Japanese F3

Dan Ticktum isn’t the only star of the European racing scene moving to Japan in 2019. Formula Scout talks to the drivers aiming for success in the far east

Former Renault Formula 1 junior Sacha Fenestraz topped the second pre-season Japanese Formula 3 test at Fuji

Enaam Ahmed will race for B-MAX Racing with Motopark in Japanese Formula 3 this season after a contractual issue prevented him from taking up his ThreeBond Racing drive

Japanese Formula 3 runner-up Ritomo Miyata started his 2019 title campaign with the fastest time in the pre-season Suzuka test

BRDC British Formula 3 champion Enaam Ahmed will race in Japan this year after securing a deal with ThreeBond Racing in the Japanese F3 championship

Sacha Fenestraz will move into the Japanese Formula 3 Championship in 2019, having finalised a drive with the B-Max with Motopark squad.

Formula Renault Eurocup race-winner Charles Milesi and Formula 4 racer Rui Andrade have become the first signings for the 2019 seasons of Japanese Formula 3 and Euroformula Open respectively

Each year, Formula Scout selects its top 50 junior single-seater drivers of the past 12 months. We begin this year’s countdown with drivers 50 to 41.

Macau Grand Prix podium finisher Sacha Fenestraz has lost his place on the Renault Sport Academy and is looking to Japan for his next step.

Top Formula 3 teams Motopark and B-MAX Racing will make a combined entry in Japan’s Super Formula championship next year

After agonisingly missing out on the 2017 ADAC F4 title, Felipe Drugovich set about a plan to ensure he would be a champion in 2018 when he stepped up to Formula 3 machinery in Euroformula Open. Ida Wood reviews his road to dominance.

Sho Tsuboi continued his Japanese Formula 3 domination at Fuji, taking his 12th consecutive win in the final race of the season

The addition of two weather postponed races to Japanese Formula 3’s second Sportsland SUGO round granted Sho Tsuboi a rare way of sealing the title: a quadruple win

Sho Tsuboi came within touching distance of the 2018 Japanese Formula 3 title with his 10th and 11th wins of the season at Okayama.

Sho Tsuboi added another three wins to his 2018 Japanese Formula 3 tally at Motegi, where the title fight slimmed down to just two cars.

TOM’s team-mates Sho Tsuboi and Ritomo Miyata moved further ahead at the top of the Japanese Formula 3 standings at Okayama.

Two-time Japanese Formula 4 champion Ritomo Miyata finally won a Japanese F3 race at Fuji, but it was TOM’s team-mate Sho Tsuboi who collected the most points.

Sho Tsuboi dominated the second weekend of the Japanese Formula 3 season after convincingly winning both races from pole position.

Sho Tsuboi made it 11 wins out of the last 13 Japanese Formula 3 races as the 22-year-old started his third attempt at the title.

Jann Mardenborough will race in Japanese Formula 3 this year for the Nissan-backed B-Max team.