2000 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

The 2000 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 22nd edition of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. It began on 26 March at Suzuka and ended on 5 November at the same place.[1] French driver Sébastien Philippe took the championship title, winning three from ten races.[2]

Teams and drivers

  • All teams were Japanese-registered. All cars were powered by Bridgestone tyres.
Team No Driver Chassis[N 1] Engine Rounds
TOM'S 1 Robert Lechner F300 Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE 1–9
7 Haruki Kurosawa F300 1–9
8 Kaichi Sato F399 All
Toda Racing 2 Seiji Ara F300 Toda-Honda MF204B All
Inging 3 Benoît Tréluyer F300 Torii-Toyota 3S-GE All
5 Shinichi Takagi F399 TOM'S-Toyota 3S-GE 1–9
Team 5Zigen 6 Hideki Nishimura F399 Torii-Toyota 3S-GE 2
Kota Sasaki 9
15 Tadashi Nagamori F399 1, 3, 5–8, 10
Pal Sport 9 Takeshi Tsuchiya F399 Tomei Nissan SR20VE 1–2, 4–10
19 Tsubasa Kurosawa F399 Torii-Toyota 3S-GE 1–3
Mugen Dome Project 10 Sébastien Philippe F300 Mugen-Honda MF204B All
11 Yuji Ide F300 All
Lian Racing Team 17 Kota Sasaki F399 Toda-Honda MF204B 1–4
Tsubasa Kurosawa 6–10
Team Yellow Hat with Aim Sports 18 Shogo Mitsuyama F399 Torii-Toyota 3S-GE All
DTM 20 Kyousuke Mineo F399 Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE 1–4, 7
Racer Kashima 8–10
Tomei Sport 24 Kazuyuki Nishizawa F399 Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE All
Maejima Racing Team 32 Masaru Tomizawa F399 Torii-Toyota 3S-GE 1–3
Now Motor Sports Tomoyuki Inoue F399 Torii-Toyota 3S-GE 9–10
33 Akira Yamaguchi F300 Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE All
Nobel France Racing Team 37 Motonari Higuchi F397 Torii-Toyota 3S-GE 2–3, 5, 7–8
Prokidai with Torii Racing 38 Yasutaka Gomi F300 Torii-Toyota 3S-GE 1–2, 4–6
Teruyuki Tokuda 7
Hirotaka Nakajima 9
Kota Sasaki 10
39 Masayuki Suzuki F397 10
Nakajima Racing 64 Yasuyuki Honjyo F399 Mugen-Honda MF204B 1–8
Shinya Sato 9–10
Skill Speed 77 Kou Hirano F399 Toda-Honda MF204B 1–9
Notes
  1. ^ All drivers competed in Dallara chassis; model listed.

Race calendar and results

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team
1 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 26 March Sébastien Philippe Sébastien Philippe Sébastien Philippe Mugen Dome Project
2 Tsukuba Circuit, Shimotsuma 9 April Yuji Ide Yuji Ide Yuji Ide Mugen Dome Project
3 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 4 May Sébastien Philippe Haruki Kurosawa Sébastien Philippe Mugen Dome Project
4 Mine Circuit, Mine 21 May Robert Lechner Benoît Tréluyer Robert Lechner TOM'S
5 Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi 11 June Robert Lechner Seiji Ara Robert Lechner TOM'S
6 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 2 July Shinichi Takagi Sébastien Philippe Shinichi Takagi Inging
7 Sportsland SUGO, Murata 30 July Benoît Tréluyer Benoît Tréluyer Benoît Tréluyer Inging
8 Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi 20 August Seiji Ara Haruki Kurosawa Haruki Kurosawa TOM'S
9 Sendai Hi-Land Raceway, Aoba-ku 24 September Sébastien Philippe Sébastien Philippe Sébastien Philippe Mugen Dome Project
10 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 5 November Sébastien Philippe Yuji Ide Yuji Ide Mugen Dome Project

Standings

  • Points are awarded as follows, with only the best 7 results to count:
1 2 3 4 5 6
9 6 4 3 2 1
Pos Driver SUZ TSU FUJ MIN MOT SUZ SUG MOT SEN SUZ Pts
1 Sébastien Philippe 1 3 1 2 3 3 4 2 1 2 49
2 Yuji Ide Ret 1 6 3 6 2 5 3 6 1 35
3 Seiji Ara Ret 2 4 5 2 4 3 9 3 3 30
4 Robert Lechner Ret Ret 2 1 1 6 7 4 8 28
5 Benoît Tréluyer 2 16 13 4 8 Ret 1 7 2 Ret 24
6 Haruki Kurosawa Ret 4 7 6 4 5 2 1 7 24
7 Shinichi Takagi 4 7 Ret 7 Ret 1 13 5 5 16
8 Takeshi Tsuchiya 3 Ret 14 Ret Ret 12 17 4 5 9
9 Kyousuke Mineo 7 10 3 13 Ret 4
10 Yasuyuki Honjyo 6 8 5 Ret 7 7 6 8 4
11 Shinya Sato 12 4 3
12 Kaichi Sato Ret 11 Ret 11 5 8 8 6 11 7 3
13 Shogo Mitsuyama 5 13 10 12 9 12 Ret 10 13 10 2
14 Kota Sasaki Ret 6 Ret 8 9 6 2
15 Masaru Tomizawa Ret 5 Ret 2
16 Akira Yamaguchi 8 9 11 Ret 11 Ret 11 11 Ret 9 0
17 Tsubasa Kurosawa Ret 17 Ret 11 10 Ret Ret 8 0
18 Kou Hirano Ret 12 9 9 Ret 9 9 12 Ret 0
19 Yasutaka Gomi Ret Ret 10 10 10 0
20 Tomoyuki Inoue 10 Ret 0
21 Tadashi Nagamori Ret DNS 12 Ret Ret 15 11 0
22 Motonari Higuchi 14 12 13 14 14 0
23 Racer Kashima 16 16 12 0
24 Kazuyuki Nishizawa Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret 13 Ret 13 14 Ret 0
25 Hideki Nishimura 15 0
26 Teruyuki Tokuda 15 0
27 Hirotaka Nakajima 15 0
Masayuki Suzuki Ret 0
Pos Driver SUZ TSU FUJ MIN MOT SUZ SUG MOT SEN SUZ Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

  1. ^ "Formula 3 2000 Race Index – World". Formula2.net. Formula 2 Register. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Formula 3 Japan 2000". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
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