2009 Japanese Formula 3 Championship - Page 3

sauber11 · 27 Jun 2009, 13:22 (Ref:2491590)

Kunimoto won first race at Fuji from pole, Ericsson second, Iguchi third.
Championship standing:
1.Iguchi=Kunimoto= 51 points 3.Ericsson= 44 points 4. Cozzolino= 23 points
Young swede starting second race from pole.

**gomick** · 28 Jun 2009, 09:53 (Ref:2491888)

Marcus Ericsson won race 2...

Points after 8 rounds...

Takuto Iguchi - 58
Yuji Kunimoto - 57
Marcus Ericsson - 55
Kei Cozzolino - 23
Hironobu Yasuda - 23
Yuki Iwasaki - 13
Koki Saga - 10

Mr Pink · 30 Jun 2009, 10:28 (Ref:2493833)

Here's an interview with Marcus from after the race: http://www.j-formula3.com/mov/09rd7-8/0908c.html

META4 · 11 Jul 2009, 13:06 (Ref:2499466)

Suzuka Race Result

1-Kunimoto Tom's
2-Kozzolino Toda-Racing
3-Yasuda ThreeBond
4- Saga LeBeausset
5- Ericcson Tom's
6- Iguchi Tom's
7- Iwasaki Now Motorsports
8- Imperatori KCMG (National Class)
9- Kobayashi HFDP (National Class)
10- Sato NDDP EBBRO (National Class)
11- Sekiguchi EBBRO AIM (National CLass)
12- Yamamoto HFDP (National Class)
13- Kuroda KCMG (National Class)
14- Chiyo NDDP (National Class)
15- Koizumi CMS (National Class)
16- Kubota Hanashima Racing (National Class)

PP: Kei Kozzolino 1'54"325

Tomorrow Sunday Marcus Ericcson -Tom's on Pole Position for Race 10

**gomick** · 12 Jul 2009, 09:06 (Ref:2499872)

Marcus Ericcson won race 2 at Suzuka...

Points after 10 of 16 rounds...

Yuji Kunimoto - 70
Marcus Ericsson - 70
Takuto Iguchi - 66
Kei Cozzolino - 33
Hironobu Yasuda - 28
Koki Saga - 18
Yuki Iwasaki - 14

sauber11 · 8 Aug 2009, 11:10 (Ref:2517791)

Marcus Ericsson won race1 at Motegi from pole.

Points after 11 of 16 rounds.

Marcus Ericsson - 82
Yuji Kunimoto - 72
Takuto Iguchi - 71
Kei Cozzolino - 40
Hironobu Yasuda - 31

But second race tomorrow he is starting 5th while Kunimoto and Iguchi are second and third.
http://www.j-formula3.com/mov/09rd11-12/0911c.html Video with the winner M.Ericsson

**gomick** · 9 Aug 2009, 09:41 (Ref:2518300)

Kei Cozzolino won race 2 at Motegi - 3 way battle for the championship...

Points after 12 of 16...

Marcus Ericsson - 84
Yuji Kunimoto - 79
Takuto Iguchi - 74
Kei Cozzolino - 52
Hironobu Yasuda - 36
Koki Saga - 20
Yuki Iwasaki - 14

JamesRamone · 9 Aug 2009, 15:34 (Ref:2518369)

Wonde if Ericsson will stay in Japan (nippons etc) or come back to Europe next season

Mr Pink · 10 Aug 2009, 08:11 (Ref:2518625)

I really hope he can get a seat GP2, I think he has the talent for it.

sauber11 · 10 Aug 2009, 09:01 (Ref:2518645)

I hope\think that he wont hurry to gp2 and will wait untill 2011 .
If i was his manager i would choose:
a) if he wins japanf3 - use that and drive in f-nippon for very cheap.
b) or continue with his former team Fortec in WSR of mb GP3.

Rushing next year in GP2 and finishing somewhere from 4-10 position not right idea unless he has strong sponsorship for second year ( which i doubt)

Mr Pink · 29 Aug 2009, 10:30 (Ref:2530339)

Round 13&14 is at Autopolis this weekend. Ericsson was quickest in the first training session and Yasuda in the second.

http://www.j-formula3.com/pdf/2009/rd13-14ap/ap_s1.pdf
http://www.j-formula3.com/pdf/2009/rd13-14ap/ap_s2.pdf

strider · 29 Aug 2009, 10:37 (Ref:2530343)

Thanks for the info, Mr Pink. Please let us know how the races go. I'm hoping Marcus wins the title.

