The 2011 Formula Nippon Championship was the thirty-ninth season of the premier Japanese open-wheel motor racing series. The series for Formula Nippon racing cars was contested over seven rounds.
Team | No. | Driver | Engine | Rounds |
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Team Impul | 1 | João Paulo de Oliveira [1] | Toyota RV8K | All * |
2 | Kohei Hirate [1] | Toyota RV8K | All * | |
Kondō Racing | 3 | Andrea Caldarelli [2] | Toyota RV8K | All * |
Team LeMans | 7 | Kazuya Oshima [1] | Toyota RV8K | All * |
Team Kygnus Sunoco | 8 | Hiroaki Ishiura [1] | Toyota RV8K | All * |
Real Racing | 10 | Takashi Kobayashi [1] | Honda HR10E | All * |
11 | Hideki Mutoh [3] | Honda HR10E | 4, 7 | |
Team Mugen | 16 | Naoki Yamamoto [1] | Honda HR10E | All * |
SGC by KCMG | 18 | Alexandre Imperatori [1] | Toyota RV8K | All |
Tsugio Matsuda [4] | Toyota RV8K | * | ||
Nakajima Racing | 31 | Daisuke Nakajima [1] | Honda HR10E | All * |
32 | Takashi Kogure [1] | Honda HR10E | All * | |
Project μ/cerumo・INGING | 33 | Yuji Kunimoto [1] | Toyota RV8K | All * |
Petronas Team TOM'S | 36 | André Lotterer [1] | Toyota RV8K | 1, 3–7 * |
Takuto Iguchi [5] | Toyota RV8K | 2 | ||
37 | Kazuki Nakajima [1] | Toyota RV8K | All * | |
Docomo Team Dandelion Racing | 40 | Takuya Izawa [1] | Honda HR10E | All * |
41 | Koudai Tsukakoshi [1] | Honda HR10E | All * | |
Le Beausset Motorsports | 62 | Koki Saga [1] | Toyota RV8K | All * |
* Drivers who participated in the non-championship round at Fuji Speedway.
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
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1 | Suzuka Circuit | 15 May | Naoki Yamamoto | Naoki Yamamoto | André Lotterer | Petronas Team TOM'S |
2 | Autopolis | 5 June | Koudai Tsukakoshi | Kohei Hirate | Kazuki Nakajima | Petronas Team TOM'S |
3 | Fuji Speedway | 17 July | João Paulo de Oliveira | João Paulo de Oliveira | André Lotterer | Petronas Team TOM'S |
4 | Twin Ring Motegi | 7 August | João Paulo de Oliveira | João Paulo de Oliveira | João Paulo de Oliveira | Team Impul |
5 | Suzuka Circuit | 4 September | Race cancelled due to Typhoon Talas | |||
6 | Sportsland SUGO | 25 September | Kazuya Oshima | Hiroaki Ishiura | André Lotterer | Petronas Team TOM'S |
7 | Twin Ring Motegi | 6 November | André Lotterer | Kazuki Nakajima | André Lotterer | Petronas Team TOM'S |
André Lotterer | André Lotterer | André Lotterer | Petronas Team TOM'S | |||
NC | Fuji Speedway | 13 November | João Paulo de Oliveira | João Paulo de Oliveira | João Paulo de Oliveira | Team Impul |
Round | Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | Pole |
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1–6 | Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
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