2015 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

The 2015 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 37th edition of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship.

2015 Japanese Formula 3 Championship
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Teams and drivers

All teams were Japanese-registered.

Team No. Driver Class Chassis Engine Rounds
Toda Racing 2 Keishi Ishikawa[1] C Dallara F312 Toda TR-F301 All
Exedy Racing Team 3 Ai Miura[2] N Dallara F307 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE All
KRC Hanashima Racing 5 Alex Yang[3] N Dallara F306 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE All
HFDP Racing 7 Nirei Fukuzumi[1] C Dallara F312 Mugen-Honda MF204D All
8 Tsubasa Takahashi[1] C Dallara F312 Mugen-Honda MF204D All
RSS with B-MAX Racing Team[4] 13 Motoyoshi Yoshida[4] C Dallara F312 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 1–5
N Dallara F306 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE 6
FSC Motorsport 18 Guillaume Cunnington[3] N Dallara F307 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE 1–3, 6–8
KCMG 19 Struan Moore[5] C Dallara F312 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 All
B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP 22 Lucas Ordóñez[6] C Dallara F312 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 1–3, 5–8
Daiki Sasaki[7] 4
23 Mitsunori Takaboshi[6] C Dallara F315 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 All
Tairoku Hanashima Racing 28 Tairoku Yamaguchi[3] C Dallara F312 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 All
B-MAX Racing Team[4] 30 "Dragon"[4] N Dallara F308 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE All
50 Katsumasa Chiyo C Dallara F312 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 6
Yuhi Sekiguchi[8] 7–8
Petronas Team TOM'S 36 Kenta Yamashita[9] C Dallara F312 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 All
37 Nick Cassidy[10] C Dallara F314 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 All
TOM'S 38 Ryo Ogawa[11] N Dallara F306 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE All
CMS 77 Masaru Miura[3] N Dallara F306 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE All
Icon Class
C Championship
N National

Race calendar and results

A provisional calendar for the 2015 season.[12] All races are scheduled to be held in Japan.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team National winner Supporting
1 R1 Suzuka Circuit 18 April Nick Cassidy Nick Cassidy Mitsunori Takaboshi B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP Ai Miura Super Formula
R2 19 April Nick Cassidy Nick Cassidy Nick Cassidy Petronas Team TOM'S Ryo Ogawa
2 R1 Twin Ring Motegi 9 May Kenta Yamashita Mitsunori Takaboshi Nick Cassidy Petronas Team TOM'S Ai Miura
R2 10 May Kenta Yamashita Mitsunori Takaboshi Kenta Yamashita Petronas Team TOM'S Ryo Ogawa
R3 Kenta Yamashita Kenta Yamashita Petronas Team TOM'S Ryo Ogawa
3 R1 Okayama International Circuit 23 May Nick Cassidy Nick Cassidy Nick Cassidy Petronas Team TOM'S Ryo Ogawa Super Formula
R2 24 May Kenta Yamashita Kenta Yamashita Kenta Yamashita Petronas Team TOM'S Ryo Ogawa
4 R1 Fuji Speedway 6 June Nirei Fukuzumi Nick Cassidy Kenta Yamashita Petronas Team TOM'S Ryo Ogawa The One–Make Race Festival
R2 7 June Nick Cassidy Kenta Yamashita Nick Cassidy Petronas Team TOM'S Ryo Ogawa
5 R1 Okayama International Circuit 27 June Kenta Yamashita Kenta Yamashita Mitsunori Takaboshi B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP Ai Miura GT Asia Series
R2 28 June Kenta Yamashita Kenta Yamashita Mitsunori Takaboshi B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP Ryo Ogawa
6 R1 Fuji Speedway 18 July Nick Cassidy Nirei Fukuzumi Nick Cassidy Petronas Team TOM'S Ryo Ogawa Super Formula
R2 19 July Mitsunori Takaboshi Nick Cassidy Kenta Yamashita Petronas Team TOM'S Ryo Ogawa
7 R1 Twin Ring Motegi 22 August Nirei Fukuzumi Nirei Fukuzumi Nirei Fukuzumi HFDP Racing Ryo Ogawa Super Formula
R2 23 August Nirei Fukuzumi Nirei Fukuzumi Nirei Fukuzumi HFDP Racing Ryo Ogawa
8 R1 Sportsland SUGO 17 October Nick Cassidy Nick Cassidy Nick Cassidy Petronas Team TOM'S Ryo Ogawa Super Formula
R2 18 October Nick Cassidy Nick Cassidy Nick Cassidy Petronas Team TOM'S Ryo Ogawa

