1998 Formula Nippon season
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| 1998 Formula Nippon season | |
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The 1998 Formula Nippon season was scheduled over 10 rounds and contested over 9 rounds. 14 different teams, 29 different drivers, 3 different chassis and only 1 engine competed. Each round saw a Special Stage after the original qualifying. The best six qualifiers had to compete in a separate session for the pole.
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[edit] Calendar
| Race No | Track | Country | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Winner | Pole Position | Fastest Race Lap |
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| 1 | Suzuka |  Japan |
April 19, 1998 | 35 | 5.864=205.241 km | 1'04:11.637 | 191.832 km/h | Masahiko Kageyama | Ralph Firman, Jr. (ss) Juichi Wakisaka (fq) |
Tom Coronel |
| 2 | Mine | Japan |
May 17, 1998 | 62 | 3.239=200.818 km | 1'20:35.683 | 149.502 km/h | Satoshi Motoyama | Juichi Wakisaka | Satoshi Motoyama |
| 3 | Fuji | Japan |
May 31, 1998 | 45 | 4.470=201.15 km | 1'00:28.148 | 199.589 km/h | Satoshi Motoyama | Satoshi Motoyama (ss) Norberto Fontana (fq) |
Katsumoto Kaneishi |
| 4 | Montegi | Japan |
June 14, 1998 | 43 | 4.796=206.228 km | 1'20:19.652 | 154.040 km/h | Juichi Wakisaka | Norberto Fontana (ss) Hideki Noda (fq) |
Hideki Noda |
| 5 | Suzuka | Japan |
July 5, 1998 | 35 | 5.864=205.241 km | 1'04:46.239 | 190.124 km/h | Masahiko Kageyama | Masahiko Kageyama | Juichi Wakisaka |
| 6 | Sugo | Japan |
August 2, 1998 | 54 | 3.704=200.016 km | 1'34:08.018 | 127.489 km/h | Masami Kageyama | Masami Kageyama (ss) Masahiko Kageyama (fq) |
Masami Kageyama |
| Fuji | Japan |
August 30, 1998 | cancelled due to bad weather conditions | |||||||
| 7 | Mine | Japan |
September 20, 1998 | 62 | 3.239=200.818 km | 1'21:54.617 | 147.101 km/h | Satoshi Motoyama | Hideki Noda | Satoshi Motoyama |
| 8 | Fuji | Japan |
October 18, 1998 | 45 | 4.470=201.15 km | 1'46:45.819 | 113.044 km/h | Norberto Fontana | Masami Kageyama | Hideki Noda |
| 9 | Suzuka | Japan |
November 29, 1998 | 35 | 5.864=205.241 km | 1'03:42.152 | 193.312 km/h | Masami Kageyama | Satoshi Motoyama | Masami Kageyama |
Note:
Race 8 no special stage held due to bad weather conditions
(ss) indicate the winner of the special stage, who started from pole - (fq) indicate the original fastest qualifier. In all other races, the fastest qualifier was also the winner of the special stage.
[edit] Final point standings
[edit] Driver
For every race points were awarded: 10 points to the winner, 6 for runner up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. All results count.
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| 1 | Satoshi Motoyama | Japan |
Team LeMans | Reynard | Mugen Honda | - | 10 | 10 | 6 | - | 3 | 10 | 6 | - | 45 |
| 2 | Masami Kageyama | Japan |
Team Nova | Lola | Mugen Honda | 6 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 38 |
| 3 | Juichi Wakisaka | Japan |
ARTA | Lola | Mugen Honda | - | 6 | - | 10 | 3 | - | - | - | 6 | 25 |
| 4 | Norberto Fontana |  Argentina |
Team LeMans | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | 10 | - | 21 |
| 5 | Masahiko Kageyama | Japan |
Team Impul | Lola | Mugen Honda | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | 1 | 21 |
| 6 | Marc Goossens | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
Team 5Zigen | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 1 | 3 | - | - | 6 | - | 4 | - | 3 | 17 |
| 7 | Katsumoto Kaneishi | Japan |
ARTA | Lola | Mugen Honda | 3 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 13 |
| Ralph Firman, Jr. |  United Kingdom |
Team Nova | Lola | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | 4 | - | 13 | |
| 9 | Ryo Michigami | Japan |
Mooncraft | Reynard | Mugen Honda | - | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | Hideki Noda | Japan |
Team Cerumo | Lola | Mugen Honda | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 9 |
| 11 | Tom Coronel |  Netherlands |
Nakajima Racing | Reynard | Mugen Honda | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 8 |
| 12 | Takuya Kurosawa | Japan |
Team Impul | Lola | Mugen Honda | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | Yuji Tachikawa | Japan |
Team TMS | Reynard | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Akira Iida | Japan |
Team Cerumo | Lola | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| 15 | Tsugio Matsuda | Japan |
Nakajima Racing | Reynard | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Koji Yamanishi | Japan |
Nakajima Racing | Reynard | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Tetsuya Tanaka | Japan |
Be Brides Racing | Lola | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
[edit] Complete Overview
| first column of every race | 10 | = grid position |
| second column of every race | 10 | = race result |
R8=retired, but classified R=retired NQ=did not qualify
3(5)=started from grid position 3, after setting the third best time in the special stage - (5) originally set the fifth best time in qualifying.
