1980 Japan F3 Challenge Cup
Race schedule
| Round | Schedule | Name of The Event | Circuit | Entered | Praciticed | Started | Classified | Main Race |
| 1 | 8 - 9 March | All Japan Big2&4 Race | Suzuka Circuit | 22 | 21 | 21 | 14 | All Japan F2 Championship |
| 2 | 30 March | Tsukuba Challenge Cup Race | Tsukuba Circuit | 19 | 16 | 16 | 13 | F3 |
| 3 | 2 - 3 May | Fuji Grand 250km Race | Fuji Speedway | 22 | 20 | 20 | 15 | Fuji Grand Champion Series |
| 4 | 1 June | RS Original Wheel All Japan F3 Championship Race | Nishinihon Circuit | 19 | 16 | 16 | 13 | F3 |
| 5 | 13 July | Tsukuba Challenge Cup Race | Tsukuba Circuit | 19 | 16 | 16 | 13 | F3 |
| 6 | 6 - 7 September | Fuji Inter 200miles Race | Fuji Speedway | 23 | 21 | 20 | 17 | Fuji Grand Champion Series |
| 7 | 27 - 28 September | Suzuka Great20 Racers' Jidousya Race | Suzuka Circuit | 17 | 14 | 14 | 10 | All Japan F2 Championship |
| 8 | 2 - 3 November | JAF Suzuka Grand Prix | Suzuka Circuit | 21 | 18 | 18 | 12 | All Japan F2 Championship |
Entry list
| No. | Class | Driver | Birthdate | Nationality | Team | Car | Engine | Engine Tuner | Tyres | Sponsor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Log |
| 1 | Gensyoku Nagakawa | 1948/10/20 | J | Higashimeihan Racing Team | Ralt RT1 | Toyota2T-G | Ogawa | Bridgestone | Speed Shop Sanyu | 〇 | 104 | ||||||||
| 1 | Hironobu Tatsumi | 1953/2/9 | J | Hironobu Tatsumi | March783 | Toyota2T-G | Dunlop | 〇 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Jun Takahashi | 1955/7/29 | J | Enkei Racing | Ralt RT1 | Toyota2T-G | Ogawa | Dunlop | ENKEI | 〇 | 〇 | 60 | |||||||
| 2 | Jun Takahashi | 1955/7/29 | J | Enkei Racing | March783 | Toyota2T-G | Ogawa | Dunlop | ENKEI | 〇 | |||||||||
| 2 | Jun Takahashi | 1955/7/29 | J | Enkei Racing | Ralt RT3 | Toyota2T-G | Itou | Dunlop | ENKEI APACHE | △ | 〇 | 〇 | ▲ | 9 | |||||
| 3 | Nico Nicole | 1953/11/23 | D | Racing Mate Project Team | March803 | Toyota2T-G | Matsuura | Bridgestone | RACING MATE | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | ▲ | 〇 | 26 | |
| 3 | Nico Nicole | 1953/11/23 | D | Racing Mate Project Team | March783 | Toyota2T-G | Matsuura | Bridgestone | RACING MATE | △ | |||||||||
| 4 | Hidehiro Yabuki | 1956/10/21 | J | March773 | Toyota2T-G | Ladies Time | 〇 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Kengo Nakamoto | 1951/7/7 | J | Hayashi Racing | Hayashi803 | Toyota2T-G | Toda | Bridgestone | COMMAND | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 01 | ||
| 6 | Masao Segawa | 1953/8/17 | J | Sanyu Racing | Oscar T1 | Toyota2T-G | San'yuu | Dunlop | Speed Shop Sanyu | 〇 | 〇 | △ | 〇 | 〇 | |||||
| 7 | Kouichi Sakamoto | 1948/3/18 | J | Victory Circle Club | March783 | Toyota2T-G | Toda | Bridgestone | Asadaame Herb | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 25 | ||||||
| 7 | Takayuki Nakahama | J | Takayuki Nakahama | Ralt RT1 | Toyota2T-G | Dunlop | 〇 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Toshio Motohashi | 1955/5/6 | J | Victory Circle Club | March803 | Toyota2T-G | Matsuura | Bridgestone | HACHIMONJIYA | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 25 | |||||
| 8 | Toshio Motohashi | 1955/5/6 | J | Victory Circle Club | March803 | Toyota2T-G | Matsuura | Bridgestone | Tombow | 〇 | 〇 | 25 | |||||||
| 9 | Eiji Iwata | 1957/4/27 | J | Eiji Iwata | March793 | Toyota2T-G | Ogawa | Bridgestone | HOEI | 〇 | Re | ||||||||
| 9 | Eiji Iwata | 1957/4/27 | J | Eiji Iwata | March793 | Toyota2T-G | Ogawa | Bridgestone | Speed Shop Sanyu | 〇 | 〇 | Re | |||||||
| 9 | Eiji Iwata | 1957/4/27 | J | Eiji Iwata | March793 | Toyota2T-G | Ogawa | Bridgestone | JEWEL HASSIN | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | Re | ||||||
| 9 | Eiji Iwata | 1957/4/27 | J | Eiji Iwata | March793 | Toyota2T-G | Ogawa | Bridgestone | Houseki Hassin | 〇 | 〇 | Re | |||||||
| 10 | Syuuroku Sasaki | 1947/3/14 | J | Gallop Racing | March793 | Toyota2T-G | Toda | Dunlop | Gallop | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 20 | ||||||
| 10 | Syuuroku Sasaki | 1947/3/14 | J | Gallop Racing | March803 | Toyota2T-G | Toda | Dunlop | Gallop | △ | △ | 17 | |||||||
| 10 | Syuuroku Sasaki | 1947/3/14 | J | Gallop Racing | March793 | Toyota2T-G | Toda | Dunlop | GALLOP | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 20 | |||||
| 10 | Syuuroku Sasaki | 1947/3/14 | J | Gallop Racing | March803B | Toyota2T-G | Toda | Dunlop | GALLOP | 〇 | △ | 17 | |||||||
