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]

2002 Japanese Formula 3 Championship
Previous: 2001 Next: 2003

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
11 Kazuki Hoshino Dallara F302 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
14 Hideyuki Ishizaki Dallara F399 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
R2 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
R2 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
R2 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
R2 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
R2 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
R2 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
R2 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
R2 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
R2 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
R2 20 October Paolo Montin Paolo Montin Paolo Montin TOM'S

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 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
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd 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)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References
  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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