The 2009 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 31st edition of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. It commenced on April 4, 2009 and ended on September 27.
Marcus Ericsson became the first Swedish champion, after a title battle which went down to the final round in Sportsland SUGO. Ericsson won with 112 points, beating his teammates Takuto Iguchi with 103 points, and Yuji Kunimoto with 97 points. [1]
All teams were Japanese-registered.
Team | No | Driver | Chassis [N 1] | Engine | Rounds |
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Championship Class | |||||
Petronas Team TOM'S | 1 | Marcus Ericsson [2] | F308 | Toyota-TOM'S | All |
36 | Takuto Iguchi | F308 | All | ||
37 | Yuji Kunimoto | F308 | All | ||
Toda Racing | 2 | Kei Cozzolino | F308 | Mugen-Honda | All |
ThreeBond Racing | 12 | Hironobu Yasuda | F309 | Nismo Nissan | All |
Now Motor Sport | 33 | Yuki Iwasaki | F308 | Toyota-TOM'S | All |
Denso Team Le Beausset | 62 | Koki Saga | F308 | Toyota-TOM'S | All |
National Class | |||||
Hanashima Racing | 5 | Katsuaki Kubota | F306 | Toyota-TOM'S | All |
HFDP Racing | 7 | Naoki Yamamoto | F307 | Toyota-TOM'S | All |
8 | Takashi Kobayashi | F307 | All | ||
Aim Sports | 18 | Yuhi Sekiguchi | F307/305 | Toyota-TOM'S | 1–7 |
Ryuji Yamamoto | 8 | ||||
Achievement by KCMG | 19 | Yoshitaka Kuroda | F307 | Toyota-TOM'S | All |
20 | Alexandre Imperatori | F307 | All | ||
Team Nova | 22 | Katsumasa Chiyo | F306 | Toyota-TOM'S | All |
23 | Kimiya Sato | F306 | All | ||
CMS Motor Sports Project | 77 | Tatsuru Noro | F306 | Toyota-TOM'S | 1, 4, 6, 8 |
Hiroshi Koizumi | 2–3, 5, 7 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | PP | FL |
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10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Bold – Pole |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Pos | Driver | FUJ | OKA | AUT | FUJ | AUT | MOT | AUT | SUG | Pts | ||||||||
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1 | Petronas Team TOM'S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 150 |
2 | Toda Racing | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 62 |
3 | ThreeBond Racing | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 52 |
4 | Denso Team Le Beausset | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 30 |
5 | Now Motor Sport | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | DNQ | DNQ | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
Pos | Driver | FUJ | OKA | AUT | FUJ | AUT | MOT | AUT | SUG | Pts |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Pos | Driver | FUJ | OKA | AUT | FUJ | AUT | MOT | AUT | SUG | Pts | ||||||||
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1 | Toyota-TOM'S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 154 |
2 | Mugen-Honda | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 62 |
3 | Nismo Nissan | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 52 |
4 | Toyota | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 30 |
Pos | Driver | FUJ | OKA | AUT | FUJ | AUT | MOT | AUT | SUG | Pts |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | PP | FL |
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10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Bold – Pole |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Pos | Driver | FUJ | OKA | AUT | FUJ | AUT | MOT | AUT | SUG | Pts | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | HFDP Racing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 126 |
2 | Team Nova | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 99 |
3 | Achievement by KCMG | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 75 |
4 | Aim Sports | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 5 | 54 |
5 | CMS Motor Sports Project | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
6 | Hanashima Racing | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 9 | 7 | Ret | 1 |
Pos | Driver | FUJ | OKA | AUT | FUJ | AUT | MOT | AUT | SUG | Pts |
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