2010 Formula Nippon season
Encyclopedia
The 2010 Formula Nippon season was the 24th season of the premier Japanese open-wheel motor racing series. The series for Formula Nippon
Formula Nippon
Formula Nippon is a type of formula racing and the top level of single-seater racing in Japan.Formula Nippon evolved from the Japanese Formula 2000 series begun in 1973 by way of the Japanese Formula Two and Japanese Formula 3000 championships...

 racing cars was contested over eight races at seven rounds, beginning on April 18 at Suzuka
Suzuka Circuit
, Suzuka Circuit for short, is a motorsport race track located in Ino, Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Japan and operated by Mobilityland Corporation, the subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd..-Introduction:...

 and ending at the same venue on November 7. A non-championship meeting at Fuji Speedway
Fuji Speedway
is a race track standing in the foothills of Mount Fuji, in Oyama, Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was built in the early 1960s and hosted the first Formula One race in Japan in 1976. In the 1980s, Fuji Speedway was used for the FIA World Sportscar Championship and national racing...

 completed the season's racing a week later.

Having missed the 2009 season
2009 Formula Nippon season
The 2009 Formula Nippon season was the 23rd season of the premier Japanese open-wheel motor racing series. The series for Formula Nippon racing cars was contested over eight rounds...

 to focus on his Super GT
Super GT
The Super GT series, formerly known as the All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship or JGTC , is a grand touring car race series promoted by the GT-Association...

 commitments, João Paulo de Oliveira
João Paulo de Oliveira
João Paulo Lima de Oliveira is a Brazilian racing driver.-Racing career:After he competed kart racing for only one year in 1997, he moved to Formula Ford and Formula Chevrolet Brazilian national championships in 1998....

 returned to the series and claimed his first championship title since winning the 2005 All-Japan Formula Three Championship
All-Japan Formula Three Championship
, also known as Japanese Formula Three, is a national motor racing championship that takes place in Japan. It is a junior-level feeder formula that uses small single seater Formula Three chassis....

. Team Impul's de Oliveira had held the championship lead by a point over TOM'S
TOM'S
is a factory supported racing team and tuner of Toyota and Lexus vehicles. The name stands for Tachi Oiwa Motor Sport. Their head office is located in Tokyo, Japan. They are currently heavily involved with Super GT racing and Formula 3 racing...

 driver André Lotterer
André Lotterer
André Lotterer is a German auto racing driver.- Racing career :Lotterer succeeded in both German and British Formula 3 championships en route to being named Jaguar Racing's Formula One test driver in 2002...

 before the final double-header round at Suzuka, but de Oliveira's victory – his second victory after a win at Twin Ring Motegi
Twin Ring Motegi
is an automobile racing track located at Motegi, Japan. Its name comes from the facility having two race tracks: a oval and a road course. It was built in 1997 by Honda, as part of Honda's effort to bring the IndyCar Series to Japan, helping to increase their knowledge of American open-wheel...

 – and fourth against Lotterer's second and a third, de Oliveira won the championship by 4.5 points. As well as his win at Autopolis
Autopolis
Autopolis is an international racing circuit located near Kamitsue village in Ōita Prefecture, Japan . Opened in 1990, it hosts a range of domestic and international motorsport events throughout the year. Although the track meets a high standard in terms of its facilities, it has never hosted a...

, Lotterer won both non-championship races at Fuji.

Third place was disputed by reigning champion Loïc Duval
Loïc Duval
Loïc Duval is a French race car driver.- Career :He began his career in karting and in 2002 was the French Formula Campus champion. In 2003 he was the French Formula Renault champion. In 2004 he placed eleventh with two podiums in the Formula Three Euroseries and tested for Renault F1...

