# 2007 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

The 2007 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 28th edition of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. It began on 31 March at Fuji and ended on 21 October at Motegi. Local driver Kazuya Oshima took the championship title, winning six from twenty races.

## Teams and drivers

* All teams were Japanese-registered. All cars were powered by Bridgestone tyres.
| Team | No | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
| TOM'S | 1 | Oliver Jarvis | F306 | Toyota-TOM'S 1AZ-FE | All |
| TOM'S | 36 | Kazuya Oshima | F306 | Toyota-TOM'S 1AZ-FE | All |
| TOM'S | 37 | Hiroaki Ishiura | F307 | Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE | All |
| Honda Toda Racing | 2 | Yuhki Nakayama | F307 | Toda-Honda MF204C | All |
| Inging Motorsport | 3 | Roberto Streit | F306 | Torii-Toyota 3S-GE | All |
| Honda Team Real | 10 | Koudai Tsukakoshi | F307 | Mugen-Honda MF204C | All |
| Honda Team Real | 11 | Takuya Izawa | F307 | Mugen-Honda MF204C | All |
| ThreeBond Racing | 12 | Marko Asmer | F307 | ThreeBond Nissan SR20VE | 1–2, 4–5 |
| ThreeBond Racing | 12 | Ben Clucas | F307 | ThreeBond Nissan SR20VE | 3 |
| ThreeBond Racing | 12 | Taku Bamba | F307 | ThreeBond Nissan SR20VE | 6–7 |
| ThreeBond Racing | 14 | Hironobu Yasuda | F306 | ThreeBond Nissan SR20VE | All |
| Shion Formula Ltd. | 16 | Motoaki Ishikawa | F306 | Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE | All |
| Now Motor Sports | 33 | Yuhi Sekiguchi | F305 | Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE | All |
| Denso Team Le Beausset | 62 | Koki Saga | F306 | Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE | All |

### 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 |
| 1 | R1 | Fuji Speedway, Oyama | 31 March | Kazuya Oshima | Oliver Jarvis | Oliver Jarvis | TOM'S |
| 1 | R2 | Fuji Speedway, Oyama | 1 April | Kazuya Oshima | Kazuya Oshima | Kazuya Oshima | TOM'S |
| 2 | R1 | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka | 14 April | Kazuya Oshima | Kazuya Oshima | Kazuya Oshima | TOM'S |
| 2 | R2 | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka | 15 April | Roberto Streit | Kazuya Oshima | Roberto Streit | Inging Motorsport |
| 3 | R1 | Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi | 19 May | Koudai Tsukakoshi | Oliver Jarvis | Oliver Jarvis | TOM'S |
| 3 | R2 | Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi | 20 May | Oliver Jarvis | Oliver Jarvis | Roberto Streit | Inging Motorsport |
| 4 | R1 | Okayama International Circuit | 9 June | Hiroaki Ishiura | Hiroaki Ishiura | Hiroaki Ishiura | TOM'S |
| 4 | R2 | Okayama International Circuit | 10 June | Hiroaki Ishiura | Koudai Tsukakoshi | Koudai Tsukakoshi | TOM'S |
| 5 | R1 | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka | 7 July | Roberto Streit | Koudai Tsukakoshi | Roberto Streit | Inging Motorsport |
| 5 | R2 | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka | 8 July | Koudai Tsukakoshi | Kazuya Oshima | Koudai Tsukakoshi | Honda Team Real |
| 6 | R1 | Autopolis, Hita | 4 August | Roberto Streit | Kazuya Oshima | Roberto Streit | Inging Motorsport |
| 6 | R2 | Autopolis, Hita | 5 August | Kazuya Oshima | Hiroaki Ishiura | Roberto Streit | Inging Motorsport |
| 6 | R3 | Autopolis, Hita | 5 August | Kazuya Oshima | Kazuya Oshima | Kazuya Oshima | TOM'S |
| 7 | R1 | Fuji Speedway, Oyama | 25 August | Kazuya Oshima | Kazuya Oshima | Kazuya Oshima | TOM'S |
| 7 | R2 | Fuji Speedway, Oyama | 26 August | Kazuya Oshima | Kazuya Oshima | Kazuya Oshima | TOM'S |
| 8 | R1 | Sendai Hi-Land Raceway, Aoba-ku | 6 October | Roberto Streit | Roberto Streit | Roberto Streit | Inging Motorsport |
| 8 | R2 | Sendai Hi-Land Raceway, Aoba-ku | 7 October | Oliver Jarvis | Oliver Jarvis | Oliver Jarvis | TOM'S |
| 8 | R3 | Sendai Hi-Land Raceway, Aoba-ku | 7 October | Hiroaki Ishiura | Hiroaki Ishiura | Hiroaki Ishiura | TOM'S |
| 9 | R1 | Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi | 20 October | Roberto Streit | Kazuya Oshima | Roberto Streit | Inging Motorsport |
| 9 | R2 | Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi | 21 October | Kazuya Oshima | Kazuya Oshima | Kazuya Oshima | TOM'S |

## 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 | AUT | FUJ | FUJ | SEN | SEN | SEN | MOT | MOT | Pts |
| 1 | Kazuya Oshima | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 262 |
| 2 | Roberto Streit | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 252 |
| 3 | Oliver Jarvis | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 238 |
| 4 | Hiroaki Ishiura | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 201 |
| 5 | Koudai Tsukakoshi | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 182 |
| 6 | Takuya Izawa | Ret | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 120 |
| 7 | Yuhi Sekiguchi | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 101 |
| 8 | Hironobu Yasuda | 8 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 76 |
| 9 | Yuhki Nakayama | Ret | DNS | 10 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| 10 | Marko Asmer | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | | | 11 | 8 | 6 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 31 |
| 11 | Koki Saga | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 31 |
| 12 | Motoaki Ishikawa | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 13 | Ben Clucas | | | | | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 14 | Taku Bamba | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | 9 |
| Pos | Driver | FUJ | FUJ | SUZ | SUZ | MOT | MOT | OKA | OKA | SUZ | SUZ | AUT | AUT | AUT | FUJ | FUJ | SEN | SEN | SEN | 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) |