2004 Formula Nippon Championship

The 2004 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over 9 rounds, with 8 teams and 17 drivers competed. All teams had to use Lola chassis (Lola B3/51) and Mugen Honda (Mugen MF308) engines.

Teams and drivers

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Team # Driver Chassis Engine Rounds
ADiRECT Team 5ZIGEN 1 Japan Satoshi Motoyama Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
2 Japan Toshihiro Kaneishi All
Yellow Hat Kondo Racing Team 3 Japan Ryo Michigami Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
4 Japan Yuji Tachikawa 1–3
Team LeMans 7 Japan Juichi Wakisaka Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
8 Japan Takeshi Tsuchiya All
Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo 11 Japan Tsugio Matsuda Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
12 Japan Masami Kageyama 6–9
mobilecast Team Impul 19 France Benoît Tréluyer Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
20 Japan Yuji Ide All
LeMans Spirit 25 Japan Tatsuya Kataoka Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
Carrozzerria Team MOHN 27 Japan Koji Yamanishi Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 4–5, 8
28 Japan Hideki Noda All
PIAA Nakajima Racing 31 Germany André Lotterer Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
32 Japan Takashi Kogure All
DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing 40 United Kingdom Richard Lyons Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
41 Japan Naoki Hattori All

Race calendar and results

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Race Track Date Pole Position Fastest Race Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 Japan Suzuka Circuit 28 March Japan Yuji Ide United Kingdom Richard Lyons Japan Takashi Kogure PIAA Nakajima Racing
2 Japan Sportsland SUGO 2 May United Kingdom Richard Lyons Japan Takashi Kogure United Kingdom Richard Lyons DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing
3 Japan Twin Ring Motegi 6 June United Kingdom Richard Lyons United Kingdom Richard Lyons Germany André Lotterer PIAA Nakajima Racing
4 Japan Suzuka Circuit 4 July United Kingdom Richard Lyons Japan Naoki Hattori United Kingdom Richard Lyons DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing
5 Japan Sportsland SUGO 1 August United Kingdom Richard Lyons Japan Juichi Wakisaka Japan Satoshi Motoyama ADiRECT Team 5ZIGEN
6 Japan Mine Circuit 29 August France Benoît Tréluyer Japan Juichi Wakisaka France Benoît Tréluyer mobilecast Team Impul
7 Malaysia Sepang International Circuit 19 September Germany André Lotterer United Kingdom Richard Lyons Germany André Lotterer PIAA Nakajima Racing
8 Japan Twin Ring Motegi 24 October Japan Juichi Wakisaka Germany André Lotterer Japan Yuji Ide mobilecast Team Impul
9 Japan Suzuka Circuit 7 November United Kingdom Richard Lyons Japan Yuji Ide France Benoît Tréluyer mobilecast Team Impul
  • At race 4 a sprint race of 18 laps (104.526 km) set the grid for the main race. The sprint race winner Richard Lyons started from pole in the main race.
  • At race 7 a sprint race of 20 laps (110.72 km) set grid for the main race. The sprint race winner André Lotterer started from pole in the main race. Naoki Hattori set pole position for the sprint race.

Championship standings

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Drivers' Championship

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Scoring system
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Points 10 6 4 3 2 1
Rank Name SUZ
Japan
SGO
Japan
MOT
Japan
SUZ
Japan
SGO
Japan
MIN
Japan
MYS
Malaysia
MOT
Japan
SUZ
Japan
Points
1 United Kingdom Richard Lyons 8 1 8 1 4 8 9 2 3 33
2 Germany André Lotterer 2 4 1 8 Ret Ret 1 3 7 33
3 Japan Yuji Ide 12 2 2 3 7 7 10 1 2 32
4 France Benoît Tréluyer Ret 6 4 2 10 1 7 Ret 1 30
5 Japan Juichi Wakisaka 13 3 Ret 5 3 2 3 Ret 4 23
6 Japan Satoshi Motoyama 5 12 5 4 1 6 Ret 5 6 21
7 Japan Takashi Kogure 1 9 9 7 2 Ret 6 9 8 17
8 Japan Tatsuya Kataoka 10 11 3 13 Ret 4 5 4 12 12
9 Japan Naoki Hattori 7 7 Ret 10 6 10 2 Ret 10 7
10 Japan Ryo Michigami 3 5 6 Ret Ret 11 8 10 13 7
11 Japan Tsugio Matsuda 4 NC 12 9 DSQ 12 4 6 Ret 7
12 Japan Toshihiro Kaneishi 6 13 10 Ret 12 3 Ret Ret 11 5
13 Japan Takeshi Tsuchiya 11 10 7 11 8 5 Ret Ret 5 4
14 Japan Yuji Tachikawa Ret NC Ret 6 5 9 Ret 7 9 3
15 Japan Hideki Noda 9 8 11 Ret 11 Ret Ret 11 14 0
16 Japan Koji Yamanishi 12 9 8 0
17 Japan Masami Kageyama Ret 11 Ret 15 0

Teams' Championship

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Rank Team Car SUZ
Japan
SGO
Japan
MOT
Japan
SUZ
Japan
SGO
Japan
MIN
Japan
MYS
Malaysia
MOT
Japan
SUZ
Japan
Points
1 mobilecast Impul 19 Ret 6 4 2 10 1 7 Ret 1 62
20 12 2 2 3 7 7 10 1 2
2 PIAA Nakajima 31 2 4 1 8 Ret Ret 1 3 7 50
32 1 9 9 7 2 Ret 6 9 8
3 DoCoMo Dandelion 40 8 1 8 1 4 8 9 2 3 40
41 7 7 Ret 10 6 10 2 Ret 10
4 LeMans
LeMans Spirit
7 13 3 Ret 5 3 2 3 Ret 4 37
8 11 10 7 11 8 5 Ret Ret 5
25 10 11 3 13 Ret 4 5 4 12
5 ADiRECT 5ZIGEN 1 5 12 5 4 1 6 Ret 5 6 26
2 6 13 10 Ret 12 3 Ret Ret 11
6 Yellow Hat Kondo 3 3 5 6 Ret Ret 11 8 10 13 10
4 Ret NC Ret 6 5 9 Ret 7 9
7 Cosmo Oil Cerumo 11 4 NC 12 9 DSQ 12 4 6 Ret 7
12 Ret 11 Ret 15
8 Team MOHN 27 12 9 8 0
28 9 8 11 Ret 11 Ret Ret 11 14
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