2003 Formula Nippon Championship

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The 2003 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over 10 races. 10 different teams and 21 different drivers competed in the series. All teams had to use Lola chassis (Lola B03/51) and Mugen Honda (Mugen MF308) engines.

Teams and drivers

Team # Driver Chassis Engine Rounds
PIAA Nakajima Racing 1 Template:Flagicon Takashi Kogure Lola B03/51 Mugen MF308 All
2 Template:Flagicon André Lotterer All
Olympic Kondo Racing Team 3 Template:Flagicon Yuji Tachikawa Lola B03/51 Mugen MF308 All
4 Template:Flagicon Dominik Schwager All
Team 5ZIGEN 5 Template:Flagicon Ryo Michigami Lola B03/51 Mugen MF308 All
6 Template:Flagicon Ryo Fukuda 1–5
Template:Flagicon James Courtney 7–10
Forum Engineering ARTA Team LeMans 7 Template:Flagicon Toshihiro Kaneishi Lola B03/51 Mugen MF308 All
8 Template:Flagicon Takeshi Tsuchiya All
Planex EBBRO Nova
Kacchao TCPRO Nova
Team Nova
Oizumi Team Nova 		9 Template:Flagicon Haruki Kurosawa Lola B03/51 Mugen MF308 All
10 Template:Flagicon Tetsuya Fujisawa 1–4
Template:Flagicon Yudai Igarashi 5–7
Template:Flagicon Hiroki Katoh 8–10
Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo 11 Template:Flagicon Tsugio Matsuda Lola B03/51 Mugen MF308 All
12 Template:Flagicon Yuji Ide All
Team Impul 19 Template:Flagicon Satoshi Motoyama Lola B03/51 Mugen MF308 All
20 Template:Flagicon Benoît Tréluyer All
Team 22 22 Template:Flagicon Juichi Wakisaka Lola B03/51 Mugen MF308 All
Carrozzerria Team MOHN 28 Template:Flagicon Hideki Noda Lola B03/51 Mugen MF308 All
DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing 40 Template:Flagicon Richard Lyons Lola B03/51 Mugen MF308 All
41 Template:Flagicon Naoki Hattori All

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 23 March Template:Flagicon Ryo Michigami Template:Flagicon Richard Lyons Template:Flagicon Satoshi Motoyama Team Impul
2 Fuji Speedway 6 April Template:Flagicon Satoshi Motoyama Template:Flagicon Takeshi Tsuchiya Template:Flagicon Satoshi Motoyama Team Impul
3 Mine Circuit 27 April Template:Flagicon Satoshi Motoyama Template:Flagicon Yuji Tachikawa Template:Flagicon Satoshi Motoyama Team Impul
4 Twin Ring Motegi 8 June Template:Flagicon Juichi Wakisaka Template:Flagicon Satoshi Motoyama Template:Flagicon Juichi Wakisaka Team 22
5 Suzuka Circuit 6 July Template:Flagicon Richard Lyons Template:Flagicon Satoshi Motoyama Template:Flagicon Richard Lyons DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing
6 Sportsland SUGO 27 July Template:Flagicon André Lotterer Template:Flagicon Satoshi Motoyama Template:Flagicon Satoshi Motoyama Team Impul
7 Fuji Speedway 31 August Template:Flagicon Satoshi Motoyama Template:Flagicon Satoshi Motoyama Template:Flagicon Benoît Tréluyer Team Impul
8 Mine Circuit 21 September Template:Flagicon Satoshi Motoyama Template:Flagicon Satoshi Motoyama Template:Flagicon Benoît Tréluyer Team Impul
9 Twin Ring Motegi 19 October Template:Flagicon Toshihiro Kaneishi Template:Flagicon Takeshi Tsuchiya Template:Flagicon Toshihiro Kaneishi Forum Engineering ARTA Team LeMans
10 Suzuka Circuit 2 November Template:Flagicon Satoshi Motoyama Template:Flagicon Richard Lyons Template:Flagicon Juichi Wakisaka Team 22
  • At race 5 a sprint race of 18 laps (104.526 km) set the grid for the main race. The sprint race winner Richard Lyons started from pole in the main race. Takeshi Tsuchiya set pole position for the sprint race.

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 Template:Flagicon Satoshi Motoyama 1 1 1 9 14 1 2 13 2 3 56
2 Template:Flagicon Benoît Tréluyer Ret 2 Ret NC 2 4 1 1 9 Ret 35
3 Template:Flagicon Juichi Wakisaka Ret 5 Ret 1 3 3 Ret 6 Ret 1 31
4 Template:Flagicon Toshihiro Kaneishi 3 8 5 7 Ret 8 Ret 2 1 Ret 22
5 Template:Flagicon André Lotterer 2 4 7 6 Ret 2 3 9 5 Ret 22
6 Template:Flagicon Richard Lyons 9 Ret Ret 3 1 5 Ret Ret 3 9 20
7 Template:Flagicon Yuji Ide 4 7 3 2 7 10 Ret 3 12 5 19
8 Template:Flagicon Takeshi Tsuchiya Ret NC 2 4 5 7 6 12 6 4 16
9 Template:Flagicon Ryo Michigami Ret 3 4 5 4 NC Ret NC 13 6 13
10 Template:Flagicon Takashi Kogure 12 6 Ret DNS 6 Ret Ret 14 4 2 11
11 Template:Flagicon Tsugio Matsuda 5 9 Ret Ret 15 6 5 5 14 Ret 7
12 Template:Flagicon James Courtney 4 7 Ret Ret 3
13 Template:Flagicon Naoki Hattori 8 Ret Ret 11 8 9 9 4 7 11 3
14 Template:Flagicon Hideki Noda 6 10 8 DNS 12 Ret Ret 10 Ret 10 1
15 Template:Flagicon Ryo Fukuda 7 Ret 6 Ret 13 1
16 Template:Flagicon Dominik Schwager Ret Ret Ret 8 9 11 7 8 10 8 0
17 Template:Flagicon Hiroki Katoh Ret 11 7 0
18 Template:Flagicon Yuji Tachikawa 10 12 10 Ret Ret NC Ret Ret 8 Ret 0
19 Template:Flagicon Haruki Kurosawa Ret Ret 9 10 11 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret 0
20 Template:Flagicon Yudai Igarashi 10 12 Ret 0
21 Template:Flagicon 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

External links

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