2009 All-Japan Formula Three season

2009 All-Japan Formula Three Championship season
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The 2009 All-Japan Formula Three season was the 31st All-Japan Formula Three Championship championship season. It commenced on April 4, 2009 and ended on September 27.

Marcus Ericsson became the first Swedish champion, after a title battle which went down to the final round in Sportsland SUGO. Ericsson won with 112 points, beating his teammates Takuto Iguchi with 103 points, and Yuji Kunimoto with 97 points.[1]

Contents

Teams and drivers

Team No Driver Class Chassis Engine Rounds
Petronas Team TOM'S 1 Marcus Ericsson[2] C Dallara F308 Toyota-TOM'S All
36 Takuto Iguchi C Dallara F308 Toyota-TOM'S All
37 Yuji Kunimoto C Dallara F308 Toyota-TOM'S All
Toda Racing 2 Kei Cozzolino C Dallara F308 Mugen-Honda All
Hanashima Racing 5 Katsuaki Kubota N Dallara F306 Toyota-TOM'S All
HFDP Racing 7 Naoki Yamamoto N Dallara F307 Toyota-TOM'S All
8 Takashi Kobayashi N Dallara F307 Toyota-TOM'S All
ThreeBond Racing 12 Hironobu Yasuda C Dallara F309 Nismo Nissan All
Aim Sports 18 Yuhi Sekiguchi N Dallara F307/305 Toyota-TOM'S 1–7
Ryuji Yamamoto 8
Achievement by KCMG 19 Yoshitaka Kuroda N Dallara F307 Toyota-TOM'S All
20 Alexandre Imperatori N Dallara F307 Toyota-TOM'S All
Team Nova 22 Katsumasa Chiyo N Dallara F306 Toyota-TOM'S All
23 Kimiya Sato N Dallara F306 Toyota-TOM'S All
Now Motor Sport 33 Yuki Iwasaki C Dallara F308 Toyota-TOM'S All
Denso Team Le Beausset 62 Koki Saga C Dallara F308 Toyota-TOM'S All
CMS Motor Sports Project 77 Tatsuru Noro N Dallara F306 Toyota-TOM'S 1, 4, 6, 8
Hiroshi Koizumi 2–3, 5, 7
Icon Class
C Championship
N National

Race calendar and results

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Fuji Speedway April 4 Marcus Ericsson Marcus Ericsson Takuto Iguchi Petronas Team TOM'S
R2 April 5 Takuto Iguchi Marcus Ericsson Takuto Iguchi Petronas Team TOM'S
2 R1 Okayama International Circuit April 25 Hironobu Yasuda Marcus Ericsson Takuto Iguchi Petronas Team TOM'S
R2 April 26 Yuji Kunimoto Kimiya Sato Hironobu Yasuda ThreeBond Racing
3 R1 Suzuka Circuit May 16 Alexandre Imperatori Yuji Kunimoto Marcus Ericsson Petronas Team TOM'S
R2 May 17 Yuji Kunimoto Takuto Iguchi Yuji Kunimoto Petronas Team TOM'S
4 R1 Fuji Speedway June 27 Yuji Kunimoto Marcus Ericsson Yuji Kunimoto Petronas Team TOM'S
R2 June 28 Marcus Ericsson Yuji Kunimoto Marcus Ericsson Petronas Team TOM'S
5 R1 Suzuka Circuit July 11 Kei Cozzolino Marcus Ericsson Yuji Kunimoto Petronas Team TOM'S
R2 July 12 Marcus Ericsson Marcus Ericsson Marcus Ericsson Petronas Team TOM'S
6 R1 Twin Ring Motegi August 8 Marcus Ericsson Marcus Ericsson Marcus Ericsson Petronas Team TOM'S
R2 August 9 Kei Cozzolino Kei Cozzolino Kei Cozzolino Toda Racing
7 R1 Autopolis August 29 Takuto Iguchi Takuto Iguchi Takuto Iguchi Petronas Team TOM'S
R2 August 30 Takuto Iguchi Takuto Iguchi Takuto Iguchi Petronas Team TOM'S
8 R1 Sportsland SUGO September 26 Yuji Kunimoto Marcus Ericsson Yuji Kunimoto Petronas Team TOM'S
R2 September 27 Marcus Ericsson Marcus Ericsson Marcus Ericsson Petronas Team TOM'S

