2003 Formula Nippon Championship

2003 Formula Nippon Championship
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The 2003 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over 10 rounds. 10 different teams and 21 different drivers competed. All teams had to use Lola chassis (Lola B3/51) and Mugen Honda (Mugen MF308) engines.

Teams and drivers

Team # Driver Chassis Engine Rounds
PIAA Nakajima Racing 1 Japan Takashi Kogure Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
2 Germany André Lotterer All
Olympic Kondo Racing Team 3 Japan Yuji Tachikawa Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
4 Germany Dominik Schwager All
Team 5ZIGEN 5 Japan Ryo Michigami Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
6 Japan Ryo Fukuda 1–5
Australia James Courtney 7–10
Forum Engineering ARTA Team LeMans 7 Japan Toshihiro Kaneishi Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
8 Japan Takeshi Tsuchiya All
Planex EBBRO Nova
Kacchao TCPRO Nova
Team Nova
Oizumi Team Nova
9 Japan Haruki Kurosawa Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
10 Japan Tetsuya Fujisawa 1–4
Japan Yudai Igarashi 5–7
Japan Hiroki Katoh 8–10
Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo 11 Japan Tsugio Matsuda Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
12 Japan Yuji Ide All
Team Impul 19 Japan Satoshi Motoyama Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
20 France Benoît Tréluyer All
Team 22 22 Japan Juichi Wakisaka Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
Carrozzerria Team MOHN 28 Japan Hideki Noda Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing 40 United Kingdom Richard Lyons Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
41 Japan Naoki Hattori All

Calendar

Race No Track Date Laps Distance Time Speed Winner Pole Position Fastest Race Lap
1 Suzuka 23 March 2003 46 5.807=267.122 km 1'26:01.058 186.326 km/h Satoshi Motoyama Ryo Michigami Richard Lyons
2 Fuji 6 April 2003 61 4.4=268.4 km 1'26:54.530 185.298 km/h Satoshi Motoyama Satoshi Motoyama Takeshi Tsuchiya
3 Mine 27 April 2003 70 2.881=201.67 km 1'33:24.112 129.550 km/h Satoshi Motoyama Satoshi Motoyama Yuji Tachikawa
4 Motegi 8 June 2003 55 4.796=263.78 km 1'36:53.571 163.343 km/h Juichi Wakisaka Juichi Wakisaka Satoshi Motoyama
5 Suzuka 6 July 2003 25 5.807=145.175 km 0'46:28.098 187.450 km/h Richard Lyons Richard Lyons Satoshi Motoyama
6 Sugo 27 July 2003 72 3.704=266.688 km 1'32:00.930 173.898 km/h Satoshi Motoyama André Lotterer Satoshi Motoyama
7 Fuji 31 August 2003 61 4.4=268.4 km 1'28:29.144 181.995 km/h Benoît Tréluyer Satoshi Motoyama Satoshi Motoyama
8 Mine 21 September 2003 70 3.187=223.09 km 1'33:46.837 142.731 km/h Benoît Tréluyer Satoshi Motoyama Satoshi Motoyama
9 Motegi 19 October 2003 55 4.796=263.78 km 1'32:24.728 171.263 km/h Toshihiro Kaneishi Toshihiro Kaneishi Takeshi Tsuchiya
10 Suzuka 2 November 2003 46 5.807=267.122 km 1'39:04.524 161.769 km/h Juichi Wakisaka Satoshi Motoyama Richard Lyons

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Scoring system
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Points 10 6 4 3 2 1
Rank Name SUZ FUJ MIN MOT SUZ SGO FUJ MIN MOT SUZ Points
1 Japan Satoshi Motoyama 1 1 1 9 14 1 2 13 2 3 56
2 France Benoît Tréluyer Ret 2 Ret NC 2 4 1 1 9 Ret 35
3 Japan Juichi Wakisaka Ret 5 Ret 1 3 3 Ret 6 Ret 1 31
4 Japan Toshihiro Kaneishi 3 8 5 7 Ret 8 Ret 2 1 Ret 22
5 Germany André Lotterer 2 4 7 6 Ret 2 3 9 5 Ret 22
6 United Kingdom Richard Lyons 9 Ret Ret 3 1 5 Ret Ret 3 9 20
7 Japan Yuji Ide 4 7 3 2 7 10 Ret 3 12 5 19
8 Japan Takeshi Tsuchiya Ret NC 2 4 5 7 6 12 6 4 16
9 Japan Ryo Michigami Ret 3 4 5 4 NC Ret NC 13 6 13
10 Japan Takashi Kogure 12 6 Ret DNS 6 Ret Ret 14 4 2 11
11 Japan Tsugio Matsuda 5 9 Ret Ret 15 6 5 5 14 Ret 7
12 Australia James Courtney 4 7 Ret Ret 3
13 Japan Naoki Hattori 8 Ret Ret 11 8 9 9 4 7 11 3
14 Japan Hideki Noda 6 10 8 DNS 12 Ret Ret 10 Ret 10 1
15 Japan Ryo Fukuda 7 Ret 6 Ret 13 1
16 Germany Dominik Schwager Ret Ret Ret 8 9 11 7 8 10 8 0
17 Japan Hiroki Katoh Ret 11 7 0
18 Japan Yuji Tachikawa 10 12 10 Ret Ret NC Ret Ret 8 Ret 0
19 Japan Yudai Igarashi 10 12 Ret 0
20 Japan Haruki Kurosawa Ret Ret 9 10 11 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret 0
21 Japan Tetsuya Fujisawa 11 11 Ret 12 0

Teams' Championship

Rank Team Car SUZ FUJ MIN MOT SUZ SGO FUJ MIN MOT SUZ Points
1 Impul 19 1 1 1 9 14 1 2 13 2 3 91
20 Ret 2 Ret NC 2 4 1 1 9 Ret
2 Team LeMans 7 3 8 5 7 Ret 8 Ret 2 1 Ret 38
8 Ret NC 2 4 5 7 6 12 6 4
3 PIAA Nakajima 1 12 6 Ret DNS 6 Ret Ret 14 4 2 33
2 2 4 7 6 Ret 2 3 9 5 Ret
4 Team 22 22 Ret 5 Ret 1 3 3 Ret 6 Ret 1 31
5 Cosmo Oil Cerumo 11 5 9 Ret Ret 15 6 5 5 14 Ret 23
12 4 7 3 2 7 10 Ret 3 12 5
6 DoCoMo Dandelion 40 9 Ret Ret 3 1 5 Ret Ret 3 9 23
41 8 Ret Ret 11 8 9 9 4 7 11
7 5ZIGEN 5 Ret 3 4 5 4 NC Ret NC 13 6 17
6 7 Ret 6 Ret 13 4 7 Ret Ret
8 Team MOHN 28 6 10 8 DNS 12 Ret Ret 10 Ret 10 1
9 Team Nova 9 Ret Ret 9 10 11 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret 0
10 11 11 Ret 12 10 12 Ret Ret 11 7
10 Kondo Racing Team 3 10 12 10 Ret Ret NC Ret Ret 8 Ret 0
4 Ret Ret Ret 8 9 11 7 8 10 8

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