2011 Japanese Formula 3 Championship Explained

The 2011 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 33rd edition of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. It commenced on May 14 at Suzuka and ended on September 24 at Sportsland SUGO after 16 races held at seven race meetings. It had been due to start there on 16 April, but was delayed due to the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in March.

Teams and drivers

All teams were Japanese-registered.

Team		Driver	Chassis	Engine	Rounds
Championship Class
Petronas Team TOM'S TOM'S Spirit	1	Naoya Gamou^[1]	F308	Toyota 1AZ-FE	All
Petronas Team TOM'S TOM'S Spirit	36	Richard Bradley	F308	Toyota 1AZ-FE	All
Hanashima Racing	5	Hideki Yamauchi	F308	Toyota 1AZ-FE	All
ThreeBond Racing	12	Hironobu Yasuda	F309	Nissan SR20VE	All
SGC by KCMG	19	Naoki Nishimoto	F306	Toyota 3S-GE	1–4
SGC by KCMG	19	Matt Howson^[2]	F306	Toyota 3S-GE	5–7
B-MAX Engineering	50	Yuhi Sekiguchi^[3]	F308	Toyota 1AZ-FE	2–7
National Class
Hanashima Racing	6	Motoaki Ishikawa	F306	Toyota 3S-GE	1–4
Hanashima Racing	6	Hiroshi Koizumi^[4]	F306	Toyota 3S-GE	6–7
Racing	7	Kazuki Miura^[5]	F307	Toyota 3S-GE	All
Racing	8	Tomoki Nojiri	F307	Toyota 3S-GE	All
SGC by KCMG	20	Gary Thompson	F307	Toyota 3S-GE	All
NDDP Racing	22	Daiki Sasaki^[6]	F306	Toyota 3S-GE	All
NDDP Racing	23	Katsumasa Chiyo	F306	Toyota 3S-GE	All
Petronas Team TOM'S TOM'S Spirit	37	Yuichi Nakayama	F306	Toyota 3S-GE	All
CMS Motor Sports Project	72	Makoto Kanai	F306	Toyota 3S-GE	6
CMS Motor Sports Project	77	Tatsuru Noro	F306	Toyota 3S-GE	2–4, 7

Notes:

Race calendar and results

All races were held in Japan.

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team	nowrap	National Class winner
1	R1	Suzuka Circuit	14 May	Hironobu Yasuda	Hideki Yamauchi	Hideki Yamauchi	Hanashima Racing	Tomoki Nojiri
1	R2	Suzuka Circuit	15 May	Hideki Yamauchi	Hideki Yamauchi	Hironobu Yasuda	ThreeBond Racing	nowrap	Katsumasa Chiyo
2	R1	Fuji Speedway	11 June	nowrap	Hironobu Yasuda	Yuhi Sekiguchi	Yuhi Sekiguchi	B-MAX Engineering	Yuichi Nakayama
	R2		12 June	nowrap	Hironobu Yasuda	Yuhi Sekiguchi	nowrap	Hironobu Yasuda	ThreeBond Racing	Katsumasa Chiyo
	R3		12 June		nowrap	Hironobu Yasuda	Naoya Gamou	nowrap	Petronas Team TOM'S	Tomoki Nojiri
3	R1	Fuji Speedway	16 July	Yuhi Sekiguchi	Yuhi Sekiguchi	Yuhi Sekiguchi	B-MAX Engineering	Kazuki Miura
3	R2	Fuji Speedway	17 July	Yuhi Sekiguchi	Yuhi Sekiguchi	Hironobu Yasuda	ThreeBond Racing	Yuichi Nakayama
4	R1	Twin Ring Motegi	6 August	Yuhi Sekiguchi	Yuhi Sekiguchi	Yuhi Sekiguchi	B-MAX Engineering	Katsumasa Chiyo
4	R2	Twin Ring Motegi	7 August	Yuhi Sekiguchi	Yuhi Sekiguchi	Yuhi Sekiguchi	B-MAX Engineering	Gary Thompson
5	R1	Okayama International Circuit	27 August	Yuhi Sekiguchi	Hironobu Yasuda	Hironobu Yasuda	ThreeBond Racing	Tomoki Nojiri
5	R2	28 August	Yuhi Sekiguchi	nowrap	Hideki Yamauchi	nowrap	Hideki Yamauchi	Hanashima Racing	Yuichi Nakayama
6	R1	Suzuka Circuit	3 September	Round cancelled due to Typhoon Talas
6	R2	Suzuka Circuit	4 September
7	R1	Sportsland SUGO	24 September	Hideki Yamauchi	Yuhi Sekiguchi	Hideki Yamauchi	Hanashima Racing	Katsumasa Chiyo
	R2		25 September	Yuhi Sekiguchi	Yuhi Sekiguchi	Yuhi Sekiguchi	B-MAX Engineering	Daiki Sasaki
	R3			Naoya Gamou	Yuhi Sekiguchi	B-MAX Engineering	Katsumasa Chiyo

