2003 Formula Nippon Championship

The 2003 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over 10 rounds. 10 different teams and 21 different drivers competed. All teams had to use Lola chassis (Lola B3/51) and Mugen Honda (Mugen MF308) engines.

2003 Formula Nippon Championship
Previous: 2002 Next: 2004
Related series:
2003 International Formula 3000 Championship
2003 Euro Formula 3000 Series

Teams and drivers
Team # Driver Chassis Engine Rounds
PIAA Nakajima Racing 1 Takashi Kogure Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
2 André Lotterer All
Olympic Kondo Racing Team 3 Yuji Tachikawa Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
4 Dominik Schwager All
Team 5ZIGEN 5 Ryo Michigami Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
6 Ryo Fukuda 1–5
James Courtney 7–10
Forum Engineering ARTA Team LeMans 7 Toshihiro Kaneishi Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
8 Takeshi Tsuchiya All
Planex EBBRO Nova
Kacchao TCPRO Nova
Team Nova
Oizumi Team Nova		 9 Haruki Kurosawa Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
10 Tetsuya Fujisawa 1–4
Yudai Igarashi 5–7
Hiroki Katoh 8–10
Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo 11 Tsugio Matsuda Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
12 Yuji Ide All
Team Impul 19 Satoshi Motoyama Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
20 Benoît Tréluyer All
Team 22 22 Juichi Wakisaka Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
Carrozzerria Team MOHN 28 Hideki Noda Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing 40 Richard Lyons Lola B3/51 Mugen MF308 All
41 Naoki Hattori All

Calendar
Race NoTrackDateLapsDistanceTimeSpeedWinnerPole PositionFastest Race Lap
1Suzuka23 March 2003465.807=267.122 km1'26:01.058186.326 km/hSatoshi MotoyamaRyo MichigamiRichard Lyons
2Fuji6 April 2003614.4=268.4 km1'26:54.530185.298 km/hSatoshi MotoyamaSatoshi MotoyamaTakeshi Tsuchiya
3Mine27 April 2003702.881=201.67 km1'33:24.112129.550 km/hSatoshi MotoyamaSatoshi MotoyamaYuji Tachikawa
4Motegi8 June 2003554.796=263.78 km1'36:53.571163.343 km/hJuichi WakisakaJuichi WakisakaSatoshi Motoyama
5Suzuka6 July 2003255.807=145.175 km0'46:28.098187.450 km/hRichard LyonsRichard LyonsSatoshi Motoyama
6Sugo27 July 2003723.704=266.688 km1'32:00.930173.898 km/hSatoshi MotoyamaAndré LottererSatoshi Motoyama
7Fuji31 August 2003614.4=268.4 km1'28:29.144181.995 km/hBenoît TréluyerSatoshi MotoyamaSatoshi Motoyama
8Mine21 September 2003703.187=223.09 km1'33:46.837142.731 km/hBenoît TréluyerSatoshi MotoyamaSatoshi Motoyama
9Motegi19 October 2003554.796=263.78 km1'32:24.728171.263 km/hToshihiro KaneishiToshihiro KaneishiTakeshi Tsuchiya
10Suzuka2 November 2003465.807=267.122 km1'39:04.524161.769 km/hJuichi WakisakaSatoshi MotoyamaRichard Lyons
  • At race 5 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. Takeshi Tsuchiya set pole position for the sprint race.

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship
Scoring system
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th
Points1064321
Rank Name SUZ FUJ MIN MOT SUZ SGO FUJ MIN MOT SUZ Points
1 Satoshi Motoyama 1 1 1 9 14 1 2 13 2 3 56
2 Benoît Tréluyer Ret 2 Ret NC 2 4 1 1 9 Ret 35
3 Juichi Wakisaka Ret 5 Ret 1 3 3 Ret 6 Ret 1 31
4 Toshihiro Kaneishi 3 8 5 7 Ret 8 Ret 2 1 Ret 22
5 André Lotterer 2 4 7 6 Ret 2 3 9 5 Ret 22
6 Richard Lyons 9 Ret Ret 3 1 5 Ret Ret 3 9 20
7 Yuji Ide 4 7 3 2 7 10 Ret 3 12 5 19
8 Takeshi Tsuchiya Ret NC 2 4 5 7 6 12 6 4 16
9 Ryo Michigami Ret 3 4 5 4 NC Ret NC 13 6 13
10 Takashi Kogure 12 6 Ret DNS 6 Ret Ret 14 4 2 11
11 Tsugio Matsuda 5 9 Ret Ret 15 6 5 5 14 Ret 7
12 James Courtney 4 7 Ret Ret 3
13 Naoki Hattori 8 Ret Ret 11 8 9 9 4 7 11 3
14 Hideki Noda 6 10 8 DNS 12 Ret Ret 10 Ret 10 1
15 Ryo Fukuda 7 Ret 6 Ret 13 1
16 Dominik Schwager Ret Ret Ret 8 9 11 7 8 10 8 0
17 Hiroki Katoh Ret 11 7 0
18 Yuji Tachikawa 10 12 10 Ret Ret NC Ret Ret 8 Ret 0
19 Yudai Igarashi 10 12 Ret 0
20 Haruki Kurosawa Ret Ret 9 10 11 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret 0
21 Tetsuya Fujisawa 11 11 Ret 12 0

Teams' Championship
Rank Team Car SUZ FUJ MIN MOT SUZ SGO FUJ MIN MOT SUZ Points
1 Impul 19 1 1 1 9 14 1 2 13 2 3 91
20 Ret 2 Ret NC 2 4 1 1 9 Ret
2 Team LeMans 7 3 8 5 7 Ret 8 Ret 2 1 Ret 38
8 Ret NC 2 4 5 7 6 12 6 4
3 PIAA Nakajima 1 12 6 Ret DNS 6 Ret Ret 14 4 2 33
2 2 4 7 6 Ret 2 3 9 5 Ret
4 Team 22 22 Ret 5 Ret 1 3 3 Ret 6 Ret 1 31
5 Cosmo Oil Cerumo 11 5 9 Ret Ret 15 6 5 5 14 Ret 23
12 4 7 3 2 7 10 Ret 3 12 5
6 DoCoMo Dandelion 40 9 Ret Ret 3 1 5 Ret Ret 3 9 23
41 8 Ret Ret 11 8 9 9 4 7 11
7 5ZIGEN 5 Ret 3 4 5 4 NC Ret NC 13 6 17
6 7 Ret 6 Ret 13 4 7 Ret Ret
8 Team MOHN 28 6 10 8 DNS 12 Ret Ret 10 Ret 10 1
9 Team Nova 9 Ret Ret 9 10 11 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret 0
10 11 11 Ret 12 10 12 Ret Ret 11 7
10 Kondo Racing Team 3 10 12 10 Ret Ret NC Ret Ret 8 Ret 0
4 Ret Ret Ret 8 9 11 7 8 10 8
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