2015 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

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

Teams and drivers

All teams were Japanese-registered.

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

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 New Zealand Nick Cassidy New Zealand Nick Cassidy Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP Japan Ai Miura Super Formula
R2 19 April New Zealand Nick Cassidy New Zealand Nick Cassidy New Zealand Nick Cassidy Petronas Team TOM'S Japan Ryo Ogawa
2 R1 Twin Ring Motegi 9 May Japan Kenta Yamashita Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi New Zealand Nick Cassidy Petronas Team TOM'S Japan Ai Miura
R2 10 May Japan Kenta Yamashita Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi Japan Kenta Yamashita Petronas Team TOM'S Japan Ryo Ogawa
R3 Japan Kenta Yamashita Japan Kenta Yamashita Petronas Team TOM'S Japan Ryo Ogawa
3 R1 Okayama International Circuit 23 May New Zealand Nick Cassidy New Zealand Nick Cassidy New Zealand Nick Cassidy Petronas Team TOM'S Japan Ryo Ogawa Super Formula
R2 24 May Japan Kenta Yamashita Japan Kenta Yamashita Japan Kenta Yamashita Petronas Team TOM'S Japan Ryo Ogawa
4 R1 Fuji Speedway 6 June Japan Nirei Fukuzumi New Zealand Nick Cassidy Japan Kenta Yamashita Petronas Team TOM'S Japan Ryo Ogawa The One–Make Race Festival
R2 7 June New Zealand Nick Cassidy Japan Kenta Yamashita New Zealand Nick Cassidy Petronas Team TOM'S Japan Ryo Ogawa
5 R1 Okayama International Circuit 27 June Japan Kenta Yamashita Japan Kenta Yamashita Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP Japan Ai Miura GT Asia Series
R2 28 June Japan Kenta Yamashita Japan Kenta Yamashita Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP Japan Ryo Ogawa
6 R1 Fuji Speedway 18 July New Zealand Nick Cassidy Japan Nirei Fukuzumi New Zealand Nick Cassidy Petronas Team TOM'S Japan Ryo Ogawa Super Formula
R2 19 July Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi New Zealand Nick Cassidy Japan Kenta Yamashita Petronas Team TOM'S Japan Ryo Ogawa
7 R1 Twin Ring Motegi 22 August Japan Nirei Fukuzumi Japan Nirei Fukuzumi Japan Nirei Fukuzumi Honda Formula Dream Project Racing Japan Ryo Ogawa Super Formula
R2 23 August Japan Nirei Fukuzumi Japan Nirei Fukuzumi Japan Nirei Fukuzumi Honda Formula Dream Project Racing Japan Ryo Ogawa
8 R1 Sportsland SUGO 17 October New Zealand Nick Cassidy New Zealand Nick Cassidy New Zealand Nick Cassidy Petronas Team TOM'S Japan Ryo Ogawa Super Formula
R2 18 October New Zealand Nick Cassidy New Zealand Nick Cassidy New Zealand Nick Cassidy Petronas Team TOM'S Japan 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 New Zealand Nick Cassidy 10 1 1 3 3 1 2 2 1 5 4 1 2 2 5 1 1 129
2 Japan Kenta Yamashita 16 3 2 1 1 8 1 1 3 2 2 5 1 3 2 4 3 113
3 Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi 1 2 3 2 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 3 Ret 4 3 5 8 92
4 Japan Nirei Fukuzumi 5 7 4 4 2 7 5 5 4 4 5 2 3 1 1 3 5 72
5 Spain Lucas Ordóñez 4 5 6 6 6 2 4 3 3 9 6 9 Ret 2 2 43
6 Japan Tsubasa Takahashi 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 8 4 Ret 8 6 8 6 22
7 Japan Keishi Ishikawa 2 6 8 8 7 13 Ret 6 6 6 6 8 7 6 4 6 4 20
8 United Kingdom Struan Moore 6 8 7 7 8 4 7 8 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 9 7 6
9 Japan Daiki Sasaki 4 5 5
10 Japan Katsumasa Chiyo 6 4 4
11 Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi 5 Ret 7 9 2
12 Japan Tairoku Yamaguchi 7 9 9 9 9 6 8 9 9 8 9 10 8 10 8 10 12 1
Japan Ai Miura 8 11 10 11 11 Ret 10 11 11 10 11 12 10 12 10 12 11 0
Japan Ryo Ogawa 9 10 11 10 10 9 9 10 10 11 10 11 9 11 9 11 10 0
China Alex Yang 13 15 Ret 14 14 10 13 Ret 15 15 Ret 14 13 Ret 12 Ret 15 0
Japan "Dragon" 11 12 12 12 12 Ret 11 12 12 12 12 13 11 13 11 13 13 0
Japan Motoyoshi Yoshida 12 14 14 Ret Ret 11 12 13 13 14 14 17 14 0
Japan Masaru Miura 14 13 13 13 13 12 Ret 14 14 13 13 15 12 14 13 14 Ret 0
France 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
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

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