2000 Formula Nippon Championship

Formula Nippon Championship 2000 Related series:2000 International Formula 3000 Championship2000 Italian Formula 3000 Championship The 2000 Formula Nippon Championship was the twenty-eighth season of premier Japanese single-seater racing, and the fifth under the Formula Nippon name and Japan Race Promotion (JRP) management. The series was contested over ten rounds at five venues. 13 different teams, 21 different drivers, and two different chassis suppliers competed in the series. Nakajima Racing driver Toranosuke Takagi, who returned to Formula Nippon after two seasons in Formula One, won his first series championship and set a new single-season record with eight wins.Tora Takagi: The F1 reject that destroyed his opposition https://www.motorsport.com/super-formula/news/tora-takagi-formula-nippon-retrospective/4795935/ https://web.archive.org/web/20250822224648/https://www.motorsport.com/super-formula/news/tora-takagi-formula-nippon-retrospective/4795935/ 2025-08-22 2026-02-03 en Takagi moved to the CART Championship Series the following year. Teams and drivers All teams used tyres supplied by Bridgestone and Mugen MF308 engines. Team # Driver Chassis Rounds PIAA Nakajima Racing0JPN Toranosuke TakagiReynard 2KLAll2JPN Tsugio MatsudaReynard 99LAllOlympic Kondo Racing Team3JPN Masahiko KondoReynard 99LAll4JPN Takeshi TsuchiyaG-Force GF039Team 5ZIGEN5JPN Naoki HattoriReynard 99LAll6DEU Michael KrummAll Team LeMans7JPN Hideki NodaReynard 99LAll8JPN Yudai IgarashiAllTeam Morinaga Nova9IRL Ralph Firman Jr.G-Force GF03BAll10JPN Koji YamanishiAllCosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo11JPN Yuji TachikawaReynard 99LAll12POL Jaroslaw WierczukAllMooncraft14JPN Shigekazu WakisakaReynard 99LAllTeam Impul19JPN Satoshi MotoyamaReynard 99LAllTeam Malaysia21MYS Alex YoongReynard 99LAllTakagi B-1 Racing36JPN Tetsuji TamanakaReynard 99LAllAutobacs Racing Team Aguri55JPN Katsutomo KaneishiReynard 99L1–856JPN Juichi WakisakaAllTeam LeyJun62JPN Shinsuke ShibaharaReynard 2KLAll63JPN "Osamu"Reynard 99LG-Force GF031–5, 7–10DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing68JPN Ryō MichigamiReynard 2KLAll Race calendar and results All races were held in Japan. RaceTrackDatePole positionFastest Race LapWinning driverWinning team1Suzuka Circuit26 MarchIRL Ralph Firman Jr.JPN Toranosuke TakagiJPN Toranosuke TakagiPIAA Nakajima Racing2Twin Ring Motegi16 AprilJPN Toranosuke TakagiJPN Tsugio MatsudaJPN Toranosuke TakagiPIAA Nakajima Racing3Mine Circuit21 MayJPN Toranosuke TakagiJPN Toranosuke TakagiJPN Tsugio MatsudaPIAA Nakajima Racing4Fuji Speedway4 JuneDEU Michael KrummJPN Hideki NodaJPN Toranosuke TakagiPIAA Nakajima Racing5Suzuka-East Circuit2 JulyJPN Toranosuke TakagiJPN Toranosuke TakagiJPN Toranosuke TakagiPIAA Nakajima Racing6Sportsland SUGO30 JulyJPN Toranosuke TakagiJPN Juichi WakisakaJPN Toranosuke TakagiPIAA Nakajima Racing7Twin Ring Motegi20 AugustJPN Toranosuke TakagiDEU Michael