2011 Formula Nippon Championship

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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.

Teams and drivers

TeamNo.DriverEngineRounds
Flag of Japan.svg Team Impul 1 Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira [1] Toyota RV8KAll *
2 Flag of Japan.svg Kohei Hirate [1] Toyota RV8KAll *
Flag of Japan.svg Kondō Racing 3 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Caldarelli [2] Toyota RV8KAll *
Flag of Japan.svg Team LeMans 7 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Oshima [1] Toyota RV8KAll *
Flag of Japan.svg Team Kygnus Sunoco8 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura [1] Toyota RV8KAll *
Flag of Japan.svg Real Racing 10 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kobayashi [1] Honda HR10EAll *
11 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh [3] Honda HR10E4, 7
Flag of Japan.svg Team Mugen 16 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto [1] Honda HR10EAll *
Flag of Hong Kong.svg SGC by KCMG 18 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alexandre Imperatori [1] Toyota RV8KAll
Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda [4] Toyota RV8K*
Flag of Japan.svg Nakajima Racing 31 Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Nakajima [1] Honda HR10EAll *
32 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure [1] Honda HR10EAll *
Flag of Japan.svg Project μ/cerumoINGING 33 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Kunimoto [1] Toyota RV8KAll *
Flag of Japan.svg Petronas Team TOM'S 36 Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer [1] Toyota RV8K1, 3–7 *
Flag of Japan.svg Takuto Iguchi [5] Toyota RV8K2
37 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Nakajima [1] Toyota RV8KAll *
Flag of Japan.svg Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 40 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Izawa [1] Honda HR10EAll *
41 Flag of Japan.svg Koudai Tsukakoshi [1] Honda HR10EAll *
Flag of Japan.svg Le Beausset Motorsports62 Flag of Japan.svg Koki Saga [1] Toyota RV8KAll *

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

Race calendar and results

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning Team
1 Suzuka Circuit 15 May Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S
2 Autopolis 5 June Flag of Japan.svg Koudai Tsukakoshi Flag of Japan.svg Kohei Hirate Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Nakajima Petronas Team TOM'S
3 Fuji Speedway 17 July Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S
4 Twin Ring Motegi 7 August 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
5 Suzuka Circuit 4 SeptemberRace cancelled due to Typhoon Talas
6 Sportsland SUGO 25 September Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Oshima Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S
7 Twin Ring Motegi 6 November Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Nakajima Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S
Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S
NC Fuji Speedway 13 November 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

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Scoring system
RoundPosition1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8thPole
1–6Points1086543211
78432.521.510.51
PosDriver SUZ AUT FUJ MOT SUZ SUG MOT FUJ Points
1 Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer 112C111556
2 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Nakajima 3133C322342
3 Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira 6441CDSQ93128
4 Flag of Japan.svg Koudai Tsukakoshi 7354C438726.5
5 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Oshima 52128C6Ret5419
6 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura 81067C266217
7 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure 2Ret7RetC7541216.5
8 Flag of Japan.svg Kohei Hirate 9825C87Ret1015
9 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Izawa 46106CDSQRet10611
10 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Kunimoto 13111512C54RetRet6.5
11 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto Ret5914C1112NC85
12 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alexandre Imperatori 107Ret11C128122.5
13 Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Nakajima 11Ret89C10117Ret2
14 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kobayashi Ret91115CRet1011110
15 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh 10Ret90
16 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Caldarelli RetRet1313C9RetRet90
17 Flag of Japan.svg Koki Saga 12Ret1416C1313Ret130
18 Flag of Japan.svg Takuto Iguchi 120
Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda 140
PosDriver SUZ AUT FUJ MOT SUZ SUG MOT FUJ Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (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

PosTeam SUZ AUT FUJ MOT SUZ SUG MOT Points
1 Petronas Team TOM'S 1112C11196
31233C322
2 Team Impul 6421C87341
9845CDSQ9Ret
3 Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 4354C43836.5
76106CDSQRet10
4 Team LeMans
Team Kygnus Sunoco
5267C2Ret532
810128C6
5 Nakajima Racing 2Ret79C75418.5
11Ret8RetC10117
6Project μ/cerumoINGING 13111512C54Ret6.5
7 Team Mugen Ret5914C1112NC4
8Team Kygnus Sunoco663
9 SGC by KCMG 107Ret11C128122.5
10 HP Real Racing Ret91110CRet1090
15Ret11
11 Kondō Racing RetRet1313C9RetRet0
12Le Beausset Motorsports12Ret1416C1313Ret0
PosTeam SUZ AUT FUJ MOT SUZ SUG MOT Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (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)

References

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