The 2014 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 36th edition of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. It was held over 7 rounds and a total of 15 races, commencing on 12 April at Suzuka and culminating on 12 October at Fuji Speedway.

The overall championship title was won by HFDP Racing driver Nobuharu Matsushita, clinching the title with a fifth-place finish during the first race of the final meeting at Fuji. Matsushita claimed 6 wins during the season, including a hat-trick at the first Motegi meeting, and ultimately won the championship by 12 points, ahead of Kenta Yamashita, who was driving for Petronas Team TOM'S. Yamashita finished each of the first five races on the podium, and ultimately finished all bar three races on the podium during 2014; however, he was only able to win two races, winning the season opener at Suzuka as well as a race at Okayama. Third place in the championship went to Mitsunori Takaboshi, who won three races for the B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP. The remaining race victories were taken by Yamashita's team-mate Takamoto Katsuta and Daiki Sasaki (B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP), with each driver taking two wins. Petronas Team TOM'S did, however, take the teams' championship by 12 points ahead of the B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP. TOM'S also comfortable won the engine tuners' championship, 39 points clear of M-TEC.

The National class title was taken by Hanashima Racing and their driver Hiroshi Koizumi, after eight victories during the season; he also recorded the best finish for any of the drivers in the class, recording a seventh-place finish at the first Fuji meeting. Koizumi finished 27 points clear of Tochigi Le Beausset Motorsports' Rintaro Kubo, who won 5 races. Tairoku Yamaguchi finished a further 28 points in arrears, and was the only other race winner in the class, taking his sole triumph at Sugo.

Teams and drivers

All teams were Japanese-registered. Team Chassis Engine Driver Rounds Championship Class Petronas Team TOM'S Dallara F312 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 1 Takamoto Katsuta All Dallara F314 36 Kenta Yamashita All Toda Racing Dallara F312 Toda TR-F301 2 Shota Kiyohara All Dallara F314 21 Sam MacLeod 5 Dan Wells 7 Racing Dallara F312 Mugen-Honda MF204D 7 Nobuharu Matsushita All 8 Tsubasa Takahashi All B-Max Racing Team Dallara F312 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 13 Motoyoshi Yoshida All B-Max Racing Team with 22 Mitsunori Takaboshi All 23 Daiki Sasaki All Cerumo・Inging Jr Dallara F312 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 38 Nanin Indra-Payoong All National Class Exedy Racing Team Dallara F307 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE 3 Ai Miura All Hanashima Racing Dallara F306 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE 6 Hiroshi Koizumi All KCMG Dallara F308 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE 19 Shohei Yuzawa All Tairoku Exceed Dallara F306 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE 28 Tairoku Yamaguchi All B-Max Racing Team Dallara F306 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE 30 "Dragon" All Tochigi Le Beausset Motorsports Dallara F308 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE 62 Rintaro Kubo All CMS Dallara F306 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE 77 Masaru Miura 5, 7

Race calendar and results A provisional calendar for the 2014 season was released on 8 November 2013. On 10 June 2014 it was announced that the series would add two races in support of the FIA World Endurance Championship round at Fuji. All races were held in Japan.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 1 Suzuka Circuit 12 April Mitsunori Takaboshi Mitsunori Takaboshi Kenta Yamashita Petronas Team TOM'S Rintaro Kubo R2 13 April Kenta Yamashita Takamoto Katsuta Mitsunori Takaboshi B-Max Racing Team with NDDP Ai Miura 2 R1 Twin Ring Motegi 10 May Nobuharu Matsushita Mitsunori Takaboshi Nobuharu Matsushita HFDP Racing Rintaro Kubo R2 11 May Nobuharu Matsushita Kenta Yamashita Nobuharu Matsushita HFDP Racing Hiroshi Koizumi R3 Nobuharu Matsushita Nobuharu Matsushita HFDP Racing Rintaro Kubo 3 R1 Okayama International Circuit 14 June Nobuharu Matsushita Daiki Sasaki Daiki Sasaki B-Max Racing Team with NDDP Hiroshi Koizumi R2 15 June Takamoto Katsuta Nobuharu Matsushita Kenta Yamashita Petronas Team TOM'S Hiroshi Koizumi 4 R1 Fuji Speedway 12 July Mitsunori Takaboshi Mitsunori Takaboshi Mitsunori Takaboshi B-Max Racing Team with NDDP Rintaro Kubo R2 13 July Nobuharu Matsushita Nobuharu Matsushita Nobuharu Matsushita HFDP Racing Hiroshi Koizumi 5 R1 Twin Ring Motegi 23 August Shota Kiyohara Takamoto Katsuta Takamoto Katsuta Petronas Team TOM'S Hiroshi Koizumi R2 24 August Mitsunori Takaboshi Daiki Sasaki Mitsunori Takaboshi B-Max Racing Team with NDDP Hiroshi Koizumi 6 R1 Sportsland SUGO 27 September Nobuharu Matsushita Nobuharu Matsushita Nobuharu Matsushita HFDP Racing Tairoku Yamaguchi R2 28 September Mitsunori Takaboshi Mitsunori Takaboshi Nobuharu Matsushita HFDP Racing Rintaro Kubo 7 R1 Fuji Speedway 11 October Daiki Sasaki Daiki Sasaki Takamoto Katsuta Petronas Team TOM'S Hiroshi Koizumi R2 12 October Daiki Sasaki Takamoto Katsuta Daiki Sasaki B-Max Racing Team with NDDP Hiroshi Koizumi

