1992 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship

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The 1992 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship was contested over 11 rounds. 21 different teams, 34 different drivers, 4 different chassis and 3 different engines competed.

Contents

Calendar

All races took place at venues located within the country of Japan.

Race NoTrackRace NameDateLapsDistanceTimeSpeedWinnerPole PositionFastest Race Lap
1 Suzuka Million Card Cup Race 2&4 Suzuka8 March 1992345.864=199.376 km1'01:37.309194.129 km/h Ross Cheever Ross Cheever Ross Cheever
2 Fuji Cabin International Formula Cup12 April 1992454.470=201.15 km0'59:40.421202.250 km/h Paulo Carcasci Ross Cheever Mauro Martini
3 Mine Nippon Shinpan Nicos Cup Rd.1 Mine All Star10 May 1992623.239=200.818 km1'19:51.708150.874 km/h Eddie Irvine Eddie Irvine Mauro Martini
4 Suzuka Million Card Cup Race Round 2 Suzuka24 May 1992265.864=152.464 km0'48:32.513188.453 km/h Volker Weidler Ross Cheever Masanori Sekiya
5 Autopolis All Japan F3000 Championship in Autopolis19 July 1992434.674=200.982 km1'08:48.305175.262 km/h Marco Apicella Eddie Irvine Mauro Martini
6 Sugo Nippon Shinpan Nicos Cup Rd.2 Sugo Inter Formula2 August 1992543.704=200.016 km1'05:57.726181.937 km/h Volker Weidler Ross Cheever Takuya Kurosawa
7 Fuji Nippon Shinpan Nicos Cup Rd.3 Fuji Champions16 August 1992454.470=201.15 km1'00:20.632200.004 km/h Mauro Martini Ross Cheever Ross Cheever
8 Fuji Nippon Shinpan Nicos Cup Rd.4 Fuji Inter6 September 1992454.470=201.15 km0'59:24.637203.146 km/h Toshio Suzuki Roland Ratzenberger Mauro Martini
9 Suzuka Million Card Cup Race Round 3 Suzuka27 September 1992355.864=205.241 km1'04:33.949190.727 km/h Roland Ratzenberger Roland Ratzenberger Toshio Suzuki
10 Fuji Nippon Shinpan Nicos Cup Rd.5 Fuji Final18 October 1992454.470=201.15 km0'58:49.751205.153 km/h Toshio Suzuki Eddie Irvine Andrew Gilbert Scott
11 Suzuka Million Card Cup Race Final Round Suzuka15 November 1992355.864=205.241 km1'03:45.511193.142 km/h Naoki Hattori Ross Cheever Kazuyoshi Hoshino

Note: Race 4 shortened because of a crash on Lap 27 between Hitoshi Ogawa and Andrew Gilbert Scott that killed Ogawa, past the 75% distance rule.

Final point standings

Driver

For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. The best 7 results count. One driver had a point deduction, which are given in ().

PlaceNameCountryTeamChassisEngine Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Japan.svg Total Points
1 Mauro Martini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Team Nova Lola Mugen Honda 146(1)6-9-44-34
2 Toshio Suzuki Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Universal Racing Lola Cosworth -----669-9-30
3 Ross Cheever Flag of the United States.svg  United States Team LeMans Reynard Mugen Honda 9--6-4-6-1329
4 Volker Weidler Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Team Nova Lola Mugen Honda 4--949-----26
5 Naoki Hattori Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Le Garage Cox Racing/Mooncraft Lola Mugen Honda 3-2921
Le Garage Cox Racing/Mooncraft Reynard Mugen Honda -241---
Takuya Kurosawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Cabin Racing/Heroes Lola Cosworth 2-----34-6621
7 Roland Ratzenberger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Stellar International Lola Mugen Honda --4--3-39--19
8 Eddie Irvine Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Team Cerumo Lola Mugen Honda -39----23--17
9 Andrew Gilbert Scott Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Stellar International Lola Mugen Honda -31--63-16
Stellar International Reynard Mugen Honda --3
10 Marco Apicella Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Dome Dome Mugen Honda --1-92-1---13
11 Paulo Carcasci Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Navi Connection Racing Reynard Mugen Honda -9--2------11
12 Kazuyoshi Hoshino Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Team Impul Lola Mugen Honda 6-----4----10
Thomas Danielsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Team Take One Lola Cosworth -6----2-2--10
14 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Team Nova Lola Mugen Honda --------1-45
Mika Salo Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Ad Racing Team Co. Ltd. Reynard Mugen Honda --3-------25
16 Hisashi Wada Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Capcom Racing Lola Mugen Honda -2---------2
Hitoshi Ogawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Team Cerumo Lola Mugen Honda ---2-------2
18 Rickard Rydell Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Team Cerumo Lola Mugen Honda -1---------1
Takao Wada Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Nisseki Racing Reynard Mugen Honda ------1----1
Naohiro Furuya Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Super Evolution Racing Lola Mugen Honda ----------11