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| 1 | Satoshi Motoyama | Japan |
Team LeMans | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 3(5) | R | 3(4) | 1 | 1(3) | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3(4) | R | 3(2) | R | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1(1) | R |
| 2 | Masami Kageyama | Japan |
Team Nova | Lola | Mugen Honda | 6(2) | 2 | 4(3) | 10 | 17 | R | 12 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1(3) | 1 | 3(4) | 6 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 3 | Juichi Wakisaka | Japan |
ARTA | Lola | Mugen Honda | 5(1) | R | 1(1) | 2 | 13 | R | 4(6) | 1 | 5(3) | 4 | 7 | R | 7 | R | 10 | R | 4(2) | 2 |
| 4 | Norberto Fontana | Argentina |
Team LeMans | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 2(4) | 3 | 2(2) | R | 4(1) | 6 | 1(2) | R | 8 | R8 | 5(4) | R | 9 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5(6) | 8 |
| 5 | Masahiko Kageyama | Japan |
Team Impul | Lola | Mugen Honda | 4(3) | 1 | 11 | R | 5(4) | R | 16 | 8 | (1)1 | 1 | 2(1) | R | 22 | R | 11 | R | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | Marc Goossens | Belgium |
Team 5Zigen | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 12 | R | 3(4) | R | 4(6) | 2 | 6(5) | R | 18 | 3 | 13 | R | 6(5) | 4 |
| 7 | Katsumoto Kaneishi | Japan |
ARTA | Lola | Mugen Honda | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2(2) | 2 | 10 | R | 9 | R | 12 | 7 | 4(2) | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | R |
| Ralph Firman, Jr. | United Kingdom |
Team Nova | Lola | Mugen Honda | 1(6) | 12 | 5(5) | R | 11 | 2 | 2(5) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | |||||||
| Team Nova | G-Force | Mugen Honda | 16 | R | 19 | R14 | 21 | R | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | Ryo Michigami | Japan |
Mooncraft | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 9 | 7 | 6(6) | 3 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 12 | R | 10 | R | 10 | R | 12 | R | 3(4) | 3 |
| 10 | Hideki Noda | Japan |
Team Cerumo | Lola | Mugen Honda | 10 | 5 | 7 | R | 8 | 5 | 6(1) | 6 | 2(2) | R | 4(6) | 3 | 1(1) | R | 8 | 9 | 11 | R |
| 11 | Tom Coronel | Netherlands |
Nakajima Racing | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 15 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 6(6) | R | 2(5) | 4 | 6(5) | 5 | 14 | 5 | 6(6) | R | 3 | R | 15 | 14 |
| 12 | Takuya Kurosawa | Japan |
Team Impul | Lola | Mugen Honda | 11 | R | 19 | R | 3(5) | 3 | 8 | R | 16 | R | 8 | R | 11 | R | 2 | R | 2(3) | 5 |
| 13 | Yuji Tachikawa | Japan |
Team TMS | Reynard | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | - | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 14 | R | 13 | R | 5(3) | R | 14 | R | 17 | 9 |
| Akira Iida | Japan |
Team Cerumo | Lola | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | - | 7 | 8 | 17 | R | 11 | R | 9 | 9 | 21 | R | 18 | 5 | 14 | 12 | |
| 15 | Tsugio Matsuda | Japan |
Nakajima Racing | Reynard | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koji Yamanishi | Japan |
Nakajima Racing | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 18 | R | 13 | 7 | 14 | R | 5(3) | R | - | - | 16 | 6 | 12 | R | 6 | R | 12 | 11 | |
| Tetsuya Tanaka | Japan |
Be Brides Racing | Lola | Mugen Honda | 12 | R | 10 | R | 10 | 7 | 13 | R | 13 | R | 17 | 11 | 15 | R | 22 | 6 | 13 | 16 | |
| - | Masahiko Kondo | Japan |
TMS Racing | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 17 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 19 | R |
| - | Shigekazu Wakisaka | Japan |
Team 5Zigen | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 14 | 10 | 15 | R | 15 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 15 | R | 18 | R12 | 20 | R | 15 | R | 18 | 10 |
| - | Akira Ishikawa | Japan |
Be Brides Racing | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 22 | R | 21 | R | 24 | R | 21 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 17 | R | 23 | 8 | 22 | 15 |
| - | Tetsuji Tamanaka | Japan |
Takagi B-1 Racing | Lola | Mugen Honda | 20 | R | 18 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 22 | R | 22 | R | 23 | 8 | 16 | R | 21 | 17 |
| - | Osamu | Japan |
Team LeyJun | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 23 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 23 | R | 23 | R | 23 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 21 | R | 23 | 18 |
| - | Atsushi Kawamoto | Japan |
Asahi Kiko Sports | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 13 | R | 14 | 9 | 18 | R | 18 | R | 19 | R | 19 | R | 13 | R | 17 | R | 20 | 13 |
| - | Shinsuke Shibahara | Japan |
Team LeyJun | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 16 | 11 | 17 | R | 19 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 18 | R | 21 | R | 14 | 10 | 19 | R11 | 16 | R |
| - | Dilantha Malagamuwa |  Sri Lanka |
Stellar International | Reynard | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | R | 24 | 12 | - | - |
| - | Taichiro Oonishi | Japan |
Team LeyJun | Reynard | Mugen Honda | - | - | 22 | R | 21 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Tsuyoshi Takahashi | Japan |
TMS Racing | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 19 | 14 | 12 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Masao Yamada | Japan |
Takagi B-1 Racing | Lola | Mugen Honda | - | - | 23 | R | 22 | 15 | 24 | R | 24 | NQ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Tokiyasu Souda | Japan |
Stellar International | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 21 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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