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1991 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship
1991 International Formula 3000 Championship 1991 British Formula 3000 Championship
The 1991 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship was scheduled over 11 rounds and contested over 10 rounds. 27 different teams, 47 different drivers, five different chassis and three different engines competed.
Heroes Racing driver Ukyo Katayama won the championship and would step up to Formula One the following year. The 1991 season was also noteworthy for a one-off appearance by Michael Schumacher at the sixth round of the championship at Sportsland Sugo. Schumacher would finish second in his only appearance before making his Formula One debut four weeks later in Spa-Francorchamps, and would go on to win seven Formula One World Drivers' Championships.
36 cars attempted to qualify for the third round of the championship at Fuji, the most entries for a single Japanese top formula event.
Calendar
All events took place at venues located within the country of Japan.
| Race No | Track | Race name | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Winner | Pole position | Fastest race lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suzuka | Million Card Cup Race 2&4 Suzuka | 3 March 1991 | 35 | 5.864=205.241 km | 1'03:33.365 | 193.757 km/h | Ukyo Katayama | Ukyo Katayama | Ukyo Katayama |
| 2 | Autopolis | All Japan F3000 Championship in Autopolis | 24 March 1991 | 43 | 4.674=200.982 km | 1'08:17.963 | 176.560 km/h | Akihiko Nakaya | Akihiko Nakaya | Kazuyoshi Hoshino |
| 3 | Fuji | Cabin International Formula Cup | 14 April 1991 | 45 | 4.470=201.15 km | 1'00:09.320 | 200.631 km/h | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Mauro Martini | Keiji Matsumoto |
| 4 | Mine | Nippon Shinpan Super Cup Rd.1 Nishi-Nihon All Star | 12 May 1991 | 62 | 3.239=200.818 km | 1'36:48.120 | 124.471 km/h | Eddie Irvine | Akihiko Nakaya | Takuya Kurosawa |
| 5 | Suzuka | Million Card Cup Race Round 2 Suzuka | 26 May 1991 | 34 | 5.864=199.376 km | 1'03:38.746 | 187.955 km/h | Ukyo Katayama | Ukyo Katayama | Ross Cheever |
| 6 | Sugo | Nippon Shinpan Super Cup Rd.2 Sugo Inter Formula | 28 July 1991 | 54 | 3.704=200.016 km | 1'06:46.689 | 179.714 km/h | Ross Cheever | Ross Cheever | Akihiko Nakaya |
| 7 | Fuji | Nippon Shinpan Super Cup Rd.3 Fuji Champions | 11 August 1991 | 45 | 4.470=201.15 km | 0'59:58.828 | 201.216 km/h | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Mauro Martini | Ukyo Katayama |
| Fuji | Nippon Shinpan Super Cup Rd.4 Fuji Inter | 8 September 1991 | race postponed to November, 30 due to heavy rain | |||||||
| 8 | Suzuka | Million Card Cup Race Round 3 Suzuka | 29 September 1991 | 35 | 5.864=205.241 km | 1'05:07.814 | 189.074 km/h | Ross Cheever | Ukyo Katayama | Volker Weidler |
| Fuji | Nippon Shinpan Super Cup Rd.5 Fuji Final | 27 October 1991 | cancelled due to heavy rain | |||||||
| 9 | Suzuka | Million Card Cup Race Final Round Suzuka | 17 November 1991 | 35 | 5.864=205.241 km | 1'04:23.785 | 191.229 km/h | Ross Cheever | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Volker Weidler |
| 10 | Fuji | Nippon Shinpan Super Cup Rd.4 Fuji Inter | 30 November 1991 | 45 | 4.470=201.15 km | 0'59:33.076 | 202.666 km/h | Volker Weidler | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Toshio Suzuki |
Note:
Race 10 was started with the qualification times set for the race scheduled on September, 8.
The weekend in Fuji with the race cancelled on October, 27 saw only practice and qualification sections.
Final point standings
Driver
For every race, points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 to the runner up, 4 to third place, 3 to fourth place, 2 to fifth place, and 1 to sixth place. No additional points were awarded. The best 7 results count. No driver had a point deduction.
| Place | Name | Country | Team | Chassis | Engine | JPN | JPN | JPN | JPN | JPN | JPN | JPN | JPN | JPN | JPN | Total points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukyo Katayama | Cabin Racing/Heroes | Lola | Cosworth | 9 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - | 6 | 40 | |
| 2 | Ross Cheever | Team LeMans | Reynard | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | 9 | 9 | - | 27 | |
| 3 | Volker Weidler | Team Nova | Lola | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - | 4 | 9 | 25 | |
| 4 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Team Impul | Lola | Mugen Honda | - | 6 | 9 | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | 24 | |
| 5 | Hitoshi Ogawa | Stellar International | Lola | Mugen Honda | 6 | 1 | 4 | - | 6 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 20 | |
| 6 | Akihiko Nakaya | Le Garage Cox Racing/Mooncraft | Lola | Mugen Honda | - | 9 | - | - | - | 4 | - | 3 | - | - | 16 | |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Team Cerumo | Lola | Mugen Honda | - | 2 | - | 9 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | |
| 8 | Mauro Martini | Suntec Racing | Lola | Mugen Honda | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 6 | - | 13 | |
| 9 | Thomas Danielsson | Team Nova | Lola | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | 12 | |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Team LeMans | Ralt | Mugen Honda | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | |
| 11 | Jan Lammers | Dome | Dome | Mugen Honda | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 7 | |
| 12 | Keiji Matsumoto | Dome | Dome | Mugen Honda | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
| Michael Schumacher | Team LeMans | Ralt | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 | ||
| Jeff Krosnoff | Suntec Racing | Lola | Mugen Honda | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 6 | ||
| 15 | Toshio Suzuki | Universal Racing | Lola | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Paulo Carcasci | Bitoku Motorsport | Lola | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | ||
| 17 | Masanori Sekiya | Leyton House Racing | Lola | Mugen Honda | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Minoru Tanaka | Leyton House Racing | Lola | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | ||
| Naoki Hattori | Le Garage Cox Racing/Mooncraft | Lola | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | ||
| Maurizio Sandro Sala | Super Evolution Racing | Lola | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | ||
| 21 | Masahiro Hasemi | Speed Star Wheel Racing | Lola | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| 22 | Takuya Kurosawa | Nakajima Racing | Ralt | Mugen Honda | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Mika Salo | Ad Racing Team Co. Ltd. | Lola | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| Geoff Lees | Team Hayashi | Ralt | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Complete Overview
| first column of every race | 10 | = grid position |
|---|
| second column of every race | 10 | = race result |
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R=retired NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify DIS=disqualified
| - | Emanuele Pirro | Team Hayashi | Lola | Judd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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References
- "1991 All Japan F3000 Championship - 日本の4輪レース記録".
- took only part in the weekend with the cancelled race in Fuji
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