# 2011 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

The 2011 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 33rd edition of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. It commenced on May 14 at Suzuka and ended on September 24 at Sportsland SUGO after 16 races held at seven race meetings. It had been due to start there on 16 April, but was delayed due to the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in March.

## Teams and drivers

All teams were Japanese-registered.
| Team | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
| Championship Class ||||||
| Petronas Team TOM'S TOM'S Spirit | 1 | Naoya Gamou | F308 | Toyota 1AZ-FE | All |
| Petronas Team TOM'S TOM'S Spirit | 36 | Richard Bradley | F308 | Toyota 1AZ-FE | All |
| Hanashima Racing | 5 | Hideki Yamauchi | F308 | Toyota 1AZ-FE | All |
| ThreeBond Racing | 12 | Hironobu Yasuda | F309 | Nissan SR20VE | All |
| SGC by KCMG | 19 | Naoki Nishimoto | F306 | Toyota 3S-GE | 1–4 |
| SGC by KCMG | 19 | Matt Howson | F306 | Toyota 3S-GE | 5–7 |
| B-MAX Engineering | 50 | Yuhi Sekiguchi | F308 | Toyota 1AZ-FE | 2–7 |
| National Class ||||||
| Hanashima Racing | 6 | Motoaki Ishikawa | F306 | Toyota 3S-GE | 1–4 |
| Hanashima Racing | 6 | Hiroshi Koizumi | F306 | Toyota 3S-GE | 6–7 |
| HFDP Racing | 7 | Kazuki Miura [ja] | F307 | Toyota 3S-GE | All |
| HFDP Racing | 8 | Tomoki Nojiri | F307 | Toyota 3S-GE | All |
| SGC by KCMG | 20 | Gary Thompson | F307 | Toyota 3S-GE | All |
| NDDP Racing | 22 | Daiki Sasaki | F306 | Toyota 3S-GE | All |
| NDDP Racing | 23 | Katsumasa Chiyo | F306 | Toyota 3S-GE | All |
| Petronas Team TOM'S TOM'S Spirit | 37 | Yuichi Nakayama | F306 | Toyota 3S-GE | All |
| CMS Motor Sports Project | 72 | Makoto Kanai | F306 | Toyota 3S-GE | 6 |
| CMS Motor Sports Project | 77 | Tatsuru Noro | F306 | Toyota 3S-GE | 2–4, 7 |

### Notes

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

## Race calendar and results

* All races were held in Japan.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team | National Class winner |
| 1 | R1 | Suzuka Circuit | 14 May | Hironobu Yasuda | Hideki Yamauchi | Hideki Yamauchi | Hanashima Racing | Tomoki Nojiri |
| 1 | R2 | Suzuka Circuit | 15 May | Hideki Yamauchi | Hideki Yamauchi | Hironobu Yasuda | ThreeBond Racing | Katsumasa Chiyo |
| 2 | R1 | Fuji Speedway | 11 June | Hironobu Yasuda | Yuhi Sekiguchi | Yuhi Sekiguchi | B-MAX Engineering | Yuichi Nakayama |
| 2 | R2 | Fuji Speedway | 12 June | Hironobu Yasuda | Yuhi Sekiguchi | Hironobu Yasuda | ThreeBond Racing | Katsumasa Chiyo |
| 2 | R3 | Fuji Speedway | 12 June | | Hironobu Yasuda | Naoya Gamou | Petronas Team TOM'S | Tomoki Nojiri |
| 3 | R1 | Fuji Speedway | 16 July | Yuhi Sekiguchi | Yuhi Sekiguchi | Yuhi Sekiguchi | B-MAX Engineering | Kazuki Miura [ja] |
| 3 | R2 | Fuji Speedway | 17 July | Yuhi Sekiguchi | Yuhi Sekiguchi | Hironobu Yasuda | ThreeBond Racing | Yuichi Nakayama |
| 4 | R1 | Twin Ring Motegi | 6 August | Yuhi Sekiguchi | Yuhi Sekiguchi | Yuhi Sekiguchi | B-MAX Engineering | Katsumasa Chiyo |
| 4 | R2 | Twin Ring Motegi | 7 August | Yuhi Sekiguchi | Yuhi Sekiguchi | Yuhi Sekiguchi | B-MAX Engineering | Gary Thompson |
| 5 | R1 | Okayama International Circuit | 27 August | Yuhi Sekiguchi | Hironobu Yasuda | Hironobu Yasuda | ThreeBond Racing | Tomoki Nojiri |
| 5 | R2 | Okayama International Circuit | 28 August | Yuhi Sekiguchi | Hideki Yamauchi | Hideki Yamauchi | Hanashima Racing | Yuichi Nakayama |
| 6 | R1 | Suzuka Circuit | 3 September | Round cancelled due to Typhoon Talas | Round cancelled due to Typhoon Talas | Round cancelled due to Typhoon Talas | Round cancelled due to Typhoon Talas | Round cancelled due to Typhoon Talas |
| 6 | R2 | Suzuka Circuit | 4 September | Round cancelled due to Typhoon Talas | Round cancelled due to Typhoon Talas | Round cancelled due to Typhoon Talas | Round cancelled due to Typhoon Talas | Round cancelled due to Typhoon Talas |
| 7 | R1 | Sportsland SUGO | 24 September | Hideki Yamauchi | Yuhi Sekiguchi | Hideki Yamauchi | Hanashima Racing | Katsumasa Chiyo |
| 7 | R2 | Sportsland SUGO | 25 September | Yuhi Sekiguchi | Yuhi Sekiguchi | Yuhi Sekiguchi | B-MAX Engineering | Daiki Sasaki |
| 7 | R3 | Sportsland SUGO | 25 September | | Naoya Gamou | Yuhi Sekiguchi | B-MAX Engineering | Katsumasa Chiyo |

