# 2019 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

The Japanese Formula 3 Championship is the 41st Japanese Formula 3 Championship season.
In August 2019, Japan Race Promotion, the series promoter, surrendered the right to organise a Japanese Formula 3 championship at the end of the season by choosing to deviate from the Formula Regional class and go to a Euroformula Open Championship-based formula, which will require the renaming of the series as Super Formula Lights from 2020 season onwards. The FIA responded on 26 December 2020 by awarding the rights to organise a Formula Regional championship (as it will be renamed) to rival promoter K2, which promotes the F4 Japanese Championship. Their series, the Formula Regional Japanese Championship, is the legal successor series under FIA standards and be the FIA-approved and JAF-sanctioned regional Formula 3 championship in 2020.

## Teams and drivers

For the 2019 season, the National class was replaced by the Master class, aimed at older drivers not on the FIA Single Seater Pyramid.
| Team | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
| Championship Class ||||||
| Toda Racing | 2 | Toshiki Oyu | Dallara F319 | Toda TR-F301 | All |
| Hanashima Racing | 5 | Hiroki Kokuzawa | Dallara F315 | Toyota TOM's TAZ31 | 5 |
| OIRC team YTB by Carlin | 7 | Charles Milesi | Dallara F317 | Volkswagen A41 | 1–5, 7–8 |
| OIRC team YTB by Carlin | 7 | Esteban Muth | Dallara F317 | Volkswagen A41 | 6 |
| OIRC team YTB by Carlin | 8 | Yoshiaki Katayama | Dallara F315 | Volkswagen A41 | All |
| B-Max Racing with Motopark | 11 | Sacha Fenestraz | Dallara F314 | Volkswagen A41 | All |
| B-Max Racing with Motopark | 28 | Harrison Newey | Dallara F312 | Volkswagen A41 | 6 |
| B-Max Racing with Motopark | 50 | Ukyo Sasahara | Dallara F316 | Volkswagen A41 | 7 |
| B-Max Racing with Motopark | 50 | Takashi Hata | Dallara F316 | Volkswagen A41 | 8 |
| B-Max Racing with Motopark | 51 | Ameya Vaidyanathan | Dallara F315 | Volkswagen A41 | All |
| B-Max Racing with Motopark | 65 | Enaam Ahmed | Dallara F312 | Volkswagen A41 | All |
| ThreeBond Racing | 12 | Hiroki Otsu | Dallara F318 | ThreeBond Tomei TB14F3 | All |
| ThreeBond Racing | 13 | Ai Miura | Dallara F314 | ThreeBond Tomei TB14F3 | All |
| RS Fine | 35 | Shunsuke Kohno | Dallara F318 | Mercedes 414 | All |
| Corolla Chukyo Kuo TOM'S | 36 | Ritomo Miyata | Dallara F317 | Toyota TOM's TAZ31 | All |
| Corolla Chukyo Kuo TOM'S | 37 | Kazuto Kotaka | Dallara F317 | Toyota TOM's TAZ31 | 1–2, 4–7 |
| Corolla Chukyo Kuo TOM'S | 37 | Sena Sakaguchi | Dallara F317 | Toyota TOM's TAZ31 | 3, 8 |
| Master Class ||||||
| Hanashima Racing | 5 | Katsuaki Kubota | Dallara F315 | Toyota TOM's TAZ31 | 1–4, 7 |
| Tairoku Racing | 28 | Tairoku Yamaguchi | Dallara F315 | Volkswagen A41 | 1–5 |
| B-Max Racing with Motopark | 30 | "Dragon" | Dallara F314 | Volkswagen A41 | All |

