2025 Formula Regional Japanese Championship

The 2025 Formula Regional Japanese Championship is scheduled to be a multi-event, Formula Regional open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held in Japan. The drivers will compete in Formula Regional cars that conform to the FIA Formula Regional regulations for the championship. This will be the sixth season of the series, promoted by K2 Planet, and the 47th overall season of an FIA ladder series in Japan, dating back to the 1979 Japanese Formula 3 Championship.[1]

Teams and drivers

All teams and drivers will compete using the Dome F111/3 Regional F3 car, powered by an Alfa Romeo engine and on Dunlop tires.[1] All teams are Japanese-registered.

Team No. Driver Status Rounds
Japan Rn-sports 11 Japan Yu Oda[2][3] 1–3
Japan AiWin 13 Japan Yutaka Toriba[3] M 1–3
Japan Eagle Sports 14 Japan Yuki Tanaka[3] M 1
40 Japan Shoichiro Akamatsu[4] M 2
Japan Nilzz Racing 18 Japan "Yuki"[4] M 2–3
Japan Hitotsuyama Racing 21 Japan Anna Inotsume[5] 1–3
Japan N-SPEED 23 Japan "Yugo”[4] M 2
China Sky Motorsports 36 China Wang Zhongwei[4] 2
Japan TOM'S Formula 37 Japan Kiyoshi Umegaki[6] 1–3
38 Japan Tokiya Suzuki[6] 1–3
Japan Abbey Racing 44 Japan "Akita"[3] M 1–2
Japan PONOS Racing 45 Japan Kento Omiya[7] 1–3
Japan Fujita Pharmacy Racing 46 Japan Hideaki Irie[3] 1–3
Japan Ragno Motor Sport 48 China Lin Chenghua[8] 2–3
Japan B-Max Racing Team 50 Japan Kazuhisa Urabe[9] 1–3
51 China Jia Zhanbin[10] 1–3
Icon Legend
M Masters' Class

Race calendar

The provisional calendar for the 2025 season was revealed on 20 January 2025.[11] The championship will not race at Mobility Resort Motegi for the first time in its history, while its space in the schedule was replaced by a second round at Suzuka. With three double-header and three triple-header rounds, the race count increased to 15, one more than in 2024.

Round Circuit Date Support Bill Map of circuit locations
1 R1 Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka 24 May Porsche Carrera Cup Japan
Okayama Challenge Cup Race
VITA Race Okayama
SuperKart Okayama International Series
R2 25 May
R3
2 R4 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 29 June Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia
Fuji Champion Race Series
R5
3 R6 Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka 12 July Suzuka Champion Cup Race
VITA Race Suzuka
R7 13 July
4 R8 Sportsland Sugo, Murata 30–31 August Super Formula Lights
SUGO Champion Cup Race Series
R9
R10
5 R11 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 26–27 September FIA World Endurance Championship (6 Hours of Fuji)
Porsche Carrera Cup Japan
R12
6 R13 Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka 22–23 November Super Formula Championship
R14
R15

Race results

Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Masters' class winner
1 R1 Okayama International Circuit Japan Tokiya Suzuki China Jia Zhanbin Japan Tokiya Suzuki Japan TOM'S Formula Japan Yutaka Toriba
R2 Japan Tokiya Suzuki Japan Tokiya Suzuki Japan Kiyoshi Umegaki Japan TOM'S Formula No finishers
R3 Japan Tokiya Suzuki Japan Tokiya Suzuki Japan Tokiya Suzuki Japan TOM'S Formula Japan Yutaka Toriba
2 R4 Fuji Speedway Japan Kiyoshi Umegaki Japan Kiyoshi Umegaki Japan Tokiya Suzuki Japan TOM'S Formula Japan Yutaka Toriba
R5 Japan Kiyoshi Umegaki Japan Kiyoshi Umegaki Japan Kiyoshi Umegaki Japan TOM'S Formula Japan Yutaka Toriba
3 R6 Suzuka International Racing Course Japan Kiyoshi Umegaki Japan Kiyoshi Umegaki Japan Kazuhisa Urabe Japan B-Max Racing Team Japan "Yuki"
R7 Japan Kiyoshi Umegaki Japan Kiyoshi Umegaki Japan Kiyoshi Umegaki Japan TOM'S Formula Japan Yutaka Toriba
4 R8 Sportsland Sugo
R9
R10
5 R11 Fuji Speedway
R12
6 R13 Suzuka International Racing Course
R14
R15

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points were 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 OKA FUJ1 SUZ1 SUG FUJ2 SUZ2 Pts
R1[a] R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15
1 Japan Tokiya Suzuki 1 2 1 1 2 8 2 120.5
2 Japan Kiyoshi Umegaki 4 1 3 2 1 7 1 120
3 Japan Kento Omiya 3 4 2 4 3 2 4 94.5
4 Japan Kazuhisa Urabe 2 5 4 3 13 1 3 86
5 China Lin Chenghua 5 4 4 5 44
6 Japan Yutaka Toriba 6 Ret 5 6 5 9 7 40
7 Japan Yu Oda 10 3 10 Ret Ret 3 6 39.5
8 Japan Anna Inotsume 5 6 6 Ret 10 6 10 31
9 China Jia Zhanbin 9 7 Ret 7 7 Ret 9 21
10 Japan Hideaki Irie 7 8 8 8 9 Ret 8 21
11 Japan "Akita" 8 DNS 7 9 6 18
12 Japan "Yuki" 11 11 5 11 10
13 Japan Shoichiro Akamatsu 10 8 5
14 Japan Yuki Tanaka DNS Ret 9 2
15 Japan "Yugo” 12 12 0
— China Wang Zhongwei Ret Ret 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 Pts
OKA FUJ1 SUZ1 SUG FUJ2 SUZ2

Masters' class standings

Pos Driver OKA FUJ1 SUZ1 SUG FUJ2 SUZ2 Pts
R1[a] R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15
1 Japan Yutaka Toriba 1 Ret 1 1 1 2 1 130.5
2 Japan "Yuki" 4 4 1 2 67
3 Japan "Akita" 2 DNS 2 2 2 63
4 Japan Shoichiro Akamatsu 3 3 30
5 Japan "Yugo” 5 5 20
6 Japan Yuki Tanaka DNS Ret 3 15
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 Pts
OKA FUJ1 SUZ1 SUG FUJ2 SUZ2
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap

Teams' championship

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

Pos Driver OKA FUJ1 SUZ1 SUG FUJ2 SUZ2 Pts
R1[a] R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15
1 Japan TOM'S Formula 1 1 1 1 1 7 1 143.5
2 Japan PONOS Racing 3 4 2 4 3 2 4 94.5
3 Japan B-Max Racing Team 2 5 4 3 7 1 3 92
4 Japan Ragno Motor Sport 5 4 4 5 44
5 Japan AiWin 6 Ret 5 6 5 9 7 40
6 Japan Rn-sports 10 3 10 Ret Ret 3 6 39.5
7 Japan Hitotsuyama Racing 5 6 6 Ret 10 6 10 31
8 Japan Fujita Pharmacy Racing 7 8 8 8 9 Ret 8 21
9 Japan Abbey Racing 8 DNS 7 9 6 18
10 Japan Nilzz Racing 11 11 5 11 10
11 Japan Eagle Sports DNS Ret 9 10 8 7
12 Japan N-Speed 12 12 0
— China Sky Motorsports Ret Ret 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 Pts
OKA FUJ1 SUZ1 SUG FUJ2 SUZ2

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Half points were awarded in the first race of round one as adverse weather conditions saw the race stopped after just four laps.

References

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