2022 Formula Regional Japanese Championship

The 2022 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 third season of the championship, promoted by K2 Planet.[1]

The season started on 2 April at Fuji Speedway and is planned to run until 11 December.

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
Sutekina Racing Team 3 Ryunosuke Sawa[2] 1
B-Max Racing Team 4 Nobuhiro Imada[3] M 1
96 "Takumi"[3] M TBA
Team LeMans with OIRC 6 Yoshiaki Katayama[4] 1
Super License 8 Miki Koyama[5] 1
Rn-sports 11 "Hirobon"[2] M 1
Eagle Sports 14 Yuki Tanaka[2] M 1
CMS motor sports project 34 Masaru Miura[2] M 1
TOM'S Formula 45 Yorikatsu Tsujiko[2] M 1
Bionick Jack Racing 97 Sota Ogawa[2] 1

Race calendar and results

A provisional calendar for the 2022 season was revealed on 25 November 2021, and was later revised to conclude in December.[6][7]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Masters Winner
1 R1 Fuji Speedway 2 April Ryunosuke Sawa Ryunosuke Sawa Ryunosuke Sawa Sutekina Racing "Hirobon"
R2 3 April Ryunosuke Sawa Ryunosuke Sawa Ryunosuke Sawa Sutekina Racing "Hirobon"
R3 Ryunosuke Sawa Ryunosuke Sawa Sutekina Racing "Hirobon"
2 R4 Okayama International Circuit 25–26 June
R5
R6
3 R7 Twin Ring Motegi 2–3 July
R8
R9
4 R10 Sportsland Sugo 23–24 July
R11
R12
5 R13 Fuji Speedway 9–11 September
R14
R15
6 R16 Suzuka International Racing Course 10–11 December
R17

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 OKA MOT SUG FUJ2 SUZ Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2
1 Ryunosuke Sawa 1 1 1 75
2 Miki Koyama 2 2 3 51
3 Sota Ogawa 4 4 2 42
4 Yoshiaki Katayama 3 3 4 42
5 "Hirobon" 5 5 5 30
6 Yuki Tanaka 6 8 6 20
7 Nobuhiro Imada 8 6 7 18
8 Masaru Miura 7 7 8 16
9 Yorikatsu Tsujiko 9 9† 9 6
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 Pts
FUJ1 OKA MOT SUG FUJ2 SUZ

Masters class
Pos Driver FUJ1 OKA MOT SUG FUJ2 SUZ Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2
1 "Hirobon" 1 1 1 75
2 Yuki Tanaka 2 4 2 48
4 Nobuhiro Imada 4 2 3 45
4 Masaru Miura 3 3 4 42
5 Yorikatsu Tsujiko 5 5† 5 30
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 Pts
FUJ1 OKA MOT SUG FUJ2 SUZ

Teams' standings

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

Pos Driver FUJ1 OKA MOT SUG FUJ2 SUZ Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2
1 Sutekina Racing Team 1 1 1 75
2 Super License 2 2 3 51
3 Bionick Jack Racing 4 4 2 42
4 Team LeMans with OIRC 3 3 4 42
5 Rn-sports 5 5 5 30
6 Eagle Sports 6 8 6 20
7 B-Max Racing Team 8 6 7 18
8 CMS motor sports project 7 7 8 16
9 TOM'S Formula 9 9† 9 6
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 Pts
FUJ1 OKA MOT SUG FUJ2 SUZ

References
  1. Wood, Elliot (2019-09-11). "Japanese Regional F3 series and car revealed". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  2. "Formula Regional Japanese Championship". frj.jp. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. "B-Max Racing Team 2022年参戦体制". B-Max Racing Team (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  4. "Team LeMans with OIRC、片山義章を起用し2022年FRJにフル参戦。本山哲も協力 | 国内レース他 | autosport web". AUTO SPORT web (in Japanese). 12 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-03-13.
  5. "Toyota adds W Series graduate Miki Koyama to junior scheme". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  6. "2022年日本レース選手権カレンダー". モータースポーツトップ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-11-25.
  7. "FR Japanese Championship 2022 Season". Formula Regional Japanese Championship. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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