2013 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

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The 2013 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 35th edition of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. It was the first Formula Three championship that accepted new FIA Formula 3 engine rules.[1]

## Teams and drivers

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All teams were Japanese-registered.

Team  | No. | Driver  | Chassis  | Engine  | Rounds

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Championship Class
Toda Racing | 2  |  Tomoki Nojiri[2] | Dallara F312  | Toda TR-F301  | All
HFDP Racing  | 7  |  Nobuharu Matsushita[2] | Dallara F312  | Mugen-Honda MF204D  | All
8  |  Shota Kiyohara[2] | Dallara F312  | Mugen-Honda MF204D  | All
B-MAX Engineering | 13  |  Motoyoshi Yoshida[3] | Dallara F312  | Toda TR-F301  | All
45  |  Yuhi Sekiguchi[4] | Dallara F312  | Toyota TOM'S 1AZ-FE | 7
50  |  Katsumasa Chiyo[3] | Dallara F312  | Toda TR-F301  | All
Petronas Team TOM'S
TOM'S Spirit  | 36  |  Yuichi Nakayama[5] | Dallara F312  | Toyota TOM'S TAZ31  | 1–6
Toyota TOM'S 1AZ-FE[4] | 7
37  |  Takamoto Katsuta[5] | Dallara F312  | Toyota TOM'S TAZ31  | All
National Class
Hanashima Racing  | 6  |  Hiroshi Koizumi[6] | Dallara F306  | Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE | All
Team Nova with Nippon IMM[6] | 11  |  Shohei Yuzawa[7] | Dallara F306  | Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE | All
KCMG[8] | 19  |  Ryosuke Takehira[8] | Dallara F308  | Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE | 2
NDDP Racing  | 23  |  Mitsunori Takaboshi[6] | Dallara F306  | Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE | All
B-MAX Engineering | 30  |  "Dragon"[6][3] | Dallara F306  | Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE | All
Petronas Team TOM'S
TOM'S Spirit  | 38  |  Nanin Indra-Payoong  | Dallara F306  | Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE | All
Tochigi Le Beausset Motorsports[9] | 62  |  Ryo Ogawa[9] | Dallara F308  | Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE | 3–5

## Race calendar and results

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All rounds were held in Japan.

Round  | Circuit  | Date  | Pole Position  | Fastest Lap  | Winning driver  | Winning team  | National winner

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1  | R1  | Suzuka Circuit | 13 April  |  Yuichi Nakayama |  Yuichi Nakayama |  Takamoto Katsuta | Petronas Team TOM'S |  Mitsunori Takaboshi
R2  | 14 April  |  Yuichi Nakayama |  Yuichi Nakayama |  Yuichi Nakayama | Petronas Team TOM'S |  Mitsunori Takaboshi
2  | R1  | Twin Ring Motegi | 11 May  |  Yuichi Nakayama |  Yuichi Nakayama |  Yuichi Nakayama | Petronas Team TOM'S |  Mitsunori Takaboshi
R2  | 12 May  |  Yuichi Nakayama |  Yuichi Nakayama |  Yuichi Nakayama | Petronas Team TOM'S |  Mitsunori Takaboshi
R3  |  |  Yuichi Nakayama |  Yuichi Nakayama | Petronas Team TOM'S |  Mitsunori Takaboshi
3  | R1  | Okayama International Circuit | 29 June  |  Takamoto Katsuta |  Takamoto Katsuta |  Yuichi Nakayama | Petronas Team TOM'S |  Mitsunori Takaboshi
R2  | 30 June  |  Yuichi Nakayama |  Yuichi Nakayama |  Yuichi Nakayama | Petronas Team TOM'S |  Mitsunori Takaboshi
4  | R1  | Fuji Speedway | 13 July  |  Yuichi Nakayama |  Takamoto Katsuta |  Takamoto Katsuta | Petronas Team TOM'S |  Nanin Indra-Payoong
R2  | 14 July  |  Yuichi Nakayama |  Yuichi Nakayama |  Yuichi Nakayama | Petronas Team TOM'S |  Mitsunori Takaboshi
5  | R1  | Twin Ring Motegi | 3 August  |  Yuichi Nakayama |  Yuichi Nakayama |  Yuichi Nakayama | Petronas Team TOM'S |  Mitsunori Takaboshi
R2  | 4 August  |  Yuichi Nakayama |  Yuichi Nakayama |  Yuichi Nakayama | Petronas Team TOM'S |  Nanin Indra-Payoong
6  | R1  | Sportsland SUGO | 28 September  |  Yuichi Nakayama |  Yuichi Nakayama |  Yuichi Nakayama | Petronas Team TOM'S |  Mitsunori Takaboshi
R2  | 29 September  |  Yuichi Nakayama |  Yuichi Nakayama |  Yuichi Nakayama | Petronas Team TOM'S |  Nanin Indra-Payoong
7  | R1  | Fuji Speedway | 19 October  |  Katsumasa Chiyo |  Katsumasa Chiyo |  Katsumasa Chiyo | B-MAX Engineering |  Nanin Indra-Payoong
R2  | 20 October  |  Takamoto Katsuta |  Katsumasa Chiyo |  Katsumasa Chiyo | B-MAX Engineering |  Mitsunori Takaboshi