, who had moved from Nakajima Racing
Nakajima Racing
Nakajima Racing is a Formula Nippon team organized and founded by Satoru Nakajima around 1989. The team has fielded four championship winners in the Formula Nippon racing series: Tom Coronel, Toranosuke Takagi, Ralph Firman and Loïc Duval...

 to Docomo Team Dandelion Racing over the off-season, and his former Nakajima team-mate Takashi Kogure
Takashi Kogure
is a Japanese racing driver.- Formula Three :Kogure made his single-seater début in 2001, driving a Dallara F300 in the All-Japan Formula Three Championship for Now Motorsports. He finished in eleventh place in the championship standings. The following season, Kogure moved to Mugen*Dome Project and...

, which was resolved in favour of Duval by 1.5 points; both drivers' championship chances had been stunted by no points at Autopolis, as Duval failed to start and Kogure retired from the race. Duval did tie with de Oliveira for most victories during the season with two – Motegi and Suzuka – while Kogure won the season-opening race at Suzuka. De Oliveira's team-mate Kohei Hirate
Kohei Hirate
-Career:Hirate began karting in 1999 when he was 13. After winning the All Japan Junior Kart Championship, coming third and fifth in the All Japan Kart Championship and coming third in the FIA Oceania Championship, he moved on to Formula Toyota, where he raced for the Tom's Spirit team and came...

 finished the season fifth with a victory at Fuji, ahead of the season's other race-winner Kazuya Oshima
Kazuya Oshima
is a Japanese racing driver. He has competed in such series as Formula Nippon, the Formula Three Euroseries and Super GT. He won the All-Japan Formula Three Championship in 2007.-External links:*...

 of the TOM's team.

Teams and drivers

Team # Driver Engine Rounds
Docomo Team
Dandelion Racing
1   Loïc Duval
Loïc Duval
Loïc Duval is a French race car driver.- Career :He began his career in karting and in 2002 was the French Formula Campus champion. In 2003 he was the French Formula Renault champion. In 2004 he placed eleventh with two podiums in the Formula Three Euroseries and tested for Renault F1...

Honda
Honda
is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...

 HR10E
All *
2   Takuya Izawa
Takuya Izawa
is a Japanese racing driver. He currently drives at the Super GT GT500 series and in the Formula Nippon category.-External links:***...

All *
Kondo Racing
Masahiko Kondo
or Matchy is a Japanese singer, lyricist and actor represented by Johnny & Associates.Kondō is also a semi-professional racing driver and a racing team owner. He founded the racing team Kondo Racing in 2000 which competes in Formula Nippon and the Super GT.- 1980–1987: Early recording career :As a...

3   Tsugio Matsuda
Tsugio Matsuda
is a Japanese racing driver. He has won the Formula Nippon series twice, in 2007 and 2008. He has also competed in the All-Japan Formula Three Championship. Matsuda has also become a regular participant in the Super GT series.-External links:* *...

Toyota RV8K 4–7 *
Team LeMans 7   Kei Cozzolino Toyota RV8K All *
8   Hiroaki Ishiura
Hiroaki Ishiura
, born April 23, 1981 in Tokyo is a Japanese racing driver. He currently drives in the Super GT series and Formula Nippon.In 2007 he won the Super GT300 championship, in the APR MR-S with Kazuya Oshima.-External links:**...

All *
HFDP Racing 10   Koudai Tsukakoshi
Koudai Tsukakoshi
is a Japanese racing driver.-Formula Three:After competing in Formula Dream in 2004, Tsukakoshi moved into the All-Japan Formula Three Championship for the 2005 campaign. Competing for M Tec, Tsukakoshi finished his first season in fourteenth position. He moved to Honda Team Mugen for the 2006...

Honda
Honda
is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...

 HR10E
All *
Motul Team 16   Yuji Ide
Yuji Ide
is a Japanese racing driver who graduated from 2005 Formula Nippon to Formula One with the Super Aguri team in 2006, but lost his FIA Super Licence during the season due to erratic driving....

Honda
Honda
is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...

