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1999 Formula Nippon Championship

1999 International Formula 3000 Championship 1999 Italian Formula 3000 Championship

The 1999 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over 10 rounds, 14 different teams, 26 different drivers, 3 different chassis and only 1 engine competed in the championship.

Teams and drivers

Team	#	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Rounds
Unlimited Racing Team LeMans	1	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	Reynard 99L	Mugen MF308	All
2	JPN Koji Yamanishi	All
Asahi Kiko Sports	3	JPN Atsushi Kawamoto	Reynard 99L	Mugen MF308	All
Team 5ZIGEN	5	JPN Shigekazu Wakisaka	Reynard 99L	Mugen MF308	1–3
JPN Tetsuya Tanaka	5–10
6	JPN Tetsuya Tanaka	1
DEU Michael Krumm	2–10
Shionogi Team Nova	9	IRL Ralph Firman Jr.	G-Force GF03B	Mugen MF308	All
10	JPN Hiroki Katoh	All
Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo	11	JPN Yuji Tachikawa	Reynard 99L	Mugen MF308	All
12	JPN Akira Iida	All
Speedmaster Mooncraft	14	JPN Ryō Michigami	Lola B99/51	Mugen MF308	All
15	JPN Masahiko Kageyama	All
Team TMS	17	DEU Dominik Schwager	Lola B99/51	Mugen MF308	1–6
18	JPN Takuya Kurosawa	1–6
Be Brides Team Impul	19	JPN Masami Kageyama	Lola B99/51
Reynard 99L	Mugen MF308	All
20	JPN Hideki Noda	All
Mirai	32	JPN Masahiko Kondo	Lola B99/51	Mugen MF308	1–3
Takagi B-1 Racing	36	JPN Tetsuji Tamanaka	Lola B99/51
Reynard 99L	Mugen MF308	1, 3–10
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri	55	JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi	Lola B99/51
Reynard 99L	Mugen MF308	All
56	JPN Juichi Wakisaka	All
Team LeyJun	62	GBR Peter Dumbreck	Reynard 99L	Mugen MF308	All
63	JPN "Osamu"	Reynard 99L
Lola B99/51	1–3
JPN Shinsuke Shibahara	6–10
PIAA Nakajima Racing	64	NLD Tom Coronel	Reynard 99L	Mugen MF308	All
65	JPN Hidetoshi Mitsusada	All
DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing	68	ARG Rubén Derfler	Reynard 99L	Mugen MF308	All

Race calendar and results

All races were held in Japan.

Race	Track	Date	Pole position	Fastest Race Lap	Winning driver
Suzuka Circuit	18 April	JPN Hidetoshi Mitsusada	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	Unlimited Racing Team LeMans
Twin Ring Motegi	9 May	NLD Tom Coronel	IRL Ralph Firman Jr.	JPN Hidetoshi Mitsusada	PIAA Nakajima Racing
Mine Circuit	23 May	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	IRL Ralph Firman Jr.	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	Unlimited Racing Team LeMans
Fuji Speedway	6 June	GBR Peter Dumbreck	JPN Koji Yamanishi	NLD Tom Coronel	PIAA Nakajima Racing
Suzuka Circuit	4 July	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	NLD Tom Coronel	JPN Masami Kageyama	Be Brides Team Impul
Sportsland SUGO	1 August	NLD Tom Coronel	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	NLD Tom Coronel	PIAA Nakajima Racing
Fuji Speedway	5 September	NLD Tom Coronel	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	NLD Tom Coronel	PIAA Nakajima Racing
Mine Circuit	19 September	NLD Tom Coronel	JPN Hidetoshi Mitsusada	JPN Hidetoshi Mitsusada	PIAA Nakajima Racing
Twin Ring Motegi	3 October	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	JPN Hideki Noda	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	Unlimited Racing Team LeMans
Suzuka-East Circuit	14 November	IRL Ralph Firman Jr.	JPN Yuji Tachikawa	IRL Ralph Firman Jr.	Shionogi Team Nova

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

;Scoring system:

