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1997 Formula Nippon Championship

1997 International Formula 3000 Championship 1997 British Formula 3000 Championship

The 1997 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over 10 rounds, 17 different teams, 37 different drivers, 3 different chassis and 2 different engines competed.

Each round saw a Special Stage after the original qualifying. The best six qualifiers had to compete in a separate session for the pole.

Teams and drivers

Team	#	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Rounds
Team LeMans	1	ARG Norberto Fontana	Reynard 96D
Reynard 97D	Mugen MF308	All
2	ARG Esteban Tuero	Reynard 96D	1–6
DEU Michael Krumm	8
JPN Yuji Tachikawa	9–10
Asahi Kiko Sports	3	JPN Atsushi Kawamoto	Reynard 96D	Mugen MF308	All
[Team 5ZIGEN](5zigen)	5	BEL Marc Goossens	Reynard 96D	Judd KV2
Mugen MF308	All
6	FIN Risto Virtanen	Reynard 95D
Reynard 96D	Judd KV2	1–3
JPN Eiichi Tajima	4–10
Team Anabuki Dome with Mugen	8	JPN Juichi Wakisaka	Dome F104	Mugen MF308	All
Shionogi Team Nova	9	ESP Pedro de la Rosa	Lola T97/51	Mugen MF308	All
10	JPN Akira Iida	All
Team Cerumo	11	JPN Hidetoshi Mitsusada	Lola T96/52	Mugen MF308	1–9
DEU Michael Krumm	10
12	IRL Sarah Kavanagh	Reynard 95D
Lola T94/50	Cosworth AC
Mugen MF308	1–2
JPN Shinsuke Shibahara	8–10
Team TMS	17	JPN Masahiko Kondo	Reynard 97D	Mugen MF308	All
18	IRL Ralph Firman Jr.	All
Team Impul	19	JPN Takuya Kurosawa	Lola T96/52	Mugen MF308	All
20	JPN Masahiko Kageyama	Reynard 96D
Lola T95/50	All
Be Brides ARP Asuka	21	JPN Tetsuya Tanaka	Lola T95/50	Mugen MF308	1, 5–10
Navi Connection Racing Team	27	JPN Masami Kageyama	Reynard 96D
Reynard 97D	Mugen MF308	All
28	JPN Katsumi Yamamoto	Reynard 95D
Reynard 96D	All
Super Nova with Mirai
Kamome Service with Mirai	32	ITA Vincenzo Sospiri	Reynard 95D	Mugen MF308	9–10
33	JPN Toshio Suzuki	Reynard 95D	All
Auto Tech Stellar
STP Stellar	34	ITA Mauro Martini	Reynard 96D	Mugen MF308	3
GBR Andrew Gilbert-Scott	4, 6, 9
ITA Andrea Boldrini	7–8, 10
35	DEU Michael Krumm	Reynard 96D	1–3
ITA Marco Apicella	4–10
Takagi B-1 Racing Team	36	JPN Tetsuji Tamanaka	Lola T95/50	Mugen MF308	All
37	JPN Masao Yamada	Lola T94/50	1–5, 7–10
Funai Super Aguri	55	JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi	Reynard 96D	Mugen MF308	All
56	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	Reynard 94D
Reynard 97D
Reynard 95D	1–9
JPN Ryō Michigami	10
Team LeyJun
Sri Lanka with Team LeyJun	62	JPN Tetsushi Toda	Reynard 94D	Mugen MF308	4–8
63	LKA Dilantha Malagamuwa	Reynard 96D	1–5
JPN "Osamu"	6–10
PIAA Nakajima Racing	64	JPN Toranosuke Takagi	Reynard 97D	Mugen MF308	All
65	JPN Koji Yamanishi	All

Race calendar and results

All races were held in Japan.

Race	Track	Date	Pole position	Fastest Race Lap	Winning driver
Suzuka Circuit	27 April	JPN Toranosuke Takagi	JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi	ESP Pedro de la Rosa	Shionogi Team Nova
Mine Circuit	18 May	JPN Toranosuke Takagi	JPN Katsumi Yamamoto	ESP Pedro de la Rosa	Shionogi Team Nova
Fuji Speedway	1 June	JPN Takuya Kurosawa	JPN Takuya Kurosawa	JPN Takuya Kurosawa	Team Impul
Suzuka Circuit	6 July	JPN Toranosuke Takagi	JPN Masahiko Kageyama	JPN Toranosuke Takagi	PIAA Nakajima Racing
Sportsland SUGO	3 August	ESP Pedro de la Rosa	ARG Norberto Fontana	ESP Pedro de la Rosa	Shionogi Team Nova
Fuji Speedway	31 August	ESP Pedro de la Rosa	ESP Pedro de la Rosa	ESP Pedro de la Rosa	Shionogi Team Nova
Mine Circuit	14 September	JPN Toranosuke Takagi	ESP Pedro de la Rosa	ARG Norberto Fontana	Team LeMans
Twin Ring Motegi	28 September	ESP Pedro de la Rosa	JPN Masami Kageyama	ESP Pedro de la Rosa	Shionogi Team Nova
Fuji Speedway	19 October	JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi	ESP Pedro de la Rosa	JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi	Funai Super Aguri
Suzuka Circuit	9 November	ESP Pedro de la Rosa	JPN Masahiko Kageyama	ESP Pedro de la Rosa	Shionogi Team Nova

