# 2006 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

The 2006 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 27th edition of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. It began on 1 April at Fuji and ended on 22 October at Motegi. German driver Adrian Sutil took the championship title, winning five from eighteen races.

## Teams and drivers

* All teams were Japanese-registered. All cars used Bridgestone tyres.
| Team | No | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
| TOM'S | 1 | Adrian Sutil | Dallara F305 | Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE | All |
| TOM'S | 36 | Kazuya Oshima | Dallara F305 | Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE | All |
| TOM'S | 37 | Hideto Yasuoka | Dallara F305 | Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE | 1–5 |
| TOM'S | 37 | Hiroyuki Matsumura | Dallara F305 | Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE | 7–9 |
| Honda Toda Racing | 2 | Takuya Izawa | Dome F107 | Toda-Honda MF204C | All |
| Inging Motorsport | 3 | Jonny Reid | Dallara F306 | Torii-Toyota 3S-GE | All |
| Inging Motorsport | 4 | Roberto Streit | Dallara F306 | Torii-Toyota 3S-GE | All |
| Honda Team M-TEC | 10 | Koudai Tsukakoshi | Dome F107 | Mugen-Honda MF204C | All |
| ThreeBond Racing | 12 | Fabio Carbone | Dallara F305 | ThreeBond Nissan SR20VE | All |
| ThreeBond Racing | 14 | Marko Asmer | Dallara F305 | ThreeBond Nissan SR20VE | All |
| Now Motor Sports | 33 | Hiroaki Ishiura | Dallara F305 | Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE | All |
| Zap Speed | 50 | Motohiko Isozaki | Dallara F305 | Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE | 1–7, 9 |
| Autosport with Le Beausset | 62 | Koki Saga | Dallara F306 | Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE | All |
| Exceed Motorsports | 74 | Satoru Okada | Dallara F306 | Torii-Toyota 3S-GE | 1–4, 6–9 |
| Exceed Motorsports | 74 | Wataru Kobayakawa | Dallara F306 | Torii-Toyota 3S-GE | 5 |
| Exceed Motorsports | 75 | Daisuke Ikeda | Dallara F306 | Torii-Toyota 3S-GE | All |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | R1 | Fuji Speedway, Oyama | 1 April | Kazuya Oshima | Kazuya Oshima | Adrian Sutil | TOM'S |
| 1 | R2 | Fuji Speedway, Oyama | 2 April | Kazuya Oshima | Kazuya Oshima | Kazuya Oshima | TOM'S |
| 2 | R1 | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka | 15 April | Roberto Streit | Roberto Streit | Roberto Streit | Inging Motorsport |
| 2 | R2 | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka | 16 April | Fabio Carbone | Koudai Tsukakoshi | Takuya Izawa | Honda Toda Racing |
| 3 | R1 | Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi | 27 May | Koudai Tsukakoshi | Roberto Streit | Roberto Streit | Inging Motorsport |
| 3 | R2 | Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi | 28 May | Adrian Sutil | Adrian Sutil | Adrian Sutil | TOM'S |
| 4 | R1 | Okayama International Circuit | 17 June | Koudai Tsukakoshi | Adrian Sutil | Adrian Sutil | TOM'S |
| 4 | R2 | Okayama International Circuit | 18 June | Adrian Sutil | Adrian Sutil | Adrian Sutil | TOM'S |
| 5 | R1 | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka | 7 July | Koudai Tsukakoshi | Koudai Tsukakoshi | Koudai Tsukakoshi | Honda Team M-TEC |
| 5 | R2 | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka | 8 July | Koudai Tsukakoshi | Koudai Tsukakoshi | Takuya Izawa | Honda Toda Racing |
| 6 | R1 | Autopolis, Hita | 5 August | Kazuya Oshima | Kazuya Oshima | Kazuya Oshima | TOM'S |
| 6 | R2 | Autopolis, Hita | 6 August | Kazuya Oshima | Kazuya Oshima | Roberto Streit | Inging Motorsport |
| 7 | R1 | Fuji Speedway, Oyama | 26 August | Koudai Tsukakoshi | Kazuya Oshima | Kazuya Oshima | TOM'S |
| 7 | R2 | Fuji Speedway, Oyama | 27 August | Kazuya Oshima | Roberto Streit | Adrian Sutil | TOM'S |
| 8 | R1 | Sportsland SUGO, Murata | 16 September | Fabio Carbone | Adrian Sutil | Fabio Carbone | ThreeBond Racing |
| 8 | R2 | Sportsland SUGO, Murata | 17 September | Fabio Carbone | Adrian Sutil | Fabio Carbone | ThreeBond Racing |
| 9 | R1 | Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi | 21 October | Hiroaki Ishiura | Roberto Streit | Hiroaki Ishiura | Now Motor Sports |
| 9 | R2 | Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi | 22 October | Adrian Sutil | Roberto Streit | Marko Asmer | ThreeBond Racing |

## Standings

* 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 | FUJ | SUZ | SUZ | MOT | MOT | OKA | OKA | SUZ | SUZ | AUT | AUT | FUJ | FUJ | SUG | SUG | MOT | MOT | Pts |
| 1 | Adrian Sutil | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 2 | Ret | DSQ | 212 |
| 2 | Kazuya Oshima | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Ret | DSQ | 185 |
| 3 | Roberto Streit | 4 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | NC | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 182 |
| 4 | Fabio Carbone | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 169 |
| 5 | Koudai Tsukakoshi | 2 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 153 |
| 6 | Takuya Izawa | 8 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 151 |
| 7 | Marko Asmer | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 1 | 124 |
| 8 | Jonny Reid | 6 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 4 | 88 |
| 9 | Hiroaki Ishiura | 12 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 6 | 69 |
| 10 | Daisuke Ikeda | 10 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 50 |
| 11 | Koki Saga | 9 | Ret | 14 | NC | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 39 |
| 12 | Hideto Yasuoka | 7 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 13 | Satoru Okada | 11 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 9 | | | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 13 |
| 14 | Motohiko Isozaki | 14 | 9 | 13 | 12 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | | | 10 | 9 | 7 |
| 15 | Hiroyuki Matsumura | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 |
| 16 | Wataru Kobayakawa | | | | | | | | | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Pos | Driver | FUJ | FUJ | SUZ | SUZ | MOT | MOT | OKA | OKA | SUZ | SUZ | AUT | AUT | FUJ | FUJ | SUG | SUG | MOT | MOT | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |