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.
13-772: 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
26-554: 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
39-609: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Formula Regional Americas Championship The Formula Regional Americas Championship powered by Honda (formerly the F3 Americas Championship powered by Honda ) is an FIA Formula Regional racing series that competes in the United States , with plans in the future to race in Canada and Mexico . The championship is sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing ,
52-451: 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
65-728: 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
78-507: 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
91-542: 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
104-593: 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
117-502: The championship consists of three races, which are run on the support package of other motorsport events across North America. The top 8 in points standings receive FIA Super License points. Starting in 2021, the champion of the series receives a scholarship of $ 600,000 from Honda to compete in Super Formula . The championship utilizes a spec chassis for all competitors, this being the Ligier JS F3 chassis. This chassis features
130-494: 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 )
143-684: The professional racing division of the Sports Car Club of America , in conjunction with the Automobile Competition Committee for the United States , the United States representative to the FIA. Starting in 2020 the champion will win a scholarship to compete in Indy Lights . The F3 Americas Championship updated its name to Formula Regional Americas Championship Powered by Honda in 2020. Each event of
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#1732775371531156-413: 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
169-528: 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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