2005 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

The 2005 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 26th edition of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. It began on 2 April at Motegi and ended on 23 October at the same place.^[1] Brazilian driver João Paulo de Oliveira took the championship title, winning seven from 20 races.^[2]

Teams and drivers

All teams were Japanese-registered. All cars used Bridgestone tyres.^[3]

Team	No	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Rounds
Inging	1	Roberto Streit	Dome F107	Torii-Toyota 3S-GE	All
	3	Hideto Yasuoka	Dome F107		1–2, 4–10
	3	Hiroki Katoh	Dome F107		3
	5	Jonny Reid	Dome F107		1–9
	5	Hiroki Katoh	Dome F107		10
Toda Racing	2	Yasuhiro Takasaki	Dome F107	Toda-Honda MF204C	All
M-TEC	10	Hideki Mutoh	Dome F107	Mugen-Honda MF204C	All
M-TEC	16	Koudai Tsukakoshi	Lola-Dome F106	Mugen-Honda MF204C	8–10
Dream Factory	11	Hironari Kawachi	Lola-Dome F106	Toda-Honda MF204C	7–10
ThreeBond Racing	12	Naoki Yokomizo	Dallara F305	ThreeBond Nissan SR20VE	All
ThreeBond Racing	14	Paolo Montin	Dallara F305	ThreeBond Nissan SR20VE	All
DTM	19	Ryo Orime	Dallara F304	Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE	All
Now Motor Sports	33	Taku Banba	Dallara F305	Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE	All
TOM'S	36	João Paulo de Oliveira	Dallara F305	Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE	All
	37	Kazuki Nakajima	Dallara F305		All
	38	Daisuke Ikeda	Dallara F305		All
Zap Speed	50	Motohiko Isozaki	Dallara F305	Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE	All
Le Beausset Motorsports	62	Koki Saga	Dallara F305	Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE	All

Race calendar and results

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi	2 April	João Paulo de Oliveira	João Paulo de Oliveira	João Paulo de Oliveira	TOM'S
1	R2	Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi	3 April	João Paulo de Oliveira	Hideki Mutoh	Hideki Mutoh	M-TEC
2	R1	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	16 April	Daisuke Ikeda	João Paulo de Oliveira	João Paulo de Oliveira	TOM'S
2	R2	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	17 April	João Paulo de Oliveira	João Paulo de Oliveira	Hideki Mutoh	M-TEC
3	R1	Sportsland SUGO, Murata	14 May	Naoki Yokomizo	Jonny Reid	Naoki Yokomizo	ThreeBond Racing
3	R2	Sportsland SUGO, Murata	15 May	Naoki Yokomizo	João Paulo de Oliveira	Naoki Yokomizo	ThreeBond Racing
4	R1	Fuji Speedway, Oyama	4 June	Naoki Yokomizo	Kazuki Nakajima	João Paulo de Oliveira	TOM'S
4	R2	Fuji Speedway, Oyama	5 June	Kazuki Nakajima	João Paulo de Oliveira	João Paulo de Oliveira	TOM'S
5	R1	Okayama International Circuit	18 June	João Paulo de Oliveira	João Paulo de Oliveira	Paolo Montin	ThreeBond Racing
5	R2	Okayama International Circuit	19 June	João Paulo de Oliveira	João Paulo de Oliveira	Naoki Yokomizo	ThreeBond Racing
6	R1	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	2 July	Daisuke Ikeda	Kazuki Nakajima	João Paulo de Oliveira	TOM'S
6	R2	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	3 July	João Paulo de Oliveira	Kazuki Nakajima	Roberto Streit	Inging
7	R1	Mine Circuit, Mine	30 July	João Paulo de Oliveira	Kazuki Nakajima	Kazuki Nakajima	TOM'S
7	R2	Mine Circuit, Mine	31 July	Roberto Streit	Roberto Streit	Kazuki Nakajima	TOM'S
8	R1	Fuji Speedway, Oyama	27 August	Kazuki Nakajima	Kazuki Nakajima	Paolo Montin	ThreeBond Racing
8	R2	Fuji Speedway, Oyama	28 August	Kazuki Nakajima	Kazuki Nakajima	João Paulo de Oliveira	TOM'S
9	R1	Mine Circuit, Mine	10 September	João Paulo de Oliveira	Kazuki Nakajima	Jonny Reid	Inging
9	R2	Mine Circuit, Mine	11 September	Jonny Reid	João Paulo de Oliveira	João Paulo de Oliveira	TOM'S
10	R1	Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi	22 October	Hideki Mutoh	Hideki Mutoh	Hideki Mutoh	M-TEC
10	R2	Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi	23 October	Hideki Mutoh	Roberto Streit	Paolo Montin	ThreeBond Racing

