2001 Formula Nippon Championship

The 2001 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over 10 rounds. 11 different teams, 23 different drivers, 2 different chassis and only 1 engine competed.

2001 Formula Nippon Championship
Previous: 2000 Next: 2002
Related series:
2001 International Formula 3000 Championship
2001 Euro Formula 3000 Championship

Teams and drivers
Team # Driver Chassis Engine Rounds
PIAA Nakajima Racing 1 Tsugio Matsuda Reynard 2KL Mugen MF308 All
2 Ralph Firman Reynard 99L All
Olympic Kondo Racing Team 3 Yuji Tachikawa Reynard 99L Mugen MF308 All
4 Katsutomo Kaneishi All
Team 5ZIGEN 5 Naoki Hattori Reynard 99L Mugen MF308 All
6 Michael Krumm Reynard 99L
Reynard 01L		 All
Team LeMans 7 Alex Yoong Reynard 99L Mugen MF308 1–6
Koji Yamanishi 7–10
8 Yudai Igarashi All
Team Morinaga Nova 9 Richard Lyons G-Force GF03C Mugen MF308 All
10 André Couto G-Force GF03C
Reynard 99L		 All
Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo 11 Masami Kageyama Reynard 99L Mugen MF308 All
12 Seiji Ara All
Mooncraft 14 Ryo Michigami Reynard 01L Mugen MF308 2–10
excite Team Impul 19 Satoshi Motoyama Reynard 01L Mugen MF308 All
20 Narain Karthikeyan Reynard 99L All
Takagi B-1 Car Club 36 Tetsuji Tamanaka Reynard 2KL
Reynard 99L		 Mugen MF308 All
37 Masahiko Kageyama Reynard 99L All
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri 55 Juichi Wakisaka Reynard 99L Mugen MF308 All
56 Takeshi Tsuchiya All
DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing 68 Hideki Noda Reynard 2KL Mugen MF308 All
69 Jaroslaw Wierczuk Reynard 99L 1–4
Hidetoshi Mitsusada 5

Calendar

All races were held in Japan.

Race NoTrackDateLapsDistanceTimeSpeedWinnerPole PositionFastest Race Lap
1Suzuka25 March 2001355.821=203.735 km1'15:59.230160.871 km/hNaoki HattoriNaoki HattoriJuichi Wakisaka
2Motegi22 April 2001454.796=215.82 km1'15:01.630172.593 km/hNaoki HattoriSatoshi MotoyamaJuichi Wakisaka
3Mine20 May 2001613.247=198.067 km1'19:34.746149.336 km/hSatoshi MotoyamaSatoshi MotoyamaSatoshi Motoyama
4Fuji3 June 2001504.4=220.0 km1'06:34.546198.270 km/hNaoki HattoriSatoshi MotoyamaNaoki Hattori
5Suzuka-East1 July 2001722.244=161.568 km1'10:41.495137.132 km/hSatoshi MotoyamaRyo MichigamiRalph Firman, Jr.
6Sugo29 July 2001603.704=222.24 km1'14:19.151179.421 km/hSatoshi MotoyamaJuichi WakisakaJuichi Wakisaka
7Fuji2 September 2001504.4=220.0 km1'06:43.443197.830 km/hJuichi WakisakaJuichi WakisakaJuichi Wakisaka
8Mine23 September 2001623.247=201.314 km1'20:18.196150.415 km/hSatoshi MotoyamaJuichi WakisakaRyo Michigami
9Motegi21 October 2001454.796=215.82 km1'14:10.308174.584 km/hRalph Firman, Jr.Ralph Firman, Jr.Juichi Wakisaka
10Suzuka18 November 2001355.821=203.735 km1'04:06.917190.658 km/hRalph Firman, Jr.Tsugio MatsudaMichael Krumm

Note:

Race 8 originally fastest lap set by Juichi Wakisaka, but he was disqualified.

