2023 Formula Regional Japanese Championship

The 2023 Formula Regional Japanese Championship is a multi-event, Formula Regional open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held in Japan. The drivers compete in Formula Regional cars that conform to the FIA Formula Regional regulations for the championship. This is the fourth season of the series, promoted by K2 Planet, and the 45th overall season of an FIA ladder series (dating to the 1979 Japanese Formula 3 Championship).[1]

The season started on 1 April at Fuji Speedway and will run over six weekends, until 26 November.[2]

Teams and drivers

All teams and drivers compete using the Dome F111/3 Regional F3 car.[1] All teams are Japanese-registered.

Team	No.	Driver	Status	Rounds
Team KRM	2	Masahiro Hayashi	M	1
Sutekina Racing Team	3	Ryunosuke Sawa		1
	3	Kaleb Ngatoa		2
	27	Liam Sceats		1–2
Rn-Sports	11	"Motoki"	M	2
HELM Motorsports	14	Tomohito Watabe		2
HELM Motorsports	62	Yuya Hiraki		1
NILZZ Racing	18	"Yuki"	M	1
N-Speed	23	"Yugo"	M	1
PONOS Racing	45	Yorikatsu Tsujiko	M	1
PONOS Racing	45	Kazuki Oki		2
Bionic Jack Racing	97	Yugo Iwasawa		1–2
Bionic Jack Racing	98	Sota Ogawa		1–2
Sources: [3][4][5]

Race calendar

The 2023 calendar was revealed in late 2022.[2]

Round		Circuit	Date	Support Bill
1	R1	Fuji Speedway, Oyama	1 April	Fuji Champion Race Series Porsche Sprint Challenge Japan Formula Beat
	R2		2 April
	R3		2 April
2	R4	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	14 May	TCR Japan Touring Car Series Suzuka Clubman Race
2	R5	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	14 May	TCR Japan Touring Car Series Suzuka Clubman Race
3	R6	Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka	10–11 June	TCR Japan Touring Car Series Okayama Challenge Cup Formula Beat
	R7
	R8
4	R9	Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi	22–23 July	GT World Challenge Asia (Japan Cup Series) Motegi Champion Cup
	R10
	R11
5	R12	Fuji Speedway, Oyama	8–10 September	FIA World Endurance Championship (6 Hours of Fuji)
5	R13	Fuji Speedway, Oyama	8–10 September	FIA World Endurance Championship (6 Hours of Fuji)
6	R14	Sportsland Sugo, Murata	25–26 November	TCR Japan Touring Car Series
	R15
	R16

Race results

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Masters class winner
1	R1	Fuji Speedway	Sota Ogawa	Yuya Hiraki	Yuya Hiraki	HELM Motorsports	Yorikatsu Tsukijo
	R2		Sota Ogawa	Ryunosuke Sawa	Ryunosuke Sawa	Sutekina Racing Team	Yorikatsu Tsukijo
	R3		Sota Ogawa	Sota Ogawa	Sota Ogawa	Bionic Jack Racing	"Yuki"
2	R4	Suzuka International Racing Course	Kazuki Oki	Yugo Iwasawa	Kazuki Oki	PONOS Racing	”Motoki”
2	R5	Suzuka International Racing Course	Sota Ogawa	Liam Sceats	Sota Ogawa	Bionic Jack Racing	”Motoki”
3	R6	Okayama International Circuit
	R7
	R8
4	R9	Mobility Resort Motegi
	R10
	R11
5	R12	Fuji Speedway
5	R13	Fuji Speedway
6	R14	Sportsland Sugo
	R15
	R16

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top ten drivers.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Drivers' championship

Pos	Driver	FUJ1			SUZ[lower-alpha 1]		OKA			MOT			FUJ2		SUG			Pts
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1	Sota Ogawa	2	2	1	2	1												82.5
2	Ryunosuke Sawa	3	1	2														58
3	Yuya Hiraki	1	3	3														55
4	Yugo Iwasawa	5	4	4	5	3												46.5
5	Liam Sceats	4	Ret	5	3	2												38.5
6	Kazuki Oki				1	4												24.5
7	Yorikatsu Tsujiko	6	5	7														24
8	"Yuki"	7	8	6														18
9	"Yugo"	8	6	8														16
10	Masahiro Hayashi	9†	7	9														10
11	“Motoki”				7	5												8
12	Tomohito Watabe				6	6												8
13	Kaleb Ngatoa				4	Ret												6
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	Pts
Pos	Driver	FUJ1			SUZ		OKA			MOT			FUJ2		SUG			Pts

Masters' class

Pos	Driver	FUJ1			SUZ[lower-alpha 1]		OKA			MOT			FUJ2		SUG			Pts
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1	Yorikatsu Tsujiko	1	1	2														68
2	"Yuki"	2	4	1														55
3	"Yugo"	3	2	3														48
4	Masahiro Hayashi	4†	3	4														39
5	“Motoki”				1	1												25
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	Pts
Pos	Driver	FUJ1			SUZ		OKA			MOT			FUJ2		SUG			Pts

Teams' championship

Only the best finishing driver of each team is eligible for teams' championship points.

Pos	Driver	FUJ1			SUZ[lower-alpha 1]		OKA			MOT			FUJ2		SUG			Pts
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1	Bionic Jack Racing	2	2	1	2	1												82.5
2	Sutekina Racing Team	3	1	2	3	2												73.5
3	HELM Motorsports	1	3	3	6	6												63
4	PONOS Racing	6	5	7	1	4												42.5
5	NILZZ Racing	7	8	6														18
6	N-Speed	8	6	8														16
7	Team KRM	9†	7	9														10
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	Pts
Pos	Driver	FUJ1			SUZ		OKA			MOT			FUJ2		SUG			Pts

Notes

Both races were stopped due to bad weather conditions after less than 75% of laps were completed. Therefore, half points were awarded.

References

Wood, Elliot (2019-09-11). "Japanese Regional F3 series and car revealed". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
"Formula Regional Japanese Championship". frj.jp. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
"Formula Regional Japanese Championship". frj.jp. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
Wood, Ida (2023-04-27). "M2 Competition sets up management company, sends Ngatoa to FRJC". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
"Formula Regional Japanese Championship". frj.jp. Retrieved 2023-05-08.

External links

Official website

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[RD2-6] Both races were stopped due to bad weather conditions after less than 75% of laps were completed. Therefore, half points were awarded.

[Revealed-1] Wood, Elliot (2019-09-11). "Japanese Regional F3 series and car revealed". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-02-18.

[:0-2] "Formula Regional Japanese Championship". frj.jp. Retrieved 2023-01-19.

[3] "Formula Regional Japanese Championship". frj.jp. Retrieved 2023-03-27.

[4] Wood, Ida (2023-04-27). "M2 Competition sets up management company, sends Ngatoa to FRJC". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-04-27.

[5] "Formula Regional Japanese Championship". frj.jp. Retrieved 2023-05-08.

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