2009 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

2009 Japanese Formula 3 Championship 2008 2010 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.Ann Bradshaw Marcus Ericsson is the New Japanese Formula 3 Champion http://www.marcusericssonracing.com/news.aspx?id=36 marcusericssonracing.com 2009-09-27 2009-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20091002215752/http://www.marcusericssonracing.com/news.aspx?id=36 2009-10-02 dead Teams and drivers All teams were Japanese-registered. Team No Driver ChassisAll drivers competed in Dallara chassis; model listed. "N" Engine Rounds Championship Class Petronas Team TOM'S 1 SWE Marcus EricssonMarcus Ericsson moves east http://www.marcusericssonracing.com/news.aspx?id=28 marcusericssonracing.com 2008-12-04 2009-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20090602062344/http://www.marcusericssonracing.com/news.aspx?id=28 2009-06-02 dead F308 Toyota-TOM'S All 36 JPN Takuto Iguchi F308 All 37 JPN Yuji Kunimoto F308 All Toda Racing 2 ITA Kei Cozzolino F308 Mugen-Honda All ThreeBond Racing 12 JPN Hironobu Yasuda F309 Nismo Nissan All Now Motor Sport 33 JPN Yuki Iwasaki F308 Toyota-TOM'S All Denso Team Le Beausset 62 JPN Koki Saga F308 Toyota-TOM'S All National Class Hanashima Racing 5 JPN Katsuaki Kubota F306 Toyota-TOM'S All HFDP Honda Formula Dream Project Racing 7 JPN Naoki Yamamoto F307 Toyota-TOM'S All 8 JPN Takashi Kobayashi F307 All Aim Sports 18 JPN Yuhi Sekiguchi F307/305 Toyota-TOM'S 1–7 JPN Ryuji Yamamoto 8 Achievement by KCMG 19 JPN Yoshitaka Kuroda F307 Toyota-TOM'S All 20 CHE Alexandre Imperatori F307 All Team Nova 22 JPN Katsumasa Chiyo F306 Toyota-TOM'S All 23 JPN Kimiya Sato F306 All CMS Motor Sports Project 77 JPN Tatsuru Noro F306 Toyota-TOM'S 1, 4, 6, 8 JPN Hiroshi Koizumi 2–3, 5, 7 Notes N Race calendar and results Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team National Class winner 1 R1 Fuji Speedway 4 April SWE Marcus Ericsson SWE Marcus Ericsson JPN Takuto Iguchi Petronas Team TOM'S JPN Yuhi Sekiguchi R2 5 April JPN Takuto IguchiSWE Marcus EricssonJPN Takuto IguchiPetronas Team TOM'SJPN Yuhi Sekiguchi 2 R1 Okayama International Circuit 25 April JPN Hironobu YasudaSWE Marcus EricssonJPN Takuto IguchiPetronas Team TOM'SJPN Yuhi Sekiguchi R2 26 April JPN Yuji Kunimoto JPN Kimiya Sato JPN Hironobu Yasuda ThreeBond Racing JPN Kimiya Sato 3 R1 Suzuka Circuit 16 May CHE Alexandre Imperatori JPN Yuji Kunimoto SWE Marcus Ericsson Petronas Team TOM'S CHE Alexandre Imperatori R2 17 May JPN Yuji Kunimoto JPN Takuto Iguchi JPN Yuji KunimotoPetronas Team TOM'S JPN Naoki Yamamoto 4 R1 Fuji Speedway 27 JuneJPN Yuji Kunimoto SWE Marcus EricssonJPN Yuji KunimotoPetronas Team TOM'SJPN Naoki Yamamoto R2 28 June SWE Marcus Ericsson JPN Yuji Kunimoto SWE Marcus EricssonPetronas Team TOM'S JPN Kimiya Sato 5 R1 Suzuka Circuit 11 July ITA Kei Cozzolino SWE Marcus Ericsson JPN Yuji KunimotoPetronas Team TOM'S CHE Alexandre Imperatori R2 12 July SWE Marcus EricssonSWE Marcus EricssonSWE Marcus EricssonPetronas Team TOM'S JPN Naoki Yamamoto 6 R1 Twin Ring Motegi 8 AugustSWE Marcus EricssonSWE Marcus EricssonSWE