The 2021 Formula Regional Japanese Championship was a multi-event, Formula 3 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held in Japan. The drivers competed in Formula Regional cars that conform to the FIA Formula Regional regulations for the championship. This was the second season of the championship, now promoted by New Pacific Sports Marketing Inc., and the 43rd overall season of an FIA ladder series (dating to the 1979 Japanese Formula 3 Championship).
The season started on 26 June and concluded on 12 December. Yuga Furutani took the drivers' title ahead of Ai Miura, while his team TOM'S Youth won the teams' title and Takashi Hata earned Masters' class honors.
Teams and drivers All teams and drivers competed using the Dome F111/3 Regional F3 car. All teams were Japanese-registered. Team No. Driver Status RoundsSutekina Racing Team1 Lucca Allen13 Sota Ogawa3–55 Yusuke Shiotsu3–5B-Max Engineering4 Nobuhiro Imada3–5271 "Syuji"2–3, 530 1, 3–596 "Takumi"AllSuper License7 Takashi HataAll8 Ai MiuraAll9 Tomoki Takahashi5Rn-sports11 Masayuki Ueda1–3, 5 Kakunoshin Ohta4RaiseUPMotorSport22 Takashi Itou1N-Speed23 "Yugo" 2–3TOM'S Youth28 Yuga FurutaniAllCMS motor sports project34 Masaru MiuraAllEagle Sports39 Yuki TanakaAllPONOS Racing45 Yorikatsu Tsujiko1, 3 Riki Okusa2, 4–5D'station Racing77 Ryunosuke Sawa3–4Zap Speed86 Hachiro Osaka3 Privateer6 Yoshiaki Katayama187 Yusuke Shiotsu1Source: Icon Class Masters' Cup.
Race calendar The first calendar for 2021 was announced on 30 October 2020. For the first time, the series was planned to be on the Formula One support bill, at the 2021 Japanese Grand Prix. After the changes in the calendar, it was to support FIA World Endurance Championship at 2021 6 Hours of Fuji instead, before that race was cancelled. The round at Sugo was moved to 9 October later on. Round Circuit DatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamMasters winner1 R1Okayama International Circuit26 June Yusuke Shiotsu Yoshiaki Katayama Yoshiaki KatayamaPrivateer Yuki Tanaka R227 June Yoshiaki Katayama Yoshiaki Katayama Yoshiaki KatayamaPrivateer Yuki Tanaka R3 Yoshiaki Katayama Yuga Furutani Yoshiaki KatayamaPrivateer 2 R4Twin Ring Motegi4 September Riki Okusa Riki Okusa Riki OkusaPONOS Racing Takashi Hata R55 September Yuga Furutani Yuga Furutani Yuga FurutaniTOM'S Youth Masaru Miura R6 Riki Okusa Yuga Furutani Riki OkusaPONOS Racing Masaru Miura3 R7Fuji Speedway25 September Yuga Furutani Yuga Furutani Yuga FurutaniTOM'S Youth Nobuhiro Imada R8 Yuga Furutani Yuga Furutani Ai MiuraSuper License Nobuhiro Imada R926 September Ai Miura Yuga Furutani Ryunosuke SawaD'station Racing Yuki Tanaka4 R10Sportsland Sugo9 October Ryunosuke Sawa Ai Miura Yuga FurutaniTOM'S Youth Takashi Hata R11 Ryunosuke Sawa Riki Okusa Ryunosuke SawaD'station Racing Takashi Hata5 R12Suzuka International Racing Course12 December Riki Okusa Sota Ogawa Sota OgawaSutekina Racing Team Nobuhiro Imada R13 Riki Okusa Yuga Furutani Yuga FurutaniTOM'S Youth Nobuhiro Imada Source:
Championship standings
Scoring system Points were awarded to the top ten drivers. Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points251815121086421
Drivers' championship PosDriverOKAMOTFUJSUGSUZPtsR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R131 Yuga Furutani22221214215512402 Ai Miura43433331354651793 Riki Okusa12122221404 Yusuke Shiotsu353434138431105 Ryunosuke Sawa210131846 Yoshiaki Katayama111757 Sota Ogawa92512714738 Takashi Hata12911476128106688579 Yuki Tanaka76Ret7Ret5666101111Ret5510 Nobuhiro Imada887551379775411 "Takumi"97886710979109Ret4412 Masaru Miura1110964411158111310104113 Masayuki Ueda101112559879Ret123514 Kakunoshin Ohta432715 Tomoki Takahashi362316 Lucca Allen64102117 Takashi Itou5Ret52018 RetRet67RetRet812Ret92019 "Syuji"98815111112111020 "Yugo"Ret9101313Ret321 Yorikatsu Tsujiko131213141412022 Hachiro OsakaRet12Ret0PosDriverR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13PtsOKAMOTFUJSUGSUZ
Masters class PosDriverOKAMOTFUJSUGSUZPtsR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R131 Takashi Hata64514374511221962 Nobuhiro Imada23211722111933 Yuki Tanaka11Ret4Ret2221545Ret1734 "Takumi"323534552433Ret1655 Masaru Miura55431169366441626 Masayuki Ueda466226434Ret61197 RetRet13RetRet35Ret3808 "Syuji"65596665649 "Yugo"Ret6788Ret2210 Hachiro OsakaRet7Ret6PosDriverR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13PtsOKAMOTFUJSUGSUZ
Teams' standings Only the best finishing driver of each team was eligible for teams' championship points. PosTeamOKAMOTFUJSUGSUZPtsR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R131TOM'S Youth22221213215412452Super License43433331354341883PONOS Racing1110101211010922221464Sutekina Racing Team64842496131165B-Max Engineering87676654667551046D'station Racing27131897Rn-sports99945776843Ret7858CMS motor sports project108754481178966779Eagle Sports76Ret7Ret5655787Ret7610Yoshiaki Katayama (privateer)1117511Yusuke Shiotsu (privateer)3534012RaiseUPMotorSport4Ret42013N-SpeedRet7899Ret1414Zap SpeedRet8Ret4PosDriverR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13PtsOKAMOTFUJSUGSUZ
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