2011 Formula Challenge Japan

Japanese formula racing season Formula Challenge Japan 2011 Drivers' champion: Takamoto Katsuta The 2011 Formula Challenge Japan was a multi-event motor racing championship for open-wheel formula racing cars, and the sixth season of the Formula Challenge Japan racing series, a young driver development series jointly supported by Honda, Toyota, and Nissan. The championship featured a mix of manufacturer-affiliated drivers and independent entries, and commenced on 23 April and ended on 6 November.2011 Formula Challenge Japan - rounds https://superformula.net/fcj/race/2011/ 2023-11-08 Super Formula Formula Challenge Japan official website ja2011 Formula Challenge Japan - Drivers https://superformula.net/fcj/race/2011/drivers/index.shtml 2023-11-08 Super Formula Formula Challenge Japan official website ja Three race weekends were run in support of Formula Nippon, with the October round at Suzuka being held in support of the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix. Toyota junior Takamoto Katsuta won the championship by a five-point margin after winning three of the four races in the final round at Motegi, with fellow Toyota drivers Ryō Hirakawa and Kazuya Ishii coming second and third in the points standings. Kazuki Hiramine finished fourth as the highest Honda-supported driver after taking three wins and the championship lead early on. Nissan junior driver Tsubasa Kondō and Yūya Motojima completed the top six, who were the only drivers to take race wins or pole positions throughout the season. Teams and drivers Team No. Car number Driver Rounds FTRS ScholarshipFTRS Clarion FCJLUCK FTRSFTRS FCJFTRS K-office FCJ 1 JPN Shintarō KawabataAll4JPN Ryō HirakawaAll9JPN Takamoto KatsutaAll10JPN Hiroki ShinotaniAll11JPN Kazuya IshiiAll19JPN Syunsuke MatsuzakiAllHFDP/SRS-F/Kotira RHFDP/SRS-F/ARTA2JPN Shinnosuke YamadaAll8JPN Yūya Motojima ja 元嶋佑弥All17JPN Kazuki HiramineAll18JPN Shōta Kiyohara ja 清原章太AllNDDP MarusoNDDP FCJ3JPN Tsubasa Kondō ja 近藤翼All12JPN Mitsunori TakaboshiAll16CHN Zhu DaiweiAllDream Max FCJ5JPN Kōhei SutōAllMeikyō 602 Palm Town Garage6JPN Kunihiro IwatsukiAllHouka Racing with Dunlop7JPN Ryo OgawaAllAsT Team SBT13JPN Ryūnosuke ShibataAllWings Garage14JPN Takanori YamabeAllALT Team Naoki15JPN Keishi NikiAllSource Race calendar and results All races were held in Japan. Rounds 3–4, 9, and 8–14 were run in support of the Formula Nippon Championship, and Rounds 11–12 were held as support races for the 2011 Japanese Grand Prix, a round of the 2011 Formula One World Championship. Rounds 8 and 9 were originally scheduled to be held on 3–4 September at Suzuka, but were cancelled due to adverse weather conditions caused by Tropical Storm Talas. Round 8 was moved to the final race weekend at Motegi. Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver 1 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 23 April JPN Kazuya Ishii JPN Yūya Motojima JPN Takamoto Katsuta2 24 April JPN Tsubasa Kondō JPN Kazuki Hiramine JPN Kazuki Hiramine 3 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 14 May JPN Kazuya Ishii JPN Kazuki Hiramine JPN Kazuya Ishii4 15 May JPN Kazuki Hiramine JPN Kazuki Hiramine JPN Kazuki Hiramine 5Fuji Speedway, Oyama 11 June JPN Kazuki Hiramine JPN Kazuki Hiramine JPN Kazuki Hiramine6JPN Kazuki Hiramine JPN Yūya Motojima JPN Ryō Hirakawa712 JuneJPN Yūya MotojimaJPN Yūya MotojimaJPN Yūya Motojima9 The eighth and ninth rounds of the season at Suzuka were cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. Round 8 was later rescheduled to be held during the final round at Motegi, while the ninth round was not replaced. Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 4 September Race cancelled10Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 8 October JPN Kazuya Ishii JPN Takamoto Katsuta JPN Kazuya Ishii 11 9 October JPN Takamoto Katsuta JPN Takamoto Katsuta8 The eighth round was originally scheduled to be held on 3 September at Suzuka; it was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. It was then moved to be held as the first of four races during the final weekend at Motegi, held on 5 November, but was still referred to as Round 8.Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi5 NovemberJPN Ryō Hirakawa JPN Mitsunori Takaboshi JPN Tsubasa Kondō12JPN Takamoto KatsutaJPN Takamoto Katsuta136 NovemberJPN Takamoto KatsutaJPN Takamoto Katsuta14JPN Takamoto KatsutaJPN Takamoto Katsuta Championship standings Drivers' Championship Points were awarded to the top six classified finishers, with one point awarded for pole position and fastest lap respectively. 1 2 3 4 5 6 PP FL 10 7 5 3 2 1 1 1 Pos. Position Driver FUJ SUZFUJSUZSUZMOT Points 1 JPN Takamoto Katsuta133419711C313111 78 2 JPN Ryō Hirakawa2273213C452322 733 JPN Kazuya IshiiRetRet16322C1254316604 JPN Kazuki Hiramine51151167C8971554455 JPN Tsubasa Kondō4965444C1671249366 JPN Yūya Motojima16627531C5468712357 JPN Mitsunori Takaboshi316426145C681910105228 JPN Shinnosuke Yamada889101088C2310787129 JPN Shōta KiyoharaRet48889RetC11646611910 JPN Keishi Niki6Ret101113Ret14C10141116143611 JPN Hiroki Shinotani1310517956C71212Ret1310512 JPN Shintarō Kawabata147141614Ret13CRet169511DNS213 JPN Syunsuke Matsuzaki95Ret9111512C1315151112Ret214 CHN Zhu DaiweiRetDNS11Ret12129C91189961- JPN Takanori Yamabe713131271010C121313Ret1580- JPN Kōhei Sutō1112161518Ret17CRet101614RetRet0- JPN Ryūnosuke Shibata1015Ret1416Ret16C14Ret17Ret17140- JPN Ryō Ogawa15111213171115CDNS17141216130- JPN Kunihiro Iwatsuki12141718151318C1518181318150 Pos. Position Driver FUJ SUZ FUJSUZSUZMOT PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap References Category:2011 in Japanese motorsport Category:2011 in formula racing