Standings

Points are awarded as follows:

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1

Pos	Driver	MOT		SUZ		SUG		FUJ		OKA		SUZ		MIN		FUJ		MIN		MOT		Pts
1	João Paulo de Oliveira	1	2	1	2	Ret	2	1	1	2	4	1	2	2	5	4	1	3	1	2	2	272
2	Kazuki Nakajima	Ret	Ret	3	3	4	3	2	2	4	8	2	5	1	1	2	2	Ret	2	3	Ret	209
3	Hideki Mutoh	Ret	1	4	1	3	8	5	5	7	7	4	3	5	Ret	8	6	2	4	1	3	179
4	Naoki Yokomizo	3	4	8	8	1	1	3	4	6	1	8	6	6	2	3	Ret	4	3	10	12	177
5	Paolo Montin	2	3	9	6	9	Ret	Ret	8	1	3	7	4	4	3	1	3	NC	6	4	1	174
6	Roberto Streit	4	6	5	Ret	5	5	Ret	7	5	6	5	1	3	Ret	5	5	6	5	9	4	138
7	Daisuke Ikeda	5	5	2	4	7	4	8	3	3	2	3	Ret	9	10	6	11	11	7	11	7	126
8	Jonny Reid	6	7	7	5	2	6	4	9	8	5	Ret	DNS	7	Ret	7	Ret	1	12			94
9	Taku Bamba	7	9	6	9	8	7	7	10	12	10	6	7	11	7	9	4	8	9	5	13	65
10	Hideto Yasuoka	10	12	11	DNS			6	11	11	13	10	DNS	8	4	Ret	8	5	Ret	8	Ret	35
11	Yasuhiro Takasaki	8	8	10	7	Ret	10	9	6	9	9	13	DNS	13	Ret	15	10	Ret	10	7	11	30
12	Hiroki Katoh					6	9													6	6	20
13	Koki Saga	11	10	12	10	Ret	11	11	13	14	12	9	8	10	6	10	9	Ret	13	15	8	20
14	Koudai Tsukakoshi															11	7	7	8	12	5	19
15	Ryo Orime	9	Ret	13	11	10	13	10	12	10	11	11	9	12	Ret	12	13	12	11	Ret	Ret	7
16	Motohiko Isozaki	12	11	14	12	11	Ret	12	14	13	Ret	12	10	14	11	14	12	10	15	13	9	4
17	Hironari Kawachi													Ret	Ret	13	14	9	14	14	10	3
Pos	Driver	MOT		SUZ		SUG		FUJ		OKA		SUZ		MIN		FUJ		MIN		MOT		Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

^ "Race Calendar: All-Japan Formula 3 Championship – Season 2005". speedsport-magazine.com. Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
^ "Formula 3 Japan 2005". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
^ "Entrylist: All-Japan Formula 3 Championship – Season 2005". speedsport-magazine.com. Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

External links

Official Site (in Japanese)

[1] "Race Calendar: All-Japan Formula 3 Championship – Season 2005". speedsport-magazine.com. Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

[2] "Formula 3 Japan 2005". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

[3] "Entrylist: All-Japan Formula 3 Championship – Season 2005". speedsport-magazine.com. Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

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