## Race calendar

Calendar for the 2019 season. All races are scheduled to be held in Japan.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Masters winner | Supporting |
| 1 | R1 | Suzuka Circuit | 21 April | Ritomo Miyata | Ritomo Miyata | Sacha Fenestraz | B-Max Racing with Motopark | Tairoku Yamaguchi | Super Formula |
| 1 | R2 | Suzuka Circuit | 21 April | Ritomo Miyata | Ritomo Miyata | Ritomo Miyata | Corolla Chukyo Kuo TOM'S | Tairoku Yamaguchi | Super Formula |
| 2 | R1 | Autopolis | 18 May | Sacha Fenestraz | Sacha Fenestraz | Sacha Fenestraz | B-Max Racing with Motopark | Tairoku Yamaguchi | Super Formula |
| 2 | R2 | Autopolis | 19 May | Sacha Fenestraz | Sacha Fenestraz | Sacha Fenestraz | B-Max Racing with Motopark | No finishers | Super Formula |
| 2 | R3 | Autopolis | 19 May | | Sacha Fenestraz | Sacha Fenestraz | B-Max Racing with Motopark | Tairoku Yamaguchi | Super Formula |
| 3 | R1 | Okayama International Circuit | 8 June | Sacha Fenestraz | Ritomo Miyata | Sacha Fenestraz | B-Max Racing with Motopark | "Dragon" | |
| 3 | R2 | Okayama International Circuit | 9 June | Sacha Fenestraz | Sacha Fenestraz | Ritomo Miyata | Corolla Chukyo Kuo TOM'S | Tairoku Yamaguchi | |
| 3 | R3 | Okayama International Circuit | 9 June | | Sacha Fenestraz | Yoshiaki Katayama | OIRC team YTB by Carlin | "Dragon" | |
| 4 | R1 | Sportsland SUGO | 22 June | Ritomo Miyata | Ritomo Miyata | Ritomo Miyata | Corolla Chukyo Kuo TOM'S | Katsuaki Kubota | Super Formula |
| 4 | R2 | Sportsland SUGO | 23 June | Ritomo Miyata | Sacha Fenestraz | Toshiki Oyu | Toda Racing | Katsuaki Kubota | Super Formula |
| 5 | R1 | Fuji Speedway | 13 July | Ritomo Miyata | Enaam Ahmed | Enaam Ahmed | B-Max Racing with Motopark | "Dragon" | Super Formula |
| 5 | R2 | Fuji Speedway | 14 July | Ritomo Miyata | Sacha Fenestraz | Sacha Fenestraz | B-Max Racing with Motopark | "Dragon" | Super Formula |
| 6 | R1 | Sportsland SUGO | 27 July | Ritomo Miyata | Ritomo Miyata | Ritomo Miyata | Corolla Chukyo Kuo TOM'S | "Dragon" | |
| 6 | R2 | Sportsland SUGO | 28 July | Enaam Ahmed | Sacha Fenestraz | Enaam Ahmed | B-Max Racing with Motopark | No finishers | |
| 6 | R3 | Sportsland SUGO | 28 July | | Ritomo Miyata | Ritomo Miyata | Corolla Chukyo Kuo TOM'S | "Dragon" | |
| 7 | R1 | Twin Ring Motegi | 17 August | Sacha Fenestraz | Sacha Fenestraz | Sacha Fenestraz | B-Max Racing with Motopark | "Dragon" | Super Formula |
| 7 | R2 | Twin Ring Motegi | 18 August | Ritomo Miyata | Ritomo Miyata | Ritomo Miyata | Corolla Chukyo Kuo TOM'S | "Dragon" | Super Formula |
| 7 | R3 | Twin Ring Motegi | 18 August | | Ritomo Miyata | Sacha Fenestraz | B-Max Racing with Motopark | "Dragon" | Super Formula |
| 8 | R1 | Okayama International Circuit | 28 September | Ritomo Miyata | Ritomo Miyata | Ritomo Miyata | Corolla Chukyo Kuo TOM'S | "Dragon" | Super Formula |
| 8 | R2 | Okayama International Circuit | 29 September | Ritomo Miyata | Ritomo Miyata | Ritomo Miyata | Corolla Chukyo Kuo TOM'S | "Dragon" | Super Formula |

## Championship standings

* Points are awarded as follows:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | PP | FL |
| 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

### Drivers' Championships
#### Overall

| Pos | Driver | SUZ | SUZ | AUT | AUT | AUT | OKA1 | OKA1 | OKA1 | SUG1 | SUG1 | FUJ | FUJ | SUG2 | SUG2 | SUG2 | MOT | MOT | MOT | OKA2 | OKA2 | Points |
| 1 | Sacha Fenestraz | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 162 |
| 2 | Ritomo Miyata | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | DSQ | DSQ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 142 |
| 3 | Enaam Ahmed | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 10 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 13 | 11 | Ret | 7 | 63 |
| 4 | Toshiki Oyu | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 60 |
| 5 | Kazuto Kotaka | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 4 | | | 48 |
| 6 | Hiroki Otsu | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 36 |
| 7 | Yoshiaki Katayama | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 34 |
| 8 | Sena Sakaguchi | | | | | | 5 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 9 | Charles Milesi | 9 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | Ret | DNS | WD | WD | | | | 11 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 |
| 10 | Shunsuke Kohno | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | Harrison Newey | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 5 |
| 12 | Ukyo Sasahara | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 9 | 6 | | | 3 |
| 13 | Ameya Vaidyanathan | Ret | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | "Dragon" | 12 | 12 | 13 | Ret | DNS | 11 | 10 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 12 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 0 |
| 15 | Esteban Muth | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 8 | 10 | | | | | | 0 |
| 16 | Hiroki Kokuzawa | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 17 | Ai Miura | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | Ret | DNS | WD | WD | WD | WD | WD | WD | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | Tairoku Yamaguchi | 11 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | Ret | Ret | WD | WD | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 19 | Katsuaki Kubota | 13 | 13 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 10 | | | | | | 10 | 12 | 10 | | | 0 |
| 20 | Takashi Hata | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 13 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | SUZ | SUZ | AUT | AUT | AUT | OKA1 | OKA1 | OKA1 | SUG1 | SUG1 | FUJ | FUJ | SUG2 | SUG2 | SUG2 | MOT | MOT | MOT | OKA2 | OKA2 | Points |

#### Masters Class

| Pos | Driver | SUZ | SUZ | AUT | AUT | AUT | OKA1 | OKA1 | OKA1 | SUG1 | SUG1 | FUJ | FUJ | SUG2 | SUG2 | SUG2 | MOT | MOT | MOT | OKA2 | OKA2 | Points |
| 1 | "Dragon" | 12 | 12 | 13 | Ret | DNS | 11 | 10 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 12 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 162 |
| 2 | Tairoku Yamaguchi | 11 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | Ret | Ret | WD | WD | | | | | | | | | 76 |
| 3 | Katsuaki Kubota | 13 | 13 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 10 | | | | | | 10 | 12 | 10 | | | 66 |
| 4 | Takashi Hata | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 13 | 14 |

### Teams Championship

| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | B-Max Racing with Motopark | 168 |
| 2 | Corolla Chukyo Kuo TOM'S | 131 |
| 3 | Toda Racing | 60 |
| 4 | OIRC team YTB by Carlin | 40 |
| 5 | ThreeBond Racing | 36 |
| 6 | RS Fine | 10 |
| NC | Tairoku Racing | 0 |
| NC | Hanashima Racing | 0 |