Complete overview

first column of every race10= grid position
second column of every race10= race result

R25=retired, but classified R=retired NC=not classified NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify DIS=disqualified (21)=place after practice, but grid position not held free

PlaceNameCountryTeamChassisEngine Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Japan.svg
1 Mauro Martini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Team Nova Lola Mugen Honda 761433286523NS2191023738R
2 Toshio Suzuki Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Universal Racing Lola Cosworth 6R4R11R1178R82427110175112R
3 Ross Cheever Flag of the United States.svg  United States Team LeMans Reynard Mugen Honda 111R2R1210131311725214NS6614
4 Volker Weidler Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Team Nova Lola Mugen Honda 233R12R312321----------
5 Naoki Hattori Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Le Garage Cox Racing/Mooncraft Lola Mugen Honda 347132521
Le Garage Cox Racing/Mooncraft Reynard Mugen Honda 16R1655315614152010107
Takuya Kurosawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Cabin Racing/Heroes Lola Cosworth 454R31834239R3232
Cabin Racing/Heroes Dome Cosworth 12R13R12R
7 Roland Ratzenberger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Stellar International Lola Mugen Honda 29NQ8138315R7R548R14119R254R
8 Eddie Irvine Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Team Cerumo Lola Mugen Honda 12824112R1R4R8745441116R
9 Andrew Gilbert Scott Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Stellar International Lola Mugen Honda 8794665115832841012
Stellar International Reynard Mugen Honda 13R17774
10 Marco Apicella Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Dome Dome Mugen Honda 15922R4619113175108866R4R185R
11 Paulo Carcasci Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Navi Connection Racing Lola Mugen Honda 17NS
Navi Connection Racing Reynard Mugen Honda 7115R16918513911R11R15813917R
12 Kazuyoshi Hoshino Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Team Impul Lola Mugen Honda 526R17R97636R
Team Impul Reynard Mugen Honda 5R27NQ
Team Impul Lola Cosworth 8R1412913
Thomas Danielsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Team Take One Lola Cosworth 16111029R21R2171510953185515816R15
14 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Team Nova Lola Mugen Honda ----------------176117113
Mika Salo Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Ad Racing Team Co. Ltd. Reynard Mugen Honda 11R15151044R221019R121816171271915135
16 Hisashi Wada Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Capcom Racing Lola Mugen Honda 25R9514920R2012181614161413201125R212311
Hitoshi Ogawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Team Cerumo Lola Mugen Honda ------105--------------
18 Rickard Rydell Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Team Cerumo Lola Mugen Honda 18161966R----------------
Takao Wada Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Nisseki Racing Ralt Mugen Honda 28NQ2414
Nisseki Racing Reynard Mugen Honda 261018121681713246181622NS241019R
Naohiro Furuya Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Super Evolution Racing Lola Mugen Honda 23R19----178--2119(21)NS17R19142116206
- Yoshihiro Tachi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Navi Connection Racing Lola Mugen Honda 20R11719R13R------23R231023R2324R
- Kunimitsu Takahashi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Advan Sport Pal Lola Mugen Honda 241523R18R24R191520R2212121118R18R22217
- Akihiko Nakaya Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Le Garage Cox Racing/Mooncraft Lola Mugen Honda 9R26R
Le Garage Cox Racing/Mooncraft Reynard Mugen Honda DIS-251114R10819R15913R12R228
- Masanori Sekiya Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Team Hagiwara Reynard Judd 13R181787891011R161121R211211R161318R
- Keiji Matsumoto Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Dome Dome Mugen Honda 191321R20R22R6R11R18913R21910147NC
- Minoru Tanaka Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Team Take One Lola Cosworth 1410261024R23R12922R131519R161220191514
- Jeff Krosnoff Flag of the United States.svg  United States Speed Star Wheel Racing Lola Mugen Honda 1012695R14R131311121417RDIS---17R241410
- Shinji Nakano Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Nakajima Racing Ralt Mugen Honda 27NQ251222R27NQ
Nakajima Racing Reynard Mugen Honda 23R24122513221425162217259
- Hideo Fukuyama Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Team Noji International Lola Mugen Honda 221418R23RDIS-----------2620--
- Syunji Kasuya Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Team Noji International Lola Mugen Honda --------26R2517231424152415--26R
- Yoshimichi Fujinaga Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Team Hagiwara Ralt Mugen Honda ----21R2514241626NQDIS-DIS-------
- Tom Kristensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Navi Connection Racing Lola Mugen Honda --------251423R15R--------
- Katsunori Iketani Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Cobra Racing Lola Mugen Honda 2617DIS-------------------
- Katsutomo Kaneishi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Team Nova Lola Mugen Honda 21R20R--------16R20R------

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