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 PetronasTeam 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.
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.
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2014, japanese, formula, championship, previous, 2013, next, 2015, 36th, edition, japanese, formula, championship, held, over, rounds, total, races, commencing, april, suzuka, culminating, october, fuji, speedway, overall, championship, title, hfdp, racing, dr. 2014 Japanese Formula 3 Championship Previous 2013 Next 2015 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 Contents 1 Teams and drivers 2 Race calendar and results 3 Championship standings 3 1 Drivers Championships 3 1 1 Overall 3 1 2 National Class 3 2 Teams Championship 3 3 Engine Tuners Championship 4 References 5 External linksTeams and drivers editAll teams were Japanese registered Team No Driver Class Chassis Engine Rounds Petronas Team TOM S 1 nbsp Takamoto Katsuta 1 C Dallara F312 Toyota TOM S TAZ31 All 36 nbsp Kenta Yamashita 1 C Dallara F314 Toyota TOM S TAZ31 All Toda Racing 2 2 nbsp Shota Kiyohara 3 C Dallara F312 Toda TR F301 All 21 nbsp Sam MacLeod 4 C Dallara F314 Toda TR F301 5 nbsp Dan Wells C 7 Exedy Racing Team 3 nbsp Ai Miura 2 N Dallara F307 Toyota TOM S 3S GE All Hanashima Racing 6 nbsp Hiroshi Koizumi 2 N Dallara F306 Toyota TOM S 3S GE All HFDP Racing 7 nbsp Nobuharu Matsushita 3 C Dallara F312 Mugen Honda MF204D All 8 nbsp Tsubasa Takahashi 3 C Dallara F312 Mugen Honda MF204D All B MAX Racing Team 2 13 nbsp Motoyoshi Yoshida 2 C Dallara F312 Toyota TOM S TAZ31 2 All 30 nbsp Dragon 2 N Dallara F306 Toyota TOM S 3S GE All KCMG 19 nbsp Shohei Yuzawa 2 N Dallara F308 Toyota TOM S 3S GE All B MAX Racing Team with NDDP 2 22 nbsp Mitsunori Takaboshi 5 C Dallara F312 Toyota TOM S TAZ31 2 All 23 nbsp Daiki Sasaki 5 C Dallara F312 Toyota TOM S TAZ31 2 All Tairoku Exceed 28 nbsp Tairoku Yamaguchi 2 N Dallara F306 Toyota TOM S 3S GE All Cerumo INGING Jr 6 38 nbsp Nanin Indra Payoong 2 C Dallara F312 Toyota TOM S TAZ31 All Tochigi Le Beausset Motorsports 62 nbsp Rintaro Kubo 2 N Dallara F308 Toyota TOM S 3S GE All CMS 77 nbsp Masaru Miura 4 N Dallara F306 Toyota TOM S 3S GE 5 7 Icon Class C Championship N NationalRace calendar and results editA 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 R 1 Suzuka Circuit 12 April nbsp Mitsunori Takaboshi nbsp Mitsunori Takaboshi nbsp Kenta Yamashita Petronas Team TOM S nbsp Rintaro Kubo R2 13 April nbsp Kenta Yamashita nbsp Takamoto Katsuta nbsp Mitsunori Takaboshi B MAX Racing Team with NDDP nbsp Ai Miura 2 R1 Twin Ring Motegi 10 May nbsp Nobuharu Matsushita nbsp Mitsunori Takaboshi nbsp Nobuharu Matsushita HFDP Racing nbsp Rintaro Kubo R2 11 May nbsp Nobuharu Matsushita nbsp Kenta Yamashita nbsp Nobuharu Matsushita HFDP Racing nbsp Hiroshi Koizumi R3 nbsp Nobuharu Matsushita nbsp Nobuharu Matsushita HFDP Racing nbsp Rintaro Kubo 3 R1 Okayama International Circuit 14 June nbsp Nobuharu Matsushita nbsp Daiki Sasaki nbsp Daiki Sasaki B MAX Racing Team with NDDP nbsp Hiroshi Koizumi R2 15 June nbsp Takamoto Katsuta nbsp Nobuharu Matsushita nbsp Kenta Yamashita Petronas Team TOM S nbsp Hiroshi Koizumi 4 R1 Fuji Speedway 12 July nbsp Mitsunori Takaboshi nbsp Mitsunori Takaboshi nbsp Mitsunori Takaboshi B MAX Racing Team with NDDP nbsp Rintaro Kubo R2 13 July nbsp Nobuharu Matsushita nbsp Nobuharu Matsushita nbsp Nobuharu Matsushita HFDP Racing nbsp Hiroshi Koizumi 5 R1 Twin Ring Motegi 23 August nbsp Shota Kiyohara nbsp Takamoto Katsuta nbsp Takamoto Katsuta Petronas Team TOM S nbsp Hiroshi Koizumi R2 24 August nbsp Mitsunori Takaboshi nbsp Daiki Sasaki nbsp Mitsunori Takaboshi B MAX Racing Team with NDDP nbsp Hiroshi Koizumi 6 R1 Sportsland SUGO 27 September nbsp Nobuharu Matsushita nbsp Nobuharu Matsushita nbsp Nobuharu Matsushita HFDP Racing nbsp Tairoku Yamaguchi R2 28 September nbsp Mitsunori Takaboshi