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{{Motorsport season
|series = Formula Nippon Championship
|year = 2008
}}

The '''2008 Formula Nippon Championship''' was the thirty-sixth season of the premier Japanese open-wheel [[motor racing]] series. The series for [[Formula Nippon]] racing cars was contested over eight rounds. All teams were required to use [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] chassis ([[Lola FN06]]) and have the choice between utilising [[Mugen Motorsports|Mugen Honda]] ([[Mugen HF386E]]) or [[Toyota]] ([[Toyota RV8J]]) engines.

Defending champion [[Tsugio Matsuda]] secured the championship with a round in hand. Together with teammate [[Benoît Tréluyer]], Matsuda's [[Team Impul]] also secured the teams championship with a round to go.

==Teams and drivers==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
! Team
! #
! Driver
! Chassis
! Engine
! Rounds
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Impul|Lawson Team Impul]]
| 1
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tsugio Matsuda]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] FN06
|[[Toyota]] RV8J
| All
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Benoît Tréluyer]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] FN06
|[[Toyota]] RV8J
| All
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Kondo Racing]]
| 3
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Naoki Yokomizo]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] FN06
|[[Toyota]] RV8J
| All
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[João Paulo de Oliveira]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] FN06
|[[Toyota]] RV8J
| All
|-
|rowspan=3|[[5ZIGEN|SG Team 5Zigen]]
| 5
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toshihiro Kaneishi]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] FN06
|[[Honda]] HF386E
| All
|-
|rowspan=2| 6
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Katsuyuki Hiranaka]]
|rowspan=2|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] FN06
|rowspan=2|[[Honda]] HF386E
| 1–4, 7–8
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroki Yoshimoto]]
| 5–6
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Team LeMans]]
| 7
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Satoshi Motoyama]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] FN06
|[[Toyota]] RV8J
| All
|-
| 8
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroaki Ishiura]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] FN06
|[[Toyota]] RV8J
| All
|-
|rowspan=2|TP Checker [[Impul|Team Impul]]
|rowspan=2 align=center| 20
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kohei Hirate]]
|rowspan=2|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] FN06
|rowspan=2|[[Toyota]] RV8J
| 1–6, 8
|-
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Richard Lyons (racing driver)|Richard Lyons]]
| 7
|-
|rowspan=2|[[PIAA Corporation|PIAA]] [[Nakajima Racing]]
| 31
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Loïc Duval]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] FN06
|[[Honda]] HF386E
| All
|-
| 32
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takashi Kogure]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] FN06
|[[Honda]] HF386E
| All
|-
|rowspan=2|[[TOM'S|Petronas Team TOM'S]]
| 36
|{{flagicon|DEU}} [[André Lotterer]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] FN06
|[[Toyota]] RV8J
| All
|-
| 37
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Seiji Ara]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] FN06
|[[Toyota]] RV8J
| All
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Dandelion Racing|DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing]]
| 40
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kosuke Matsuura]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] FN06
|[[Honda]] HF386E
| All
|-
| 41
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takeshi Tsuchiya]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] FN06
|[[Honda]] HF386E
| All
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Cerumo]]/[[INGING Motorsport|Inging]]
| 47
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Ronnie Quintarelli]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] FN06
|[[Toyota]] RV8J
| All
|-
| 48
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuji Tachikawa]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] FN06
|[[Toyota]] RV8J
| All
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Autobacs Racing Team Aguri]]
| 55
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuji Ide]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] FN06
|[[Honda]] HF386E
| All
|-
| 56
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takuya Izawa]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] FN06
|[[Honda]] HF386E
| All
|-
|Stonemarket Blaak [[Cerumo]]/[[INGING Motorsport|Inging]]
| 67
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Roberto Streit]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] FN06
|[[Toyota]] RV8J
| All
|}

==Calendar==
{{Location map+|Japan|width=250|caption=2008 venues|float=right|places=
{{Location map~|Japan|lat_deg=34|lat_min=50|lon_deg=136|lon_min=32|position=top|background=|label=[[Suzuka Circuit|Suzuka]]}}
{{Location map~|Japan|lat_deg=36|lat_min=52|lon_deg=140|lon_min=13|position=right|background=|label=[[Twin Ring Motegi|Motegi]]}}
{{Location map~|Japan|lat_deg=34|lat_min=54|lon_deg=134|lon_min=13|position=bottom|background=|label=[[Okayama International Circuit|Okayama]]}}
{{Location map~|Japan|lat_deg=35|lat_min=22|lon_deg=138|lon_min=55|position=right|background=|label=[[Fuji Speedway|Fuji]]}}
{{Location map~|Japan|lat_deg=38|lat_min=8|lon_deg=140|lon_min=46|position=right|background=|label=[[Sportsland SUGO|SUGO]]}}
}}

