2013 Formula Challenge Japan

Japanese formula racing season Formula Challenge Japan 2013 none Drivers' champion: Kenta Yamashita The 2013 Formula Challenge Japan was a multi-event motor racing championship for open-wheel formula racing cars, and the eighth and final 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 30 March and ended on 10 November.2013 Formula Challenge Japan - rounds https://superformula.net/fcj/race/ 2023-11-07 Super Formula Formula Challenge Japan official website ja2013 Formula Challenge Japan - Drivers https://superformula.net/fcj/race/2013/drivers/ 2023-11-07 Super Formula Formula Challenge Japan official website ja The championship was won by Toyota-backed rookie Kenta Yamashita after a season-long battle where the championship lead changed hands numerous times. Yamashita claimed the title after a hat-trick of wins at the final round in Fuji, more than doubling his points tally to emerge victorious in front of Honda-supported Tsubasa Takahashi and fellow Toyota junior Keishi Ishikawa. Hiroki Shinotani, who had led the championship going into the final round, slipped to fourth in the standings. The season saw five winners, with Yamashita claiming four, Takahashi winning thrice, Shinotani and Shō Tsuboi claiming two each, and Shōta Kiyohara dominating a single round. This was the final season of Formula Challenge Japan before it was replaced by Japan Formula 4 in 2014, and by the FIA F4 Japanese Championship in 2015. Teams and drivers Team No. Car number Driver Rounds FTRS FCJTokyo Toyopet FTRSFTRS Scholarship FCJIshiyaki Ramen Volcano FTRS FCJFTRS PTTFTRS Scholarship SMRFTRS TMC FCJBinchou & Dohtonbori FTRSAutobacs FTRS FCJ 1 JPN Kenta YamashitaAll2JPN Yūki NemotoAll3JPN Hiroki ShinotaniAll6JPN Yuichi MikasaAll7THA Nanin Indra-Payoong1–99JPN Shinya Sean MichimiAll11JPN Shō TsuboiAll12JPN Takuma ImaiAll13JPN Shūhei HayashiAll15JPN Ren Nagabuchi8–9HFDP Scholarship/SRS-F/Kotira RHFDP ARTA4JPN Tsubasa TakahashiAll5JPN Keishi IshikawaAll8JPN Shōta Kiyohara1–9Exedy Racing Team10JPN Ai MiuraAllNDDP FCJ14JPN Kiyoto FujinamiAllHonda Cars Mie Team SBT16JPN Ryūnosuke Shibata10–12Le Beausset Racing Academy17JPN Rintaro Kubo10–12B-MAX18JPN Yūki Asahara10–12Source Race calendar and results Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver 1 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 30 March JPN Kiyoto Fujinami JPN Keishi Ishikawa JPN Shō Tsuboi2 31 March JPN Kiyoto Fujinami JPN Shō Tsuboi JPN Tsubasa Takahashi 3 Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi 11 May THA Nanin Indra-Payoong JPN Kenta Yamashita JPN Kenta Yamashita4 12 May JPN Shinya Sean Michimi JPN Hiroki Shinotani JPN Tsubasa Takahashi 5 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 22 June JPN Kiyoto Fujinami JPN Hiroki Shinotani JPN Hiroki Shinotani6 JPN Kiyoto Fujinami JPN Hiroki Shinotani723 JuneJPN Hiroki ShinotaniJPN Tsubasa Takahashi 8 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 24 August JPN Shōta Kiyohara JPN Shōta Kiyohara JPN Shōta Kiyohara9 25 August JPN Shinya Sean Michimi JPN Keishi Ishikawa JPN Shō Tsuboi 10 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 9 November JPN Kenta Yamashita JPN Kenta Yamashita JPN Kenta Yamashita11JPN Kenta Yamashita JPN Kenta Yamashita JPN Kenta Yamashita1210 NovemberJPN Tsubasa TakahashiJPN Kenta Yamashita 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 MOT FUJFUJSUZ Points 1 JPN Kenta Yamashita5316103772111 65 2 JPN Tsubasa Takahashi12181461109223 543 JPN Keishi Ishikawa2238521386332484 JPN Hiroki Shinotani669411253648465 JPN Shō Tsuboi176767531465366 JPN Kiyoto Fujinami4Ret5324315†141087297 JPN Shinya Sean Michimi9542313112139712268 JPN Shōta Kiyohara 311WDWD88815199 JPN Yuichi Mikasa74Ret97544125561610 THA Nanin Indra-PayoongRet8251312121471011 JPN Yūki Nemoto10127101211106412154712 JPN Shūhei Hayashi8101011DSQ96138810Ret1- JPN Takuma Imai111311131114Ret1111711130- JPN Ai Miura139Ret1291099151312110- JPN Ryūnosuke Shibata11990- JPN Ren Nagabuchi12100- JPN Rintaro KuboRet13100- JPN Yūki Asahara1414140 Pos. Position Driver FUJ MOT FUJFUJSUZ PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap References Category:2013 in Japanese motorsport Category:2013 in formula racing