2004 Formula Nippon Championship

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The 2004 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over 9 rounds, with 8 teams and 17 drivers competed in the series. All teams had to use Lola chassis (Lola B3/51) and Mugen Honda (Mugen MF308) engines.

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Teams and drivers

Team#DriverChassisEngineRounds
ADiRECT Team 5ZIGEN 1 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308All
2 Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Kaneishi All
Yellow Hat Kondo Racing Team 3 Flag of Japan.svg Ryō Michigami Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308All
4 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Tachikawa All
Team LeMans 7 Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308All
8 Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya All
Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo 11 Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308All
12 Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama 6–9
mobilecast Team Impul 19 Flag of France.svg Benoît Tréluyer Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308All
20 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Ide All
LeMans Spirit 25 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Kataoka Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308All
Carrozzeria Team MOHN27 Flag of Japan.svg Koji Yamanishi Lola B3/51 Mugen MF3084–5, 8
28 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Noda All
PIAA Nakajima Racing 31 Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308All
32 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure All
DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing 40 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lyons Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308All
41 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori All

Race calendar and results

RaceTrackDatePole PositionFastest Race LapWinning DriverWinning Team
1 Flag of Japan.svg Suzuka Circuit 28 March Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Ide Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lyons Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure PIAA Nakajima Racing
2 Flag of Japan.svg Sportsland SUGO 2 May Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lyons Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lyons DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing
3 Flag of Japan.svg Twin Ring Motegi 6 June Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lyons Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lyons Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer PIAA Nakajima Racing
4 Flag of Japan.svg Suzuka Circuit 4 July Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lyons Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lyons DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing
5 Flag of Japan.svg Sportsland SUGO 1 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lyons Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama ADiRECT Team 5ZIGEN
6 Flag of Japan.svg Mine Circuit 29 August Flag of France.svg Benoît Tréluyer Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka Flag of France.svg Benoît Tréluyer mobilecast Team Impul
7 Flag of Malaysia.svg Sepang International Circuit 19 September Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lyons Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer PIAA Nakajima Racing
8 Flag of Japan.svg Twin Ring Motegi 24 October Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Ide mobilecast Team Impul
9 Flag of Japan.svg Suzuka Circuit 7 November Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lyons Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Ide Flag of France.svg Benoît Tréluyer mobilecast Team Impul

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Scoring system
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th
Points1064321
RankName SUZ
Flag of Japan.svg
SGO
Flag of Japan.svg
MOT
Flag of Japan.svg
SUZ
Flag of Japan.svg
SGO
Flag of Japan.svg
MIN
Flag of Japan.svg
MYS
Flag of Malaysia.svg
MOT
Flag of Japan.svg
SUZ
Flag of Japan.svg
Points
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lyons 81814892333
2 Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer 2418RetRet13733
3 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Ide 1222377101232
4 Flag of France.svg Benoît Tréluyer Ret6421017Ret130
5 Flag of Japan.svg Juichi Wakisaka 133Ret5323Ret423
6 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama 5125416Ret5621
7 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure 19972Ret69817
8 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Kataoka 1011313Ret4541212
9 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori 77Ret106102Ret107
10 Flag of Japan.svg Ryō Michigami 356RetRet11810137
11 Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda 4NC129DSQ1246Ret7
12 Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Kaneishi 61310Ret123RetRet115
13 Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsuchiya 111071185RetRet54
14 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Tachikawa RetNCRet659Ret793
15 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Noda 9811Ret11RetRet11140
16 Flag of Japan.svg Koji Yamanishi 12980
17 Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama Ret11Ret150

Teams' Championship

RankTeamCar SUZ
Flag of Japan.svg
SGO
Flag of Japan.svg
MOT
Flag of Japan.svg
SUZ
Flag of Japan.svg
SGO
Flag of Japan.svg
MIN
Flag of Japan.svg
MYS
Flag of Malaysia.svg
MOT
Flag of Japan.svg
SUZ
Flag of Japan.svg
Points
1 mobilecast Impul 19Ret6421017Ret162
2012223771012
2 PIAA Nakajima 312418RetRet13750
3219972Ret698
3DoCoMo Dandelion 4081814892340
4177Ret106102Ret10
4 LeMans
LeMans Spirit
7133Ret5323Ret437
8111071185RetRet5
251011313Ret45412
5 ADiRECT 5ZIGEN 15125416Ret5626
261310Ret123RetRet11
6 Yellow Hat Kondo 3356RetRet118101310
4RetNCRet659Ret79
7Cosmo Oil Cerumo 114NC129DSQ1246Ret7
12Ret11Ret15
8Team MOHN2712980
289811Ret11RetRet1114