1998 Formula Nippon Championship

Formula Nippon Championship 1998 Related series:1998 International Formula 3000 Championship The 1998 Formula Nippon Championship was the twenty-sixth season of premier Japanese single-seater racing, and the third under the Formula Nippon name and Japan Race Promotion (JRP) management. The series was scheduled to take place over ten rounds, though one round at Fuji Speedway was cancelled due to weather, leaving only nine rounds at five venues. Team LeMans driver Satoshi Motoyama won his first career championship. 14 different teams, 29 different drivers, and three different chassis series. It was the first season in which Mugen supplied engines to all teams, though open tuning was still permitted. As was the case in 1997, each round saw a Special Stage after the original qualifying. The best six qualifiers had to compete in a separate session for the pole. Teams and drivers All teams used tyres supplied by Bridgestone and Mugen MF308 engines. Team # Driver Chassis RoundsShionogi Team Nova1JPN Masami KageyamaLola T97/51All2IRL Ralph Firman Jr.Lola T96/51AllAsahi Kiko Sports3JPN Atsushi KawamotoReynard 96DAllTeam 5ZIGEN5BEL Marc GoossensReynard 97DAll6JPN Shigekazu WakisakaReynard 96DAllLEMONed Racing Team LeMans7ARG Norberto FontanaReynard 97DAll8JPN Satoshi MotoyamaAllCosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo11JPN Hideki NodaLola T98/51All12JPN Akira IidaLola T96/523–10Jaccs Mooncraft M.S.P14JPN Ryō MichigamiReynard 96DAllTeam TMS17JPN Masahiko KondōReynard 97DAll18JPN Tsuyoshi Takahashi1–2JPN Yuji Tachikawa3–10Maziora Team Impul19JPN Takuya KurosawaLola T98/51All20JPN Masahiko KageyamaLola T96/52AllBe Brides Racing21JPN Tetsuya TanakaLola T95/50All22JPN Akira IshikawaLola T96/52AllKyoetsu StellarStellar International35JPN Tokiyasu SodaReynard 96D1LKA Dilantha Malagamuwa7–9Takagi B-1 Racing36JPN Tetsuji TamanakaLola T96/51All37JPN Masao YamadaaLola T95/50Lola T94/502–5Autobacs Racing Team Aguri55JPN Katsutomo KaneishiLola T98/51All56JPN Juichi WakisakaLola T97/51AllTeam LeyJun62JPN Shinsuke ShibaharaReynard 95DReynard 96DAll63JPN "Osamu"Reynard 95DReynard 97D1, 4–10JPN Taichiro Oonishi2–3PIAA Nakajima Racing64JPN Koji YamanishiReynard 97D1–4, 6–10JPN Tsugio Matsuda565NLD Tom CoronelAll aMasao Yamada died from a subarachnoid hemorrhage on 12 July 1998.1998-07-13 FN_NEWS:訃報:山田政夫選手急逝 https://www.fmotor.jp/fn_news訃報山田政夫選手急逝 2020-12-08 モータースポーツフォーラム ja Race calendar and results All races were held in Japan. RaceTrackDatePole positionFastest Race LapWinning driverWinning team1Suzuka Circuit19 AprilIRL Ralph Firman Jr.NLD Tom CoronelJPN Masahiko KageyamaMaziora Team Impul2Mine Circuit17 MayJPN Juichi WakisakaJPN Satoshi MotoyamaJPN Satoshi MotoyamaLEMONed Racing Team LeMans3Fuji Speedway31 MayJPN Satoshi MotoyamaJPN Katsutomo KaneishiJPN Satoshi MotoyamaLEMONed Racing Team LeMans4Twin Ring Motegi14 JuneARG Norberto FontanaJPN Hideki NodaJPN Juichi WakisakaAutobacs Racing Team Aguri5Suzuka Circuit5 JulyJPN Masahiko KageyamaJPN Juichi WakisakaJPN Masahiko KageyamaMaziora Team Impul6Sportsland SUGO2 AugustJPN Masami KageyamaJPN Masami KageyamaJPN Masami KageyamaShionogi Team Nova7Fuji Speedway30 AugustJPN Takuya KurosawaRace cancelled8Mine Circuit20 SeptemberJPN Hideki NodaJPN Satoshi MotoyamaJPN Satoshi MotoyamaLEMONed Racing Team LeMans9Fuji Speedway18 OctoberJPN Masami KageyamaJPN Hideki NodaARG Norberto FontanaLEMONed