Japanese Formula 3 Championship ( 全日本F3選手権 , Zen'nihon F3 Senshuken ) was a national motor racing championship that takes place in Japan . It is a junior-level feeder formula that uses small single seater Formula Three chassis.
11-743: As a result of Formula 3 naming regulations by the FIA, on 13 August 2019, series promoter Japan Race Promotion (jp) , split from the Regional Formula 3 formula and rebranded their series as Super Formula Lights to comply with FIA regulations, and remain as the Super Formula feeder championship since the series is prohibited from using "Formula 3" (which belongs to the FIA for the European-based FIA Formula 3 Championship ) and "Formula Regional" (which all regional Formula 3 series are being renamed by
22-542: A single Class 1 formula touring car, on 17 August 2019 the series promoters surrendered the rights to the Formula Regional championship in Japan and rebranded the series to Super Formula Lights. The Series has similar rules to Euroformula Open Championship , which forced the name change in 2020. This motorsport-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to sports in Japan
33-492: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Formula Regional Japanese Championship The Formula Regional Japanese Championship is a Japanese formula racing championship held under FIA Formula Regional car regulations. Announced by the Japan Automobile Federation on 26 December 2019, it was confirmed that K2 Planet, promoter of Super Taikyu Series , would organise the championship starting in
44-447: Is a national formula racing championship that takes place in Japan . It is a junior-level feeder formula that uses the same single seater chassis as the pan-European Euroformula Open Championship . The series will be the first with the new branding as a feeder series for the Super Formula championship. The nomenclature is similar to that of IndyCar , whose support series formerly used
55-683: The Formula Regional European Championship and Formula Regional Americas Championship ; in Japan, K2 Planet acquired the rights to run a Formula Regional championship in Japan, the Formula Regional Japanese Championship from the FIA) to sharing a single specification rule set with the Euroformula Open Championship , similar to Germany's Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and Japan's Super GT sharing
66-499: The Formula Regional Japanese Championship . With the rebranding of the series to Super Formula Lights , the Japanese Formula 3 championship officially ended after 41 years. The Japan Formula 3 Association will continue to run the new championship as stated on 28 February 2020. The first Formula Three championship to take place in Japan was held by Nippon Formula 3 Association (Japanese Formula 3 Association) in 1979, which
77-528: The "Lights" moniker as well. The Super Formula Lights championship started in 1979 as a Formula 3 -based series originally known as the Japanese Formula 3 Championship . Because of changes with FIA nomenclature ("Formula Regional" is now used for all regional F3-based series to prevent confusion with the FIA Formula 3 Championship ), and the change from Formula Regional standards used in such series (such as
88-575: The 2020 season, first with the Formula Regional European Championship in 2019 for Europe, and the renaming of the North American F3 championship from Formula 3 Americas to Formula Regional Americas Championship ). The Series will adopt Euroformula Open Championship regulations. Subsequently, the FIA awarded rights to a Formula Regional championship in Japan to K2, promoters of the F4 Japanese Championship , which will name their series
99-485: The new requirements the winner of the championship earns 10 points towards their super license, with drivers finishing from 2nd to 5th in the final standings receiving a smaller number of points. Like most Formula Three championships, competitors in the Japanese Championship are permitted to use any eligible chassis. Super Formula Lights Super Formula Lights ( スーパーフォーミュラライツ , Sūpāfōmyuraraitu )
110-413: Was open to cars conforming to the current three-year cycle, whilst the lower tier "National" class was open to cars meeting the previous three-year cycle and using the spec Toyota engine. Prior to the changing of super license requirements for the 2016 Formula One season onward, the series used to be one of the four major Formula Three championships that guaranteed the winner an FIA Super Licence . Under
121-448: Was won by Toshio Suzuki . By 1981, it had evolved into a national-level series, the Japanese Championship, and was organised by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF). Foreign drivers' participation has increased since the 1980s and the majority of champions have been foreign since the beginning of the 1990s. Since 2008 a two-tier championship system was adopted as a bid to increase driver and team participation. The "Championship" class
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