2011 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

The 2011 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 33rd edition of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. It commenced on May 14 at Suzuka and ended on September 24 at Sportsland SUGO after 16 races held at seven race meetings. It had been due to start there on 16 April, but was delayed due to the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in March.

2011 Japanese Formula 3 Championship
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Teams and drivers

All teams were Japanese-registered.

Team No. Driver Class Chassis[N 1] Engine Rounds
Petronas Team TOM'S
TOM'S Spirit		 1 Naoya Gamou[1] C F308 Toyota 1AZ-FE All
36 Richard Bradley[1] C F308 All
37 Yuichi Nakayama[1] N F306 Toyota 3S-GE All
Hanashima Racing 5 Hideki Yamauchi[1] C F308 Toyota 1AZ-FE All
6 Motoaki Ishikawa[1] N F306 Toyota 3S-GE 1–4
Hiroshi Koizumi[2] 6–7
HFDP Racing 7 Kazuki Miura[3] N F307 Toyota 3S-GE All
8 Tomoki Nojiri[3] N F307 All
ThreeBond Racing 12 Hironobu Yasuda[1] C F309 Nissan SR20VE All
SGC by KCMG 19 Naoki Nishimoto[1] C F306 Toyota 3S-GE 1–4
Matt Howson[4] 5–7
20 Gary Thompson[1] N F307 All
NDDP Racing 22 Daiki Sasaki[5] N F306 Toyota 3S-GE All
23 Katsumasa Chiyo[5] N F306 All
B-MAX Engineering 50 Yuhi Sekiguchi[6] C F308 Toyota 1AZ-FE 2–7
CMS Motor Sports Project 72 Makoto Kanai[2] N F306 Toyota 3S-GE 6
77 Tatsuru Noro[6] N F306 2–4, 7
Icon Class
C Championship
N National
Notes
  1. All drivers competed in Dallara chassis; model listed.

Race calendar and results
  • All races were held in Japan.
Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team National Class winner
1 R1 Suzuka Circuit 14 May Hironobu Yasuda Hideki Yamauchi Hideki Yamauchi Hanashima Racing Tomoki Nojiri
R2 15 May Hideki Yamauchi Hideki Yamauchi Hironobu Yasuda ThreeBond Racing Katsumasa Chiyo
2 R1 Fuji Speedway 11 June Hironobu Yasuda Yuhi Sekiguchi Yuhi Sekiguchi B-MAX Engineering Yuichi Nakayama
R2 12 June Hironobu Yasuda Yuhi Sekiguchi Hironobu Yasuda ThreeBond Racing Katsumasa Chiyo
R3 Hironobu Yasuda Naoya Gamou Petronas Team TOM'S Tomoki Nojiri
3 R1 Fuji Speedway 16 July Yuhi Sekiguchi Yuhi Sekiguchi Yuhi Sekiguchi B-MAX Engineering Kazuki Miura
R2 17 July Yuhi Sekiguchi Yuhi Sekiguchi Hironobu Yasuda ThreeBond Racing Yuichi Nakayama
4 R1 Twin Ring Motegi 6 August Yuhi Sekiguchi Yuhi Sekiguchi Yuhi Sekiguchi B-MAX Engineering Katsumasa Chiyo
R2 7 August Yuhi Sekiguchi Yuhi Sekiguchi Yuhi Sekiguchi B-MAX Engineering Gary Thompson
5 R1 Okayama International Circuit 27 August Yuhi Sekiguchi Hironobu Yasuda Hironobu Yasuda ThreeBond Racing Tomoki Nojiri
R2 28 August Yuhi Sekiguchi Hideki Yamauchi Hideki Yamauchi Hanashima Racing Yuichi Nakayama
6 R1 Suzuka Circuit 3 September Round cancelled due to Typhoon Talas
R2 4 September
7 R1 Sportsland SUGO 24 September Hideki Yamauchi Yuhi Sekiguchi Hideki Yamauchi Hanashima Racing Katsumasa Chiyo
R2 25 September Yuhi Sekiguchi Yuhi Sekiguchi Yuhi Sekiguchi B-MAX Engineering Daiki Sasaki
R3 Naoya Gamou Yuhi Sekiguchi B-MAX Engineering Katsumasa Chiyo