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

Overall
Pos Driver SUZ MOT1 OKA1 FUJ1 OKA2 FUJ2 MOT2 SUG Points
1 Nick Cassidy 10 1 1 3 3 1 2 2 1 5 4 1 2 2 5 1 1 129
2 Kenta Yamashita 16 3 2 1 1 8 1 1 3 2 2 5 1 3 2 4 3 113
3 Mitsunori Takaboshi 1 2 3 2 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 3 Ret 4 3 5 8 92
4 Nirei Fukuzumi 5 7 4 4 2 7 5 5 4 4 5 2 3 1 1 3 5 72
5 Lucas Ordóñez 4 5 6 6 6 2 4 3 3 9 6 9 Ret 2 2 43
6 Tsubasa Takahashi 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 8 4 Ret 8 6 8 6 22
7 Keishi Ishikawa 2 6 8 8 7 13 Ret 6 6 6 6 8 7 6 4 6 4 20
8 Struan Moore 6 8 7 7 8 4 7 8 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 9 7 6
9 Daiki Sasaki 4 5 5
10 Katsumasa Chiyo 6 4 4
11 Yuhi Sekiguchi 5 Ret 7 9 2
12 Tairoku Yamaguchi 7 9 9 9 9 6 8 9 9 8 9 10 8 10 8 10 12 1
Ai Miura 8 11 10 11 11 Ret 10 11 11 10 11 12 10 12 10 12 11 0
Ryo Ogawa 9 10 11 10 10 9 9 10 10 11 10 11 9 11 9 11 10 0
Alex Yang 13 15 Ret 14 14 10 13 Ret 15 15 Ret 14 13 Ret 12 Ret 15 0
"Dragon" 11 12 12 12 12 Ret 11 12 12 12 12 13 11 13 11 13 13 0
Motoyoshi Yoshida 12 14 14 Ret Ret 11 12 13 13 14 14 17 14 0
Masaru Miura 14 13 13 13 13 12 Ret 14 14 13 13 15 12 14 13 14 Ret 0
Guillaume Cunnington 15 16 15 15 Ret WD WD 16 15 NC Ret 15 14 0
Pos Driver SUZ MOT1 OKA1 FUJ1 OKA2 FUJ2 MOT2 SUG Points
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

National Class
Pos Driver SUZ MOT1 OKA1 FUJ1 OKA2 FUJ2 MOT2 SUG Points
1 Ryo Ogawa 9 10 11 10 10 9 9 10 10 11 10 11 9 11 9 168
2 Ai Miura 8 11 10 11 11 Ret 10 11 11 10 11 12 10 12 10 109
3 "Dragon" 11 12 12 12 12 Ret 11 12 12 12 12 13 11 13 11 70
4 Masaru Miura 14 13 13 13 13 12 Ret 14 14 13 13 15 12 14 13 41
5 Alex Yang 13 15 Ret 14 14 10 13 Ret 15 15 Ret 14 13 Ret 12 31
6 Guillaume Cunnington 15 16 15 15 Ret WD WD 16 15 NC Ret 6
7 Motoyoshi Yoshida 17 14 1
Pos Driver SUZ MOT1 OKA1 FUJ1 OKA2 FUJ2 MOT2 SUG Points

Teams' Championship
  • Points are awarded as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6
10 7 5 3 2 1
Pos Tuner SUZ MOT1 OKA1 FUJ1 OKA2 FUJ2 MOT2 SUG Points
1 Petronas Team TOM'S 10 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 128
2 B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP 1 2 3 2 4 2 3 3 2 1 1 3 6 4 3 90
3 HFDP Racing 3 4 4 4 2 5 5 5 4 4 5 2 3 1 1 67
4 Toda Racing 2 6 8 8 7 13 Ret 6 6 6 6 8 7 6 4 16
5 KCMG 6 8 7 7 8 4 7 8 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 6
6 B-MAX Racing Team 11 12 12 12 12 Ret 11 12 12 12 12 6 4 5 11 6
7 Tairoku Hanashima Racing 7 9 9 9 9 6 8 9 9 8 9 10 8 10 8 1
Exedy Racing Team 8 11 10 11 11 Ret 10 11 11 10 11 12 10 12 10 0
TOM'S 9 10 11 10 10 9 9 10 10 11 10 11 9 11 9 0
KRC Hanashima Racing 13 15 Ret 14 14 10 13 Ret 15 15 Ret 14 13 Ret 12 0
RSS with B-MAX Racing Team 12 14 14 Ret Ret 11 12 13 13 14 14 17 14 0
CMS 14 13 13 13 13 12 Ret 14 14 13 13 15 12 14 13 0
FSC Motorsport 15 16 15 15 Ret WD WD 16 15 NC Ret 0
Poo Driver SUZ MOT1 OKA1 FUJ1 OKA2 FUJ2 MOT2 SUG Points

Engine Tuners' Championship
Pos Tuner SUZ MOT1 OKA1 FUJ1 OKA2 FUJ2 MOT2 SUG Points
1 TOM'S 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 144
2 M-TEC 3 4 4 4 2 5 5 5 4 4 5 2 3 1 1 67
3 Toda Racing 2 6 8 8 7 13 Ret 6 6 6 6 8 7 6 4 16
Pos Tuner SUZ MOT1 OKA1 FUJ1 OKA2 FUJ2 MOT2 SUG Points

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