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1995 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship
1995 International Formula 3000 Championship
The 1995 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship was scheduled over 9 rounds and contested over 8 rounds. 16 different teams, 26 different drivers, 3 different chassis and 3 different engines competed.
This was the last season of the Japanese Formula 3000 Championship as the main single seater racing category in Japan. It was replaced in 1996 by the Japanese Formula Nippon Championship.
Teams and drivers
| Team | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team 5ZIGEN | 1 | ITA Marco Apicella | Reynard 94D | |||
| Reynard 95D | Judd KV2 | All | ||||
| 5 | USA Jeff Krosnoff | Lola T94/50 | All | |||
| 6 | JPN Hidetoshi Mitsusada | Lola T93/50 | Cosworth DFV | 4, 6–9 | ||
| Heroes Racing Corporation | 3 | JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi | Lola T94/50 | Judd KV2 | All | |
| Advan Sport | 7 | JPN Masami Kageyama | Lola T94/50 | |||
| Lola T95/50 | Mugen MF308 | All | ||||
| Speed Star Wheel Racing Team | ||||||
| avex Dome with Mugen Racing Team | 8 | JPN Shinji Nakano | Dome F104 | Mugen MF308 | ||
| All | ||||||
| Shionogi Team Nova | 9 | ITA Mauro Martini | Lola T95/50 | Mugen MF308 | All | |
| 10 | JPN Akira Iida | 1–3, 5–9 | ||||
| JPN Yukihiro Hane | 4 | |||||
| Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo | ||||||
| Cerumo Co. | 11 | DNK Tom Kristensen | Lola T94/50 | Mugen MF308 | All | |
| 12 | JPN Motonari Higuchi | 8 | ||||
| JPN "Osamu" | 9 | |||||
| Hoshino Racing | ||||||
| Nisseki Impul Racing Team | 15 | JPN Toshio Suzuki | Lola T94/50 | Mugen MF308 | All | |
| 19 | JPN Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Lola T93/50 | ||||
| Lola T95/50 | All | |||||
| Ad Racing Team | 17 | JPN Taichiro Oonishi | Lola T94/50 | Judd KV2 | 1 | |
| 18 | JPN Naohiro Furuya | Lola T93/50 | Cosworth DFV | 1 | ||
| Oasys | ||||||
| Stellar International | 20 | GBR Andrew Gilbert-Scott | Lola T93/50 | Mugen MF308 | All | |
| 21 | DEU Michael Krumm | 3–9 | ||||
| Team LeMans | ||||||
| X Japan Racing Team | 24 | JPN Naoki Hattori | Reynard 95D | Mugen MF308 | All | |
| 25 | JPN Katsumi Yamamoto | Reynard 94D | ||||
| Reynard 95D | All | |||||
| Navi Connection Racing | 27 | JPN Masahiko Kageyama | Reynard 94D | |||
| Reynard 95D | Mugen MF308 | |||||
| All | ||||||
| 28 | JPN Masahiko Kondo | Reynard 94D | 4–9 | |||
| Team Gullwing | 30 | JPN Hideki Okada | Lola T93/50 | Cosworth DFV | 3–6, 8–9 | |
| With Project | 33 | JPN Masatomo Shimizu | Lola T93/50 | Mugen MF308 | 2, 6, 8 | |
| Nakajima Planning | 64 | JPN Toranosuke Takagi | Reynard 94D | |||
| Reynard 95D | Mugen MF308 | All | ||||
| 65 | JPN Takuya Kurosawa | All |
Race calendar
All races were held in Japan.
| Round | Race name | Circuit | Location | Date | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Million Card Cup Race Round 1 Suzuka | Suzuka Circuit | Suzuka, Mie | 19 March | ||||||||||
| International Formula Cup | Fuji Speedway | Oyama, Shizuoka | 9 April | ||||||||||
| F3000 Mine All Star | Mine Circuit | Mine, Yamaguchi Prefecture | 7 May | ||||||||||
| Million Card Cup Race Round 2 Suzuka | Suzuka Circuit | Suzuka, Mie | 21 May | ||||||||||
| Sugo Inter Formula F3000 & F3 | Sportsland SUGO | Shibata, Miyagi | 30 July | ||||||||||
| Fuji Inter F3000 & F3 | Fuji Speedway | Oyama, Shizuoka | 3 September | ||||||||||
| Tokachi International F3000 | Tokachi International Speedway | Sarabetsu, Hokkaido | 17 September | ||||||||||
| International F3000 Fuji Final | Fuji Speedway | Oyama, Shizuoka | 15 October | ||||||||||
| Million Card Cup Race Final Round Suzuka | Suzuka Circuit | Suzuka, Mie | 19 November |
Race results
Round 2 at Fuji Speedway was cancelled after the race was red flagged with one lap completed due to heavy rain.
| Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzuka Circuit | GBR Andrew Gilbert-Scott | JPN Toshio Suzuki | JPN Naoki Hattori | Team LeMans | ||||||||||
| Fuji Speedway | JPN Naoki Hattori | Race cancelled due to weather conditions | ||||||||||||
| Mine Circuit | DNK Tom Kristensen | USA Jeff Krosnoff | DNK Tom Kristensen | Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo | ||||||||||
| Suzuka Circuit | JPN Takuya Kurosawa | JPN Toshio Suzuki | JPN Toshio Suzuki | Hoshino Racing | ||||||||||
| Sportsland SUGO | JPN Toranosuke Takagi | USA Jeff Krosnoff | JPN Toranosuke Takagi | Nakajima Planning | ||||||||||
| Fuji Speedway | JPN Toshio Suzuki | JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi | GBR Andrew Gilbert-Scott | Stellar International | ||||||||||
| Tokachi International Speedway | JPN Toranosuke Takagi | JPN Toranosuke Takagi | JPN Toranosuke Takagi | Nakajima Planning | ||||||||||
| Fuji Speedway | JPN Naoki Hattori | JPN Toranosuke Takagi | JPN Toranosuke Takagi | Nakajima Planning | ||||||||||
| Suzuka Circuit | JPN Masahiko Kageyama | JPN Kazuyoshi Hoshino | JPN Toshio Suzuki | Hoshino Racing |
Championship standings
; Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top six classified finishers. For the Drivers standings, the best six results were counted
| Position | Points |
|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd |
| 9 | 6 |
; Driver standings
| Rank | Driver | SUZ | FUJ | MIN | SUZ | SUG | FUJ | TOK | FUJ | SUZ | Points | 1 | 34 (35) | 2 | 29 | 3 | 29 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 16 (17) | 6 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 23 | 0 | - | - | - | Rank | Driver | SUZ | FUJ | MIN | SUZ | SUG | FUJ | TOK | FUJ | SUZ | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Toshio Suzuki | 5 | C | 2 | 1 | Ret | 3 | (6) | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Toranosuke Takagi | 7 | C | 5 | Ret | 1 | 12 | *1* | 1 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNK Tom Kristensen | 4 | C | 1 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 2 | Ret | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Kazuyoshi Hoshino | 11 | C | 3 | 6 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Mauro Martini | (6) | C | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Takuya Kurosawa | 2 | C | Ret | 4 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Andrew Gilbert-Scott | 8 | C | Ret | 11 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Naoki Hattori | 1 | C | Ret | 7 | 5 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Katsumi Yamamoto | Ret | C | 4 | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi | Ret | C | Ret | 5 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 4 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Shinji Nakano | Ret | C | 7 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 5 | 9 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Masahiko Kageyama | 3 | C | 8 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Masami Kageyama | 12 | C | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | 14 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DEU Michael Krumm | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Hidetoshi Mitsusada | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Marco Apicella | Ret | C | Ret | 8 | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Akira Iida | Ret | C | Ret | 8 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Jeff Krosnoff | 10 | C | 9 | 12 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 12 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Masahiko Kondo | 10 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 13 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Hideki Okada | Ret | 9 | Ret | 14 | 10 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Thomas Danielsson | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Masatomo Shimizu | C | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Motonari Higuchi | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Yukihiro Hane | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN "Osamu" | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Naohiro Furuya | DNS |
|}
Complete Overview
| first column of every race | 10 | = grid position |
|---|
| second column of every race | 10 | = race result |
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R13=retired, but classified R=retired NS=did not start
| - | Naohiro Furuya | Ad Racing Team Co. Ltd. | Lola | Cosworth | 18 | NS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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