2010 Formula Nippon Championship

2010 Formula Nippon Championship 2009 2011 thumb|2010 champion, João Paulo de Oliveira The 2010 Formula Nippon Championship was the thirty-eighth season of the premier Japanese open-wheel motor racing series. The series for Formula Nippon racing cars was contested over eight races at seven rounds, beginning on 18 April at Suzuka and ending at the same venue on 7 November. A non-championship meeting at Fuji Speedway completed the season's racing a week later. Having missed the 2009 season to focus on his Super GT commitments, João Paulo de Oliveira returned to the series and claimed his first championship title since winning the 2005 All-Japan Formula Three Championship. Team Impul's de Oliveira had held the championship lead by a point over TOM'S driver André Lotterer before the final double-header round at Suzuka, but de Oliveira's victory – his second victory after a win at Twin Ring Motegi – and fourth against Lotterer's second and a third, de Oliveira won the championship by 4.5 points. As well as his win at Autopolis, Lotterer won both non-championship races at Fuji. Third place was disputed by reigning champion Loïc Duval, who had moved from Nakajima Racing to Docomo Team Dandelion Racing over the off-season, and his former Nakajima team-mate Takashi Kogure, which was resolved in favour of Duval by 1.5 points; both drivers' championship chances had been stunted by no points at Autopolis, as Duval failed to start and Kogure retired from the race. Duval did tie with de Oliveira for most victories during the season with two – Motegi and Suzuka – while Kogure won the season-opening race at Suzuka. De Oliveira's team-mate Kohei Hirate finished the season fifth with a victory at Fuji, ahead of the season's other race-winner Kazuya Oshima of the TOM's team. Teams and drivers Team # Driver Engine Rounds JPN Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 1 FRA Loïc Duvalhttp://www.honda.co.jp/news/2010/c100219.html 2010年Hondaモータースポーツ活動の概要 Japanese honda.co.jp Honda 2010-02-19 2010-02-20 Honda HR10E All * 2 JPN Takuya Izawa All * JPN Kondo Racing 3 JPN Tsugio Matsuda Toyota RV8K 4–7 * JPN Team LeMans 7 ITA Kei Cozzolinohttp://www.f-nippon.co.jp/fn/fnap/app/NList02.dll/?No=NS013884 ja:2010年エントリーリスト Japanese Formula Nippon Japan Race Promotion Co. Ltd. 2010-03-07 2010-03-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20110725024402/http://www.f-nippon.co.jp/fn/fnap/app/NList02.dll/?No=NS013884 2011-07-25 dead Toyota RV8K All * 8 JPN Hiroaki Ishiura All * JPN HFPD Racing 10 JPN Koudai Tsukakoshi Honda HR10E All * JPN Motul Team Mugen 16 JPN Yuji Ide Honda HR10E All * HKG KCMG 18 JPN Katsuyuki Hiranaka Toyota RV8K All * JPN Mobil 1 Team Impul 19 BRA João Paulo de Oliveira Toyota RV8K All * 20 JPN Kohei Hirate All * JPN Deliziefollie/Cerumo-Inging 29 JPN Takuto Iguchi Toyota RV8K All * JPN Nakajima Racing 31 JPN Naoki Yamamoto Honda HR10E All * 32 JPN Takashi Kogure All * JPN Petronas Team TOM'S 36 DEU André Lotterer Toyota RV8K All * 37 JPN Kazuya Oshima All * * Drivers who participated in the non-championship round at Fuji Speedway. Race calendar and results Japan 250 2010 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 All races were held in Japan. A non-championship round, entitled Super GT and Formula Nippon Sprint Cup 2010, was held at the conclusion of the season. Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 Suzuka Circuit 18 April JPN Takashi Kogure JPN Kohei Hirate JPN Takashi Kogure Nakajima Racing 2 Twin Ring Motegi 23 May BRA João Paulo de Oliveira BRA João Paulo de Oliveira BRA João Paulo de Oliveira Team Impul 3 Fuji Speedway 18 July FRA Loïc Duval JPN Kohei Hirate JPN Kohei Hirate Team Impul 4 Twin Ring Motegi 8 August JPN Takashi Kogure BRA João Paulo de Oliveira FRA Loïc Duval Dandelion Racing 5 Sportsland SUGO 26 September FRA Loïc Duval DEU André Lotterer JPN Kazuya Oshima Petronas Team TOM'S 6 Autopolis 17 October JPN Kazuya Oshima ITA Kei Cozzolino DEU André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S 7 Suzuka Circuit 7 November FRA Loïc Duval FRA Loïc Duval FRA Loïc Duval Dandelion Racing BRA João Paulo de Oliveira JPN Takashi Kogure BRA João Paulo de Oliveira Team Impul NC Fuji Speedway(Fuji Sprint Cup) 13 November ITA Kei Cozzolino DEU André Lotterer DEU André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S 14 November DEU André Lotterer DEU André Lotterer DEU André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S Championship standings Drivers' Championship Scoring system Round Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Pole 1–6 Points 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 7† 8 4 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 1 † Round with two races and points scoring system for each race. ‡ Non-championship round, with no points awarded. Pos Driver SUZ MOT FUJ MOT SUG AUT SUZ † FUJ ‡ Points 1 BRA João Paulo de Oliveira 2 1 3 6 11 2 4 1 10 DSQ 47.5 2 DEU André Lotterer 3 3 2 Ret 3 1 3 2 1 1 43 3 FRA Loïc Duval 6 4 14 1 2 DNS 1 4 Ret 5 39.5 4 JPN Takashi Kogure 1 6 5 2 5 Ret 2 3 6 DSQ 38 5 JPN Kohei Hirate 4 7 1 3 12 8 9 6 5 6 25.5 6 JPN Kazuya Oshima 12 8 4 5 1 DNS 5 7 2 8 24 7 JPN Naoki Yamamoto 7 5 7 4 Ret 5 6 5 8 2 20.5 8 JPN Hiroaki Ishiura 10 Ret 6 8 4 3 7 10 13 12 16 9 JPN Koudai Tsukakoshi 8 2 11 10 Ret DSQ 10 12 3 7 9 10 ITA Kei Cozzolino Ret 10 8 13 7 4 13 14 9 Ret 8 11 JPN Takuya Izawa 5 11 9 11 6 DNS 11 11 7 4 7 12 JPN Katsuyuki Hiranaka Ret DNS 13 7 Ret 7 12 13 12 11 4 13 JPN Takuto Iguchi 11 Ret 12 12 10 6 15 Ret 14 9 3 14 JPN Yuji Ide 9 9 10 9 9 DNS 8 8 4 3 1 15 JPN Tsugio Matsuda Ret 8 Ret 14 9 11 10 1 Pos Driver SUZ MOT FUJ MOT SUG AUT SUZ † FUJ ‡ PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap Teams' Championship Scoring system Round Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 1–6 Points 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 7 8 4 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 Pos Team Car SUZ MOT FUJ MOT SUG AUT SUZ Pts 1 Mobil 1 Team Impul 19 2 1 3 6 11 2 4 1 68 20 4 7 1 3 12 8 9 6 2 Petronas Team TOM'S 36 3 3 2 Ret 3 1 3 2 67 37 12 8 4 5 1 DNS 5 7 3 Nakajima Racing 31 7 5 7 4 Ret 5 6 5 56.5 32 1 6 5 2 5 Ret 2 3 4 Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 1 6 4 14 1 2 DNS 1 4 40.5 2 5 11 9 11 6 DNS 11 11 5 Team LeMans 7 Ret 10 8 13 7 4 13 14 24 8 10 Ret 6 8 4 3 7 10 6 HFDP Racing 10 8 2 11 10 Ret DSQ 10 12 9 7 KCMG 18 Ret DNS 13 7 Ret 7 12 13 4 8 Deliziefollie/Cerumo-Inging 29 11 Ret 12 12 10 6 15 Ret 3 9 Kondo Racing 3 Ret 8 Ret 14 9 1 10 Motul Team Mugen 16 9 9 10 9 9 DNS 8 8 1 References External links 2010 Japanese Championship Formula Nippon Formula Nippon Category:Super Formula Nippon