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 Driver Chassis Engine Rounds Championship Class Petronas Team TOM'S 1 Naoya Gamou F308 Toyota 1AZ-FE All 36 Richard Bradley F308 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 Matt Howson 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 Hiroshi Koizumi 6–7 Racing 7 F307 Toyota 3S-GE All 8 Tomoki Nojiri F307 All SGC by KCMG 20 Gary Thompson F307 Toyota 3S-GE All NDDP Racing 22 Daiki Sasaki F306 Toyota 3S-GE All 23 Katsumasa Chiyo F306 All TOM'S Spirit 37 Yuichi Nakayama F306 Toyota 3S-GE All CMS Motor Sports Project 72 Makoto Kanai F306 Toyota 3S-GE 6 77 Tatsuru Noro F306 2–4, 7

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Race calendar and results All races were held in Japan.

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 R2 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 R2 12 June Hironobu Yasuda Yuhi Sekiguchi Hironobu Yasuda ThreeBond Racing Katsumasa Chiyo R3 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 R2 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 R2 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 R2 28 August Yuhi Sekiguchi Hideki Yamauchi Hideki Yamauchi Hanashima Racing Yuichi Nakayama 6 R1 Suzuka Circuit 3 September Round cancelled due to Typhoon Talas R2 4 September 7 R1 Sportsland SUGO 24 September Hideki Yamauchi Yuhi Sekiguchi Hideki Yamauchi Hanashima Racing Katsumasa Chiyo R2 25 September Yuhi Sekiguchi Yuhi Sekiguchi Yuhi Sekiguchi B-Max Engineering Daiki Sasaki R3 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 FUJ FUJ MOT OKA SUZ 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 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 FUJ FUJ MOT OKA SUZ SUG PtsBold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap

Teams' Championships Points are awarded for races as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 7 5 3 2 1 Pos Team SUZ FUJ FUJ MOT OKA SUZ 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 FUJ FUJ MOT OKA SUZ 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 FUJ FUJ MOT OKA SUZ 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 FUJ FUJ MOT OKA SUZ SUG Pts

References

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