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2002 Formula Nippon Championship

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The 2002 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over 10 rounds. 11 different teams, 22 different drivers completed in the series. All teams had to use Reynard chassis and Mugen Honda (Mugen MF308) engines.

Teams and drivers

Team	#	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Rounds
Xbox Team Impul	1	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	Reynard 01L	Mugen MF308	All
2	DEU Michael Krumm	Reynard 99L	1–2
Olympic Kondo Racing Team	3	JPN Seiji Ara	Reynard 99L	Mugen MF308	All
4	JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi	Reynard 99L
Reynard 2KL	All
Team 5ZIGEN	5	JPN Naoki Hattori	Reynard 01L	Mugen MF308	All
6	JPN Ryō Michigami	1–2, 5–10
JPN Hidetoshi Mitsusada	3–4
Team LeMans	7	JPN Masami Kageyama	Reynard 99L
Reynard 01L	Mugen MF308	1–2
DEU Dominik Schwager	3–10
8	JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya	Reynard 01L	All
Soft On Demand Team Nova
Forward Team Nova	9	JPN Kiyoto Yamamoto	Reynard 99L	Mugen MF308	All
10	JPN Haruki Kurosawa	All
Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo	11	FRA Benoît Tréluyer	Reynard 99L
Reynard 01L	Mugen MF308	1–5
JPN Yuji Tachikawa	6–10
Mooncraft	14	JPN Yudai Igarashi	Reynard 01L	Mugen MF308	All
Team 22	22	JPN Daisuke Itō	Reynard 99L	Mugen MF308	All
PIAA Nakajima Racing	31	IRL Ralph Firman Jr.	Reynard 01L	Mugen MF308	All
32	JPN Tsugio Matsuda	All
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri	55	JPN Juichi Wakisaka	Reynard 99L
Reynard 01L	Mugen MF308	All
56	JPN Toshihiro Kaneishi	Reynard 01L	All
DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing	68	FRA Jonathan Cochet	Reynard 2KL	Mugen MF308	1–2
GBR Richard Lyons	3–10

Race calendar and results

All races were held in Japan.

Race	Track	Date	Pole position	Fastest race lap	Winning driver
Suzuka Circuit	24 March	IRL Ralph Firman Jr.	IRL Ralph Firman Jr.	IRL Ralph Firman Jr.	PIAA Nakajima Racing
Fuji Speedway	7 April	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	JPN Naoki Hattori	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	Xbox Team Impul
Mine Circuit	19 May	IRL Ralph Firman Jr.	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	Xbox Team Impul
Suzuka-East Circuit	7 July	JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya	JPN Hidetoshi Mitsusada	IRL Ralph Firman Jr.	PIAA Nakajima Racing
Twin Ring Motegi	21 July	JPN Juichi Wakisaka	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	Xbox Team Impul
Sportsland SUGO	4 August	JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya	JPN Naoki Hattori	IRL Ralph Firman Jr.	PIAA Nakajima Racing
Fuji Speedway	1 September	JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya	JPN Ryō Michigami	JPN Juichi Wakisaka	Autobacs Racing Team Aguri
Mine Circuit	22 September	JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	Xbox Team Impul
Twin Ring Motegi	20 October	JPN Juichi Wakisaka	JPN Juichi Wakisaka	IRL Ralph Firman Jr.	PIAA Nakajima Racing
Suzuka Circuit	3 November	JPN Juichi Wakisaka	JPN Ryō Michigami	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	Xbox Team Impul

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

;Scoring system:

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

Rank	Name	SUZ	FUJ	MIN	SUZ	MOT	SGO	FUJ	MIN	MOT
IRL Ralph Firman Jr.	1	2	Ret	1	9	1	2	2	1	3
JPN Satoshi Motoyama	Ret	1	1	5	1	Ret	3	1	3	1
JPN Juichi Wakisaka	5	3	Ret	3	3	Ret	1	8	2	4
JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya	2	6	3	Ret	2	4	Ret	7	6	2
JPN Tsugio Matsuda	3	10	2	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	4	4	6
JPN Ryō Michigami	4	DNS			4	3	4	3	12	11
JPN Toshihiro Kaneishi	Ret	Ret	4	6	5	6	5	5	Ret	7
JPN Naoki Hattori	6	Ret	Ret	4	6	12	6	6	8	5
JPN Hidetoshi Mitsusada			5	2
GBR Richard Lyons			7	8	11	2	7	Ret	7	Ret
JPN Seiji Ara	8	4	9	10	Ret	Ret	NC	9	11	10
JPN Haruki Kurosawa	9	5	Ret	Ret	12	10	12	Ret	Ret	12
DEU Dominik Schwager			Ret	11	Ret	8	9	10	5	Ret
FRA Benoît Tréluyer	11	Ret	6	7	7
DEU Michael Krumm	7	7
JPN Yudai Igarashi	Ret	Ret	11	13	10	7	Ret	Ret	13	Ret
JPN Daisuke Itō	10	9	10	9	8	9	8	11	10	8
JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi	12	Ret	8	12	Ret	11	10	12	14	9
FRA Jonathan Cochet	13	8
JPN Yuji Tachikawa						Ret	11	Ret	9	Ret
JPN Kiyoto Yamamoto	15	11	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	DNS	15	13
JPN Masami Kageyama	Ret	Ret

Teams' Championship

Rank	Team	Car	SUZ	FUJ	MIN	SUZ	MOT	SGO	FUJ	MIN	MOT
PIAA Nakajima	31	1	2	Ret	1	9	1	2	2	1	3
32	3	10	2	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	4	4	6
Xbox Impul	1	Ret	1	1	5	1	Ret	3	1	3	1
2	7	7
ARTA	55	5	3	Ret	3	3	Ret	1	8	2	4
56	Ret	Ret	4	6	5	6	5	5	Ret	7
5ZIGEN	5	6	Ret	Ret	4	6	12	6	6	8	5
6	4	DNS	5	2	4	3	4	3	12	11
LeMans	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	8	9	10	5	Ret
8	2	6	3	Ret	2	4	Ret	7	6	2
DoCoMo Dandelion	68	13	8	7	8	11	2	7	Ret	7	Ret
Olympic Kondo	3	8	4	9	10	Ret	Ret	NC	9	11	10
4	12	Ret	8	12	Ret	11	10	12	14	9
Nova	9	15	11	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	DNS	15	13
10	9	5	Ret	Ret	12	10	12	Ret	Ret	12
Cosmo Oil Cerumo	11	11	Ret	6	7	7	Ret	11	Ret	9	Ret
Mooncraft	14	Ret	Ret	11	13	10	7	Ret	Ret	13	Ret
Team 22	22	10	9	10	9	8	9	8	11	10	8

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