2016 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

The 2016 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 38th edition of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship.

Teams and drivers edit

All teams were Japanese-registered.

Team No. Driver Class Chassis Engine Rounds
Toda Racing 2   Keishi Ishikawa [ja][1] C Dallara F316 Toda TR-F301 All
12   Tadasuke Makino[1] C Dallara F314 1
Dallara F316 2–8
B-MAX Racing Team 3   Ai Miura[2] C Dallara F312 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 All
11   Masayuki Ueda [ja][3] N Dallara F308 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE 7–8
30   "Dragon"[4] N Dallara F308 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE 1–3, 5
Dallara F306 4, 6–8
Hanashima Racing 5   Alex Yang[4] N Dallara F306 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE All
HFDP Racing 7   Sena Sakaguchi[4] C Dallara F312 Mugen-Honda MF204D All
8   Hiroki Otsu[1] C Dallara F312 All
Albirex Racing Team [ja] 9   Kizuku Hirota[4] N Dallara F306 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE All
10   Zene Okazaki [ja][4] N Dallara F308 1–5
Team KRC with B-Max 21   Ye Hongli[5] C Dallara F315 Volkswagen A41 5–8
B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP[5] 21   Daiki Sasaki[4] C Dallara F312 Volkswagen A41 1–2
  Mitsunori Takaboshi[6] C Dallara F312 3–4
22   Jann Mardenborough[7] C Dallara F314 All
23   Katsumasa Chiyo[7] C Dallara F315 1–4
Dallara F312 5, 8
  Mitsunori Takaboshi[8] C 6–7
Team Samurai 25   Takamitsu Matsui[5] N Dallara F306 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE 5
Tairoku Exceed 28   Tairoku Yamaguchi C Dallara F316 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 1–2
Tairoku Racing Dallara F312 3–4
Dallara F316 Volkswagen A41[5] 5–8
Team TOM'S 36   Kenta Yamashita[9] C Dallara F312 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 All
37   Sho Tsuboi[9] C Dallara F314 All
Petit Lemans Racing 46   Katsuaki Kubota[10] N Dallara F308 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE 8
78   Yoshiaki Katayama[4] N Dallara F306 All
Icon Class
C Championship
N National

Race calendar and results edit

A provisional calendar for the 2016 championship.[11] All races are scheduled to be held in Japan.

The Autopolis round was cancelled on May 29 due to damages caused by the Kumamoto earthquake.[12] However, on July 15, it was decided that Okayama would take its place at the same date.[13]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team National winner Supporting
1 R1 Suzuka Circuit 23 April   Kenta Yamashita   Daiki Sasaki   Kenta Yamashita Team TOM'S   Yoshiaki Katayama Super Formula
R2 24 April   Kenta Yamashita   Kenta Yamashita   Kenta Yamashita Team TOM'S   Yoshiaki Katayama
2 R1 Fuji Speedway 14 May   Jann Mardenborough   Daiki Sasaki   Daiki Sasaki B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP   Alex Yang
R2 15 May   Daiki Sasaki   Daiki Sasaki   Daiki Sasaki B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP   Yoshiaki Katayama
3 R1 Okayama International Circuit 28 May   Jann Mardenborough   Kenta Yamashita   Kenta Yamashita Team TOM'S   Yoshiaki Katayama Super Formula
R2 29 May   Jann Mardenborough   Jann Mardenborough   Jann Mardenborough B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP   Yoshiaki Katayama
4 R1 Suzuka Circuit 11 June   Kenta Yamashita   Jann Mardenborough   Mitsunori Takaboshi B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP   Kizuku Hirota Super Taikyu
R2 12 June   Kenta Yamashita   Jann Mardenborough   Mitsunori Takaboshi B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP   Kizuku Hirota
5 R1 Fuji Speedway 16 July   Jann Mardenborough   Katsumasa Chiyo   Jann Mardenborough B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP   Takamitsu Matsui Super Formula
R2 17 July   Jann Mardenborough   Katsumasa Chiyo   Katsumasa Chiyo B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP   Takamitsu Matsui
6 R1 Twin Ring Motegi 20 August   Tadasuke Makino   Jann Mardenborough   Jann Mardenborough B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP   "Dragon"
R2 21 August   Jann Mardenborough   Jann Mardenborough   Jann Mardenborough B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP   Yoshiaki Katayama
7 R1 Okayama International Circuit 10 September   Kenta Yamashita   Kenta Yamashita   Kenta Yamashita Team TOM'S   Yoshiaki Katayama
R2 11 September   Mitsunori Takaboshi   Mitsunori Takaboshi   Mitsunori Takaboshi B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP   Yoshiaki Katayama
8 R1 Sportsland SUGO 24 September   Kenta Yamashita   Kenta Yamashita   Kenta Yamashita Team TOM'S   Yoshiaki Katayama
R2 25 September   Kenta Yamashita   Sho Tsuboi   Kenta Yamashita Team TOM'S   "Dragon"
R3   Jann Mardenborough   Kenta Yamashita Team TOM'S   "Dragon"

