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1996 Formula Nippon Championship

1996 International Formula 3000 Championship 1996 British Formula Two Championship

The 1996 Formula Nippon Championship was the first season under the name Formula Nippon; before 1996, the category was named Japanese Formula 3000. This season was contested over 10 rounds. Fifteen different teams, 28 different drivers, three different chassis and three different engines competed. Ralf Schumacher won the championship, winning three races.

This was the final season for six-time Top Formula Champion Kazuyoshi Hoshino, who announced his retirement from the series prior to the start of the 1997 season.

Teams and drivers

Team	#	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Rounds
Kamome Service Racing Team with Impul
Calsonic Racing Team with Impul	1	JPN Toshio Suzuki	Lola T96/94
Lola T96/52	Mugen MF308		All
19	JPN Kazuyoshi Hoshino	Lola T96/95
Lola T96/52	All
Team Anabuki Dome with Mugen
Team avex Dome with Mugen	2	JPN Katsumi Yamamoto	Dome F104i	Mugen MF308	All
8	JPN Shinji Nakano	All
[Team 5ZIGEN](5zigen)	5	ITA Marco Apicella	Reynard 95D
Reynard 96D	Judd KV2		All
6	JPN Hidetoshi Mitsusada	Lola T95/50
Reynard 96D	All
Advan Pal Checkers	7	JPN Masami Kageyama	Lola T95/50	Judd KV2	All
17	JPN Taichiro Oonishi	Lola T94/50	Mugen MF308	All
Shionogi Team Nova	9	ESP Pedro de la Rosa	Lola T96/51	Mugen MF308	All
10	ARG Norberto Fontana	All
Slim Beauty House Cerumo	12	JPN Yukihiro Hane	Lola T94/50	Mugen MF308	All
Nihon Lead Yamada	15	JPN Masao Yamada	Lola T94/50	Mugen MF308	1–5, 7–8, 10
JPN Tetsuya Tanaka	6, 9
Kanagawa Clinic Stellar	20	GBR Andrew Gilbert-Scott	Reynard 96D	Mugen MF308	All
21	DEU Michael Krumm	Reynard 96D	All
X Japan Racing Team LeMans	24	JPN Naoki Hattori	Reynard 96D	Mugen MF308	All
25	DEU Ralf Schumacher	All
Navi Connection Racing Team	27	JPN Masahiko Kageyama	Reynard 96D	Mugen MF308	All
28	JPN Masahiko Kondo	Reynard 94D
Reynard 95D	1–7, 9–10
DNK Tom Kristensen	8
Art Brilliant Gullwing	30	JPN Eiichi Tajima	Lola T94/50	Mugen MF308	All
31	JPN Hideki Okada	Lola T95/50	All
Funai Super Aguri	55	JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi	Reynard 95D	Mugen MF308	All
56	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	All
PIAA Nakajima Racing	64	JPN Toranosuke Takagi	Reynard 96D	Mugen MF308	All
65	JPN Takuya Kurosawa	All
Asahi Kiko Sports	72	JPN Atsushi Kawamoto	Lola T93	Cosworth DFV	All
73	JPN Tetsuji Tamanaka	All

Race calendar and results

All races were held in Japan.

Race	Track	Date	Pole position	Fastest Race Lap	Winning driver
Suzuka Circuit	28 April	JPN Toranosuke Takagi	DEU Michael Krumm	JPN Kazuyoshi Hoshino	Calsonic Racing Team with Impul
Mine Circuit	12 May	DEU Michael Krumm	ARG Norberto Fontana	DEU Ralf Schumacher	X Japan Racing Team LeMans
Fuji Speedway	26 May	DEU Ralf Schumacher	ARG Norberto Fontana	ARG Norberto Fontana	Shionogi Team Nova
Tokachi International Speedway	23 June	JPN Toranosuke Takagi	DEU Michael Krumm	DEU Ralf Schumacher	X Japan Racing Team LeMans
Suzuka Circuit	7 July	JPN Toranosuke Takagi	JPN Shinji Nakano	JPN Toranosuke Takagi	PIAA Nakajima Racing
Sportsland SUGO	4 August	JPN Toranosuke Takagi	JPN Toranosuke Takagi	JPN Toranosuke Takagi	PIAA Nakajima Racing
Fuji Speedway	1 September	JPN Naoki Hattori	ARG Norberto Fontana	JPN Naoki Hattori	X Japan Racing Team LeMans
Mine Circuit	15 September	JPN Toshio Suzuki	JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi	DEU Ralf Schumacher	X Japan Racing Team LeMans
Suzuka Circuit	29 September	DEU Ralf Schumacher	JPN Shinji Nakano	JPN Naoki Hattori	X Japan Racing Team LeMans
Fuji Speedway	20 October	JPN Kazuyoshi Hoshino	JPN Shinji Nakano	JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi	Funai Super Aguri

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

;Scoring system:

