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.

2009 Japanese Formula 3 Championship
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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 Class Chassis[N 1] Engine Rounds
Petronas Team TOM'S 1 Marcus Ericsson[2] C F308 Toyota-TOM'S All
36 Takuto Iguchi C F308 All
37 Yuji Kunimoto C F308 All
Toda Racing 2 Kei Cozzolino C F308 Mugen-Honda All
Hanashima Racing 5 Katsuaki Kubota N F306 Toyota-TOM'S All
HFDP Racing 7 Naoki Yamamoto N F307 Toyota-TOM'S All
8 Takashi Kobayashi N F307 All
ThreeBond Racing 12 Hironobu Yasuda C F309 Nismo Nissan All
Aim Sports 18 Yuhi Sekiguchi N F307/305 Toyota-TOM'S 1–7
Ryuji Yamamoto 8
Achievement by KCMG 19 Yoshitaka Kuroda N F307 Toyota-TOM'S All
20 Alexandre Imperatori N F307 All
Team Nova 22 Katsumasa Chiyo N F306 Toyota-TOM'S All
23 Kimiya Sato N F306 All
Now Motor Sport 33 Yuki Iwasaki C F308 Toyota-TOM'S All
Denso Team Le Beausset 62 Koki Saga C F308 Toyota-TOM'S All
CMS Motor Sports Project 77 Tatsuru Noro N F306 Toyota-TOM'S 1, 4, 6, 8
Hiroshi Koizumi 2–3, 5, 7
Icon Class
C Championship
N National
Notes
  1. All drivers competed in Dallara chassis; model listed.

Race calendar and results
Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team National Class winner
1 R1 Fuji Speedway 4 April Marcus Ericsson Marcus Ericsson Takuto Iguchi Petronas Team TOM'S Yuhi Sekiguchi
R2 5 April Takuto Iguchi Marcus Ericsson Takuto Iguchi Petronas Team TOM'S Yuhi Sekiguchi
2 R1 Okayama International Circuit 25 April Hironobu Yasuda Marcus Ericsson Takuto Iguchi Petronas Team TOM'S Yuhi Sekiguchi
R2 26 April Yuji Kunimoto Kimiya Sato Hironobu Yasuda ThreeBond Racing Kimiya Sato
3 R1 Suzuka Circuit 16 May Alexandre Imperatori Yuji Kunimoto Marcus Ericsson Petronas Team TOM'S Alexandre Imperatori
R2 17 May Yuji Kunimoto Takuto Iguchi Yuji Kunimoto Petronas Team TOM'S Naoki Yamamoto
4 R1 Fuji Speedway 27 June Yuji Kunimoto Marcus Ericsson Yuji Kunimoto Petronas Team TOM'S Naoki Yamamoto
R2 28 June Marcus Ericsson Yuji Kunimoto Marcus Ericsson Petronas Team TOM'S Kimiya Sato
5 R1 Suzuka Circuit 11 July Kei Cozzolino Marcus Ericsson Yuji Kunimoto Petronas Team TOM'S Alexandre Imperatori
R2 12 July Marcus Ericsson Marcus Ericsson Marcus Ericsson Petronas Team TOM'S Naoki Yamamoto
6 R1 Twin Ring Motegi 8 August Marcus Ericsson Marcus Ericsson Marcus Ericsson Petronas Team TOM'S Naoki Yamamoto
R2 9 August Kei Cozzolino Kei Cozzolino Kei Cozzolino Toda Racing Naoki Yamamoto
7 R1 Autopolis 29 August Takuto Iguchi Takuto Iguchi Takuto Iguchi Petronas Team TOM'S Naoki Yamamoto
R2 30 August Takuto Iguchi Takuto Iguchi Takuto Iguchi Petronas Team TOM'S Naoki Yamamoto
8 R1 Sportsland SUGO 26 September Yuji Kunimoto Marcus Ericsson Yuji Kunimoto Petronas Team TOM'S Kimiya Sato
R2 27 September Marcus Ericsson Marcus Ericsson Marcus Ericsson Petronas Team TOM'S Naoki Yamamoto