 HR10E
All *
KCMG 18   Katsuyuki Hiranaka
Katsuyuki Hiranaka
is a Japanese race car driver.-Career:Katsuyuki began karting in 1995 when he was 14, and in 2002 moved to the All-Japan Formula Three Championship, as a member of the TOM'S team. In 2002, he achieved one fastest lap and came fifth in one race. Between 2003 and 2004 Katsuyuki raced for Prema...

Toyota RV8K All *
Team Impul 19   João Paulo de Oliveira
João Paulo de Oliveira
João Paulo Lima de Oliveira is a Brazilian racing driver.-Racing career:After he competed kart racing for only one year in 1997, he moved to Formula Ford and Formula Chevrolet Brazilian national championships in 1998....

Toyota RV8K All *
20   Kohei Hirate
Kohei Hirate
-Career:Hirate began karting in 1999 when he was 13. After winning the All Japan Junior Kart Championship, coming third and fifth in the All Japan Kart Championship and coming third in the FIA Oceania Championship, he moved on to Formula Toyota, where he raced for the Tom's Spirit team and came...

All *
Deliziefollie/Cerumo-Inging 29   Takuto Iguchi
Takuto Iguchi
is a Japanese racing driver. He has competed in such series as Super GT and the All-Japan Formula Three Championship.-External links:* *...

Toyota RV8K All *
Nakajima Racing
Nakajima Racing
Nakajima Racing is a Formula Nippon team organized and founded by Satoru Nakajima around 1989. The team has fielded four championship winners in the Formula Nippon racing series: Tom Coronel, Toranosuke Takagi, Ralph Firman and Loïc Duval...

31   Naoki Yamamoto Honda
Honda
is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...

 HR10E
All *
32   Takashi Kogure
Takashi Kogure
is a Japanese racing driver.- Formula Three :Kogure made his single-seater début in 2001, driving a Dallara F300 in the All-Japan Formula Three Championship for Now Motorsports. He finished in eleventh place in the championship standings. The following season, Kogure moved to Mugen*Dome Project and...

All *
Petronas Team TOM'S
TOM'S
is a factory supported racing team and tuner of Toyota and Lexus vehicles. The name stands for Tachi Oiwa Motor Sport. Their head office is located in Tokyo, Japan. They are currently heavily involved with Super GT racing and Formula 3 racing...

36   André Lotterer
André Lotterer
André Lotterer is a German auto racing driver.- Racing career :Lotterer succeeded in both German and British Formula 3 championships en route to being named Jaguar Racing's Formula One test driver in 2002...

Toyota RV8K All *
37   Kazuya Oshima
Kazuya Oshima
is a Japanese racing driver. He has competed in such series as Formula Nippon, the Formula Three Euroseries and Super GT. He won the All-Japan Formula Three Championship in 2007.-External links:*...

All *


* Drivers who participated in the non-championship round at Fuji Speedway.

Race calendar and results

  • All races were held in Japan. A non-championship round, entitled Super GT and Formula Nippon Sprint Cup 2010, was held at the conclusion of the season.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 Suzuka Circuit
Suzuka Circuit
, Suzuka Circuit for short, is a motorsport race track located in Ino, Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Japan and operated by Mobilityland Corporation, the subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd..-Introduction:...

April 18   Takashi Kogure
Takashi Kogure
is a Japanese racing driver.- Formula Three :Kogure made his single-seater début in 2001, driving a Dallara F300 in the All-Japan Formula Three Championship for Now Motorsports. He finished in eleventh place in the championship standings. The following season, Kogure moved to Mugen*Dome Project and...

  Kohei Hirate
Kohei Hirate
-Career:Hirate began karting in 1999 when he was 13. After winning the All Japan Junior Kart Championship, coming third and fifth in the All Japan Kart Championship and coming third in the FIA Oceania Championship, he moved on to Formula Toyota, where he raced for the Tom's Spirit team and came...

