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{{Motorsport season
|series = Formula Nippon Championship
|year = 1998
|footer = <small>Related series:</small><br>[[1998 International Formula 3000 Championship]]
}}

The '''1998 Formula Nippon Championship''' was scheduled over 10 rounds and  contested over 9 rounds. 14 different teams, 29 different drivers, 3 different chassis and only 1 engine competed in the series. Each round saw a '''Special Stage''' after the original qualifying. The best six qualifiers had to compete in a separate session for the pole.

==Teams and drivers==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
! Team
! #
! Driver
! Chassis
! Engine
! Rounds
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Shionogi]] Team Nova
|1
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masami Kageyama]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T97/51
|rowspan="2"|[[Mugen Motorsports|Mugen]] MF308
|All
|-
|2
|{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Ralph Firman]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T96/51
|All
|-
|Asahi Kiko Sports
|3
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Atsushi Kawamoto]]
|[[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] 96D
|[[Mugen Motorsports|Mugen]] MF308
|All
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[5ZIGEN|Team 5ZIGEN]]
|5
|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Marc Goossens]]
|[[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] 97D
|rowspan="2"|[[Mugen Motorsports|Mugen]] MF308
|All
|-
|6
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shigekazu Wakisaka]]
|[[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] 96D
|All
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Lemoned Plant|LEMONed]] Racing [[Team LeMans]]
|7
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Norberto Fontana]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] 97D
|rowspan="2"|[[Mugen Motorsports|Mugen]] MF308
|All
|-
|8
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Satoshi Motoyama]]
|All
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Cosmo Oil Company|Cosmo Oil]] Racing Team [[Cerumo]]
|11
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hideki Noda]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T98/51
|rowspan="2"|[[Mugen Motorsports|Mugen]] MF308
|All
|-
|12
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Akira Iida]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T96/52
|3–10
|-
|Jaccs Mooncraft M.S.P
|14
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ryo Michigami]]
|[[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] 96D
|[[Mugen Motorsports|Mugen]] MF308
|All
|-
|rowspan="3"|Team TMS
|17
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masahiko Kondo]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] 97D
|rowspan="3"|[[Mugen Motorsports|Mugen]] MF308
|All
|-
|rowspan=2|18
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tsuyoshi Takahashi]]
|1–2
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuji Tachikawa]]
|3–10
|-
|rowspan="2"|Maziora [[Impul|Team Impul]]
|19
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takuya Kurosawa]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T98/51
|rowspan="2"|[[Mugen Motorsports|Mugen]] MF308
|All
|-
|20
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masahiko Kageyama]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T96/52
|All
|-
|rowspan="2"|Be Brides Racing
|21
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tetsuya Tanaka (racing driver)|Tetsuya Tanaka]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T95/50
|rowspan="2"|[[Mugen Motorsports|Mugen]] MF308
|All
|-
|22
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Akira Ishikawa]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T96/52
|All
|-
|rowspan="2"|Kyoetsu Stellar<br>Stellar International
|rowspan=2|35
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tokiyasu Soda]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] 96D
|rowspan="2"|[[Mugen Motorsports|Mugen]] MF308
|1
|-
|{{flagicon|LKA}} [[Dilantha Malagamuwa]]
|7–9
|-
|rowspan="2"|Takagi B-1 Racing
|36
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tetsuji Tamanaka]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T96/51
|rowspan="2"|[[Mugen Motorsports|Mugen]] MF308
|All
|-
|37
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masao Yamada]]{{ref|a}}
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T95/50<br>[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T94/50
|2–5
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Autobacs Racing Team Aguri]]
|55
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Katsutomo Kaneishi]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T98/51
|rowspan="2"|[[Mugen Motorsports|Mugen]] MF308
|All
|-
|56
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Juichi Wakisaka]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T97/51
|All
|-
|rowspan="3"|Team LeyJun
|62
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shinsuke Shibahara]]
|[[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] 95D<br>[[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] 96D
|rowspan="3"|[[Mugen Motorsports|Mugen]] MF308
|All
|-
|rowspan=2|63
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Osamu Nakajima|"Osamu"]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] 95D<br>[[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] 97D
|1, 4–10
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Taichiro Oonishi]]
|2–3
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[PIAA Corporation|PIAA]] [[Nakajima Racing]]
|rowspan=2|64
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Koji Yamanishi]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] 97D
|rowspan="3"|[[Mugen Motorsports|Mugen]] MF308
|1–4, 6–10
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tsugio Matsuda]]
|5
|-
|65
|{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Tom Coronel]]
|All
|}

