2008 Formula Nippon Championship

2008 Formula Nippon Championship

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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 chassis (Lola FN06) and have the choice between utilising 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

Team	#	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Rounds
Lawson Team Impul	1	Template:Flagicon Tsugio Matsuda	Lola FN06	Toyota RV8J	All
	2	Template:Flagicon Benoît Tréluyer	Lola FN06	Toyota RV8J	All
Kondo Racing	3	Template:Flagicon Naoki Yokomizo	Lola FN06	Toyota RV8J	All
	4	Template:Flagicon João Paulo de Oliveira	Lola FN06	Toyota RV8J	All
SG Team 5Zigen	5	Template:Flagicon Toshihiro Kaneishi	Lola FN06	Honda HF386E	All
	6	Template:Flagicon Katsuyuki Hiranaka	Lola FN06	Honda HF386E	1–4, 7–8
		Template:Flagicon Hiroki Yoshimoto			5–6
Team LeMans	7	Template:Flagicon Satoshi Motoyama	Lola FN06	Toyota RV8J	All
	8	Template:Flagicon Hiroaki Ishiura	Lola FN06	Toyota RV8J	All
TP Checker Team Impul	20	Template:Flagicon Kohei Hirate	Lola FN06	Toyota RV8J	1–6, 8
		Template:Flagicon Richard Lyons			7
PIAA Nakajima Racing	31	Template:Flagicon Loïc Duval	Lola FN06	Honda HF386E	All
	32	Template:Flagicon Takashi Kogure	Lola FN06	Honda HF386E	All
Petronas Team TOM'S	36	Template:Flagicon André Lotterer	Lola FN06	Toyota RV8J	All
	37	Template:Flagicon Seiji Ara	Lola FN06	Toyota RV8J	All
DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing	40	Template:Flagicon Kosuke Matsuura	Lola FN06	Honda HF386E	All
	41	Template:Flagicon Takeshi Tsuchiya	Lola FN06	Honda HF386E	All
Cerumo/Inging	47	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Quintarelli	Lola FN06	Toyota RV8J	All
	48	Template:Flagicon Yuji Tachikawa	Lola FN06	Toyota RV8J	All
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri	55	Template:Flagicon Yuji Ide	Lola FN06	Honda HF386E	All
	56	Template:Flagicon Takuya Izawa	Lola FN06	Honda HF386E	All
Stonemarket Blaak Cerumo/Inging	67	Template:Flagicon Roberto Streit	Lola FN06	Toyota RV8J	All

Calendar

• All races held in Japan.

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	Fuji Speedway	6 April	Template:Flagicon Tsugio Matsuda	Template:Flagicon Yuji Tachikawa	Template:Flagicon Tsugio Matsuda	Team Impul
2	Suzuka Circuit	11 May	Template:Flagicon Tsugio Matsuda	Template:Flagicon Yuji Tachikawa	Template:Flagicon Tsugio Matsuda	Team Impul
3	Twin Ring Motegi	25 May	Template:Flagicon Tsugio Matsuda	Template:Flagicon Tsugio Matsuda	Template:Flagicon Tsugio Matsuda	Team Impul
4	Okayama International Circuit	8 June	Template:Flagicon Tsugio Matsuda	Template:Flagicon Satoshi Motoyama	Template:Flagicon Loïc Duval	Nakajima Racing
5	Suzuka Circuit	13 July	Template:Flagicon Tsugio Matsuda	Template:Flagicon Hiroaki Ishiura	Template:Flagicon Tsugio Matsuda	Team Impul
			Template:Flagicon Satoshi Motoyama	Template:Flagicon Roberto Streit	Template:Flagicon Kohei Hirate	Team Impul
6	Twin Ring Motegi	10 August	Template:Flagicon Tsugio Matsuda	Template:Flagicon Roberto Streit	Template:Flagicon Loïc Duval	Nakajima Racing
			Template:Flagicon Takeshi Tsuchiya	Template:Flagicon Takeshi Tsuchiya	Template:Flagicon Seiji Ara	TOM'S Racing
7	Fuji Speedway	31 August	Template:Flagicon João Paulo de Oliveira	Template:Flagicon Takashi Kogure	Template:Flagicon João Paulo de Oliveira	Kondō Racing
			Template:Flagicon Kosuke Matsuura	Template:Flagicon Toshihiro Kaneishi	Template:Flagicon Kosuke Matsuura	Dandelion Racing
8	Sportsland SUGO	21 September	Template:Flagicon Satoshi Motoyama	Template:Flagicon Loïc Duval	Template:Flagicon Tsugio Matsuda	Team Impul

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Scoring system

	Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	PP
Rds 1–4, 8	Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	1
Rds 5–7 R1	Points	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	0		1
Rds 5–7 R2	Points	5	4	3	2	1	0

* – 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.

