2017 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

The 2017 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 39th Japanese Formula 3 Championship season.

Teams and drivers

Team	Chassis	Engine	No.	Driver	Status	Rounds
Team Chassis Engine No. Driver Status Rounds Corolla Chukyo Kuo TOM'S Dallara F317 Toyota TOM'S TAZ31 1 Japan Sho Tsuboi All Dallara F314 36 Japan Ritomo Miyata All Toda Racing Dallara F316 Toda TR-F301 2 Japan Hiroki Otsu All B-Max Racing Team Dallara F312 Volkswagen A41 (0XY) 3 Japan Ai Miura All Dallara F314 30 Japan "Dragon" 8–9 Dallara F306 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE 13 Japan Motoyoshi Yoshida N All 27 Japan "Syuji" N 3, 7, 9 30 Japan "Dragon" N 1–7 50 Japan Shinji Sawada N 8 B-Max with Rn-Sports Yamashita Manufacturing Dallara F308 11 Japan Masayuki Ueda N All B-Max Racing Team with NDDP Dallara F312 Volkswagen A41 (0XY) 23 Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi All Team KRC with B-Max Dallara F315 33 China Ye Hongli 1–8 China Hong Shijie 9 HuaJiangHU Racing Dallara F306 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE 5 China Alex Yang N All Hanashima Racing 55 Japan Katsuaki Kubota N 1–6, 9 Dallara F308 Japan Takashi Fujii N 7 Japan Yuya Motojima N 8 HFDP Racing Dallara F316 Toda TR-F301 7 Japan Sena Sakaguchi All Threebond with Drago Corse Dallara F314 ThreeBond Tomei TB14F3 12 Spain Álex Palou All Albirex Racing Team Dallara F315 Mercedes-Benz F3-414 21 Brazil Bruno Carneiro All Dallara F308 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE 22 Japan Ryoya Hasegawa N 1–7, 9 Tairoku Racing Dallara F316 Volkswagen A41 (0XY) 28 Japan Tairoku Yamaguchi All CMS Motor Sports Project Dallara F306 Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE 77 Japan Shigetomo Shimono N 1–2 Japan Makoto Hotta N 4 Japan Yuya Taira N 7 Japan Ryuichiro Ohtsuka N 8 Okayama Kokusai Circuit RC Dallara F315 Mercedes-Benz F3-414 78 Japan Yoshiaki Katayama All	Icon Class N National class.
Corolla Chukyo Kuo TOM'S	Dallara F317	Toyota TOM'S TAZ31	1	Japan Sho Tsuboi		All
Dallara F314	36	Japan Ritomo Miyata		All
Toda Racing	Dallara F316	Toda TR-F301	2	Japan Hiroki Otsu		All
B-Max Racing Team	Dallara F312	Volkswagen A41 (0XY)	3	Japan Ai Miura		All
Dallara F314	30	Japan "Dragon"		8–9
Dallara F306	Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE	13	Japan Motoyoshi Yoshida	N	All
27	Japan "Syuji"	N	3, 7, 9
30	Japan "Dragon"	N	1–7
50	Japan Shinji Sawada	N	8
B-Max with Rn-Sports Yamashita Manufacturing	Dallara F308	11	Japan Masayuki Ueda	N	All
B-Max Racing Team with NDDP	Dallara F312	Volkswagen A41 (0XY)	23	Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi		All
Team KRC with B-Max	Dallara F315	33	China Ye Hongli		1–8
China Hong Shijie		9
HuaJiangHU Racing	Dallara F306	Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE	5	China Alex Yang	N	All
Hanashima Racing	55	Japan Katsuaki Kubota	N	1–6, 9
Dallara F308	Japan Takashi Fujii	N	7
Japan Yuya Motojima	N	8
HFDP Racing	Dallara F316	Toda TR-F301	7	Japan Sena Sakaguchi		All
Threebond with Drago Corse	Dallara F314	ThreeBond Tomei TB14F3	12	Spain Álex Palou		All
Albirex Racing Team	Dallara F315	Mercedes-Benz F3-414	21	Brazil Bruno Carneiro		All
Dallara F308	Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE	22	Japan Ryoya Hasegawa	N	1–7, 9
Tairoku Racing	Dallara F316	Volkswagen A41 (0XY)	28	Japan Tairoku Yamaguchi		All
CMS Motor Sports Project	Dallara F306	Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE	77	Japan Shigetomo Shimono	N	1–2
Japan Makoto Hotta	N	4
Japan Yuya Taira	N	7
Japan Ryuichiro Ohtsuka	N	8
Okayama Kokusai Circuit RC	Dallara F315	Mercedes-Benz F3-414	78	Japan Yoshiaki Katayama		All
Icon	Class
N	National class.

