2008 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

The 2008 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 30th edition of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. Dutchman Carlo van Dam took the main title,^[1][2] with Hideki Yamauchi taking the National Class.^[2] TOM'S took their eighth constructors title in a row.^[2]

2008 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

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2007

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2009

Teams and drivers

Team	No	Driver	Chassis[N 1]	Engine	Rounds
Championship Class
Team TOM'S	1	Carlo van Dam	F308	Toyota-TOM'S	All
	36	Keisuke Kunimoto	F308		All
	37	Takuto Iguchi	F308		All
Toda Racing	2	Daisuke Nakajima	F308	Mugen-Honda	All
Team Real	7	Naoki Yamamoto	F308	Mugen-Honda	All
	8	Yuhki Nakayama	F308		All
ThreeBond Racing	12	Hironobu Yasuda	F308	Nismo Nissan	All
Now Motor Sport	33	Kei Cozzolino	F308	Toyota-TOM'S	All
Denso Team Le Beausset	62	Koki Saga	F308	Toyota	All
National Class
Hanashima Racing	5	Takashi Nagase	F306	Toyota-TOM'S	1–5
		Katsuaki Kubota			6–9
Aim Sports	18	Masaki Matsushita	F307/305	Toyota-TOM'S	All
PTRS	19	Zahir Ali	F307	Toyota-TOM'S	All
	20	Alexandre Imperatori	F307		All
TOM'S Spirit	38	Hideki Yamauchi	F306	Toyota-TOM'S	All
Denso Team Le Beausset	63	Hideto Yasuoka	F305	Toyota	All
Exceed Motor Sports	74	Motoki Sakurai	F306	Toyota-TOM'S	All

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	National Class winner
1	R1	Fuji Speedway	5 April	Takuto Iguchi	Takuto Iguchi	Takuto Iguchi	Team TOM'S	Hideki Yamauchi
	R2		6 April	Takuto Iguchi	Takuto Iguchi	Takuto Iguchi	Team TOM'S	Masaki Matsushita
2	R1	Autopolis	26 April	Takuto Iguchi	Takuto Iguchi	Takuto Iguchi	Team TOM'S	Alexandre Imperatori
	R2		27 April	Carlo van Dam	Takuto Iguchi	Keisuke Kunimoto	Team TOM'S	Hideto Yasuoka
3	R1	Suzuka Circuit	10 May	Hironobu Yasuda	Keisuke Kunimoto	Hironobu Yasuda	ThreeBond Racing	Hideki Yamauchi
	R2		11 May	Hironobu Yasuda	Carlo van Dam	Carlo van Dam	Team TOM'S	Hideki Yamauchi
4	R1	Twin Ring Motegi	24 May	Carlo van Dam	Keisuke Kunimoto	Carlo van Dam	Team TOM'S	Hideki Yamauchi
	R2		25 May	Carlo van Dam	Kei Cozzolino	Hironobu Yasuda	ThreeBond Racing	Alexandre Imperatori
5	R1	Okayama International Circuit	7 June	Takuto Iguchi	Takuto Iguchi	Naoki Yamamoto	Team Real	Zahir Ali
	R2		8 June	Carlo van Dam	Carlo van Dam	Carlo van Dam	Team TOM'S	Alexandre Imperatori
6	R1	Suzuka Circuit	12 July	Carlo van Dam	Carlo van Dam	Carlo van Dam	Team TOM'S	Hideki Yamauchi
	R2		13 July	Carlo van Dam	Carlo van Dam	Carlo van Dam	Team TOM'S	Masaki Matsushita
7	R1	Twin Ring Motegi	9 August	Keisuke Kunimoto	Carlo van Dam	Carlo van Dam	Team TOM'S	Alexandre Imperatori
	R2		10 August	Keisuke Kunimoto	Takuto Iguchi	Keisuke Kunimoto	Team TOM'S	Alexandre Imperatori
8	R1	Fuji Speedway	30 August	Carlo van Dam	Hironobu Yasuda	Carlo van Dam	Team TOM'S	Hideki Yamauchi
	R2		31 August	Carlo van Dam	Keisuke Kunimoto	Keisuke Kunimoto	Team TOM'S	Hideki Yamauchi
9	R1	Sportsland SUGO	20 September	Carlo van Dam	Carlo van Dam	Carlo van Dam	Team TOM'S	Hideki Yamauchi
	R2		21 September	Carlo van Dam	Koki Saga	Carlo van Dam	Team TOM'S	Hideto Yasuoka

