2008 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

2008 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

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The 2008 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 30th edition of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. Dutchman Carlo van Dam took the main title, with Hideki Yamauchi taking the National Class. TOM'S took their eighth constructors title in a row.

Teams and drivers

Team No Driver Class Chassis Engine Rounds Team TOM'S 1 Carlo van Dam C F308 Toyota-TOM'S All 36 Keisuke Kunimoto C F308 All 37 Takuto Iguchi C F308 All Toda Racing 2 Daisuke Nakajima C F308 Mugen-Honda All Hanashima Racing 5 Takashi Nagase N F306 Toyota-TOM'S 1–5 Katsuaki Kubota 6–9 Team Real 7 Naoki Yamamoto C F308 Mugen-Honda All 8 Yuhki Nakayama C F308 All ThreeBond Racing 12 Hironobu Yasuda C F308 Nismo Nissan All Aim Sports 18 Masaki Matsushita N F307/305 Toyota-TOM'S All PTRS 19 Zahir Ali N F307 Toyota-TOM'S All 20 Alexandre Imperatori N F307 All Now Motor Sport 33 Kei Cozzolino C F308 Toyota-TOM'S All TOM'S Spirit 38 Hideki Yamauchi N F306 Toyota-TOM'S All Denso Team Le Beausset 62 Koki Saga C F308 Toyota All 63 Hideto Yasuoka N F305 Toyota All Exceed Motor Sports 74 Motoki Sakurai N F306 Toyota-TOM'S All

Icon Class C Championship N National

Notes

Race calendar and results

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team	National Class winner
1	R1	Fuji Speedway	5 April	Takuto Iguchi	Takuto Iguchi	Takuto Iguchi	Team TOM'S	Hideki Yamauchi
	R2		6 April	Takuto Iguchi	Takuto Iguchi	Takuto Iguchi	Team TOM'S	Masaki Matsushita
2	R1	Autopolis	26 April	Takuto Iguchi	Takuto Iguchi	Takuto Iguchi	Team TOM'S	Alexandre Imperatori
	R2		27 April	Carlo van Dam	Takuto Iguchi	Keisuke Kunimoto	Team TOM'S	Hideto Yasuoka
3	R1	Suzuka Circuit	10 May	Hironobu Yasuda	Keisuke Kunimoto	Hironobu Yasuda	ThreeBond Racing	Hideki Yamauchi
	R2		11 May	Hironobu Yasuda	Carlo van Dam	Carlo van Dam	Team TOM'S	Hideki Yamauchi
4	R1	Twin Ring Motegi	24 May	Carlo van Dam	Keisuke Kunimoto	Carlo van Dam	Team TOM'S	Hideki Yamauchi
	R2		25 May	Carlo van Dam	Kei Cozzolino	Hironobu Yasuda	ThreeBond Racing	Alexandre Imperatori
5	R1	Okayama International Circuit	7 June	Takuto Iguchi	Takuto Iguchi	Naoki Yamamoto	Team Real	Zahir Ali
	R2		8 June	Carlo van Dam	Carlo van Dam	Carlo van Dam	Team TOM'S	Alexandre Imperatori
6	R1	Suzuka Circuit	12 July	Carlo van Dam	Carlo van Dam	Carlo van Dam	Team TOM'S	Hideki Yamauchi
	R2		13 July	Carlo van Dam	Carlo van Dam	Carlo van Dam	Team TOM'S	Masaki Matsushita
7	R1	Twin Ring Motegi	9 August	Keisuke Kunimoto	Carlo van Dam	Carlo van Dam	Team TOM'S	Alexandre Imperatori
	R2		10 August	Keisuke Kunimoto	Takuto Iguchi	Keisuke Kunimoto	Team TOM'S	Alexandre Imperatori
8	R1	Fuji Speedway	30 August	Carlo van Dam	Hironobu Yasuda	Carlo van Dam	Team TOM'S	Hideki Yamauchi
	R2		31 August	Carlo van Dam	Keisuke Kunimoto	Keisuke Kunimoto	Team TOM'S	Hideki Yamauchi
9	R1	Sportsland SUGO	20 September	Carlo van Dam	Carlo van Dam	Carlo van Dam	Team TOM'S	Hideki Yamauchi
	R2		21 September	Carlo van Dam	Koki Saga	Carlo van Dam	Team TOM'S	Hideto Yasuoka

