2008 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

2008 Japanese Formula 3 Championship 2007 2009 The 2008 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 30th edition of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. Dutchman Carlo van Dam took the main title,http://www.petmos.com.my/en/4-Wheels/News/2008/JF308--Flying-Dutchman-notches-7th-win-and-cla-(1).aspx Flying Dutchman notches 7th win and claims emphatic F3 title at Fuji petmos.com.my Petronas 2008-09-03 2009-12-26 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110722231620/http://www.petmos.com.my/en/4-Wheels/News/2008/JF308--Flying-Dutchman-notches-7th-win-and-cla-%281%29.aspx 2011-07-22http://www.j-formula3.com/archive/2008.html 2008 Championship results j-formula3.com Japanese Formula 3 Championship 2009-12-26 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100601065725/http://www.j-formula3.com/archive/2008.html 2010-06-01 with Hideki Yamauchi taking the National Class. TOM'S took their eighth constructors title in a row. Teams and drivers Team No Driver ChassisAll drivers competed in Dallara chassis; model listed. "N" Engine Rounds Championship Class JPN Team TOM'S 1 NLD Carlo van Dam F308 Toyota-TOM'S All 36 JPN Keisuke Kunimoto F308 All 37 JPN Takuto Iguchi F308 All JPN Toda Racing 2 JPN Daisuke Nakajima F308 Mugen-Honda All JPN Team Real 7 JPN Naoki Yamamoto F308 Mugen-Honda All 8 JPN Yuhki Nakayama F308 All JPN ThreeBond Racing 12 JPN Hironobu Yasuda F308 Nismo Nissan All JPN Now Motor Sport 33 ITA Kei Cozzolino F308 Toyota-TOM'S All JPN Denso Team Le Beausset 62 JPN Koki Saga F308 Toyota All National Class JPN Hanashima Racing 5 JPN Takashi Nagase F306 Toyota-TOM'S 1–5 JPN Katsuaki Kubota 6–9 JPN Aim Sports 18 JPN Masaki Matsushita F307/305 Toyota-TOM'S All HKG PTRS 19 IDN Zahir Ali F307 Toyota-TOM'S All 20 CHE Alexandre Imperatori F307 All JPN TOM'S Spirit 38 JPN Hideki Yamauchi F306 Toyota-TOM'S All JPN Denso Team Le Beausset 63 JPN Hideto Yasuoka F305 Toyota All JPN Exceed Motor Sports 74 JPN Motoki Sakurai F306 Toyota-TOM'S All Notes N Race calendar and results Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team National Class winner 1 R1 Fuji Speedway 5 April JPN Takuto Iguchi JPN Takuto Iguchi JPN Takuto Iguchi JPN Team TOM'S JPN Hideki Yamauchi R2 6 April JPN Takuto Iguchi JPN Takuto Iguchi JPN Takuto Iguchi JPN Team TOM'S JPN Masaki Matsushita 2 R1 Autopolis 26 April JPN Takuto Iguchi JPN Takuto Iguchi JPN Takuto Iguchi JPN Team TOM'S CHE Alexandre Imperatori R2 27 April NLD Carlo van Dam JPN Takuto Iguchi JPN Keisuke Kunimoto JPN Team TOM'S JPN Hideto Yasuoka 3 R1 Suzuka Circuit 10 May JPN Hironobu Yasuda JPN Keisuke Kunimoto JPN Hironobu Yasuda JPN ThreeBond Racing JPN Hideki Yamauchi R2 11 May JPN Hironobu Yasuda NLD Carlo van Dam NLD Carlo van Dam JPN Team TOM'S JPN Hideki Yamauchi 4 R1 Twin Ring Motegi 24 May NLD Carlo van Dam JPN Keisuke Kunimoto NLD Carlo van Dam JPN Team TOM'S JPN Hideki Yamauchi R2 25 May NLD Carlo van Dam ITA Kei Cozzolino JPN Hironobu Yasuda JPN ThreeBond Racing CHE Alexandre Imperatori 5 R1 Okayama International Circuit 7 June JPN Takuto Iguchi JPN Takuto Iguchi JPN Naoki Yamamoto JPN Team Real IDN Zahir Ali R2 8 June NLD Carlo van Dam NLD Carlo van Dam NLD Carlo van Dam JPN Team TOM'S CHE Alexandre Imperatori 6 R1 Suzuka Circuit 12 July NLD Carlo van Dam NLD Carlo van Dam NLD Carlo van Dam JPN Team TOM'S JPN Hideki Yamauchi R2 13 July NLD Carlo van Dam NLD Carlo van Dam NLD Carlo