2004 Formula Nippon season
| 2004 Formula Nippon season | |||
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The 2004 Formula Nippon season was contested over 9 rounds. 8 different teams and 17 different drivers competed. All teams had to use Lola chassis (Lola B3/51) and Mugen Honda (Mugen MF308) engines.
Teams and drivers
| Team | # | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADiRECT Team 5ZIGEN | 1 |  Satoshi Motoyama |
Lola B3/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| 2 | Toshihiro Kaneishi |
All | |||
| Yellow Hat Kondo Racing Team | 3 | Ryo Michigami |
Lola B3/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| 4 | Yuji Tachikawa |
1–3 | |||
| Team LeMans | 7 | Juichi Wakisaka |
Lola B3/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| 8 | Takeshi Tsuchiya |
All | |||
| Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo | 11 | Tsugio Matsuda |
Lola B3/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| 12 | Masami Kageyama |
6–9 | |||
| mobilecast Team Impul | 19 |  Benoît Tréluyer |
Lola B3/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| 20 | Yuji Ide |
All | |||
| LeMans Spirit | 25 | Tatsuya Kataoka |
Lola B3/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Carrozzerria Team MOHN | 27 | Koji Yamanishi |
Lola B3/51 | Mugen MF308 | 4–5, 8 |
| 28 | Hideki Noda |
All | |||
| PIAA Nakajima Racing | 31 |  André Lotterer |
Lola B3/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| 32 | Takashi Kogure |
All | |||
| DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing | 40 |  Richard Lyons |
Lola B3/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| 41 | Naoki Hattori |
All |
Calendar
| Race No | Track | Country | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Winner | Pole Position | Fastest Race Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suzuka | Japan | 28 March 2004 | 46 | 5.807=267.122 km | 1'26:01.861 | 186.293 km/h | Takashi Kogure | Yuji Ide | Richard Lyons |
| 2 | Sugo | Japan | 2 May 2004 | 36 | 3.704=133.344 km | 0'44:36.401 | 179.360 km/h | Richard Lyons | Richard Lyons | Takashi Kogure |
| 3 | Motegi | Japan | 6 June 2004 | 55 | 4.796=263.78 km | 1'40:56.233 | 156.799 km/h | André Lotterer | Richard Lyons | Richard Lyons |
| 4 | Suzuka | Japan | 4 July 2004 | 25 | 5.807=145.175 km | 0'52:15.090 | 166.703 km/h | Richard Lyons | Richard Lyons | Naoki Hattori |
| 5 | Sugo | Japan | 1 August 2004 | 72 | 3.737=266.688 km | 1'33:18.487 | 171.489 km/h | Satoshi Motoyama | Richard Lyons | Juichi Wakisaka |
| 6 | Mine | Japan | 29 August 2004 | 70 | 3.238=226.66 km | 1'33:06.044 | 146.074 km/h | Benoît Tréluyer | Benoît Tréluyer | Juichi Wakisaka |
| 7 | Sepang |  Malaysia | 19 August 2004 | 27 | 5.536=149.472 km | 1'00:07.978 | 149.179 km/h | André Lotterer | André Lotterer | Richard Lyons |
| 8 | Motegi | Japan | 24 October 2004 | 55 | 4.796=263.78 km | 1'32:35.978 | 170.916 km/h | Yuji Ide | Juichi Wakisaka | André Lotterer |
| 9 | Suzuka | Japan | 7 November 2004 | 46 | 5.807=267.122 km | 1'25:15.434 | 187.988 km/h | Benoît Tréluyer | Richard Lyons | Yuji Ide |
- 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 to started from pole in the main race. Naoki Hattori set pole position for the sprint race.
Championship standings
Drivers' Championship
- Scoring system
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Rank | Name | SUZ |
SGO |
MOT |
SUZ |
SGO |
MIN |
MYS |
MOT |
SUZ |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Lyons |
8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 33 |
| 2 | André Lotterer |
2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 3 | 7 | 33 |
| 3 | Yuji Ide |
12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 32 |
| 4 | Benoît Tréluyer |
Ret | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 7 | Ret | 1 | 30 |
| 5 | Juichi Wakisaka |
13 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 23 |
| 6 | Satoshi Motoyama |
5 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 21 |
| 7 | Takashi Kogure |
1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | Tatsuya Kataoka |
10 | 11 | 3 | 13 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 |
| 9 | Naoki Hattori |
7 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 10 | 2 | Ret | 10 | 7 |
| 10 | Ryo Michigami |
3 | 5 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 7 |
| 11 | Tsugio Matsuda |
4 | NC | 12 | 9 | DSQ | 12 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 7 |
| 12 | Toshihiro Kaneishi |
6 | 13 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 5 |
| 13 | Takeshi Tsuchiya |
11 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 4 |
| 14 | Yuji Tachikawa |
Ret | NC | Ret | 6 | 5 | 9 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| 15 | Hideki Noda |
9 | 8 | 11 | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 14 | 0 |
| 16 | Koji Yamanishi |
12 | 9 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | Masami Kageyama |
Ret | 11 | Ret | 15 | 0 |
Teams' Championship
| Rank | Team | Car | SUZ |
SGO |
MOT |
SUZ |
SGO |
MIN |
MYS |
MOT |
SUZ |
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 Sprit |
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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