2010 Formula Challenge Japan

Japanese formula racing season Formula Challenge Japan 2010 Drivers' champion: Yūichi Nakayama The 2010 Formula Challenge Japan was a multi-event motor racing championship for open-wheel formula racing cars, and the fifth season of the Formula Challenge Japan racing series, a young driver development series jointly supported by Honda, Toyota, and Nissan. The championship featured a mix of manufacturer-affiliated drivers and independent entries, and commenced on 22 May and ended on 7 November.2010 Formula Challenge Japan - rounds https://superformula.net/fcj/race/2010/race_top.shtml 2023-11-08 Super Formula Formula Challenge Japan official website ja2010 Formula Challenge Japan - Rd. 10 Result https://superformula.net/fcj/race/2010/1006/1006_rresult1.shtml 2023-11-08 Super Formula Formula Challenge Japan official website ja Four race weekends were run in support of Formula Nippon, with the October round at Suzuka being held in support of the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix. Toyota junior driver Yūichi Nakayama dominated the championship, taking pole position in every qualifying session and winning ten of the twelve races on the calendar to complete the most successful campaign in series history. Nissan-supported Takamitsu Matsui finished the season as runner-up with one race win, having scored less than half of Nakayama's total points, ahead of top-placed rookie and Honda junior Kazuki Hiramine. Honda stablemate Yūya Motojima claimed the remaining race victory. Teams and drivers Team No. Car number Driver Rounds TDP ScholarshipTMC FCJ 1 JPN Yūichi NakayamaAll6JPN Ryōsuke KagamiAllHFDP/SRS-F/ARTA/Kotira RHFDP/SRS Scholarship/Kotira R2JPN Tomoki NojiriAll7JPN Kazuki HiramineAll18JPN Shinji NakamuraAll19JPN Yūya MotojimaAllDragon Knight3CHN Zhu Hu'anAllClarion FCJ4JPN Ryō HirakawaAllR.Houka Racing5JPN Ryo OgawaAllWinds Garage8JPN Kei YamauraAllK-office FCJ9JPN Syunsuke MatsuzakiAllLuck10JPN Takamoto KatsutaAllMediaDo FCJ11JPN Ryōta TateishiAllNDDP FCJNDDP Maruso FCJ12JPN Mitsunori TakaboshiAll13CHN Zhu DaiweiAll20JPN Takamitsu MatsuiAll21JPN Tsubasa Kondō ja 近藤翼AllBiltmore14JPN Tobio OhtaniAllYagura Animal Hospital15JPN Yūki Shiraishi ja 白石勇樹AllDunlop Team Naoki16JPN Keishi NikiAllTAKAGI PLANNING17JPN Kazuya IshiiAllSource Race calendar and results All races were held in Japan. Rounds 1–2, 5–8, and 10–12 were held in support of the Formula Nippon championship, and Round 9 at Suzuka was held as a support race for the 2010 Japanese Grand Prix, the sixteenth round of the 2010 Formula One World Championship. Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver 1 Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi 22 May JPN Yūichi Nakayama JPN Yūichi Nakayama JPN Yūichi Nakayama2 23 May JPN Yūichi Nakayama JPN Yūichi Nakayama JPN Yūichi Nakayama 3Fuji Speedway, Oyama 12 June JPN Yūichi Nakayama JPN Yūichi Nakayama JPN Yūichi Nakayama4 13 June JPN Yūichi Nakayama JPN Yūichi Nakayama JPN Yūichi Nakayama 5Fuji Speedway, Oyama 17 July JPN Yūichi Nakayama JPN Ryō Hirakawa JPN Yūichi Nakayama618 JulyJPN Yūichi Nakayama JPN Yūya Motojima JPN Yūya Motojima7Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi7 AugustJPN Yūichi NakayamaJPN Yūichi NakayamaJPN Yūichi Nakayama8 8 August JPN Yūichi NakayamaJPN Yūya MotojimaJPN Takamitsu Matsui9Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 9 October JPN Yūichi Nakayama JPN Yūichi Nakayama JPN Yūichi Nakayama 10Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 6 NovemberJPN Yūichi Nakayama JPN Yūichi Nakayama JPN Yūichi Nakayama11JPN Yūichi Nakayama JPN Yūichi Nakayama JPN Yūichi Nakayama127 NovemberJPN Yūichi NakayamaJPN Yūichi NakayamaJPN Yūichi Nakayama Championship standings Drivers' Championship Points were awarded to the top six classified finishers, with one point awarded for pole position and fastest lap respectively. 1 2 3 4 5 6 PP FL 10 7 5 3 2 1 1 1 Pos. Position Driver MOT FUJFUJMOTSUZSUZ Points 1 JPN Yūichi Nakayama111112121111 135 2 JPN Takamitsu Matsui23326Ret17121822 563 JPN Kazuki Hiramine3227463173243484 JPN Yūya Motojima74562120461174325 JPN Tomoki Nojiri1214211155234356276 JPN Ryō Hirakawa481443312RetRet131010177 JPN Tobio Ohtani6685Ret85135665128 JPN Takamoto Katsuta201543714816129Ret1889 CHN Zhu Daiwei55610894RetRet201311810 JPN Tsubasa Kondō1517912Ret1668883Ret611 JPN Kazuya Ishii8779104Ret5714Ret9512 JPN Ryōta Tateishi91010Ret117131011488313 JPN Shinji Nakamura111113Ret1311106165Ret73-JPN Yūki Shiraishi109208Ret197121579Ret0- CHN Zhu Hu'anRetRet16151213147Ret2115150- JPN Syunsuke Matsuzaki14161716141599101012120- JPN Mitsunori Takaboshi1913111491011DSQ141214140-JPN Keishi Niki131215131512151191511130- JPN Ryō Ogawa1819121817201814Ret1918170- JPN Ryōsuke Kagami17DSQ1817161719Ret131717160- JPN Kei Yamaura1618191918181615171616190 Pos. Position Driver MOT FUJ FUJMOTSUZSUZ PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap References Category:2010 in Japanese motorsport Category:2010 in formula racing