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2001 Formula Nippon Championship

2001 International Formula 3000 Championship 2001 Euro Formula 3000 Championship

The 2001 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over 10 rounds. 11 different teams, 23 different drivers, 2 different chassis and only 1 engine competed in the series.

Teams and drivers

Team	#	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Rounds
PIAA Nakajima Racing	1	JPN Tsugio Matsuda	Reynard 2KL	Mugen MF308	All
2	IRL Ralph Firman Jr.	Reynard 99L	All
Olympic Kondo Racing Team	3	JPN Yuji Tachikawa	Reynard 99L	Mugen MF308	All
4	JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi	All
[Team 5ZIGEN](5zigen)	5	JPN Naoki Hattori	Reynard 99L	Mugen MF308	All
6	DEU Michael Krumm	Reynard 99L
Reynard 01L	All
Team LeMans	7	MYS Alex Yoong	Reynard 99L	Mugen MF308	1–6
JPN Koji Yamanishi	7–10
8	JPN Yudai Igarashi	All
Team Morinaga Nova	9	GBR Richard Lyons	G-Force GF03C	Mugen MF308	All
10	PRT André Couto	G-Force GF03C
Reynard 99L	All
Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo	11	JPN Masami Kageyama	Reynard 99L	Mugen MF308	All
12	JPN Seiji Ara	All
Mooncraft	14	JPN Ryō Michigami	Reynard 01L	Mugen MF308	2–10
excite Team Impul	19	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	Reynard 01L	Mugen MF308	All
20	IND Narain Karthikeyan	Reynard 99L	All
Takagi B-1 Car Club	36	JPN Tetsuji Tamanaka	Reynard 2KL
Reynard 99L	Mugen MF308	All
37	JPN Masahiko Kageyama	Reynard 99L	All
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri	55	JPN Juichi Wakisaka	Reynard 99L	Mugen MF308	All
56	JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya	All
DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing	68	JPN Hideki Noda	Reynard 2KL	Mugen MF308	All
69	POL Jaroslaw Wierczuk	Reynard 99L	1–4
JPN Hidetoshi Mitsusada	5

Race calendar and results

All races were held in Japan.

Race	Track	Date	Pole position	Fastest race lap	Winning driver
Suzuka Circuit	25 March	JPN Naoki Hattori	JPN Juichi Wakisaka	JPN Naoki Hattori	[Team 5ZIGEN](5zigen)
Twin Ring Motegi	22 April	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	JPN Juichi Wakisaka	JPN Naoki Hattori	[Team 5ZIGEN](5zigen)
Mine Circuit	20 May	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	excite Team Impul
Fuji Speedway	3 June	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	JPN Naoki Hattori	JPN Naoki Hattori	[Team 5ZIGEN](5zigen)
Suzuka-East Circuit	1 July	JPN Ryō Michigami	IRL Ralph Firman Jr.	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	excite Team Impul
Sportsland SUGO	29 July	JPN Juichi Wakisaka	JPN Juichi Wakisaka	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	excite Team Impul
Fuji Speedway	2 September	JPN Juichi Wakisaka	JPN Juichi Wakisaka	JPN Juichi Wakisaka	Autobacs Racing Team Aguri
Mine Circuit	23 September	JPN Juichi Wakisaka	JPN Ryō Michigami	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	excite Team Impul
Twin Ring Motegi	21 October	IRL Ralph Firman Jr.	JPN Juichi Wakisaka	IRL Ralph Firman Jr.	PIAA Nakajima Racing
Suzuka Circuit	18 November	JPN Tsugio Matsuda	GER Michael Krumm	IRL Ralph Firman Jr.	PIAA Nakajima Racing

Note:

Race 8 originally fastest lap set by Juichi Wakisaka, but he was disqualified.

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

;Scoring system:

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

Rank	Name	SUZ	MOT	MIN	FUJ	SUZ	SGO	FUJ	MIN	MOT
JPN Satoshi Motoyama	Ret	9	*1*	Ret	1	1	4	1	2	Ret
JPN Naoki Hattori	1	1	5	1	8	7	12	6	Ret	10
JPN Yuji Tachikawa	13	2	11	Ret	4	4	2	3	5	2
IRL Ralph Firman Jr.	5	Ret	2	6	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	1	1
JPN Juichi Wakisaka	2	10	12	Ret	6	*2*	*1*	DSQ	Ret	Ret
JPN Ryō Michigami		Ret	10	3	2	3	Ret	Ret	3	3
DEU Michael Krumm	Ret	4	4	2	Ret	6	3	Ret	7	4
JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya	10	Ret	3	Ret	3	Ret	14	2	6	5
JPN Masami Kageyama	4	5	6	5	Ret	11	6	4	8	7
JPN Tsugio Matsuda	Ret	3	8	Ret	5	5	Ret	Ret	9	9
PRT André Couto	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	4	14
JPN Seiji Ara	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	10	8	Ret	12	Ret
JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi	7	6	Ret	4	Ret	9	11	Ret	11	13
JPN Koji Yamanishi							10	5	10	Ret
IND Narain Karthikeyan	6	7	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	6
MYS Alex Yoong	11	Ret	7	7	10	Ret
JPN Yudai Igarashi	9	Ret	Ret	11	7	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	8
JPN Tetsuji Tamanaka	15	Ret	14	8	Ret	15	15	7	15	Ret
GBR Richard Lyons	8	8	Ret	9	11	12	Ret	Ret	13	12
JPN Masahiko Kageyama	12	Ret	Ret	10	DNS	14	16	Ret	Ret	Ret
JPN Hideki Noda	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	12	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	11
POL Jaroslaw Wierczuk	14	Ret	13	DNS
JPN Hidetoshi Mitsusada					13

Teams' Championship

Rank	Team	Car	SUZ	MOT	MIN	FUJ	SUZ	SGO	FUJ	MIN	MOT
[5ZIGEN](5zigen)	5	1	1	5	1	8	7	12	6	Ret	10
6	Ret	4	4	2	Ret	6	3	Ret	7	4
excite Impul	19	Ret	9	1	Ret	1	1	4	1	2	Ret
20	6	7	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	6
ARTA	55	2	10	12	Ret	6	2	1	DSQ	Ret	Ret
56	10	Ret	3	Ret	3	Ret	14	2	6	5
PIAA Nakajima	1	Ret	3	8	Ret	5	5	Ret	Ret	9	9
2	5	Ret	2	6	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	1	1
Olympic Kondo	3	13	2	11	Ret	4	4	2	3	5	2
4	7	6	Ret	4	Ret	9	11	Ret	11	13
Mooncraft	14		Ret	10	3	2	3	Ret	Ret	3	3
Cosmo Oil Cerumo	11	4	5	6	5	Ret	11	6	4	8	7
12	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	10	8	Ret	12	Ret
Team Morinaga Nova	9	8	8	Ret	9	11	12	Ret	Ret	13	12
10	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	4	14
LeMans	7	11	Ret	7	7	10	Ret	10	5	10	Ret
8	9	Ret	Ret	11	7	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	8
Takagi B-1 Racing	36	15	Ret	14	8	Ret	15	15	7	15	Ret
37	12	Ret	Ret	10	DNS	14	16	Ret	Ret	Ret
DoCoMo Dandelion	68	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	12	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	11
69	14	Ret	13	DNS	13

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