Position		1st		2nd		3rd		4th		5th		6th	Points		10		6		4		3		2		1

Rank	Driver	SUZ	MIN	FUJ	TOK	SUZ	SUG	FUJ	MIN	SUZ
DEU Ralf Schumacher	3	1	19	1	4	Ret	Ret	1	4	Ret
JPN Naoki Hattori	8	Ret	2	3	3	8	1	3	1	Ret
JPN Kazuyoshi Hoshino	1	Ret	3	4	5	2	Ret	Ret	2	Ret
JPN Toranosuke Takagi	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	1	*1*	Ret	Ret	6	Ret
ARG Norberto Fontana	14	2	1	Ret	8	Ret	2	Ret	11	Ret
JPN Shinji Nakano	2	13	Ret	9	6	7	3	2	9	4
JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi	6	Ret	4	5	7	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	1
ESP Pedro de la Rosa	5	7	6	6	Ret	11	6	Ret	5	2
JPN Takuya Kurosawa	Ret	8	15	7	2	5	8	5	8	Ret
JPN Satoshi Motoyama	7	Ret	5	17	12	3	5	6	Ret	DNS
JPN Masami Kageyama	10	5	Ret	2	17	15	9	11	Ret	Ret
JPN Toshio Suzuki	18	Ret	12	11	9	10	7	4	3	Ret
GBR Andrew Gilbert-Scott	Ret	Ret	7	14	Ret	4	Ret	7	Ret	5
JPN Masahiko Kageyama	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	12	Ret	9	7	3
DEU Michael Krumm	4	6	11	16	11	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
ITA Marco Apicella	12	4	8	8	14	13	12	Ret	10	Ret
JPN Katsumi Yamamoto	9	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	10	Ret	Ret
JPN Masahiko Kondo	Ret	9	16	13	Ret	Ret	14		Ret	6
JPN Atsushi Kawamoto	Ret	11	Ret	15	19	16	13	Ret	Ret	7
DNK Tom Kristensen								8
JPN Hidetoshi Mitsusada	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	10	14	10	12	Ret	Ret
JPN Hideki Okada	11	Ret	17	10	20	Ret	11	10	Ret	DNS
JPN Taichiro Ohnishi	15	10	14	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	Ret
JPN Eiichi Tajima	13	12	13	12	18	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS
JPN Yukihiro Hane	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	16	13	12	Ret
JPN Tetsuya Tanaka						Ret			13
JPN Tetsuji Tamanaka	17	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	15	Ret	NC
JPN Masao Yamada	DNQ	DNQ	18	DNQ	DNQ		15	DNQ		Ret

Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap |}

Team's championship

Rank	Team	Car	SUZ	MIN	FUJ	TOK	SUZ	SUG	FUJ	MIN	SUZ
X-Japan Le Mans	24	8	Ret	2	3	3	8	1	3	1	Ret
25	3	1	19	1	4	Ret	Ret	1	4	Ret
Team Impul	1	18	Ret	12	11	9	10	7	4	3	Ret
19	1	Ret	3	4	5	2	Ret	Ret	2	Ret
PIAA Nakajima	64	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	1	*1*	Ret	Ret	6	Ret
65	Ret	8	15	7	2	5	8	5	8	Ret
Shionogi Nova	9	5	7	6	6	Ret	11	6	Ret	5	2
10	14	2	1	Ret	8	Ret	2	Ret	11	Ret
Funai Super Aguri	55	6	Ret	4	5	7	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	1
56	7	Ret	5	17	12	3	5	6	Ret	DNS
Mugen Dome	2	9	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	10	Ret	Ret
8	2	13	Ret	9	6	7	3	2	9	4
Kanagawa Clinic Stellar	20	Ret	Ret	7	14	Ret	4	Ret	7	Ret	5
21	4	6	11	16	11	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
Pal Checkers	7	10	5	Ret	2	17	15	9	11	Ret	Ret
17	15	10	14	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	Ret
Navi Connection	27	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	12	Ret	9	7	3
28	Ret	9	16	13	Ret	Ret	14	8	Ret	6
[5Zigen](5zigen)	5	12	4	8	8	14	13	12	Ret	10	Ret
6	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	10	14	10	12	Ret	Ret
Asahi Kiko Sports	72	Ret	11	Ret	15	19	16	13	Ret	Ret	7
73	17	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	15	Ret	NC
Art Brilliant Gullwing	30	13	12	13	12	18	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS
31	11	Ret	17	10	20	Ret	11	10	Ret	DNS
Slim Beauty House Cerumo	12	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	16	13	12	Ret
Nihon Lead Yamada	15	DNQ	DNQ	18	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	15	DNQ	13	Ret

Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap |}

Complete Overview

first column of every race	10	= grid position

second column of every race	10	= race result

R=retired NC=not classified NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify

-	Masao Yamada		Nihon Lead Yamada	Lola	Mugen Honda	26	NQ	26	NQ	26	18	26	NQ	26	NQ	-	-	26	15	26	NQ	-	-	26	R

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