{{note|a}}Masao Yamada died from a subarachnoid hemorrhage on 12 July 1998.<ref>{{Cite web|date=1998-07-13|title=FN_NEWS:訃報:山田政夫選手急逝|url=https://www.fmotor.jp/fn_news訃報山田政夫選手急逝|access-date=2020-12-08|website=モータースポーツフォーラム|language=ja}}</ref>

== Race calendar and results ==
All races were held in Japan.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
!Race
!Track
!Date
!Pole Position
!Fastest Race Lap
!Winning Driver
!Winning Team
|-
!1
| width="90" align="left" |[[Suzuka Circuit]]
| align="left" |19 April
| align="left" |{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Ralph Firman]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Tom Coronel]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masahiko Kageyama]]
|Maziora [[Impul|Team Impul]]
|-
!2
| align="left" |[[Mine Circuit]]
| align="left" |17 May
| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Juichi Wakisaka]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Satoshi Motoyama]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Satoshi Motoyama]]
|[[Lemoned Plant|LEMONed]] Racing [[Team LeMans]]
|-
!3
| align="left" |[[Fuji Speedway]]
| align="left" |31 May
| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Satoshi Motoyama]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Katsutomo Kaneishi]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Satoshi Motoyama]]
|[[Lemoned Plant|LEMONed]] Racing [[Team LeMans]]
|-
!4
| align="left" |[[Twin Ring Motegi]]
| align="left" |14 June
| align="left" |{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Norberto Fontana]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hideki Noda]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Juichi Wakisaka]]
|[[Autobacs Racing Team Aguri]]
|-
!5
| align="left" |[[Suzuka Circuit]]
| align="left" |5 July
| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masahiko Kageyama]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Juichi Wakisaka]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masahiko Kageyama]]
|Maziora [[Impul|Team Impul]]
|-
!6
| align="left" |[[Sportsland SUGO]]
| align="left" |2 August
| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masami Kageyama]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masami Kageyama]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masami Kageyama]]
|[[Shionogi]] Team Nova
|-
!7
| align="left" |[[Fuji Speedway]]
| align="left" |30 August
| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takuya Kurosawa]]
| colspan="3" align="center" |Race cancelled
|-
!8
| align="left" |[[Mine Circuit]]
| align="left" |20 September
| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hideki Noda]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Satoshi Motoyama]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Satoshi Motoyama]]
|[[Lemoned Plant|LEMONed]] Racing [[Team LeMans]]
|-
!9
| align="left" |[[Fuji Speedway]]
| align="left" |18 October
| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masami Kageyama]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hideki Noda]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Norberto Fontana]]
|[[Lemoned Plant|LEMONed]] Racing [[Team LeMans]]
|-
!10
| align="left" |[[Suzuka Circuit]]
| align="left" |29 November
| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Satoshi Motoyama]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masami Kageyama]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masami Kageyama]]
|[[Shionogi]] Team Nova
|}
Race 7 was not held due to bad weather conditions