| 11 | Sakae Obata | 1951/2/10 | J | Falcon Racing Team | Falcon78B | Toyota2T-G | Toumei Jidousya | Dunlop | RS Original Wheel | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | ▲ | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | ||
| 12 | Yukio Nakahara | 1951/3/18 | J | Yukio Nakahara | March773 | Toyota2T-G | Ogawa | Dunlop | ORANGE HOUSE | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | Re | ||||
| 12 | Yukio Nakahara | 1951/3/18 | J | Yukio Nakahara | March793 | Toyota2T-G | Ogawa | Dunlop | ORANGE HOUSE | ||||||||||
| 12 | Yousaku Sawada | J | Yousaku Sawada | March773 | Toyota2T-G | 〇 | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Masazumi Yamamoto | 1952/2/26 | J | Masazumi Yamamoto | March793 | Toyota2T-G | Dunlop | R3 | 〇 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Akira Suzuki | 1955/12/4 | J | Toyota Motor Sport Club | Ralt RT1 | Toyota2T-G | Tom's | Dunlop | ANN CRAFT | 〇 | 〇 | △ | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | △ | ▲ | 29 | |
| 15 | Katsuhiko Sugiura | 1947/10/1 | J | Cross Fever Racing | Toda RS6 | Toyota2T-G | Toda | Dunlop | CROSS FEVER | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | △ | |||||
| 16 | Akira Hagiwara | 1956/7/21 | J | Toumei Jidousya | March793 | Toyota2T-G | Toumei Jidousya | Dunlop | Sugimoto Tyre | 14 | |||||||||
| 20 | Tomiko Yoshikawa | 1954/3/19 | J | Tomiko Yoshikawa | Oscar T1 | Toyota2T-G | Dunlop | Equip | △ | 〇 | |||||||||
| 21 | Osamu Nakako | 1954/8/29 | J | Hayashi Racing | Hayashi803 | Toyota2T-G | Toda | Dunlop | STREET II | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 02 | |||
| 21 | Osamu Nakako | 1954/8/29 | J | Hayashi Racing | Hayashi803 | Toyota2T-G | Toda | Dunlop | COMMAND | 〇 | 〇 | 02 | |||||||
| 22 | Ken'ichi Takeshita | 1950/6/11 | J | Bellco West | West379 | Toyota2T-G | Toda | Dunlop | SHALET | 〇 | ▲ | ▲ | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 001 | |||
| 22 | Nobuyoshi Kishimoto | 1948/7/11 | J | Bellco West | West379 | Toyota2T-G | Toda | Dunlop | SHALET | 〇 | 001 | ||||||||
| 23 | Hidehiro Yabuki | 1956/10/21 | J | March773 | Toyota2T-G | △ | |||||||||||||
| 25 | Tsunehisa Asai | 1949/9/24 | J | Oscar Racing | Oscar T3 | Toyota2T-G | Toda | Dunlop | Equip | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | ||
| 26 | Yoshimitsu Kondou | 1955/1/17 | J | Kariya Car Family Racing | March773 | Toyota2T-G | Ogawa | Dunlop | Toyokawa Auto Center | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 14 | ||||
| 27 | Aguri Suzuki | 1960/9/8 | J | I And I Racing Developments | Ralt RT1 | Toyota2T-G | Tom's | Bridgestone | AKATSUKI AUTO | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | ▲ | 〇 | ▲ | 61 | |||
| 27 | Toshio Suzuki2 | 1947/11/18 | J | Suzusyou RRC | March773 | Toyota2T-G | Bridgestone | Gaisya Suzusyou | 〇 | 〇 | |||||||||
| 28 | Toshio Suzuki2 | 1947/11/18 | J | Suzusyou RRC | March773 | Toyota2T-G | Bridgestone | Suzusyou RRC | 〇 | 〇 | |||||||||
| 29 | Hiromi Sensui | 1954/12/23 | J | Victory Circle Club | March793 | Toyota2T-G | Ogawa | FORMULA | ▲ | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | |||||||
| 31 | Moritoshi Ootsuka | 1948/3/6 | J | West379 | Toyota2T-G | Toda | RS Kajiwara/SHALET | 〇 | |||||||||||
| 33 | Masazumi Yamamoto | 1952/2/26 | J | March773 | Toyota2T-G | Dunlop | R3 | 〇 | |||||||||||
| 37 | Aguri Suzuki | 1960/9/8 | J | I And I Racing Developments | Ralt RT1 | Toyota2T-G | Tom's | Bridgestone | AKATSUKI AUTO | ▲ | 61 | ||||||||
| 66 | Yoshiyuki Ogura | 1948/3/18 | J | Mimasu Racing | March783 | Toyota2T-G | Toda | Bridgestone | Mimasu Kensetsu | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | ||||||
| 66 | Yoshiyuki Ogura | 1948/3/18 | J | Mimasu Racing | March793 | Toyota2T-G | Toda | Bridgestone | Mimasu Kensetsu | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 21 | |||||
| 77 | Tsuneharu Nakano | 1950/10/30 | J | Gallop Racing | March793 | Toyota2T-G | Toda | Bridgestone | Gallop | 〇 | 〇 | ||||||||
| 77 | Tsuneharu Nakano | 1950/10/30 | J | Gallop Racing | March793 | Toyota2T-G | Toda | Bridgestone | GALLOP | 〇 | 〇 | △ | |||||||
| 77 | Tsuneharu Nakano | 1950/10/30 | J | Mimasu Racing | March783 | Toyota2T-G | Toda | Bridgestone | Mimasu Kensetsu | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 21 | ||||||
| 80 | Daniel La Tour | 1947/7/16 | CDN | Daniel La Tour | March793 | Toyota2T-G | Itou | Dunlop | GOPA | 〇 | ▲ | 〇 | △ | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 22 |