Championship standings

Drivers' Championships
  • Points are awarded as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6 PP FL
10 7 5 3 2 1 1 1
Pos Driver SUZ FUJ FUJ MOT OKA SUZ SUG Pts
Championship Class
1 Yuhi Sekiguchi 1 3 12 1 7 1 1 2 3 C C 3 1 1 100
2 Hironobu Yasuda 8 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 1 2 C C 2 7 4 99
3 Hideki Yamauchi 1 2 4 2 3 Ret 2 5 3 Ret 1 C C 1 4 3 79
4 Naoya Gamou 2 3 3 4 1 3 3 2 4 6 12 C C 13 3 2 71
5 Richard Bradley 3 4 11 5 4 4 Ret 4 Ret Ret 4 C C 12 2 5 36
6 Naoki Nishimoto 7 6 12 6 9 5 4 13 5 17
7 Matt Howson 9 5 C C 14 Ret 6 7
National Class
1 Katsumasa Chiyo Ret 5 7 7 7 9 Ret 6 8 10 8 C C 4 6 7 89
2 Tomoki Nojiri 4 7 6 8 5 8 8 8 11 3 10 C C 7 8 10 89
3 Yuichi Nakayama 9 10 5 11 8 7 5 7 7 4 6 C C 5 Ret 9 83
4 Daiki Sasaki 6 8 9 12 10 11 6 9 10 7 7 C C 8 5 8 58
5 Gary Thompson 5 11 10 9 6 10 10 14 6 5 9 C C 6 Ret 12 52
6 Kazuki Miura 10 9 8 10 11 6 9 10 9 8 11 C C 9 9 11 41
7 Tatsuru Noro 13 13 13 12 12 11 12 11 10 14 3
8 Motoaki Ishikawa 11 12 14 14 14 13 11 12 13 2
9 Hiroshi Koizumi C C 10 11 13 1
Makoto Kanai C C 0
Pos Driver SUZ FUJ FUJ MOT OKA SUZ SUG Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' Championships
  • Points are awarded for races as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6
10 7 5 3 2 1
Pos Team SUZ FUJ FUJ MOT OKA SUZ SUG Pts
Championship Class
1 ThreeBond Racing 8 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 1 2 C C 2 7 4 94
2 B-MAX Engineering 1 3 12 1 7 1 1 2 3 C C 3 1 1 85
3 Petronas Team TOM'S 2 3 3 4 1 3 3 2 4 6 4 C C 12 2 2 75
4 Hanashima Racing 1 2 4 2 3 Ret 2 5 3 Ret 1 C C 1 4 3 74
5 SGC by KCMG 7 6 12 6 9 5 4 13 5 9 5 C C 14 Ret 6 24
National Class
1 NDDP Racing 6 5 7 7 7 9 6 6 8 7 7 C C 4 5 7 100
2 HFDP Racing 4 7 6 8 5 6 8 8 9 3 10 C C 7 8 10 87
3 TOM'S Spirit 9 10 5 11 8 7 5 7 7 4 6 C C 5 Ret 9 80
4 SGC by KCMG 5 11 10 9 6 10 10 14 6 5 9 C C 6 Ret 12 49
5 CMS Motor Sports Project 13 13 13 12 12 11 12 C C 11 10 14 3
6 Hanashima Racing 11 12 14 14 14 13 11 12 13 C C 10 11 13 3
Pos Team SUZ FUJ FUJ MOT OKA SUZ SUG Pts

Engine Tuners' Championship
  • Points are awarded for races as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6
10 7 5 3 2 1
Pos Engine SUZ FUJ FUJ MOT OKA SUZ SUG Pts
1 TOM'S (Toyota) 2 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 2 3 C C 3 1 1 109
2 Tomei (Nissan) 8 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 1 2 C C 2 7 4 94
3 Hanashima (Toyota) 1 2 4 2 3 Ret 2 5 3 Ret 1 C C 1 4 3 74
Pos Engine SUZ FUJ FUJ MOT OKA SUZ SUG Pts

References
  1. 開幕ラウンド占有走行 [Travel round the opening possession]. Japanese Formula 3 Championship (in Japanese). Japanese Formula 3 Association. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
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  3. "2011年Hondaモータースポーツ活動の概要" [In 2011 Honda Motorsports Overview]. honda.co.jp (in Japanese). Honda. 4 February 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  4. シリーズ第10戦/第11戦 岡山大会参加一覧 [List of participants Okayama Convention Round 10 / Round 11]. Japanese Formula 3 Championship (in Japanese). Japanese Formula 3 Association. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
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