2002 Formula Nippon Championship

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The 2002 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over 10 rounds. 11 different teams, 22 different drivers completed in the series. All teams had to use Reynard chassis and Mugen Honda (Mugen MF308) engines.

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Teams and drivers

Team#DriverChassisEngineRounds
Xbox Team Impul 1 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Reynard 01L Mugen MF308All
2 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Krumm Reynard 99L1–2
Olympic Kondo Racing Team 3 Flag of Japan.svg Seiji Ara Reynard 99L Mugen MF308All
4 Flag of Japan.svg Katsutomo Kaneishi Reynard 99L
Reynard 2KL
All
Team 5ZIGEN 5 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori Reynard 01L Mugen MF308All
6 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Michigami 1–2, 5–10
Flag of Japan.svg Hidetoshi Mitsusada 3–4
Team LeMans 7 Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama Reynard 99L
Reynard 01L
Mugen MF3081–2
Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Schwager 3–10
8 Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya Reynard 01LAll
Soft On Demand Team Nova
Forward Team Nova
9 Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoto Yamamoto Reynard 99L Mugen MF308All
10 Flag of Japan.svg Haruki Kurosawa All
Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo 11 Flag of France.svg Benoît Tréluyer Reynard 99L
Reynard 01L
Mugen MF3081–5
Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Tachikawa 6–10
Mooncraft14 Flag of Japan.svg Yudai Igarashi Reynard 01L Mugen MF308All
Team 2222 Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Ito Reynard 99L Mugen MF308All
PIAA Nakajima Racing 31 Flag of Ireland.svg Ralph Firman Reynard 01L Mugen MF308All
32 Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda All
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri 55 Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka Reynard 99L
Reynard 01L
Mugen MF308All
56 Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Kaneishi Reynard 01LAll
DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing 68 Flag of France.svg Jonathan Cochet Reynard 2KL Mugen MF3081–2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lyons 3–10

Race calendar and results

All races were held in Japan.

RaceTrackDatePole PositionFastest Race LapWinning DriverWinning Team
1 Suzuka Circuit 24 March Flag of Ireland.svg Ralph Firman Flag of Ireland.svg Ralph Firman Flag of Ireland.svg Ralph Firman PIAA Nakajima Racing
2 Fuji Speedway 7 April Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Xbox Team Impul
3 Mine Circuit 19 May Flag of Ireland.svg Ralph Firman Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Xbox Team Impul
4 Suzuka-East Circuit 7 July Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya Flag of Japan.svg Hidetoshi Mitsusada Flag of Ireland.svg Ralph Firman PIAA Nakajima Racing
5 Twin Ring Motegi 21 July Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Xbox Team Impul
6 Sportsland SUGO 4 August Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori Flag of Ireland.svg Ralph Firman PIAA Nakajima Racing
7 Fuji Speedway 1 September Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Michigami Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka Autobacs Racing Team Aguri
8 Mine Circuit 22 September Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Xbox Team Impul
9 Twin Ring Motegi 20 October Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka Flag of Ireland.svg Ralph Firman PIAA Nakajima Racing
10 Suzuka Circuit 3 November Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Michigami Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Xbox Team Impul

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Scoring system
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th
Points1064321
RankName SUZ FUJ MIN SUZ MOT SGO FUJ MIN MOT SUZ Points
1 Flag of Ireland.svg Ralph Firman 12Ret191221362
2 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Ret1151Ret313160
3 Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka 53Ret33Ret182433
4 Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya 263Ret24Ret76227
5 Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda 3102RetRet5Ret44619
6 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Michigami 4DNS4343121117
7 Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Kaneishi RetRet465655Ret711
8 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori 6RetRet461266859
9 Flag of Japan.svg Hidetoshi Mitsusada 528
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lyons 781127Ret7Ret6
11 Flag of Japan.svg Seiji Ara 84910RetRetNC911103
12 Flag of Japan.svg Haruki Kurosawa 95RetRet121012RetRet122
13 Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Schwager Ret11Ret89105Ret2
14 Flag of France.svg Benoît Tréluyer 11Ret6771
15 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Krumm 770
16 Flag of Japan.svg Yudai Igarashi RetRet1113107RetRet13Ret0
17 Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Ito 109109898111080
18 Flag of Japan.svg Katsutomo Kaneishi 12Ret812Ret1110121490
19 Flag of France.svg Jonathan Cochet 1380
20 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Tachikawa Ret11Ret9Ret0
21 Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoto Yamamoto151112RetRetRet13DNS15130
22 Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama RetRet0

Teams' Championship

RankTeamCar SUZ FUJ MIN SUZ MOT SGO FUJ MIN MOT SUZ Points
1 PIAA Nakajima 3112Ret191221381
323102RetRet5Ret446
2 Xbox Impul 1Ret1151Ret313160
277
3 ARTA 5553Ret33Ret182444
56RetRet465655Ret7
4 5ZIGEN 56RetRet4612668534
64DNS5243431211
5 LeMans 7RetRetRet11Ret89105Ret29
8263Ret24Ret762
6 DoCoMo Dandelion 68138781127Ret7Ret6
7Olympic Kondo 384910RetRetNC911103
412Ret812Ret111012149
8Nova9151112RetRetRet13DNS15132
1095RetRet121012RetRet12
9Cosmo Oil Cerumo 1111Ret677Ret11Ret9Ret1
10Mooncraft14RetRet1113107RetRet13Ret0
11Team 2222109109898111080