Championship standings

Drivers' Championships

Points are awarded as follows:

Pos	Driver	SUZ		FUJ			FUJ		MOT		OKA		SUZ		SUG			Pts
Championship Class
1	Yuhi Sekiguchi			1	3	12	1	7	1	1	2	3	C	C	3	1	1	100
2	Hironobu Yasuda	8	1	2	1	2	2	1	3	2	1	2	C	C	2	7	4	99
3	Hideki Yamauchi	1	2	4	2	3	Ret	2	5	3	Ret	1	C	C	1	4	3	79
4	Naoya Gamou	2	3	3	4	1	3	3	2	4	6	12	C	C	13	3	2	71
5	Richard Bradley	3	4	11	5	4	4	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	4	C	C	12	2	5	36
6	Naoki Nishimoto	7	6	12	6	9	5	4	13	5								17
7	Matt Howson										9	5	C	C	14	Ret	6	7
National Class
1	Katsumasa Chiyo	*Ret*	5	7	7	7	9	Ret	6	8	10	8	C	C	4	6	7	89
2	Tomoki Nojiri	4	7	6	8	5	8	8	8	11	3	10	C	C	7	8	10	89
3	Yuichi Nakayama	9	10	5	11	8	7	5	7	7	4	6	C	C	5	Ret	9	83
4	Daiki Sasaki	6	8	9	12	10	11	6	9	10	7	7	C	C	8	5	8	58
5	Gary Thompson	5	11	10	9	6	10	10	14	6	5	9	C	C	6	Ret	12	52
6	Kazuki Miura	10	9	8	10	11	6	9	10	9	8	11	C	C	9	9	11	41
7	Tatsuru Noro			13	13	13	12	12	11	12					11	10	14	3
8	Motoaki Ishikawa	11	12	14	14	14	13	11	12	13								2
9	Hiroshi Koizumi												C	C	10	11	13	1
	Makoto Kanai												C	C				0
Pos	Driver	SUZ		FUJ			FUJ		MOT		OKA		SUZ		SUG			Pts

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' Championships

Points are awarded for races as follows:

Pos	Team	SUZ		FUJ			FUJ		MOT		OKA		SUZ		SUG			Pts
Championship Class
1	ThreeBond Racing	8	1	2	1	2	2	1	3	2	1	2	C	C	2	7	4	94
2	B-MAX Engineering			1	3	12	1	7	1	1	2	3	C	C	3	1	1	85
3	Petronas Team TOM'S	2	3	3	4	1	3	3	2	4	6	4	C	C	12	2	2	75
4	Hanashima Racing	1	2	4	2	3	Ret	2	5	3	Ret	1	C	C	1	4	3	74
5	SGC by KCMG	7	6	12	6	9	5	4	13	5	9	5	C	C	14	Ret	6	24
National Class
1	NDDP Racing	6	5	7	7	7	9	6	6	8	7	7	C	C	4	5	7	100
2	HFDP Racing	4	7	6	8	5	6	8	8	9	3	10	C	C	7	8	10	87
3	TOM'S Spirit	9	10	5	11	8	7	5	7	7	4	6	C	C	5	Ret	9	80
4	SGC by KCMG	5	11	10	9	6	10	10	14	6	5	9	C	C	6	Ret	12	49
5	CMS Motor Sports Project			13	13	13	12	12	11	12			C	C	11	10	14	3
6	Hanashima Racing	11	12	14	14	14	13	11	12	13			C	C	10	11	13	3
Pos	Team	SUZ		FUJ			FUJ		MOT		OKA		SUZ		SUG			Pts

Engine Tuners' Championship

Points are awarded for races as follows:

Pos	Engine	SUZ		FUJ			FUJ		MOT		OKA		SUZ		SUG			Pts
1	TOM'S (Toyota)	2	3	1	3	1	1	3	1	1	2	3	C	C	3	1	1	109
2	Tomei (Nissan)	8	1	2	1	2	2	1	3	2	1	2	C	C	2	7	4	94
3	Hanashima (Toyota)	1	2	4	2	3	Ret	2	5	3	Ret	1	C	C	1	4	3	74
Pos	Engine	SUZ		FUJ			FUJ		MOT		OKA		SUZ		SUG			Pts

External links

Official Site

Notes and References

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News: http://www.j-formula3.com/news/2011/0609.html. 7 June 2011. 14 June 2011. Japanese Formula 3 Championship. Japanese Formula 3 Association. ja:「シリーズ第3戦/第4戦/第5戦富士大会参加一覧」. Japanese. Series Round 3 / Round 4 / Round 5 Fuji all tournament participants.
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