2003 Formula Nippon Championship

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The 2003 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over 10 races. 10 different teams and 21 different drivers competed in the series. All teams had to use Lola chassis (Lola B03/51) and Mugen Honda (Mugen MF308) engines.

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Teams and drivers

Team#DriverChassisEngineRounds
PIAA Nakajima Racing 1 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure Lola B03/51 Mugen MF308All
2 Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer All
Olympic Kondo Racing Team 3 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Tachikawa Lola B03/51 Mugen MF308All
4 Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Schwager All
Team 5ZIGEN 5 Flag of Japan.svg Ryō Michigami Lola B03/51 Mugen MF308All
6 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Fukuda 1–5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney 7–10
Forum Engineering ARTA Team LeMans 7 Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Kaneishi Lola B03/51 Mugen MF308All
8 Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya All
Planex EBBRO Nova
Kacchao TCPRO Nova
Team Nova
Oizumi Team Nova
9 Flag of Japan.svg Haruki Kurosawa Lola B03/51 Mugen MF308All
10 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Fujisawa 1–4
Flag of Japan.svg Yudai Igarashi 5–7
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Katoh 8–10
Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo 11 Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda Lola B03/51 Mugen MF308All
12 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Ide All
Team Impul 19 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Lola B03/51 Mugen MF308All
20 Flag of France.svg Benoît Tréluyer All
Team 2222 Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka Lola B03/51 Mugen MF308All
Carrozzeria Team MOHN28 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Noda Lola B03/51 Mugen MF308All
DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing 40 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lyons Lola B03/51 Mugen MF308All
41 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori All

Race calendar and results

All races were held in Japan

RaceTrackDatePole PositionFastest Race LapWinning DriverWinning Team
1 Suzuka Circuit 23 March Flag of Japan.svg Ryō Michigami Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lyons Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Team Impul
2 Fuji Speedway 6 April Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Team Impul
3 Mine Circuit 27 April Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Tachikawa Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Team Impul
4 Twin Ring Motegi 8 June Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka Team 22
5 Suzuka Circuit 6 July Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lyons Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lyons DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing
6 Sportsland SUGO 27 July Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Team Impul
7 Fuji Speedway 31 August Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Flag of France.svg Benoît Tréluyer Team Impul
8 Mine Circuit 21 September Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Flag of France.svg Benoît Tréluyer Team Impul
9 Twin Ring Motegi 19 October Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Kaneishi Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Kaneishi Forum Engineering ARTA Team LeMans
10 Suzuka Circuit 2 November Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lyons Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka Team 22

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Scoring system
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th
Points1064321
RankName SUZ FUJ MIN MOT SUZ SGO FUJ MIN MOT SUZ Points
1 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama 11191412132356
2 Flag of France.svg Benoît Tréluyer Ret2RetNC24119Ret35
3 Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka Ret5Ret133Ret6Ret131
4 Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Kaneishi 3857Ret8Ret21Ret22
5 Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer 2476Ret2395Ret22
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lyons 9RetRet315RetRet3920
7 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Ide 4732710Ret312519
8 Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya RetNC24576126416
9 Flag of Japan.svg Ryō Michigami Ret3454NCRetNC13613
10 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure 126RetDNS6RetRet144211
11 Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda 59RetRet1565514Ret7
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney 47RetRet3
13 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori 8RetRet1189947113
14 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Noda 6108DNS12RetRet10Ret101
15 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Fukuda 7Ret6Ret131
16 Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Schwager RetRetRet8911781080
17 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Katoh Ret1170
18 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Tachikawa 101210RetRetNCRetRet8Ret0
19 Flag of Japan.svg Haruki Kurosawa RetRet91011RetRet11RetRet0
20 Flag of Japan.svg Yudai Igarashi 1012Ret0
21 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Fujisawa 1111Ret120

Teams' Championship

RankTeamCar SUZ FUJ MIN MOT SUZ SGO FUJ MIN MOT SUZ Points
1 Impul 1911191412132391
20Ret2RetNC24119Ret
2 Team LeMans 73857Ret8Ret21Ret38
8RetNC245761264
3 PIAA Nakajima 1126RetDNS6RetRet144233
22476Ret2395Ret
4Team 2222Ret5Ret133Ret6Ret131
5Cosmo Oil Cerumo 1159RetRet1565514Ret23
124732710Ret3125
6 DoCoMo Dandelion 409RetRet315RetRet3923
418RetRet118994711
7 5ZIGEN 5Ret3454NCRetNC13617
67Ret6Ret1347RetRet
8Team MOHN286108DNS12RetRet10Ret101
9Team Nova9RetRet91011RetRet11RetRet0
101111Ret121012RetRet117
10 Kondo Racing Team 3101210RetRetNCRetRet8Ret0
4RetRetRet891178108