2000 Formula Toyota season

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The 2000 Esso Formula Toyota season was the 11th season of the Formula Toyota and first season since the merger between the Main and West championships

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Drivers

All cars are Toyota 4A-GE powered, Tom's built Toyota FT20's.

No.Driver
3 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yokomizo
8 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yokomizo
13 Flag of Japan.svg Toda Takao
14 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure
15 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Inoue
20 Flag of Ireland.svg Jeff Wright
22 Flag of Japan.svg Kai Kanjin
24 Flag of Japan.svg Tsubo-rin Takaya
28 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuaki Kudo
29 Flag of Japan.svg Fukutagawa Yu
32 Flag of Japan.svg Tomomori Yuichi
36 Flag of Japan.svg Ito Mototsukasa
38 Flag of Japan.svg Akajima Yohei
62 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Goto
63 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Ito
71 Flag of Japan.svg Kenji Ito
77 Flag of Japan.svg An Mitsuki
89 Flag of Japan.svg Tasaki Norihiko
92 Flag of Japan.svg Ikeda Kuniteru
99 Flag of Japan.svg Nobukiyo Yuho

Event calendar and results

RoundCircuitLocationDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driver
1 Suzuka Circuit Suzuka, Mie March 26 Flag of Japan.svg Nobukiyo Yuho  ??? Flag of Japan.svg Nobukiyo Yuho
2 Tsukuba Circuit Shimotsuma, Ibaraki April 9 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Goto  ??? Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Goto
3 Fuji International Speedway Oyama, Shizuoka May 4 Flag of Japan.svg Kenji Ito  ??? Flag of Ireland.svg Jeff Wright
4 Fuji International Speedway Oyama, Shizuoka June 4 Flag of Japan.svg Tomomori Yuichi  ??? Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Goto
5 Sports Land SUGO Murata, Miyagi July 30 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Goto  ??? Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Goto
6 Suzuka Circuit Suzuka, Mie August 27 Flag of Japan.svg Kenji Ito  ??? Flag of Japan.svg Kenji Ito
7 Mine Circuit Mine, Yamaguchi September 17 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Goto  ??? Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Goto
8 Mine Circuit Mine, Yamaguchi October 1 Flag of Japan.svg Tasaki Norihiko  ??? Flag of Japan.svg Tasaki Norihiko
9 Fuji International Speedway Oyama, Shizuoka October 15 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yokomizo  ??? Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yokomizo
10 Sports Land SUGO Murata, Miyagi October 29 Flag of Ireland.svg Jeff Wright  ??? Flag of Ireland.svg Jeff Wright

Final standings

PositionDriverPoints
1 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Goto137
2 Flag of Japan.svg Kenji Ito100
3 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yokomizo69
4 Flag of Ireland.svg Jeff Wright67
5 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure58

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