2000 All-Japan Formula Three Championship

2000 All-Japan Formula Three Championship
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The 2000 All-Japan Formula Three Championship was the 22nd edition of the All-Japan Formula Three Championship. It began on 26 March at Suzuka and ended on 5 November at the same place.[1] French driver Sébastien Philippe took the championship title, winning three from ten races.[2]

Teams and drivers

Team No Driver Chassis[N 1] Engine Rounds
TOM'S 1 Austria Robert Lechner F300 Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE 1–9
7 Japan Haruki Kurosawa F300 1–9
8 Japan Kaichi Sato F399 All
Toda Racing 2 Japan Seiji Ara F300 Toda-Honda MF204B All
Inging 3 France Benoît Tréluyer F300 Torii-Toyota 3S-GE All
5 Japan Shinichi Takagi F399 TOM'S-Toyota 3S-GE 1–9
Team 5Zigen 6 Japan Hideki Nishimura F399 Torii-Toyota 3S-GE 2
Japan Kota Sasaki 9
15 Japan Tadashi Nagamori F399 1, 3, 5–8, 10
Pal Sport 9 Japan Takeshi Tsuchiya F399 Tomei Nissan SR20VE 1–2, 4–10
19 Japan Tsubasa Kurosawa F399 Torii-Toyota 3S-GE 1–3
Mugen Dome Project 10 France Sébastien Philippe F300 Mugen-Honda MF204B All
11 Japan Yuji Ide F300 All
Lian Racing Team 17 Japan Kota Sasaki F399 Toda-Honda MF204B 1–4
Japan Tsubasa Kurosawa 6–10
Team Yellow Hat with Aim Sports 18 Japan Shogo Mitsuyama F399 Torii-Toyota 3S-GE All
DTM 20 Japan Kyousuke Mineo F399 Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE 1–4, 7
Japan Racer Kashima 8–10
Tomei Sport 24 Japan Kazuyuki Nishizawa F399 Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE All
Maejima Racing Team 32 Japan Masaru Tomizawa F399 Torii-Toyota 3S-GE 1–3
Now Motor Sports Japan Tomoyuki Inoue F399 Torii-Toyota 3S-GE 9–10
33 Japan Akira Yamaguchi F300 Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE All
Nobel France Racing Team 37 Japan Motonari Higuchi F397 Torii-Toyota 3S-GE 2–3, 5, 7–8
Prokidai with Torii Racing 38 Japan Yasutaka Gomi F300 Torii-Toyota 3S-GE 1–2, 4–6
Japan Teruyuki Tokuda 7
Japan Hirotaka Nakajima 9
Japan Kota Sasaki 10
39 Japan Masayuki Suzuki F397 10
Nakajima Racing 64 Japan Yasuyuki Honjyo F399 Mugen-Honda MF204B 1–8
Japan Shinya Sato 9–10
Skill Speed 77 Japan Kou Hirano F399 Toda-Honda MF204B 1–9
Notes
  1. All drivers competed in Dallara chassis; model listed.

Race calendar and results

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team
1 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 26 March France Sébastien Philippe France Sébastien Philippe France Sébastien Philippe Mugen Dome Project
2 Tsukuba Circuit, Shimotsuma 9 April Japan Yuji Ide Japan Yuji Ide Japan Yuji Ide Mugen Dome Project
3 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 4 May France Sébastien Philippe Japan Haruki Kurosawa France Sébastien Philippe Mugen Dome Project
4 Mine Circuit, Mine 21 May Austria Robert Lechner France Benoît Tréluyer Austria Robert Lechner TOM'S
5 Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi 11 June Austria Robert Lechner Japan Seiji Ara Austria Robert Lechner TOM'S
6 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 2 July Japan Shinichi Takagi France Sébastien Philippe Japan Shinichi Takagi Inging
7 Sportsland SUGO, Murata 30 July France Benoît Tréluyer France Benoît Tréluyer France Benoît Tréluyer Inging
8 Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi 20 August Japan Seiji Ara Japan Haruki Kurosawa Japan Haruki Kurosawa TOM'S
9 Sendai Hi-Land Raceway, Aoba-ku 24 September France Sébastien Philippe France Sébastien Philippe France Sébastien Philippe Mugen Dome Project
10 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 5 November France Sébastien Philippe Japan Yuji Ide Japan Yuji Ide Mugen Dome Project

Standings

1 2 3 4 5 6
9 6 4 3 2 1
Pos Driver SUZ TSU FUJ MIN MOT SUZ SUG MOT SEN SUZ Pts
1 France Sébastien Philippe 1 3 1 2 3 3 4 2 1 2 49
2 Japan Yuji Ide Ret 1 6 3 6 2 5 3 6 1 35
3 Japan Seiji Ara Ret 2 4 5 2 4 3 9 3 3 30
4 Austria Robert Lechner Ret Ret 2 1 1 6 7 4 8 28
5 France Benoît Tréluyer 2 16 13 4 8 Ret 1 7 2 Ret 24
6 Japan Haruki Kurosawa Ret 4 7 6 4 5 2 1 7 24
7 Japan Shinichi Takagi 4 7 Ret 7 Ret 1 13 5 5 16
8 Japan Takeshi Tsuchiya 3 Ret 14 Ret Ret 12 17 4 5 9
9 Japan Kyousuke Mineo 7 10 3 13 Ret 4
10 Japan Yasuyuki Honjyo 6 8 5 Ret 7 7 6 8 4
11 Japan Shinya Sato 12 4 3
12 Japan Kaichi Sato Ret 11 Ret 11 5 8 8 6 11 7 3
13 Japan Shogo Mitsuyama 5 13 10 12 9 12 Ret 10 13 10 2
14 Japan Kota Sasaki Ret 6 Ret 8 9 6 2
15 Japan Masaru Tomizawa Ret 5 Ret 2
16 Japan Akira Yamaguchi 8 9 11 Ret 11 Ret 11 11 Ret 9 0
17 Japan Tsubasa Kurosawa Ret 17 Ret 11 10 Ret Ret 8 0
18 Japan Kou Hirano Ret 12 9 9 Ret 9 9 12 Ret 0
19 Japan Yasutaka Gomi Ret Ret 10 10 10 0
20 Japan Tomoyuki Inoue 10 Ret 0
21 Japan Tadashi Nagamori Ret DNS 12 Ret Ret 15 11 0
22 Japan Motonari Higuchi 14 12 13 14 14 0
23 Japan Racer Kashima 16 16 12 0
24 Japan Kazuyuki Nishizawa Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret 13 Ret 13 14 Ret 0
25 Japan Hideki Nishimura 15 0
26 Japan Teruyuki Tokuda 15 0
27 Japan Hirotaka Nakajima 15 0
Japan Masayuki Suzuki Ret 0
Pos Driver SUZ TSU FUJ MIN MOT SUZ SUG MOT SEN SUZ Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

  1. "Formula 3 2000 Race Index – World". Formula2.net. Formula 2 Register. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  2. "Formula 3 Japan 2000". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 17 February 2013.

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