## Championship standings
### Drivers' Championships

* Points are awarded as follows:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | PP | FL |
| 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | SUZ | SUZ | FUJ | FUJ | FUJ | FUJ | FUJ | MOT | MOT | OKA | OKA | SUZ | SUZ | SUG | SUG | SUG | Pts |
| Championship Class |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Yuhi Sekiguchi | | | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | C | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| 2 | Hironobu Yasuda | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | C | C | 2 | 7 | 4 | 99 |
| 3 | Hideki Yamauchi | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 1 | C | C | 1 | 4 | 3 | 79 |
| 4 | Naoya Gamou | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | C | C | 13 | 3 | 2 | 71 |
| 5 | Richard Bradley | 3 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | 4 | C | C | 12 | 2 | 5 | 36 |
| 6 | Naoki Nishimoto | 7 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 5 | | | | | | | | 17 |
| 7 | Matt Howson | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 5 | C | C | 14 | Ret | 6 | 7 |
| National Class |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Katsumasa Chiyo | Ret | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | C | C | 4 | 6 | 7 | 89 |
| 2 | Tomoki Nojiri | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 10 | C | C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 89 |
| 3 | Yuichi Nakayama | 9 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | C | C | 5 | Ret | 9 | 83 |
| 4 | Daiki Sasaki | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | C | C | 8 | 5 | 8 | 58 |
| 5 | Gary Thompson | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 9 | C | C | 6 | Ret | 12 | 52 |
| 6 | Kazuki Miura [ja] | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | C | C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 41 |
| 7 | Tatsuru Noro | | | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | | | | | 11 | 10 | 14 | 3 |
| 8 | Motoaki Ishikawa | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 9 | Hiroshi Koizumi | | | | | | | | | | | | C | C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 1 |
| | Makoto Kanai | | | | | | | | | | | | C | C | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | SUZ | SUZ | FUJ | FUJ | FUJ | FUJ | FUJ | MOT | MOT | OKA | OKA | SUZ | SUZ | SUG | 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' Championships

* Points are awarded for races as follows:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | SUZ | SUZ | FUJ | FUJ | FUJ | FUJ | FUJ | MOT | MOT | OKA | OKA | SUZ | SUZ | SUG | SUG | SUG | Pts |
| Championship Class |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | ThreeBond Racing | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | C | C | 2 | 7 | 4 | 94 |
| 2 | B-MAX Engineering | | | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | C | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 85 |
| 3 | Petronas Team TOM'S | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | C | C | 12 | 2 | 2 | 75 |
| 4 | Hanashima Racing | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 1 | C | C | 1 | 4 | 3 | 74 |
| 5 | SGC by KCMG | 7 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 5 | C | C | 14 | Ret | 6 | 24 |
| National Class |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | NDDP Racing | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | C | C | 4 | 5 | 7 | 100 |
| 2 | HFDP Racing | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 10 | C | C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 87 |
| 3 | TOM'S Spirit | 9 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | C | C | 5 | Ret | 9 | 80 |
| 4 | SGC by KCMG | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 9 | C | C | 6 | Ret | 12 | 49 |
| 5 | CMS Motor Sports Project | | | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | | | C | C | 11 | 10 | 14 | 3 |
| 6 | Hanashima Racing | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | | | C | C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 3 |
| Pos | Team | SUZ | SUZ | FUJ | FUJ | FUJ | FUJ | FUJ | MOT | MOT | OKA | OKA | SUZ | SUZ | SUG | SUG | SUG | Pts |

### Engine Tuners' Championship

* Points are awarded for races as follows:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Engine | SUZ | SUZ | FUJ | FUJ | FUJ | FUJ | FUJ | MOT | MOT | OKA | OKA | SUZ | SUZ | SUG | SUG | SUG | Pts |
| 1 | TOM'S (Toyota) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | C | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 109 |
| 2 | Tomei (Nissan) | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | C | C | 2 | 7 | 4 | 94 |
| 3 | Hanashima (Toyota) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 1 | C | C | 1 | 4 | 3 | 74 |
| Pos | Engine | SUZ | SUZ | FUJ | FUJ | FUJ | FUJ | FUJ | MOT | MOT | OKA | OKA | SUZ | SUZ | SUG | SUG | SUG | Pts |