The 2002 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over 10 rounds. 11 different teams, 22 different drivers. All teams had to use Reynard chassis and Mugen Honda (Mugen MF308) engines.
All races were held in Japan.
| Race | Track | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Race Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suzuka Circuit | 24 March |  Ralph Firman | Ralph Firman | Ralph Firman | PIAA Nakajima Racing |
| 2 | Fuji Speedway | 7 April |  Satoshi Motoyama | Naoki Hattori | Satoshi Motoyama | Xbox Team Impul |
| 3 | Mine Circuit | 19 May | Ralph Firman | Satoshi Motoyama | Satoshi Motoyama | Xbox Team Impul |
| 4 | Suzuka-East Circuit | 7 July | Takeshi Tsuchiya | Hidetoshi Mitsusada | Ralph Firman | PIAA Nakajima Racing |
| 5 | Twin Ring Motegi | 21 July | Juichi Wakisaka | Satoshi Motoyama | Satoshi Motoyama | Xbox Team Impul |
| 6 | Sportsland SUGO | 4 August | Takeshi Tsuchiya | Naoki Hattori | Ralph Firman | PIAA Nakajima Racing |
| 7 | Fuji Speedway | 1 September | Takeshi Tsuchiya | Ryo Michigami | Juichi Wakisaka | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri |
| 8 | Mine Circuit | 22 September | Takeshi Tsuchiya | Satoshi Motoyama | Satoshi Motoyama | Xbox Team Impul |
| 9 | Twin Ring Motegi | 20 October | Juichi Wakisaka | Juichi Wakisaka | Ralph Firman | PIAA Nakajima Racing |
| 10 | Suzuka Circuit | 3 November | Juichi Wakisaka | Ryo Michigami | Satoshi Motoyama | Xbox Team Impul |
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Rank | Name | SUZ | FUJ | MIN | SUZ | MOT | SGO | FUJ | MIN | MOT | SUZ | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph Firman | 1 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 62 |
| 2 | Satoshi Motoyama | Ret | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 60 |
| 3 | Juichi Wakisaka | 5 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 33 |
| 4 | Takeshi Tsuchiya | 2 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 2 | 27 |
| 5 | Tsugio Matsuda | 3 | 10 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 6 | Ryo Michigami | 4 | DNS | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 17 | ||
| 7 | Toshihiro Kaneishi | Ret | Ret | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | Naoki Hattori | 6 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | Hidetoshi Mitsusada | 5 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||
| 10 |  Richard Lyons | 7 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 6 | ||
| 11 | Seiji Ara | 8 | 4 | 9 | 10 | Ret | Ret | NC | 9 | 11 | 10 | 3 |
| 12 | Haruki Kurosawa | 9 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 10 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 2 |
| 13 |  Dominik Schwager | Ret | 11 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 | Ret | 2 | ||
| 14 |  Benoît Tréluyer | 11 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | |||||
| 15 | Michael Krumm | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
| 16 | Yudai Igarashi | Ret | Ret | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | 0 |
| 17 | Daisuke Ito | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| 18 | Katsutomo Kaneishi | 12 | Ret | 8 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 0 |
| 19 | Jonathan Cochet | 13 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||
| 20 | Yuji Tachikawa | Ret | 11 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 0 | |||||
| 21 | Kiyoto Yamamoto | 15 | 11 | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | DNS | 15 | 13 | 0 |
| 22 | Masami Kageyama | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| Rank | Team | Car | SUZ | FUJ | MIN | SUZ | MOT | SGO | FUJ | MIN | MOT | SUZ | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIAA Nakajima | 31 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 81 |
| 32 | 3 | 10 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 2 | Xbox Impul | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 60 |
| 2 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 3 | ARTA | 55 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 44 |
| 56 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 7 | |||
| 4 | 5ZIGEN | 5 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 34 |
| 6 | 4 | DNS | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | |||
| 5 | LeMans | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 | Ret | 29 |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 2 | |||
| 6 | DoCoMo Dandelion | 68 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 6 |
| 7 | Olympic Kondo | 3 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 10 | Ret | Ret | NC | 9 | 11 | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 9 | |||
| 8 | Nova | 9 | 15 | 11 | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | DNS | 15 | 13 | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 10 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 12 | |||
| 9 | Cosmo Oil Cerumo | 11 | 11 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 1 |
| 10 | Mooncraft | 14 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | 0 |
| 11 | Team 22 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
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