2010 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

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Yuji Kunimoto won ten of the first eleven races of the season to secure the championship.

The 2010 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 32nd edition of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. It commenced on April 17 at Suzuka and ended on October 17 at Autopolis after 16 races held at eight race meetings.

All the Championship Class titles were secured at the Okayama meeting in September, with Yuji Kunimoto securing the drivers' title with five races to spare. The TOM'S driver had recorded a series record ten consecutive wins to start the season before finishing second to team-mate Rafael Suzuki in round 11 to secure the title.[1] Despite not winning another race after clinching the title, Kunimoto still finished 58 points ahead of closest rival Yuhi Sekiguchi of ThreeBond Racing. Sekiguchi failed to win a race, but finished eleven races on the podium and overhauled Suzuki for the runner-up position. Suzuki had taken three wins in succession – two at Okayama and one at Sugo but failed to take part in either race at the final round at Autopolis in order to prioritise his commitments for the Macau Grand Prix the following month.[2]

Koki Saga finished fourth, taking his first two victories in Formula Three at the final meeting at Autopolis, while Alexandre Imperatori finished fifth. The only other race-winner was Hideki Yamauchi, who took six podium finishes – including a win at Sugo – in his eight starts. Suzuki's first win at Okayama also gave TOM'S the teams title and the engine tuners championship, having amassed a maximum score up to round 14. ThreeBond Racing finished runners-up in the teams' championship, while Hanashima Racing's Toyota engines finished second in the tuners' championship.

In the National Class, the championship battle revolved around two drivers, HFDP Racing's Takashi Kobayashi and TOM'S Spirit driver Naoya Gamou, with the championship race going down to the final meeting at Autopolis. Kobayashi's sixth win of the season in the first race of the weekend, coupled with a Gamou retirement allowed Kobayashi to clinch the title with a race to spare. Gamou took eight wins on the season – including seven in succession at Fuji along with doubles at Motegi, Okayama and Sugo – but finished three points in arrears of Kobayashi. Third place went to Team Le Beausset's Katsumasa Chiyo, who won at the first Motegi meeting and fourth went to the other race-winner, Team Nova's Kimiya Sato, who won at the second Fuji meeting. As well as Kobayashi's drivers' championship, HFDP Racing clinched the teams' championship by five points ahead of TOM'S Spirit.

Teams and drivers

  • The provisional entry list for the series was released on March 10, 2010.[3] All teams were Japanese-registered.
Team No Driver Chassis[N 1] Engine Rounds
Championship Class
Petronas Team TOM'S
TOM'S Spirit 		1 Template:Flagicon Yuji Kunimoto[3] F308 Toyota 1AZ-FE All
36 Template:Flagicon Rafael Suzuki[4] F308 1–7
Toda Racing 2 Template:Flagicon Alexandre Imperatori[3] F308 Mugen-Honda MF204C All
Hanashima Racing 5 Template:Flagicon Hiroki Yoshida[3] F308 Toyota 1AZ-FE 1–2
Template:Flagicon Katsuaki Kubota[3] 3–4
Template:Flagicon Hideki Yamauchi[3] 5–8
ThreeBond Racing 12 Template:Flagicon Yuhi Sekiguchi[3] F308 Nissan SR20VE All
Denso Team Le Beausset 62 Template:Flagicon Koki Saga[3] F308 Toyota 1AZ-FE All
National Class
Hanashima Racing 6 Template:Flagicon Katsuaki Kubota[3] F306 Toyota 3S-GE 7
Template:Flagicon Hiroki Yoshida[3] 8
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8 Template:Flagicon Takashi Kobayashi[5] F307 All
Aim Sports 18 Template:Flagicon Tsubasa Mekaru[3] F307/305 Toyota 3S-GE 1–3
Achievement by KCMG 19 Template:Flagicon Yoshitaka Kuroda[3] F307 Toyota 3S-GE All
20 Template:Flagicon Gary Thompson[6] F306 All
21 Template:Flagicon Hajime Oonami[3] F305 1–3
Template:Flagicon Yousuke Morishita[7] 4, 7
Team Nova 22 Template:Flagicon Daiki Sasaki[3] F306 Toyota 3S-GE All
23 Template:Flagicon Kimiya Sato[3] F306 All
Petronas Team TOM'S
TOM'S Spirit 		37 Template:Flagicon Naoya Gamou[3] F306 Toyota 3S-GE All
Denso Team Le Beausset 63 Template:Flagicon Katsumasa Chiyo[3] F305 Toyota 3S-GE All
CMS Motor Sports Project 77 Template:Flagicon Hiroshi Koizumi[3] F306 Toyota 3S-GE 1, 4–5
Template:Flagicon Tatsuru Noro[3] 2–3, 7
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Race calendar and results