  Takashi Kogure
Takashi Kogure
is a Japanese racing driver.- Formula Three :Kogure made his single-seater début in 2001, driving a Dallara F300 in the All-Japan Formula Three Championship for Now Motorsports. He finished in eleventh place in the championship standings. The following season, Kogure moved to Mugen*Dome Project and...

  Nakajima Racing
Nakajima Racing
Nakajima Racing is a Formula Nippon team organized and founded by Satoru Nakajima around 1989. The team has fielded four championship winners in the Formula Nippon racing series: Tom Coronel, Toranosuke Takagi, Ralph Firman and Loïc Duval...

2 Twin Ring Motegi
Twin Ring Motegi
is an automobile racing track located at Motegi, Japan. Its name comes from the facility having two race tracks: a oval and a road course. It was built in 1997 by Honda, as part of Honda's effort to bring the IndyCar Series to Japan, helping to increase their knowledge of American open-wheel...

May 23   João Paulo de Oliveira
João Paulo de Oliveira
João Paulo Lima de Oliveira is a Brazilian racing driver.-Racing career:After he competed kart racing for only one year in 1997, he moved to Formula Ford and Formula Chevrolet Brazilian national championships in 1998....

  João Paulo de Oliveira
João Paulo de Oliveira
João Paulo Lima de Oliveira is a Brazilian racing driver.-Racing career:After he competed kart racing for only one year in 1997, he moved to Formula Ford and Formula Chevrolet Brazilian national championships in 1998....

  João Paulo de Oliveira
João Paulo de Oliveira
João Paulo Lima de Oliveira is a Brazilian racing driver.-Racing career:After he competed kart racing for only one year in 1997, he moved to Formula Ford and Formula Chevrolet Brazilian national championships in 1998....

  Team Impul
3 Fuji Speedway
Fuji Speedway
is a race track standing in the foothills of Mount Fuji, in Oyama, Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was built in the early 1960s and hosted the first Formula One race in Japan in 1976. In the 1980s, Fuji Speedway was used for the FIA World Sportscar Championship and national racing...

July 18   Loïc Duval
Loïc Duval
Loïc Duval is a French race car driver.- Career :He began his career in karting and in 2002 was the French Formula Campus champion. In 2003 he was the French Formula Renault champion. In 2004 he placed eleventh with two podiums in the Formula Three Euroseries and tested for Renault F1...

  Kohei Hirate
Kohei Hirate
-Career:Hirate began karting in 1999 when he was 13. After winning the All Japan Junior Kart Championship, coming third and fifth in the All Japan Kart Championship and coming third in the FIA Oceania Championship, he moved on to Formula Toyota, where he raced for the Tom's Spirit team and came...

  Kohei Hirate
Kohei Hirate
-Career:Hirate began karting in 1999 when he was 13. After winning the All Japan Junior Kart Championship, coming third and fifth in the All Japan Kart Championship and coming third in the FIA Oceania Championship, he moved on to Formula Toyota, where he raced for the Tom's Spirit team and came...

  Team Impul
4 Twin Ring Motegi
Twin Ring Motegi
is an automobile racing track located at Motegi, Japan. Its name comes from the facility having two race tracks: a oval and a road course. It was built in 1997 by Honda, as part of Honda's effort to bring the IndyCar Series to Japan, helping to increase their knowledge of American open-wheel...

August 8   Takashi Kogure
Takashi Kogure
is a Japanese racing driver.- Formula Three :Kogure made his single-seater début in 2001, driving a Dallara F300 in the All-Japan Formula Three Championship for Now Motorsports. He finished in eleventh place in the championship standings. The following season, Kogure moved to Mugen*Dome Project and...

  João Paulo de Oliveira
João Paulo de Oliveira
João Paulo Lima de Oliveira is a Brazilian racing driver.-Racing career:After he competed kart racing for only one year in 1997, he moved to Formula Ford and Formula Chevrolet Brazilian national championships in 1998....

