2009 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

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The 2009 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 31st edition of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. 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]

## Teams and drivers

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All teams were Japanese-registered.

Team  | No  | Driver  | Chassis[N 1] | Engine  | Rounds

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Championship Class
Petronas Team TOM'S | 1  |  Marcus Ericsson[2] | F308  | Toyota-TOM'S | All
36  |  Takuto Iguchi | F308  | All
37  |  Yuji Kunimoto | F308  | All
Toda Racing | 2  |  Kei Cozzolino | F308  | Mugen-Honda | All
ThreeBond Racing | 12  |  Hironobu Yasuda | F309  | Nismo Nissan | All
Now Motor Sport  | 33  |  Yuki Iwasaki  | F308  | Toyota-TOM'S | All
Denso Team Le Beausset  | 62  |  Koki Saga | F308  | Toyota-TOM'S | All
National Class
Hanashima Racing  | 5  |  Katsuaki Kubota  | F306  | Toyota-TOM'S | All
HFDP Racing  | 7  |  Naoki Yamamoto | F307  | Toyota-TOM'S | All
8  |  Takashi Kobayashi | F307  | All
Aim Sports  | 18  |  Yuhi Sekiguchi | F307/305  | Toyota-TOM'S | 1–7
Ryuji Yamamoto | 8
Achievement by KCMG | 19  |  Yoshitaka Kuroda | F307  | Toyota-TOM'S | All
20  |  Alexandre Imperatori | F307  | All
Team Nova  | 22  |  Katsumasa Chiyo | F306  | Toyota-TOM'S | All
23  |  Kimiya Sato | F306  | All
CMS Motor Sports Project  | 77  |  Tatsuru Noro  | F306  | Toyota-TOM'S | 1, 4, 6, 8
Hiroshi Koizumi | 2–3, 5, 7

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  | National Class winner

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

## Standings

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### Championship Class

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* Points are awarded as follows:

1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | PP | FL

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10  | 7  | 5  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 1 | 1
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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 | OKA | AUT | FUJ | AUT | MOT | AUT | SUG | Pts
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Gold | Winner
Silver | Second place
Bronze | Third place
Green | Points classification
Blue | Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple | Retired, not classified (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

#### Teams Standings

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* Points are awarded for both races as follows:

1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6

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10  | 7  | 5  | 3  | 2  | 1
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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 | OKA | AUT | FUJ | AUT | MOT | AUT | SUG | Pts

#### Engine Tuners Standings

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* Points are awarded for both races as follows:

1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6

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10  | 7  | 5  | 3  | 2  | 1
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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 | OKA | AUT | FUJ | AUT | MOT | AUT | SUG | Pts

### National Class

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1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | PP | FL

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10  | 7  | 5  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 1 | 1
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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 | OKA | AUT | FUJ | AUT | MOT | AUT | SUG | Pts
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Gold | Winner
Silver | Second place
Bronze | Third place
Green | Points classification
Blue | Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple | Retired, not classified (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

#### Teams Standings

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10  | 7  | 5  | 3  | 2  | 1
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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 | OKA | AUT | FUJ | AUT | MOT | AUT | SUG | Pts

## References

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1. ^ Bradshaw, Ann (2009-09-27). "Marcus Ericsson is the New Japanese Formula 3 Champion". marcusericssonracing.com. Archived from the original on 2009-10-02. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
2. ^ "Marcus Ericsson moves east". marcusericssonracing.com. 2008-12-04. Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2009-10-05.

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