Standings

Championship Class

1 2 3 4 5 6 PP FL
10 7 5 3 2 1 1 1
Pos Driver FUJ
1
 FUJ
2
 OKA
1
 OKA
2
 SUZ
1
 SUZ
2
 FUJ
1
 FUJ
2
 SUZ
1
 SUZ
2
 MOT
1
 MOT
2
 AUT
1
 AUT
2
 SUG
1
 SUG
2
 Pts
1 Marcus Ericsson 2 3 10 10 1 2 2 1 5 1 1 5 2 6 2 1 112
2 Takuto Iguchi 1 1 1 9 2 3 3 2 6 2 3 4 1 1 3 Ret 103
3 Yuji Kunimoto 3 2 2 8 3 1 1 3 1 4 5 2 5 7 1 3 97
4 Kei Cozzolino 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 Ret 2 5 2 1 4 3 4 4 66
5 Hironobu Yasuda 7 16 5 1 4 4 Ret 4 3 Ret 4 3 6 2 5 2 53
6 Koki Saga 5 5 11 14 Ret 6 4 5 4 3 6 6 3 4 6 12 30
7 Yuki Iwasaki 6 6 9 2 DNQ DNQ 6 14 7 6 7 7 7 5 7 11 18
National Class
Yuhi Sekiguchi 8 7 3 5 12 14 15 Ret 11 12 10 12 Ret 12 0
Kimiya Sato 11 9 7 3 7 11 10 6 10 8 12 10 9 13 8 8 0
Naoki Yamamoto 12 8 Ret 6 8 7 7 8 12 7 8 8 8 8 12 5 0
Alexandre Imperatori 14 10 8 15 6 9 8 13 8 11 9 9 12 9 9 13 0
Takashi Kobayashi 9 11 6 7 11 10 9 9 9 9 13 14 11 10 13 7 0
Katsumasa Chiyo 10 12 Ret 11 9 8 11 7 14 14 11 11 10 11 Ret 6 0
Yoshitaka Kuroda 13 13 12 13 10 12 12 10 13 10 14 13 13 14 10 10 0
Katsuaki Kubota 16 14 13 16 Ret 13 14 12 16 15 Ret 15 Ret 16 14 Ret 0
Ryuji Yamamoto 12 9 0
Hiroshi Koizumi 14 12 13 Ret 15 13 14 15 0
Tatsuru Noro 15 15 13 11 15 Ret 15 14 0
Pos Driver FUJ
1
 FUJ
2
 OKA
1
 OKA
2
 SUZ
1
 SUZ
2
 FUJ
1
 FUJ
2
 SUZ
1
 SUZ
2
 MOT
1
 MOT
2
 AUT
1
 AUT
2
 SUG
1
 SUG
2
 Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Finished, in points
Blue Finished, no points
Not classified (NC)
Purple Did not finish (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 participate
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams Standings

1 2 3 4 5 6
10 7 5 3 2 1
Pos Driver FUJ
1
 FUJ
2
 OKA
1
 OKA
2
 SUZ
1
 SUZ
2
 FUJ
1
 FUJ
2
 SUZ
1
 SUZ
2
 MOT
1
 MOT
2
 AUT
1
 AUT
2
 SUG
1
 SUG
2
 Pts
1 Petronas Team TOM'S 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 150
2 Toda Racing 4 4 3 3 5 5 5 Ret 2 5 2 1 4 3 4 4 62
3 ThreeBond Racing 7 7 4 1 4 4 Ret 4 3 Ret 4 3 6 2 5 2 52
4 Denso Team Le Beausset 5 5 7 7 Ret 6 4 5 4 3 6 6 3 4 6 6 30
5 Now Motor Sport 6 6 5 2 DNQ DNQ 6 6 7 6 7 7 7 5 7 5 18
Pos Driver FUJ
1
 FUJ
2
 OKA
1
 OKA
2
 SUZ
1
 SUZ
2
 FUJ
1
 FUJ
2
 SUZ
1
 SUZ
2
 MOT
1
 MOT
2
 AUT
1
 AUT
2
 SUG
1
 SUG
2
 Pts

