2000 Formula Nippon Championship

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The 2000 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over 10 rounds. 13 different teams, 21 different drivers, 2 different chassis and only 1 engine competed.

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Teams and drivers

Team#DriverChassisEngineRounds
PIAA Nakajima Racing 0 Flag of Japan.svg Toranosuke Takagi Reynard 2KL Mugen MF308All
2 Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda Reynard 99LAll
Olympic Kondo Racing Team 3 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiko Kondo Reynard 99L Mugen MF308All
4 Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya G-Force GF039
Team 5ZIGEN 5 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori Reynard 99L Mugen MF308All
6 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Krumm All
Team LeMans 7 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Noda Reynard 99L Mugen MF308All
8 Flag of Japan.svg Yudai Igarashi All
Team Morinaga Nova9 Flag of Ireland.svg Ralph Firman G-Force GF03B Mugen MF308All
10 Flag of Japan.svg Koji Yamanishi All
Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo 11 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Tachikawa Reynard 99L Mugen MF308All
12 Flag of Poland.svg Jaroslaw Wierczuk All
Mooncraft14 Flag of Japan.svg Shigekazu Wakisaka Reynard 99L Mugen MF308All
Team Impul 19 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Reynard 99L Mugen MF308All
Team Malaysia21 Flag of Malaysia.svg Alex Yoong Reynard 99L Mugen MF308All
Takagi B-1 Racing36 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuji Tamanaka Reynard 99L Mugen MF308All
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri 55 Flag of Japan.svg Katsutomo Kaneishi Reynard 99L Mugen MF3081–8
56 Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka All
Team LeyJun62 Flag of Japan.svg Shinsuke Shibahara Reynard 2KL Mugen MF308All
63 Flag of Japan.svg "Osamu" Reynard 99L
G-Force GF03
1–5, 7–10
DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing 68 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Michigami Reynard 2KL Mugen MF308All

Race calendar and results

All races were held in Japan.

RaceTrackDatePole PositionFastest Race LapWinning DriverWinning Team
1 Suzuka Circuit 26 March Flag of Ireland.svg Ralph Firman Flag of Japan.svg Toranosuke Takagi Flag of Japan.svg Toranosuke Takagi PIAA Nakajima Racing
2 Twin Ring Motegi 16 April Flag of Japan.svg Toranosuke Takagi Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda Flag of Japan.svg Toranosuke Takagi PIAA Nakajima Racing
3 Mine Circuit 21 May Flag of Japan.svg Toranosuke Takagi Flag of Japan.svg Toranosuke Takagi Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda PIAA Nakajima Racing
4 Fuji Speedway 4 June Flag of Germany.svg Michael Krumm Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Noda Flag of Japan.svg Toranosuke Takagi PIAA Nakajima Racing
5 Suzuka-East Circuit 2 July Flag of Japan.svg Toranosuke Takagi Flag of Japan.svg Toranosuke Takagi Flag of Japan.svg Toranosuke Takagi PIAA Nakajima Racing
6 Sportsland SUGO 30 July Flag of Japan.svg Toranosuke Takagi Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka Flag of Japan.svg Toranosuke Takagi PIAA Nakajima Racing
7 Twin Ring Motegi 20 August Flag of Japan.svg Toranosuke Takagi Flag of Germany.svg Michael Krumm Flag of Japan.svg Toranosuke Takagi PIAA Nakajima Racing
8 Fuji Speedway 3 September Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Noda Flag of Japan.svg Toranosuke Takagi PIAA Nakajima Racing
9 Mine Circuit 17 September Flag of Japan.svg Toranosuke Takagi Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Flag of Japan.svg Toranosuke Takagi PIAA Nakajima Racing
10 Suzuka Circuit 5 November Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Team Impul

Note:

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Scoring system
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th
Points1064321
RankName SUZ MOT MIN FUJ SUZ SGO MOT FUJ MIN SUZ Points
1 Flag of Japan.svg Toranosuke Takagi 11Ret111111286
2 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Krumm 222Ret3525Ret435
3 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama 64Ret864322134
4 Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda 1231Ret5114Ret3327
5 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Noda Ret103152Ret5617515
6 Flag of Japan.svg Katsutomo Kaneishi 4653Ret311Ret14
7 Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka 115428RetRetRet6613
8 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori 37654Ret788910
9 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Tachikawa 8RetRet4RetRet944129
10 Flag of Ireland.svg Ralph Firman Ret11Ret67210135Ret9
11 Flag of Japan.svg Shinsuke Shibahara 9129796Ret313145
12 Flag of Japan.svg Shigekazu Wakisaka 58RetRetRet8139Ret82
13 Flag of Japan.svg Yudai Igarashi RetRetRet1212Ret61016Ret1
14 Flag of Japan.svg Koji Yamanishi Ret971114RetRetRet770
15 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiko Kondo 714Ret13137RetRet11100
16 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Michigami Ret13RetRet10Ret879Ret0
17 Flag of Poland.svg Jaroslaw Wierczuk 13Ret8RetRetRet121112110
18 Flag of Malaysia.svg Alex Yoong DNSRetRet9119Ret12RetRet0
19 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuji Tamanaka RetRet10101510RetRet14Ret0
20 Flag of Japan.svg "Osamu" 10Ret1114Ret141415130
21 Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya 100

Teams' Championship

RankNameCar SUZ MOT MIN FUJ SUZ SGO MOT FUJ MIN SUZ Points
1 PIAA Nakajima 011Ret1111112113
21231Ret5114Ret33
2 5ZIGEN 537654Ret788945
6222Ret3525Ret4
3 Impul 1964Ret864322134
4 ARTA 554653Ret311Ret27
56115428RetRetRet66
5 LeMans 7Ret103152Ret5617516
8RetRetRet1212Ret61016Ret
6Team Morinaga Nova9Ret11Ret67210135Ret9
10Ret971114RetRetRet77
7 Cosmo Oil Cerumo 118RetRet4RetRet944129
1213Ret8RetRetRet12111211
8LeyJun629129796Ret313145
6310Ret1114Ret14141513
9Mooncraft1458RetRetRet8139Ret82
10 Kondo Racing 3714Ret13137RetRet11100
410
11 DoCoMo Dandelion 68Ret13RetRet10Ret879Ret0
12Team Malaysia21DNSRetRet9119Ret12RetRet0
13Takagi B-1 Racing36RetRet10101510RetRet14Ret0

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