Race calendar and results

Calendar for the 2017 season.

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	National winner	Supporting
1	R1	Okayama International Circuit	1 April	Spain Álex Palou	Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi	Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi	B-Max Racing Team with NDDP	Japan "Dragon"
R2	2 April	Spain Álex Palou	Spain Álex Palou	Spain Álex Palou	Threebond with Drago Corse	Japan Shigetomo Shimono
R3		Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi	Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi	B-Max Racing Team with NDDP	Japan "Dragon"
2	R1	Suzuka Circuit	22 April	Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi	Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi	Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi	B-Max Racing Team with NDDP	Japan Shigetomo Shimono	Super Formula
R2	23 April	Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi	Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi	Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi	B-Max Racing Team with NDDP	Japan Shigetomo Shimono
3	R1	Fuji Speedway	13 May	Spain Álex Palou	Japan Sho Tsuboi	Spain Álex Palou	Threebond with Drago Corse	Japan "Dragon"
R2	14 May	Spain Álex Palou	Japan Sho Tsuboi	Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi	B-Max Racing Team with NDDP	Japan Ryoya Hasegawa
4	R1	Okayama International Circuit	27 May	Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi	Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi	Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi	B-Max Racing Team with NDDP	Japan "Dragon"	Super Formula
R2	28 May	Spain Álex Palou	Japan Ritomo Miyata	Spain Álex Palou	Threebond with Drago Corse	Japan Masayuki Ueda
5	R1	Suzuka Circuit	24 June	Japan Sho Tsuboi	Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi	Japan Sho Tsuboi	Corolla Chukyo Kuo TOM'S	Japan "Dragon"	Blancpain GT Asia
R2	25 June	Japan Sho Tsuboi	Spain Álex Palou	Japan Sho Tsuboi	Corolla Chukyo Kuo TOM'S	Japan "Dragon"
6	R1	Fuji Speedway	8 July	Japan Sho Tsuboi	Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi	Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi	B-Max Racing Team with NDDP	Japan "Dragon"	Super Formula
R2	9 July	Japan Sho Tsuboi	Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi	Japan Sho Tsuboi	Corolla Chukyo Kuo TOM'S	Japan "Dragon"
7	R1	Twin Ring Motegi	29 July	Japan Sho Tsuboi	Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi	Japan Sho Tsuboi	Corolla Chukyo Kuo TOM'S	Japan "Dragon"
R2	30 July	Japan Sho Tsuboi	Japan Sho Tsuboi	Japan Sho Tsuboi	Corolla Chukyo Kuo TOM'S	Japan Yuya Taira
R3		Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi	Japan Sho Tsuboi	Corolla Chukyo Kuo TOM'S	Japan Yuya Taira
8	R1	Autopolis	9 September	Japan Sho Tsuboi	Japan Sho Tsuboi	Japan Sho Tsuboi	Corolla Chukyo Kuo TOM'S	Japan Yuya Motojima	Super Formula
R2	10 September	Japan Sho Tsuboi	Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi	Japan Sho Tsuboi	Corolla Chukyo Kuo TOM'S	Japan Yuya Motojima
9	R1	Sportsland SUGO	23 September	Japan Hiroki Otsu	Japan Ritomo Miyata	Japan Sho Tsuboi	Corolla Chukyo Kuo TOM'S	Japan Ryoya Hasegawa
R2	24 September	Japan Hiroki Otsu	Spain Álex Palou	Japan Hiroki Otsu	Toda Racing	China Alex Yang

