1994 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship

October 2025 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship 1994 Related series:1994 International Formula 3000 Championship1994 British Formula Two Championship The 1994 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship was contested over 10 rounds. 16 different teams, 30 different drivers, 3 different chassis and 3 different engines competed. Calendar Race No Track Race name Country Date Laps Distance Time Speed Winner Pole position Fastest race lap 1 Suzuka Million Card Cup Race Round 1 Suzuka 20 March 1994 35 5.864=205.241 km 1'02:11.322 198.018 km/h Ross Cheever Andrew Gilbert Scott Masahiko Kageyama 2 Fuji Cosmo Oil International Formula Cup F3000 10 April 1994 45 4.470=201.15 km 0'58:27.680 206.444 km/h Andrew Gilbert Scott Andrew Gilbert Scott Andrew Gilbert Scott 3 Mine F3000 Mine All Star 8 May 1994 62 3.239=200.818 km 1'19:05.233 152.351 km/h Marco Apicella Mauro Martini Marco Apicella 4 Suzuka Million Card Cup Race Round 2 Suzuka 22 May 1994 34 5.864=199.376 km 1'00:54.809 196.386 km/h Marco Apicella Naoki Hattori Marco Apicella 5 Sugo Sugo Inter Formula 31 July 1994 54 3.704=200.016 km 1'05:00.092 184.626 km/h Takuya Kurosawa Ross Cheever Andrew Gilbert Scott 6 Fuji Fuji Inter F3000 3 September 1994 45 4.470=201.15 km 0'59:29.384 202.875 km/h Andrew Gilbert Scott Andrew Gilbert Scott Marco Apicella 7 Suzuka Million Card Cup Race Round 3 Suzuka 2 October 1994 35 5.864=205.241 km 1'02:53.557 195.801 km/h Ross Cheever Ross Cheever Marco Apicella 8 Fuji F3000 Fuji Champions 16 October 1994 44 4.470=196.68 km 0'57:34.578 204.959 km/h Marco Apicella Marco Apicella Michael Krumm 9 Fuji International F3000 Fuji Final 14 November 1994 45 4.470=201.15 km 0'58:35.902 205.961 km/h Andrew Gilbert Scott Marco Apicella Marco Apicella 10 Suzuka Million Card Cup Race Final Round Suzuka 27 November 1994 35 5.864=205.241 km 1'02:14.692 197.839 km/h Naoki Hattori Andrew Gilbert Scott Takuya Kurosawa Final point standings Driver For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. The best 7 results count. Two drivers had a point deduction, which are given in (). Place Name Country Team Chassis Engine JPN JPN JPN JPN JPN JPN JPN JPN JPN JPN Total points 1 Marco Apicella Dome Dome Mugen Honda 6 3 9 9 (1) (3) 6 9 6 - 48 2 Andrew Gilbert Scott Stellar International Lola Mugen Honda - 9 6 - 6 9 4 2 9 - 45 3 Ross Cheever Team LeMans Reynard Mugen Honda 9 4 2 6 3 - 9 - - - 33 4 Takuya Kurosawa Team Cerumo Lola Mugen Honda - - 4 3 9 1 3 6 (1) 6 32 5 Naoki Hattori Team LeMans Reynard Mugen Honda 3 - 1 4 4 4 - - 2 9 27 Mauro Martini Team Nova Lola Mugen Honda - 6 3 2 2 6 - - 4 4 27 7 Mika Salo Team 5Zigen Lola Cosworth 4 2 - - - - - - - - 6 Kazuyoshi Hoshino Team Impul Lola Mugen Honda - - - - - 2 - - 3 1 6 9 Tom Kristensen Navi Connection Racing Reynard Mugen Honda - - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 5 10 Kunimitsu Takahashi Advan Sport Pal Lola Mugen Honda - - - - - - - 4 - - 4 11 Michael Krumm Dome Dome Mugen Honda - - - - - - - 3 - - 3 Katsutomo Kaneishi Cabin Racing/Heroes Lola Cosworth 2 - - - - - - 1 - - 2 13 Masahiko Kageyama Nakajima Racing Reynard Mugen Honda - - - - - - 2 - - - 2 Thomas Danielsson Team 5Zigen Lola Judd - - - - - - - - - 2 2 15 Jeff Krosnoff Giza Racing Lola Cosworth 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 Toshio Suzuki Mirai Corporation Lola Cosworth - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 Complete Overview first column of every race 10 = grid position second column of every race 10 = race result R=retired DIS=disqualified Place Name Country Team Chassis Engine JPN JPN JPN JPN JPN JPN JPN JPN JPN JPN 1 Marco Apicella Dome Dome Mugen Honda 4 2 3 4 2 1 3 1 13 6 8 4 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 R 2 Andrew Gilbert Scott Stellar International Lola Mugen Honda 1 13 1 1 6 2 5 R 5 2 1 1 4 3 2 5 5 1 1 R 3 Ross Cheever Team LeMans Reynard Mugen Honda 3 1 2 3 3 5 2 2 1 4 5 7 1 1 8 R 4 R 6 7 4 Takuya Kurosawa Team Cerumo Lola Mugen Honda 8 10 8 10 5 3 4 4 2 1 3 6 5 4 3 2 7 6 2 2 5 Naoki Hattori Team LeMans Reynard Mugen Honda 2 4 13 12 9 6 1 3 4 3 2 3 2 R 6 R 6 5 4 1 Mauro Martini Team Nova Lola Mugen Honda 11 11 5 2 1 4 6 5 7 5 4 2 10 R 12 10 3 3 5 3 7 Mika Salo Team 5Zigen Lola Cosworth 5 3 6 5 8 7 10 11 Team 5Zigen Lola Judd 10 12 9 R 19 8 9 R - - 18 10 Kazuyoshi Hoshino Team Impul Lola Mugen Honda 6 R 12 7 7 R 13 R 3 R 6 5 6 15 16 R 10 4 10 6 9 Tom Kristensen Navi Connection Racing Reynard Mugen Honda 13 8 16 9 15 9 9 6 11 11 13 9 8 6 7 R 11 12 8 4 10 Kunimitsu Takahashi Advan Sport Pal Lola Mugen Honda 16 12 15 R - - 15 8 - - 14 8 16 11 10 3 14 10 19 14 11 Michael Krumm Dome Dome Mugen Honda - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 4 12 7 12 15 Katsutomo Kaneishi Cabin Racing/Heroes Lola Cosworth 10 5 14 8 4 12 7 R 7 13 11 6 9 8 11 R Cabin Racing/Heroes Lola Judd 9 7 11 R 13 Masahiko Kageyama Nakajima Racing Reynard Mugen Honda 7 16 7 R 12 11 14 R 8 9 7 R 9 5 5 R 8 11 9 8 Thomas Danielsson Team 5Zigen Lola Judd - - 17 13 11 R 11 7 15 10 15 DIS 4 R 2 9 7 5 Team 5Zigen Lola Cosworth 15 R 15 Jeff Krosnoff Giza Racing Lola Cosworth 14 6 9 11 10 R - - - - - - Speed Star Wheel Racing Lola Mugen Honda 18 12 14 7 15 16 17 R Toshio Suzuki Mirai Corporation Lola Cosworth 9 7 4 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Toranosuke Takagi Nakajima Racing Reynard Mugen Honda - - - - - - - - - - - - 14 7 13 8 - - 15 9 - Yasutaka Hinoi Nakajima Racing Reynard Mugen Honda 12 9 10 R 13 8 12 R 6 R 10 11 13 R 17 9 16 13 21 R - Hidetoshi Mitsusada Dome Dome Mugen Honda 15 R 11 R 14 10 8 9 14 8 12 12 11 10 - - - - - - - Naohiro Furuya Team Cerumo Lola Mugen Honda - - - - - - - - - - - - 17 9 - - - - - - - Akihiko Nakaya Speed Star Wheel Racing Lola Mugen Honda 17 15 18 15 16 R 16 10 12 10 16 R - - - - - - - - - Masatomo Shimizu Shimizu Racing Reynard Mugen Honda - - 19 14 - - - - - - 17 R - - 18 11 21 R - - - Masami Kageyama Team LeMans Reynard Mugen Honda - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 14 - - - - 14 11 - Hisashi Wada Stellar International Lola Mugen Honda - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 R 16 12 - Minoru Tanaka Team 5Zigen Lola Judd 18 14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Team 5Zigen Lola Cosworth 13 13 - Richard Dean Team 5Zigen Lola Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17 14 - - - Eiichi Tajima Team Cerumo Lola Mugen Honda - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18 15 22 R - Eiji Yamada Team Cerumo Lola Mugen Honda - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20 17 - - - Shinji Nakano Team Nova Lola Mugen Honda - - - - - - - - - - - - 20 R - - - - Nakajima Racing Reynard Mugen Honda 20 R - Akira Iida Team Nova Lola Mugen Honda - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19 R 23 R Formula 3000 Category:Super Formula