## Championship standings

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### Drivers' Championships

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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

#### Overall

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| Pos  | Driver  | SUZ | MOT | OKA | FUJ | MOT | SUG | FUJ | Points

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1  |  Yuichi Nakayama | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1  | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | WD  | WD  | 146
2  |  Takamoto Katsuta | 1  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | Ret | 2  | 1 | 2  | 6  | 6  | Ret  | DNS  | 3  | 2 | 80
3  |  Katsumasa Chiyo | 5  | 3  | 4  | 6  | 3  | 3  | 4  | 6  | DSQ  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 1 | 1 | 72
4  |  Tomoki Nojiri | 6  | 6  | 3  | 4  | 6  | 2  | 3  | 3  | 6  | 3  | 3  | Ret  | 2  | 6  | 4  | 50
5  |  Nobuharu Matsushita | 4  | 5  | 5  | 3  | 5  | Ret  | Ret  | 5  | 3  | 5  | 4  | 3  | 3  | 2  | Ret  | 43
6  |  Shota Kiyohara  | 3  | 4  | 6  | 5  | 4  | 4  | 5  | 4  | 4  | 4  | 5  | 4  | 5  | 4  | 6  | 39
7  |  Mitsunori Takaboshi | 7  | 7  | 7  | 7  | 7  | 5  | 6  | 8  | 5  | 7  | 8  | 5  | 7  | 8  | 5  | 9
8  |  Yuhi Sekiguchi |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5  | 3  | 7
9  |  Nanin Indra-Payoong  | 8  | 8  | 8  | 9  | 8  | 7  | 7  | 7  | 7  | 11  | 7  | 6  | 6  | 7  | 7  | 2
10  |  Ryo Ogawa  |  |  |  |  |  | 6  | DNS  | 10  | DSQ  | Ret  | DNS  |  |  |  |  | 1
|  Hiroshi Koizumi  | Ret  | 9  | 10  | 10  | 10  | 10  | DNS  | 9  | 8  | Ret  | 9  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 8  | 0
|  Shohei Yuzawa  | Ret  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 11  | 8  | 8  | 13  | 9  | 10  | 10  | 8  | Ret  | 12  | 10  | 0
|  Motoyoshi Yoshida  | Ret  | 12  | Ret  | 13  | 13  | Ret  | 9  | 11  | 11  | 8  | 12  | 9  | Ret  | 11  | 11  | 0
|  Ryosuke Takehira  |  |  | 9  | 8  | 9  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
|  "Dragon" | 9  | 11  | 12  | 11  | 12  | 9  | Ret  | 12  | 10  | 9  | 11  | Ret  | 9  | 10  | 9  | 0
Pos  | Driver  | SUZ | MOT | OKA | FUJ | MOT | SUG | FUJ | Points
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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

#### National Class

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Pos  | Driver  | SUZ | MOT | OKA | FUJ | MOT | SUG | FUJ | Points