Mr Pink · 29 Aug 2009, 11:13 (Ref:2530356)

Round 13 was won by Iguchi from pole, Ericsson finished second.
http://www.j-formula3.com/pdf/2009/r.../ap_rd13_r.pdf

Iguchi also has pole for Round 14 with Yasuda second, braking up the TOM's trio.
http://www.j-formula3.com/pdf/2009/r...ap_rd14_qf.pdf

META4 · 30 Aug 2009, 09:25 (Ref:2530907)

Round 14 Result at Autopolis

1-Iguchi Tom'S
2-Yasuda ThreeBond
3-Cozzolino Toda-Racing
4-Saga LeBeausset
5-Iwasaki Now Motorsport
6-Ericsson Tom'S
7-Kunimoto Tom'S
8-Yamamoto HFDP (National Class)
9-Imperatori KCMG (National Class)
10-Kobayashi HFDP (National Class)
11-Chiyo NDDP EBBRO (National Class)
12- Sekiguchi EBBRO AIM (National Class)
13- Sato NDDP EBBRO (National Class)
14- Kuroda KCMG (National Class)
15- Koizumi CMS (National Class)
16- Kubota Hanashima Racing (National Class)

sauber11 · 30 Aug 2009, 09:31 (Ref:2530910)

Championship standing: (with 1 meeting left).
1.Takuto IGUCHI 98
2.Marcus ERICSSON 92
3.Yuji KUNIMOTO 81
4.Kei COZZOLINO 60
5.Hironobu YASUDA 44

Looks like Marcus loosing his possible title. The last race at Sugo is also an unknown track for him - Iguchi experience pays off.

**gomick** · 30 Aug 2009, 21:37 (Ref:2531503)

Well thats a great round for Takuto Iguchi jumping from 3rd to 1st in points...

META4 · 26 Sep 2009, 12:20 (Ref:2548555)

Last Round of Japanese Formula3 is held at Sportsland SUGO Circuit

Race 1 Result

1- Kunimoto Tom's
2- Ericsson Tom's
3- Iguchi Tom's
4- Cozzolino Toda-Racing
5- Yasuda ThreeBond
6- Saga LeBeausset
7- Iwasaki Now Motorsport

National Class

1- Sato NDDP EBBRO
2- Imperatori KCMG
3- Kuroda KCMG
4- N. Yamamoto HFDP
5- R. Yamamoto AIM EBBRO
6- Kobayashi HFDP
7- Kubota Hanashima Racing
8- Noro CMS

Monkey Head · 26 Sep 2009, 12:31 (Ref:2548560)

Quote:

Originally Posted by META4

Last Round of Japanese Formula3 is held at Sportsland SUGO Circuit

Race 1 Result

1- Kunimoto Tom's
2- Ericsson Tom's
3- Iguchi Tom's
4- Cozzolino Toda-Racing
5- Yasuda ThreeBond
6- Saga LeBeausset
7- Iwasaki Now Motorsport

National Class

1- Sato NDDP EBBRO
2- Imperatori KCMG
3- Kuroda KCMG
4- N. Yamamoto HFDP
5- R. Yamamoto AIM EBBRO
6- Kobayashi HFDP
7- Kubota Hanashima Racing
8- Noro CMS

Tomorrow's race Ericsson is pole man and Iguchi second
If he wins and sets the fastest lap of the race Championship will belong to him.

**gomick** · 27 Sep 2009, 00:16 (Ref:2548910)

So the final race of the season will see 2 drivers vying for the title - Takuto Iguchi 3 points ahead of Marcus Ericsson...

Monkey Head · 27 Sep 2009, 06:35 (Ref:2549008)

Round 16:
Ericsson
Yasuda
Kunimoto
Cozolino

Retired for Iguchi,thereare Ericsson is the new champion of 2009

Bezzen · 27 Sep 2009, 19:44 (Ref:2549335)

Apparantly Iguchi took the lead at the start and was then under pressure from there on by Ericsson. Ericsson made a surprise move with a few laps left and Iguchi spun off the track (no contact between them).

At least that's what I've heard.

**gomick** · 27 Sep 2009, 22:44 (Ref:2549426)

Final Points...

Marcus Ericsson - 112
Takuto Iguchi - 103
Yuji Kunimoto - 97
Kei Cozzolino - 66
Hironobu Yasuda - 53

jab · 27 Sep 2009, 23:21 (Ref:2549440)

First Scandanavian to win Japanese F3 since TK (yes, that TK) back in 1993:

1979 Toshio Suzuki
1980 Shuroko Sasaki
1981 Osamu Nakako
1982 Kengo Nakamoto
1983 Yoshimasa Fujiwara
1984 Shuji Hyoudo
1985 Kouji Sato
1986 Akio Morimoto
1987 Ross Cheever
1988 Akihiko Nakaya
1989 Masahiko Kageyama
1990 Naoki Hattori
1991 Yukihiro Hane
1992 Anthony Reid
1993 Tom Kristensen
1994 Michael Krumm
1995 Pedro de la Rosa
1996 Juichi Wakisaka
1997 Tom Coronel
1998 Peter Dumbreck
1999 Darren Manning
2000 Sebastien Philippe
2001 Benoit Treluyer
2002 Takashi Kogure
2003 James Courtney
2004 Ronnie Quintarelli
2005 Joao Paulo de Oliveira
2006 Adrian Sutil
2007 Kazuya Oshima
2008 Carlo van Dam
2009 Marcus Ericsson

Odds-on favourite for Macau now surely? And then GP2 after that?

**gomick** · 27 Sep 2009, 23:48 (Ref:2549447)

Some good names on that list

strider · 9 Oct 2009, 12:37 (Ref:2557465)

Quote:

Originally Posted by gomick

Some good names on that list

There are indeed, although not all of them went on to bigger things, usually due to lack of money.

I'm very glad that Ericsson won this year.

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