2007 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

The 2007 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 28th edition of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. It began on 31 March at Fuji and ended on 21 October at Motegi.[1] Local driver Kazuya Oshima took the championship title, winning six from twenty races.[2]

Teams and drivers

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  • All teams were Japanese-registered. All cars were powered by Bridgestone tyres.[3]
Team No Driver Chassis[N 1] Engine Rounds
TOM'S 1 United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis F306 Toyota-TOM'S 1AZ-FE All
36 Japan Kazuya Oshima F306 All
37 Japan Hiroaki Ishiura F307 Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE All
Honda Toda Racing 2 Japan Yuhki Nakayama F307 Toda-Honda MF204C All
Inging Motorsport 3 Brazil Roberto Streit F306 Torii-Toyota 3S-GE All
Honda Team Real 10 Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi F307 Mugen-Honda MF204C All
11 Japan Takuya Izawa F307 All
ThreeBond Racing 12 Estonia Marko Asmer F307 ThreeBond Nissan SR20VE 1–2, 4–5
United Kingdom Ben Clucas 3
Japan Taku Banba 6–7
14 Japan Hironobu Yasuda F306 All
Shion Formula Ltd. 16 Japan Motoaki Ishikawa F306 Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE All
Now Motor Sports 33 Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi F305 Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE All
Denso Team Le Beausset 62 Japan Koki Saga F306 Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE All
Notes
  1. ^ All drivers competed in Dallara chassis; model listed.

Race calendar and results

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Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 31 March Japan Kazuya Oshima United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis TOM'S
R2 1 April Japan Kazuya Oshima Japan Kazuya Oshima Japan Kazuya Oshima TOM'S
2 R1 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 14 April Japan Kazuya Oshima Japan Kazuya Oshima Japan Kazuya Oshima TOM'S
R2 15 April Brazil Roberto Streit Japan Kazuya Oshima Brazil Roberto Streit Inging Motorsport
3 R1 Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi 19 May Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis TOM'S
R2 20 May United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis Brazil Roberto Streit Inging Motorsport
4 R1 Okayama International Circuit 9 June Japan Hiroaki Ishiura Japan Hiroaki Ishiura Japan Hiroaki Ishiura TOM'S
R2 10 June Japan Hiroaki Ishiura Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi TOM'S
5 R1 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 7 July Brazil Roberto Streit Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi Brazil Roberto Streit Inging Motorsport
R2 8 July Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi Japan Kazuya Oshima Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi Honda Team Real
6 R1 Autopolis, Hita 4 August Brazil Roberto Streit Japan Kazuya Oshima Brazil Roberto Streit Inging Motorsport
R2 5 August Japan Kazuya Oshima Japan Hiroaki Ishiura Brazil Roberto Streit Inging Motorsport
R3 Japan Kazuya Oshima Japan Kazuya Oshima Japan Kazuya Oshima TOM'S
7 R1 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 25 August Japan Kazuya Oshima Japan Kazuya Oshima Japan Kazuya Oshima TOM'S
R2 26 August Japan Kazuya Oshima Japan Kazuya Oshima Japan Kazuya Oshima TOM'S
8 R1 Sendai Hi-Land Raceway, Aoba-ku 6 October Brazil Roberto Streit Brazil Roberto Streit Brazil Roberto Streit Inging Motorsport
R2 7 October United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis TOM'S
R3 Japan Hiroaki Ishiura Japan Hiroaki Ishiura Japan Hiroaki Ishiura TOM'S
9 R1 Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi 20 October Brazil Roberto Streit Japan Kazuya Oshima Brazil Roberto Streit Inging Motorsport
R2 21 October Japan Kazuya Oshima Japan Kazuya Oshima Japan Kazuya Oshima TOM'S

Standings

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  • Points are awarded as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PP FL
20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 1 1
Pos Driver FUJ SUZ MOT OKA SUZ AUT FUJ SEN MOT Pts
1 Japan Kazuya Oshima 3 1 1 4 6 9 7 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 Ret 3 Ret 2 1 262
2 Brazil Roberto Streit 4 2 3 1 2 1 4 3 1 4 1 1 6 5 4 1 4 3 1 5 252
3 United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis 1 3 2 3 1 5 2 5 4 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 1 2 3 Ret 238
4 Japan Hiroaki Ishiura 2 4 4 2 4 2 1 7 10 8 6 11 4 6 5 2 2 1 4 3 201
5 Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi 7 5 5 6 3 4 3 1 3 1 5 5 Ret 2 2 6 8 4 5 8 182
6 Japan Takuya Izawa Ret 8 7 8 5 3 5 4 9 6 4 4 3 4 6 Ret 5 7 Ret 6 120
7 Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi 5 9 6 7 7 7 6 6 7 5 7 6 5 8 12 Ret 6 5 7 2 101
8 Japan Hironobu Yasuda 8 7 Ret 9 9 8 8 10 5 7 8 7 10 7 7 4 10 6 6 4 76
9 Japan Yuhki Nakayama Ret DNS 10 11 10 Ret 10 11 8 9 9 8 7 11 9 5 7 Ret 7 7 35
10 Estonia Marko Asmer 6 6 9 5 11 8 6 Ret 31
11 Japan Koki Saga 9 10 8 10 11 10 9 9 12 10 10 10 8 10 10 7 9 8 8 Ret 31
12 Japan Motoaki Ishikawa 10 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 11 11 12 Ret 11 12 11 8 11 9 9 9 10
13 United Kingdom Ben Clucas 8 6 9
14 Japan Taku Banba 11 9 9 9 8 9
Pos Driver FUJ SUZ MOT OKA SUZ AUT FUJ SEN MOT Pts
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 – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

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  1. ^ "Race Calendar: All-Japan Formula 3 Championship – Season 2007". speedsport-magazine.com. Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Formula 3 Japan 2007". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Entrylist: All-Japan Formula 3 Championship – Season 2007". speedsport-magazine.com. Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
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