2006 Formula Nippon Championship

2006 Formula Nippon Championship 2005 2007 The 2006 Formula Nippon Championship was the thirty-fourth season of premier Japanese single-seater racing, and the eleventh under the Formula Nippon moniker. It was contested over nine rounds at five venues, with Autopolis returning to the calendar for the first time since 1992, replacing Miné Circuit. 12 teams and 25 drivers competed in the championship. For the first time since 1997, multiple companies supplied engines to Formula Nippon teams, with Toyota and Honda each introducing new three-litre, naturally-aspirated V8 engines derived from their previous offerings in the IndyCar Series. Lola also introduced a new spec chassis, the B06/51 (aka FN06), to replace the previous B03/51 that had served the series since 2003. Team Impul driver Benoît Tréluyer won his first series championship. Teams and drivers All teams used tyres supplied by Bridgestone and Lola B06/51 chassis. Team # Driver Engine Roundsarting Racing Team with Impul1JPN Satoshi MotoyamaToyota RV8JAll2JPN Kazuki HoshinoAllKondo Racing3JPN Sakon YamamotoToyota RV8J1–3JPN Seiji Ara4–94JPN Masataka YanagidaAllTeam Reckless 5ZIGENTeam 5ZIGENM&O with Team 5ZIGEN5JPN Ryō MichigamiHonda HF386EAll6JPN Ryo Orime1–8BRA João Paulo de Oliveira9Team LeMans7JPN Tatsuya KataokaToyota RV8JAll8JPN Toranosuke TakagiAllTeam CerumoTeam Reckless Cerumo11JPN Yuji TachikawaToyota RV8JAllEMS Racing17JPN Katsuyuki HiranakaHonda HF386E5–9mobilecast Team Impul19FRA Benoît TréluyerToyota RV8JAll20JPN Tsugio MatsudaAllDPR Direxiv27JPN Shogo MitsuyamaHonda HF386E1–4PIAA Nakajima Racing31FRA Loïc DuvalHonda HF386EAll32JPN Hideki MutohAllTeam BOSS INGING Formula Nippon33ITA Ronnie QuintarelliToyota RV8JAll34JPN Naoki YokomizoAllDHG TOM'S Racing36DEU André LottererToyota RV8JAll37JPN Takeshi TsuchiyaAllDoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing40SWE Björn WirdheimHonda HF386EAll41JPN Katsuyuki Hiranaka1–3JPN Yuji Ide4–9Autobacs Racing Team Aguri55JPN Toshihiro KaneishiHonda HF386EAll56JPN Takashi KogureAll Race calendar and results Japan 250 2006 venues right Japan 34 50 136 32 left Suzuka Japan 36 52 140 13 right Motegi Japan 33 2 130 58 right Autopolis Japan 35 22 138 55 right Fuji Japan 38 8 140 46 right SUGO Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 Fuji Speedway 2 April FRA Benoît Tréluyer JPN Masataka Yanagida FRA Benoît Tréluyer mobilecast IMPUL 2 Suzuka Circuit 16 April FRA Benoît Tréluyer FRA Benoît Tréluyer FRA Loïc Duval PIAA Nakajima 3 Twin Ring Motegi 28 May JPN Takashi Kogure JPN Tsugio Matsuda DEU André Lotterer DHG TOM'S 4 Suzuka Circuit 9 July FRA Benoît Tréluyer FRA Benoît Tréluyer FRA Benoît Tréluyer mobilecast IMPUL 5 Autopolis 6 August JPN Takashi Kogure FRA Loïc Duval JPN Tsugio Matsuda mobilecast IMPUL 6 Fuji Speedway 27 August JPN Takashi Kogure JPN Satoshi Motoyama FRA