Standings

Championship Class

• Points are awarded as follows:

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	PP	FL
20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1	1	1

Pos Driver FUJ AUT SUZ MOT OKA SUZ MOT FUJ SUG Pts 1 Carlo van Dam 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 322 2 Keisuke Kunimoto 4 3 10 1 2 Ret 2 Ret 9 2 2 2 2 1 4 1 3 2 219 3 Takuto Iguchi 1 1 1 2 8 11 4 Ret 8 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 216 4 Hironobu Yasuda DNS 4 6 6 1 2 3 1 4 8 6 5 Ret 8 8 5 4 5 152 5 Naoki Yamamoto 5 7 5 5 Ret 4 5 Ret 1 4 3 4 5 5 6 6 5 7 138 6 Kei Cozzolino 3 5 2 4 6 3 8 4 7 7 5 Ret 6 6 3 4 6 Ret 133 7 Koki Saga 6 6 4 7 4 5 9 3 5 6 8 Ret 7 9 11 9 9 4 99 8 Yuki Nakayama 7 8 7 10 7 7 6 10 3 5 Ret Ret 4 4 5 8 7 6 97 9 Daisuke Nakajima 8 9 Ret 11 5 6 7 Ret 6 9 7 Ret 8 7 Ret 7 8 8 54 Pos Driver FUJ AUT SUZ MOT OKA SUZ MOT FUJ SUG Pts

Teams

• Points are awarded as follows:

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1

Pos Team FUJ AUT SUZ MOT OKA SUZ MOT FUJ SUG Pts 1 Team TOM'S 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 345 2 Team Real 5 7 5 5 7 4 5 10 1 4 3 4 4 4 5 6 5 6 158 3 ThreeBond Racing DNS 4 6 6 1 2 3 1 4 8 6 5 Ret 8 8 5 4 5 149 4 Now Motor Sport 3 5 2 4 6 3 8 4 7 7 5 Ret 6 6 3 4 6 Ret 132 5 Denso Team Le Beausset 6 6 4 7 4 5 9 3 5 6 8 Ret 7 9 11 9 9 4 98 6 Toda Racing 8 9 Ret 11 5 6 7 Ret 6 9 7 Ret 8 7 Ret 7 8 8 54 Pos Driver FUJ AUT SUZ MOT OKA SUZ MOT FUJ SUG Pts

Engine Tuners

• Points are awarded as follows:

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1

Pos Team FUJ AUT SUZ MOT OKA SUZ MOT FUJ SUG Pts 1 Toyota/TOM'S 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 345 2 Mugen-Honda 5 7 5 5 5 4 5 10 1 4 3 4 4 4 5 6 5 6 162 3 Nismo Nissan DNS 4 6 6 1 2 3 1 4 8 6 5 Ret 8 8 5 4 5 149 4 Toyota 6 6 4 7 4 5 9 3 5 6 8 Ret 7 9 11 9 9 4 98 Pos Driver FUJ AUT SUZ MOT OKA SUZ MOT FUJ SUG Pts

National Class

• Points are awarded as follows:

1	2	3	4	5	6
10	6	4	3	2	1

Pos Driver FUJ AUT SUZ MOT OKA SUZ MOT FUJ SUG Pts 1 Hideki Yamauchi 9 15 9 14 9 8 10 6 12 13 9 7 10 11 7 10 10 14 121 2 Alexandre Imperatori 11 11 8 9 14 Ret 11 5 Ret 10 13 8 9 10 10 11 13 11 96 3 Masaki Matsushita 13 10 11 15 12 9 14 9 11 12 10 6 11 13 9 12 11 10 85 4 Zahir Ali 10 12 12 12 Ret Ret 12 8 10 14 12 9 13 12 12 13 12 12 61 5 Hideto Yasuoka Ret Ret Ret 8 11 10 13 7 13 15 11 10 12 14 14 14 14 9 55 6 Takashi Nagase 12 13 13 Ret 10 Ret DNS DNS Ret 11 20 7 Motoki Sakurai 14 14 14 13 13 12 15 11 14 16 15 Ret 14 16 15 16 16 13 19 8 Katsuaki Kubota 14 Ret 15 15 13 15 15 Ret 6 Pos Driver FUJ AUT SUZ MOT OKA SUZ MOT FUJ SUG Pts

External links

• Official Site (in Japanese)