Tsukuba qualifying

1996 All Japan F3 Championship Rd.2 Tsukuba Challenge Cup Race Qualifying Tsukuba Circuit (1.278 miles)

Pos No Driver             Car           Engine         Time
  1  7 Tom Coronel        Tom's 036F    Toyota 3S-G    53.893
  2  8 Juichi Wakisaka    Dallara F396  Mugen MF204A   54.121
  3 62 Takahiro Fujita    Dallara F395  Toyota 3S-G    54.393
  4  2 Shigekazu Wakisaka Dallara F395  Mugen MF204    54.395
  5 26 Yuji Tachikawa     Dallara F395  Toyota 3S-G    54.430
  6 16 Takeshi Tsuchiya   Dallara F395  HKS 310E       54.453
  7  9 Go Shimizu         Dallara F395  HKS 310E       54.480
  8 12 Taku Utagawa       Dallara F396  Toyota 3S-G    54.607
  9 64 Yasushi Yamanishi  Dallara F396  Mugen MF204    54.624
 10 76 Hiroomi Uemura     Dallara F395  Mugen MF204    54.635
 11 10 Takeshi Asami      Dallara F395  HKS 310E       54.851
 12  4 Keiichi Nishimiya  Dallara F395  Opel C20       54.878
 13 25 Naoki Yokobayashi  Dallara F395  Toyota 3S-G    55.001
 14 99 Shin Miyamoto      Dallara F395  Toyota 3S-G    55.021
 15  6 Shota Mizuno       Tom's 036F    Toyota 3S-G    55.294
 16 45 Hiroshi Furuichi   Dallara F395  Toyota 3S-G    55.534
 17 36 Tadashi Shinomiya  Dallara F394  Mugen MF204    55.535
 18 37 Shigeru Yamamoto   Dallara F394  Fiat           55.701
 19 54 Osamu Nakajima     Dallara F395  Mugen MF204    56.026
 20  5 Kiyoshi Uchiyama   Dallara F395  HKS 310E       56.858

Tom Coronel was the only one to drive in the 53 second bracket to secure pole position for the second round of the Japanese F3 at a tiny and twisty circuit in Tsukuba, some 30 miles northeast of the Tokyo metropolitan area. Wakisaka, the winner of the last race in Suzuka, sits alongside the Dutchman in second position.

We expect the race to be held under sunny skies.