 14 13 13 13 13 12 Ret 14 14 13 13 15 12 14 13 14 Ret 0
  Guillaume Cunnington 15 16 15 15 Ret WD WD 16 15 NC Ret 15 14 0
Pos Driver SUZ MOT1 OKA1 FUJ1 OKA2 FUJ2 MOT2 SUG Points
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

National Class

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Pos Driver SUZ MOT1 OKA1 FUJ1 OKA2 FUJ2 MOT2 SUG Points
1   Ryo Ogawa 9 10 11 10 10 9 9 10 10 11 10 11 9 11 9 168
2   Ai Miura 8 11 10 11 11 Ret 10 11 11 10 11 12 10 12 10 109
3   "Dragon" 11 12 12 12 12 Ret 11 12 12 12 12 13 11 13 11 70
4   Masaru Miura 14 13 13 13 13 12 Ret 14 14 13 13 15 12 14 13 41
5   Alex Yang 13 15 Ret 14 14 10 13 Ret 15 15 Ret 14 13 Ret 12 31
6   Guillaume Cunnington 15 16 15 15 Ret WD WD 16 15 NC Ret 6
7   Motoyoshi Yoshida 17 14 1
Pos Driver SUZ MOT1 OKA1 FUJ1 OKA2 FUJ2 MOT2 SUG Points

Teams' Championship

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  • Points are awarded as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6
10 7 5 3 2 1
Pos Tuner SUZ MOT1 OKA1 FUJ1 OKA2 FUJ2 MOT2 SUG Points
1 Petronas Team TOM'S 10 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 128
2 B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP 1 2 3 2 4 2 3 3 2 1 1 3 6 4 3 90
3 HFDP Racing 3 4 4 4 2 5 5 5 4 4 5 2 3 1 1 67
4 Toda Racing 2 6 8 8 7 13 Ret 6 6 6 6 8 7 6 4 16
5 KCMG 6 8 7 7 8 4 7 8 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 6
6 B-MAX Racing Team 11 12 12 12 12 Ret 11 12 12 12 12 6 4 5 11 6
7 Tairoku Hanashima Racing 7 9 9 9 9 6 8 9 9 8 9 10 8 10 8 1
Exedy Racing Team 8 11 10 11 11 Ret 10 11 11 10 11 12 10 12 10 0
TOM'S 9 10 11 10 10 9 9 10 10 11 10 11 9 11 9 0
KRC Hanashima Racing 13 15 Ret 14 14 10 13 Ret 15 15 Ret 14 13 Ret 12 0
RSS with B-MAX Racing Team 12 14 14 Ret Ret 11 12 13 13 14 14 17 14 0
CMS 14 13 13 13 13 12 Ret 14 14 13 13 15 12 14 13 0
FSC Motorsport 15 16 15 15 Ret WD WD 16 15 NC Ret 0
Poo Driver SUZ MOT1 OKA1 FUJ1 OKA2 FUJ2 MOT2 SUG Points

Engine Tuners' Championship

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Pos Tuner SUZ MOT1 OKA1 FUJ1 OKA2 FUJ2 MOT2 SUG Points
1 TOM'S 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 144
2 M-TEC 3 4 4 4 2 5 5 5 4 4 5 2 3 1 1 67
3 Toda Racing 2 6 8 8 7 13 Ret 6 6 6 6 8 7 6 4 16
Pos Tuner SUZ MOT1 OKA1 FUJ1 OKA2 FUJ2 MOT2 SUG Points

References

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  3. ^ "KCMG SIGNS STRUAN MOORE FOR 2015 ALL–JAPAN FORMULA 3". KC Motorgroup Ltd. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Nissan announces 2015 motorsports activities". Nissan Motorsports. 12 February 2014. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
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  7. ^ "Toyota Outlines 2015 Motorsports Activities, Announces Return to World Rally Championship". Toyota Motor Corporation. Toyota Motor Corporation. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Cassidy to race for TOM's Toyota in Japanese F3". Speedcafe. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  9. ^ "2015年 全日本F3選手権シリーズ第14戦/第15戦" [2015 All Japan F3 Championship Series Round 14/15 entry list] (PDF). Japanese Formula 3 Championship (in Japanese). Japanese Formula 3 Association. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  10. ^ "2015体制発表". Ai's Blog. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  11. ^ "今年は!" [This year!]. Ryo Ogawa. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  12. ^ "2015年レース日程". Japanese Formula 3 Championship. Japanese Formula 3 Association. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
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