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Marcus Ericsson is the New Japanese Formula 3 Champion

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Swedens Marcus Ericsson won the prestigious Japanese Formula 3 championship

today at the Sportsland Sugo track with the perfect end to the series. He

won the final race after a tough fight with his Petronas Team TOMs Toyota

team-mate, Takuto Iguchi.

 

"This was the dream end to what has been a tough championship," said the

19-year-old. "I cant thank my team, my sponsors, Kenny Brack and Eje Elgh

enough. The support I have had has been incredible and this result is just

amazing. I went into the race today knowing that I had to win to take the

title, and this is what I managed to do," he added.

 

After race one in Sugo Ericsson was two points behind Iguchi, having come

second and scored a point for fastest lap. However, he had the advantage of

pole for the race he had to win for the title. Ericsson explained the race

and what he had to do: "Unfortunately the start didnt go according to plan,

as Takuto was on the front row beside me and he got the better start and

took the lead. I then had to try to get by, and on this circuit it is almost

impossible as it is tight and narrow. I kept on his gearbox but then made a

mistake and dropped back a couple of seconds. With eight laps to go I was

right on his gearbox again. I knew that a brave move into the first corner

was what was needed. Then on lap 21 I took my chance and surprised him

into that corner. I was on the inside and braked later. He was on the

outside and we were side by side, but then he went wide and spun off. I knew

then the race was mine to win."

 

This was the fifth win for Ericsson in the 16 round championship.

 

Final points standings: 1. Marcus Ericsson 112, 2.Takuto Iguchi 103, 3 Yuji

Kunimoto97, 4. Kei Cozzolino 66, 5. Hironobu Yasuda 53, 6. Koki Saga 30.

 

Marcus Ericsson

Date of birth: 2nd September 1990

Place of birth: Kumla, Sweden

Hobbies: motorsport, ice hockey, personal training

First race ever: Kart race in Sweden (1999)

 

Past Results:

Nordic and Swedish Champion in karts (2005) and 1st place in Italian Open

Masters race (2006)

1st 2007 Formula BMW UK Championship

 

Ann Bradshaw September 27, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marcus Ericsson is the New Japanese Formula 3 Champion

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Swedens Marcus Ericsson won the prestigious Japanese Formula 3 championship

today at the Sportsland Sugo track with the perfect end to the series. He

won the final race after a tough fight with his Petronas Team TOMs Toyota

team-mate, Takuto Iguchi.

 

"This was the dream end to what has been a tough championship," said the

19-year-old. "I cant thank my team, my sponsors, Kenny Brack and Eje Elgh

enough. The support I have had has been incredible and this result is just

amazing. I went into the race today knowing that I had to win to take the

title, and this is what I managed to do," he added.

 

After race one in Sugo Ericsson was two points behind Iguchi, having come

second and scored a point for fastest lap. However, he had the advantage of

pole for the race he had to win for the title. Ericsson explained the race

and what he had to do: "Unfortunately the start didnt go according to plan,

as Takuto was on the front row beside me and he got the better start and

took the lead. I then had to try to get by, and on this circuit it is almost

impossible as it is tight and narrow. I kept on his gearbox but then made a

mistake and dropped back a couple of seconds. With eight laps to go I was

right on his gearbox again. I knew that a brave move into the first corner

was what was needed. Then on lap 21 I took my chance and surprised him

into that corner. I was on the inside and braked later. He was on the

outside and we were side by side, but then he went wide and spun off. I knew

then the race was mine to win."

 

This was the fifth win for Ericsson in the 16 round championship.

 

Final points standings: 1. Marcus Ericsson 112, 2.Takuto Iguchi 103, 3 Yuji

Kunimoto97, 4. Kei Cozzolino 66, 5. Hironobu Yasuda 53, 6. Koki Saga 30.

 

Marcus Ericsson

Date of birth: 2nd September 1990

Place of birth: Kumla, Sweden

Hobbies: motorsport, ice hockey, personal training

First race ever: Kart race in Sweden (1999)

 

Past Results:

Nordic and Swedish Champion in karts (2005) and 1st place in Italian Open

Masters race (2006)

1st 2007 Formula BMW UK Championship

 

Ann Bradshaw September 27, 2009

 

 

 

 

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Sugo, gara 2: Ericsson vince gara e titolo

Acuto finale e vincente quello messo in atto da Marcus Ericsson in occasione dell?ultimo appuntamento del campionato giapponese di Formula 3 a Sugo. Lo svedese del team Tom?s ha ottenuto la pole position nella qualifica dominando la corsa con un ritmo inavvicinabile per i suoi avversari, tant?? vero che ha anche registrato il giro pi? veloce in gara. Ericsson vede nelle caselle del campionato dell?europeo cinque vittorie, sei pole position e otto giri pi? veloci in gara.

