The 2013 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 35th edition of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. It was the first Formula Three championship that accepted new FIA Formula 3 engine rules.
Teams and drivers All teams were Japanese-registered. Team Chassis Engine Driver Rounds Championship Class Toda Racing Dallara F312 Toda TR-F301 2 Tomoki Nojiri All Racing Dallara F312 Mugen-Honda MF204D 7 Nobuharu Matsushita All 8 Shota Kiyohara All B-Max Engineering Dallara F312 Toda TR-F301 13 Motoyoshi Yoshida All 50 Katsumasa Chiyo All Toyota TOM'S 1AZ-FE 45 Yuhi Sekiguchi 7 Petronas Team TOM'S Dallara F312 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 36 Yuichi Nakayama 1–6 Toyota TOM'S 1AZ-FE 7 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 37 Takamoto Katsuta All National Class Hanashima Racing Dallara F306 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE 6 Hiroshi Koizumi All Team Nova with Nippon IMM Dallara F306 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE 11 Shohei Yuzawa All KCMG Dallara F308 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE 19 Ryosuke Takehira 2 NDDP Racing Dallara F306 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE 23 Mitsunori Takaboshi All B-Max Engineering Dallara F306 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE 30 "Dragon" All TOM'S Spirit Dallara F306 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE 38 Nanin Indra-Payoong All Tochigi Le Beausset Motorsports Dallara F308 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE 62 Ryo Ogawa 3–5
Race calendar and results All rounds were held in Japan. Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Suzuka Circuit 13 April Yuichi Nakayama Yuichi Nakayama Takamoto Katsuta Petronas Team TOM'S Mitsunori Takaboshi R2 14 April Yuichi Nakayama Yuichi Nakayama Yuichi Nakayama Petronas Team TOM'S Mitsunori Takaboshi 2 R1 Twin Ring Motegi 11 May Yuichi Nakayama Yuichi Nakayama Yuichi Nakayama Petronas Team TOM'S Mitsunori Takaboshi R2 12 May Yuichi Nakayama Yuichi Nakayama Yuichi Nakayama Petronas Team TOM'S Mitsunori Takaboshi R3 Yuichi Nakayama Yuichi Nakayama Petronas Team TOM'S Mitsunori Takaboshi 3 R1 Okayama International Circuit 29 June Takamoto Katsuta Takamoto Katsuta Yuichi Nakayama Petronas Team TOM'S Mitsunori Takaboshi R2 30 June Yuichi Nakayama Yuichi Nakayama Yuichi Nakayama Petronas Team TOM'S Mitsunori Takaboshi 4 R1 Fuji Speedway 13 July Yuichi Nakayama Takamoto Katsuta Takamoto Katsuta Petronas Team TOM'S Nanin Indra-Payoong R2 14 July Yuichi Nakayama Yuichi Nakayama Yuichi Nakayama Petronas Team TOM'S Mitsunori Takaboshi 5 R1 Twin Ring Motegi 3 August Yuichi Nakayama Yuichi Nakayama Yuichi Nakayama Petronas Team TOM'S Mitsunori Takaboshi R2 4 August Yuichi Nakayama Yuichi Nakayama Yuichi Nakayama Petronas Team TOM'S Nanin Indra-Payoong 6 R1 Sportsland SUGO 28 September Yuichi Nakayama Yuichi Nakayama Yuichi Nakayama Petronas Team TOM'S Mitsunori Takaboshi R2 29 September Yuichi Nakayama Yuichi Nakayama Yuichi Nakayama Petronas Team TOM'S Nanin Indra-Payoong 7 R1 Fuji Speedway 19 October Katsumasa Chiyo Katsumasa Chiyo Katsumasa Chiyo B-Max Engineering Nanin Indra-Payoong R2 20 October Takamoto Katsuta Katsumasa Chiyo Katsumasa Chiyo B-Max Engineering Mitsunori Takaboshi
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 MOT OKA FUJ MOT SUG FUJ Points 1 Yuichi Nakayama 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 WD WD 146 2 Takamoto Katsuta 1 2 2 2 2 Ret 2 1 2 6 6 Ret DNS 3 2 80 3 Katsumasa Chiyo 5 3 4 6 3 3 4 6 DSQ 2 2 2 4 1 1 72 4 Tomoki Nojiri 6 6 3 4 6 2 3 3 6 3 3 Ret 2 6 4 50 5 Nobuharu Matsushita 4 5 5 3 5 Ret Ret 5 3 5 4 3 3 2 Ret 43 6 Shota Kiyohara 3 4 6 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 6 39 7 Mitsunori Takaboshi 7 7 7 7 7 5 6 8 5 7 8 5 7 8 5 9 8 Yuhi Sekiguchi 5 3 7 9 Nanin Indra-Payoong 8 8 8 9 8 7 7 7 7 11 7 6 6 7 7 2 10 Ryo Ogawa 6 DNS 10 DSQ Ret DNS 111 Hiroshi Koizumi Ret 9 10 10 10 10 DNS 9 8 Ret 9 7 8 9 8 012 Shohei Yuzawa Ret 10 11 12 11 8 8 13 9 10 10 8 Ret 12 10 013 Motoyoshi Yoshida Ret 12 Ret 13 13 Ret 9 11 11 8 12 9 Ret 11 11 014 Ryosuke Takehira 9 8 9 015 "Dragon" 9 11 12 11 12 9 Ret 12 10 9 11 Ret 9 10 9 0 Pos Driver SUZ MOT OKA FUJ MOT SUG FUJ PointsBold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap
National Class Pos Driver SUZ MOT OKA FUJ MOT SUG FUJ Points 1 Mitsunori Takaboshi 7 7 7 7 7 5 6 8 5 7 8 5 7 8 5 163 2 Nanin Indra-Payoong 8 8 8 9 8 7 7 7 7 11 7 6 6 7 7 113 3 Hiroshi Koizumi Ret 9 10 10 10 10 DNS 9 8 Ret 9 7 8 9 8 50 4 "Dragon" 9 11 12 11 12 9 Ret 12 10 9 11 Ret 9 10 9 35 5 Shohei Yuzawa Ret 10 11 12 11 8 8 13 9 10 10 8 Ret 12 10 35 6 Ryosuke Takehira 9 8 9 17 7 Ryo Ogawa 6 DNS 10 DSQ Ret DNS 10 Pos Driver SUZ MOT OKA FUJ MOT SUG FUJ Points
Teams' Championship Points are awarded as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 7 5 3 2 1
Pos Team SUZ MOT OKA FUJ MOT SUG FUJ Points 1 Petronas Team TOM'S 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 142 2 B-Max Engineering 5 3 4 6 3 3 4 6 10 2 2 2 4 1 1 69 3 HFDP Racing 3 4 5 3 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 3 3 2 6 55 4 Toda Racing 6 6 3 4 6 2 3 3 6 3 3 Ret 2 6 4 50 5NDDP Racing 7 7 7 7 7 5 6 8 5 7 8 5 7 8 5 9 6TOM'S Spirit 8 8 8 9 8 7 7 7 7 11 7 6 6 7 7 2 7Tochigi Le Beausset Motorsports 6 DNS 10 DSQ Ret DNS 1NCHanashima Racing Ret 9 10 10 10 10 DNS 9 8 Ret 9 7 8 9 8 0NCTeam Nova with Nippon IMM Ret 10 11 12 11 8 8 13 9 10 10 8 Ret 12 10 0NCKCMG 9 8 9 0 Pos Team SUZ MOT OKA FUJ MOT SUG FUJ Points
Engine Tuners' Championship Pos Tuner SUZ MOT OKA FUJ MOT SUG FUJ Points 1 TOM'S 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 142 2 Toda Racing 5 3 3 4 3 2 3 3 6 2 2 2 2 1 1 86 3 M-TEC 3 4 5 3 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 3 3 2 6 55 Pos Tuner SUZ MOT OKA FUJ MOT SUG FUJ Points
References
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