2016 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

The 2016 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 38th edition of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship.

Teams and drivers

All teams were Japanese-registered.

TeamNo.DriverChassisEngineRounds
Championship Class
Toda Racing2 Keishi Ishikawa [ja][1]Dallara F316Toda TR-F301All
12 Tadasuke Makino[1]Dallara F3141
Dallara F3162–8
B-MAX Racing Team3 Ai Miura[2]Dallara F312Toyota TOM'S TAZ31All
HFDP Racing7 Sena Sakaguchi[3]Dallara F312Mugen-Honda MF204DAll
8 Hiroki Otsu[1]Dallara F312All
Team KRC with B-Max21 Ye Hongli[4]Dallara F315Volkswagen A415–8
B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP[4]21 Daiki Sasaki[3]Dallara F312Volkswagen A411–2
Mitsunori Takaboshi[5]Dallara F3123–4
22 Jann Mardenborough[6]Dallara F314All
23 Katsumasa Chiyo[6]Dallara F3151–4
Dallara F3125, 8
Mitsunori Takaboshi[7]6–7
Tairoku Exceed28 Tairoku YamaguchiDallara F316Toyota TOM'S TAZ311–2
Tairoku RacingDallara F3123–4
Dallara F316Volkswagen A41[4]5–8
Team TOM'S36 Kenta Yamashita[8]Dallara F312Toyota TOM'S TAZ31All
37 Sho Tsuboi[8]Dallara F314All
National Class
B-MAX Racing Team11 Masayuki Ueda [ja][9]Dallara F308Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE7–8
30 "Dragon"[3]Dallara F308Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE1–3, 5
Dallara F3064, 6–8
Hanashima Racing5 Alex Yang[3]Dallara F306Toyota TOM'S 3S-GEAll
Albirex Racing Team [ja]9 Kizuku Hirota[3]Dallara F306Toyota TOM'S 3S-GEAll
10 Zene Okazaki [ja][3]Dallara F3081–5
Team Samurai25 Takamitsu Matsui[4]Dallara F306Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE5
Petit Lemans Racing46 Katsuaki Kubota[10]Dallara F308Toyota TOM'S 3S-GE8
78 Yoshiaki Katayama[3]Dallara F306All

Race calendar and results

A provisional calendar for the 2016 championship.[11] All races are scheduled to be held in Japan.

The Autopolis round was cancelled on May 29 due to damages caused by the Kumamoto earthquake.[12] However, on July 15, it was decided that Okayama would take its place at the same date.[13]

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning driverWinning teamNational winnerSupporting
1R1Suzuka Circuit23 April Kenta Yamashita Daiki Sasaki Kenta YamashitaTeam TOM'S Yoshiaki KatayamaSuper Formula
R224 April Kenta Yamashita Kenta Yamashita Kenta YamashitaTeam TOM'S Yoshiaki Katayama
2R1Fuji Speedway14 May Jann Mardenborough Daiki Sasaki Daiki SasakiB-MAX Racing Team with NDDP Alex Yang
R215 May Daiki Sasaki Daiki Sasaki Daiki SasakiB-MAX Racing Team with NDDP Yoshiaki Katayama
3R1Okayama International Circuit28 May Jann Mardenborough Kenta Yamashita Kenta YamashitaTeam TOM'S Yoshiaki KatayamaSuper Formula
R229 May Jann Mardenborough Jann Mardenborough Jann MardenboroughB-MAX Racing Team with NDDP Yoshiaki Katayama
4R1Suzuka Circuit11 June Kenta Yamashita Jann Mardenborough Mitsunori TakaboshiB-MAX Racing Team with NDDP Kizuku HirotaSuper Taikyu
R212 June Kenta Yamashita Jann Mardenborough Mitsunori TakaboshiB-MAX Racing Team with NDDP Kizuku Hirota
5R1Fuji Speedway16 July Jann Mardenborough Katsumasa Chiyo Jann MardenboroughB-MAX Racing Team with NDDP Takamitsu MatsuiSuper Formula
R217 July Jann Mardenborough Katsumasa Chiyo Katsumasa ChiyoB-MAX Racing Team with NDDP Takamitsu Matsui
6R1Twin Ring Motegi20 August Tadasuke Makino Jann Mardenborough Jann MardenboroughB-MAX Racing Team with NDDP "Dragon"
R221 August Jann Mardenborough Jann Mardenborough Jann MardenboroughB-MAX Racing Team with NDDP Yoshiaki Katayama
7R1Okayama International Circuit10 September Kenta Yamashita Kenta Yamashita Kenta YamashitaTeam TOM'S Yoshiaki Katayama
R211 September Mitsunori Takaboshi Mitsunori Takaboshi Mitsunori TakaboshiB-MAX Racing Team with NDDP Yoshiaki Katayama
8R1Sportsland SUGO24 September Kenta Yamashita Kenta Yamashita Kenta YamashitaTeam TOM'S Yoshiaki Katayama
R225 September Kenta Yamashita Sho Tsuboi Kenta YamashitaTeam TOM'S "Dragon"
R3 Jann Mardenborough Kenta YamashitaTeam TOM'S "Dragon"

Championship standings

Drivers' Championships

  • Points are awarded as follows:
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Overall

PosDriverSUZ1FUJ1OKA1SUZ2FUJ2MOTOKA2SUGPoints
1 Kenta Yamashita115216Ret2645215111113
2 Jann Mardenborough  232481103121148222110
3 Sho Tsuboi3233232DNS23333433387
4 Mitsunori Takaboshi4811782142
5 Tadasuke Makino8666Ret24635255349741
6 Katsumasa Chiyo48416393441Ret7834
7 Daiki Sasaki541129
8 Keishi Ishikawa6575Ret55579479754422
9 Sena Sakaguchi9787647758666275520
10 Hiroki Otsu7999576886Ret118Ret6866
11 Ye Hongli9784768695
Tairoku YamaguchiWDWD11107Ret91012109911RetRet11110
Ai Miura10101089Ret89Ret161010109Ret10100
Yoshiaki Katayama1111Ret111010Ret13111513121210913Ret0
"Dragon"Ret12131214111212Ret12111313111012120
Takamitsu Matsui10110
Kizuku Hirota1213141312Ret1111Ret1312Ret14131214150
Alex YangRet14121411131315RetRetRetRet15121316140
Masayuki UedaRetRet1115130
Zene Okazaki1315151513121414Ret140
Katsuaki Kubota1417Ret0
PosDriverSUZ1FUJ1OKA1SUZ2FUJ2MOTOKA2SUGPoints
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

National Class

PosDriverSUZ1FUJ1OKA1SUZ2FUJ2MOTOKA2SUGPoints
1 Yoshiaki Katayama1111Ret111010Ret13111513121210913Ret139
2 "Dragon"Ret12131214111212Ret1211131311101212113
3 Kizuku Hirota1213141312Ret1111Ret131215141312141582
4 Alex YangRet14121411131315RetRetRet14151213161456
5 Zene Okazaki1315151513121414Ret1429
6 Takamitsu Matsui101124
7 Masayuki UedaRetRet11151315
8 Katsuaki Kubota1417Ret2
PosDriverSUZ1FUJ1OKA1SUZ2FUJ2MOTOKA2SUGPoints


References