2001 Formula Nippon Championship

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The 2001 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over 10 rounds. 11 different teams, 23 different drivers, 2 different chassis and only 1 engine competed in the series.

Teams and drivers

Team # Driver Chassis Engine Rounds
PIAA Nakajima Racing 1 Template:Flagicon Tsugio Matsuda Reynard 2KL Mugen MF308 All
2 Template:Flagicon Ralph Firman Reynard 99L All
Olympic Kondo Racing Team 3 Template:Flagicon Yuji Tachikawa Reynard 99L Mugen MF308 All
4 Template:Flagicon Katsutomo Kaneishi All
Team 5ZIGEN 5 Template:Flagicon Naoki Hattori Reynard 99L Mugen MF308 All
6 Template:Flagicon Michael Krumm Reynard 99L
Reynard 01L
All
Team LeMans 7 Template:Flagicon Alex Yoong Reynard 99L Mugen MF308 1–6
Template:Flagicon Koji Yamanishi 7–10
8 Template:Flagicon Yudai Igarashi All
Team Morinaga Nova 9 Template:Flagicon Richard Lyons G-Force GF03C Mugen MF308 All
10 Template:Flagicon André Couto G-Force GF03C
Reynard 99L
All
Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo 11 Template:Flagicon Masami Kageyama Reynard 99L Mugen MF308 All
12 Template:Flagicon Seiji Ara All
Mooncraft 14 Template:Flagicon Ryo Michigami Reynard 01L Mugen MF308 2–10
excite Team Impul 19 Template:Flagicon Satoshi Motoyama Reynard 01L Mugen MF308 All
20 Template:Flagicon Narain Karthikeyan Reynard 99L All
Takagi B-1 Car Club 36 Template:Flagicon Tetsuji Tamanaka Reynard 2KL
Reynard 99L
Mugen MF308 All
37 Template:Flagicon Masahiko Kageyama Reynard 99L All
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri 55 Template:Flagicon Juichi Wakisaka Reynard 99L Mugen MF308 All
56 Template:Flagicon Takeshi Tsuchiya All
DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing 68 Template:Flagicon Hideki Noda Reynard 2KL Mugen MF308 All
69 Template:Flagicon Jaroslaw Wierczuk Reynard 99L 1–4
Template:Flagicon Hidetoshi Mitsusada 5

Race calendar and results

All races were held in Japan.

Race Track Date Pole Position Fastest Race Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 Suzuka Circuit 25 March Template:Flagicon Naoki Hattori Template:Flagicon Juichi Wakisaka Template:Flagicon Naoki Hattori Team 5ZIGEN
2 Twin Ring Motegi 22 April Template:Flagicon Satoshi Motoyama Template:Flagicon Juichi Wakisaka Template:Flagicon Naoki Hattori Team 5ZIGEN
3 Mine Circuit 20 May Template:Flagicon Satoshi Motoyama Template:Flagicon Satoshi Motoyama Template:Flagicon Satoshi Motoyama excite Team Impul
4 Fuji Speedway 3 June Template:Flagicon Satoshi Motoyama Template:Flagicon Naoki Hattori Template:Flagicon Naoki Hattori Team 5ZIGEN
5 Suzuka-East Circuit 1 July Template:Flagicon Ryo Michigami Template:Flagicon Ralph Firman Template:Flagicon Satoshi Motoyama excite Team Impul
6 Sportsland SUGO 29 July Template:Flagicon Juichi Wakisaka Template:Flagicon Juichi Wakisaka Template:Flagicon Satoshi Motoyama excite Team Impul
7 Fuji Speedway 2 September Template:Flagicon Juichi Wakisaka Template:Flagicon Juichi Wakisaka Template:Flagicon Juichi Wakisaka Autobacs Racing Team Aguri
8 Mine Circuit 23 September Template:Flagicon Juichi Wakisaka Template:Flagicon Ryo Michigami Template:Flagicon Satoshi Motoyama excite Team Impul
9 Twin Ring Motegi 21 October Template:Flagicon Ralph Firman Template:Flagicon Juichi Wakisaka Template:Flagicon Ralph Firman PIAA Nakajima Racing
10 Suzuka Circuit 18 November Template:Flagicon Tsugio Matsuda Template:Flagicon Michael Krumm Template:Flagicon Ralph Firman PIAA Nakajima Racing

Note:

Race 8 originally fastest lap set by Juichi Wakisaka, but he was disqualified.

