2001 Formula Nippon Championship
Appearance
The 2001 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over 10 rounds. 11 different teams, 23 different drivers, 2 different chassis and only 1 engine competed.
Teams and drivers
[edit]Race calendar and results
[edit]All races were held in Japan.
Race | Track | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Race Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
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1 | Suzuka Circuit | 25 March | ![]() |
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Team 5ZIGEN |
2 | Twin Ring Motegi | 22 April | ![]() |
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Team 5ZIGEN |
3 | Mine Circuit | 20 May | ![]() |
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excite Team Impul |
4 | Fuji Speedway | 3 June | ![]() |
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Team 5ZIGEN |
5 | Suzuka-East Circuit | 1 July | ![]() |
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excite Team Impul |
6 | Sportsland SUGO | 29 July | ![]() |
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excite Team Impul |
7 | Fuji Speedway | 2 September | ![]() |
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Autobacs Racing Team Aguri |
8 | Mine Circuit | 23 September | ![]() |
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excite Team Impul |
9 | Twin Ring Motegi | 21 October | ![]() |
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PIAA Nakajima Racing |
10 | Suzuka Circuit | 18 November | ![]() |
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PIAA Nakajima Racing |
Note:
Race 8 originally fastest lap set by Juichi Wakisaka, but he was disqualified.
Championship standings
[edit]Drivers' Championship
[edit]- Scoring system
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
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Points | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Rank | Name | SUZ | MOT | MIN | FUJ | SUZ | SGO | FUJ | MIN | MOT | SUZ | Points |
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Ret | 9 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 49 |
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1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 33 |
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13 | 2 | 11 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 30 |
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5 | Ret | 2 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 29 |
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2 | 10 | 12 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 1 | DSQ | Ret | Ret | 23 |
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Ret | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 3 | 22 | |
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Ret | 4 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 6 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 20 |
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10 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 14 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
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4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 11 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 12 |
10 | ![]() |
Ret | 3 | 8 | Ret | 5 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 9 | 8 |
11 | ![]() |
Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | 4 | 14 | 5 |
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3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 4 |
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7 | 6 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 9 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 13 | 4 |
14 | ![]() |
10 | 5 | 10 | Ret | 2 | ||||||
15 | ![]() |
6 | 7 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 2 |
16 | ![]() |
11 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 0 | ||||
17 | ![]() |
9 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 0 |
18 | ![]() |
15 | Ret | 14 | 8 | Ret | 15 | 15 | 7 | 15 | Ret | 0 |
19 | ![]() |
8 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 11 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 12 | 0 |
20 | ![]() |
12 | Ret | Ret | 10 | DNS | 14 | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 |
21 | ![]() |
Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | 12 | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 0 |
22 | ![]() |
14 | Ret | 13 | DNS | 0 | ||||||
23 | ![]() |
13 | 0 |
Teams' Championship
[edit]Rank | Team | Car | SUZ | MOT | MIN | FUJ | SUZ | SGO | FUJ | MIN | MOT | SUZ | Points |
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1 | 5ZIGEN | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 53 |
6 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 6 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 4 | |||
2 | excite Impul | 19 | Ret | 9 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 51 |
20 | 6 | 7 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | 6 | |||
3 | ARTA | 55 | 2 | 10 | 12 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 1 | DSQ | Ret | Ret | 40 |
56 | 10 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 14 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |||
4 | PIAA Nakajima | 1 | Ret | 3 | 8 | Ret | 5 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 9 | 37 |
2 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | 1 | 1 | |||
5 | Olympic Kondo | 3 | 13 | 2 | 11 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 34 |
4 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 9 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 13 | |||
6 | Mooncraft | 14 | Ret | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 3 | 22 | |
7 | Cosmo Oil Cerumo | 11 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 11 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 16 |
12 | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 12 | Ret | |||
8 | Team Morinaga Nova | 9 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 11 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 12 | 5 |
10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | 4 | 14 | |||
9 | LeMans | 7 | 11 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 10 | Ret | 2 |
8 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | |||
10 | Takagi B-1 Racing | 36 | 15 | Ret | 14 | 8 | Ret | 15 | 15 | 7 | 15 | Ret | 0 |
37 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 10 | DNS | 14 | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | |||
11 | DoCoMo Dandelion | 68 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | 12 | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 0 |
69 | 14 | Ret | 13 | DNS | 13 |