  • All races were held in Japan, and were in support of Formula Nippon at all rounds except the first Fuji round and Okayama.
Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team National Class winner
1 R1 Suzuka Circuit 17 April Template:Flagicon Yuji Kunimoto Template:Flagicon Yuji Kunimoto Template:Flagicon Yuji Kunimoto Petronas Team TOM'S Template:Flagicon Takashi Kobayashi
R2 18 April Template:Flagicon Koki Saga Template:Flagicon Yuji Kunimoto Template:Flagicon Yuji Kunimoto Petronas Team TOM'S Template:Flagicon Takashi Kobayashi
2 R1 Twin Ring Motegi 22 May Template:Flagicon Yuji Kunimoto Template:Flagicon Yuji Kunimoto Template:Flagicon Yuji Kunimoto Petronas Team TOM'S Template:Flagicon Katsumasa Chiyo
R2 23 May Template:Flagicon Yuji Kunimoto Template:Flagicon Yuji Kunimoto Template:Flagicon Yuji Kunimoto Petronas Team TOM'S Template:Flagicon Takashi Kobayashi
3 R1 Fuji Speedway 12 June Template:Flagicon Yuji Kunimoto Template:Flagicon Yuji Kunimoto Template:Flagicon Yuji Kunimoto Petronas Team TOM'S Template:Flagicon Takashi Kobayashi
R2 13 June Template:Flagicon Yuji Kunimoto Template:Flagicon Yuji Kunimoto Template:Flagicon Yuji Kunimoto Petronas Team TOM'S Template:Flagicon Takashi Kobayashi
4 R1 Fuji Speedway 17 July Template:Flagicon Yuji Kunimoto Template:Flagicon Yuji Kunimoto Template:Flagicon Yuji Kunimoto Petronas Team TOM'S Template:Flagicon Kimiya Sato
R2 18 July Template:Flagicon Yuji Kunimoto Template:Flagicon Yuji Kunimoto Template:Flagicon Yuji Kunimoto Petronas Team TOM'S Template:Flagicon Naoya Gamou
5 R1 Twin Ring Motegi 7 August Template:Flagicon Yuji Kunimoto Template:Flagicon Yuhi Sekiguchi Template:Flagicon Yuji Kunimoto Petronas Team TOM'S Template:Flagicon Naoya Gamou
R2 8 August Template:Flagicon Yuji Kunimoto Template:Flagicon Yuji Kunimoto Template:Flagicon Yuji Kunimoto Petronas Team TOM'S Template:Flagicon Naoya Gamou
6 R1 Okayama International Circuit 4 September Template:Flagicon Hideki Yamauchi Template:Flagicon Yuhi Sekiguchi Template:Flagicon Rafael Suzuki Petronas Team TOM'S Template:Flagicon Naoya Gamou
R2 5 September Template:Flagicon Rafael Suzuki Template:Flagicon Rafael Suzuki Template:Flagicon Rafael Suzuki Petronas Team TOM'S Template:Flagicon Naoya Gamou
7 R1 Sportsland SUGO 25 September Template:Flagicon Hideki Yamauchi Template:Flagicon Yuhi Sekiguchi Template:Flagicon Rafael Suzuki Petronas Team TOM'S Template:Flagicon Naoya Gamou
R2 26 September Template:Flagicon Hideki Yamauchi Template:Flagicon Yuji Kunimoto Template:Flagicon Hideki Yamauchi Hanashima Racing Template:Flagicon Naoya Gamou
8 R1 Autopolis 16 October Template:Flagicon Hideki Yamauchi Template:Flagicon Koki Saga Template:Flagicon Koki Saga Denso Team Le Beausset Template:Flagicon Takashi Kobayashi
R2 17 October Template:Flagicon Hideki Yamauchi Template:Flagicon Koki Saga Template:Flagicon Koki Saga Denso Team Le Beausset Template:Flagicon Naoya Gamou