* All races held in Japan.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
|-
! Round
! Circuit
! Date
! Pole Position
! Fastest Lap
! Winning Driver
! Winning Team
|-
! 1
| [[Fuji Speedway]]
| 6 April
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tsugio Matsuda]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuji Tachikawa]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tsugio Matsuda]]
| [[Team Impul]]
|-
! 2
| [[Suzuka Circuit]]
| 11 May
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tsugio Matsuda]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuji Tachikawa]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tsugio Matsuda]]
| [[Team Impul]]
|-
! 3
| [[Twin Ring Motegi]]
| 25 May
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tsugio Matsuda]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tsugio Matsuda]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tsugio Matsuda]]
| [[Team Impul]]
|-
! 4
| [[Okayama International Circuit]]
| 8 June
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tsugio Matsuda]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Satoshi Motoyama]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Loïc Duval]]
| [[Nakajima Racing]]
|-
!rowspan=2| 5
|rowspan=2| [[Suzuka Circuit]]
|rowspan=2| 13 July
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tsugio Matsuda]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroaki Ishiura]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tsugio Matsuda]]
| [[Team Impul]]
|-
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Satoshi Motoyama]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Roberto Streit]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kohei Hirate]]
| [[Team Impul]]
|-
!rowspan=2| 6
|rowspan=2| [[Twin Ring Motegi]]
|rowspan=2| 10 August
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tsugio Matsuda]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Roberto Streit]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Loïc Duval]]
| [[Nakajima Racing]]
|-
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takeshi Tsuchiya]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takeshi Tsuchiya]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Seiji Ara]]
| [[TOM'S|TOM'S Racing]]
|-
!rowspan=2| 7
|rowspan=2| [[Fuji Speedway]]
|rowspan=2| 31 August
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[João Paulo de Oliveira]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takashi Kogure]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[João Paulo de Oliveira]]
| [[Kondo Racing|Kondō Racing]]
|-
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kosuke Matsuura]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toshihiro Kaneishi]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kosuke Matsuura]]
| [[Dandelion Racing]]
|-
! 8
| [[Sportsland SUGO]]
| 21 September
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Satoshi Motoyama]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Loïc Duval]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tsugio Matsuda]]
| [[Team Impul]]
|}

==Championship standings==

===Drivers' Championship===

;Scoring system:
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center"
|- valign="top"
!
! Position 
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! PP
|-
! Rds 1&ndash;4, 8
! Points
| 15
| 12
| 10
| 8
| 6
| 5
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 1
|-
! Rds 5&ndash;7<br>R1
! Points
| 10
| 8
| 6
| 5
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 1
|colspan=2 align=center|0
| 1
|-
! Rds 5&ndash;7<br>R2
! Points
| 5
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 1
|colspan=6 align=center|0
|}
<small>* – In race 2 at the August Fuji meeting, the race was run behind the safety car for five laps before the race was halted. Half points were awarded.</small>

{|
|
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center"
|- valign="top"
!valign="middle"| Pos
!valign="middle"| Driver
! [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]
! [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]
! [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]]
! [[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]]
!colspan=2| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]
!colspan=2| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]]
!colspan=2| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]
! [[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]]
!valign="middle"| Pts
|-
! 1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tsugio Matsuda]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''1'''
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''1'''
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''''1'''''
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|'''Ret'''
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''1'''
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|8
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''2'''
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1
! 93.5
|-
! 2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Loïc Duval]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|10
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|10
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|7
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|''3''
! 62
|-
! 3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|DEU}} [[André Lotterer]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|7
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12
! 49
|-
! 4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kohei Hirate]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|DNS
|
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5
! 42
|-
! 5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takashi Kogure]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|9
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|7
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|''3''
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|6
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2
! 41
|-
! 6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[João Paulo de Oliveira]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|9
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''1'''
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|8
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6
! 33
|-
! 7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuji Tachikawa]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|''2''
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|''17''
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|17
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|9
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|9
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15
! 31
|-
! 8
|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Benoît Tréluyer]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4
! 27
|-
! 9
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Ronnie Quintarelli]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|10
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|9
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7
! 21.5
|-
! 10
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takuya Izawa]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|9
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|18
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|17
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8
! 19
|-
! 11
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Satoshi Motoyama]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|16
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|''Ret''
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|'''3'''
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|9
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|'''Ret'''
! 14
|-
! 12
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Naoki Yokomizo]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|NC
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|6
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
! 12
|-
! 13
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Roberto Streit]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|''10''
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|''Ret''
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|9
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|19
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|18
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|10
! 11
|-
! 14
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Seiji Ara]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|10
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|10
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|10
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|10
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|16
! 9
|-
! 15
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toshihiro Kaneishi]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|16
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|''20''
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11
! 9
|-
! 16
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroaki Ishiura]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|''14''
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|8
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|17
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|16
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|9
! 9
|-
! 17
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takeshi Tsuchiya]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|16
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''''14'''''
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14
! 4
|-
! 18
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kosuke Matsuura]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|16
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|9
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|10
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|6
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''1'''
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13
! 3.5
|-
! 19
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuji Ide]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|9
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|18
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|NC
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|NC
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|19
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|17
! 2
|-
! 20
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroki Yoshimoto]]
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|18
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|10
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! 21
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Katsuyuki Hiranaka]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
! 0
|-
! 22
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Richard Lyons (auto racer)|Richard Lyons]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13
|
! 0
|- valign="top"
!valign="middle"| Pos
!valign="middle"| Driver
! [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]
! [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]
! [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]]
! [[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]]
!colspan=2| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]
!colspan=2| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]]
!colspan=2| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]
! [[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]]
!valign="middle"| Pts
|}
|valign="top"|
{{Motorsport driver results legend}}
<span style="font-size: 85%">'''Bold''' - Pole<br />
''Italics'' - Fastest Lap</span>
|}