Championship standings edit

Drivers' Championships edit

  • Points are awarded as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6 PP FL
10 7 5 3 2 1 1 1

Overall edit

Pos Driver SUZ1 FUJ1 OKA1 SUZ2 FUJ2 MOT OKA2 SUG Points
1   Kenta Yamashita 1 1 5 2 1 6 Ret 2 6 4 5 2 1 5 1 1 1 113
2   Jann Mardenborough   2 3 2 4 8 1 10 3 1 2 1 1 4 8 2 2 2 110
3   Sho Tsuboi 3 2 3 3 2 3 2 DNS 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 87
4   Mitsunori Takaboshi 4 8 1 1 7 8 2 1 42
5   Tadasuke Makino 8 6 6 6 Ret 2 4 6 3 5 2 5 5 3 4 9 7 41
6   Katsumasa Chiyo 4 8 4 16 3 9 3 4 4 1 Ret 7 8 34
7   Daiki Sasaki 5 4 1 1 29
8   Keishi Ishikawa 6 5 7 5 Ret 5 5 5 7 9 4 7 9 7 5 4 4 22
9   Sena Sakaguchi 9 7 8 7 6 4 7 7 5 8 6 6 6 2 7 5 5 20
10   Hiroki Otsu 7 9 9 9 5 7 6 8 8 6 Ret 11 8 Ret 6 8 6 6
11   Ye Hongli 9 7 8 4 7 6 8 6 9 5
  Tairoku Yamaguchi WD WD 11 10 7 Ret 9 10 12 10 9 9 11 Ret Ret 11 11 0
  Ai Miura 10 10 10 8 9 Ret 8 9 Ret 16 10 10 10 9 Ret 10 10 0
  Yoshiaki Katayama 11 11 Ret 11 10 10 Ret 13 11 15 13 12 12 10 9 13 Ret 0
  "Dragon" Ret 12 13 12 14 11 12 12 Ret 12 11 13 13 11 10 12 12 0
  Takamitsu Matsui 10 11 0
  Kizuku Hirota 12 13 14 13 12 Ret 11 11 Ret 13 12 Ret 14 13 12 14 15 0
  Alex Yang Ret 14 12 14 11 13 13 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret 15 12 13 16 14 0
  Masayuki Ueda Ret Ret 11 15 13 0
  Zene Okazaki 13 15 15 15 13 12 14 14 Ret 14 0
  Katsuaki Kubota 14 17 Ret 0
Pos Driver SUZ1 FUJ1 OKA1 SUZ2 FUJ2 MOT OKA2 SUG Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

National Class edit

Pos Driver SUZ1 FUJ1 OKA1 SUZ2 FUJ2 MOT OKA2 SUG Points
1   Yoshiaki Katayama 11 11 Ret 11 10 10 Ret 13 11 15 13 12 12 10 9 13 Ret 139
2   "Dragon" Ret 12 13 12 14 11 12 12 Ret 12 11 13 13 11 10 12 12 113
3   Kizuku Hirota 12 13 14 13 12 Ret 11 11 Ret 13 12 15 14 13 12 14 15 82
4   Alex Yang Ret 14 12 14 11 13 13 15 Ret Ret Ret 14 15 12 13 16 14 56
5   Zene Okazaki 13 15 15 15 13 12 14 14 Ret 14 29
6   Takamitsu Matsui 10 11 24
7   Masayuki Ueda Ret Ret 11 15 13 15
8   Katsuaki Kubota 14 17 Ret 2
Pos Driver SUZ1 FUJ1 OKA1 SUZ2 FUJ2 MOT OKA2 SUG Points


References edit

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