2004 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

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The 2004 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 25th edition of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. It began on 28 March at Suzuka and ended on 24 October at Motegi.[1] Italian driver Ronnie Quintarelli took the championship title, winning eight from 20 races.[2]

Teams and drivers[edit]

  • All teams were Japanese-registered. All cars were powered by Bridgestone tyres.[3]
Team No Driver Chassis Engine Rounds
TOM'S 1 United States Richard Antinucci Dallara F304 Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE 1–9
Japan Katsuyuki Hiranaka 10
7 Japan Sakon Yamamoto Dallara F304 All
8 Japan Kazuki Nakajima Dallara F304 All
36 Japan Taku Banba Dallara F304 All
Toda Racing 2 Japan Hideki Mutoh Lola-Dome F106/03 Toda-Honda MF204C All
Inging 3 Japan Naoki Yokomizo Dallara F303 Torii-Toyota 3S-GE All
4 Italy Ronnie Quintarelli Dallara F302/3 All
M-TEC 10 Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira Lola-Dome F106/03 Mugen-Honda MF204B All
11 United Kingdom Danny Watts Lola-Dome F106/03 10
ThreeBond Racing 12 Brazil Fabio Carbone Dallara F304 Tomei Nissan SR20VE All
14 Japan Masataka Yanagida Dallara F303 All
DTM 19 Japan Hiroyoshi Shibata Dallara F302 Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE All
Now Motor Sports 32 Japan Wataru Kobayakawa Lola-Dome F106/03 Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE All
33 Japan Daisuke Ikeda Lola-Dome F106/03 All
Zap Speed 50 Japan Motohiko Isozaki Dallara F304 Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE All
Exceed Motorsports 87 Japan Kei Idaka Dallara F302 Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE 10

Race calendar and results[edit]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 27 March Japan Kazuki Nakajima Japan Sakon Yamamoto Japan Kazuki Nakajima TOM'S
R2 28 March Japan Kazuki Nakajima Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira Japan Kazuki Nakajima TOM'S
2 R1 Tsukuba Circuit, Shimotsuma 10 April Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira United States Richard Antinucci TOM'S
R2 11 April Italy Ronnie Quintarelli Brazil Fabio Carbone Italy Ronnie Quintarelli Inging
3 R1 Okayama International Circuit 8 May Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira United States Richard Antinucci Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira M-TEC
R2 9 May Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira Italy Ronnie Quintarelli Italy Ronnie Quintarelli Inging
4 R1 Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi 5 June Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira Brazil Fabio Carbone ThreeBond Racing
R2 6 June Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira Japan Sakon Yamamoto Italy Ronnie Quintarelli Inging
5 R1 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 3 July Italy Ronnie Quintarelli Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira M-TEC
R2 4 July Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira Italy Ronnie Quintarelli Inging
6 R1 Sportsland SUGO, Murata 31 July Japan Naoki Yokomizo Italy Ronnie Quintarelli Italy Ronnie Quintarelli Inging
R2 1 August Japan Naoki Yokomizo Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira Italy Ronnie Quintarelli Inging
7 R1 Mine Circuit, Mine 28 August Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira M-TEC
R2 29 August Japan Naoki Yokomizo Brazil Fabio Carbone Japan Naoki Yokomizo Inging
8 R1 Sendai Hi-Land Raceway, Aoba-ku 11 September Japan Hiroyoshi Shibata Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira M-TEC
R2 12 September Japan Daisuke Ikeda Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira M-TEC
9 R1 Mine Circuit, Mine 2 October Italy Ronnie Quintarelli Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira Italy Ronnie Quintarelli Inging
R2 3 October Italy Ronnie Quintarelli Brazil Fabio Carbone Italy Ronnie Quintarelli Inging
10 R1 Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi 23 October Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira Japan Sakon Yamamoto Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira M-TEC
R2 24 October Japan Sakon Yamamoto Japan Sakon Yamamoto Japan Sakon Yamamoto TOM'S
Notes

Standings[edit]

  • 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 SUZ TSU OKA MOT SUZ SUG MIN SEN MIN MOT Pts
1 Italy Ronnie Quintarelli 9 6 13 1 2 1 2 1 4 1 1 1 3 6 2 13 1 1 Ret 3 251
2 Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira 6 Ret 2 5 1 2 13 Ret 1 5 3 2 1 3 1 1 Ret DNS 1 Ret 211
3 Japan Naoki Yokomizo 4 5 6 4 Ret 9 4 2 2 Ret 2 3 2 1 10 4 Ret 6 5 2 177
4 United States Richard Antinucci 7 2 1 2 6 4 3 3 5 Ret 10 7 4 2 3 2 9 11 161
5 Japan Kazuki Nakajima 1 1 7 9 3 6 6 Ret 6 Ret 4 Ret 9 11 5 5 4 3 9 4 138
6 Japan Taku Banba 2 3 3 3 9 10 7 4 Ret 6 7 Ret 6 7 4 6 5 4 4 7 133
7 Japan Sakon Yamamoto 3 10 5 6 Ret 5 8 5 Ret 4 8 Ret 7 4 Ret 8 3 5 2 1 131
8 Brazil Fabio Carbone 5 4 9 8 8 Ret 1 6 7 Ret 5 4 5 8 8 9 2 2 7 8 123
9 Japan Hideki Mutoh 8 7 8 10 Ret DSQ 5 7 3 2 9 6 8 5 9 7 Ret Ret Ret 5 83
10 Japan Masataka Yanagida 12 8 12 12 5 11 14 9 9 3 6 5 10 NC 7 Ret 7 7 8 10 58
11 Japan Daisuke Ikeda 10 12 4 7 Ret 3 9 8 10 DNS 11 Ret 11 9 Ret 3 10 NC 14 11 48
12 Japan Wataru Kobayakawa 11 11 11 11 4 7 10 10 8 Ret 13 8 12 Ret 6 10 6 8 11 12 38
13 Japan Hiroyoshi Shibata 13 9 10 13 Ret 8 11 11 Ret 7 12 9 13 12 Ret 11 Ret 9 10 13 15
14 Japan Katsuyuki Hiranaka 3 9 14
15 United Kingdom Danny Watts 6 6 12
16 Japan Motohiko Isozaki 14 13 14 14 7 12 12 12 11 Ret 14 10 14 10 11 12 8 10 12 14 10
17 Japan Kei Idaka 13 15 0
Pos Driver SUZ TSU OKA MOT SUZ SUG MIN SEN MIN MOT Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third 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 practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Race Calendar: All-Japan Formula 3 Championship – Season 2004". speedsport-magazine.com. Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Formula 3 Japan 2004". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Entrylist: All-Japan Formula 3 Championship – Season 2004". speedsport-magazine.com. Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

External links[edit]

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