2005 Formula Nippon Championship

2005 Formula Nippon Championship 2004 2006 The 2005 Formula Nippon Championship was the thirty-third season of premier Japanese single-seater racing, and the tenth under the Formula Nippon moniker. It was contested over nine rounds at five venues. The newly renovated Fuji Speedway returned to the calendar, replacing Sepang International Circuit. Miné Circuit, which had been a staple venue of the series since 1977, closed for spectator events after 2005. Eight teams and 17 drivers competed in the series. This would be the final season for Mugen as the sole engine supplier to Formula Nippon, with Toyota and Honda introducing new engines for the 2006 season. Satoshi Motoyama of Team Impul won his fourth series championship, becoming the most successful driver of the "modern era" of Japanese top formula racing.Satoshi Motoyama: The 'Emperor' who missed his F1 vocation https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/motoyama-jordan-renault-tests-2003/10356679/ https://web.archive.org/web/20240713160509/https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/motoyama-jordan-renault-tests-2003/10356679/ 2024-07-13 2026-02-03 en Teams and drivers All teams used tyres supplied by Bridgestone, Lola B03/51 chassis, and Mugen MF308 engines. Team # Driver RoundsDoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing1GBR Richard LyonsAll2JPN Naoki HattoriAllKondo Racing Team3JPN Sakon YamamotoAll4CZE Jaroslav Janiš1–3ITA Ronnie Quintarelli4–9Team 5ZIGEN5JPN Tsugio MatsudaAllForum Engineering Team LeMans7JPN Tatsuya KataokaAll8JPN Takeshi TsuchiyaAllTeam CerumoTakagi Planning with Cerumo11JPN Katsuyuki HiranakaAll12JPN Toranosuke TakagiAllmobilecast Team Impul19FRA Benoît TréluyerAll20JPN Yuji IdeAllarting Racing Team with Impul23JPN Satoshi MotoyamaAllCarrozzeria Team MOHN27JPN Masanobu Kato128JPN Hideki NodaAllPIAA Nakajima Racing31DEU André LottererAll32JPN Takashi KogureAll Race calendar and results Japan 250 2005 venues right Japan 34 50 136 32 bottom Suzuka Japan 36 52 140 13 right Motegi Japan 34 8 131 6 left Mine Japan 35 22 138 55 right Fuji Japan 38 8 140 46 right SUGO All races were held in Japan. Round Track Date Pole position Fastest lap Winner Team 1 Twin Ring Motegi 3 April JPN Yuji Ide JPN Katsuyuki Hiranaka GBR Richard Lyons DoCoMoTeam Dandelion Racing 2 Suzuka Circuit 17 April FRA Benoît Tréluyer JPN Takashi Kogure JPN Yuji Ide mobilecast Team Impul 3 Sportsland SUGO 15 May JPN Takashi Kogure JPN Hideki Noda JPN Satoshi Motoyama arting Team Impul 4 Fuji Speedway 5 June GBR Richard Lyons JPN Tsugio Matsuda FRA Benoît Tréluyer mobilecast Team Impul 5 Suzuka Circuit 3 July JPN Satoshi Motoyama JPN Yuji Ide JPN Satoshi Motoyama arting Team Impul 6 Mine Circuit 31 July FRA Benoît Tréluyer JPN Yuji Ide JPN Yuji Ide mobilecast Team Impul 7 Fuji Speedway 28 August GBR Richard Lyons JPN Satoshi Motoyama DEU André Lotterer Nakajima Racing 8 Twin Ring Motegi 23 October JPN Satoshi Motoyama JPN Sakon Yamamoto JPN Satoshi Motoyama arting Team Impul 9 Suzuka Circuit 27 November JPN Tsugio Matsuda FRA Benoît Tréluyer DEU André Lotterer PIAA Nakajima Racing Calendar changes The race in Sepang International Circuit was dropped, while Fuji returned with two races. Championship standings Drivers' Championship Scoring system Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Points 10 6 4 3 2 1 Rank Name MOT SUZ SGO FUJ SUZ MIN FUJ MOT SUZ Points 1 JPN Satoshi Motoyama 4 4 1 2 1 3 13 1 2 52 2 JPN Yuji Ide 2 1 5 7 8 1 3 4 3 39 3 GBR Richard Lyons 1 5 2 4 3 Ret 4 13 5 30 4 DEU André Lotterer 11 Ret 9 Ret Ret 10 1 Ret 1 20 5 JPN Takashi Kogure Ret 3 3 8 2 Ret 11 9 6 15 6 FRA Benoît Tréluyer 6 9 Ret 1 Ret Ret 12 11 4 14 7 JPN Tsugio Matsuda 10 2 Ret 3 6 4 9 10 8 14 8 JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya 5 Ret 4 Ret Ret 5 5 3 Ret 13 9 ITA Ronnie Quintarelli 5 5 2 Ret 5 10 12 10 JPN Sakon Yamamoto 14 Ret Ret Ret 4 8 Ret 2 11 9 11 JPN Tatsuya Kataoka 7 8 8 Ret Ret 7 2 6 7 7 12 JPN Naoki Hattori 3 6 6 10 7 6 7 7 14 7 13 JPN Katsuyuki Hiranaka 8 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 6 12 9 2 14 CZE Jaroslav Janiš 12 7 7 0 15 JPN Toranosuke Takagi 9 Ret 11 9 10 9 8 Ret 12 0 16 JPN Hideki Noda Ret Ret 10 Ret 9 Ret 10 8 13 0 17 JPN Masanobu Kato 13 0 Teams' Championship Rank Team Car MOT SUZ SGO FUJ SUZ MIN FUJ MOT SUZ Points1 mobilecast Impularting Impul 19 6 9 Ret 1 Ret Ret 12 11 4 101 20 2 1 5 7 8 1 3 4 3 23 4 4 1 2 1 3 13 1 22 DoCoMo Dandelion 1 1 5 2 4 3 Ret 4 13 5 37 2 3 6 6 10 7 6 7 7 143 PIAA Nakajima 31 11 Ret 9 Ret Ret 10 1 Ret 1 35 32 Ret 3 3 8 2 Ret 11 9 64 Kondo Racing Team 3 14 Ret Ret Ret 4 8 Ret 2 11 21 4 12 7 7 5 5 2 Ret 5 105 Team LeMans 7 7 8 8 Ret Ret 7 2 6 7 20 8 5 Ret 4 Ret Ret 5 5 3 Ret6 5ZIGEN 5 10 2 Ret 3 6 4 9 10 8 147 Cerumo 11 8 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 6 12 9 2 12 9 Ret 11 9 10 9 8 Ret 128 Team MOHN 27 13 0 28 Ret Ret 10 Ret 9 Ret 10 8 13 References External links 2005 Japanese Championship Formula Nippon Formula Nippon Category:Super Formula Nippon