2011 Formula Nippon season

2011 Formula Nippon season
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The 2011 Formula Nippon season was the 25th season of the premier Japanese open-wheel motor racing series. The series for Formula Nippon racing cars was contested over seven rounds.

Teams and drivers

Team No. Driver Engine Rounds
Team Impul 1 Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira[1] Toyota RV8K All *
2 Japan Kohei Hirate[1] Toyota RV8K All *
Kondō Racing 3 Italy Andrea Caldarelli[2] Toyota RV8K All *
Team LeMans 7 Japan Kazuya Oshima[1] Toyota RV8K All *
Team Kygnus Sunoco 8 Japan Hiroaki Ishiura[1] Toyota RV8K All *
Real Racing 10 Japan Takashi Kobayashi[1] Honda HR10E All *
11 Japan Hideki Mutoh[3] Honda HR10E 4, 7
Team Mugen 16 Japan Naoki Yamamoto[1] Honda HR10E All *
SGC by KCMG 18 Switzerland Alexandre Imperatori[1] Toyota RV8K All
Japan Tsugio Matsuda[4] Toyota RV8K *
Nakajima Racing 31 Japan Daisuke Nakajima[1] Honda HR10E All *
32 Japan Takashi Kogure[1] Honda HR10E All *
Project μ/cerumo・INGING 33 Japan Yuji Kunimoto[1] Toyota RV8K All *
Petronas Team TOM'S 36 Germany André Lotterer[1] Toyota RV8K 1, 3–7 *
Japan Takuto Iguchi[5] Toyota RV8K 2
37 Japan Kazuki Nakajima[1] Toyota RV8K All *
Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 40 Japan Takuya Izawa[1] Honda HR10E All *
41 Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi[1] Honda HR10E All *
Le Beausset Motorsports 62 Japan Koki Saga[1] Toyota RV8K All *

* Drivers who participated in the non-championship round at Fuji Speedway.

Race calendar and results

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 Suzuka Circuit 15 May Japan Naoki Yamamoto Japan Naoki Yamamoto Germany André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S
2 Autopolis 5 June Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi Japan Kohei Hirate Japan Kazuki Nakajima Petronas Team TOM'S
3 Fuji Speedway 17 July Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira Germany André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S
4 Twin Ring Motegi 7 August Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira Team Impul
5 Suzuka Circuit 4 September Race cancelled due to Typhoon Talas
6 Sportsland SUGO 25 September Japan Kazuya Oshima Japan Hiroaki Ishiura Germany André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S
7 Twin Ring Motegi 6 November Germany André Lotterer Japan Kazuki Nakajima Germany André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S
Germany André Lotterer Germany André Lotterer Germany André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S
NC Fuji Speedway 13 November Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira Team Impul

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Scoring system
Round Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Pole
1–6 Points 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1
7 8 4 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 1
Pos Driver SUZ AUT FUJ MOT SUZ SUG MOT FUJ Points
1 Germany André Lotterer 1 1 2 C 1 1 1 5 56
2 Japan Kazuki Nakajima 3 1 3 3 C 3 2 2 3 42
3 Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira 6 4 4 1 C DSQ 9 3 1 28
4 Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi 7 3 5 4 C 4 3 8 7 26.5
5 Japan Kazuya Oshima 5 2 12 8 C 6 Ret 5 4 19
6 Japan Hiroaki Ishiura 8 10 6 7 C 2 6 6 2 17
7 Japan Takashi Kogure 2 Ret 7 Ret C 7 5 4 12 16.5
8 Japan Kohei Hirate 9 8 2 5 C 8 7 Ret 10 15
9 Japan Takuya Izawa 4 6 10 6 C DSQ Ret 10 6 11
10 Japan Yuji Kunimoto 13 11 15 12 C 5 4 Ret Ret 6.5
11 Japan Naoki Yamamoto Ret 5 9 14 C 11 12 NC 8 5
12 Switzerland Alexandre Imperatori 10 7 Ret 11 C 12 8 12 2.5
13 Japan Daisuke Nakajima 11 Ret 8 9 C 10 11 7 Ret 2
14 Japan Takashi Kobayashi Ret 9 11 15 C Ret 10 11 11 0
15 Japan Hideki Mutoh 10 Ret 9 0
16 Italy Andrea Caldarelli Ret Ret 13 13 C 9 Ret Ret 9 0
17 Japan Koki Saga 12 Ret 14 16 C 13 13 Ret 13 0
18 Japan Takuto Iguchi 12 0
Japan Tsugio Matsuda 14 0
Pos Driver SUZ AUT FUJ MOT SUZ SUG MOT FUJ Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' Championship

Pos Team SUZ AUT FUJ MOT SUZ SUG MOT Points
1 Petronas Team TOM'S 1 1 1 2 C 1 1 1 96
3 12 3 3 C 3 2 2
2 Team Impul 6 4 2 1 C 8 7 3 41
9 8 4 5 C DSQ 9 Ret
3 Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 4 3 5 4 C 4 3 8 36.5
7 6 10 6 C DSQ Ret 10
4 Team LeMans
Team Kygnus Sunoco		 5 2 6 7 C 2 Ret 5 32
8 10 12 8 C 6
5 Nakajima Racing 2 Ret 7 9 C 7 5 4 18.5
11 Ret 8 Ret C 10 11 7
6 Project μ/cerumo・INGING 13 11 15 12 C 5 4 Ret 6.5
7 Team Mugen Ret 5 9 14 C 11 12 NC 4
8 Team Kygnus Sunoco 6 6 3
9 SGC by KCMG 10 7 Ret 11 C 12 8 12 2.5
10 HP Real Racing Ret 9 11 10 C Ret 10 9 0
15 Ret 11
11 Kondō Racing Ret Ret 13 13 C 9 Ret Ret 0
12 Le Beausset Motorsports 12 Ret 14 16 C 13 13 Ret 0
Pos Team SUZ AUT FUJ MOT SUZ SUG MOT Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate
Excluded (EX)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 "2011 Media Information" (PDF). Formula Nippon (Japan Race Promotion Company, Ltd.). 7 March 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "Kondo Racing chiama Caldarelli". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian) (Inpagina). 9 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "Round4 Motegi Entry List". Formula Nippon. Japan Race Promotion Company, Ltd. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Fuji Sprint Cup Entry List". Formula Nippon. Japan Race Promotion Company, Ltd. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "Round 2: Autopolis". Formula Nippon. Japan Race Promotion Company, Ltd. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "2011 International Sporting Calendar" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 23 December 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  7. ↑ 第1戦 鈴鹿サーキット 開催日程変更のお知らせ. Formula Nippon (in Japanese) (Japan Race Promotion Company, Ltd.). 24 March 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011.

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