2001 Formula Nippon Championship

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The 2001 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over 10 rounds. 11 different teams, 23 different drivers, 2 different chassis and only 1 engine competed.

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Teams and drivers

Team#DriverChassisEngineRounds
PIAA Nakajima Racing 1 Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda Reynard 2KL Mugen MF308All
2 Flag of Ireland.svg Ralph Firman Reynard 99LAll
Olympic Kondo Racing Team 3 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Tachikawa Reynard 99L Mugen MF308All
4 Flag of Japan.svg Katsutomo Kaneishi All
Team 5ZIGEN 5 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori Reynard 99L Mugen MF308All
6 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Krumm Reynard 99L
Reynard 01L
All
Team LeMans 7 Flag of Malaysia.svg Alex Yoong Reynard 99L Mugen MF3081–6
Flag of Japan.svg Koji Yamanishi 7–10
8 Flag of Japan.svg Yudai Igarashi All
Team Morinaga Nova9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lyons G-Force GF03C Mugen MF308All
10 Flag of Portugal.svg André Couto G-Force GF03C
Reynard 99L
All
Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo 11 Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama Reynard 99L Mugen MF308All
12 Flag of Japan.svg Seiji Ara All
Mooncraft14 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Michigami Reynard 01L Mugen MF3082–10
excite Team Impul 19 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Reynard 01L Mugen MF308All
20 Flag of India.svg Narain Karthikeyan Reynard 99LAll
Takagi B-1 Car Club36 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuji Tamanaka Reynard 2KL
Reynard 99L
Mugen MF308All
37 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiko Kageyama Reynard 99LAll
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri 55 Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka Reynard 99L Mugen MF308All
56 Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya All
DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing 68 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Noda Reynard 2KL Mugen MF308All
69 Flag of Poland.svg Jaroslaw Wierczuk Reynard 99L1–4
Flag of Japan.svg Hidetoshi Mitsusada 5

Race calendar and results

All races were held in Japan.

RaceTrackDatePole PositionFastest Race LapWinning DriverWinning Team
1 Suzuka Circuit 25 March Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori Team 5ZIGEN
2 Twin Ring Motegi 22 April Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori Team 5ZIGEN
3 Mine Circuit 20 May Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama excite Team Impul
4 Fuji Speedway 3 June Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori Team 5ZIGEN
5 Suzuka-East Circuit 1 July Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Michigami Flag of Ireland.svg Ralph Firman Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama excite Team Impul
6 Sportsland SUGO 29 July Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama excite Team Impul
7 Fuji Speedway 2 September Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka Autobacs Racing Team Aguri
8 Mine Circuit 23 September Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Michigami Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama excite Team Impul
9 Twin Ring Motegi 21 October Flag of Ireland.svg Ralph Firman Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka Flag of Ireland.svg Ralph Firman PIAA Nakajima Racing
10 Suzuka Circuit 18 November Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda Flag of Germany.svg Michael Krumm Flag of Ireland.svg Ralph Firman PIAA Nakajima Racing

Note:

Race 8 originally fastest lap set by Juichi Wakisaka, but he was disqualified.

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Scoring system
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th
Points1064321
RankName SUZ MOT MIN FUJ SUZ SGO FUJ MIN MOT SUZ Points
1 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Ret91Ret11412Ret49
2 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori 115187126Ret1033
3 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Tachikawa 13211Ret44235230
4 Flag of Ireland.svg Ralph Firman 5Ret26RetRet7Ret1129
5 Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka 21012Ret621DSQRetRet23
6 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Michigami Ret10323RetRet3322
7 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Krumm Ret442Ret63Ret7420
8 Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya 10Ret3Ret3Ret1426517
9 Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama 4565Ret11648712
10 Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda Ret38Ret55RetRet998
11 Flag of Portugal.svg André Couto RetRetRet12RetRet5Ret4145
12 Flag of Japan.svg Seiji Ara 3RetRetRet9108Ret12Ret4
13 Flag of Japan.svg Katsutomo Kaneishi 76Ret4Ret911Ret11134
14 Flag of Japan.svg Koji Yamanishi 10510Ret2
15 Flag of India.svg Narain Karthikeyan 679RetRetRet9RetRet62
16 Flag of Malaysia.svg Alex Yoong 11Ret7710Ret0
17 Flag of Japan.svg Yudai Igarashi 9RetRet1178RetRetRet80
18 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuji Tamanaka 15Ret148Ret1515715Ret0
19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lyons 88Ret91112RetRet13120
20 Flag of Japan.svg Masahiko Kageyama 12RetRet10DNS1416RetRetRet0
21 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Noda RetRetRet1312Ret13RetRet110
22 Flag of Poland.svg Jaroslaw Wierczuk 14Ret13DNS0
23 Flag of Japan.svg Hidetoshi Mitsusada 130

Teams' Championship

RankTeamCar SUZ MOT MIN FUJ SUZ SGO FUJ MIN MOT SUZ Points
1 5ZIGEN 5115187126Ret1053
6Ret442Ret63Ret74
2 excite Impul 19Ret91Ret11412Ret51
20679RetRetRet9RetRet6
3 ARTA 5521012Ret621DSQRetRet40
5610Ret3Ret3Ret14265
4 PIAA Nakajima 1Ret38Ret55RetRet9937
25Ret26RetRet7Ret11
5 Olympic Kondo 313211Ret44235234
476Ret4Ret911Ret1113
6Mooncraft14Ret10323RetRet3322
7 Cosmo Oil Cerumo 114565Ret11648716
123RetRetRet9108Ret12Ret
8Team Morinaga Nova988Ret91112RetRet13125
10RetRetRet12RetRet5Ret414
9 LeMans 711Ret7710Ret10510Ret2
89RetRet1178RetRetRet8
10Takagi B-1 Racing3615Ret148Ret1515715Ret0
3712RetRet10DNS1416RetRetRet
11 DoCoMo Dandelion 68RetRetRet1312Ret13RetRet110
6914Ret13DNS13

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