Formula Mirage

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Shimizu Cup Formule Mirage Series
Category Single seaters
Country Japan Japan
Inaugural season 1990
Folded 1995
Constructors Van Diemen
Reynard
Engine suppliers Mitsubishi
Last Drivers' champion Tsuyoshi Shimizu
Last Constructors' champion Reynard

The Formula Mirage was a racing class supported by the Japanese Automobile Federation and Mitsubishi. This racingclass was started in the same year as the more successful Formula Toyota. After six seasons the this class ceased to exist.

The cars

Formula Mirage was an open chassis class, open for all manufacturers. Only Van Diemen and Reynard Motorsports entered the series using converted Formula Ford 2000 chassis. All competitors had to use the same engine, Mitsubishi. This was a 2-liter, DOHC, 4-valve, Mitsubishi 4G63 engine.[1]

Champions

Year Driver Car
1990 Keiichi Tsuchiya Van Diemen
1991 Eiji Yamada Van Diemen
1992 Osamu Hagiwara Van Diemen
1993 Shoichi Ito Reynard MW001
1994 Takeshi Asami Reynard MW001
1995 Tsuyoshi Shimizu Reynard MW001

All-time win list

Driver 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Total
Takeshi Asami 1 1 4 6
Keiichi Tsuchiya 3 3
Osamu Hagiwara 1 2 3
Shoichi Ito 3 3
Shinichi Yamaji 2 2
Eiji Yamada 2 2
Hidetoshi Mitsusada 2 2
Takeshi Tsuchiya 2 2
Kenshi Yamamoto 1 1 2
Kono Taro 2 2
Tsuyoshi Shimizu 2 2
Hisashi Wada 1 1
Hashimoto Motokokorozashi 1 1
Sakae Obata 1 1
Hiroyuki Enomoto 1 1
Yasushi Oki 1 1

References

  1. ↑ "Formula Mirage". Racing History Japan. Retrieved 2 January 2014. 
 
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Tier III

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Formula Dream (1999-2005)

Formula Mirage (1990-1995)
 
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