1998 Formula Nippon Championship

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The 1998 Formula Nippon Championship was scheduled over 10 rounds and contested over 9 rounds. 14 different teams, 29 different drivers, 3 different chassis and only 1 engine competed in the series. Each round saw a Special Stage after the original qualifying. The best six qualifiers had to compete in a separate session for the pole.

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Teams and drivers

Team#DriverChassisEngineRounds
Shionogi Team Nova1 Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama Lola T97/51 Mugen MF308All
2 Flag of Ireland.svg Ralph Firman Lola T96/51All
Asahi Kiko Sports3 Flag of Japan.svg Atsushi Kawamoto Reynard 96D Mugen MF308All
Team 5ZIGEN 5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marc Goossens Reynard 97D Mugen MF308All
6 Flag of Japan.svg Shigekazu Wakisaka Reynard 96DAll
LEMONed Racing Team LeMans 7 Flag of Argentina.svg Norberto Fontana Reynard 97D Mugen MF308All
8 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama All
Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo 11 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Noda Lola T98/51 Mugen MF308All
12 Flag of Japan.svg Akira Iida Lola T96/523–10
Jaccs Mooncraft M.S.P14 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Michigami Reynard 96D Mugen MF308All
Team TMS17 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiko Kondo Reynard 97D Mugen MF308All
18 Flag of Japan.svg Tsuyoshi Takahashi 1–2
Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Tachikawa 3–10
Maziora Team Impul 19 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Kurosawa Lola T98/51 Mugen MF308All
20 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiko Kageyama Lola T96/52All
Be Brides Racing21 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Tanaka Lola T95/50 Mugen MF308All
22 Flag of Japan.svg Akira Ishikawa Lola T96/52All
Kyoetsu Stellar
Stellar International
35 Flag of Japan.svg Tokiyasu Soda Reynard 96D Mugen MF3081
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Dilantha Malagamuwa 7–9
Takagi B-1 Racing36 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuji Tamanaka Lola T96/51 Mugen MF308All
37 Flag of Japan.svg Masao Yamada Lola T95/50
Lola T94/50
2–5
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri 55 Flag of Japan.svg Katsutomo Kaneishi Lola T98/51 Mugen MF308All
56 Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka Lola T97/51All
Team LeyJun62 Flag of Japan.svg Shinsuke Shibahara Reynard 95D
Reynard 96D
Mugen MF308All
63 Flag of Japan.svg "Osamu" Reynard 95D
Reynard 97D
1, 4–10
Flag of Japan.svg Taichiro Oonishi 2–3
PIAA Nakajima Racing 64 Flag of Japan.svg Koji Yamanishi Reynard 97D Mugen MF3081–4, 6–10
Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda 5
65 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel All

^ Masao Yamada died from a subarachnoid hemorrhage on 12 July 1998. [1]

Race calendar and results

All races were held in Japan.

RaceTrackDatePole PositionFastest Race LapWinning DriverWinning Team
1 Suzuka Circuit 19 April Flag of Ireland.svg Ralph Firman Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel Flag of Japan.svg Masahiko Kageyama Maziora Team Impul
2 Mine Circuit 17 May Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama LEMONed Racing Team LeMans
3 Fuji Speedway 31 May Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Flag of Japan.svg Katsutomo Kaneishi Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama LEMONed Racing Team LeMans
4 Twin Ring Motegi 14 June Flag of Argentina.svg Norberto Fontana Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Noda Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka Autobacs Racing Team Aguri
5 Suzuka Circuit 5 July Flag of Japan.svg Masahiko Kageyama Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka Flag of Japan.svg Masahiko Kageyama Maziora Team Impul
6 Sportsland SUGO 2 August Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama Shionogi Team Nova
7 Fuji Speedway 30 August Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Kurosawa Race cancelled
8 Mine Circuit 20 September Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Noda Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama LEMONed Racing Team LeMans
9 Fuji Speedway 18 October Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Noda Flag of Argentina.svg Norberto Fontana LEMONed Racing Team LeMans
10 Suzuka Circuit 29 November Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama Shionogi Team Nova