Pos Driver FUJ SUZ MOT OKA SUZ MOT FUJ SUG Pts 1 Template:Flagicon Tsugio Matsuda 1 1 1 Ret 1 8 2 2 4 5 1 93.5 2 Template:Flagicon Loïc Duval 10 10 3 1 6 2 1 Ret 2 7 3 62 3 Template:Flagicon André Lotterer Ret 3 2 2 2 4 11 7 5 4 12 49 4 Template:Flagicon Kohei Hirate Ret 2 6 3 5 1 Ret DNS 5 42 5 Template:Flagicon Takashi Kogure 6 5 Ret 9 3 7 5 Ret 3 6 2 41 6 Template:Flagicon João Paulo de Oliveira Ret Ret 9 11 4 5 3 3 1 8 6 33 7 Template:Flagicon Yuji Tachikawa 2 17 7 4 17 12 4 4 9 9 15 31 8 Template:Flagicon Benoît Tréluyer 4 7 Ret 8 Ret 13 15 Ret 7 2 4 27 9 Template:Flagicon Ronnie Quintarelli 5 8 Ret 7 10 9 Ret 13 6 3 7 21.5 10 Template:Flagicon Takuya Izawa Ret 9 4 5 12 Ret Ret 12 18 17 8 19 11 Template:Flagicon Satoshi Motoyama Ret 4 16 Ret 8 3 9 5 14 14 Ret 14 12 Template:Flagicon Naoki Yokomizo NC 6 11 6 7 6 Ret 11 12 12 Ret 12 13 Template:Flagicon Roberto Streit 3 15 Ret Ret 11 10 Ret 9 19 18 10 11 14 Template:Flagicon Seiji Ara Ret 11 10 10 13 11 7 1 10 10 16 9 15 Template:Flagicon Toshihiro Kaneishi 11 Ret 5 14 Ret 14 6 Ret 16 20 11 9 16 Template:Flagicon Hiroaki Ishiura 7 13 8 Ret 14 Ret 13 8 17 16 9 9 17 Template:Flagicon Takeshi Tsuchiya 8 14 14 12 16 Ret 8 14 11 11 14 4 18 Template:Flagicon Kosuke Matsuura 12 16 12 13 9 Ret 10 6 8 1 13 3.5 19 Template:Flagicon Yuji Ide 9 18 15 NC 15 Ret 12 Ret NC 19 17 2 20 Template:Flagicon Hiroki Yoshimoto 18 15 14 10 0 21 Template:Flagicon Katsuyuki Hiranaka Ret 12 13 15 15 15 Ret 0 22 Template:Flagicon Richard Lyons 13 13 0 Pos Driver FUJ SUZ MOT OKA SUZ MOT FUJ SUG Pts

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Teams' Championship

Scoring system

	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 R1	Points	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	0
Rds 5–7 R2	Points	5	4	3	2	1	0

Pos	Team	Car	FUJ	SUZ	MOT	OKA	SUZ		MOT		FUJ		SUG	Pts
1	Lawson Team Impul	1	1	1	1	Ret	1	8	2	2	4	5	1	114.5
		2	4	7	Ret	8	Ret	13	15	Ret	7	2	4
2	PIAA Nakajima Racing	31	10	10	3	1	6	2	1	Ret	2	7	3	103
		32	6	5	Ret	9	3	7	5	Ret	3	6	2
3	Petronas Team TOM'S	36	Ret	3	2	2	2	4	11	7	5	4	12	58
		37	Ret	11	10	10	13	11	7	1	10	10	16
4	Cerumo/Inging	47	5	8	Ret	7	10	9	Ret	13	6	3	7	52.5
		48	2	17	7	4	17	12	4	4	9	9	15
5	Kondo Racing	3	NC	6	11	6	7	6	Ret	11	12	12	Ret	44
		4	Ret	Ret	9	11	4	5	3	3	1	8	6
6	TP Checker Impul	20	Ret	2	6	3	5	1	Ret	DNS	13	13	5	42
7	Team LeMans	7	Ret	4	16	Ret	8	3	9	5	14	14	Ret	22
		8	7	13	8	Ret	14	Ret	13	8	17	16	9
8	Autobacs Racing Team Aguri	55	9	18	15	NC	15	Ret	12	Ret	NC	19	17	21
		56	Ret	9	4	5	12	Ret	Ret	12	18	17	8
9	Stonemarket Cerumo/Inging	67	3	15	Ret	Ret	11	10	Ret	9	19	18	10	11
10	SG Team 5Zigen	5	11	Ret	5	14	Ret	14	6	Ret	16	20	11	9
		6	Ret	12	13	15	18	15	14	10	15	15	Ret
11	DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing	40	12	16	12	13	9	Ret	10	6	8	1	13	7.5
		41	8	14	14	12	16	Ret	8	14	11	11	14

External links

• 2008 Japanese Championship Formula Nippon