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1  |  Mitsunori Takaboshi | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8  | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 163
2  |  Nanin Indra-Payoong  | 8  | 8  | 8  | 9  | 8  | 7  | 7  | 7 | 7  | 11 | 7 | 6  | 6  | 7  | 7  | 113
3  |  Hiroshi Koizumi  | Ret  | 9  | 10  | 10  | 10  | 10  | DNS  | 9  | 8  | Ret  | 9  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 8  | 50
4  |  "Dragon" | 9  | 11  | 12  | 11  | 12  | 9  | Ret  | 12  | 10  | 9  | 11  | Ret  | 9  | 10  | 9  | 35
5  |  Shohei Yuzawa  | Ret  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 11  | 8  | 8  | 13  | 9  | 10  | 10  | 8  | Ret  | 12  | 10  | 35
6  |  Ryosuke Takehira  |  |  | 9  | 8  | 9  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17
7  |  Ryo Ogawa  |  |  |  |  |  | 6  | DNS  | 10  | DSQ  | Ret  | DNS  |  |  |  |  | 10
Pos  | Driver  | SUZ | MOT | OKA | FUJ | MOT | SUG | FUJ | Points

### Teams' Championship

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* Points are awarded 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  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 142
2  | B-MAX Engineering | 5  | 3  | 4  | 6  | 3  | 3  | 4  | 6  | 10  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 69
3  | HFDP Racing  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 3  | 4  | 4  | 5  | 4  | 3  | 4  | 4  | 3  | 3  | 2  | 6  | 55
4  | Toda Racing | 6  | 6  | 3  | 4  | 6  | 2  | 3  | 3  | 6  | 3  | 3  | Ret  | 2  | 6  | 4  | 50
5  | NDDP Racing  | 7  | 7  | 7  | 7  | 7  | 5  | 6  | 8  | 5  | 7  | 8  | 5  | 7  | 8  | 5  | 9
6  | TOM'S Spirit | 8  | 8  | 8  | 9  | 8  | 7  | 7  | 7  | 7  | 11  | 7  | 6  | 6  | 7  | 7  | 2
7  | Tochigi Le Beausset Motorsports  |  |  |  |  |  | 6  | DNS  | 10  | DSQ  | Ret  | DNS  |  |  |  |  | 1
| Hanashima Racing  | Ret  | 9  | 10  | 10  | 10  | 10  | DNS  | 9  | 8  | Ret  | 9  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 8  | 0
| Team Nova with Nippon IMM  | Ret  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 11  | 8  | 8  | 13  | 9  | 10  | 10  | 8  | Ret  | 12  | 10  | 0
| KCMG |  |  | 9  | 8  | 9  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Pos  | Team  | SUZ | MOT | OKA | FUJ | MOT | SUG | FUJ | Points

### Engine Tuners' Championship

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Pos  | Tuner  | SUZ | MOT | OKA | FUJ | MOT | SUG | FUJ | Points

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1  | TOM'S | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 142
2  | Toda Racing | 5  | 3  | 3  | 4  | 3  | 2  | 3  | 3  | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 86
3  | M-TEC | 3  | 4  | 5  | 3  | 4  | 4  | 5  | 4  | 3  | 4  | 4  | 3  | 3  | 2  | 6  | 55
Pos  | Tuner  | SUZ | MOT | OKA | FUJ | MOT | SUG | FUJ | Points

## References

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1. ^ Simmons, Marcus (16 April 2013). "New-era Formula 3 engines make successful debut in Japan". Autosport. Haymarket. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
2. ^ a b c "Honda 2013 Motorsports Overview". Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 8 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
3. ^ a b c "B-MAX ENGINEERINGが3台体制でのフル参戦を発表". Japanese Formula 3 Championship. Japanese Formula 3 Association. 24 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
4. ^ a b "2013年 全日本F3選手権シリーズ第14戦/第15戦". Japanese Formula 3 Championship. Japanese Formula 3 Association. 10 October 2013. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
5. ^ a b "TMC Outlines Motor-sports Activities for 2013". Toyota Motor Corporation. Toyota Motor Corporation. 25 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-05-26. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
6. ^ a b c d "Race1/Race2 Suzuka Entry list". Japanese Formula 3 Championship. Japanese Formula 3 Association. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
7. ^ "2013年全日本F3選手権にニューカマー続々参戦決定！". Japanese Formula 3 Championship. Japanese Formula 3 Association. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
8. ^ a b "もてぎ第3・4・5戦に武平 良介の参戦が決定！". Japanese Formula 3 Championship. Japanese Formula 3 Association. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
9. ^ a b "ル・ボーセモータースポーツが全日本F3に復帰！". Japanese Formula 3 Championship. Japanese Formula 3 Association. 18 March 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2013.

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