2004 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

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

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

    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 SUZ TSU OKA MOT SUZ SUG MIN SEN MIN MOT Pts
    1 Ronnie Quintarelli 9 6 13 1 2 1 2 1 4 1 1 1 3 6 2 13 1 1 Ret 3 251
    2 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 Naoki Yokomizo 4 5 6 4 Ret 9 4 2 2 Ret 2 3 2 1 10 4 Ret 6 5 2 177
    4 Richard Antinucci 7 2 1 2 6 4 3 3 5 Ret 10 7 4 2 3 2 9 11 161
    5 Kazuki Nakajima 1 1 7 9 3 6 6 Ret 6 Ret 4 Ret 9 11 5 5 4 3 9 4 138
    6 Taku Banba 2 3 3 3 9 10 7 4 Ret 6 7 Ret 6 7 4 6 5 4 4 7 133
    7 Sakon Yamamoto 3 10 5 6 Ret 5 8 5 Ret 4 8 Ret 7 4 Ret 8 3 5 2 1 131
    8 Fabio Carbone 5 4 9 8 8 Ret 1 6 7 Ret 5 4 5 8 8 9 2 2 7 8 123
    9 Hideki Mutoh 8 7 8 10 Ret DSQ 5 7 3 2 9 6 8 5 9 7 Ret Ret Ret 5 83
    10 Masataka Yanagida 12 8 12 12 5 11 14 9 9 3 6 5 10 NC 7 Ret 7 7 8 10 58
    11 Daisuke Ikeda 10 12 4 7 Ret 3 9 8 10 DNS 11 Ret 11 9 Ret 3 10 NC 14 11 48
    12 Wataru Kobayakawa 11 11 11 11 4 7 10 10 8 Ret 13 8 12 Ret 6 10 6 8 11 12 38
    13 Hiroyoshi Shibata 13 9 10 13 Ret 8 11 11 Ret 7 12 9 13 12 Ret 11 Ret 9 10 13 15
    14 Katsuyuki Hiranaka 3 9 14
    15 Danny Watts 6 6 12
    16 Motohiko Isozaki 14 13 14 14 7 12 12 12 11 Ret 14 10 14 10 11 12 8 10 12 14 10
    17 Kei Idaka 13 15 0
    Pos Driver SUZ TSU OKA MOT SUZ SUG MIN SEN MIN MOT Pts
    ColourResult
    GoldWinner
    SilverSecond place
    BronzeThird 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 practice (DNP)
    Did not arrive (DNA)
    Excluded (EX)

    Bold – Pole
    Italics – Fastest Lap

    References
    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.
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