Championship standings

Drivers' Championships Points were awarded as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 PP FL 10 7 5 3 2 1 1 1

Overall Pos Driver SUZ MOT1 OKA FUJ1 MOT2 SUG FUJ2 Points 1 Nobuharu Matsushita 4 4 1 1 1 2 14 4 1 4 2 1 1 5 3 102 2 Kenta Yamashita 1 3 2 2 2 5 1 2 2 3 6 6 2 3 2 90 3 Mitsunori Takaboshi 2 1 3 4 4 3 4 1 4 2 1 4 Ret 4 5 82 4 Takamoto Katsuta 3 2 4 3 3 4 3 6 5 1 3 2 3 1 4 80 5 Daiki Sasaki 7 6 6 5 5 1 2 3 3 6 4 5 5 2 1 63 6 Shota Kiyohara 5 8 5 6 7 6 6 5 6 Ret 5 3 4 6 6 23 7 Tsubasa Takahashi 6 5 8 7 Ret 8 7 7 Ret 5 8 8 7 7 8 5 8 Nanin Indra-Payoong 8 7 7 8 6 7 5 Ret Ret 7 9 7 6 8 7 49 Hiroshi Koizumi 10 11 10 9 11 9 8 10 7 8 10 NC 11 9 10 010 Rintaro Kubo 9 10 9 12 8 10 13 8 Ret 10 11 Ret 8 12 Ret 011 Ai Miura 11 9 11 Ret 10 14 11 11 8 9 14 Ret 12 Ret 12 012 Tairoku Yamaguchi 12 12 12 10 9 12 10 9 11 11 12 9 Ret 13 11 013 Shohei Yuzawa 15 14 14 11 12 11 9 12 9 Ret 13 10 9 11 Ret 014 Dan Wells 10 9 015 "Dragon" 13 13 13 13 14 13 12 13 10 13 16 11 10 15 14 016 Motoyoshi Yoshida 14 14 15 Ret 13 15 15 14 12 14 15 12 13 14 13 017 Masaru Miura 12 17 16 15 0 Guest drivers ineligible for points— Sam MacLeod Ret 7 Pos Driver SUZ MOT1 OKA FUJ1 MOT2 SUG FUJ2 PointsBold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap

National Class Pos Driver SUZ MOT1 OKA FUJ1 MOT2 SUG FUJ2 Points 1 Hiroshi Koizumi 10 11 10 9 11 9 8 10 7 8 10 NC 11 9 10 124 2 Rintaro Kubo 9 10 9 12 8 10 13 8 Ret 10 11 Ret 8 12 Ret 97 3 Tairoku Yamaguchi 12 12 12 10 9 12 10 9 11 11 12 9 Ret 13 11 69 4 Ai Miura 11 9 11 Ret 10 14 11 11 8 9 14 Ret 12 Ret 12 55 5 Shohei Yuzawa 15 14 14 11 12 11 9 12 9 Ret 13 10 9 11 Ret 55 6 "Dragon" 13 13 13 13 14 13 12 13 10 13 16 11 10 15 14 33 7 Masaru Miura 12 17 16 15 4 Pos Driver SUZ MOT1 OKA FUJ1 MOT2 SUG FUJ2 Points

Teams' Championship Points were awarded as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 7 5 3 2 1

Pos Team SUZ MOT1 OKA FUJ1 MOT2 SUG FUJ2 Points 1 Petronas Team TOM'S 1 2 2 2 2 4 1 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 2 111 2 B-Max Racing Team with NDDP 2 1 3 4 4 1 2 1 3 2 1 4 5 2 1 99 3 HFDP Racing 4 4 1 1 1 2 7 4 1 4 2 1 1 5 3 93 4 Toda Racing 5 8 5 6 7 6 6 5 6 Ret 5 3 4 6 6 22 5 Cerumo・Inging Jr 8 7 7 8 6 7 5 Ret Ret 7 9 7 6 8 7 4NC Hanashima Racing 10 11 10 9 11 9 8 10 7 8 10 Ret 11 9 10 0NC Tochigi Le Beausset Motorsports 9 10 9 12 8 10 13 8 Ret 10 11 Ret 8 12 Ret 0NC Exedy Racing Team 11 9 11 Ret 10 14 11 11 8 9 14 Ret 12 Ret 12 0NC Tairoku Exceed 12 12 12 10 9 12 10 9 11 11 12 9 Ret 13 11 0NC KCMG 15 14 14 11 12 11 9 12 9 Ret 13 10 9 11 Ret 0NC B-Max Racing Team 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 13 10 13 15 11 10 14 13 0NC CMS 12 17 16 15 0 Pos Team SUZ MOT1 OKA FUJ1 MOT2 SUG FUJ2 Points

Engine Tuners' Championship

Pos Tuner SUZ MOT1 OKA FUJ1 MOT2 SUG FUJ2 Points 1 TOM'S 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 132 2 M-TEC 4 4 1 1 1 2 7 4 1 4 2 1 1 5 3 93 3 Toda Racing 5 8 5 6 7 6 6 5 6 Ret 5 3 4 6 6 22 Pos Tuner SUZ MOT1 OKA FUJ1 MOT2 SUG FUJ2 Points

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