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 |  Takashi Kogure |
Lola B3/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| 2 |  André Lotterer |
All | |||
| Olympic Kondo Racing Team | 3 | Yuji Tachikawa |
Lola B3/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| 4 | Dominik Schwager |
All | |||
| Team 5ZIGEN | 5 | Ryo Michigami |
Lola B3/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| 6 | Ryo Fukuda |
1–5 | |||
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7–10 | ||||
| Forum Engineering ARTA Team LeMans | 7 | Toshihiro Kaneishi |
Lola B3/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| 8 | Takeshi Tsuchiya |
All | |||
| Planex EBBRO Nova Kacchao TCPRO Nova Team Nova Oizumi Team Nova |
9 | Haruki Kurosawa |
Lola B3/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| 10 | Tetsuya Fujisawa |
1–4 | |||
| Yudai Igarashi |
5–7 | ||||
| Hiroki Katoh |
8–10 | ||||
| Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo | 11 | Tsugio Matsuda |
Lola B3/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| 12 | Yuji Ide |
All | |||
| Team Impul | 19 | Satoshi Motoyama |
Lola B3/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| 20 |  Benoît Tréluyer |
All | |||
| Team 22 | 22 | Juichi Wakisaka |
Lola B3/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Carrozzerria Team MOHN | 28 | Hideki Noda |
Lola B3/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing | 40 |  Richard Lyons |
Lola B3/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| 41 | Naoki Hattori |
All |
Calendar
| Race No | Track | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Winner | Pole Position | Fastest Race Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suzuka | 23 March 2003 | 46 | 5.807=267.122 km | 1'26:01.058 | 186.326 km/h | Satoshi Motoyama | Ryo Michigami | Richard Lyons |
| 2 | Fuji | 6 April 2003 | 61 | 4.4=268.4 km | 1'26:54.530 | 185.298 km/h | Satoshi Motoyama | Satoshi Motoyama | Takeshi Tsuchiya |
| 3 | Mine | 27 April 2003 | 70 | 2.881=201.67 km | 1'33:24.112 | 129.550 km/h | Satoshi Motoyama | Satoshi Motoyama | Yuji Tachikawa |
| 4 | Motegi | 8 June 2003 | 55 | 4.796=263.78 km | 1'36:53.571 | 163.343 km/h | Juichi Wakisaka | Juichi Wakisaka | Satoshi Motoyama |
| 5 | Suzuka | 6 July 2003 | 25 | 5.807=145.175 km | 0'46:28.098 | 187.450 km/h | Richard Lyons | Richard Lyons | Satoshi Motoyama |
| 6 | Sugo | 27 July 2003 | 72 | 3.704=266.688 km | 1'32:00.930 | 173.898 km/h | Satoshi Motoyama | André Lotterer | Satoshi Motoyama |
| 7 | Fuji | 31 August 2003 | 61 | 4.4=268.4 km | 1'28:29.144 | 181.995 km/h | Benoît Tréluyer | Satoshi Motoyama | Satoshi Motoyama |
| 8 | Mine | 21 September 2003 | 70 | 3.187=223.09 km | 1'33:46.837 | 142.731 km/h | Benoît Tréluyer | Satoshi Motoyama | Satoshi Motoyama |
| 9 | Motegi | 19 October 2003 | 55 | 4.796=263.78 km | 1'32:24.728 | 171.263 km/h | Toshihiro Kaneishi | Toshihiro Kaneishi | Takeshi Tsuchiya |
| 10 | Suzuka | 2 November 2003 | 46 | 5.807=267.122 km | 1'39:04.524 | 161.769 km/h | Juichi Wakisaka | Satoshi Motoyama | Richard 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
| 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 | Satoshi Motoyama |
1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 56 |
| 2 | Benoît Tréluyer |
Ret | 2 | Ret | NC | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Ret | 35 |
| 3 | Juichi Wakisaka |
Ret | 5 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 1 | 31 |
| 4 | Toshihiro Kaneishi |
3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 2 | 1 | Ret | 22 |
| 5 | André Lotterer |
2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | Ret | 22 |
| 6 | Richard Lyons |
9 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 1 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 7 | Yuji Ide |
4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 3 | 12 | 5 | 19 |
| 8 | Takeshi Tsuchiya |
Ret | NC | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 9 | Ryo Michigami |
Ret | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | NC | Ret | NC | 13 | 6 | 13 |
| 10 | Takashi Kogure |
12 | 6 | Ret | DNS | 6 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 11 | Tsugio Matsuda |
5 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | Ret | 7 |
| 12 | James Courtney |
4 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 3 | ||||||
| 13 | Naoki Hattori |
8 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| 14 | Hideki Noda |
6 | 10 | 8 | DNS | 12 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 10 | 1 |
| 15 | Ryo Fukuda |
7 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 13 | 1 | |||||
| 16 | Dominik Schwager |
Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| 17 | Hiroki Katoh |
Ret | 11 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| 18 | Yuji Tachikawa |
10 | 12 | 10 | Ret | Ret | NC | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 0 |
| 19 | Haruki Kurosawa |
Ret | Ret | 9 | 10 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| 20 | Yudai Igarashi |
10 | 12 | Ret | 0 | |||||||
| 21 | 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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