Benoît Tréluyer mobilecast IMPUL 7 Sportsland SUGO 17 September JPN Takashi Kogure JPN Hideki Mutoh FRA Loïc Duval PIAA Nakajima 8 Twin Ring Motegi 22 October JPN Takashi Kogure JPN Satoshi Motoyama FRA Benoît Tréluyer mobilecast IMPUL 9 Suzuka Circuit 19 November JPN Tsugio Matsuda FRA Benoît Tréluyer DEU André Lotterer DHG TOM'S Championship standings Drivers' Championship Scoring system Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Points 10 6 4 3 2 1 Rank Name FUJ SUZ MOT SUZ ATP FUJ SGO MOT SUZ Points 1 FRA Benoît Tréluyer 1 3 2 1 7 1 2 1 Ret 51 2 JPN Tsugio Matsuda 2 9 5 2 1 7 3 2 2 37 3 DEU André Lotterer 8 5 1 5 8 2 Ret Ret 1 30 4 FRA Loïc Duval 11 1 6 Ret 18 9 1 4 6 25 5 JPN Satoshi Motoyama 3 8 3 3 Ret 3 5 Ret Ret 16 6 SWE Björn Wirdheim 4 2 4 Ret 6 6 6 11 9 13.5 7 JPN Tatsuya Kataoka 13 7 Ret 6 3 Ret 9 3 3 13 8 JPN Yuji Tachikawa 12 Ret 10 4 4 5 7 5 Ret 10 9 JPN Toshihiro Kaneishi 16 Ret Ret Ret 2 4 Ret Ret 7 9 10 ITA Ronnie Quintarelli 5 Ret Ret Ret 5 10 4 9 12 6 11 JPN Sakon Yamamoto 6 4 14 3.5 12 JPN Takashi Kogure 10 17 Ret 9 19 Ret DSQ Ret 4 3 13 JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya 9 10 Ret 7 9 Ret 8 8 5 2 14 JPN Hideki Mutoh 19 6 8 Ret 17 16 10 10 Ret 1 15 JPN Masataka Yanagida 7 Ret 9 13 13 12 Ret 6 13 1 16 JPN Ryō Michigami 20 18 7 Ret 11 15 12 Ret 11 0 17 JPN Naoki Yokomizo 14 13 Ret 11 Ret Ret 11 7 Ret 0 18 JPN Toranosuke Takagi 22 16 11 8 16 8 Ret Ret Ret 0 19 BRA João Paulo de Oliveira 8 0 20 JPN Seiji Ara 10 10 18 13 Ret Ret 0 21 JPN Yuji Ide 12 12 11 Ret Ret 10 0 22 JPN Katsuyuki Hiranaka 17 11 Ret 15 14 Ret Ret Ret 0 23 JPN Ryo Orime 21 15 12 Ret Ret 17 DSQ 12 0 24 JPN Shogo Mitsuyama 15 12 13 Ret 0 25 JPN Kazuki Hoshino 18 14 Ret Ret 14 13 Ret Ret 14 0 Note: ‡ Because of heavy rain at Fuji during the race, the event ended after two laps. Half points were awarded because of the stoppage before the 75% point. Teams' Championship Rank Team Car FUJ SUZ MOT SUZ ATP FUJ SGO MOT SUZ Points1 mobilecast Impul 19 1 3 2 1 7 1 2 1 Ret 88 20 2 9 5 2 1 7 3 2 22 DHG TOM'S 36 8 5 1 5 8 2 Ret Ret 1 32 37 9 10 Ret 7 9 Ret 8 8 53 PIAA Nakajima 31 11 1 6 Ret 18 9 1 4 6 26 32 19 6 8 Ret 17 16 10 10 Ret4 arting Impul 1 3 8 3 3 Ret 3 5 Ret Ret 16 2 18 14 Ret Ret 14 13 Ret Ret 145 DoCoMo Dandelion 40 4 2 4 Ret 6 6 6 11 9 13.5 41 17 11 Ret 12 12 11 Ret Ret 106 Team LeMans 7 13 7 Ret 6 3 Ret 9 3 3 13 8 22 16 11 8 16 8 Ret Ret Ret7 ARTA 55 16 Ret Ret Ret 2 4 Ret Ret 7 12 56 10 17 Ret 9 19 Ret DSQ Ret 48 Reckless Cerumo 11 12 Ret 10 4 4 5 7 5 Ret 109 BOSS INGING 33 5 Ret Ret Ret 5 10 4 9 12 6 34 14 13 Ret 11 Ret Ret 11 7 Ret10 Kondo Racing 3 6 4 14 10 10 18 13 Ret Ret 4.5 4 7 Ret 9 13 13 12 Ret 6 1311 Team 5ZIGEN 5 20 18 7 Ret 11 15 12 Ret 11 0 6 21 15 12 Ret Ret 17 DSQ 12 812 DPR Direxiv 27 15 12 13 Ret 0 External links 2006 Japanese Championship Formula Nippon Formula Nippon Category:Super Formula Nippon