Engine Tuners Standings

1 2 3 4 5 6
10 7 5 3 2 1
Pos Driver FUJ
1
 FUJ
2
 OKA
1
 OKA
2
 SUZ
1
 SUZ
2
 FUJ
1
 FUJ
2
 SUZ
1
 SUZ
2
 MOT
1
 MOT
2
 AUT
1
 AUT
2
 SUG
1
 SUG
2
 Pts
1 Toyota-TOM'S 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 154
2 Mugen-Honda 4 4 3 3 5 5 5 Ret 2 5 2 1 4 3 4 4 62
3 Nismo Nissan 7 7 4 1 4 4 Ret 4 3 Ret 4 3 6 2 5 2 52
4 Toyota 5 5 7 7 Ret 6 4 5 4 3 6 6 3 4 6 6 30
Pos Driver FUJ
1
 FUJ
2
 OKA
1
 OKA
2
 SUZ
1
 SUZ
2
 FUJ
1
 FUJ
2
 SUZ
1
 SUZ
2
 MOT
1
 MOT
2
 AUT
1
 AUT
2
 SUG
1
 SUG
2
 Pts

National Class

1 2 3 4 5 6 PP FL
10 7 5 3 2 1 1 1
Pos Driver FUJ
1
 FUJ
2
 OKA
1
 OKA
2
 SUZ
1
 SUZ
2
 FUJ
1
 FUJ
2
 SUZ
1
 SUZ
2
 MOT
1
 MOT
2
 AUT
1
 AUT
2
 SUG
1
 SUG
2
 Pts
1 Naoki Yamamoto 5 2 Ret 3 3 1 1 3 5 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 121
2 Kimiya Sato 4 3 3 1 2 5 4 1 3 2 5 3 2 6 1 4 89
3 Alexandre Imperatori 7 4 4 8 1 3 2 8 1 5 2 2 5 2 2 7 75
4 Takashi Kobayashi 2 5 2 4 6 4 3 4 2 3 6 7 4 3 6 3 62
5 Yuhi Sekiguchi 1 1 1 2 7 8 9 Ret 4 6 3 5 Ret 5 57
6 Katsumasa Chiyo 3 6 Ret 5 4 2 5 2 7 8 4 4 3 4 Ret 2 48
7 Yoshitaka Kuroda 6 7 5 7 5 6 6 5 6 4 7 6 6 7 3 6 21
8 Ryuji Yamamoto 5 5 4
9 Katsuaki Kubota 9 8 6 9 Ret 7 8 7 9 9 Ret 8 Ret 9 7 Ret 1
10 Tatsuru Noro 8 9 7 6 8 Ret 8 8 1
11 Hiroshi Koizumi 7 6 8 Ret 8 7 7 8 1
Pos Driver FUJ
1
 FUJ
2
 OKA
1
 OKA
2
 SUZ
1
 SUZ
2
 FUJ
1
 FUJ
2
 SUZ
1
 SUZ
2
 MOT
1
 MOT
2
 AUT
1
 AUT
2
 SUG
1
 SUG
2
 Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Finished, in points
Blue Finished, no points
Not classified (NC)
Purple Did not finish (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 participate
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams Standings

1 2 3 4 5 6
10 7 5 3 2 1
Pos Driver FUJ
1
 FUJ
2
 OKA
1
 OKA
2
 SUZ
1
 SUZ
2
 FUJ
1
 FUJ
2
 SUZ
1
 SUZ
2
 MOT
1
 MOT
2
 AUT
1
 AUT
2
 SUG
1
 SUG
2
 Pts
1 HFDP Racing 2 2 2 3 3 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 126
2 Team Nova 3 3 3 1 2 2 4 1 3 2 4 3 2 4 1 2 99
3 Achievement by KCMG 6 4 4 7 1 3 2 5 1 4 2 2 5 2 2 6 75
4 Aim Sports 1 1 1 2 7 8 9 Ret 4 6 3 5 Ret 5 5 5 54
5 CMS Motor Sports Project 8 9 7 6 8 Ret 7 6 8 7 8 Ret 7 8 8 8 2
6 Hanashima Racing 9 8 6 9 Ret 7 8 7 9 9 Ret 8 Ret 9 7 Ret 1
Pos Driver FUJ
1
 FUJ
2
 OKA
1
 OKA
2
 SUZ
1
 SUZ
2
 FUJ
1
 FUJ
2
 SUZ
1
 SUZ
2
 MOT
1
 MOT
2
 AUT
1
 AUT
2
 SUG
1
 SUG
2
 Pts

References

  1. ^ Bradshaw, Ann (2009-09-27). "Marcus Ericsson is the New Japanese Formula 3 Champion". marcusericssonracing.com. http://www.marcusericssonracing.com/news.aspx?id=36. Retrieved 2009-10-05. 
  2. ^ "Marcus Ericsson moves east". marcusericssonracing.com. 2008-12-04. http://www.marcusericssonracing.com/news.aspx?id=28. Retrieved 2009-10-05. 

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