1999 Formula Nippon Championship

Formula Nippon Championship 1999 Related series:1999 International Formula 3000 Championship1999 Italian Formula 3000 Championship The 1999 Formula Nippon Championship was the twenty-seventh season of premier Japanese single-seater racing, and the fourth under the Formula Nippon name and Japan Race Promotion (JRP) management. The series was contested over ten rounds at five venues. 14 different teams, 26 different drivers, and three different chassis suppliers competed in the championship. Nakajima Racing driver Tom Coronel won the championship in his second season. The series introduced the Exciting Point championship in 1999, which awarded points to drivers for setting the fastest laps of the race, running in the top six at each quarter of the race, and improving position throughout the race.1999 All Japan Championship Formula Nippon - 日本の4輪レース記録 https://jracingrecords.ciao.jp/wordpress/1999fne/ 2026-02-03 ja Teams and drivers All teams used tyres supplied by Bridgestone and Mugen MF308 engines. Team # Driver Chassis RoundsUnlimited Racing Team LeMans1JPN Satoshi MotoyamaReynard 99LAll2JPN Koji YamanishiAllAsahi Kiko Sports3JPN Atsushi KawamotoReynard 99LAllTeam 5ZIGEN5JPN Shigekazu WakisakaReynard 99L1–3JPN Tetsuya Tanaka5–106JPN Tetsuya Tanaka1DEU Michael Krumm2–10Shionogi Team Nova9IRL Ralph Firman Jr.G-Force GF03BAll10JPN Hiroki KatohAllCosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo11JPN Yuji TachikawaReynard 99LAll12JPN Akira IidaAllSpeedmaster Mooncraft14JPN Ryō MichigamiLola B99/51All15JPN Masahiko KageyamaAllTeam TMS17DEU Dominik SchwagerLola B99/511–618JPN Takuya Kurosawa1–6Be Brides Team Impul19JPN Masami KageyamaLola B99/51Reynard 99LAll20JPN Hideki NodaAllMirai32JPN Masahiko KondoLola B99/511–3Takagi B-1 Racing36JPN Tetsuji TamanakaLola B99/51Reynard 99L1, 3–10Autobacs Racing Team Aguri55JPN Katsutomo KaneishiLola B99/51Reynard 99LAll56JPN Juichi WakisakaAllTeam LeyJun62GBR Peter DumbreckReynard 99LAll63JPN "Osamu"Reynard 99LLola B99/511–3JPN Shinsuke Shibahara6–10PIAA Nakajima Racing64NLD Tom CoronelReynard 99LAll65JPN Hidetoshi MitsusadaAllDoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing68ARG Rubén DerflerReynard 99LAll Race calendar and results All races were held in Japan. RaceTrackDatePole positionFastest Race LapWinning driverWinning team1Suzuka Circuit18 AprilJPN Hidetoshi MitsusadaJPN Satoshi MotoyamaJPN Satoshi MotoyamaUnlimited Racing Team LeMans2Twin Ring Motegi9 MayNLD Tom CoronelIRL Ralph Firman Jr.JPN Hidetoshi MitsusadaPIAA Nakajima Racing3Mine Circuit23 MayJPN Satoshi MotoyamaIRL Ralph Firman Jr.JPN Satoshi MotoyamaUnlimited Racing Team LeMans4Fuji Speedway6 JuneGBR Peter DumbreckJPN Koji YamanishiNLD Tom CoronelPIAA Nakajima Racing5Suzuka Circuit4 JulyJPN Satoshi MotoyamaNLD Tom CoronelJPN Masami KageyamaBe Brides Team Impul6Sportsland SUGO1 AugustNLD Tom CoronelJPN Satoshi MotoyamaNLD Tom CoronelPIAA Nakajima Racing7Fuji Speedway5 