KrummJPN Toranosuke TakagiPIAA Nakajima Racing8Fuji Speedway3 SeptemberJPN Satoshi MotoyamaJPN Hideki NodaJPN Toranosuke TakagiPIAA Nakajima Racing9Mine Circuit17 SeptemberJPN Toranosuke TakagiJPN Satoshi MotoyamaJPN Toranosuke TakagiPIAA Nakajima Racing10Suzuka Circuit5 NovemberJPN Satoshi MotoyamaJPN Satoshi MotoyamaJPN Satoshi MotoyamaTeam Impul Notes: Race 1 stopped due to rain and restarted, originally scheduled over 35 laps. Race 8 stopped due to an accident and restarted, originally scheduled over 50 laps. 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 MOT FUJ MIN SUZ Points 1 JPN Toranosuke Takagi 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 86 2 DEU Michael Krumm 2 2 2 Ret 3 5 2 5 Ret 4 35 3 JPN Satoshi Motoyama 6 4 Ret 8 6 4 3 2 2 1 34 4 JPN Tsugio Matsuda 12 3 1 Ret 5 11 4 Ret 3 3 27 5 JPN Hideki Noda Ret 10 3 15 2 Ret 5 6 17 5 15 6 JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi 4 6 5 3 Ret 3 11 Ret 14 7 JPN Juichi Wakisaka 11 5 4 2 8 Ret Ret Ret 6 6 13 8 JPN Naoki Hattori 3 7 6 5 4 Ret 7 8 8 9 10 9 IRL Ralph Firman Jr. Ret 11 Ret 6 7 2 10 13 5 Ret 9 10 JPN Yuji Tachikawa 8 Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret 9 4 4 12 9 11 JPN Shinsuke Shibahara 9 12 9 7 9 6 Ret 3 13 14 5 12 JPN Shigekazu Wakisaka 5 8 Ret Ret Ret 8 13 9 Ret 8 2 13 JPN Yudai Igarashi Ret Ret Ret 12 12 Ret 6 10 16 Ret 1 14 JPN Koji Yamanishi Ret 9 7 11 14 Ret Ret Ret 7 7 0 15 JPN Masahiko Kondo 7 14 Ret 13 13 7 Ret Ret 11 10 0 16 JPN Ryō Michigami Ret 13 Ret Ret 10 Ret 8 7 9 Ret 0 17 POL Jaroslaw Wierczuk 13 Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 12 11 12 11 0 18 MYS Alex Yoong DNS Ret Ret 9 11 9 Ret 12 Ret Ret 0 19 JPN Tetsuji Tamanaka Ret Ret 10 10 15 10 Ret Ret 14 Ret 0 20 JPN "Osamu" 10 Ret 11 14 Ret 14 14 15 13 0 21 JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya 10 0 Teams' Championship Rank Name Car SUZ MOT MIN FUJ SUZ SGO MOT FUJ MIN SUZ Points 1 PIAA Nakajima 0 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 113 2 12 3 1 Ret 5 11 4 Ret 3 3 2 5ZIGEN 5 3 7 6 5 4 Ret 7 8 8 9 45 6 2 2 2 Ret 3 5 2 5 Ret 4 3 Impul 19 6 4 Ret 8 6 4 3 2 2 1 34 4 ARTA 55 4 6 5 3 Ret 3 11 Ret 27 56 11 5 4 2 8 Ret Ret Ret 6 6 5 LeMans 7 Ret 10 3 15 2 Ret 5 6 17 5 16 8 Ret Ret Ret 12 12 Ret 6 10 16 Ret 6 Team Morinaga Nova 9 Ret 11 Ret 6 7 2 10 13 5 Ret 9 10 Ret 9 7 11 14 Ret Ret Ret 7 7 7 Cosmo Oil Cerumo 11 8 Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret 9 4 4 12 9 12 13 Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 12 11 12 11 8 LeyJun 62 9 12 9 7 9 6 Ret 3 13 14 5 63 10 Ret 11 14 Ret 14 14 15 13 9 Mooncraft 14 5 8 Ret Ret Ret 8 13 9 Ret 8 2 10 Kondo Racing 3 7 14 Ret 13 13 7 Ret Ret 11 10 0 4 10 11 DoCoMo Dandelion 68 Ret 13 Ret Ret 10 Ret 8 7 9 Ret 0 12 Team Malaysia 21 DNS Ret Ret 9 11 9 Ret 12 Ret Ret 0 13 Takagi B-1 Racing 36 Ret Ret 10 10 15 10 Ret Ret 14 Ret 0 References External links 2000 Japanese Championship Formula Nippon Formula Nippon Category:Super Formula Nippon