Race 7 was not held due to bad weather conditions

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Scoring system
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th
Points1064321
RankName SUZ MIN FUJ MOT SUZ SGO FUJ MIN FUJ SUZ Points
1 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Ret112Ret4C12Ret45
2 Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama 210Ret331C64138
3 Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka Ret2Ret14RetCRetRet225
4 Flag of Argentina.svg Norberto Fontana 3Ret6RetRetRetC21821
5 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiko Kageyama 1RetRet81RetCRetRet621
6 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marc Goossens 64RetRet2RetC3Ret417
7 Flag of Japan.svg Katsutomo Kaneishi 452RetRet7C510Ret13
8 Flag of Ireland.svg Ralph Firman 12RetRetRetRet2C43713
9 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Michigami 7349RetRetCRetRet311
10 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Noda 5Ret56Ret3CRet9Ret9
11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel 86Ret455CRetRet148
12 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Kurosawa RetRet3RetRetRetCRetRet56
13 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Tachikawa 95RetRetCRetRet92
14 Flag of Japan.svg Akira Iida 8RetRet9CRet5122
15 Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda 61
16 Flag of Japan.svg Koji Yamanishi Ret7RetRet6CRetRet111
17 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Tanaka RetRet7RetRet11CRet6161
18 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiko Kondo 98111078C77Ret0
19 Flag of Japan.svg Shigekazu Wakisaka 10Ret107RetRetCRetRet100
20 Flag of Japan.svg Akira Ishikawa RetRetRet11910CRet8150
21 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuji Tamanaka Ret111413RetRetC8Ret170
22 Flag of Japan.svg "Osamu" 13RetRet13C9Ret180
23 Flag of Japan.svg Atsushi Kawamoto Ret9RetRetRetRetCRetRet130
24 Flag of Japan.svg Shinsuke Shibahara 11Ret1212RetRetC10RetRet0
25 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Dilantha Malagamuwa CRet120
26 Flag of Japan.svg Taichiro OonishiRet130
27 Flag of Japan.svg Tsuyoshi Takahashi14Ret0
28 Flag of Japan.svg Masao Yamada Ret15RetDNQ0
29 Flag of Japan.svg Tokiyasu SodaRet0

Teams' Championship

RankNameCar SUZ MIN FUJ MOT SUZ SGO FUJ MIN FUJ SUZ Points
1 LEMONed LeMans 73Ret6RetRetRetC21866
8Ret112Ret4C12Ret
2 Shionogi Nova1210Ret331C64151
212RetRetRetRet2C437
3 ARTA 55452RetRet7C510Ret38
56Ret2Ret14RetCRetRet2
4Maziora Impul 19RetRet3RetRetRetCRetRet527
201RetRet81RetCRetRet6
5 5ZIGEN 564RetRet2RetC3Ret414
610Ret107RetRetCRetRet10
6Jaccs Mooncraft147349RetRetCRetRet314
7 Cosmo Oil Cerumo 115Ret56Ret3CRet9Ret11
128RetRet9CRet512
8 PIAA Nakajima 64Ret7RetRet66CRetRet1110
6586Ret455CRetRet14
9Team TMS1798111078C77Ret2
1814Ret95RetRetCRetRet9
10Be Brides21RetRet7RetRet11CRet6161
22RetRetRet11910CRet815
11Asahi Kiko Sports3Ret9RetRetRetRetCRetRet130
12Takagi B-1 Racing36Ret111413RetRetC8Ret170
37Ret15RetDNQ
13Team LeyJun6211Ret1212RetRetC10RetRet0
6313Ret13RetRet13C9Ret18
14Kyoetsu Stellar
Stellar International
35RetCRet120

References

  1. "FN_NEWS:訃報:山田政夫選手急逝". モータースポーツフォーラム (in Japanese). 1998-07-13. Retrieved 2020-12-08.