As a result of Formula 3 naming regulations by the FIA, on 13 August 2019, series promoter Japan Race Promotion (jp), split from the Regional Formula 3 formula and rebranded their series as Super Formula Lights to comply with FIA regulations, and remain as the Super Formula feeder championship since the series is prohibited from using "Formula 3" (which belongs to the FIA for the European-based FIA Formula 3 Championship) and "Formula Regional" (which all regional Formula 3 series are being renamed by the 2020 season, first with the Formula Regional European Championship in 2019 for Europe, and the renaming of the North American F3 championship from Formula 3 Americas to Formula Regional Americas Championship). The Series will adopt Euroformula Open Championship regulations.[1]
With the rebranding of the series to Super Formula Lights, the Japanese Formula 3 championship officially ended after 41 years. The Japan Formula 3 Association will continue to run the new championship as stated on 28 February 2020.[2][3]
The first Formula Three championship to take place in Japan was held by Nippon Formula 3 Association (Japanese Formula 3 Association) in 1979, which was won by Toshio Suzuki. By 1981, it had evolved into a national-level series, the Japanese Championship, and was organised by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF).
Foreign drivers' participation has increased since the 1980s and the majority of champions have been foreign since the beginning of the 1990s.
Since 2008 a two-tier championship system was adopted as a bid to increase driver and team participation. The "Championship" class was open to cars conforming to the current three-year cycle, whilst the lower tier "National" class was open to cars meeting the previous three-year cycle and using the spec Toyota engine.
Prior to the changing of super license requirements for the 2016 Formula One season onward, the series used to be one of the four major Formula Three championships that guaranteed the winner an FIA Super Licence.[4] Under the new requirements the winner of the championship earns 10 points towards their super license, with drivers finishing from 2nd to 5th in the final standings receiving a smaller number of points.[5]
Equipment
All competitors in the championship use Dallara chassis, as of 2010.
Like most Formula Three championships, competitors in the Japanese Championship are permitted to use any eligible chassis.
Chassis:
Only Dallara chassis have been used since 2007. In the past, March, Reynard, Ralt, and Japanese manufacturers like TOM'S and Dome also had supplied chassis.
Hankook will supply tyres in 2009 as the series' sole supplier.[6]Bridgestone, Dunlop and Yokohama had supplied tyres until 1987. In 1988, Bridgestone took place of the series' sole tyre supplier and supplied until 2008.
^Thukral, Rachit; Tanaka, Ken (17 August 2019). "All-Japan F3 rebranded as Super Formula Lights". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
^"About Japanese Super Formula Lights Championship". Super Formula Lights. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
^"Super Formula Lights series champion will be privileged to test in the Super Formula". Super Formula Lights. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
^(PDF). FIA. 2007-03-27. pp. Qualifi cation for the Super licence (Article 5.1 iii-f). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2009. Retrieved 2007-07-29.
^Noble, Jonathan (6 January 2015). "FIA reveals details of new F1 superlicence points system — F1 news — AUTOSPORT.com". Autosport. Haymarket. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
^ (in Japanese). All-Japan Formula Three official website. 2008-12-25. Archived from the original on February 3, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
External links
Japan Formula 3 official website – Japanese / English
All-Japan Formula 3 Championship at forix.com
December 28, 2022
japanese, formula, championship, 全日本f3選手権, nihon, senshuken, national, motor, racing, championship, that, takes, place, japan, junior, level, feeder, formula, that, uses, small, single, seater, formula, three, chassis, categorysingle, seaterscountryjapaninaugu. Japanese Formula 3 Championship 全日本F3選手権 Zen nihon F3 Senshuken was a national motor racing championship that takes place in Japan It is a junior level feeder formula that uses small single seater Formula Three chassis Japanese Formula 3 ChampionshipCategorySingle seatersCountryJapanInaugural season1979Folded2019ConstructorsDallaraEngine suppliersToyota TOM SMugen HondaTODA RacingTyre suppliersYokohamaLast Drivers championSacha FenestrazLast Teams championB Max Racing with MotoparkOfficial websitewww wbr j formula3 wbr comAs a result of Formula 3 naming regulations by the FIA on 13 August 2019 series promoter Japan Race Promotion jp split from the Regional Formula 3 formula and rebranded their series as Super Formula Lights to comply with FIA regulations and remain as the Super Formula feeder championship since the series is prohibited from using Formula 3 which belongs to the FIA for the European based FIA Formula 3 Championship and Formula Regional which all regional Formula 3 series are being renamed by the 2020 season first with the Formula Regional European Championship in 2019 for Europe and the renaming of the North American F3 