SeptemberNLD Tom CoronelJPN Satoshi MotoyamaNLD Tom CoronelPIAA Nakajima Racing8Mine Circuit19 SeptemberNLD Tom CoronelJPN Hidetoshi MitsusadaJPN Hidetoshi MitsusadaPIAA Nakajima Racing9Twin Ring Motegi3 OctoberJPN Satoshi MotoyamaJPN Hideki NodaJPN Satoshi MotoyamaUnlimited Racing Team LeMans10Suzuka-East Circuit14 NovemberIRL Ralph Firman Jr.JPN Yuji TachikawaIRL Ralph Firman Jr.Shionogi Team Nova 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 FUJ MIN MOT SUZ Points 1 NLD Tom Coronel 2 Ret 3 1 2 1 1 Ret 3 Ret 50 2 JPN Satoshi Motoyama 1 2 1 Ret Ret 2 3 Ret 1 Ret 46 3 JPN Hidetoshi Mitsusada 3 1 8 10 5 11 4 1 5 9 31 4 IRL Ralph Firman Jr. Ret 3 2 9 Ret 6 10 9 8 1 21 5 DEU Michael Krumm 5 Ret 3 11 4 9 4 Ret 2 18 6 JPN Masami Kageyama Ret Ret 6 12 1 Ret Ret Ret 4 4 17 7 GBR Peter Dumbreck 4 6 5 2 Ret Ret 5 5 10 10 16 8 JPN Juichi Wakisaka Ret 15 10 Ret 9 5 2 3 11 3 16 9 JPN Takuya Kurosawa Ret Ret 12 5 3 3 10 10 JPN Ryō Michigami 6 8 7 8 Ret Ret 7 Ret 2 5 9 11 JPN Hideki Noda Ret 16 13 14 6 Ret Ret 2 9 11 7 12 JPN Koji Yamanishi DNS DNS 4 4 8 9 8 Ret Ret Ret 6 13 JPN Yuji Tachikawa 5 4 Ret 7 7 Ret Ret Ret 6 8 6 14 JPN Tetsuya Tanaka Ret 4 Ret 11 Ret 14 Ret 3 15 DEU Dominik Schwager Ret 7 Ret 6 Ret 7 1 16 JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi 9 Ret Ret 11 Ret 8 6 Ret Ret 7 1 17 JPN Masahiko Kageyama Ret 12 Ret 13 Ret 13 Ret 6 12 13 1 18 JPN Hiroki Katoh Ret 10 Ret 15 10 12 12 Ret 7 6 1 19 JPN Atsushi Kawamoto 8 Ret 11 18 13 Ret 13 7 Ret 16 0 20 JPN Akira Iida 7 Ret Ret 16 Ret 10 Ret Ret 13 12 0 21 JPN Shinsuke Shibahara Ret Ret 8 15 14 0 22 ARG Rubén Derfler Ret 11 9 17 12 14 Ret Ret Ret 15 0 23 JPN Shigekazu Wakisaka Ret 9 Ret 0 24 JPN Tetsuji Tamanaka Ret 14 19 14 Ret Ret 10 Ret 17 0 25 JPN Masahiko Kondo Ret 13 Ret 0 26 JPN "Osamu" Ret 14 Ret 0 Teams' Championship Rank Name Car SUZ MOT MIN FUJ SUZ SGO FUJ MIN MOT SUZ Points 1 PIAA Nakajima 64 2 Ret 3 1 2 1 1 Ret 3 Ret 81 65 3 1 8 10 5 11 4 1 5 9 2 Unlimited LeMans 1 1 2 1 Ret Ret 2 3 Ret 1 Ret 52 2 DNS DNS 4 4 8 9 8 Ret Ret Ret 3 Be Brides Impul 19 Ret Ret 6 12 1 Ret Ret Ret 4 4 24 20 Ret 16 13 14 6 Ret Ret 2 9 11 4 Shionogi Nova 9 Ret 3 2 9 Ret 6 10 9 8 1 22 10 Ret 10 Ret 15 10 12 12 Ret 7 6 5 5ZIGEN 5 Ret 9 Ret 4 Ret 11 Ret 14 Ret 21 6 Ret 5 Ret 3 11 4 9 4 Ret 2 6 ARTA 55 9 Ret Ret 11 Ret 8 6 Ret Ret 7 17 56 Ret 15 10 Ret 9 5 2 3 11 3 7 Team LeyJun 62 4 6 5 2 Ret Ret 5 5 10 10 16 63 Ret 14 Ret Ret Ret 8 15 14 8 Team TMS 17 Ret 7 Ret 6 Ret 7 11 18 Ret Ret 12 5 3 3 9 Speedmaster Mooncraft 14 6 8 7 8 Ret Ret 7 Ret 2 5 10 15 Ret 12 Ret 13 Ret 13 Ret 6 12 13 10 Cosmo Oil Cerumo 11 5 4 Ret 7 7 Ret Ret Ret 6 8 6 12 7 Ret Ret 16 Ret 10 Ret Ret 13 12 11 Asahi Kiko Sports 3 8 Ret 11 18 13 Ret 13 7 Ret 16 0 12 DoCoMo Dandelion 68 Ret 11 9 17 12 14 Ret Ret Ret 15 0 13 Takagi B-1 Racing 36 Ret 14 19 14 Ret Ret 10 Ret 17 0 14 Mirai 32 Ret 13 Ret 0 References External links 1999 Japanese Championship Formula Nippon Formula Nippon Category:Super Formula Nippon