The 2009 Formula Challenge Japan was a multi-event

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championship for

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formula racing cars, and the fourth season of the

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racing series, a young driver development series jointly supported by

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, and

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. The championship featured a mix of manufacturer-affiliated drivers and independent entries, and commenced on 4 April and ended on 27 September. All championship rounds were run in support of the Formula Nippon Championship.

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driver won the championship in his second year in the series, taking four consecutive race victories to claim the title over

-supported

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. All race winners - Miura, Sasaki, third-placed finisher

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, and his

stablemates Makoto Kanai and Tsubasa Mekaru - won both races of their winning race weekends, with the first round at

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being the only round to have two different race winners.

Teams and drivers

All drivers competed in identical

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FC106 chassis powered by

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-maintained Renault F4R engines. The entry list originally consisted of 27 entries, but would drop to 18 entries, largely due to the repercussions of the

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in Japan.

Race calendar and results

All races were held in Japan in support of

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Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

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! colspan="2" , SUG ! Points , - ! 1 , align="left" , Kazuki Miura , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 9 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 5 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 5 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 9 , style="background:#DFDFDF;" , 2 , style="background:#FFDF9F;" , 3 , style="background:#FFFFBF;" , 1 , style="background:#FFFFBF;" , 1 , style="background:#FFFFBF;" , ''1'' , style="background:#FFFFBF;" , ''1'' , style="background:#DFDFDF;" , 2 , style="background:#FFDF9F;" , 3 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 6 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 6 ! 76 , - ! 2 , align="left" ,

, style="background:#FFFFBF;" , ''1'' , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 4 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 6 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 4 , style="background:#FFFFBF;" , ''1'' , style="background:#FFFFBF;" , 1 , style="background:#DFDFDF;" , 2 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 6 , style="background:#FFDF9F;" , 3 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 4 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 6 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , ''4'' , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 5 , style="background:#FFDF9F;" , 3 ! 70 , - !3 , align="left" ,

, style="background:#DFDFDF;" , 2 , style="background:#FFFFBF;" , 1 , style="background:#DFDFDF;" , 2 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 12 , style="background:#FFDF9F;" , 3 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 10 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 8 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 4 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 4 , style="background:#FFDF9F;" , 3 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 5 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 7 , style="background:#FFFFBF;" , 1 , style="background:#FFFFBF;" , 1 !65 , - !4 , align="left" , Yūichi Nakayama , style="background:#FFDF9F;" , 3 , style="background:#FFDF9F;" , 3 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 14 , style="background:#EFCFFF;" , Ret , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 6 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 7 , style="background:#FFDF9F;" , 3 , style="background:#DFDFDF;" , 2 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 11 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 5 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 18 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 8 , style="background:#DFDFDF;" , ''2'' , style="background:#DFDFDF;" , ''2'' !41 , - !5 , align="left" ,

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, style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 12 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 18 , style="background:#FFDF9F;" , ''3'' , style="background:#FFDF9F;" , ''3'' , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 7 , style="background:#EFCFFF;" , ''Ret'' , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 7 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 11 , style="background:#DFDFDF;" , 2 , style="background:#DFDFDF;" , 2 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 4 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 10 , style="background:#FFDF9F;" , 3 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 4 !39 , - !6 , align="left" , Makoto Kanai , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 8 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 6 , style="background:#FFFFBF;" , 1 , style="background:#FFFFBF;" , 1 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 9 , style="background:#DFDFDF;" , 2 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 12 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 5 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 5 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 6 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 8 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 5 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 7 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 7 !35 , - !7 , align="left" , Tsubasa Mekaru , style="background:#EFCFFF;" , Ret , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , ''17'' , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 17 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 10 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 5 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 5 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , ''11'' , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 15 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 6 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 16 , style="background:#FFFFBF;" , 1 , style="background:#FFFFBF;" , 1 , style="background:#;" , , style="background:#;" , !29 , - !8 , align="left" , Kazuya Ishii , style="background:#EFCFFF;" , Ret , style="background:#DFDFDF;" , 2 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 7 , style="background:#EFCFFF;" , Ret , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 11 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 11 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 10 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , ''13'' , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 7 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 8 , style="background:#FFDF9F;" , ''3'' , style="background:#DFDFDF;" , 2 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 13 , style="background:#EFCFFF;" , Ret !21 , - !9 , align="left" nowrap="", Takeshi Matsumoto , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 6 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 8 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 4 , style="background:#DFDFDF;" , 2 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 10 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 4 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 4 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 7 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 15 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 17 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 9 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 17 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 4 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 13 !21 , - !10 , align="left" , Ryō Ohtani , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 5 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 9 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 11 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 5 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 13 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 9 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 5 , style="background:#FFDF9F;" , 3 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 13 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 9 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 7 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 6 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 8 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 5 !14 , - !11 , align="left" , Tobio Ohtani , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 13 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 12 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 8 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 7 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 4 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 6 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 6 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 8 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 8 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 7 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 13 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 9 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 11 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 9 !5 , - !12 , align="left" nowrap="", Kazuki Kawamura , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 4 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 7 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 18 , style="background:#EFCFFF;" , Ret , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 17 , style="background:#EFCFFF;" , Ret , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 15 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 16 , style="background:#EFCFFF;" , Ret , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 10 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 11 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 14 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 10 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 12 !3 , - !13 , align="left" , Zhu Daiwei , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 7 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 10 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 15 , style="background:#DFFFDF;" , 6 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 8 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 8 , style="background:#EFCFFF;" , Ret , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 12 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 17 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 11 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 15 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 12 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 12 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 14 !1 , - !- , align="left" , Shōgo Suzuki , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 16 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 11 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 10 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 8 , style="background:#EFCFFF;" , Ret , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 15 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 13 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 14 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 14 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 12 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 10 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 11 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 15 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 8 !0 , - !- , align="left" , Tatsuya Hattori , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 10 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 16 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 12 , style="background:#EFCFFF;" , Ret , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 16 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 16 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 9 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 9 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 10 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 18 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 16 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 13 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 9 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 10 !0 , - !- , align="left" , Ryōji Motojima , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 11 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 13 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 9 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 13 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 12 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 13 , style="background:#EFCFFF;" , Ret , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 10 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 9 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 15 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 12 , style="background:#EFCFFF;" , Ret , style="background:#EFCFFF;" , Ret , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 15 !0 , - !- , align="left" , Kazusa Ōuchi , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 14 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 15 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 16 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 11 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 15 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 14 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 16 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 17 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 16 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 13 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 17 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 16 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 14 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 11 !0 , - !- , align="left" , Igor Sushko , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 15 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 14 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 13 , style="background:#EFCFFF;" , Ret , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 14 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 12 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 14 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 18 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 12 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 14 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 14 , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 15 , style="background:#EFCFFF;" , Ret , style="background:#CFCFFF;" , 16 !0 , - ! ! Driver ! colspan="2" , FUJ ! colspan="2" , SUZ ! colspan="2" ,

! colspan="2" , FUJ ! colspan="2" , SUZ ! colspan="2" ,

! colspan="2" , SUG ! Points , valign="top" , {{FIA GT1 results legend Bold – Pole
''Italics'' – Fastest Lap

References

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