2003 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

The 2003 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 25th edition of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. It began on 22 March at Suzuka and ended on 19 October at Motegi. Australian driver James Courtney took the championship title, winning 13 from 20 races.

Teams and drivers All teams were Japanese-registered. All cars were powered by Bridgestone tyres.

Team No Driver Chassis Engine Rounds Dome Racing Team 1 Shinya Hosokawa Lola-Dome F106 Mugen-Honda MF204C 1–5 Koji Yamanishi 7–10 10 Rob Austin Lola-Dome F106 Mugen-Honda MF204B 9–10 11 Yuki Shibata 1–7 Toda Racing 2 Shinya Sato Dallara F302 Toda-Honda MF204B All Inging 3 Naoki Yokomizo Dallara F303 Torii-Toyota 3S-GE All 4 Ronnie Quintarelli Dallara F302 All TOM'S 7 James Courtney Dallara F302 Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE All 8 Wataru Kobayakawa Dallara F302 All 36 Tatsuya Kataoka Dallara F302 All ThreeBond Racing 12 Paolo Montin Dallara F303 Tomei Nissan SR20VE All 14 Masataka Yanagida Dallara F302 2 Aim Sports 18 Takahiro Ogawa Dallara F302 Torii-Toyota 3S-GE 1–5 Atsushi Katsumata 8 DTM 19 Hiroyoshi Shibata Dallara F302 Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE All Now Motor Sports 32 Taku Bamba Lola-Dome F106 Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE All 33 Hiroki Yoshimoto Lola-Dome F106 All

Race calendar and results Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 22 March Paolo Montin James Courtney James Courtney TOM'S R2 23 March James Courtney Yuki Shibata Yuki Shibata Dome Racing Team 2 R1 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 5 April James Courtney James Courtney James Courtney TOM'S R2 6 April James Courtney Tatsuya Kataoka James Courtney TOM'S 3 R1 Okayama International Circuit 17 May James Courtney James Courtney James Courtney TOM'S R2 18 May James Courtney James Courtney James Courtney TOM'S 4 R1 Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi 7 June Paolo Montin Paolo Montin Paolo Montin ThreeBond Racing R2 8 June Paolo Montin Paolo Montin Paolo Montin ThreeBond Racing 5 R1 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 5 July James Courtney Shinya Hosokawa Shinya Hosokawa Dome Racing Team R2 6 July Paolo Montin James Courtney Paolo Montin ThreeBond Racing 6 R1 Sportsland SUGO, Murata 26 July James Courtney James Courtney James Courtney TOM'S R2 27 July James CourtneyThe qualifying session were abandoned due to heavy rain. The grid of the second race was equal to the first race. James Courtney James Courtney TOM'S 7 R1 Tsukuba Circuit, Shimotsuma 9 August Tatsuya Kataoka Koji Yamanishi Koji Yamanishi Dome Racing Team R2 10 August Tatsuya Kataoka Tatsuya Kataoka Tatsuya Kataoka Dome Racing Team 8 R1 Sportsland SUGO, Murata 6 September James Courtney James Courtney James Courtney TOM'S R2 7 September James Courtney James Courtney James Courtney TOM'S 9 R1 Mine Circuit, Mine 20 September Tatsuya Kataoka James Courtney James Courtney TOM'S R2 21 September James Courtney James Courtney James Courtney TOM'S 10 R1 Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi 18 October James Courtney James Courtney James Courtney TOM'S R2 19 October James Courtney James Courtney James Courtney TOM'S Notes

Standings Points are awarded as follows, with only the best 16 results to count: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 Pos Driver SUZ FUJ OKA MOT SUZ SUG TSU SUG MIN MOT Pts 1 James Courtney 1 8 1 1 1 1 2 2 5 2 1 1 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Paolo Montin 5 2 4 4 5 12 1 1 2 1 Ret 4 3 4 2 Ret 3 3 6 3 3 Tatsuya Kataoka 11 Ret 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 5 2 2 4 5 5 4 Ronnie Quintarelli 3 3 3 5 3 3 5 6 6 6 2 2 4 2 4 3 4 2 2 2 5 Naoki Yokomizo 2 7 8 6 4 6 6 5 Ret 9 Ret 8 6 8 3 Ret 8 6 3 6 6 Shinya Hosokawa 8 9 6 3 Ret 4 4 3 1 3 87 7 Shinya Sato 4 Ret 10 7 9 8 9 7 3 7 6 5 7 6 8 NC 6 8 9 9 8 Yuki Shibata 6 1 5 Ret Ret DNS 8 12 10 5 7 Ret 9 7 56 9 Koji Yamanishi 1 5 7 Ret DNS Ret 4 4 52 10 Hiroki Yoshimoto Ret DNS 11 Ret 6 9 7 8 8 12 8 6 12 9 Ret 8 5 7 7 7 52 11 Wataru Kobayakawa 7 4 9 10 Ret 5 11 11 Ret Ret Ret 7 8 12 6 6 7 9 Ret 10 51 12 Hiroyoshi Shibata 10 6 7 8 7 7 13 9 7 11 5 Ret 11 11 10 4 9 10 10 12 51 13 Taku Bamba 9 5 12 11 DNS 10 10 Ret 11 8 3 Ret 10 10 9 5 Ret Ret 8 11 42 14 Rob Austin 10 5 Ret 8 12 15 Takahiro Ogawa 12 Ret 14 Ret 8 11 12 10 9 10 7 16 Atsushi Katsumata 11 7 4 17 Masataka Yanagida 13 9 2 Pos Driver SUZ FUJ OKA MOT SUZ SUG TSU SUG MIN MOT PtsBold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap

References

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