2003 Formula Nippon Championship

The 2003 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over 10 rounds. 10 different teams and 21 different drivers competed. All teams had to use Lola chassis (Lola B3/51) and Mugen Honda (Mugen MF308) engines.

Teams and drivers

Team # Driver Chassis Engine Rounds
PIAA Nakajima Racing 1 Japan Takashi Kogure Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
2 Germany André Lotterer All
Olympic Kondo Racing Team 3 Japan Yuji Tachikawa Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
4 Germany Dominik Schwager All
Team 5ZIGEN 5 Japan Ryo Michigami Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
6 Japan Ryo Fukuda 1–5
Australia James Courtney 7–10
Forum Engineering ARTA Team LeMans 7 Japan Toshihiro Kaneishi Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
8 Japan Takeshi Tsuchiya All
Planex EBBRO Nova
Kacchao TCPRO Nova
Team Nova
Oizumi Team Nova
9 Japan Haruki Kurosawa Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
10 Japan Tetsuya Fujisawa 1–4
Japan Yudai Igarashi 5–7
Japan Hiroki Katoh 8–10
Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo 11 Japan Tsugio Matsuda Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
12 Japan Yuji Ide All
Team Impul 19 Japan Satoshi Motoyama Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
20 France Benoît Tréluyer All
Team 22 22 Japan Juichi Wakisaka Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
Carrozzerria Team MOHN 28 Japan Hideki Noda Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing 40 United Kingdom Richard Lyons Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
41 Japan Naoki Hattori All

Calendar

Race NoTrackDateLapsDistanceTimeSpeedWinnerPole PositionFastest Race Lap
1Suzuka23 March 2003465.807=267.122 km1'26:01.058186.326 km/hSatoshi MotoyamaRyo MichigamiRichard Lyons
2Fuji6 April 2003614.4=268.4 km1'26:54.530185.298 km/hSatoshi MotoyamaSatoshi MotoyamaTakeshi Tsuchiya
3Mine27 April 2003702.881=201.67 km1'33:24.112129.550 km/hSatoshi MotoyamaSatoshi MotoyamaYuji Tachikawa
4Motegi8 June 2003554.796=263.78 km1'36:53.571163.343 km/hJuichi WakisakaJuichi WakisakaSatoshi Motoyama
5Suzuka6 July 2003255.807=145.175 km0'46:28.098187.450 km/hRichard LyonsRichard LyonsSatoshi Motoyama
6Sugo27 July 2003723.704=266.688 km1'32:00.930173.898 km/hSatoshi MotoyamaAndré LottererSatoshi Motoyama
7Fuji31 August 2003614.4=268.4 km1'28:29.144181.995 km/hBenoît TréluyerSatoshi MotoyamaSatoshi Motoyama
8Mine21 September 2003703.187=223.09 km1'33:46.837142.731 km/hBenoît TréluyerSatoshi MotoyamaSatoshi Motoyama
9Motegi19 October 2003554.796=263.78 km1'32:24.728171.263 km/hToshihiro KaneishiToshihiro KaneishiTakeshi Tsuchiya
10Suzuka2 November 2003465.807=267.122 km1'39:04.524161.769 km/hJuichi WakisakaSatoshi MotoyamaRichard Lyons
  • 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
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th
Points1064321
Rank Name SUZ FUJ MIN MOT SUZ SGO FUJ MIN MOT SUZ Points
1 Japan Satoshi Motoyama 1 1 1 9 14 1 2 13 2 3 56
2 France Benoît Tréluyer Ret 2 Ret NC 2 4 1 1 9 Ret 35
3 Japan Juichi Wakisaka Ret 5 Ret 1 3 3 Ret 6 Ret 1 31
4 Japan Toshihiro Kaneishi 3 8 5 7 Ret 8 Ret 2 1 Ret 22
5 Germany André Lotterer 2 4 7 6 Ret 2 3 9 5 Ret 22
6 United Kingdom Richard Lyons 9 Ret Ret 3 1 5 Ret Ret 3 9 20
7 Japan Yuji Ide 4 7 3 2 7 10 Ret 3 12 5 19
8 Japan Takeshi Tsuchiya Ret NC 2 4 5 7 6 12 6 4 16
9 Japan Ryo Michigami Ret 3 4 5 4 NC Ret NC 13 6 13
10 Japan Takashi Kogure 12 6 Ret DNS 6 Ret Ret 14 4 2 11
11 Japan Tsugio Matsuda 5 9 Ret Ret 15 6 5 5 14 Ret 7
12 Australia James Courtney 4 7 Ret Ret 3
13 Japan Naoki Hattori 8 Ret Ret 11 8 9 9 4 7 11 3
14 Japan Hideki Noda 6 10 8 DNS 12 Ret Ret 10 Ret 10 1
15 Japan Ryo Fukuda 7 Ret 6 Ret 13 1
16 Germany Dominik Schwager Ret Ret Ret 8 9 11 7 8 10 8 0
17 Japan Hiroki Katoh Ret 11 7 0
18 Japan Yuji Tachikawa 10 12 10 Ret Ret NC Ret Ret 8 Ret 0
19 Japan Haruki Kurosawa Ret Ret 9 10 11 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret 0
20 Japan Yudai Igarashi 10 12 Ret 0
21 Japan 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
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