  Loïc Duval
Loïc Duval
Loïc Duval is a French race car driver.- Career :He began his career in karting and in 2002 was the French Formula Campus champion. In 2003 he was the French Formula Renault champion. In 2004 he placed eleventh with two podiums in the Formula Three Euroseries and tested for Renault F1...

  Dandelion Racing
5 Sportsland SUGO
Sportsland SUGO
is a motorsports facility located in the town of Murata, Shibata District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It opened in 1975 and is one of the largest motorsports facilities in Japan, with a total area of 2.1 million m²...

September 26   Loïc Duval
Loïc Duval
Loïc Duval is a French race car driver.- Career :He began his career in karting and in 2002 was the French Formula Campus champion. In 2003 he was the French Formula Renault champion. In 2004 he placed eleventh with two podiums in the Formula Three Euroseries and tested for Renault F1...

  André Lotterer
André Lotterer
André Lotterer is a German auto racing driver.- Racing career :Lotterer succeeded in both German and British Formula 3 championships en route to being named Jaguar Racing's Formula One test driver in 2002...

  Kazuya Oshima
Kazuya Oshima
is a Japanese racing driver. He has competed in such series as Formula Nippon, the Formula Three Euroseries and Super GT. He won the All-Japan Formula Three Championship in 2007.-External links:*...

  Petronas Team TOM'S
TOM'S
is a factory supported racing team and tuner of Toyota and Lexus vehicles. The name stands for Tachi Oiwa Motor Sport. Their head office is located in Tokyo, Japan. They are currently heavily involved with Super GT racing and Formula 3 racing...

6 Autopolis
Autopolis
Autopolis is an international racing circuit located near Kamitsue village in Ōita Prefecture, Japan . Opened in 1990, it hosts a range of domestic and international motorsport events throughout the year. Although the track meets a high standard in terms of its facilities, it has never hosted a...

October 17   Kazuya Oshima
Kazuya Oshima
is a Japanese racing driver. He has competed in such series as Formula Nippon, the Formula Three Euroseries and Super GT. He won the All-Japan Formula Three Championship in 2007.-External links:*...

  Kei Cozzolino   André Lotterer
André Lotterer
André Lotterer is a German auto racing driver.- Racing career :Lotterer succeeded in both German and British Formula 3 championships en route to being named Jaguar Racing's Formula One test driver in 2002...

  Petronas Team TOM'S
TOM'S
is a factory supported racing team and tuner of Toyota and Lexus vehicles. The name stands for Tachi Oiwa Motor Sport. Their head office is located in Tokyo, Japan. They are currently heavily involved with Super GT racing and Formula 3 racing...

7 Suzuka Circuit
Suzuka Circuit
, Suzuka Circuit for short, is a motorsport race track located in Ino, Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Japan and operated by Mobilityland Corporation, the subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd..-Introduction:...

November 7   Loïc Duval
Loïc Duval
Loïc Duval is a French race car driver.- Career :He began his career in karting and in 2002 was the French Formula Campus champion. In 2003 he was the French Formula Renault champion. In 2004 he placed eleventh with two podiums in the Formula Three Euroseries and tested for Renault F1...

  Loïc Duval
Loïc Duval
Loïc Duval is a French race car driver.- Career :He began his career in karting and in 2002 was the French Formula Campus champion. In 2003 he was the French Formula Renault champion. In 2004 he placed eleventh with two podiums in the Formula Three Euroseries and tested for Renault F1...

  Loïc Duval
Loïc Duval
Loïc Duval is a French race car driver.- Career :He began his career in karting and in 2002 was the French Formula Campus champion. In 2003 he was the French Formula Renault champion. In 2004 he placed eleventh with two podiums in the Formula Three Euroseries and tested for Renault F1...

