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2018 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

The 2018 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 40th Japanese Formula 3 Championship season.

Teams and drivers

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Team No. Driver Class Engine Rounds
Championship Class
B-MAX Racing Team 1   Yu Kanamaru[1] Dallara F312 Volkswagen A41 (0XY) All
3   Ai Miura[1] All
21   Bruno Carneiro[1] 1
  Kazuki Hiramine[2] 2
  "Syuji"[3] 3
  Masayuki Ueda[4] 4
  Kiyoto Fujinami[5] 5, 7
  Takashi Hata[6] 6
  Shinji Sawada[7] 8
Toda Racing 2   Sena Sakaguchi[8] Dallara F316 Toda TR-F301 All
93   Toshiki Oyu[8] All
Hanashima Racing 5   Katsuaki Kubota[4] Dallara F312 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 4–5
  Kazuto Kotaka[9] 7
  Riki Okusa[7] 8
OIRC team YTB 8   Yoshiaki Katayama[1] Dallara F318 Mercedes-Benz F3-414 All
ThreeBond Racing 12   Ukyo Sasahara[8] Dallara F318 ThreeBond Tomei TB14F3 All
B-Max Engineering 13   Hideki Hirota[1] Dallara F312 Volkswagen A41 (0XY) 1
  Motoyoshi Yoshida[2] 2–8
30   "Dragon"[1] Dallara F314 All
Albirex Racing Team 14   Yuki Nemoto[1] Dallara F315 Mercedes-Benz F3-414 1–3, 5–7
  Tatsuya Ota[7] 8
Tairoku Racing 28   Tairoku Yamaguchi[1] Dallara F316 Volkswagen A41 (0XY) All
RS Fine 35   Shunsuke Kohno[1] Dallara F318 Mercedes-Benz F3-414 All
Team Tom's 36   Sho Tsuboi[10] Dallara F317 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 All
37   Ritomo Miyata[10] All
National Class
NODA Racing 10   Jake Parsons[1] Dallara F312 Volkswagen A18 All

Race calendar

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Calendar for the 2018 season.[11] All races are scheduled to be held in Japan.

Race 9 at Okayama International Circuit was postponed due to severe weather conditions. The race was rescheduled for a later round at the same circuit, and was subsequently postponed again to be run at Sportsland SUGO.[12]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team National winner Supporting
1 R1 Suzuka Circuit 21 April   Ritomo Miyata   Sho Tsuboi   Sho Tsuboi Team Tom's   Jake Parsons Super Formula
R2   Sho Tsuboi
2 R1 Sportsland SUGO 26 May
R2 27 May   Ritomo Miyata
3 R1 Fuji Speedway 7 July   Ukyo Sasahara
R2 8 July   Sho Tsuboi   Ritomo Miyata
4 R1 Okayama International Circuit 28 July   Ritomo Miyata   Sho Tsuboi
R2   Sho Tsuboi
R3 29 July Race postponed due to weather conditions[13]
5 R1 Twin Ring Motegi 18 August   Sho Tsuboi Team Tom's   Jake Parsons Super Formula
R2 19 August
R3
6 R1 Okayama International Circuit 8 September
R2 9 September
R3 Race postponed due to weather conditions[14]
7 R1 Sportsland SUGO 29 September   Sho Tsuboi Team Tom's   Jake Parsons
R2   Sho Tsuboi   Ritomo Miyata   Sho Tsuboi
R3 30 September   Sho Tsuboi
R4
8 R1 Fuji Speedway 13 October   Sho Tsuboi FIA World Endurance Championship
R2 14 October

Championship standings

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  • Points are awarded as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6 PP FL
10 7 5 3 2 1 1 1