==Championship standings==

===Drivers' Championship===
;Scoring system:
{| class="wikitable"
! Position || 1st || 2nd || 3rd || 4th || 5th || 6th
|-
! Points || 10 || 6 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center"
! Rank
! Name
! [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]
! [[Mine Circuit|MIN]]
! [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]
! [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]]
! [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]
! [[Sportsland SUGO|SGO]]
! [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]
! [[Mine Circuit|MIN]]
! [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]
! [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]
! Points
|-
! 1
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Satoshi Motoyama]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''1''
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1'''
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''1''
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''Ret'''
! 45
|-
! 2
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masami Kageyama]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''1'''''
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''4'''
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''1''
! 38
|-
! 3
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Juichi Wakisaka]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2'''
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ''4''
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
! 25
|-
! 4
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Norberto Fontana]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''Ret'''
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
! 21
|-
! 5
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masahiko Kageyama]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1'''
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
! 21
|-
! 6
|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Marc Goossens]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
! 17
|-
! 7
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Katsutomo Kaneishi]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ''2''
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
! 13
|-
! 8
|align="left"| {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Ralph Firman]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''12'''
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
! 13
|-
! 9
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ryo Michigami]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
! 11
|-
! 10
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hideki Noda]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ''6''
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''Ret'''
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ''9''
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
! 9
|-
! 11
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NLD}} [[Tom Coronel]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ''8''
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14
! 8
|-
! 12
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takuya Kurosawa]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| '''C'''
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
! 6
|-
! 13
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuji Tachikawa]]
|
|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
! 2
|-
! 14
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Akira Iida]]
|
|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12
! 2
|-
! 15
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tsugio Matsuda]]
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|
|
|
|
|
! 1
|-
! 16
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Koji Yamanishi]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11
! 1
|-
! 17
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tetsuya Tanaka (racing driver)|Tetsuya Tanaka]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 16
! 1
|-
! 18
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masahiko Kondo]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
! 0
|-
! 19
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shigekazu Wakisaka]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
! 0
|-
! 20
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Akira Ishikawa]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 15
! 0
|-
! 21
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tetsuji Tamanaka]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 17
! 0
|-
! 22
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Osamu Nakajima|"Osamu"]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13
|
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 18
! 0
|-
! 23
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Atsushi Kawamoto]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13
! 0
|-
! 24
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shinsuke Shibahara]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
! 0
|-
! 25
|align="left"| {{flagicon|LKA}} [[Dilantha Malagamuwa]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12
|
! 0
|-
! 26
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Taichiro Oonishi
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! 27
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Tsuyoshi Takahashi
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! 28
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masao Yamada]]
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 15
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! 29
|align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Tokiyasu Soda
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 0

|}

===Teams' Championship===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center"
! Rank
! Name
! Car
! [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]
! [[Mine Circuit|MIN]]
! [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]
! [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]]
! [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]
! [[Sportsland SUGO|SGO]]
! [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]
! [[Mine Circuit|MIN]]
! [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]
! [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]
! Points
|-
!rowspan="2"| 1
|rowspan=2 align="left"| [[Lemoned Plant|LEMONed]] [[Team LeMans|LeMans]]
| 7
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
!rowspan="2"| 66
|-
| 8
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|-
!rowspan="2"| 2
|rowspan=2 align="left"| [[Shionogi]] Nova
| 1
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1
!rowspan="2"| 51
|-
| 2
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|-
!rowspan="2"| 3
|rowspan=2 align="left"| [[Autobacs Racing Team Aguri|ARTA]]
| 55
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
!rowspan="2"| 38
|-
| 56
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|-
!rowspan="2"| 4
|rowspan=2 align="left"| Maziora [[Impul]]
| 19
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
!rowspan="2"| 27
|-
| 20
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|-
!rowspan="2"| 5
|rowspan=2 align="left"| [[5ZIGEN]]
| 5
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
!rowspan="2"| 14
|-
| 6
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
|-
! 6
|align="left"| Jaccs Mooncraft
| 14
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
! 14
|-
!rowspan="2"| 7
|rowspan=2 align="left"| [[Cosmo Oil Company|Cosmo Oil]] [[Cerumo]]
| 11
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
!rowspan="2"| 11
|-
| 12
|
|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12
|-
!rowspan="2"| 8
|rowspan=2 align="left"| [[Nakajima Racing|PIAA Nakajima]]
| 64
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11
!rowspan="2"| 10
|-
| 65
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14
|-
!rowspan="2"| 9
|rowspan=2 align="left"| Team TMS
| 17
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
!rowspan="2"| 2
|-
| 18
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|-
!rowspan="2"| 10
|rowspan=2 align="left"| Be Brides
| 21
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 16
!rowspan="2"| 1
|-
| 22
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 15
|-
! 11
|align="left"| Asahi Kiko Sports
| 3
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13
! 0
|-
!rowspan="2"| 12
|rowspan=2 align="left"| Takagi B-1 Racing
| 36
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 17
!rowspan="2"| 0
|-
| 37
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 15
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!rowspan="2"| 13
|rowspan=2 align="left"| Team LeyJun
| 62
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
!rowspan="2"| 0
|-
| 63
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 18
|-
! 14
|align="left"| Kyoetsu Stellar<br>Stellar International
| 35
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| C
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12
|
! 0

|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20230407084251/https://superformula.net/fn/en/race/archive/index_1998.shtml 1998 Japanese Championship Formula Nippon]

{{Japanese Formula 3000/Formula Nippon years}}

[[Category:1998 in Japanese motorsport|Formula 3000]]
[[Category:Super Formula]]
[[Category:1998 in formula racing|Nippon]]