Position		1st		2nd		3rd		4th		5th		6th	Points		10		6		4		3		2		1

Rank	Name	SUZ	MOT	MIN	FUJ	SUZ	SGO	FUJ	MIN	MOT
NLD Tom Coronel	2	Ret	3	1	2	1	1	Ret	3	Ret
JPN Satoshi Motoyama	1	2	1	Ret	Ret	2	3	Ret	1	Ret
JPN Hidetoshi Mitsusada	3	1	8	10	5	11	4	1	5	9
IRL Ralph Firman Jr.	Ret	3	2	9	Ret	6	10	9	8	1
DEU Michael Krumm		5	Ret	3	11	4	9	4	Ret	2
JPN Masami Kageyama	Ret	Ret	6	12	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	4
GBR Peter Dumbreck	4	6	5	2	Ret	Ret	5	5	10	10
JPN Juichi Wakisaka	Ret	15	10	Ret	9	5	2	3	11	3
JPN Takuya Kurosawa	Ret	Ret	12	5	3	3
JPN Ryō Michigami	6	8	7	8	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	2	5
JPN Hideki Noda	Ret	16	13	14	6	Ret	Ret	2	9	11
JPN Koji Yamanishi	DNS	DNS	4	4	8	9	8	Ret	Ret	Ret
JPN Yuji Tachikawa	5	4	Ret	7	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	8
JPN Tetsuya Tanaka	Ret				4	Ret	11	Ret	14	Ret
DEU Dominik Schwager	Ret	7	Ret	6	Ret	7
JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi	9	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	8	6	Ret	Ret	7
JPN Masahiko Kageyama	Ret	12	Ret	13	Ret	13	Ret	6	12	13
JPN Hiroki Katoh	Ret	10	Ret	15	10	12	12	Ret	7	6
JPN Atsushi Kawamoto	8	Ret	11	18	13	Ret	13	7	Ret	16
JPN Akira Iida	7	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	13	12
JPN Shinsuke Shibahara						Ret	Ret	8	15	14
ARG Rubén Derfler	Ret	11	9	17	12	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	15
JPN Shigekazu Wakisaka	Ret	9	Ret
JPN Tetsuji Tamanaka	Ret		14	19	14	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	17
JPN Masahiko Kondo	Ret	13	Ret
JPN "Osamu"	Ret	14	Ret

Teams' Championship

Rank	Name	Car	SUZ	MOT	MIN	FUJ	SUZ	SGO	FUJ	MIN	MOT
PIAA Nakajima	64	2	Ret	3	1	2	1	1	Ret	3	Ret
65	3	1	8	10	5	11	4	1	5	9
Unlimited LeMans	1	1	2	1	Ret	Ret	2	3	Ret	1	Ret
2	DNS	DNS	4	4	8	9	8	Ret	Ret	Ret
Be Brides Impul	19	Ret	Ret	6	12	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	4
20	Ret	16	13	14	6	Ret	Ret	2	9	11
Shionogi Nova	9	Ret	3	2	9	Ret	6	10	9	8	1
10	Ret	10	Ret	15	10	12	12	Ret	7	6
5ZIGEN	5	Ret	9	Ret		4	Ret	11	Ret	14	Ret
6	Ret	5	Ret	3	11	4	9	4	Ret	2
ARTA	55	9	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	8	6	Ret	Ret	7
56	Ret	15	10	Ret	9	5	2	3	11	3
Team LeyJun	62	4	6	5	2	Ret	Ret	5	5	10	10
63	Ret	14	Ret			Ret	Ret	8	15	14
Team TMS	17	Ret	7	Ret	6	Ret	7
18	Ret	Ret	12	5	3	3
Speedmaster Mooncraft	14	6	8	7	8	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	2	5
15	Ret	12	Ret	13	Ret	13	Ret	6	12	13
Cosmo Oil Cerumo	11	5	4	Ret	7	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	8
12	7	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	13	12
Asahi Kiko Sports	3	8	Ret	11	18	13	Ret	13	7	Ret	16
DoCoMo Dandelion	68	Ret	11	9	17	12	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	15
Takagi B-1 Racing	36	Ret		14	19	14	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	17
Mirai	32	Ret	13	Ret

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