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

Overall

Pos	Driver	OKA1	SUZ1	FUJ1	OKA2	SUZ2	FUJ2	MOT	AUT	SUG	Points
1	Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi	1	2	1	1	1	DSQ	1	1	4	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	148
2	Japan Sho Tsuboi	2	9	5	3	9	7	2	3	3	1	1	Ret	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	140
3	Spain Álex Palou	4	1	2	2	2	1	4	8	1	4	2	3	4	Ret	3	7	2	4	5	5	102
4	Japan Ritomo Miyata	3	3	3	DNS	DNS	5	3	2	2	2	4	6	5	4	8	4	4	2	2	3	79
5	Japan Hiroki Otsu	5	7	4	Ret	3	2	5	Ret	5	5	5	2	3	3	4	3	10	5	Ret	1	64
6	Japan Sena Sakaguchi	6	5	7	4	4	4	Ret	6	9	7	16	4	6	7	6	6	5	6	3	9	27
7	China Ye Hongli	8	4	6	6	8	3	10	5	8	6	9	7	7	Ret	9	9	11	14			13
8	Japan Ai Miura	9	Ret	9	5	6	9	6	4	6	10	7	5	8	Ret	7	10	7	8	8	6	11
9	Japan Yoshiaki Katayama	7	Ret	8	8	5	8	9	14	7	8	6	15	Ret	5	5	5	6	9	6	8	11
10	Japan Tairoku Yamaguchi	10	6	10	Ret	10	11	8	7	Ret	11	10	Ret	9	6	10	8	8	10	10	Ret	2
11	Brazil Bruno Carneiro	11	Ret	11	7	7	6	7	Ret	10	9	8	8	Ret	Ret	11	11	9	7	7	7	1
12	Japan "Dragon"	12	Ret	12	10	12	10	14	9	15	12	11	9	10	8	14	13	13	12	9	11	0
13	Japan Shigetomo Shimono	13	8	13	9	11																0
14	Japan Yuya Taira														9	12	12					0
15	Japan Masayuki Ueda	14	14	14	12	13	13	15	10	11	13	12	10	11	12	15	17	17	Ret	14	14	0
16	Japan Ryoya Hasegawa	16	10	15	11	14	12	11	Ret	12	15	13	12	13	Ret	16	16			12	Ret	0
17	China Alex Yang	17	12	16	15	16	15	12	12	13	14	17	11	12	10	13	15	16	16	15	12	0
18	China Hong Shijie																			11	10	0
19	Japan Katsuaki Kubota	15	11	Ret	13	15	14	13	11	14	17	15	13	14						13	13	0
20	Japan Yuya Motojima																	12	11			0
21	Japan Takashi Fujii														11	Ret	14					0
22	Japan Motoyoshi Yoshida	18	13	17	14	17	16	16	Ret	17	16	14	14	Ret	13	17	18	Ret	17	16	Ret	0
23	Japan Shinji Sawada																	14	13			0
24	Japan Makoto Hotta								13	16												0
25	Japan Ryuichirou Ohtsuka																	15	15			0
26	Japan "Syuji"						17	17							Ret	18	19			17	15	0
Pos	Driver	OKA1	SUZ1	FUJ1	OKA2	SUZ2	FUJ2	MOT	AUT	SUG	Points

National Class

Pos	Driver	OKA1	SUZ1	FUJ1	OKA2	SUZ2	FUJ2	MOT	AUT	SUG	Points
1	Japan "Dragon"	12	Ret	12	10	12	10	14	9	15	12	11	9	10	8	14	13					136
2	Japan Masayuki Ueda	14	14	14	12	13	13	15	10	11	13	12	10	11	12	15	17	17	Ret	14	14	92
3	Japan Ryoya Hasegawa	16	10	15	11	14	12	11	Ret	12	15	13	12	13	Ret	16	16			12	Ret	77
4	China Alex Yang	17	12	16	15	16	15	12	12	13	14	17	11	12	10	13	15	16	16	15	12	62
5	Japan Shigetomo Shimono	13	8	13	9	11																52
6	Japan Katsuaki Kubota	15	11	Ret	13	15	14	13	11	14	17	15	13	14						13	13	49
7	Japan Yuya Taira														9	12	12					29
8	Japan Yuya Motojima																	12	11			24
9	Japan Motoyoshi Yoshida	18	13	17	14	17	16	16	Ret	17	16	14	14	Ret	13	17	7	Ret	13	16	Ret	16
10	Japan Shinji Sawada																	14	13			14
11	Japan Ryuichirou Ohtsuka																	15	15			10
12	Japan Takashi Fujii														11	Ret	14					8
13	Japan "Syuji"						17	17							Ret	18	19			17	15	4
14	Japan Makoto Hotta								13	16												3
Pos	Driver	OKA1	SUZ1	FUJ1	OKA2	SUZ2	FUJ2	MOT	AUT	SUG	Points

Teams Championship

Pos.	Team	Points
1	Corolla Chukyo Kuo TOM'S	143
2	B-Max Racing Team with NDDP	134
3	ThreeBond Racing with Drago Corse	94
4	Toda Racing	62
5	HFDP Racing	27
6	B-Max Racing Team	21
7	Okayama Kokusai Circuit RC	40
8	Tairoku Racing	2
9	Albirex Racing Team	1
NC	Team KRC with B-Max	0
NC	HuaJiangHU Racing	0
NC	Hanashima Racing	0
NC	B-Max with Rn-Sports Yamashita Manufacturing	0
NC	CMS Motor Sports Project	0
Ref:

Engine tuner standings

Pos.	Engine tuner	Points
1	TOM'S	143
2	Siegfried Spiess Motorenbau GmbH	139
3	Tomei Engine	94
4	Toda Racing	75
5	HWA	12

External links

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