Formula Mirage

Shimizu Cup Formule Mirage Series
Category Single seaters
Country Japan Japan
Inaugural season 1990
Folded 1995
Constructors Van Diemen
Reynard
Engine suppliers Mitsubishi
Last Drivers' champion Tsuyoshi Shimizu
Last Constructors' champion Reynard

The Formula Mirage was a racing class supported by the Japan Automobile Federation and Mitsubishi. This racingclass was started in the same year as the more successful Formula Toyota. After six seasons this class ceased to exist.

The cars

Formula Mirage was an open chassis class, open for all manufacturers. Only Van Diemen and Reynard Motorsports entered the series using converted Formula Ford 2000 chassis. All competitors had to use the same engine, Mitsubishi. This was a 2-liter, DOHC, 4-valve, Mitsubishi 4G63 engine.[1]

Champions

YearDriverCar
1990Keiichi TsuchiyaVan Diemen
1991Eiji YamadaVan Diemen
1992Osamu HagiwaraVan Diemen
1993Shoichi ItoReynard MW001
1994Takeshi AsamiReynard MW001
1995Tsuyoshi ShimizuReynard MW001

All-time win list

Driver199019911992199319941995Total
Takeshi Asami1146
Keiichi Tsuchiya33
Osamu Hagiwara123
Shoichi Ito33
Shinichi Yamaji22
Eiji Yamada22
Hidetoshi Mitsusada22
Takeshi Tsuchiya22
Kenshi Yamamoto112
Kono Taro22
Tsuyoshi Shimizu22
Hisashi Wada11
Hashimoto Motokokorozashi11
Sakae Obata11
Hiroyuki Enomoto11
Yasushi Oki11

References

  1. ↑ "Formula Mirage". Racing History Japan. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
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