The 2007 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over 9 rounds. 12 different teams, 22 different drivers competed. All teams had to use Lola chassis (Lola FN06) and use either a Mugen Honda (Mugen HF386E) or Toyota (Toyota RV8J) engine.
All races were held in Japan.
Round | Track | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Race Lap | Winner | Team |
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1 | Fuji | 1 April | Benoît Tréluyer | Benoît Tréluyer | Benoît Tréluyer | Team Impul |
2 | Suzuka | 15 April | Tsugio Matsuda | Hiroki Yoshimoto | Satoshi Motoyama | Team Impul |
3 | Motegi | 20 May | Tsugio Matsuda | Takashi Kogure | Takashi Kogure | Nakajima Racing |
4 | Okayama | 10 June | Takashi Kogure | Tsugio Matsuda | Ronnie Quintarelli | Team Boss Inging |
5 | Suzuka | 8 July | Tsugio Matsuda | Tsugio Matsuda | Satoshi Motoyama | Team Impul |
6 | Fuji | 26 August | Satoshi Motoyama | Loïc Duval | André Lotterer | TOM'S Racing |
7 | SUGO | 16 September | Takashi Kogure | Naoki Yokomizo | Takashi Kogure | Nakajima Racing |
8 | Motegi | 21 October | Takashi Kogure | Takashi Kogure | Takashi Kogure | Nakajima Racing |
9 | Suzuka | 18 November | Takashi Kogure | André Lotterer | Satoshi Motoyama | Team Impul |
Notes:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Rank | Driver | FUJ | SUZ | MOT | OKA | SUZ | FUJ | SUG | MOT | SUZ | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tsugio Matsuda | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 46 |
2 | Benoît Tréluyer | 1 | Ret | 4 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 45 |
3 | Takashi Kogure | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | Ret | 1 | 1 | DSQ | 41 |
4 | Satoshi Motoyama | Ret | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 11 | 1 | 38 |
5 | André Lotterer | Ret | 5 | 2 | Ret | 13 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 37 |
6 | Loïc Duval | 3 | 4 | Ret | 19 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 31 |
7 | Ronnie Quintarelli | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 27 |
8 | Joao Paulo de Oliveira | DSQ | 14 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 3 | 18 |
9 | Björn Wirdheim | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 17 |
10 | Michael Krumm | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | 12 |
11 | Seiji Ara | 11 | Ret | 15 | 7 | 10 | 4 | Ret | 13 | 5 | 11 |
12 | Yuji Tachikawa | 16 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 11 |
13 | Yuji Ide | 14 | 10 | 16 | Ret | 3 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 6 |
14 | Tatsuya Kataoka | 7 | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 7 | 5 |
15 | Fabio Carbone | 15 | 15 | Ret | 13 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 18 | Ret | 3 |
16 | Toranosuke Takagi | Ret | 12 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
17 | Naoki Yokomizo | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 0 |
18 | Toshihiro Kaneishi | 12 | 17 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 11 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 0 |
19 | Masataka Yanagida | 9 | 18 | Ret | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | Ret | 0 |
20 | Katsuyuki Hiranaka | Ret | 11 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 0 |
21 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | 13 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 0 |
22 | Kota Sasaki | 17 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 0 | ||||
– | Tony Kanaan | 6 | – |
Rank | Team | Car | FUJ | SUZ | MOT | OKA | SUZ | FUJ | SUG | MOT | SUZ | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | mobilecast IMPUL | 1 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 91 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |||
2 | PIAA NAKAJIMA | 31 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 19 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 72 |
32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | Ret | 1 | 1 | DSQ | |||
3 | Arabian Oasis IMPUL | 19 | Ret | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 11 | 1 | 50 |
20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | |||
4 | DHG TOM'S | 36 | Ret | 5 | 2 | Ret | 13 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 48 |
37 | 11 | Ret | 15 | 7 | 10 | 4 | Ret | 13 | 5 | |||
5 | Boss INGING | 33 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 27 |
34 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 13 | Ret | 12 | |||
6 | DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing | 40 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 20 |
41 | 15 | 15 | Ret | 13 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 18 | Ret | |||
7 | Carchs Kondo Racing | 3 | 9 | 18 | Ret | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | Ret | 18 |
4 | DSQ | 14 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 3 | |||
8 | Forum Engineering Team LeMans | 7 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 6 | 8 |
8 | Ret | 12 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 | |||
9 | Team Cerumo | 11 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 7 | |||||
10 | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 55 | 14 | 10 | 16 | Ret | 3 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 6 |
56 | 12 | 17 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 11 | Ret | 14 | Ret | |||
11 | Team Reckless Cerumo | 11 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 4 | ||||
12 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 16 |
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