2009 Japanese Formula 3 Championship
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]
Teams and drivers
All teams were Japanese-registered.
Team | No | Driver | Chassis[N 1] | Engine | Rounds |
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 |
- Notes
- ^ All drivers competed in Dallara chassis; model listed.
Race calendar and results
Standings
Championship Class
- Points are awarded as follows:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | PP | FL |
10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Teams Standings
- Points are awarded for both races as follows:
Pos | Driver | FUJ | OKA | AUT | FUJ | AUT | MOT | AUT | SUG | Pts |
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 |
Engine Tuners Standings
- Points are awarded for both races as follows:
National Class
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | PP | FL |
10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Teams Standings
- Points are awarded for both races as follows:
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 |
References
- ^ Bradshaw, Ann (2009-09-27). "Marcus Ericsson is the New Japanese Formula 3 Champion". marcusericssonracing.com. Archived from the original on 2009-10-02. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
- ^ "Marcus Ericsson moves east". marcusericssonracing.com. 2008-12-04. Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
External links
- Official Site (in Japanese)
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