2014 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

The 2014 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 36th edition of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. It was held over 7 rounds and a total of 15 races, commencing on 12 April at Suzuka and culminating on 12 October at Fuji Speedway.

The overall championship title was won by HFDP Racing driver Nobuharu Matsushita, clinching the title with a fifth-place finish during the first race of the final meeting at Fuji. Matsushita claimed 6 wins during the season, including a hat-trick at the first Motegi meeting, and ultimately won the championship by 12 points, ahead of Kenta Yamashita, who was driving for Petronas Team TOM'S. Yamashita finished each of the first five races on the podium, and ultimately finished all bar three races on the podium during 2014; however, he was only able to win two races, winning the season opener at Suzuka as well as a race at Okayama. Third place in the championship went to Mitsunori Takaboshi, who won three races for the B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP. The remaining race victories were taken by Yamashita's team-mate Takamoto Katsuta and Daiki Sasaki (B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP), with each driver taking two wins. Petronas Team TOM'S did, however, take the teams' championship by 12 points ahead of the B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP. TOM'S also comfortable won the engine tuners' championship, 39 points clear of M-TEC.

The National class title was taken by Hanashima Racing and their driver Hiroshi Koizumi, after eight victories during the season; he also recorded the best finish for any of the drivers in the class, recording a seventh-place finish at the first Fuji meeting. Koizumi finished 27 points clear of Tochigi Le Beausset Motorsports' Rintaro Kubo, who won 5 races. Tairoku Yamaguchi finished a further 28 points in arrears, and was the only other race winner in the class, taking his sole triumph at Sugo.

Teams and drivers

All teams were Japanese-registered.

Team No. Driver Class Chassis Engine Rounds
Petronas Team TOM'S 1 Japan Takamoto Katsuta[1] C Dallara F312 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 All
36 Japan Kenta Yamashita[1] C Dallara F314 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 All
Toda Racing[2] 2 Japan Shota Kiyohara[3] C Dallara F312 Toda TR-F301 All
21 United Kingdom Sam MacLeod[4] C Dallara F314 Toda TR-F301 5
United Kingdom Dan Wells C 7
Exedy Racing Team 3 Japan Ai Miura[2] N Dallara F307 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE All
Hanashima Racing 6 Japan Hiroshi Koizumi[2] N Dallara F306 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE All
HFDP Racing 7 Japan Nobuharu Matsushita[3] C Dallara F312 Mugen-Honda MF204D All
8 Japan Tsubasa Takahashi[3] C Dallara F312 Mugen-Honda MF204D All
B-MAX Racing Team[2] 13 Japan Motoyoshi Yoshida[2] C Dallara F312 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31[2] All
30 Japan "Dragon"[2] N Dallara F306 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE All
KCMG 19 Japan Shohei Yuzawa[2] N Dallara F308 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE All
B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP[2] 22 Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi[5] C Dallara F312 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31[2] All
23 Japan Daiki Sasaki[5] C Dallara F312 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31[2] All
Tairoku Exceed 28 Japan Tairoku Yamaguchi[2] N Dallara F306 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE All
Cerumo INGING Jr[6] 38 Thailand Nanin Indra-Payoong[2] C Dallara F312 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 All
Tochigi Le Beausset Motorsports 62 Japan Rintaro Kubo[2] N Dallara F308 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE All
CMS 77 Japan Masaru Miura[4] N Dallara F306 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE 5, 7
Icon Class
C Championship
N National

Race calendar and results

A provisional calendar for the 2014 season was released on 8 November 2013.[7] On 10 June 2014 it was announced that the series would add two races in support of the FIA World Endurance Championship round at Fuji.[8] All races were held in Japan.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team National winner
1 R1 Suzuka Circuit 12 April Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi Japan Kenta Yamashita Petronas Team TOM'S Japan Rintaro Kubo
R2 13 April Japan Kenta Yamashita Japan Takamoto Katsuta Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP Japan Ai Miura
2 R1 Twin Ring Motegi 10 May Japan Nobuharu Matsushita Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi Japan Nobuharu Matsushita HFDP Racing Japan Rintaro Kubo
R2 11 May Japan Nobuharu Matsushita Japan Kenta Yamashita Japan Nobuharu Matsushita HFDP Racing Japan Hiroshi Koizumi
R3 Japan Nobuharu Matsushita Japan Nobuharu Matsushita HFDP Racing Japan Rintaro Kubo
3 R1 Okayama International Circuit 14 June Japan Nobuharu Matsushita Japan Daiki Sasaki Japan Daiki Sasaki B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP Japan Hiroshi Koizumi
R2 15 June Japan Takamoto Katsuta Japan Nobuharu Matsushita Japan Kenta Yamashita Petronas Team TOM'S Japan Hiroshi Koizumi
4 R1 Fuji Speedway 12 July Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP Japan Rintaro Kubo
R2 13 July Japan Nobuharu Matsushita Japan Nobuharu Matsushita Japan Nobuharu Matsushita HFDP Racing Japan Hiroshi Koizumi
5 R1 Twin Ring Motegi 23 August Japan Shota Kiyohara Japan Takamoto Katsuta Japan Takamoto Katsuta Petronas Team TOM'S Japan Hiroshi Koizumi
R2 24 August Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi Japan Daiki Sasaki Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP Japan Hiroshi Koizumi
6 R1 Sportsland SUGO 27 September Japan Nobuharu Matsushita Japan Nobuharu Matsushita Japan Nobuharu Matsushita HFDP Racing Japan Tairoku Yamaguchi
R2 28 September Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi Japan Nobuharu Matsushita HFDP Racing Japan Rintaro Kubo
7 R1 Fuji Speedway 11 October Japan Daiki Sasaki Japan Daiki Sasaki Japan Takamoto Katsuta Petronas Team TOM'S Japan Hiroshi Koizumi
R2 12 October Japan Daiki Sasaki Japan Takamoto Katsuta Japan Daiki Sasaki B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP Japan Hiroshi Koizumi