  Dandelion Racing
  João Paulo de Oliveira
João Paulo de Oliveira
João Paulo Lima de Oliveira is a Brazilian racing driver.-Racing career:After he competed kart racing for only one year in 1997, he moved to Formula Ford and Formula Chevrolet Brazilian national championships in 1998....

  Takashi Kogure
Takashi Kogure
is a Japanese racing driver.- Formula Three :Kogure made his single-seater début in 2001, driving a Dallara F300 in the All-Japan Formula Three Championship for Now Motorsports. He finished in eleventh place in the championship standings. The following season, Kogure moved to Mugen*Dome Project and...

  João Paulo de Oliveira
João Paulo de Oliveira
João Paulo Lima de Oliveira is a Brazilian racing driver.-Racing career:After he competed kart racing for only one year in 1997, he moved to Formula Ford and Formula Chevrolet Brazilian national championships in 1998....

  Team Impul
NC Fuji Speedway
Fuji Speedway
is a race track standing in the foothills of Mount Fuji, in Oyama, Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was built in the early 1960s and hosted the first Formula One race in Japan in 1976. In the 1980s, Fuji Speedway was used for the FIA World Sportscar Championship and national racing...


(Fuji Sprint Cup)
November 13   Kei Cozzolino   André Lotterer
André Lotterer
André Lotterer is a German auto racing driver.- Racing career :Lotterer succeeded in both German and British Formula 3 championships en route to being named Jaguar Racing's Formula One test driver in 2002...

  André Lotterer
André Lotterer
André Lotterer is a German auto racing driver.- Racing career :Lotterer succeeded in both German and British Formula 3 championships en route to being named Jaguar Racing's Formula One test driver in 2002...

  Petronas Team TOM'S
TOM'S
is a factory supported racing team and tuner of Toyota and Lexus vehicles. The name stands for Tachi Oiwa Motor Sport. Their head office is located in Tokyo, Japan. They are currently heavily involved with Super GT racing and Formula 3 racing...

November 14   André Lotterer
André Lotterer
André Lotterer is a German auto racing driver.- Racing career :Lotterer succeeded in both German and British Formula 3 championships en route to being named Jaguar Racing's Formula One test driver in 2002...

  André Lotterer
André Lotterer
André Lotterer is a German auto racing driver.- Racing career :Lotterer succeeded in both German and British Formula 3 championships en route to being named Jaguar Racing's Formula One test driver in 2002...

  André Lotterer
André Lotterer
André Lotterer is a German auto racing driver.- Racing career :Lotterer succeeded in both German and British Formula 3 championships en route to being named Jaguar Racing's Formula One test driver in 2002...

  Petronas Team TOM'S
TOM'S
is a factory supported racing team and tuner of Toyota and Lexus vehicles. The name stands for Tachi Oiwa Motor Sport. Their head office is located in Tokyo, Japan. They are currently heavily involved with Super GT racing and Formula 3 racing...


Championship standings

EWLINE
Pos Driver SUZ
Suzuka Circuit
, Suzuka Circuit for short, is a motorsport race track located in Ino, Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Japan and operated by Mobilityland Corporation, the subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd..-Introduction:...


 
MOT
Twin Ring Motegi
is an automobile racing track located at Motegi, Japan. Its name comes from the facility having two race tracks: a oval and a road course. It was built in 1997 by Honda, as part of Honda's effort to bring the IndyCar Series to Japan, helping to increase their knowledge of American open-wheel...


 
FUJ
Fuji Speedway
is a race track standing in the foothills of Mount Fuji, in Oyama, Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was built in the early 1960s and hosted the first Formula One race in Japan in 1976. In the 1980s, Fuji Speedway was used for the FIA World Sportscar Championship and national racing...


 
MOT
Twin Ring Motegi
is an automobile racing track located at Motegi, Japan. Its name comes from the facility having two race tracks: a oval and a road course. It was built in 1997 by Honda, as part of Honda's effort to bring the IndyCar Series to Japan, helping to increase their knowledge of American open-wheel...


