Japanese Formula 3 Championship

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Series Overview
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Series Founded: 1979 Series Disbanded: 2019
Car Style: Open-Wheel (Formula 3) Region: Japan
Quick Stats
Most Wins: Sho Tsuboi (26) Most Titles: No Repeat Champions
Number of Races: Number of Drivers:
Project Status: COMPLETE
Our site finished backfilling the complete statistical history of this important junior formulae into our archives in December 2024. Every race in series history is believed to have a complete rundown. Important note: Many of the names we present here are Westernized form of their Japanese kanji forms. As with any transliteration, these names are somewhat subjective and inconsistent from one source to the next. If you believe you have encountered a mistake with our names or some other duplication issue, please contact us.
Season Races Classes & Champions
1979 7 (Single-Class Overall):  Toshio Suzuki
1980 8 (Single-Class Overall):  Shuroku Sasaki
1981 8 (Single-Class Overall):  Osamu Nakako
1982 9 (Single-Class Overall):  Kengo Nakamoto
1983 7 (Single-Class Overall):  Yoshimasa Fujiwara
1984 8 (Single-Class Overall):  Shuji Hyodo
1985 7 (Single-Class Overall):  Koji Sato
1986 8 (Single-Class Overall):  Akio Morimoto
1987 10 (Single-Class Overall):  Ross Cheever
1988 10 (Single-Class Overall):  Akihiko Nakaya
1989 9 (Single-Class Overall):  Masahiko Kageyama
1990 10 (Single-Class Overall):  Naoki Hattori
1991 10 (Single-Class Overall):  Paulo Carcasci
1992 10 (Single-Class Overall):  Anthony Reid
1993 10 (Single-Class Overall):  Tom Kristensen
1994 10 (Single-Class Overall):  Michael Krumm
1995 9 (Single-Class Overall):  Pedro de la Rosa
1996 8 (Single-Class Overall):  Juichi Wakisaka
1997 9 (Single-Class Overall):  Tom Coronel
1998 10 (Single-Class Overall):  Peter Dumbreck
1999 10 (Single-Class Overall):  Darren Manning
2000 10 (Single-Class Overall):  Sebastien Philippe
2001 19 (Single-Class Overall):  Benoit Treluyer
2002 20 (Single-Class Overall):  Takashi Kogure
2003 20 (Single-Class Overall):  James Courtney
2004 20 (Single-Class Overall):  Ronnie Quintarelli
2005 20 (Single-Class Overall):  Joao Paulo de Oliveira
2006 18 (Single-Class Overall):  Adrian Sutil
2007 20 (Single-Class Overall):  Kazuya Oshima
2008 18 Champion -  Carlo van Dam
National -  Hideki Yamauchi
2009 16 Champion -  Marcus Ericsson
National -  Naoki Yamamoto
2010 16 Champion -  Yuji Kunimoto
National -  Takashi Kobayashi
2011 16 Champion -  Yuhi Sekiguchi
National -  Katsumasa Chiyo
2012 15 (Single-Class Overall):  Ryo Hirakawa
2013 15 (Single-Class Overall):  Yuichi Nakayama
2014 15 (Single-Class Overall):  Nobuharu Matsushita
2015 17 (Single-Class Overall):  Nick Cassidy
2016 17 (Single-Class Overall):  Kenta Yamashita
2017 20 (Single-Class Overall):  Mitsunori Takaboshi
2018 19 (Single-Class Overall):  Sho Tsuboi
2019 20 (Single-Class Overall):  Sacha Fenestraz