Championship standings

Drivers' Championships

  • Points were awarded as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6 PP FL
10 7 5 3 2 1 1 1
Pos Driver SUZ MOT FUJ FUJ MOT OKA SUG AUT Pts
Championship Class
1 Template:Flagicon Yuji Kunimoto 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 3 4 5 Ret 139
2 Template:Flagicon Yuhi Sekiguchi 5 4 2 3 2 3 2 4 2 2 3 2 Ret 11 3 2 81
3 Template:Flagicon Rafael Suzuki 4 3 5 4 3 2 3 2 6 4 1 1 1 3 78
4 Template:Flagicon Koki Saga 2 2 4 7 5 5 5 5 4 6 4 5 15 2 1 1 68
5 Template:Flagicon Alexandre Imperatori 3 17 3 2 4 4 4 3 5 5 5 6 4 5 4 3 52
6 Template:Flagicon Hideki Yamauchi 3 3 8 3 2 1 2 Ret 45
7 Template:Flagicon Hiroki Yoshida 6 5 6 14 5
8 Template:Flagicon Katsuaki Kubota 8 9 16 11 4
National Class
1 Template:Flagicon Takashi Kobayashi 7 6 8 5 6 6 8 7 8 11 7 8 7 10 6 Ret 124
2 Template:Flagicon Naoya Gamou 12 8 Ret 6 7 7 10 6 7 7 6 7 5 6 Ret 4 121
3 Template:Flagicon Katsumasa Chiyo 8 7 7 10 14 Ret 7 9 12 9 11 9 9 9 9 5 66
4 Template:Flagicon Kimiya Sato 10 11 Ret 8 9 DSQ 6 8 10 13 12 11 Ret 7 Ret Ret 43
5 Template:Flagicon Gary Thompson 13 12 10 9 10 10 9 13 13 8 10 14 11 8 Ret 7 33
6 Template:Flagicon Template:Interlanguage link multi 9 13 9 Ret 12 Ret 12 12 11 14 9 10 8 12 Ret 6 31
7 Template:Flagicon Daiki Sasaki 11 10 11 Ret 11 Ret 13 10 9 10 13 12 6 Ret 10 Ret 29
8 Template:Flagicon Yoshitaka Kuroda 16 9 12 11 13 11 11 16 14 12 Ret 13 10 13 7 9 18
9 Template:Flagicon Hiroki Yoshida 8 8 7
10 Template:Flagicon Tsubasa Mekaru 15 14 14 12 16 8 6
11 Template:Flagicon Hajime Oonami 17 16 13 13 15 12 1
12 Template:Flagicon Yousuke Morishita 14 14 12 14 0
13 Template:Flagicon Tatsuru Noro Ret Ret 17 13 13 16 0
14 Template:Flagicon Hiroshi Koizumi 14 15 15 15 15 Ret 0
15 Template:Flagicon Katsuaki Kubota 14 15 0
Pos Driver SUZ MOT FUJ FUJ MOT OKA SUG AUT Pts
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Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' Championships

  • Points were awarded for both races as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6
10 7 5 3 2 1
Pos Team SUZ MOT FUJ FUJ MOT OKA SUG AUT Pts
Championship Class
1 Petronas Team TOM'S 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 5 Ret 137
2 ThreeBond Racing 5 4 2 3 2 3 2 4 2 2 3 2 Ret 11 3 2 78
3 Denso Team Le Beausset 2 2 4 7 5 5 5 5 4 6 4 5 15 2 1 1 65
4 Toda Racing 3 17 3 2 4 4 4 3 5 5 5 6 4 5 4 3 52
5 Hanashima Racing 6 5 6 14 8 9 16 11 3 3 8 3 2 1 2 Ret 49
National Class
1 HFDP Racing 7 6 8 5 6 6 8 7 8 11 7 8 7 10 6 6 114
2 TOM'S Spirit 12 8 Ret 6 7 7 10 6 7 7 6 7 5 6 Ret 4 109
3 Denso Team Le Beausset 8 7 7 10 14 Ret 7 9 12 9 11 9 9 9 9 5 64
4 Team Nova 10 10 11 8 9 Ret 6 8 9 10 12 11 6 7 10 Ret 59
5 Achievement by KCMG 13 9 10 9 10 10 9 13 13 8 10 13 10 8 7 7 44
6 Hanashima Racing 14 15 8 8 7
7 Aim Sports 15 14 14 12 16 8 5
8 CMS Motor Sports Project 14 15 Ret Ret 17 13 15 15 15 Ret 13 16 0
Pos Team SUZ MOT FUJ FUJ MOT OKA SUG AUT Pts

Engine Tuners' Championship

  • Points were awarded for both races as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6
10 7 5 3 2 1
Pos Engine SUZ MOT FUJ FUJ MOT OKA SUG AUT Pts
1 Toyota-TOM'S 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 5 Ret 137
2 Toyota-Hanashima 2 2 4 7 5 5 5 5 3 3 4 3 2 1 1 1 82
3 Nissan-Tomei 5 4 2 3 2 3 2 4 2 2 3 2 Ret 11 3 2 78
4 Mugen-Toda 3 17 3 2 4 4 4 3 5 5 5 6 4 5 4 3 52
Pos Engine SUZ MOT FUJ FUJ MOT OKA SUG AUT Pts

References

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