 

Secondo sotto la bandiera a scacchi ? transitato Hironobu Yasuda, che ha cercato di portare il suo attacco alla quarta piazza in campionato di Kei Cozzolino, che dopo una qualifica difficile ? riuscito a recuperare e conquistare la medaglia di bronzo in campionato alle spalle dell?altro pilota Tom?s Yuji Kunimoto, terzo oggi a completare il podio. Grande performance per Naoki Yamamoto, quinto assoluto ma soprattutto vincitore della classifica riservata alle vetture pi? datate della National Class. Con questo titolo, Marcus Ericsson coglie l?eredit? dell?olandese Carlo Van Dam che vince nel paese del Sol Levante nel 2008.

 

Antonio Caruccio

 

L?ordine di arrivo di gara 2, domenica 27 settembre 2009

 

1 - Marcus Ericsson (Dallara 308-Toyota) - Tom's ? 25 giri 34?07?125

2 - Hironobu Yasuda (Dallara 309-Nissan) - Three Bond ? 2?733

3 - Yuji Kunimoto (Dallara 308-Toyota) - Tom's ? 3?584

4 - Kei Cozzolino (Dallara 308-Mugen) ? Toda ? 6?651

5 - Naoki Yamamoto (Dallara 307-Toyota) ? HFDP ? 10?910

6 - Katumasa Chiyo (Dallara 306-Toyota) ? Nova ? 11?910

7 - Takashi Kobayashi (Dallara 307-Toyota) ? HFDP ? 12?494

8 - Kimiya Sato (Dallara 306-Toyota) ? Nova ? 12?704

9 - R. Yamamoto (Dallara 307-Toyota) - AIM Sports ? 13?825

10 - Yoshitaka Kuroda (Dallara 307-Toyota) - Achievement by KCMG ? 15?329

11 - Yuki Iwasaki (Dallara 308-Toyota) - Now Motorsport ? 1?27?720

12 - Koki Saga (Dallara 308-Toyota) - Le Beausset ? 1 giro

13 - Alexandre Imperatori (Dallara 307-Toyota) - Achievement by KCMG ? 1 giro

14 - Tatsuru Noro (Dallara 306-Toyota) ? CMS ? 1 giro

 

Ritirati

20? giro - Takuto Iguchi

16? giro - Katsuaki Kubota

 

Giro veloce: Marcus Ericsson 1?15?264

 

Il campionato

1. Ericsson 112; 2. Iguchi 103; 3. Kunimoto 97; 4. Cozzolino 66; 5. Yasuda 53; 6. Saga 30; 7. Iwasaki 18

 

Lo schieramento di partenza di gara 2

 

1. fila

Marcus Ericsson (Dallara 308-Toyota) - Tom's ? 1?14?245

Takuto Iguchi (Dallara 308-Toyota) - Tom's ? 1?14?338

2. fila

Yuji Kunimoto (Dallara 308-Toyota) - Tom's ? 1?14?701

Hironobu Yasuda (Dallara 309-Nissan) - Three Bond ? 1?14?749

3. fila

Koki Saga (Dallara 308-Toyota) - Le Beausset ? 1?15?490

Yuki Iwasaki (Dallara 308-Toyota) - Now Motorsport ? 1?15?947

4. fila

Naoki Yamamoto (Dallara 307-Toyota) ? HFDP ? 1?16?485

Takashi Kobayashi (Dallara 307-Toyota) ? HFDP ? 1?16?591

5. fila

Alexandre Imperatori (Dallara 307-Toyota) - Achievement by KCMG ? 1?16?771

Katumasa Chiyo (Dallara 306-Toyota) ? Nova ? 1?16?814

6. fila

Kimiya Sato (Dallara 306-Toyota) ? Nova ? 1?16?837

Yoshitaka Kuroda (Dallara 307-Toyota) - Achievement by KCMG ? 1?17?377

7. fila

R. Yamamoto (Dallara 307-Toyota) - AIM Sports ? 1?17?451

Katsuaki Kubota (Dallara 306-Toyota) ? Hanashina ? 1?18?715

8. fila

Tatsuru Noro (Dallara 306-Toyota) ? CMS ? 1?19?937

Kei Cozzolino (Dallara 308-Mugen) ? Toda ? Senza Tempo

 

 

 

 

dopo aver molto bene impressionato anche nelle gare disputate con il team Raikkonen-Robertson Racing nel campionato inglese di f3 (podi, pole, vittorie) eccolo in testa nel terzo giorno di test di gp2 a jerez

 

e bravo marcus!