2015 Japanese Formula 3 Championship Explained

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

Teams and drivers

All teams were Japanese-registered.

Team		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	Dallara F312	Mugen-Honda MF204D	All
	8	Tsubasa Takahashi	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	22	Lucas Ordóñez^[4]	Dallara F312	Toyota TOM'S TAZ31	1–3, 5–8
		Daiki Sasaki^[5]			4
	23	Mitsunori Takaboshi	Dallara F315	Toyota TOM'S TAZ31	All
Tairoku Hanashima Racing	28	Tairoku Yamaguchi	Dallara F312	Toyota TOM'S TAZ31	All
Petronas Team TOM'S	36	Kenta Yamashita^[6]	Dallara F312	Toyota TOM'S TAZ31	All
	37	Nick Cassidy^[7]	Dallara F314	Toyota TOM'S TAZ31	All
B-MAX Racing Team	50	Katsumasa Chiyo	Dallara F312	Toyota TOM'S TAZ31	6
		Yuhi Sekiguchi^[8]			7–8
National Class
Exedy Racing Team	3	Ai Miura^[9]	Dallara F307	Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE	All
KRC Hanashima Racing	5	Alex Yang^[10]	Dallara F306	Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE	All
RSS with B-MAX Racing Team	13	Motoyoshi Yoshida	Dallara F306	Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE	6
FSC Motorsport	18	Guillaume Cunnington	Dallara F307	Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE	1–3, 6–8
B-MAX Racing Team	30	"Dragon"	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	Dallara F306	Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE	All

Race calendar and results

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		Supporting
1	1	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	nowrap		Ryo Ogawa
2	R1	Twin Ring Motegi	9 May	Kenta Yamashita	Mitsunori Takaboshi	Nick Cassidy	Petronas Team TOM'S	Ai Miura
	R2		10 May	nowrap	Kenta Yamashita	nowrap	Mitsunori Takaboshi	nowrap		Kenta Yamashita	nowrap	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	nowrap	Mitsunori Takaboshi	nowrap	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	nowrap	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		nowrap	18 October	Nick Cassidy	Nick Cassidy	Nick Cassidy	Petronas Team TOM'S		Ryo Ogawa

Championship standings

Drivers' Championships

• Points are awarded as follows:

Overall

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

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

National Class

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

• Points are awarded as follows:

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

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Honda 2015 Motorsports Program Overview. 13 February 2015. 13 February 2015. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
2. Web site: 2015年度 B-MAX RACING TEAM参戦概要. 1 March 2015. 2 March 2015. B–MAX Racing Team. https://web.archive.org/web/20150318071541/http://b-maxracingteam.com/team-profile2.html. 2015-03-18. dead.
3. Web site: KCMG SIGNS STRUAN MOORE FOR 2015 ALL–JAPAN FORMULA 3. 20 January 2015. 20 January 2015. KC Motorgroup Ltd..
4. Web site: Nissan announces 2015 motorsports activities. 12 February 2014. 12 February 2014. Nissan Motorsports. https://web.archive.org/web/20150212115736/http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2015/_STORY/150212-01-e.html. 12 February 2015. dead. dmy-all.
5. Web site: 2015年 全日本F3選手権シリーズ第8戦/第9戦 エントリーリスト. Japanese. 2015 All Japan F3 Championship Series Round 8/9 entry list. Japanese Formula 3 Championship. Japanese Formula 3 Association. 4 June 2015. 5 June 2015.
6. Web site: Toyota Outlines 2015 Motorsports Activities, Announces Return to World Rally Championship. 30 January 2015. 30 January 2015. Toyota Motor Corporation. Toyota Motor Corporation.
7. News: Cassidy to race for TOM's Toyota in Japanese F3. Speedcafe. 30 January 2015. 30 January 2015.
8. Web site: 2015年 全日本F3選手権シリーズ第14戦/第15戦. Japanese. 2015 All Japan F3 Championship Series Round 14/15 entry list. Japanese Formula 3 Championship. Japanese Formula 3 Association. 12 August 2015. 17 August 2015.
9. Web site: 2015体制発表. 2 March 2015. 3 March 2015. Ai's Blog.
10. Web site: 2015年 全日本F3選手権シリーズ第1戦/第2戦 エントリーリスト. Japanese. 2015 All Japan F3 Championship Series Round 1/2 entry list. Japanese Formula 3 Championship. Japanese Formula 3 Association. 10 April 2015. 10 April 2015.
11. Web site: 今年は！. 3 March 2015. Ryo Ogawa. This year!.
12. Web site: 2015年レース日程. Japanese Formula 3 Championship. Japanese Formula 3 Association. 22 December 2014.