 
SUG
Sportsland SUGO
is a motorsports facility located in the town of Murata, Shibata District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It opened in 1975 and is one of the largest motorsports facilities in Japan, with a total area of 2.1 million m²...


 
AUT
Autopolis
Autopolis is an international racing circuit located near Kamitsue village in Ōita Prefecture, Japan . Opened in 1990, it hosts a range of domestic and international motorsport events throughout the year. Although the track meets a high standard in terms of its facilities, it has never hosted a...


 
SUZ
Suzuka Circuit
, Suzuka Circuit for short, is a motorsport race track located in Ino, Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Japan and operated by Mobilityland Corporation, the subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd..-Introduction:...

 †
 
FUJ
Fuji Speedway
is a race track standing in the foothills of Mount Fuji, in Oyama, Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was built in the early 1960s and hosted the first Formula One race in Japan in 1976. In the 1980s, Fuji Speedway was used for the FIA World Sportscar Championship and national racing...

 ‡
 
Points
1   João Paulo de Oliveira
João Paulo de Oliveira
João Paulo Lima de Oliveira is a Brazilian racing driver.-Racing career:After he competed kart racing for only one year in 1997, he moved to Formula Ford and Formula Chevrolet Brazilian national championships in 1998....

2 1 3 6 11 2 4 1 10 DSQ 47.5
2   André Lotterer
André Lotterer
André Lotterer is a German auto racing driver.- Racing career :Lotterer succeeded in both German and British Formula 3 championships en route to being named Jaguar Racing's Formula One test driver in 2002...

3 3 2 Ret 3 1 3 2 1 1 43
3   Loïc Duval
Loïc Duval
Loïc Duval is a French race car driver.- Career :He began his career in karting and in 2002 was the French Formula Campus champion. In 2003 he was the French Formula Renault champion. In 2004 he placed eleventh with two podiums in the Formula Three Euroseries and tested for Renault F1...

6 4 14 1 2 DNS 1 4 Ret 5 39.5
4   Takashi Kogure
Takashi Kogure
is a Japanese racing driver.- Formula Three :Kogure made his single-seater début in 2001, driving a Dallara F300 in the All-Japan Formula Three Championship for Now Motorsports. He finished in eleventh place in the championship standings. The following season, Kogure moved to Mugen*Dome Project and...

1 6 5 2 5 Ret 2 3 6 DSQ 38
5   Kohei Hirate
Kohei Hirate
-Career:Hirate began karting in 1999 when he was 13. After winning the All Japan Junior Kart Championship, coming third and fifth in the All Japan Kart Championship and coming third in the FIA Oceania Championship, he moved on to Formula Toyota, where he raced for the Tom's Spirit team and came...

4 7 1 3 12 8 9 6 5 6 25.5
6   Kazuya Oshima
Kazuya Oshima
is a Japanese racing driver. He has competed in such series as Formula Nippon, the Formula Three Euroseries and Super GT. He won the All-Japan Formula Three Championship in 2007.-External links:*...

12 8 4 5 1 DNS 5 7 2 8 24
7   Naoki Yamamoto 7 5 7 4 Ret 5 6 5 8 2 20.5
8   Hiroaki Ishiura
Hiroaki Ishiura
, born April 23, 1981 in Tokyo is a Japanese racing driver. He currently drives in the Super GT series and Formula Nippon.In 2007 he won the Super GT300 championship, in the APR MR-S with Kazuya Oshima.-External links:**...

10 Ret 6 8 4 3 7 10 13 12 16
9   Koudai Tsukakoshi
Koudai Tsukakoshi
is a Japanese racing driver.-Formula Three:After competing in Formula Dream in 2004, Tsukakoshi moved into the All-Japan Formula Three Championship for the 2005 campaign. Competing for M Tec, Tsukakoshi finished his first season in fourteenth position. He moved to Honda Team Mugen for the 2006...