===Teams' Championship===

;Scoring system:
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center"
|- valign="top"
!
! Position
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
|-
! Rds 1–4, 8
! Points
| 15
| 12
| 10
| 8
| 6
| 5
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 1
|-
! Rds 5–7<br>R1
! Points
| 10
| 8
| 6
| 5
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 1
|colspan=2 align=center|0
|-
! Rds 5–7<br>R2
! Points
| 5
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 1
|colspan=5 align=center|0
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center"
|- valign="top"
!valign="middle"| Pos
!valign="middle"| Team
!valign="middle"| Car
! [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]
! [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]
! [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]]
! [[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]]
!colspan=2| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]
!colspan=2| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]]
!colspan=2| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]
! [[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]]
!valign="middle"| Pts
|-
!rowspan=2| 1
|rowspan=2 align="left"| [[Team Impul|Lawson Team Impul]]
| 1
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''1'''
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''1'''
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''''1'''''
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|'''Ret'''
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''1'''
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|8
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''2'''
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1
!rowspan=2| 114.5
|-
| 2
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4
|-
!rowspan=2| 2
|rowspan=2 align="left"| [[PIAA Corporation|PIAA]] [[Nakajima Racing]]
| 31
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|10
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|10
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|7
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|''3''
!rowspan=2| 103
|-
| 32
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|9
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|7
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|''3''
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|6
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2
|-
!rowspan=2| 3
|rowspan=2 align="left"| [[Petronas]] [[TOM'S|Team TOM'S]]
| 36
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|7
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12
!rowspan=2| 58
|-
| 37
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|10
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|10
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|10
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|10
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|16
|-
!rowspan=2| 4
|rowspan=2 align="left"| [[Cerumo]]/[[INGING Motorsport|Inging]]
| 47
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|10
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|9
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7
!rowspan=2| 52.5
|-
| 48
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|''2''
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|''17''
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|17
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|9
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|9
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15
|-
!rowspan=2| 5
|rowspan=2 align="left"| [[Kondo Racing]]
| 3
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|NC
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|6
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
!rowspan=2|44
|-
|4
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|9
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''1'''
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|8
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6
|-
! 6
|align="left"| [[Team Impul|TP Checker Impul]]
| 20
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|DNS
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5
!42
|-
!rowspan=2| 7
|rowspan=2 align="left"| [[Team LeMans]]
| 7
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|16
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|''Ret''
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|'''3'''
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|9
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|'''Ret'''
!rowspan=2| 22
|-
| 8
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|''14''
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|8
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|17
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|16
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|9
|-
!rowspan=2| 8
|rowspan=2 align="left"| [[Autobacs Racing Team Aguri]]
| 55
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|9
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|18
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|NC
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|NC
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|19
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|17
!rowspan=2| 21
|-
| 56
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|9
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|18
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|17
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8
|-
! 9
|align="left"| Stonemarket [[Cerumo]]/[[INGING Motorsport|Inging]]
| 67
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|''10''
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|''Ret''
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|9
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|19
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|18
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|10
! 11
|-
!rowspan=2| 10
|rowspan=2 align="left"| [[5ZIGEN|SG Team 5Zigen]]
| 5
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|16
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|''20''
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11
!rowspan=2| 9
|-
| 6
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|18
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|10
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|-
!rowspan=2| 11
|rowspan=2 align="left"|[[Dandelion Racing|DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing]]
| 40
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|16
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|9
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|10
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|6
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''1'''
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13
!rowspan=2|7.5
|-
| 41
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|16
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''''14'''''
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14
|}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20230407110248/https://superformula.net/fn/en/race/archive/2008/index0801r07.shtml 2008 Japanese Championship Formula Nippon]

{{Japanese Formula 3000/Formula Nippon years}}

[[Category:2008 in Japanese motorsport|Formula Nippon]]
[[Category:Super Formula]]
[[Category:2008 in formula racing|Nippon]]