Racing Team LeMans10Suzuka Circuit29 NovemberJPN Satoshi MotoyamaJPN Masami KageyamaJPN Masami KageyamaShionogi Team Nova Round 7 at Fuji Speedway was cancelled due to weather conditions. Championship standings Drivers' Championship Scoring system Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Points 10 6 4 3 2 1 Rank Name SUZ MIN FUJ MOT SUZ SGO FUJ MIN FUJ SUZ Points 1 JPN Satoshi Motoyama Ret 1 1 2 Ret 4 C 1 2 Ret 45 2 JPN Masami Kageyama 2 10 Ret 3 3 1 C 6 4 1 38 3 JPN Juichi Wakisaka Ret 2 Ret 1 4 Ret C Ret Ret 2 25 4 ARG Norberto Fontana 3 Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret C 2 1 8 21 5 JPN Masahiko Kageyama 1 Ret Ret 8 1 Ret C Ret Ret 6 21 6 BEL Marc Goossens 6 4 Ret Ret 2 Ret C 3 Ret 4 17 7 JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi 4 5 2 Ret Ret 7 C 5 10 Ret 13 8 IRL Ralph Firman Jr. 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 C 4 3 7 13 9 JPN Ryō Michigami 7 3 4 9 Ret Ret C Ret Ret 3 11 10 JPN Hideki Noda 5 Ret 5 6 Ret 3 C Ret 9 Ret 9 11 NLD Tom Coronel 8 6 Ret 4 5 5 C Ret Ret 14 8 12 JPN Takuya Kurosawa Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret C Ret Ret 5 6 13 JPN Yuji Tachikawa 9 5 Ret Ret C Ret Ret 9 2 14 JPN Akira Iida 8 Ret Ret 9 C Ret 5 12 2 15 JPN Tsugio Matsuda 6 1 16 JPN Koji Yamanishi Ret 7 Ret Ret 6 C Ret Ret 11 1 17 JPN Tetsuya Tanaka Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 11 C Ret 6 16 1 18 JPN Masahiko Kondō 9 8 11 10 7 8 C 7 7 Ret 0 19 JPN Shigekazu Wakisaka 10 Ret 10 7 Ret Ret C Ret Ret 10 0 20 JPN Akira Ishikawa Ret Ret Ret 11 9 10 C Ret 8 15 0 21 JPN Tetsuji Tamanaka Ret 11 14 13 Ret Ret C 8 Ret 17 0 22 JPN "Osamu" 13 Ret Ret 13 C 9 Ret 18 0 23 JPN Atsushi Kawamoto Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret C Ret Ret 13 0 24 JPN Shinsuke Shibahara 11 Ret 12 12 Ret Ret C 10 Ret Ret 0 25 LKA Dilantha Malagamuwa C Ret 12 0 26 JPN Taichiro Oonishi Ret 13 0 27 JPN Tsuyoshi Takahashi 14 Ret 0 28 JPN Masao Yamada Ret 15 Ret DNQ 0 29 JPN Tokiyasu Soda Ret 0 Teams' Championship Rank Name Car SUZ MIN FUJ MOT SUZ SGO FUJ MIN FUJ SUZ Points 1 LEMONed LeMans 7 3 Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret C 2 1 8 66 8 Ret 1 1 2 Ret 4 C 1 2 Ret 2 Shionogi Nova 1 2 10 Ret 3 3 1 C 6 4 1 51 2 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 C 4 3 7 3 ARTA 55 4 5 2 Ret Ret 7 C 5 10 Ret 38 56 Ret 2 Ret 1 4 Ret C Ret Ret 2 4 Maziora Impul 19 Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret C Ret Ret 5 27 20 1 Ret Ret 8 1 Ret C Ret Ret 6 5 5ZIGEN 5 6 4 Ret Ret 2 Ret C 3 Ret 4 14 6 10 Ret 10 7 Ret Ret C Ret Ret 10 6 Jaccs Mooncraft 14 7 3 4 9 Ret Ret C Ret Ret 3 14 7 Cosmo Oil Cerumo 11 5 Ret 5 6 Ret 3 C Ret 9 Ret 11 12 8 Ret Ret 9 C Ret 5 12 8 PIAA Nakajima 64 Ret 7 Ret Ret 6 6 C Ret Ret 11 10 65 8 6 Ret 4 5 5 C Ret Ret 14 9 Team TMS 17 9 8 11 10 7 8 C 7 7 Ret 2 18 14 Ret 9 5 Ret Ret C Ret Ret 9 10 Be Brides 21 Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 11 C Ret 6 16 1 22 Ret Ret Ret 11 9 10 C Ret 8 15 11 Asahi Kiko Sports 3 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret C Ret Ret 13 0 12 Takagi B-1 Racing 36 Ret 11 14 13 Ret Ret C 8 Ret 17 0 37 Ret 15 Ret DNQ 13 Team LeyJun 62 11 Ret 12 12 Ret Ret C 10 Ret Ret 0 63 13 Ret 13 Ret Ret 13 C 9 Ret 18 14 Kyoetsu StellarStellar International 35 Ret C Ret 12 0 References External links 1998 Japanese Championship Formula Nippon Formula 3000 Category:Super Formula Nippon