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2009 Formula Nippon Championship
The 2009 Formula Nippon Championship was the thirty-seventh season of the premier Japanese open-wheel motor racing series. The series for Formula Nippon racing cars was contested over eight rounds. Nakajima Racing's Loïc Duval claimed four victories en route to the championship, ending a six-year streak of championships by the Impul team.
Teams and drivers
- All drivers competed in Swift 017.n chassis and Honda HR09E or Toyota RV8K engines.
| Team | # | Driver | Engine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawson Team Impul | 1 | JPN Tsugio Matsuda | Toyota RV8K |
| 2 | FRA Benoît Tréluyer | ||
| Team LeMans | 7 | JPN Keisuke Kunimoto | Toyota RV8K |
| 8 | JPN Hiroaki Ishiura | ||
| HFPD Racing | 10 | JPN Koudai Tsukakoshi | Honda HR09E |
| ahead Team Impul | 20 | JPN Kohei Hirate | Toyota RV8K |
| Nakajima Racing | 31 | FRA Loïc Duval | Honda HR09E |
| 32 | JPN Takashi Kogure | ||
| Petronas Team TOM'S | 36 | DEU André Lotterer | Toyota RV8K |
| 37 | JPN Kazuya Oshima | ||
| DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing | 40 | GBR Richard Lyons | Honda HR09E |
| 41 | JPN Takuya Izawa | ||
| Cerumo/Inging | 48 | JPN Yuji Tachikawa | Toyota RV8K |
Race calendar and results
- All races held in Japan.
- Okayama was replaced by Autopolis.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuji Speedway | 5 April | JPN Kohei Hirate | DEU André Lotterer | FRA Benoît Tréluyer | Lawson Team Impul | |||||||||
| Suzuka Circuit | 17 May | FRA Benoît Tréluyer | FRA Loïc Duval | FRA Loïc Duval | Nakajima Racing | |||||||||
| Twin Ring Motegi | 31 May | JPN Takashi Kogure | JPN Koudai Tsukakoshi | JPN Takashi Kogure | Nakajima Racing | |||||||||
| Fuji Speedway | 28 June | FRA Loïc Duval | FRA Loïc Duval | FRA Loïc Duval | Nakajima Racing | |||||||||
| Suzuka Circuit | 12 July | FRA Loïc Duval | JPN Takashi Kogure | FRA Loïc Duval | Nakajima Racing | |||||||||
| Twin Ring Motegi | 9 August | JPN Takashi Kogure | JPN Takashi Kogure | DEU André Lotterer | Petronas Team TOM'S | |||||||||
| Autopolis | 30 August | JPN Takashi Kogure | JPN Keisuke Kunimoto | JPN Takashi Kogure | Nakajima Racing | |||||||||
| Sportsland SUGO | 27 September | FRA Loïc Duval | FRA Loïc Duval | FRA Loïc Duval | Nakajima Racing |
Championship standings
Drivers' Championship
;Scoring system:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | Pole | Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
|---|
| Pos | Driver | FUJ | SUZ | MOT | FUJ | SUZ | MOT | AUT | SUG | Points | 1 | 62 | 2 | 40 | 3 | 39 | 4 | 37 | 5 | 32 | 6 | 30 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 1 | Pos | Driver | FUJ | SUZ | MOT | FUJ | SUZ | MOT | AUT | SUG | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA Loïc Duval | 4 | *1* | Ret | ***1*** | **1** | 2 | 3 | ***1*** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Benoît Tréluyer | 1 | **2** | 2 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DEU André Lotterer | *10* | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Takashi Kogure | 8 | Ret | **1** | 7 | *2* | ***6*** | **1** | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Kohei Hirate | **3** | 4 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Hiroaki Ishiura | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Koudai Tsukakoshi | 6 | 5 | *4* | 6 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Takuya Izawa | 2 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 9 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Kazuya Oshima | 7 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Richard Lyons | Ret | 6 | 7 | 3 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Tsugio Matsuda | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Yuji Tachikawa | 5 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Keisuke Kunimoto | 9 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 11 | Ret | *11* | 8 |
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Teams' Championship
;Scoring system:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|
| Pos | Team | Car | FUJ | SUZ | MOT | FUJ | SUZ | MOT | AUT | SUG | Pts | 1 | 93 | 2 | 52 | 3 | 50 | 4 | 31 | 5 | 31 | 6 | 25 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakajima Racing | 31 | 4 | *1* | Ret | ***1*** | **1** | 2 | 3 | ***1*** | ||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | 8 | Ret | **1** | 7 | *2* | ***6*** | **1** | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Petronas Team TOM'S | 36 | *10* | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 37 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lawson Team Impul | 1 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | **2** | 2 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ahead Team Impul | 20 | **3** | 4 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team LeMans | 7 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 11 | Ret | *11* | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dandelion Racing | 40 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 3 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | 2 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 9 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| HFDP Racing | 10 | 6 | 5 | *4* | 6 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cerumo/Inging | 48 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 12 |
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