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship
Scoring system
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th
Points1064321
Rank Name SUZ MOT MIN FUJ SUZ SGO FUJ MIN MOT SUZ Points
1 Satoshi Motoyama Ret 9 1 Ret 1 1 4 1 2 Ret 49
2 Naoki Hattori 1 1 5 1 8 7 12 6 Ret 10 33
3 Yuji Tachikawa 13 2 11 Ret 4 4 2 3 5 2 30
4 Ralph Firman 5 Ret 2 6 Ret Ret 7 Ret 1 1 29
5 Juichi Wakisaka 2 10 12 Ret 6 2 1 DSQ Ret Ret 23
6 Ryo Michigami Ret 10 3 2 3 Ret Ret 3 3 22
7 Michael Krumm Ret 4 4 2 Ret 6 3 Ret 7 4 20
8 Takeshi Tsuchiya 10 Ret 3 Ret 3 Ret 14 2 6 5 17
9 Masami Kageyama 4 5 6 5 Ret 11 6 4 8 7 12
10 Tsugio Matsuda Ret 3 8 Ret 5 5 Ret Ret 9 9 8
11 André Couto Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret 5 Ret 4 14 5
12 Seiji Ara 3 Ret Ret Ret 9 10 8 Ret 12 Ret 4
13 Katsutomo Kaneishi 7 6 Ret 4 Ret 9 11 Ret 11 13 4
14 Koji Yamanishi 10 5 10 Ret 2
15 Narain Karthikeyan 6 7 9 Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret 6 2
16 Alex Yoong 11 Ret 7 7 10 Ret 0
17 Yudai Igarashi 9 Ret Ret 11 7 8 Ret Ret Ret 8 0
18 Tetsuji Tamanaka 15 Ret 14 8 Ret 15 15 7 15 Ret 0
19 Richard Lyons 8 8 Ret 9 11 12 Ret Ret 13 12 0
20 Masahiko Kageyama 12 Ret Ret 10 DNS 14 16 Ret Ret Ret 0
21 Hideki Noda Ret Ret Ret 13 12 Ret 13 Ret Ret 11 0
22 Jaroslaw Wierczuk 14 Ret 13 DNS 0
23 Hidetoshi Mitsusada 13 0

Teams' Championship
Rank Team Car SUZ MOT MIN FUJ SUZ SGO FUJ MIN MOT SUZ Points
1 5ZIGEN 5 1 1 5 1 8 7 12 6 Ret 10 53
6 Ret 4 4 2 Ret 6 3 Ret 7 4
2 excite Impul 19 Ret 9 1 Ret 1 1 4 1 2 Ret 51
20 6 7 9 Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret 6
3 ARTA 55 2 10 12 Ret 6 2 1 DSQ Ret Ret 40
56 10 Ret 3 Ret 3 Ret 14 2 6 5
4 PIAA Nakajima 1 Ret 3 8 Ret 5 5 Ret Ret 9 9 37
2 5 Ret 2 6 Ret Ret 7 Ret 1 1
5 Olympic Kondo 3 13 2 11 Ret 4 4 2 3 5 2 34
4 7 6 Ret 4 Ret 9 11 Ret 11 13
6 Mooncraft 14 Ret 10 3 2 3 Ret Ret 3 3 22
7 Cosmo Oil Cerumo 11 4 5 6 5 Ret 11 6 4 8 7 16
12 3 Ret Ret Ret 9 10 8 Ret 12 Ret
8 Team Morinaga Nova 9 8 8 Ret 9 11 12 Ret Ret 13 12 5
10 Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret 5 Ret 4 14
9 LeMans 7 11 Ret 7 7 10 Ret 10 5 10 Ret 2
8 9 Ret Ret 11 7 8 Ret Ret Ret 8
10 Takagi B-1 Racing 36 15 Ret 14 8 Ret 15 15 7 15 Ret 0
37 12 Ret Ret 10 DNS 14 16 Ret Ret Ret
11 DoCoMo Dandelion 68 Ret Ret Ret 13 12 Ret 13 Ret Ret 11 0
69 14 Ret 13 DNS 13
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