2000 Japanese Formula 3 Championship
The 2000 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 22nd edition of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. It began on 26 March at Suzuka and ended on 5 November at the same place. French driver Sébastien Philippe took the championship title, winning three from ten races.
Teams and drivers
- All teams were Japanese-registered. All cars were powered by Bridgestone tyres.
| Team | No | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
| TOM'S | 1 |  Robert Lechner | F300 | Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE | 1–9 |
| TOM'S | 7 |  Haruki Kurosawa | F300 | Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE | 1–9 |
| TOM'S | 8 | Kaichi Sato | F399 | Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE | All |
| Toda Racing | 2 | Seiji Ara | F300 | Toda-Honda MF204B | All |
| Inging | 3 |  Benoît Tréluyer | F300 | Torii-Toyota 3S-GE | All |
| Inging | 5 | Shinichi Takagi | F399 | TOM'S-Toyota 3S-GE | 1–9 |
| Team 5Zigen | 6 | Hideki Nishimura | F399 | Torii-Toyota 3S-GE | 2 |
| Team 5Zigen | 6 | Kota Sasaki | F399 | Torii-Toyota 3S-GE | 9 |
| Team 5Zigen | 15 | Tadashi Nagamori | F399 | Torii-Toyota 3S-GE | 1, 3, 5–8, 10 |
| Pal Sport | 9 | Takeshi Tsuchiya | F399 | Tomei Nissan SR20VE | 1–2, 4–10 |
| Pal Sport | 19 | Tsubasa Kurosawa | F399 | Torii-Toyota 3S-GE | 1–3 |
| Mugen Dome Project | 10 | Sébastien Philippe | F300 | Mugen-Honda MF204B | All |
| Mugen Dome Project | 11 | Yuji Ide | F300 | Mugen-Honda MF204B | All |
| Lian Racing Team | 17 | Kota Sasaki | F399 | Toda-Honda MF204B | 1–4 |
| Lian Racing Team | 17 | Tsubasa Kurosawa | F399 | Toda-Honda MF204B | 6–10 |
| Team Yellow Hat with Aim Sports | 18 | Shogo Mitsuyama | F399 | Torii-Toyota 3S-GE | All |
| DTM | 20 | Kyousuke Mineo | F399 | Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE | 1–4, 7 |
| DTM | 20 | Racer Kashima | F399 | Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE | 8–10 |
| Tomei Sport | 24 | Kazuyuki Nishizawa | F399 | Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE | All |
| Maejima Racing Team | 32 | Masaru Tomizawa | F399 | Torii-Toyota 3S-GE | 1–3 |
| Now Motor Sports | 32 | Tomoyuki Inoue | F399 | Torii-Toyota 3S-GE | 9–10 |
| Now Motor Sports | 33 | Akira Yamaguchi | F300 | Toyota-TOM'S 3S-GE | All |
| Nobel France Racing Team | 37 | Motonari Higuchi | F397 | Torii-Toyota 3S-GE | 2–3, 5, 7–8 |
| Prokidai with Torii Racing | 38 | Yasutaka Gomi | F300 | Torii-Toyota 3S-GE | 1–2, 4–6 |
| Prokidai with Torii Racing | 38 | Teruyuki Tokuda | F300 | Torii-Toyota 3S-GE | 7 |
| Prokidai with Torii Racing | 38 | Hirotaka Nakajima | F300 | Torii-Toyota 3S-GE | 9 |
| Prokidai with Torii Racing | 38 | Kota Sasaki | F300 | Torii-Toyota 3S-GE | 10 |
| Prokidai with Torii Racing | 39 | Masayuki Suzuki | F397 | Torii-Toyota 3S-GE | 10 |
| Nakajima Racing | 64 | Yasuyuki Honjyo | F399 | Mugen-Honda MF204B | 1–8 |
| Nakajima Racing | 64 | Shinya Sato | F399 | Mugen-Honda MF204B | 9–10 |
| Skill Speed | 77 | Kou Hirano | F399 | Toda-Honda MF204B | 1–9 |
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Race calendar and results
Standings
- Points are awarded as follows:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |