2003 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

January 2024 2003 Japanese Formula 3 Championship 2002 2004 The 2003 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 25th edition of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. It began on 22 March at Suzuka and ended on 19 October at Motegi.http://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/formula-level3/japanese-formula-3/2003/calendar.html Race Calendar: All-Japan Formula 3 Championship – Season 2003 speedsport-magazine.com Speedsport Magazine 2 February 2013 Australian driver James Courtney took the championship title, winning 13 from 20 races.http://www.driverdb.com/standings/19-2003/ Formula 3 Japan 2003 driverdb.com Driver Database 2 February 2013 Teams and drivers All teams were Japanese-registered. All cars were powered by Bridgestone tyres.http://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/formula-level3/japanese-formula-3/2003/entrylist.html Entrylist: All-Japan Formula 3 Championship – Season 2003 speedsport-magazine.com Speedsport Magazine 2 February 2013 Team No Driver Chassis Engine Rounds Dome Racing Team 1 JPN Shinya Hosokawa Lola-Dome F106 Mugen-Honda MF204C 1–5 JPN Koji Yamanishi 7–10 10 GBR Rob Austin Lola-Dome F106 Mugen-Honda MF204B 9–10 11 JPN Yuki Shibata Lola-Dome F106 Used Dallara F302 in selected rounds 1–7 Toda Racing 2 JPN Shinya Sato Dallara F302 Toda-Honda MF204B All Inging 3 JPN Naoki Yokomizo Dallara F303 Torii-Toyota 3S-GE All 4 ITA Ronnie Quintarelli Dallara F302 All TOM'S 7 AUS James Courtney Dallara F302 Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE All 8 JPN Wataru Kobayakawa Dallara F302 All 36 JPN Tatsuya Kataoka Dallara F302 All ThreeBond Racing 12 ITA Paolo Montin Dallara F303 Tomei Nissan SR20VE All 14 JPN Masataka Yanagida Dallara F302 2 Aim Sports 18 JPN Takahiro Ogawa Dallara F302 Torii-Toyota 3S-GE 1–5 JPN Atsushi Katsumata 8 DTM 19 JPN Hiroyoshi Shibata Dallara F302 Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE All Now Motor Sports 32 JPN Taku Bamba Lola-Dome F106 Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE All 33 JPN Hiroki Yoshimoto Lola-Dome F106 All Race calendar and results Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 22 March ITA Paolo Montin AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney TOM'S R2 23 March AUS James Courtney JPN Yuki Shibata JPN Yuki Shibata Dome Racing Team 2 R1 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 5 April AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney TOM'S R2 6 April AUS James Courtney JPN Tatsuya Kataoka AUS James Courtney TOM'S 3 R1 Okayama International Circuit 17 May AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney TOM'S R2 18 May AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney TOM'S 4 R1 Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi 7 June ITA Paolo Montin ITA Paolo Montin ITA Paolo Montin ThreeBond Racing R2 8 June ITA Paolo Montin ITA Paolo Montin ITA Paolo Montin ThreeBond Racing 5 R1 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 5 July AUS James Courtney JPN Shinya Hosokawa JPN Shinya Hosokawa Dome Racing Team R2 6 July ITA Paolo Montin AUS James Courtney ITA Paolo Montin ThreeBond Racing 6 R1 Sportsland SUGO, Murata 26 July AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney TOM'S R2 27 July AUS James CourtneyThe qualifying session were abandoned due to heavy rain. The grid of the second race was equal to the first race. AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney TOM'S 7 R1 Tsukuba Circuit, Shimotsuma 9 August JPN Tatsuya Kataoka JPN Koji Yamanishi JPN Koji Yamanishi Dome Racing Team R2 10 August JPN Tatsuya Kataoka JPN Tatsuya Kataoka JPN Tatsuya Kataoka Dome Racing Team 8 R1 Sportsland SUGO, Murata 6 September AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney TOM'S R2 7 September AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney TOM'S 9 R1 Mine Circuit, Mine 20 September JPN Tatsuya Kataoka AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney TOM'S R2 21 September AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney TOM'S 10 R1 Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi 18 October AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney TOM'S R2 19 October AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney TOM'S Notes "N" Standings Points are awarded as follows, with only the best 16 results to count: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 Pos Driver SUZ FUJ OKA MOT SUZ SUG TSU SUG MIN MOT Pts 1 AUS James Courtney 1 8 1 1 1 1 2 2 5 2 1 1 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 305 336 total, less dropped scores 2 ITA Paolo Montin 5 2 4 4 5 12 1 1 2 1 Ret 4 3 4 2 Ret 3 3 6 3 209 215 total, less dropped scores 3 JPN Tatsuya Kataoka 11 Ret 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 5 2 2 4 5 5 207 223 total, less dropped scores 4 ITA Ronnie Quintarelli 3 3 3 5 3 3 5 6 6 6 2 2 4 2 4 3 4 2 2 2 200 226 total, less dropped scores 5 JPN Naoki Yokomizo 2 7 8 6 4 6 6 5 Ret 9 Ret 8 6 8 3 Ret 8 6 3 6 109 111 total, less dropped scores 6 JPN Shinya Hosokawa 8 9 6 3 Ret 4 4 3 1 3 87 7 JPN Shinya Sato 4 Ret 10 7 9 8 9 7 3 7 6 5 7 6 8 NC 6 8 9 9 79 82 total, less dropped scores 8 JPN Yuki Shibata 6 1 5 Ret Ret DNS 8 12 10 5 7 Ret 9 7 56 9 JPN Koji Yamanishi 1 5 7 Ret DNS Ret 4 4 52 10 JPN Hiroki Yoshimoto Ret DNS 11 Ret 6 9 7 8 8 12 8 6 12 9 Ret 8 5 7 7 7 52 11 JPN Wataru Kobayakawa 7 4 9 10 Ret 5 11 11 Ret Ret Ret 7 8 12 6 6 7 9 Ret 10 51 12 JPN Hiroyoshi Shibata 10 6 7 8 7 7 13 9 7 11 5 Ret 11 11 10 4 9 10 10 12 51 13 JPN Taku Bamba 9 5 12 11 DNS 10 10 Ret 11 8 3 Ret 10 10 9 5 Ret Ret 8 11 42 14 GBR Rob Austin 10 5 Ret 8 12 15 JPN Takahiro Ogawa 12 Ret 14 Ret 8 11 12 10 9 10 7 16 JPN Atsushi Katsumata 11 7 4 17 JPN Masataka Yanagida 13 9 2 Pos Driver SUZ FUJ OKA MOT SUZ SUG TSU SUG MIN MOT PtsBold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap References External links Official Site ja Formula Three Category:Japanese Formula 3 Championship seasons Japan Japanese Formula 3