# 2009 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

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.

## Teams and drivers

All teams were Japanese-registered.
| Team | No | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
| Championship Class ||||||
| Petronas Team TOM'S | 1 | Marcus Ericsson | F308 | Toyota-TOM'S | All |
| Petronas Team TOM'S | 36 | Takuto Iguchi | F308 | Toyota-TOM'S | All |
| Petronas Team TOM'S | 37 | Yuji Kunimoto | F308 | Toyota-TOM'S | 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 |
| HFDP Racing | 8 | Takashi Kobayashi | F307 | Toyota-TOM'S | All |
| Aim Sports | 18 | Yuhi Sekiguchi | F307/305 | Toyota-TOM'S | 1–7 |
| Aim Sports | 18 | Ryuji Yamamoto | F307/305 | Toyota-TOM'S | 8 |
| Achievement by KCMG | 19 | Yoshitaka Kuroda | F307 | Toyota-TOM'S | All |
| Achievement by KCMG | 20 | Alexandre Imperatori | F307 | Toyota-TOM'S | All |
| Team Nova | 22 | Katsumasa Chiyo | F306 | Toyota-TOM'S | All |
| Team Nova | 23 | Kimiya Sato | F306 | Toyota-TOM'S | All |
| CMS Motor Sports Project | 77 | Tatsuru Noro | F306 | Toyota-TOM'S | 1, 4, 6, 8 |
| CMS Motor Sports Project | 77 | Hiroshi Koizumi | F306 | Toyota-TOM'S | 2–3, 5, 7 |

### Notes

* ↑ All drivers competed in Dallara chassis; model listed.

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team | National Class winner |
| 1 | R1 | Fuji Speedway | 4 April | Marcus Ericsson | Marcus Ericsson | Takuto Iguchi | Petronas Team TOM'S | Yuhi Sekiguchi |
| 1 | R2 | Fuji Speedway | 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 |
| 2 | R2 | Okayama International Circuit | 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 |
| 3 | R2 | Suzuka Circuit | 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 |
| 4 | R2 | Fuji Speedway | 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 |
| 5 | R2 | Suzuka Circuit | 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 |
| 6 | R2 | Twin Ring Motegi | 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 |
| 7 | R2 | Autopolis | 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 |
| 8 | R2 | Sportsland SUGO | 27 September | Marcus Ericsson | Marcus Ericsson | Marcus Ericsson | Petronas Team TOM'S | Naoki Yamamoto |

## Standings
### Championship Class

* Points are awarded as follows:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | PP | FL |
| 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | FUJ | FUJ | OKA | OKA | AUT | AUT | FUJ | FUJ | AUT | AUT | MOT | MOT | AUT | AUT | SUG | SUG | Pts |
| 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 | FUJ | OKA | OKA | AUT | AUT | FUJ | FUJ | AUT | AUT | MOT | MOT | AUT | AUT | SUG | SUG | 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) |

#### Teams Standings

* Points are awarded for both races as follows:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | FUJ | FUJ | OKA | OKA | AUT | AUT | FUJ | FUJ | AUT | AUT | MOT | MOT | AUT | AUT | SUG | SUG | Pts |
| 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 | FUJ | OKA | OKA | AUT | AUT | FUJ | FUJ | AUT | AUT | MOT | MOT | AUT | AUT | SUG | SUG | Pts |

#### Engine Tuners Standings

* Points are awarded for both races as follows:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | FUJ | FUJ | OKA | OKA | AUT | AUT | FUJ | FUJ | AUT | AUT | MOT | MOT | AUT | AUT | SUG | SUG | Pts |
| 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 | FUJ | OKA | OKA | AUT | AUT | FUJ | FUJ | AUT | AUT | MOT | MOT | AUT | AUT | SUG | SUG | Pts |

### National Class

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | PP | FL |
| 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | FUJ | FUJ | OKA | OKA | AUT | AUT | FUJ | FUJ | AUT | AUT | MOT | MOT | AUT | AUT | SUG | SUG | Pts |
| 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 | FUJ | OKA | OKA | AUT | AUT | FUJ | FUJ | AUT | AUT | MOT | MOT | AUT | AUT | SUG | SUG | 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) |

#### Teams Standings

* Points are awarded for both races as follows:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | FUJ | FUJ | OKA | OKA | AUT | AUT | FUJ | FUJ | AUT | AUT | MOT | MOT | AUT | AUT | SUG | SUG | Pts |
| 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 | FUJ | OKA | OKA | AUT | AUT | FUJ | FUJ | AUT | AUT | MOT | MOT | AUT | AUT | SUG | SUG | Pts |