2002 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

The 2002 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 24th edition of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. It began on 2 March at Tsukuba and ended on 20 October at Motegi.^[1] Local driver Takashi Kogure took the championship title, winning 11 from 20 races.^[2]

Teams and drivers

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

Team	No	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Rounds
Dome Racing Team	1	Takashi Kogure	Dallara F302	Mugen-Honda MF204B	All
Dome Racing Team	11	Kazuki Hoshino	Dallara F302	Mugen-Honda MF204B	All
Toda Racing	2	Hirokazu Nagaya	Dallara F302	Toda-Honda MF204B	1–9
Inging	3	Mathieu Zangarelli	Dallara F302	Torii-Toyota 3S-GE	All
Team 5Zigen	5	Hideshi Nishimura	Dallara F302	Torii-Toyota 3S-GE	All
TOM'S	7	Paolo Montin	Dallara F302	Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE	All
	8	Naoki Yokomizo	Dallara F302		All
	36	Tatsuya Kataoka	Dallara F302		All
	37	Katsuyuki Hiranaka	Dallara F302		All
ThreeBond Racing	12	Masaru Tomizawa	Dallara F302	Tomei Nissan SR20VE	All
ThreeBond Racing	14	Hideyuki Ishizaki	Dallara F399	Tomei Nissan SR20VE	10
Aim Sports	18	Hiroshi Nakamura	Dallara F302	Torii-Toyota 3S-GE	1–6
		Shogo Mitsuyama			7
		Masato Shimoyama			8
		Kota Sasaki			9–10
Now Motor Sports	33	Hiroki Yoshimoto	Dallara F302	Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE	All
DTM	60	Keita Sawa	Dallara F300	Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE	10
Nakajima Racing	64	Shinya Sato	Dallara F302	Mugen-Honda MF204B	All

Race calendar and results

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Tsukuba Circuit, Shimotsuma	2 March	Takashi Kogure	Paolo Montin	Paolo Montin	TOM'S
1	R2	Tsukuba Circuit, Shimotsuma	3 March	Takashi Kogure	Paolo Montin	Paolo Montin	TOM'S
2	R1	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	23 March	Paolo Montin	Shinya Sato	Takashi Kogure	Dome Racing Team
2	R2	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	24 March	Takashi Kogure	Shinya Sato	Takashi Kogure	Dome Racing Team
3	R1	Fuji Speedway, Oyama	2 May	Paolo Montin	Paolo Montin	Paolo Montin	TOM'S
3	R2	Fuji Speedway, Oyama	3 May	Paolo Montin	Katsuyuki Hiranaka	Tatsuya Kataoka	TOM'S
4	R1	Mine Circuit, Mine	18 May	Paolo Montin	Paolo Montin	Paolo Montin	TOM'S
4	R2	Mine Circuit, Mine	19 May	Takashi Kogure	Takashi Kogure	Takashi Kogure	Dome Racing Team
5	R1	Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi	8 June	Takashi Kogure	Takashi Kogure	Takashi Kogure	Dome Racing Team
5	R2	Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi	9 June	Paolo Montin	Takashi Kogure	Takashi Kogure	Dome Racing Team
6	R1	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	6 July	Takashi Kogure	Paolo Montin	Takashi Kogure	Dome Racing Team
6	R2	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	7 July	Shinya Sato	Paolo Montin	Paolo Montin	TOM'S
7	R1	Sportsland SUGO, Murata	3 August	Takashi Kogure	Takashi Kogure	Takashi Kogure	Dome Racing Team
7	R2	Sportsland SUGO, Murata	4 August	Takashi Kogure	Takashi Kogure	Takashi Kogure	Dome Racing Team
8	R1	Sendai Hi-Land Raceway, Aoba-ku	24 August	Takashi Kogure	Takashi Kogure	Takashi Kogure	Dome Racing Team
8	R2	Sendai Hi-Land Raceway, Aoba-ku	25 August	Takashi Kogure	Takashi Kogure	Takashi Kogure	Dome Racing Team
9	R1	Okayama International Circuit	7 September	Hiroki Yoshimoto	Hiroki Yoshimoto	Hiroki Yoshimoto	Now Motor Sports
9	R2	Okayama International Circuit	8 September	Paolo Montin	Paolo Montin	Paolo Montin	TOM'S
10	R1	Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi	19 October	Paolo Montin	Paolo Montin	Takashi Kogure	Dome Racing Team
10	R2	Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi	20 October	Paolo Montin	Paolo Montin	Paolo Montin	TOM'S

Standings

Points are awarded as follows, with only the best 16 results to count

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

Pos	Driver	TSU		SUZ		FUJ		MIN		MOT		SUZ		SUG		SEN		OKA		MOT		Pts
1	Takashi Kogure	4	7	1	1	Ret	Ret	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	Ret	2	1	2	294
2	Paolo Montin	1	1	4	2	1	Ret	1	2	3	9	2	1	2	2	8	3	2	1	2	1	269
3	Mathieu Zangarelli	2	2	12	6	3	2	8	4	2	4	4	11	5	5	7	4	9	Ret	4	6	157
4	Shinya Sato	3	Ret	2	9	5	3	3	6	Ret	11	3	3	4	4	2	10	10	6	5	5	149
5	Katsuyuki Hiranaka	5	5	3	10	2	Ret	Ret	5	4	3	9	7	3	DNS	Ret	2	4	3	13	3	142
6	Tatsuya Kataoka	Ret	3	5	3	Ret	1	5	3	7	8	7	9	7	10	4	9	7	7	6	4	125
7	Naoki Yokomizo	10	10	6	4	7	4	4	8	9	5	12	10	10	3	6	5	6	4	3	9	110
8	Hiroki Yoshimoto	8	6	7	5	Ret	6	Ret	7	8	10	8	6	9	Ret	3	6	1	Ret	11	11	85
9	Hirokazu Nagaya	6	Ret	8	Ret	6	5	Ret	10	6	7	5	8	8	6	5	12	5	5			78
10	Masaru Tomizawa	9	4	10	Ret	4	9	Ret	9	5	6	10	4	11	7	Ret	8	8	11	12	7	69
11	Kazuki Hoshino	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	9	Ret	Ret	2	6	5	12	8	11	7	3	8	7	Ret	64
12	Hideshi Nishimura	7	9	11	7	8	10	7	11	10	12	11	12	13	9	9	11	12	10	14	13	24
13	Hiroshi Nakamura	Ret	Ret	9	8	Ret	8	6	12	11	13	Ret	13									14
14	Kota Sasaki																	11	9	8	8	8
15	Shogo Mitsuyama													6	11							4
16	Masato Shimoyama															10	13					1
Guest driver ineligible for points
	Keita Sawa																			9	10	0
	Hideyuki Ishizaki																			10	13	0
Pos	Driver	TSU		SUZ		FUJ		MIN		MOT		SUZ		SUG		SEN		OKA		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 2002". speedsport-magazine.com. Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
^ "Formula 3 Japan 2002". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
^ "Entrylist: All-Japan Formula 3 Championship – Season 2002". speedsport-magazine.com. Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 31 January 2013.

External links

Official Site (in Japanese)

[1] "Race Calendar: All-Japan Formula 3 Championship – Season 2002". speedsport-magazine.com. Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 31 January 2013.

[2] "Formula 3 Japan 2002". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 31 January 2013.

[3] "Entrylist: All-Japan Formula 3 Championship – Season 2002". speedsport-magazine.com. Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 31 January 2013.

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