Standings

Championship Class
  • Points are awarded as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6 PP FL
10 7 5 3 2 1 1 1
Pos Driver FUJ OKA AUT FUJ AUT MOT AUT SUG Pts
1 Marcus Ericsson 2 3 10 10 1 2 2 1 5 1 1 5 2 6 2 1 112
2 Takuto Iguchi 1 1 1 9 2 3 3 2 6 2 3 4 1 1 3 Ret 103
3 Yuji Kunimoto 3 2 2 8 3 1 1 3 1 4 5 2 5 7 1 3 97
4 Kei Cozzolino 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 Ret 2 5 2 1 4 3 4 4 66
5 Hironobu Yasuda 7 16 5 1 4 4 Ret 4 3 Ret 4 3 6 2 5 2 53
6 Koki Saga 5 5 11 14 Ret 6 4 5 4 3 6 6 3 4 6 12 30
7 Yuki Iwasaki 6 6 9 2 DNQ DNQ 6 14 7 6 7 7 7 5 7 11 18
National Class
Yuhi Sekiguchi 8 7 3 5 12 14 15 Ret 11 12 10 12 Ret 12 0
Kimiya Sato 11 9 7 3 7 11 10 6 10 8 12 10 9 13 8 8 0
Naoki Yamamoto 12 8 Ret 6 8 7 7 8 12 7 8 8 8 8 12 5 0
Alexandre Imperatori 14 10 8 15 6 9 8 13 8 11 9 9 12 9 9 13 0
Takashi Kobayashi 9 11 6 7 11 10 9 9 9 9 13 14 11 10 13 7 0
Katsumasa Chiyo 10 12 Ret 11 9 8 11 7 14 14 11 11 10 11 Ret 6 0
Yoshitaka Kuroda 13 13 12 13 10 12 12 10 13 10 14 13 13 14 10 10 0
Katsuaki Kubota 16 14 13 16 Ret 13 14 12 16 15 Ret 15 Ret 16 14 Ret 0
Ryuji Yamamoto 12 9 0
Hiroshi Koizumi 14 12 13 Ret 15 13 14 15 0
Tatsuru Noro 15 15 13 11 15 Ret 15 14 0
Pos Driver FUJ OKA AUT FUJ AUT MOT AUT SUG Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams Standings
  • Points are awarded for both races as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6
10 7 5 3 2 1
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:
1 2 3 4 5 6
10 7 5 3 2 1
Pos Driver FUJ OKA AUT FUJ AUT MOT AUT SUG Pts
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

National Class
1 2 3 4 5 6 PP FL
10 7 5 3 2 1 1 1
Pos Driver FUJ OKA AUT FUJ AUT MOT AUT SUG Pts
1 Naoki Yamamoto 5 2 Ret 3 3 1 1 3 5 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 121
2 Kimiya Sato 4 3 3 1 2 5 4 1 3 2 5 3 2 6 1 4 89
3 Alexandre Imperatori 7 4 4 8 1 3 2 8 1 5 2 2 5 2 2 7 75
4 Takashi Kobayashi 2 5 2 4 6 4 3 4 2 3 6 7 4 3 6 3 62
5 Yuhi Sekiguchi 1 1 1 2 7 8 9 Ret 4 6 3 5 Ret 5 57
6 Katsumasa Chiyo 3 6 Ret 5 4 2 5 2 7 8 4 4 3 4 Ret 2 48
7 Yoshitaka Kuroda 6 7 5 7 5 6 6 5 6 4 7 6 6 7 3 6 21
8 Ryuji Yamamoto 5 5 4
9 Katsuaki Kubota 9 8 6 9 Ret 7 8 7 9 9 Ret 8 Ret 9 7 Ret 1
10 Tatsuru Noro 8 9 7 6 8 Ret 8 8 1
11 Hiroshi Koizumi 7 6 8 Ret 8 7 7 8 1
Pos Driver FUJ OKA AUT FUJ AUT MOT AUT SUG Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams Standings
  • Points are awarded for both races as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6
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

References
  1. Bradshaw, Ann (2009-09-27). "Marcus Ericsson is the New Japanese Formula 3 Champion". marcusericssonracing.com. Archived from the original on 2009-10-08. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
  2. "Marcus Ericsson moves east". marcusericssonracing.com. 2008-12-04. Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
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