The 1999 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over 10 rounds, with 14 different teams, 26 different drivers, 3 different chassis and only 1 engine competed.
| Race No | Track | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Winner | Pole Position | Fastest Race Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suzuka | 8 April 1999 | 34 | 5.864=199.376 km | 1'17:24.252 | 154.547 km/h | Satoshi Motoyama | Hidetoshi Mitsusada | Satoshi Motoyama |
| 2 | Motegi | 9 May 1999 | 45 | 4.796=215.82 km | 1'15:32.121 | 171.432 km/h | Hidetoshi Mitsusada | Tom Coronel | Ralph Firman, Jr. |
| 3 | Mine | 23 May 1999 | 62 | 3.331=206.522 km | 1'41:58.661 | 121.510 km/h | Satoshi Motoyama | Satoshi Motoyama | Ralph Firman, Jr. |
| 4 | Fuji | 6 June 1999 | 48 | 4.470=214.56 km | 1'04:01.949 | 201.048 km/h | Tom Coronel | Peter Dumbreck | Koji Yamanishi |
| 5 | Suzuka | 4 July 1999 | 35 | 5.864=205.241 km | 1'06:08.192 | 186.198 km/h | Masami Kageyama | Satoshi Motoyama | Tom Coronel |
| 6 | Sugo | 1 August 1999 | 60 | 3.704=222.24 km | 1'15:13.456 | 177.262 km/h | Tom Coronel | Tom Coronel | Satoshi Motoyama |
| 7 | Fuji | 5 September 1999 | 50 | 4.4=220.0 km | 1'06:53.297 | 197.344 km/h | Tom Coronel | Tom Coronel | Satoshi Motoyama |
| 8 | Mine | 19 September 1999 | 62 | 3.331=206.522 km | 1'21:35.418 | 151.872 km/h | Hidetoshi Mitsusada | Tom Coronel | Hidetoshi Mitsusada |
| 9 | Motegi | 3 October 1999 | 45 | 4.796=215.82 km | 1'14:29.671 | 173.828 km/h | Satoshi Motoyama | Satoshi Motoyama | Hideki Noda |
| 10 | Suzuka-East | 14 November 1999 | 90 | 2.244=201.96 km | 1'22:17.358 | 147.256 km/h | Ralph Firman, Jr. | Ralph Firman, Jr. | Yuji Tachikawa |
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Rank | Name | SUZ | MOT | MIN | FUJ | SUZ | SGO | FUJ | MIN | MOT | SUZ | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tom Coronel | 2 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 50 |
| 2 |  Satoshi Motoyama | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 3 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 46 |
| 3 | Hidetoshi Mitsusada | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 31 |
| 4 |  Ralph Firman | Ret | 3 | 2 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| 5 |  Michael Krumm | 5 | Ret | 3 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 19 | |
| 6 | Masami Kageyama | Ret | Ret | 6 | 12 | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 |  Peter Dumbreck | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 16 |
| 8 | Juichi Wakisaka | Ret | 15 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 16 |
| 9 | Takuya Kurosawa | Ret | Ret | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||||
| 10 | Ryo Michigami | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 11 | Hideki Noda | Ret | 16 | 13 | 14 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 |
| 12 | Koji Yamanishi | DNS | DNS | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 |
| 13 | Yuji Tachikawa | 5 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| 14 | Tetsuya Tanaka | Ret | 4 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 3 | |||
| 15 | Dominik Schwager | Ret | 7 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 16 | Katsutomo Kaneishi | 9 | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 8 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 1 |
| 17 | Masahiko Kageyama | Ret | 12 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 6 | 12 | 13 | 1 |
| 18 | Hiroki Katoh | Ret | 10 | Ret | 15 | 10 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | Atsushi Kawamoto | 8 | Ret | 11 | 18 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 7 | Ret | 16 | 0 |
| 20 | Akira Iida | 7 | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 12 | 0 |
| 21 | Shinsuke Shibahara | Ret | Ret | 8 | 15 | 14 | 0 | |||||
| 22 |  Rubén Derfler | Ret | 11 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 15 | 0 |
| 23 | Shigekazu Wakisaka | Ret | 9 | Ret | 0 | |||||||
| 24 | Tetsuji Tamanaka | Ret | 14 | 19 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 17 | 0 | |
| 25 | Masahiko Kondo | Ret | 13 | Ret | 0 | |||||||
| 26 | "Osamu" | Ret | 14 | Ret | 0 |
| Rank | Name | Car | SUZ | MOT | MIN | FUJ | SUZ | SGO | FUJ | MIN | MOT | SUZ | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIAA Nakajima | 64 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 81 |
| 65 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |||
| 2 | Unlimited LeMans | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 3 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 52 |
| 2 | DNS | DNS | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | |||
| 3 | Be Brides Impul | 19 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 12 | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 4 | 24 |
| 20 | Ret | 16 | 13 | 14 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 9 | 11 | |||
| 4 | Shionogi Nova | 9 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| 10 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 15 | 10 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 7 | 6 | |||
| 5 | 5ZIGEN | 5 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 21 | |
| 6 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 3 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 4 | Ret | 2 | |||
| 6 | ARTA | 55 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 8 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 17 |
| 56 | Ret | 15 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | |||
| 7 | Team LeyJun | 62 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 16 |
| 63 | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 15 | 14 | |||||
| 8 | Team TMS | 17 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 7 | 11 | ||||
| 18 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 9 | Speedmaster Mooncraft | 14 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 15 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 6 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 10 | Cosmo Oil Cerumo | 11 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| 12 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 12 | |||
| 11 | Asahi Kiko Sports | 3 | 8 | Ret | 11 | 18 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 7 | Ret | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | DoCoMo Dandelion | 68 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 15 | 0 |
| 13 | Takagi B-1 Racing | 36 | Ret | 14 | 19 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 17 | 0 | |
| 14 | Mirai | 32 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 0 |
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