Standings

• Points are awarded as follows:

Championship Class

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

National Class

• Points are awarded as follows:

1	2	3	4	5	6
10	6	4	3	2	1

Pos	Driver	FUJ		AUT		SUZ		MOT		OKA		SUZ		MOT		FUJ		SUG		Pts
Championship Class
1	Carlo van Dam	2	2	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	322
2	Keisuke Kunimoto	4	3	10	1	2	Ret	2	Ret	9	2	2	2	2	1	4	1	3	2	219
3	Takuto Iguchi	1	1	1	2	8	11	4	Ret	8	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	216
4	Hironobu Yasuda	DNS	4	6	6	1	2	3	1	4	8	6	5	Ret	8	8	5	4	5	152
5	Naoki Yamamoto	5	7	5	5	Ret	4	5	Ret	1	4	3	4	5	5	6	6	5	7	138
6	Kei Cozzolino	3	5	2	4	6	3	8	4	7	7	5	Ret	6	6	3	4	6	Ret	133
7	Koki Saga	6	6	4	7	4	5	9	3	5	6	8	Ret	7	9	11	9	9	4	99
8	Yuhki Nakayama	7	8	7	10	7	7	6	10	3	5	Ret	Ret	4	4	5	8	7	6	97
9	Daisuke Nakajima	8	9	Ret	11	5	6	7	Ret	6	9	7	Ret	8	7	Ret	7	8	8	54
National Class
1	Hideki Yamauchi	9	15	9	14	9	8	10	6	12	13	9	7	10	11	7	10	10	14	121
2	Alexandre Imperatori	11	11	8	9	14	Ret	11	5	Ret	10	13	8	9	10	10	11	13	11	96
3	Masaki Matsushita	13	10	11	15	12	9	14	9	11	12	10	6	11	13	9	12	11	10	85
4	Zahir Ali	10	12	12	12	Ret	Ret	12	8	10	14	12	9	13	12	12	13	12	12	61
5	Hideto Yasuoka	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	11	10	13	7	13	15	11	10	12	14	14	14	14	9	55
6	Takashi Nagase	12	13	13	Ret	10	Ret	DNS	DNS	Ret	11									20
7	Motoki Sakurai	14	14	14	13	13	12	15	11	14	16	15	Ret	14	16	15	16	16	13	19
8	Katsuaki Kubota											14	Ret	15	15	13	15	15	Ret	6
Pos	Driver	FUJ		AUT		SUZ		MOT		OKA		SUZ		MOT		FUJ		SUG		Pts

Teams

• 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 Team FUJ AUT SUZ MOT OKA SUZ MOT FUJ SUG Pts 1 Team TOM'S 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 345 2 Team Real 5 7 5 5 7 4 5 10 1 4 3 4 4 4 5 6 5 6 158 3 ThreeBond Racing DNS 4 6 6 1 2 3 1 4 8 6 5 Ret 8 8 5 4 5 149 4 Now Motor Sport 3 5 2 4 6 3 8 4 7 7 5 Ret 6 6 3 4 6 Ret 132 5 Denso Team Le Beausset 6 6 4 7 4 5 9 3 5 6 8 Ret 7 9 11 9 9 4 98 6 Toda Racing 8 9 Ret 11 5 6 7 Ret 6 9 7 Ret 8 7 Ret 7 8 8 54 Pos Driver FUJ AUT SUZ MOT OKA SUZ MOT FUJ SUG Pts

Engine Tuners

• 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 Team FUJ AUT SUZ MOT OKA SUZ MOT FUJ SUG Pts 1 Toyota/TOM'S 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 345 2 Mugen-Honda 5 7 5 5 5 4 5 10 1 4 3 4 4 4 5 6 5 6 162 3 Nismo Nissan DNS 4 6 6 1 2 3 1 4 8 6 5 Ret 8 8 5 4 5 149 4 Toyota 6 6 4 7 4 5 9 3 5 6 8 Ret 7 9 11 9 9 4 98 Pos Driver FUJ AUT SUZ MOT OKA SUZ MOT FUJ SUG Pts