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

;Scoring system:

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

Rank	Name	SUZ	MIN	FUJ	SUZ	SGO	FUJ	MIN	MOT	FUJ
ESP Pedro de la Rosa	1	1	2	3	1	*1*	2	1	2	1
JPN Takuya Kurosawa	2	2	*1*	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	2
ARG Norberto Fontana	9	8	6	Ret	7	2	1	3	Ret	Ret
JPN Hidetoshi Mitsusada	3	7	4	4	Ret	3	3	9	5
JPN Masami Kageyama	11	9	11	5	6	4	7	2	3	4
JPN Toranosuke Takagi	Ret	DNS	3	1	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	5
JPN Masahiko Kageyama	Ret	Ret	5	2	3	Ret	15	Ret	12	3
IRL Ralph Firman Jr.	Ret	4	15	6	2	13	Ret	5	Ret	11
JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi	7	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	18	8	Ret	1	Ret
JPN Akira Iida	6	3	Ret	7	Ret	5	10	11	Ret	13
JPN Satoshi Motoyama	4	DNS	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	4
ITA Marco Apicella				8	5	8	4	Ret	6	8
JPN Toshio Suzuki	8	5	7	Ret	4	16	9	8	Ret	9
JPN Juichi Wakisaka	12	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	11	4	Ret	Ret
JPN Koji Yamanishi	5	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	17	Ret	7
ARG Esteban Tuero	Ret	Ret	9	11	Ret	6
DEU Michael Krumm	Ret	13	Ret					6		10
JPN Tetsuya Tanaka	Ret				Ret	11	14	Ret	13	6
JPN Katsumi Yamamoto	10	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	12	Ret	14	7	Ret
ITA Andrea Boldrini							13	7		Ret
JPN Atsushi Kawamoto	Ret	10	16	15	9	Ret	12	15	8	14
JPN Masahiko Kondo	15	DNS	12	14	8	14	Ret	13	11	Ret
JPN Eiichi Tajima				13	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	12
JPN Yuji Tachikawa									9	Ret
BEL Marc Goossens	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	10	Ret	Ret
LKA Dilantha Malagamuwa	Ret	11	14	Ret	10
JPN Shinsuke Shibahara								12	10	Ret
FIN Risto Virtanen	Ret	Ret	10
GBR Andrew Gilbert-Scott				12		Ret			14
JPN Masao Yamada	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	DSQ		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
JPN Tetsuji Tamanaka	13	Ret	13	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ
IRL Sarah Kavanagh	14	Ret
JPN "Osamu"						15	16	16	Ret	16
ITA Vincenzo Sospiri									Ret	15
JPN Tetsushi Toda				17	Ret	17	17	DNQ
ITA Mauro Martini			Ret
JPN Ryō Michigami										Ret

Teams' Championship

Rank	Name	Car	SUZ	MIN	FUJ	SUZ	SGO	FUJ	MIN	MOT	FUJ
Shionogi Nova	9	1	1	2	3	1	1	2	1	2	1
10	6	3	Ret	7	Ret	5	10	11	Ret	13
Impul	19	2	2	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	2
20	Ret	Ret	5	2	3	Ret	15	Ret	12	3
LeMans	1	9	8	6	Ret	7	2	1	3	Ret	Ret
2	Ret	Ret	9	11	Ret	6		6	9	Ret
PIAA Nakajima	64	Ret	DNS	3	1	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	5
65	5	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	17	Ret	7
Cerumo	11	3	7	4	4	Ret	3	3	9	5	10
12	14	Ret						12	10	Ret
Navi Connection	27	11	9	11	5	6	4	7	2	3	4
28	10	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	12	Ret	14	7	Ret
Funai Super Aguri	55	7	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	18	8	Ret	1	Ret
56	4	DNS	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	4	Ret
Team TMS	17	15	DNS	12	14	8	14	Ret	13	11	Ret
18	Ret	4	15	6	2	13	Ret	5	Ret	11
Stellar	34			Ret	12		Ret	13	7	14	Ret
35	Ret	13	Ret	8	5	8	4	Ret	6	8
Mirai	32									Ret	15
33	8	5	7	Ret	4	16	9	8	Ret	9
Dome with Mugen	8	12	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	11	4	Ret	Ret
Be Brides	21	Ret				Ret	11	14	Ret	13	6
Asahi Kiko Sports	3	Ret	10	16	15	9	Ret	12	15	8	14
[5ZIGEN](5zigen)	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	10	Ret	Ret
6	Ret	Ret	10	13	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	12
Team LeyJUN	62				17	Ret	17	17	DNQ
63	Ret	11	14	Ret	10	15	16	16	Ret	16
Takagi B-1 Racing	36	13	Ret	13	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ
37	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	DSQ		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ

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