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Scoring system
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Points 10 6 4 3 2 1
Rank Name SUZ MOT MIN FUJ SUZ SGO FUJ MIN MOT SUZ Points
1 Template:Flagicon Satoshi Motoyama Ret 9 1 Ret 1 1 4 1 2 Ret 49
2 Template:Flagicon Naoki Hattori 1 1 5 1 8 7 12 6 Ret 10 33
3 Template:Flagicon Yuji Tachikawa 13 2 11 Ret 4 4 2 3 5 2 30
4 Template:Flagicon Ralph Firman 5 Ret 2 6 Ret Ret 7 Ret 1 1 29
5 Template:Flagicon Juichi Wakisaka 2 10 12 Ret 6 2 1 DSQ Ret Ret 23
6 Template:Flagicon Ryo Michigami Ret 10 3 2 3 Ret Ret 3 3 22
7 Template:Flagicon Michael Krumm Ret 4 4 2 Ret 6 3 Ret 7 4 20
8 Template:Flagicon Takeshi Tsuchiya 10 Ret 3 Ret 3 Ret 14 2 6 5 17
9 Template:Flagicon Masami Kageyama 4 5 6 5 Ret 11 6 4 8 7 12
10 Template:Flagicon Tsugio Matsuda Ret 3 8 Ret 5 5 Ret Ret 9 9 8
11 Template:Flagicon André Couto Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret 5 Ret 4 14 5
12 Template:Flagicon Seiji Ara 3 Ret Ret Ret 9 10 8 Ret 12 Ret 4
13 Template:Flagicon Katsutomo Kaneishi 7 6 Ret 4 Ret 9 11 Ret 11 13 4
14 Template:Flagicon Koji Yamanishi 10 5 10 Ret 2
15 Template:Flagicon Narain Karthikeyan 6 7 9 Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret 6 2
16 Template:Flagicon Alex Yoong 11 Ret 7 7 10 Ret 0
17 Template:Flagicon Yudai Igarashi 9 Ret Ret 11 7 8 Ret Ret Ret 8 0
18 Template:Flagicon Tetsuji Tamanaka 15 Ret 14 8 Ret 15 15 7 15 Ret 0
19 Template:Flagicon Richard Lyons 8 8 Ret 9 11 12 Ret Ret 13 12 0
20 Template:Flagicon Masahiko Kageyama 12 Ret Ret 10 DNS 14 16 Ret Ret Ret 0
21 Template:Flagicon Hideki Noda Ret Ret Ret 13 12 Ret 13 Ret Ret 11 0
22 Template:Flagicon Jaroslaw Wierczuk 14 Ret 13 DNS 0
23 Template:Flagicon Hidetoshi Mitsusada 13 0

Teams' Championship

Rank Team Car SUZ MOT MIN FUJ SUZ SGO FUJ MIN MOT SUZ Points
1 5ZIGEN 5 1 1 5 1 8 7 12 6 Ret 10 53
6 Ret 4 4 2 Ret 6 3 Ret 7 4
2 excite Impul 19 Ret 9 1 Ret 1 1 4 1 2 Ret 51
20 6 7 9 Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret 6
3 ARTA 55 2 10 12 Ret 6 2 1 DSQ Ret Ret 40
56 10 Ret 3 Ret 3 Ret 14 2 6 5
4 PIAA Nakajima 1 Ret 3 8 Ret 5 5 Ret Ret 9 9 37
2 5 Ret 2 6 Ret Ret 7 Ret 1 1
5 Olympic Kondo 3 13 2 11 Ret 4 4 2 3 5 2 34
4 7 6 Ret 4 Ret 9 11 Ret 11 13
6 Mooncraft 14 Ret 10 3 2 3 Ret Ret 3 3 22
7 Cosmo Oil Cerumo 11 4 5 6 5 Ret 11 6 4 8 7 16
12 3 Ret Ret Ret 9 10 8 Ret 12 Ret
8 Team Morinaga Nova 9 8 8 Ret 9 11 12 Ret Ret 13 12 5
10 Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret 5 Ret 4 14
9 LeMans 7 11 Ret 7 7 10 Ret 10 5 10 Ret 2
8 9 Ret Ret 11 7 8 Ret Ret Ret 8
10 Takagi B-1 Racing 36 15 Ret 14 8 Ret 15 15 7 15 Ret 0
37 12 Ret Ret 10 DNS 14 16 Ret Ret Ret
11 DoCoMo Dandelion 68 Ret Ret Ret 13 12 Ret 13 Ret Ret 11 0
69 14 Ret 13 DNS 13

External links

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