2015 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

2015 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

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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	Chassis	Engine	No.	Driver	Rounds
Championship Class
Toda Racing	Dallara F312	Toda TR-F301	2	Keishi Ishikawa [1]	All
HFDP Racing	Dallara F312	Mugen-Honda MF204D	7	Nirei Fukuzumi [1]	All
			8	Tsubasa Takahashi [1]	All
RSS with B-Max Racing Team	Dallara F312	Toyota TOM'S TAZ31	13	Motoyoshi Yoshida [2]	1–5
KCMG	Dallara F312	Toyota TOM'S TAZ31	19	Struan Moore [3]	All
B-Max Racing Team with NDDP	Dallara F312	Toyota TOM'S TAZ31	22	Lucas Ordóñez [4]	1–3, 5–8
				Daiki Sasaki [5]	4
	Dallara F315		23	Mitsunori Takaboshi [4]	All
Tairoku Hanashima Racing	Dallara F312	Toyota TOM'S TAZ31	28	Tairoku Yamaguchi [6]	All
Petronas Team TOM'S	Dallara F312	Toyota TOM'S TAZ31	36	Kenta Yamashita [7]	All
	Dallara F314		37	Nick Cassidy [8]	All
B-Max Racing Team [2]	Dallara F312	Toyota TOM'S TAZ31	50	Katsumasa Chiyo	6
				Yuhi Sekiguchi [9]	7–8
National Class
Exedy Racing Team	Dallara F307	Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE	3	Ai Miura [10]	All
KRC Hanashima Racing	Dallara F306	Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE	5	Alex Yang [6]	All
RSS with B-Max Racing Team	Dallara F306	Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE	13	Motoyoshi Yoshida [2]	6
FSC Motorsport	Dallara F307	Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE	18	Guillaume Cunnington [6]	1–3, 6–8
B-Max Racing Team [2]	Dallara F308	Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE	30	"Dragon" [2]	All
TOM'S	Dallara F306	Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE	38	Ryo Ogawa [11]	All
CMS	Dallara F306	Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE	77	Masaru Miura [6]	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	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	HFDP Racing	Ryo Ogawa	Super Formula
	R2		23 August	Nirei Fukuzumi	Nirei Fukuzumi	Nirei Fukuzumi	HFDP 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

Drivers' Championships

• Points are awarded as follows:

1	2	3	4	5	6	PP	FL
10	7	5	3	2	1	1	1

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 13 Ai Miura 8 11 10 11 11 Ret 10 11 11 10 11 12 10 12 10 12 11 0 14 Ryo Ogawa 9 10 11 10 10 9 9 10 10 11 10 11 9 11 9 11 10 0 15 Alex Yang 13 15 Ret 14 14 10 13 Ret 15 15 Ret 14 13 Ret 12 Ret 15 0 16 "Dragon" 11 12 12 12 12 Ret 11 12 12 12 12 13 11 13 11 13 13 0 17 Motoyoshi Yoshida 12 14 14 Ret Ret 11 12 13 13 14 14 17 14 0 18 Masaru Miura 14 13 13 13 13 12 Ret 14 14 13 13 15 12 14 13 14 Ret 0 19 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 classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (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

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:

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
NC	Exedy Racing Team	8	11	10	11	11	Ret	10	11	11	10	11	12	10	12	10			0
NC	TOM'S	9	10	11	10	10	9	9	10	10	11	10	11	9	11	9			0
NC	KRC Hanashima Racing	13	15	Ret	14	14	10	13	Ret	15	15	Ret	14	13	Ret	12			0
NC	RSS with B-Max Racing Team	12	14	14	Ret	Ret	11	12	13	13	14	14	17	14					0
NC	CMS	14	13	13	13	13	12	Ret	14	14	13	13	15	12	14	13			0
NC	FSC Motorsport	15	16	15	15	Ret	WD	WD					16	15	NC	Ret			0
Pos	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

References

1. "Honda 2015 Motorsports Program Overview". Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
2. "2015年度 B-MAX RACING TEAM参戦概要". B–MAX Racing Team. 1 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
3. "KCMG SIGNS STRUAN MOORE FOR 2015 ALL–JAPAN FORMULA 3". KC Motorgroup Ltd. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
4. "Nissan announces 2015 motorsports activities". Nissan Motorsports. 12 February 2014. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
5. "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" [2015 All Japan F3 Championship Series Round 8/9 entry list](PDF). Japanese Formula 3 Championship (in Japanese). Japanese Formula 3 Association. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
6. "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" [2015 All Japan F3 Championship Series Round 1/2 entry list](PDF). Japanese Formula 3 Championship (in Japanese). Japanese Formula 3 Association. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
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.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese and English)