2023 Formula Regional Japanese Championship
The 2023 Formula Regional Japanese Championship will be a multi-event, Formula Regional open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held in Japan. The drivers will compete in Formula Regional cars that conform to the FIA Formula Regional regulations for the championship. This will be the fourth season of the series, promoted by K2 Planet, and the 45th overall season of an FIA ladder series (dating to the 1979 Japanese Formula 3 Championship).[1]
The season is scheduled to start on 1 April at Fuji Speedway and will run over six weekends, until 26 November.[2]
Teams and drivers
All teams and drivers will compete using the Dome F111/3 Regional F3 car.[1] All teams are Japanese-registered.
| Team | No. | Driver | Status | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team KRM | 2 |  Masahiro Hayashi |
M | 1 |
| Sutekina Racing Team | 3 | Ryunosuke Sawa |
1 | |
| 27 |  Liam Sceats |
1 | ||
| NILZZ Racing | 18 | "Yuki" |
M | 1 |
| N-Speed | 23 | "Yugo" |
M | 1 |
| TOM'S Formula | 45 | Yorikatsu Tsujiko |
M | 1 |
| HELM Motorsports | 62 | Yuya Hiraki |
1 | |
| Bionick Jack Racing | 97 | Yugo Iwasawa |
1 | |
| 98 | Sota Ogawa |
1 | ||
| Source:[3] | ||||
Race calendar
The 2023 calendar was revealed in late 2022.[2]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Support Bill | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Fuji Speedway, Oyama | 1 April | Fuji Champion Race Series Porsche Sprint Challenge Japan Yaris Cup West Japan Series FCR Roadster-Cup Fuji 86＆BRZ/8Beat Formula Beat |
| R2 | 2 April | |||
| R3 | ||||
| 2 | R4 | Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka | 13–14 May | TCR Japan Touring Car Series Suzuka Clubman Race Formula Enjoy |
| R5 | ||||
| 3 | R6 | Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka | 10–11 June | TCR Japan Touring Car Series Okayama Challenge Cup Formula Beat |
| R7 | ||||
| R8 | ||||
| 4 | R9 | Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi | 22–23 July | GT World Challenge Asia (Japan Cup Series) Motegi Champion Cup |
| R10 | ||||
| R11 | ||||
| 5 | R12 | Fuji Speedway, Oyama | 8–10 September | FIA World Endurance Championship (6 Hours of Fuji) |
| R13 | ||||
| 6 | R14 | Sportsland Sugo, Murata | 25–26 November | TCR Japan Touring Car Series |
| R15 | ||||
| R16 | ||||
Race results
| Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Masters class winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Fuji Speedway | Sota Ogawa |
Yuya Hiraki |
Yuya Hiraki |
HELM Motorsports | Yorikatsu Tsukijo |
| R2 | Sota Ogawa |
Ryunosuke Sawa |
Ryunosuke Sawa |
Sutekina Racing Team | Yorikatsu Tsukijo | ||
| R3 | Sota Ogawa |
Sota Ogawa |
Sota Ogawa |
Bonick Jack Racing | "Yuki" | ||
| 2 | R4 | Suzuka International Racing Course | |||||
| R5 | |||||||
| 3 | R6 | Okayama International Circuit | |||||
| R7 | |||||||
| R8 | |||||||
| 4 | R9 | Mobility Resort Motegi | |||||
| R10 | |||||||
| R11 | |||||||
| 5 | R12 | Fuji Speedway | |||||
| R13 | |||||||
| 6 | R14 | Sportsland Sugo | |||||
| R15 | |||||||
| R16 | |||||||
Championship standings
Scoring system
Points will be awarded to the top ten drivers.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers' championship
| Pos | Driver | FUJ1 | SUZ | OKA | MOT | FUJ2 | SUG | Pts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
| 1 | Sota Ogawa |
2 | 2 | 1 | 61 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Ryunosuke Sawa |
3 | 1 | 2 | 58 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Yuya Hiraki |
1 | 3 | 3 | 55 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Yugo Iwasawa |
5 | 4 | 4 | 34 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Yorikatsu Tsujiko |
6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Liam Sceats |
4 | Ret | 5 | 22 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | "Yuki" |
7 | 8 | 6 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | "Yugo" |
8 | 6 | 8 | 16 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Masahiro Hayashi |
9† | 7 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| FUJ1 | SUZ | OKA | MOT | FUJ2 | SUG | |||||||||||||
Masters' class
| Pos | Driver | FUJ1 | SUZ | OKA | MOT | FUJ2 | SUG | Pts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
| 1 | Yorikatsu Tsujiko |
1 | 1 | 2 | 68 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | "Yuki" |
2 | 4 | 1 | 55 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | "Yugo" |
3 | 2 | 3 | 48 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Masahiro Hayashi |
4† | 3 | 4 | 39 | |||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| FUJ1 | SUZ | OKA | MOT | FUJ2 | SUG | |||||||||||||
Teams' championship
Only the best finishing driver of each team will be eligible for teams' championship points.
| Pos | Driver | FUJ1 | SUZ | OKA | MOT | FUJ2 | SUG | Pts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
| 1 | Bionick Jack Racing | 2 | 2 | 1 | 61 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Sutekina Racing Team | 3 | 1 | 2 | 58 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | HELM Motorsports | 1 | 3 | 3 | 55 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | TOM'S Formula | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | NILZZ Racing | 7 | 8 | 6 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | N-Speed | 8 | 6 | 8 | 16 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Team KRM | 9† | 7 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| FUJ1 | SUZ | OKA | MOT | FUJ2 | SUG | |||||||||||||
References
- Wood, Elliot (2019-09-11). "Japanese Regional F3 series and car revealed". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
- "Formula Regional Japanese Championship". frj.jp. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
- "Formula Regional Japanese Championship". frj.jp. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
External links
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