2003 Formula Nippon Championship
Appearance
The 2003 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over 10 rounds. 10 different teams and 21 different drivers competed. All teams had to use Lola chassis (Lola B03/51) and Mugen Honda (Mugen MF308) engines.
Teams and drivers
[edit]Team | # | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
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PIAA Nakajima Racing | 1 | ![]() |
Lola B03/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
2 | ![]() |
All | |||
Olympic Kondo Racing Team | 3 | ![]() |
Lola B03/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
4 | ![]() |
All | |||
Team 5ZIGEN | 5 | ![]() |
Lola B03/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
6 | ![]() |
1–5 | |||
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7–10 | ||||
Forum Engineering ARTA Team LeMans | 7 | ![]() |
Lola B03/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
8 | ![]() |
All | |||
Planex EBBRO Nova Kacchao TCPRO Nova Team Nova Oizumi Team Nova |
9 | ![]() |
Lola B03/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
10 | ![]() |
1–4 | |||
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5–7 | ||||
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8–10 | ||||
Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo | 11 | ![]() |
Lola B03/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
12 | ![]() |
All | |||
Team Impul | 19 | ![]() |
Lola B03/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
20 | ![]() |
All | |||
Team 22 | 22 | ![]() |
Lola B03/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
Carrozzerria Team MOHN | 28 | ![]() |
Lola B03/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing | 40 | ![]() |
Lola B03/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
41 | ![]() |
All |
Race calendar and results
[edit]All races were held in Japan
Race | Track | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Race Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
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1 | Suzuka Circuit | 23 March | ![]() |
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Team Impul |
2 | Fuji Speedway | 6 April | ![]() |
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Team Impul |
3 | Mine Circuit | 27 April | ![]() |
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Team Impul |
4 | Twin Ring Motegi | 8 June | ![]() |
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Team 22 |
5 | Suzuka Circuit | 6 July | ![]() |
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DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing |
6 | Sportsland SUGO | 27 July | ![]() |
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Team Impul |
7 | Fuji Speedway | 31 August | ![]() |
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Team Impul |
8 | Mine Circuit | 21 September | ![]() |
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Team Impul |
9 | Twin Ring Motegi | 19 October | ![]() |
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Forum Engineering ARTA Team LeMans |
10 | Suzuka Circuit | 2 November | ![]() |
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Team 22 |
- At race 5 a sprint race of 18 laps (104.526 km) set the grid for the main race. The sprint race winner Richard Lyons started from pole in the main race. Takeshi Tsuchiya set pole position for the sprint race.
Championship standings
[edit]Drivers' Championship
[edit]- Scoring system
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
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Points | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Rank | Name | SUZ | FUJ | MIN | MOT | SUZ | SGO | FUJ | MIN | MOT | SUZ | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 56 |
2 | ![]() |
Ret | 2 | Ret | NC | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Ret | 35 |
3 | ![]() |
Ret | 5 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 1 | 31 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 2 | 1 | Ret | 22 |
5 | ![]() |
2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | Ret | 22 |
6 | ![]() |
9 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 1 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 9 | 20 |
7 | ![]() |
4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 3 | 12 | 5 | 19 |
8 | ![]() |
Ret | NC | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
9 | ![]() |
Ret | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | NC | Ret | NC | 13 | 6 | 13 |
10 | ![]() |
12 | 6 | Ret | DNS | 6 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
11 | ![]() |
5 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | Ret | 7 |
12 | ![]() |
4 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 3 | ||||||
13 | ![]() |
8 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
14 | ![]() |
6 | 10 | 8 | DNS | 12 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 10 | 1 |
15 | ![]() |
7 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 13 | 1 | |||||
16 | ![]() |
Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
17 | ![]() |
Ret | 11 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
18 | ![]() |
10 | 12 | 10 | Ret | Ret | NC | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 0 |
19 | ![]() |
Ret | Ret | 9 | 10 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | 0 |
20 | ![]() |
10 | 12 | Ret | 0 | |||||||
21 | ![]() |
11 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 0 |
Teams' Championship
[edit]Rank | Team | Car | SUZ | FUJ | MIN | MOT | SUZ | SGO | FUJ | MIN | MOT | SUZ | Points |
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1 | Impul | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 91 |
20 | Ret | 2 | Ret | NC | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Ret | |||
2 | Team LeMans | 7 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 2 | 1 | Ret | 38 |
8 | Ret | NC | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | |||
3 | PIAA Nakajima | 1 | 12 | 6 | Ret | DNS | 6 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 4 | 2 | 33 |
2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | Ret | |||
4 | Team 22 | 22 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 1 | 31 |
5 | Cosmo Oil Cerumo | 11 | 5 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | Ret | 23 |
12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 3 | 12 | 5 | |||
6 | DoCoMo Dandelion | 40 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 1 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 9 | 23 |
41 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | |||
7 | 5ZIGEN | 5 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | NC | Ret | NC | 13 | 6 | 17 |
6 | 7 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 13 | 4 | 7 | Ret | Ret | ||||
8 | Team MOHN | 28 | 6 | 10 | 8 | DNS | 12 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 10 | 1 |
9 | Team Nova | 9 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 10 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | 0 |
10 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 7 | |||
10 | Kondo Racing Team | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | Ret | Ret | NC | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 0 |
4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 |