van Dam JPN Team TOM'S JPN Masaki Matsushita 7 R1 Twin Ring Motegi 9 August JPN Keisuke Kunimoto NLD Carlo van Dam NLD Carlo van Dam JPN Team TOM'S CHE Alexandre Imperatori R2 10 August JPN Keisuke Kunimoto JPN Takuto Iguchi JPN Keisuke Kunimoto JPN Team TOM'S CHE Alexandre Imperatori 8 R1 Fuji Speedway 30 August NLD Carlo van Dam JPN Hironobu Yasuda NLD Carlo van Dam JPN Team TOM'S JPN Hideki Yamauchi R2 31 August NLD Carlo van Dam JPN Keisuke Kunimoto JPN Keisuke Kunimoto JPN Team TOM'S JPN Hideki Yamauchi 9 R1 Sportsland SUGO 20 September NLD Carlo van Dam NLD Carlo van Dam NLD Carlo van Dam JPN Team TOM'S JPN Hideki Yamauchi R2 21 September NLD Carlo van Dam JPN Koki Saga NLD Carlo van Dam JPN Team TOM'S JPN Hideto Yasuoka Standings Points are awarded as follows: Championship Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PP FL 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 National Class Points are awarded as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 6 4 3 2 1 Pos Driver FUJ AUT SUZ MOT OKA SUZ MOT FUJ SUG Pts Championship Class 1 NLD Carlo van Dam 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 322 2 JPN Keisuke Kunimoto 4 3 10 1 2 Ret 2 Ret 9 2 2 2 2 1 4 1 3 2 219 3 JPN Takuto Iguchi 1 1 1 2 8 11 4 Ret 8 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 216 4 JPN Hironobu Yasuda DNS 4 6 6 1 2 3 1 4 8 6 5 Ret 8 8 5 4 5 152 5 JPN Naoki Yamamoto 5 7 5 5 Ret 4 5 Ret 1 4 3 4 5 5 6 6 5 7 138 6 ITA Kei Cozzolino 3 5 2 4 6 3 8 4 7 7 5 Ret 6 6 3 4 6 Ret 133 7 JPN Koki Saga 6 6 4 7 4 5 9 3 5 6 8 Ret 7 9 11 9 9 4 99 8 JPN Yuhki Nakayama 7 8 7 10 7 7 6 10 3 5 Ret Ret 4 4 5 8 7 6 97 9 JPN Daisuke Nakajima 8 9 Ret 11 5 6 7 Ret 6 9 7 Ret 8 7 Ret 7 8 8 54 National Class 1 JPN Hideki Yamauchi 9 15 9 14 9 8 10 6 12 13 9 7 10 11 7 10 10 14 121 2 CHE Alexandre Imperatori 11 11 8 9 14 Ret 11 5 Ret 10 13 8 9 10 10 11 13 11 96 3 JPN Masaki Matsushita 13 10 11 15 12 9 14 9 11 12 10 6 11 13 9 12 11 10 85 4 IDN Zahir Ali 10 12 12 12 Ret Ret 12 8 10 14 12 9 13 12 12 13 12 12 61 5 JPN Hideto Yasuoka Ret Ret Ret 8 11 10 13 7 13 15 11 10 12 14 14 14 14 9 55 6 JPN Takashi Nagase 12 13 13 Ret 10 Ret DNS DNS Ret 11 20 7 JPN Motoki Sakurai 14 14 14 13 13 12 15 11 14 16 15 Ret 14 16 15 16 16 13 19 8 JPN Katsuaki Kubota 14 Ret 15 15 13 15 15 Ret 6 Pos Driver FUJ AUT SUZ MOT OKA SUZ MOT FUJ SUG Pts Teams Points are awarded as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 Pos Team FUJ AUT SUZ MOT OKA SUZ MOT FUJ SUG Pts 1 JPN Team TOM'S 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 345 2 JPN Team Real 5 7 5 5 7 4 5 10 1 4 3 4 4 4 5 6 5 6 158 3 JPN ThreeBond Racing DNS 4 6 6 1 2 3 1 4 8 6 5 Ret 8 8 5 4 5 149 4 JPN Now Motor Sport 3 5 2 4 6 3 8 4 7 7 5 Ret 6 6 3 4 6 Ret 132 5 JPN Denso Team Le Beausset 6 6 4 7 4 5 9 3 5 6 8 Ret 7 9 11 9 9 4 98 6 JPN Toda Racing 8 9 Ret 11 5 6 7 Ret 6 9 7 Ret 8 7 Ret 7 8 8 54 Pos Driver FUJ AUT SUZ MOT OKA SUZ MOT FUJ SUG Pts Engine Tuners Points are awarded as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 Pos Team FUJ AUT SUZ MOT OKA SUZ MOT FUJ SUG Pts 1 Toyota/TOM'S 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 345 2 Mugen-Honda 5 7 5 5 5 4 5 10 1 4 3 4 4 4 5 6 5 6 162 3 Nismo Nissan DNS 4 6 6 1 2 3 1 4 8 6 5 Ret 8 8 5 4 5 149 4 Toyota 6 6 4 7 4 5 9 3 5 6 8 Ret 7 9 11 9 9 4 98 Pos Driver FUJ AUT SUZ MOT OKA SUZ MOT FUJ SUG Pts References External links Official Site ja Formula Three Category:Japanese Formula 3 Championship seasons Japan Japanese Formula 3