2002 Formula Nippon Championship

The 2002 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over 10 rounds. 11 different teams, 22 different drivers. All teams had to use Reynard chassis and Mugen Honda (Mugen MF308) engines.

Teams and drivers

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Team # Driver Chassis Engine Rounds
Xbox Team Impul 1   Satoshi Motoyama Reynard 01L Mugen MF308 All
2   Michael Krumm Reynard 99L 1–2
Olympic Kondo Racing Team 3   Seiji Ara Reynard 99L Mugen MF308 All
4   Katsutomo Kaneishi Reynard 99L
Reynard 2KL
All
Team 5ZIGEN 5   Naoki Hattori Reynard 01L Mugen MF308 All
6   Ryo Michigami 1–2, 5–10
  Hidetoshi Mitsusada 3–4
Team LeMans 7   Masami Kageyama Reynard 99L
Reynard 01L
Mugen MF308 1–2
  Dominik Schwager 3–10
8   Takeshi Tsuchiya Reynard 01L All
Soft On Demand Team Nova
Forward Team Nova
9   Kiyoto Yamamoto Reynard 99L Mugen MF308 All
10   Haruki Kurosawa All
Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo 11   Benoît Tréluyer Reynard 99L
Reynard 01L
Mugen MF308 1–5
  Yuji Tachikawa 6–10
Mooncraft 14   Yudai Igarashi Reynard 01L Mugen MF308 All
Team 22 22   Daisuke Ito Reynard 99L Mugen MF308 All
PIAA Nakajima Racing 31   Ralph Firman Reynard 01L Mugen MF308 All
32   Tsugio Matsuda All
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri 55   Juichi Wakisaka Reynard 99L
Reynard 01L
Mugen MF308 All
56   Toshihiro Kaneishi Reynard 01L All
DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing 68   Jonathan Cochet Reynard 2KL Mugen MF308 1–2
  Richard Lyons 3–10

Race calendar and results

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All races were held in Japan.

Race Track Date Pole Position Fastest Race Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 Suzuka Circuit 24 March   Ralph Firman   Ralph Firman   Ralph Firman PIAA Nakajima Racing
2 Fuji Speedway 7 April   Satoshi Motoyama   Naoki Hattori   Satoshi Motoyama Xbox Team Impul
3 Mine Circuit 19 May   Ralph Firman   Satoshi Motoyama   Satoshi Motoyama Xbox Team Impul
4 Suzuka-East Circuit 7 July   Takeshi Tsuchiya   Hidetoshi Mitsusada   Ralph Firman PIAA Nakajima Racing
5 Twin Ring Motegi 21 July   Juichi Wakisaka   Satoshi Motoyama   Satoshi Motoyama Xbox Team Impul
6 Sportsland SUGO 4 August   Takeshi Tsuchiya   Naoki Hattori   Ralph Firman PIAA Nakajima Racing
7 Fuji Speedway 1 September   Takeshi Tsuchiya   Ryo Michigami   Juichi Wakisaka Autobacs Racing Team Aguri
8 Mine Circuit 22 September   Takeshi Tsuchiya   Satoshi Motoyama   Satoshi Motoyama Xbox Team Impul
9 Twin Ring Motegi 20 October   Juichi Wakisaka   Juichi Wakisaka   Ralph Firman PIAA Nakajima Racing
10 Suzuka Circuit 3 November   Juichi Wakisaka   Ryo Michigami   Satoshi Motoyama Xbox Team Impul

Championship standings

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Drivers' Championship

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Scoring system
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Points 10 6 4 3 2 1
Rank Name SUZ FUJ MIN SUZ MOT SGO FUJ MIN MOT SUZ Points
1   Ralph Firman 1 2 Ret 1 9 1 2 2 1 3 62
2   Satoshi Motoyama Ret 1 1 5 1 Ret 3 1 3 1 60
3   Juichi Wakisaka 5 3 Ret 3 3 Ret 1 8 2 4 33
4   Takeshi Tsuchiya 2 6 3 Ret 2 4 Ret 7 6 2 27
5   Tsugio Matsuda 3 10 2 Ret Ret 5 Ret 4 4 6 19
6   Ryo Michigami 4 DNS 4 3 4 3 12 11 17
7   Toshihiro Kaneishi Ret Ret 4 6 5 6 5 5 Ret 7 11
8   Naoki Hattori 6 Ret Ret 4 6 12 6 6 8 5 9
9   Hidetoshi Mitsusada 5 2 8
10   Richard Lyons 7 8 11 2 7 Ret 7 Ret 6
11   Seiji Ara 8 4 9 10 Ret Ret NC 9 11 10 3
12   Haruki Kurosawa 9 5 Ret Ret 12 10 12 Ret Ret 12 2
13   Dominik Schwager Ret 11 Ret 8 9 10 5 Ret 2
14   Benoît Tréluyer 11 Ret 6 7 7 1
15   Michael Krumm 7 7 0
16   Yudai Igarashi Ret Ret 11 13 10 7 Ret Ret 13 Ret 0
17   Daisuke Ito 10 9 10 9 8 9 8 11 10 8 0
18   Katsutomo Kaneishi 12 Ret 8 12 Ret 11 10 12 14 9 0
19   Jonathan Cochet 13 8 0
20   Yuji Tachikawa Ret 11 Ret 9 Ret 0
21   Kiyoto Yamamoto 15 11 12 Ret Ret Ret 13 DNS 15 13 0
22   Masami Kageyama Ret Ret 0

Teams' Championship

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Rank Team Car SUZ FUJ MIN SUZ MOT SGO FUJ MIN MOT SUZ Points
1 PIAA Nakajima 31 1 2 Ret 1 9 1 2 2 1 3 81
32 3 10 2 Ret Ret 5 Ret 4 4 6
2 Xbox Impul 1 Ret 1 1 5 1 Ret 3 1 3 1 60
2 7 7
3 ARTA 55 5 3 Ret 3 3 Ret 1 8 2 4 44
56 Ret Ret 4 6 5 6 5 5 Ret 7
4 5ZIGEN 5 6 Ret Ret 4 6 12 6 6 8 5 34
6 4 DNS 5 2 4 3 4 3 12 11
5 LeMans 7 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 8 9 10 5 Ret 29
8 2 6 3 Ret 2 4 Ret 7 6 2
6 DoCoMo Dandelion 68 13 8 7 8 11 2 7 Ret 7 Ret 6
7 Olympic Kondo 3 8 4 9 10 Ret Ret NC 9 11 10 3
4 12 Ret 8 12 Ret 11 10 12 14 9
8 Nova 9 15 11 12 Ret Ret Ret 13 DNS 15 13 2
10 9 5 Ret Ret 12 10 12 Ret Ret 12
9 Cosmo Oil Cerumo 11 11 Ret 6 7 7 Ret 11 Ret 9 Ret 1
10 Mooncraft 14 Ret Ret 11 13 10 7 Ret Ret 13 Ret 0
11 Team 22 22 10 9 10 9 8 9 8 11 10 8 0
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