Race summary
| Winner | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Win | PP | FL | |||||||||||
| Round | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyre | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyre | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyre | Syuuroku Sasaki | 5 | 6 | - |
| 1 | Syuuroku Sasaki | March793 | Toyota | DL | Syuuroku Sasaki | March793 | Toyota | DL | Not Available | Eiji Iwata | 2 | 1 | - | |||
| 2 | Eiji Iwata | March793 | Toyota | BS | Syuuroku Sasaki | March793 | Toyota | DL | Not Available | Osamu Nakako | 1 | 0 | - | |||
| 3 | Syuuroku Sasaki | March793 | Toyota | DL | Syuuroku Sasaki | March793 | Toyota | DL | Not Available | Akira Hagiwara | 0 | 1 | - | |||
| 4 | Syuuroku Sasaki | March793 | Toyota | DL | Syuuroku Sasaki | March793 | Toyota | DL | Not Available | Not Available | 8 | |||||
| 5 | Syuuroku Sasaki | March793 | Toyota | DL | Syuuroku Sasaki | March793 | Toyota | DL | Not Available | |||||||
| 6 | Syuuroku Sasaki | March793 | Toyota | DL | Akira Hagiwara | March793 | Toyota | DL | Not Available | |||||||
| 7 | Osamu Nakako | Hayashi803 | Toyota | DL | Eiji Iwata | March793 | Toyota | BS | Not Available | |||||||
| 8 | Eiji Iwata | March793 | Toyota | BS | Syuuroku Sasaki | March793 | Toyota | DL | Not Available |
Drivers' summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Qualifying | Qualifying | Race | Race | Point Earnings | Podium | ||||||||||
| Position | Driver | Q | R | Q | R | Q | R | Q | R | Q | R | Q | R | Q | R | Q | R | Highest position | Average | Highest position | Average | Number | Number |
| 1 | Syuuroku Sasaki | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1.50 | 1 | 2.88 | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Eiji Iwata | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | R | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4.38 | 1 | 3.43 | 7 | 4 |
| 3 | Osamu Nakako | 14 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | R | 10 | 6 | 3 | R | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8.50 | 1 | 3.67 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Akira Hagiwara | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | R | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5.50 | 2 | 4.57 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | Kengo Nakamoto | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6.71 | 2 | 5.43 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 6 | Tsuneharu Nakano | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 6 | R | NR | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | R | 3 | 4.86 | 3 | 7.00 | 4 | 1 | |
| 7 | Sakae Obata | 15 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 8 | NA | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | R | 3 | 10.29 | 3 | 6.83 | 5 | 1 | |
| 8 | Nico Nicole | 3 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | NA | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7.00 | 3 | 7.43 | 6 | 1 | |
| 9 | Toshio Motohashi | 13 | R | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 7.83 | 3 | 6.20 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 10 | Masao Segawa | 5 | 2 | 2 | R | NR | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 4.75 | 2 | 7.67 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 11 | Yoshiyuki Ogura | 8 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 16 | R | 13 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10.88 | 3 | 8.71 | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | Tsunehisa Asai | 4 | R | 9 | R | 7 | R | 8 | R | 6 | 7 | 11 | R | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7.25 | 5 | 6.00 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Aguri Suzuki | 9 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 7 | NA | 4 | R | NA | NA | 4 | 7.25 | 4 | 7.67 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 14 | Jun Takahashi | 17 | R | 15 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 10 | NA | 11 | 13.20 | 7 | 10.00 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 15 | Yoshimitsu Kondou | 21 | R | 18 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 12 | R | 10 | 8 | 10 | 16.00 | 8 | 10.00 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | Ken'ichi Takeshita | 12 | 13 | NA | EW | 14 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 