2008 Formula Challenge Japan

Japanese formula racing season Formula Challenge Japan 2008 Drivers' champion: Yūji Kunimoto The 2008 Formula Challenge Japan was a multi-event motor racing championship for open-wheel formula racing cars, and the third 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 5 April and ended on 21 September.2008 Formula Challenge Japan - rounds https://superformula.net/fcj/race/archive/2008/race_top.shtml 2023-11-11 Super Formula Formula Challenge Japan official website ja2008 Formula Challenge Japan - Point standings https://superformula.net/fcj/race/archive/2008/index08std.shtml 2023-11-11 Super Formula Formula Challenge Japan official website ja All but one of the race weekends were run in support of the Formula Nippon Championship. Toyota junior driver Yūji Kunimoto, whose brother Keisuke had won the previous year's title, dominated the championship in his second year of competition. Kunimoto took eight wins and seven pole positions from the season's sixteen races, and finished all but one race on the podium to secure a 101-point lead over his nearest rival, Nissan junior and former Formula BMW UK driver Kimiya Satō. Nissan stablemate Katsumasa Chiyo won thrice to finish third in the standings, while Takamitsu Matsui and Tsubasa Mekaru took the remaining race victories. Teams and drivers Team No. Car number Driver Rounds XGamut Mitsuba-ya FCJ 1 JPN Hikaru AbeAllC-SPAN San-M FCJ2JPN Kazuumi KobayashiAllRêve RT FCJ3JPN Kazuki KawamuraAllSRS-F ScholarshipSRS-F SANAI FCJ4JPN Takashi KobayashiAll6JPN Shigetomo ShimonoAll15JPN Kazuki Miura ja 三浦和樹All26JPN Kazuma KokubuAllFTRSTDP ScholarshipSugamata Sekkotsuin FTRSCafé Julia FTRSTeam Samurai FTRSFTRS Team NATS ja 日本自動車大学校Citykart FTRS5JPN Naoya GamouAll8JPN Yūji KunimotoAll9JPN Tsubasa MekaruAll13JPN Toshihiro HinataAll17JPN Tohjirō AzumaAll20JPN Takamitsu MatsuiAll21JPN Makoto KanaiAll22JPN Yūichi NakayamaAll23JPN Kōta MatsuiAllIwasaki Industry7JPN Yūki IwasakiAllNDDPNDDP MyBrans10JPN Kimiya SatōAll12JPN Daiki SasakiAll18JPN Katsumasa ChiyoAll19JPN Masayuki YamashitaAllDL Team Naoki11JPN Mika Kagoshima ja 神子島みかAllBroval.jp NAC14JPN Kenji HosokawaAllA-Project FCJ16JPN Kōta LeeAllH.I.S. Travel FCJ24UKR Igor SushkoAllWinds Nikoya FCJ25JPN Kōtarō HatanoAllSource Race calendar and results All races were held in Japan. All rounds, with the exception of rounds 7–8, were run in support of Formula Nippon. Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver 1 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 5 April JPN Takamitsu Matsui JPN Yūji Kunimoto JPN Takamitsu Matsui2 6 April JPN Yūji Kunimoto JPN Takamitsu Matsui JPN Yūji Kunimoto 3Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 10 May JPN Takamitsu Matsui JPN Kenji Hosokawa JPN Katsumasa Chiyo4 11 May JPN Katsumasa Chiyo JPN Katsumasa Chiyo JPN Katsumasa Chiyo 5Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi 24 May JPN Takamitsu Matsui JPN Yūji Kunimoto JPN Yūji Kunimoto625 MayJPN Yūji Kunimoto JPN Takamitsu Matsui JPN Katsumasa Chiyo7Fuji Speedway, Oyama28 JuneJPN Yūji KunimotoJPN Yūji KunimotoJPN Yūji Kunimoto8 29 JuneJPN Yūji KunimotoJPN Takamitsu MatsuiJPN Takamitsu Matsui9Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 12 July JPN Yūji KunimotoJPN Kimiya SatōJPN Yūji Kunimoto 10 13 JulyJPN Naoya GamouJPN Kimiya SatōJPN Kimiya Satō11Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi9 AugustJPN Tsubasa MekaruJPN Takashi KobayashiJPN Tsubasa Mekaru1210 AugustJPN Kimiya SatōJPN Takashi KobayashiJPN Takamitsu Matsui13Fuji Speedway, Oyama30 AugustJPN Masayuki YamashitaJPN Kimiya SatōJPN Yūji Kunimoto1431 AugustJPN Makoto KanaiJPN Yūji KunimotoJPN Yūji Kunimoto15Sportsland SUGO, Murata20 SeptemberJPN Yūji KunimotoJPN Yūji KunimotoJPN Yūji Kunimoto1621 SeptemberJPN Yūji KunimotoJPN Takamitsu MatsuiJPN Yūji Kunimoto Championship standings Drivers' Championship Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers, with one point awarded for pole position and fastest lap respectively. 1 2 3 4 5 678910 PP FL 20 15 12 10 8 64321 1 1 Pos. Position Driver FUJ SUZMOTFUJSUZMOTFUJSUG Points 1 JPN Yūji Kunimoto2133121413331111 272 2 JPN Kimiya Satō46466722211423362 1713 JPN Katsumasa Chiyo314112179751542217Ret1364 JPN Takamitsu Matsui12DNS2223631101661414941295 JPN Makoto Kanai16156513161352110259256786 JPN Masayuki Yamashita1410Ret21244336Ret2417121817677 JPN Tsubasa Mekaru75Ret44Ret9Ret121916169DNS15638 JPN Naoya Gamou131213724Ret6Ret421010152233629 JPN Takashi Kobayashi53Ret16Ret92613119788Ret2215110 JPN Kazuki Miura61911Ret253236542217Ret241084611 JPN Kōta Lee17Ret71478524Ret1217115612103412 JPN Tohjirō Azuma1113Ret851810111818871441173313 JPN Yūichi Nakayama10481320Ret1286Ret5Ret111013133214JPN Kenji Hosokawa18821811Ret147131121127715Ret3115 JPN Daiki Sasaki911Ret1210DNS15211514Ret18125452916 JPN Kazuma Kokubu23215Ret8Ret810162149131314122717 JPN Yūki Iwasaki89911312111414131214181116161918JPN Toshihiro Hinata127Ret918517169RetRet2110181991919 JPN Shigetomo Shimono1516DNS209101615Ret7111522822141020 JPN Hikaru Abe202415Ret151421128229131919818821 JPN Kōtarō Hatano26221015141319201715Ret236152011722UKR Igor Sushko2218121019152219Ret81316241617224-JPN Kazuumi Kobayashi212314191711181819201819201724200-JPN Mika Kagoshima2520162116Ret2417232316Ret212023240-JPN Kōta Matsui1917RetRet2117252222241922232321230-JPN Kazuki Kawamura2425Ret1722Ret202320172020Ret25Ret190 Pos. Position Driver FUJ SUZ MOTFUJSUZMOTFUJSUG PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap References Category:2008 in Japanese motorsport Category:2008 in formula racing