Marcus EricssonPetronas Team TOM'SJPN Naoki Yamamoto R2 9 August ITA Kei CozzolinoITA Kei CozzolinoITA Kei Cozzolino Toda RacingJPN Naoki Yamamoto 7 R1 Autopolis 29 August JPN Takuto IguchiJPN Takuto IguchiJPN Takuto Iguchi Petronas Team TOM'SJPN Naoki Yamamoto R2 30 AugustJPN Takuto IguchiJPN Takuto IguchiJPN Takuto IguchiPetronas Team TOM'SJPN Naoki Yamamoto 8 R1 Sportsland SUGO 26 September JPN Yuji Kunimoto SWE Marcus Ericsson JPN Yuji KunimotoPetronas Team TOM'S JPN Kimiya Sato R2 27 September SWE Marcus EricssonSWE Marcus EricssonSWE Marcus EricssonPetronas Team TOM'S JPN 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 SUZ FUJ SUZ MOT AUT SUG Pts 1 SWE Marcus Ericsson 2 3 10 10 1 2 2 1 5 1 1 5 2 6 2 1 112 2 JPN Takuto Iguchi 1 1 1 9 2 3 3 2 6 2 3 4 1 1 3 Ret 103 3 JPN Yuji Kunimoto 3 2 2 8 3 1 1 3 1 4 5 2 5 7 1 3 97 4 ITA Kei Cozzolino 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 Ret 2 5 2 1 4 3 4 4 66 5 JPN Hironobu Yasuda 7 16 5 1 4 4 Ret 4 3 Ret 4 3 6 2 5 2 53 6 JPN Koki Saga 5 5 11 14 Ret 6 4 5 4 3 6 6 3 4 6 12 30 7 JPN Yuki Iwasaki 6 6 9 2 DNQ DNQ 6 14 7 6 7 7 7 5 7 11 18 National Class JPN Yuhi Sekiguchi 8 7 3 5 12 14 15 Ret 11 12 10 12 Ret 12 0 JPN Kimiya Sato 11 9 7 3 7 11 10 6 10 8 12 10 9 13 8 8 0 JPN Naoki Yamamoto 12 8 Ret 6 8 7 7 8 12 7 8 8 8 8 12 5 0 CHE Alexandre Imperatori 14 10 8 15 6 9 8 13 8 11 9 9 12 9 9 13 0 JPN Takashi Kobayashi 9 11 6 7 11 10 9 9 9 9 13 14 11 10 13 7 0 JPN Katsumasa Chiyo 10 12 Ret 11 9 8 11 7 14 14 11 11 10 11 Ret 6 0 JPN Yoshitaka Kuroda 13 13 12 13 10 12 12 10 13 10 14 13 13 14 10 10 0 JPN Katsuaki Kubota 16 14 13 16 Ret 13 14 12 16 15 Ret 15 Ret 16 14 Ret 0 JPN Ryuji Yamamoto 12 9 0 JPN Hiroshi Koizumi 14 12 13 Ret 15 13 14 15 0 JPN Tatsuru Noro 15 15 13 11 15 Ret 15 14 0 Pos Driver FUJ OKA SUZ FUJ SUZ MOT AUT SUG PtsBold – PoleItalics – 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 SUZ FUJ SUZ 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 SUZ FUJ SUZ 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 SUZ FUJ SUZ 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 SUZ FUJ SUZ 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 SUZ FUJ SUZ MOT AUT SUG Pts 1 JPN Naoki Yamamoto 5 2 Ret 3 3 1 1 3 5 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 121 2 JPN Kimiya Sato 4 3 3 1 2 5 4 1 3 2 5 3 2 6 1 4 89 3 CHE Alexandre Imperatori 7 4 4 8 1 3 2 8 1 5 2 2 5 2 2 7 75 4 JPN Takashi Kobayashi 2 5 2 4 6 4 3 4 2 3 6 7 4 3 6 3 62 5 JPN Yuhi Sekiguchi 1 1 1 2 7 8 9 Ret 4 6 3 5 Ret 5 57 6 JPN Katsumasa Chiyo 3 6 Ret 5 4 2 5 2 7 8 4 4 3 4 Ret 2 48 7 JPN Yoshitaka Kuroda 6 7 5 7 5 6 6 5 6 4 7 6 6 7 3 6 21 8 JPN Ryuji Yamamoto 5 5 4 9 JPN Katsuaki Kubota 9 8 6 9 Ret 7 8 7 9 9 Ret 8 Ret 9 7 Ret 1 10 JPN Tatsuru Noro 8 9 7 6 8 Ret 8 8 1 11 JPN Hiroshi Koizumi 7 6 8 Ret 8 7 7 8 1 Pos Driver FUJ OKA SUZ FUJ SUZ MOT AUT SUG PtsBold – PoleItalics – 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 SUZ FUJ SUZ 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 SUZ FUJ SUZ MOT AUT SUG Pts References External links Official Site ja Formula Three Category:Japanese Formula 3 Championship seasons Japan Japanese Formula 3