8 2 11 10 Ret DSQ 10 12 3 7 9
10   Kei Cozzolino Ret 10 8 13 7 4 13 14 9 Ret 8
11   Takuya Izawa
Takuya Izawa
is a Japanese racing driver. He currently drives at the Super GT GT500 series and in the Formula Nippon category.-External links:***...

5 11 9 11 6 DNS 11 11 7 4 7
12   Katsuyuki Hiranaka
Katsuyuki Hiranaka
is a Japanese race car driver.-Career:Katsuyuki began karting in 1995 when he was 14, and in 2002 moved to the All-Japan Formula Three Championship, as a member of the TOM'S team. In 2002, he achieved one fastest lap and came fifth in one race. Between 2003 and 2004 Katsuyuki raced for Prema...

Ret DNS 13 7 Ret 7 12 13 12 11 4
13   Takuto Iguchi
Takuto Iguchi
is a Japanese racing driver. He has competed in such series as Super GT and the All-Japan Formula Three Championship.-External links:* *...

11 Ret 12 12 10 6 15 Ret 14 9 3
14   Yuji Ide
Yuji Ide
is a Japanese racing driver who graduated from 2005 Formula Nippon to Formula One with the Super Aguri team in 2006, but lost his FIA Super Licence during the season due to erratic driving....

9 9 10 9 9 DNS 8 8 4 3 1
15   Tsugio Matsuda
Tsugio Matsuda
is a Japanese racing driver. He has won the Formula Nippon series twice, in 2007 and 2008. He has also competed in the All-Japan Formula Three Championship. Matsuda has also become a regular participant in the Super GT series.-External links:* *...

Ret 8 Ret 14 9 11 10 1
Pos Driver SUZ
Suzuka Circuit
, Suzuka Circuit for short, is a motorsport race track located in Ino, Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Japan and operated by Mobilityland Corporation, the subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd..-Introduction:...


 
MOT
Twin Ring Motegi
is an automobile racing track located at Motegi, Japan. Its name comes from the facility having two race tracks: a oval and a road course. It was built in 1997 by Honda, as part of Honda's effort to bring the IndyCar Series to Japan, helping to increase their knowledge of American open-wheel...


 
FUJ
Fuji Speedway
is a race track standing in the foothills of Mount Fuji, in Oyama, Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was built in the early 1960s and hosted the first Formula One race in Japan in 1976. In the 1980s, Fuji Speedway was used for the FIA World Sportscar Championship and national racing...


 
MOT
Twin Ring Motegi
is an automobile racing track located at Motegi, Japan. Its name comes from the facility having two race tracks: a oval and a road course. It was built in 1997 by Honda, as part of Honda's effort to bring the IndyCar Series to Japan, helping to increase their knowledge of American open-wheel...


 
SUG
Sportsland SUGO
is a motorsports facility located in the town of Murata, Shibata District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It opened in 1975 and is one of the largest motorsports facilities in Japan, with a total area of 2.1 million m²...


 
AUT
Autopolis
Autopolis is an international racing circuit located near Kamitsue village in Ōita Prefecture, Japan . Opened in 1990, it hosts a range of domestic and international motorsport events throughout the year. Although the track meets a high standard in terms of its facilities, it has never hosted a...


 
SUZ
Suzuka Circuit
, Suzuka Circuit for short, is a motorsport race track located in Ino, Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Japan and operated by Mobilityland Corporation, the subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd..-Introduction:...

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FUJ
Fuji Speedway
is a race track standing in the foothills of Mount Fuji, in Oyama, Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was built in the early 1960s and hosted the first Formula One race in Japan in 1976. In the 1980s, Fuji Speedway was used for the FIA World Sportscar Championship and national racing...


 
Points


Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap
Round Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Pole
1–6 Points 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1
7† 8 4 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 1

† Round with two races and points scoring system for each race.

‡ Non-championship round, with no points awarded.

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