2007 Formula Nippon Championship

2007 Formula Nippon Championship 2006 2008 The 2007 Formula Nippon Championship was the thirty-fifth season of premier Japanese single-seater racing, and the twelfth under the Formula Nippon moniker. 12 different teams and 22 different drivers competed. It was contested over nine rounds at five venues, with Okayama International Circuit hosting a Formula Nippon event for the first time, replacing Autopolis on the calendar. Team Impul driver Tsugio Matsuda won the series championship for the first time despite failing to win a race. Takashi Kogure lost the championship after being disqualified from the final race at Suzuka Circuit. Teams and drivers All teams used tyres supplied by Bridgestone and Lola B06/51 chassis. Team # Driver Engine Roundsmobilecast Team Impul1FRA Benoît TréluyerToyota RV8JAll2JPN Tsugio MatsudaAllCarchs Kondo Racing3JPN Masataka YanagidaToyota RV8JAll4BRA João Paulo de OliveiraAllSG team 5ZIGEN5JPN Katsuyuki HiranakaHonda HF386EAll6JPN Hiroki YoshimotoAllForum Engineering Team LeMans7JPN Tatsuya KataokaToyota RV8JAll8JPN Toranosuke TakagiAllTeam Reckless CerumoTeam Cerumo11JPN Yuji TachikawaToyota RV8JAll12JPN Kota Sasaki1–5Arabian Oasis Team Impul19JPN Satoshi MotoyamaToyota RV8JAll20DEU Michael KrummAllKanaan Racing27BRA Tony KanaanHonda HF386E9PIAA Nakajima Racing31FRA Loïc DuvalHonda HF386EAll32JPN Takashi KogureAllTeam BOSS INGING Formula Nippon33ITA Ronnie QuintarelliToyota RV8JAll34JPN Naoki YokomizoAllDHG TOM'S Racing36DEU André LottererToyota RV8JAll37JPN Seiji AraAllDoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing40SWE Björn WirdheimHonda HF386EAll41BRA Fabio CarboneAllAutobacs Racing Team Aguri55JPN Yuji IdeHonda HF386EAll56JPN Toshihiro KaneishiAll Race calendar and results Japan 250 2007 venues right Japan 34 50 136 32 top Suzuka Japan 36 52 140 13 right Motegi Japan 34 54 134 13 bottom Okayama 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 race lap Winner Team 1 Fuji 1 April FRA Benoît Tréluyer FRA Benoît Tréluyer FRA Benoît Tréluyer Team Impul 2 Suzuka 15 April JPN Tsugio Matsuda JPN Hiroki Yoshimoto JPN Satoshi Motoyama Team Impul 3 Motegi 20 May JPN Tsugio Matsuda JPN Takashi Kogure JPN Takashi Kogure Nakajima Racing 4 Okayama 10 June JPN Takashi Kogure JPN Tsugio Matsuda ITA Ronnie Quintarelli Team Boss Inging 5 Suzuka 8 July JPN Tsugio Matsuda JPN Tsugio Matsuda JPN Satoshi Motoyama Team Impul 6 Fuji 26 August JPN Satoshi Motoyama FRA Loïc Duval DEU André Lotterer TOM'S Racing 7 SUGO 16 September JPN Takashi Kogure JPN Naoki Yokomizo JPN Takashi Kogure Nakajima Racing 8 Motegi 21 October JPN Takashi Kogure JPN Takashi Kogure JPN Takashi Kogure Nakajima Racing 9 Suzuka 18 November JPN Takashi Kogure DEU André Lotterer JPN Satoshi Motoyama Team Impul Championship standings Drivers' Championship Scoring system Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Points 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 Rank Driver FUJ SUZ MOT OKA SUZ FUJ SUG MOT SUZ Points 1 JPN Tsugio Matsuda 2 2 3 3 4 13 5 5 4 46 2 FRA Benoît Tréluyer 1 Ret 4 2 Ret 2 2 3 Ret 45 3 JPN Takashi Kogure 8 3 1 5 17 Ret 1 1 DSQ 41 4 JPN Satoshi Motoyama Ret 1 6 10 1 Ret 4 11 1 38 5 DEU André Lotterer Ret 5 2 Ret 13 1 7 4 2 37 6 FRA Loïc Duval 3 4 Ret 19 11 3 3 2 Ret 31 7 ITA Ronnie Quintarelli 5 6 5 1 Ret 7 8 6 14 27 8 BRA Joao Paulo de Oliveira DSQ 14 8 4 7 6 Ret 8 3 18 9 SWE Björn Wirdheim 4 13 11 11 2 8 Ret 7 9 17 10 DEU Michael Krumm 6 7 7 8 5 Ret Ret 15 Ret 12 11 JPN Seiji Ara 11 Ret 15 7 10 4 Ret 13 5 11 12 JPN Yuji Tachikawa 16 8 12 6 12 5 6 9 13 11 13 JPN Yuji Ide 14 10 16 Ret 3 16 Ret Ret 10 6 14 JPN Tatsuya Kataoka 7 Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 10 7 5 15 BRA Fabio Carbone 15 15 Ret 13 6 15 9 18 Ret 3 16 JPN Toranosuke Takagi Ret 12 9 16 8 9 10 12 8 3 17 JPN Naoki Yokomizo 10 9 13 12 19 10 13 Ret 12 0 18 JPN Toshihiro Kaneishi 12 17 10 Ret 9 11 Ret 14 Ret 0 19 JPN Masataka Yanagida 9 18 Ret 15 14 12 12 16 Ret 0 20 JPN Katsuyuki Hiranaka Ret 11 17 14 18 14 11 17 11 0 21 JPN Hiroki Yoshimoto 13 19 18 17 15 17 Ret Ret 15 0 22 JPN Kota Sasaki 17 16 14 18 16 0 – BRA Tony KanaanTony Kanaan was entered as a guest driver and was not eligible to score championship points. Kanaan 6 – Teams' Championship Rank Team Car FUJ SUZ MOT OKA SUZ FUJ SUG MOT SUZ Points1 mobilecast IMPUL 1 1 Ret 4 2 Ret 2 2 3 Ret 91 2 2 2 3 3 4 13 5 5 4 2 PIAA NAKAJIMA 31 3 4 Ret 19 11 3 3 2 Ret 7232 8 3 1 5 17 Ret 1 1 DSQ 3 Arabian Oasis IMPUL 19 Ret 1 6 10 1 Ret 4 11 1 50 20 6 7 7 8 5 Ret Ret 15 Ret 4 DHG TOM'S 36 Ret 5 2 Ret 13 1 7 4 2 48 37 11 Ret 15 7 10 4 Ret 13 5 5 Boss INGING 33 5 6 5 1 Ret 7 8 6 14 27 34 10 9 13 12 19 10 13 Ret 12 6 DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing 40 4 13 11 11 2 8 Ret 7 8 20 41 15 15 Ret 13 5 15 9 18 Ret 7 Carchs Kondo Racing 3 9 18 Ret 15 14 12 12 16 Ret 18 4 DSQ 14 8 4 7 6 Ret 8 3 8 Forum Engineering Team LeMans 7 7 Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 10 6 8 8 Ret 12 9 16 8 9 10 12 7 9 Team Cerumo 11 5 6 9 13 7 10 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri 55 14 10 16 Ret 3 16 Ret Ret 10 6 56 12 17 10 Ret 9 11 Ret 14 Ret 11 Team Reckless Cerumo 11 16 8 12 5 12 4 12 17 16 14 18 16 Notes External links 2007 Japanese Championship Formula Nippon Formula Nippon Category:Super Formula Nippon