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

Overall
Pos Driver SUZ MOT1 OKA FUJ1 MOT2 SUG FUJ2 Points
1 Japan Nobuharu Matsushita 4 4 1 1 1 2 14 4 1 4 2 1 1 5 3 102
2 Japan Kenta Yamashita 1 3 2 2 2 5 1 2 2 3 6 6 2 3 2 90
3 Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi 2 1 3 4 4 3 4 1 4 2 1 4 Ret 4 5 82
4 Japan Takamoto Katsuta 3 2 4 3 3 4 3 6 5 1 3 2 3 1 4 80
5 Japan Daiki Sasaki 7 6 6 5 5 1 2 3 3 6 4 5 5 2 1 63
6 Japan Shota Kiyohara 5 8 5 6 7 6 6 5 6 Ret 5 3 4 6 6 23
7 Japan Tsubasa Takahashi 6 5 8 7 Ret 8 7 7 Ret 5 8 8 7 7 8 5
8 Thailand Nanin Indra-Payoong 8 7 7 8 6 7 5 Ret Ret 7 9 7 6 8 7 4
Japan Hiroshi Koizumi 10 11 10 9 11 9 8 10 7 8 10 NC 11 9 10 0
Japan Rintaro Kubo 9 10 9 12 8 10 13 8 Ret 10 11 Ret 8 12 Ret 0
Japan Ai Miura 11 9 11 Ret 10 14 11 11 8 9 14 Ret 12 Ret 12 0
Japan Tairoku Yamaguchi 12 12 12 10 9 12 10 9 11 11 12 9 Ret 13 11 0
Japan Shohei Yuzawa 15 14 14 11 12 11 9 12 9 Ret 13 10 9 11 Ret 0
United Kingdom Dan Wells 10 9 0
Japan "Dragon" 13 13 13 13 14 13 12 13 10 13 16 11 10 15 14 0
Japan Motoyoshi Yoshida 14 14 15 Ret 13 15 15 14 12 14 15 12 13 14 13 0
Japan Masaru Miura 12 17 16 15 0
Guest drivers ineligible for points
United Kingdom Sam MacLeod Ret 7
Pos Driver SUZ MOT1 OKA FUJ1 MOT2 SUG FUJ2 Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird 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 practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

National Class
Pos Driver SUZ MOT1 OKA FUJ1 MOT2 SUG FUJ2 Points
1 Japan Hiroshi Koizumi 10 11 10 9 11 9 8 10 7 8 10 NC 11 9 10 124
2 Japan Rintaro Kubo 9 10 9 12 8 10 13 8 Ret 10 11 Ret 8 12 Ret 97
3 Japan Tairoku Yamaguchi 12 12 12 10 9 12 10 9 11 11 12 9 Ret 13 11 69
4 Japan Ai Miura 11 9 11 Ret 10 14 11 11 8 9 14 Ret 12 Ret 12 55
5 Japan Shohei Yuzawa 15 14 14 11 12 11 9 12 9 Ret 13 10 9 11 Ret 55
6 Japan "Dragon" 13 13 13 13 14 13 12 13 10 13 16 11 10 15 14 33
7 Japan Masaru Miura 12 17 16 15 4
Pos Driver SUZ MOT1 OKA FUJ1 MOT2 SUG FUJ2 Points

Teams' Championship
  • Points were awarded as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6
10 7 5 3 2 1
Pos Team SUZ MOT1 OKA FUJ1 MOT2 SUG FUJ2 Points
1 Petronas Team TOM'S 1 2 2 2 2 4 1 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 2 111
2 B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP 2 1 3 4 4 1 2 1 3 2 1 4 5 2 1 99
3 HFDP Racing 4 4 1 1 1 2 7 4 1 4 2 1 1 5 3 93
4 Toda Racing 5 8 5 6 7 6 6 5 6 Ret 5 3 4 6 6 22
5 Cerumo INGING Jr 8 7 7 8 6 7 5 Ret Ret 7 9 7 6 8 7 4
Hanashima Racing 10 11 10 9 11 9 8 10 7 8 10 Ret 11 9 10 0
Tochigi Le Beausset Motorsports 9 10 9 12 8 10 13 8 Ret 10 11 Ret 8 12 Ret 0
Exedy Racing Team 11 9 11 Ret 10 14 11 11 8 9 14 Ret 12 Ret 12 0
Tairoku Exceed 12 12 12 10 9 12 10 9 11 11 12 9 Ret 13 11 0
KCMG 15 14 14 11 12 11 9 12 9 Ret 13 10 9 11 Ret 0
B-MAX Racing Team 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 13 10 13 15 11 10 14 13 0
CMS 12 17 16 15 0
Pos Team SUZ MOT1 OKA FUJ1 MOT2 SUG FUJ2 Points

Engine Tuners' Championship
Pos Tuner SUZ MOT1 OKA FUJ1 MOT2 SUG FUJ2 Points
1 TOM'S 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 132
2 M-TEC 4 4 1 1 1 2 7 4 1 4 2 1 1 5 3 93
3 Toda Racing 5 8 5 6 7 6 6 5 6 Ret 5 3 4 6 6 22
Pos Tuner SUZ MOT1 OKA FUJ1 MOT2 SUG FUJ2 Points

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