nbsp Mitsunori Takaboshi nbsp Nobuharu Matsushita HFDP Racing nbsp Rintaro Kubo 7 R1 Fuji Speedway 11 October nbsp Daiki Sasaki nbsp Daiki Sasaki nbsp Takamoto Katsuta Petronas Team TOM S nbsp Hiroshi Koizumi R2 12 October nbsp Daiki Sasaki nbsp Takamoto Katsuta nbsp Daiki Sasaki B MAX Racing Team with NDDP nbsp Hiroshi KoizumiChampionship standings editDrivers Championships edit Points were awarded as follows 1 2 3 4 5 6 PP FL 10 7 5 3 2 1 1 1 Overall edit Pos Driver SUZ MOT1 OKA FUJ1 MOT2 SUG FUJ2 Points 1 nbsp Nobuharu Matsushita 4 4 1 1 1 2 14 4 1 4 2 1 1 5 3 102 2 nbsp Kenta Yamashita 1 3 2 2 2 5 1 2 2 3 6 6 2 3 2 90 3 nbsp Mitsunori Takaboshi 2 1 3 4 4 3 4 1 4 2 1 4 Ret 4 5 82 4 nbsp Takamoto Katsuta 3 2 4 3 3 4 3 6 5 1 3 2 3 1 4 80 5 nbsp Daiki Sasaki 7 6 6 5 5 1 2 3 3 6 4 5 5 2 1 63 6 nbsp Shota Kiyohara 5 8 5 6 7 6 6 5 6 Ret 5 3 4 6 6 23 7 nbsp Tsubasa Takahashi 6 5 8 7 Ret 8 7 7 Ret 5 8 8 7 7 8 5 8 nbsp Nanin Indra Payoong 8 7 7 8 6 7 5 Ret Ret 7 9 7 6 8 7 4 nbsp Hiroshi Koizumi 10 11 10 9 11 9 8 10 7 8 10 NC 11 9 10 0 nbsp Rintaro Kubo 9 10 9 12 8 10 13 8 Ret 10 11 Ret 8 12 Ret 0 nbsp Ai Miura 11 9 11 Ret 10 14 11 11 8 9 14 Ret 12 Ret 12 0 nbsp Tairoku Yamaguchi 12 12 12 10 9 12 10 9 11 11 12 9 Ret 13 11 0 nbsp Shohei Yuzawa 15 14 14 11 12 11 9 12 9 Ret 13 10 9 11 Ret 0 nbsp Dan Wells 10 9 0 nbsp Dragon 13 13 13 13 14 13 12 13 10 13 16 11 10 15 14 0 nbsp Motoyoshi Yoshida 14 14 15 Ret 13 15 15 14 12 14 15 12 13 14 13 0 nbsp Masaru Miura 12 17 16 15 0 Guest drivers ineligible for points nbsp Sam MacLeod Ret 7 Pos Driver SUZ MOT1 OKA FUJ1 MOT2 SUG FUJ2 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 PoleItalics Fastest Lap National Class edit Pos Driver SUZ MOT1 OKA FUJ1 MOT2 SUG FUJ2 Points 1 nbsp Hiroshi Koizumi 10 11 10 9 11 9 8 10 7 8 10 NC 11 9 10 124 2 nbsp Rintaro Kubo 9 10 9 12 8 10 13 8 Ret 10 11 Ret 8 12 Ret 97 3 nbsp Tairoku Yamaguchi 12 12 12 10 9 12 10 9 11 11 12 9 Ret 13 11 69 4 nbsp Ai Miura 11 9 11 Ret 10 14 11 11 8 9 14 Ret 12 Ret 12 55 5 nbsp Shohei Yuzawa 15 14 14 11 12 11 9 12 9 Ret 13 10 9 11 Ret 55 6 nbsp Dragon 13 13 13 13 14 13 12 13 10 13 16 11 10 15 14 33 7 nbsp Masaru Miura 12 17 16 15 4 Pos Driver SUZ MOT1 OKA FUJ1 MOT2 SUG FUJ2 Points Teams Championship edit 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 edit 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 PointsReferences edit a b Toyota Outlines Its Motorsports Activities for 2014 Toyota Motor Corporation Toyota Motor Corporation 30 January 2014 Archived from the original on 3 March 2014 Retrieved 3 February 2014 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n 2014全日本F3選手権シーズンプレビュー 再び 激戦の予感 Japanese Formula 3 Championship Japanese Formula 3 Association 1 March 2014 Archived from the original on 11 March 2014 Retrieved 11 March 2013 a b c 2014 Honda Global Motor Sports Activities Automobile PDF PDF Honda Motor Co Ltd Honda Motor Co Ltd 7 February 2014 Retrieved 7 February 2014 a b Japan Formula Three Motegi Entry list PDF Japanese Formula 3 Championship Japanese Formula 3 Association 9 August 2014 Retrieved 9 August 2014 a b 2014年モータースポーツ活動計画を発表 Nissan Motorsports 14 February 2014 Archived from the original on 22 February 2014 Retrieved 14 February 2014 2014全日本F3選手権 開幕前合同テストいよいよスタート Japanese Formula 3 Championship Japanese Formula 3 Association 11 March 2014 Archived from the original on 11 March 2014 Retrieved 11 March 2013 2014年日本選手権カレンダーについて PDF Japan Automobile Federation 8 November 2013 Archived from the original PDF on 13 December 2013 Retrieved 3 February 2014 2014全日本F3選手権シリーズ第14戦 第15戦の WEC第5戦 富士6時間耐久レース への編入開催決定について Japan Automobile Federation 10 June 2014 Archived from the original on 14 July 2014 Retrieved 11 June 2014 External links editOfficial website in Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2014 Japanese Formula 3 Championship amp oldid 1162819839, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
