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
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

All races were held in Japan.

Race Track Date Pole Position Fastest Race Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 Suzuka Circuit24 March Ralph Firman Ralph Firman Ralph Firman PIAA Nakajima Racing
2 Fuji Speedway7 April Satoshi Motoyama Naoki Hattori Satoshi Motoyama Xbox Team Impul
3 Mine Circuit19 May Ralph Firman Satoshi Motoyama Satoshi Motoyama Xbox Team Impul
4 Suzuka-East Circuit7 July Takeshi Tsuchiya Hidetoshi Mitsusada Ralph Firman PIAA Nakajima Racing
5 Twin Ring Motegi21 July Juichi Wakisaka Satoshi Motoyama Satoshi Motoyama Xbox Team Impul
6 Sportsland SUGO4 August Takeshi Tsuchiya Naoki Hattori Ralph Firman PIAA Nakajima Racing
7 Fuji Speedway1 September Takeshi Tsuchiya Ryo Michigami Juichi Wakisaka Autobacs Racing Team Aguri
8 Mine Circuit22 September Takeshi Tsuchiya Satoshi Motoyama Satoshi Motoyama Xbox Team Impul
9 Twin Ring Motegi20 October Juichi Wakisaka Juichi Wakisaka Ralph Firman PIAA Nakajima Racing
10 Suzuka Circuit3 November Juichi Wakisaka Ryo Michigami Satoshi Motoyama Xbox Team Impul

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship
Scoring system
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th
Points1064321
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
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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