Drivers' Championships

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Overall

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Pos Driver SUZ SUG1 FUJ1 OKA1 MOT OKA2 SUG2 FUJ2 Points
1   Sho Tsuboi 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 C 1 1 1 1 1 C 1 1 1 1 1 1 214
2   Ritomo Miyata 2 2 2 2 8 1 1 2 C 2 2 2 5 3 C 2 2 4 2 6 3 117
3   Ukyo Sasahara 4 7 5 5 3 3 3 7 C Ret 4 7 4 2 C 3 3 2 3 Ret 2 65
4   Sena Sakaguchi 3 3 4 3 2 4 6 4 C 5 5 9 Ret 4 C 8 5 Ret 4 2 6 52
5   Yu Kanamaru 5 5 6 8 5 6 4 6 C 4 3 4 2 9 C 4 7 3 5 13 Ret 40
6   Toshiki Oyu 14 9 3 4 4 Ret 9 3 C 3 6 3 Ret 5 C 6 4 Ret DNS 4 4 39
7   Yoshiaki Katayama Ret 4 7 6 7 14 7 6 C 6 Ret 5 7 7 C 5 6 5 9 11 Ret 14
8   Shunsuke Kohno 10 8 8 9 6 5 5 8 C 7 7 6 8 8 C 11 9 8 8 3 5 13
9   Yuki Nemoto 9 10 9 7 9 8 8 13 8 3 6 C 13 10 6 Ret 7
10   Riki Okusa 5 9 2
11   Bruno Carneiro 6 6 2
12   Ai Miura 7 11 11 12 Ret 7 8 9 C 10 9 11 6 10 C 16 13 10 12 7 8 1
13   Kazuto Kotaka 7 8 Ret 6 1
14   Kiyoto Fujinami 9 8 10 9 14 7 7 0
15   Tatsuya Ota 10 7 0
16   Tairoku Yamaguchi 8 12 12 11 11 9 10 10 C 12 12 13 9 13 C 12 12 11 10 8 11 0
17   "Dragon" 11 Ret Ret 13 10 10 11 11 C 11 10 12 11 12 C 10 11 Ret 11 9 10 0
18   Jake Parsons 13 13 13 14 12 11 14 13 C 14 14 15 10 11 C 14 15 9 DNS 14 12 0
19   Kazuki Hiramine 10 10 0
20   Katsuaki Kubota 12 12 C 13 11 14 0
21   Motoyoshi Yoshida 14 15 14 13 15 15 C 15 15 16 13 15 C 15 16 12 Ret 12 13 0
22   Syuji 13 12 0
23   Hideki Hirota 12 14 0
24   Takashi Hata 12 14 C 0
25   Masayuki Ueda 13 14 C 0
Pos Driver SUZ SUG1 FUJ1 OKA1 MOT OKA2 SUG2 FUJ2 Points

National Class

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Pos Driver SUZ SUG1 FUJ1 OKA1 MOT OKA2 SUG2 FUJ2 Points
1   Jake Parsons 13 13 13 14 12 11 14 13 C 14 14 15 10 11 C 14 15 9 DNS 14 12 214

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Japanese Formula 3 Championship - Round 1/2 Suzuka - Entry List". j-formula3.com. Japanese Formula 3 Championship. 13 April 2018. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Japanese Formula 3 Championship - Round 3/4 SUGO - Entry List". j-formula3.com. Japanese Formula 3 Championship. 26 May 2018. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Japanese Formula 3 Championship - Round 5/6 Fuji - Entry List". j-formula3.com. Japanese Formula 3 Championship. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Japanese Formula 3 Championship - Round 7/8/9 Okayama - Entry List". j-formula3.com. Japanese Formula 3 Championship. 26 July 2018. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Japanese Formula 3 Championship - Round 10/11/12 Motegi - Entry List". j-formula3.com. Japanese Formula 3 Championship. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Japanese Formula 3 Championship - Round 13/14/9 Okayama - Entry List". j-formula3.com. Japanese Formula 3 Championship. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "Japanese Formula 3 Championship - Round 18/19 Fuji - Entry List". j-formula3.com. Japanese Formula 3 Championship. 12 October 2018. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  8. ^ a b c "Honda 2018 Motorsports Program Overview". Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Japanese Formula 3 Championship Round 15/16/17/9 Sportsland SUGO - Entry List" (PDF). j-formula3.com. Japanese Formula 3 Championship. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  10. ^ a b "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing OUTLINES 2018 MOTORSPORTS ACTIVITIES". Toyota Motor Corporation. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  11. ^ 2018年 全日本F3選手権カレンダーについて [All Japan F3 Championship Calendar in 2018]. j-formula3.com. Japanese Formula 3 Championship. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Japanese Formula 3 Championship Round 13/14/9 Entry". j-formula3.com. Japanese Formula 3 Championship. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  13. ^ 全日本F3選手権 第4ラウンド 7月29日のスケジュール中止のお知らせ. j-formula3.com. Japanese Formula 3 Championship. Retrieved 28 July 2018. (in Japanese)
  14. ^ Wood, Elliot. "Sho Tsuboi closes on Japanese F3 title at Okayama". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
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