2010 Formula Nippon Championship

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2010 champion, João Paulo de Oliveira

The 2010 Formula Nippon Championship was the thirty-eighth season of the premier Japanese open-wheel motor racing series. The series for Formula Nippon racing cars was contested over eight races at seven rounds, beginning on 18 April at Suzuka and ending at the same venue on 7 November. A non-championship meeting at Fuji Speedway completed the season's racing a week later.

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Having missed the 2009 season to focus on his Super GT commitments, João Paulo de Oliveira returned to the series and claimed his first championship title since winning the 2005 All-Japan Formula Three Championship. Team Impul's de Oliveira had held the championship lead by a point over TOM'S driver André Lotterer before the final double-header round at Suzuka, but de Oliveira's victory – his second victory after a win at Twin Ring Motegi – and fourth against Lotterer's second and a third, de Oliveira won the championship by 4.5 points. As well as his win at Autopolis, Lotterer won both non-championship races at Fuji.

Third place was disputed by reigning champion Loïc Duval, who had moved from Nakajima Racing to Docomo Team Dandelion Racing over the off-season, and his former Nakajima team-mate Takashi Kogure, which was resolved in favour of Duval by 1.5 points; both drivers' championship chances had been stunted by no points at Autopolis, as Duval failed to start and Kogure retired from the race. Duval did tie with de Oliveira for most victories during the season with two – Motegi and Suzuka – while Kogure won the season-opening race at Suzuka. De Oliveira's team-mate Kohei Hirate finished the season fifth with a victory at Fuji, ahead of the season's other race-winner Kazuya Oshima of the TOM's team.

Teams and drivers

Team#DriverEngineRounds
Flag of Japan.svg Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 1 Flag of France.svg Loïc Duval [1] Honda HR10EAll *
2 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Izawa [1] All *
Flag of Japan.svg Kondo Racing 3 Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda [2] Toyota RV8K4–7 *
Flag of Japan.svg Team LeMans 7 Flag of Italy.svg Kei Cozzolino [2] Toyota RV8KAll *
8 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura [2] All *
Flag of Japan.svg HFPD Racing 10 Flag of Japan.svg Koudai Tsukakoshi [1] Honda HR10EAll *
Flag of Japan.svg Motul Team Mugen 16 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Ide [2] Honda HR10EAll *
Flag of Hong Kong.svg KCMG 18 Flag of Japan.svg Katsuyuki Hiranaka [2] Toyota RV8KAll *
Flag of Japan.svg Mobil 1 Team Impul 19 Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira [2] Toyota RV8KAll *
20 Flag of Japan.svg Kohei Hirate [2] All *
Flag of Japan.svg Deliziefollie/Cerumo-Inging 29 Flag of Japan.svg Takuto Iguchi [2] Toyota RV8KAll *
Flag of Japan.svg Nakajima Racing 31 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto [1] Honda HR10EAll *
32 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure [1] All *
Flag of Japan.svg Petronas Team TOM'S 36 Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer [2] Toyota RV8KAll *
37 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Oshima [2] All *

* Drivers who participated in the non-championship round at Fuji Speedway.

Race calendar and results

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2010 venues
RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning Team
1 Suzuka Circuit 18 April Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure Flag of Japan.svg Kohei Hirate Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure Nakajima Racing
2 Twin Ring Motegi 23 May Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira Team Impul
3 Fuji Speedway 18 July Flag of France.svg Loïc Duval Flag of Japan.svg Kohei Hirate Flag of Japan.svg Kohei Hirate Team Impul
4 Twin Ring Motegi 8 August Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira Flag of France.svg Loïc Duval Dandelion Racing
5 Sportsland SUGO 26 September Flag of France.svg Loïc Duval Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Oshima Petronas Team TOM'S
6 Autopolis 17 October Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Oshima Flag of Italy.svg Kei Cozzolino Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S
7 Suzuka Circuit 7 November Flag of France.svg Loïc Duval Flag of France.svg Loïc Duval Flag of France.svg Loïc Duval Dandelion Racing
Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira Team Impul
NC Fuji Speedway
(Fuji Sprint Cup)		13 November Flag of Italy.svg Kei Cozzolino Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S
14 November Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Scoring system
RoundPosition1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8thPole
1–6Points1086543211
7†8432.521.510.51

† Round with two races and points scoring system for each race.
‡ Non-championship round, with no points awarded.

PosDriver SUZ MOT FUJ MOT SUG AUT SUZ † FUJ ‡Points
1 Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira 21361124110DSQ47.5
2 Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer 332Ret31321143
3 Flag of France.svg Loïc Duval 641412DNS14Ret539.5
4 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure 16525Ret236DSQ38
5 Flag of Japan.svg Kohei Hirate 4713128965625.5
6 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Oshima 128451DNS572824
7 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto 7574Ret5658220.5
8 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura 10Ret6843710131216
9 Flag of Japan.svg Koudai Tsukakoshi 821110RetDSQ1012379
10 Flag of Italy.svg Kei Cozzolino Ret108137413149Ret8
11 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Izawa 5119116DNS1111747
12 Flag of Japan.svg Katsuyuki Hiranaka RetDNS137Ret7121312114
13 Flag of Japan.svg Takuto Iguchi 11Ret121210615Ret1493
14 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Ide 991099DNS88431
15 Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda Ret8Ret14911101
PosDriver SUZ MOT FUJ MOT SUG AUT SUZ † FUJ ‡Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' Championship

Scoring system
RoundPosition1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th
1–6Points108654321
78432.521.510.5
PosTeamCar SUZ MOT FUJ MOT SUG AUT SUZ Pts
1 Mobil 1 Team Impul 1921361124168
20471312896
2 Petronas Team TOM'S 36332Ret313267
37128451DNS57
3 Nakajima Racing 317574Ret56556.5
3216525Ret23
4 Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 1641412DNS1440.5
25119116DNS1111
5 Team LeMans 7Ret1081374131424
810Ret6843710
6HFDP Racing10821110RetDSQ10129
7 KCMG 18RetDNS137Ret712134
8Deliziefollie/Cerumo-Inging 2911Ret121210615Ret3
9 Kondo Racing 3Ret8Ret1491
10 Motul Team Mugen 16991099DNS881

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