13 | R | 11 | 12.50 | 8 | 12.33 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | Yukio Nakahara | 19 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 14 | R | 21 | 13 | 11 | 16.00 | 9 | 10.75 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | Toshio Suzuki2 | 20 | R | 20 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | R | 10 | 15.25 | 9 | 11.00 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 18 | Hironobu Tatsumi | 18 | 9 | 18 | 18.00 | 9 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | Akira Suzuki | 16 | 11 | 17 | 15 | NR | 12 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 10 | NR | NA | 12 | 15.00 | 10 | 12.00 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 20 | Katsuhiko Sugiura | 14 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 9 | R | NR | 9 | 14.25 | 10 | 12.33 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 20 | Daniel La Tour | 6 | R | NA | 9 | 14 | NR | 16 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 16 | R | 6 | 12.20 | 10 | 12.67 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | Tomiko Yoshikawa | NR | 17 | 10 | 17 | 17.00 | 10 | 10.00 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Hiromi Sensui | NA | 9 | R | 13 | R | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11.67 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Takayuki Nakahama | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14.00 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Moritoshi Ootsuka | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15.00 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Kouichi Sakamoto | 18 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 17.67 | 12 | 12.67 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Gensyoku Nagakawa | 11 | R | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yousaku Sawada | 13 | R | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Masazumi Yamamoto | 17 | R | 15 | R | 15 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Nobuyoshi Kishimoto | 17 | R | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hidehiro Yabuki | NR | 20 | NS | 20 | 20.00 |
Drivers' point standings
| Position | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total | Position | Point | |
| 1 | Syuuroku Sasaki | 20 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 123 | 1 | 20 | |
| 2 | Eiji Iwata | 12 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 67 | 2 | 15 | |
| 3 | Osamu Nakako | 15 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 61 | 3 | 12 | |
| 4 | Akira Hagiwara | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 56 | 4 | 10 | |
| 5 | Kengo Nakamoto | 4 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 8 | - | 15 | 42 | 5 | 8 | |
| 6 | Tsuneharu Nakano | 6 | 0 | 12 | 6 | - | 10 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | Sakae Obata | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | 12 | 10 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | Nico Nicole | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | 12 | 21 | 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | Toshio Motohashi | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 2 | - | - | 32 | 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | Masao Segawa | - | 15 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | - | - | 25 | 10 | 1 | |
| 11 | Yoshiyuki Ogura | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 19 | |||
| 12 | Tsunehisa Asai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 12 | |||
| 13 | Aguri Suzuki | 10 | 0 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 14 | |||
| 14 | Jun Takahashi | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 8 | |||
| 15 | Yoshimitsu Kondou | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 15 | Ken'ichi Takeshita | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 17 | Yukio Nakahara | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | |||
| 18 | Toshio Suzuki2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 18 | Hironobu Tatsumi | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | |||
| 20 | Akira Suzuki | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 1 | |||
| 20 | Katsuhiko Sugiura | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | |||
| 20 | Daniel La Tour | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 20 | Tomiko Yoshikawa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
