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 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

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

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

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

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 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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