championship from Formula 3 Americas to Formula Regional Americas Championship The Series will adopt Euroformula Open Championship regulations 1 Subsequently the FIA awarded rights to a Formula Regional championship in Japan to K2 promoters of the F4 Japanese Championship which will name their series the Formula Regional Japanese Championship With the rebranding of the series to Super Formula Lights the Japanese Formula 3 championship officially ended after 41 years The Japan Formula 3 Association will continue to run the new championship as stated on 28 February 2020 2 3 Contents 1 History 2 Equipment 3 Champions 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe first Formula Three championship to take place in Japan was held by Nippon Formula 3 Association Japanese Formula 3 Association in 1979 which was won by Toshio Suzuki By 1981 it had evolved into a national level series the Japanese Championship and was organised by the Japan Automobile Federation JAF Foreign drivers participation has increased since the 1980s and the majority of champions have been foreign since the beginning of the 1990s Since 2008 a two tier championship system was adopted as a bid to increase driver and team participation The Championship class was open to cars conforming to the current three year cycle whilst the lower tier National class was open to cars meeting the previous three year cycle and using the spec Toyota engine Prior to the changing of super license requirements for the 2016 Formula One season onward the series used to be one of the four major Formula Three championships that guaranteed the winner an FIA Super Licence 4 Under the new requirements the winner of the championship earns 10 points towards their super license with drivers finishing from 2nd to 5th in the final standings receiving a smaller number of points 5 Equipment Edit All competitors in the championship use Dallara chassis as of 2010 Like most Formula Three championships competitors in the Japanese Championship are permitted to use any eligible chassis Chassis Only Dallara chassis have been used since 2007 In the past March Reynard Ralt and Japanese manufacturers like TOM S and Dome also had supplied chassis Engines Engines are supplied by Toyota TOM S Mugen Honda Toda Racing and ThreeBond Nissan Volkswagen HKS Mitsubishi Fiat and Opel had previously supplied engines Tyres Hankook will supply tyres in 2009 as the series sole supplier 6 Bridgestone Dunlop and Yokohama had supplied tyres until 1987 In 1988 Bridgestone took place of the series sole tyre supplier and supplied until 2008 Champions EditSeason Champion Team Champion National Class Champion1979 ja Toshio Suzuki Heros Racing not held1980 ja Shuroko Sasaki ja Gallop Racing1981 ja Osamu Nakako Hayashi Racing ja 1982 ja Kengo Nakamoto ja Hayashi Racing ja 1983 ja Yoshimasa Fujiwara ja Umeda Racing1984 Shuji Hyoudo Hayashi Racing ja 1985 Koji Sato ja Le Garage Cox Racing1986 Akio Morimoto LeMans Company1987 Ross Cheever TOM S1988 Akihiko Nakaya Le Garage Cox Racing1989 Masahiko Kageyama Leyton House Racing1990 Naoki Hattori Le Garage Cox Racing1991 Paulo Carcasci TOM S1992 ja Anthony Reid Tomei Sport ja 1993 Tom Kristensen TOM S1994 Michael Krumm TOM S1995 Pedro de la Rosa TOM S1996 Juichi Wakisaka Nakajima Racing1997 Tom Coronel TOM S1998 ja Peter Dumbreck TOM S1999 ja Darren Manning TOM S2000 Sebastien Philippe Mugen Dome Project2001 Benoit Treluyer TOM S2002 Takashi Kogure Dome Racing Team2003 James Courtney TOM S2004 Ronnie Quintarelli Inging2005 Joao Paulo de Oliveira TOM S2006 Adrian Sutil TOM S2007 Kazuya Oshima TOM S2008 Carlo van Dam TOM S Hideki Yamauchi2009 Marcus Ericsson TOM S Naoki Yamamoto2010 Yuji Kunimoto TOM S Takashi Kobayashi2011 Yuhi Sekiguchi ThreeBond Racing Katsumasa Chiyo2012 Ryo Hirakawa RSS Daiki Sasaki2013 Yuichi Nakayama TOM S Mitsunori Takaboshi2014 Nobuharu Matsushita TOM S Hiroshi Koizumi ja 2015 Nick Cassidy TOM S Ryo Ogawa2016 Kenta Yamashita TOM S Yoshiaki Katayama2017 Mitsunori Takaboshi B MAX Racing Team Dragon 2018 Sho Tsuboi TOM S Jake Parsons2019 Sacha Fenestraz B Max Racing Team with Motopark Dragon References Edit Thukral Rachit Tanaka Ken 17 August 2019 All Japan F3 rebranded as Super Formula Lights Motorsport com Motorsport Network Retrieved 17 August 2019 About Japanese Super Formula Lights Championship Super Formula Lights 28 February 2020 Retrieved 26 May 2020 Super Formula Lights series champion will be privileged to test in the Super Formula Super Formula Lights 29 February 2020 Retrieved 26 May 2020 APPENDIX L TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPORTING CODE PDF FIA 2007 03 27 pp Qualifi cation for the Super licence Article 5 1 iii f Archived from the original PDF on August 6 2009 Retrieved 2007 07 29 Noble Jonathan 6 January 2015 FIA reveals details of new F1 superlicence points system F1 news AUTOSPORT com Autosport Haymarket Retrieved 15 March 2015 ハンコックタイヤ オフィシャルテストレポート in Japanese All Japan Formula Three official website 2008 12 25 Archived from the original on February 3 2009 Retrieved 2009 02 19 External links EditJapan Formula 3 official website Japanese English All Japan Formula 3 Championship at forix com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Japanese Formula 3 Championship amp oldid 1099585397, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
