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2003 Formula Nippon Championship
2003 International Formula 3000 Championship 2003 Euro Formula 3000 Series
The 2003 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over 10 races. 10 different teams and 21 different drivers competed in the series. All teams had to use Lola chassis (Lola B03/51) and Mugen Honda (Mugen MF308) engines.
Teams and drivers
| Team | # | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIAA Nakajima Racing | 1 | JPN Takashi Kogure | Lola B03/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| 2 | DEU André Lotterer | All | |||
| Olympic Kondo Racing Team | 3 | JPN Yuji Tachikawa | Lola B03/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| 4 | DEU Dominik Schwager | All | |||
| Team 5ZIGEN | 5 | JPN Ryō Michigami | Lola B03/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| 6 | JPN Ryo Fukuda | 1–5 | |||
| AUS James Courtney | 7–10 | ||||
| Forum Engineering ARTA Team LeMans | 7 | JPN Toshihiro Kaneishi | Lola B03/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| 8 | JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya | All | |||
| Planex EBBRO Nova | |||||
| Kacchao TCPRO Nova | |||||
| Team Nova | |||||
| Oizumi Team Nova | 9 | JPN Haruki Kurosawa | Lola B03/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| 10 | JPN Tetsuya Fujisawa | 1–4 | |||
| JPN Yudai Igarashi | 5–7 | ||||
| JPN Hiroki Katoh | 8–10 | ||||
| Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo | 11 | JPN Tsugio Matsuda | Lola B03/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| 12 | JPN Yuji Ide | All | |||
| Team Impul | 19 | JPN Satoshi Motoyama | Lola B03/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| 20 | FRA Benoît Tréluyer | All | |||
| Team 22 | 22 | JPN Juichi Wakisaka | Lola B03/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Carrozzeria Team MOHN | 28 | JPN Hideki Noda | Lola B03/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing | 40 | GBR Richard Lyons | Lola B03/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| 41 | JPN Naoki Hattori | All |
Race calendar and results
All races were held in Japan
| Race | Track | Date | Pole position | Fastest race lap | Winning driver | Winning team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzuka Circuit | 23 March | JPN Ryō Michigami | GBR Richard Lyons | JPN Satoshi Motoyama | Team Impul | |||||||||||
| Fuji Speedway | 6 April | JPN Satoshi Motoyama | JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya | JPN Satoshi Motoyama | Team Impul | |||||||||||
| Mine Circuit | 27 April | JPN Satoshi Motoyama | JPN Yuji Tachikawa | JPN Satoshi Motoyama | Team Impul | |||||||||||
| Twin Ring Motegi | 8 June | JPN Juichi Wakisaka | JPN Satoshi Motoyama | JPN Juichi Wakisaka | Team 22 | |||||||||||
| Suzuka Circuit | 6 July | GBR Richard Lyons | JPN Satoshi Motoyama | GBR Richard Lyons | DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing | |||||||||||
| Sportsland SUGO | 27 July | GER André Lotterer | JPN Satoshi Motoyama | JPN Satoshi Motoyama | Team Impul | |||||||||||
| Fuji Speedway | 31 August | JPN Satoshi Motoyama | JPN Satoshi Motoyama | FRA Benoît Tréluyer | Team Impul | |||||||||||
| Mine Circuit | 21 September | JPN Satoshi Motoyama | JPN Satoshi Motoyama | FRA Benoît Tréluyer | Team Impul | |||||||||||
| Twin Ring Motegi | 19 October | JPN Toshihiro Kaneishi | JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya | JPN Toshihiro Kaneishi | Forum Engineering ARTA Team LeMans | |||||||||||
| Suzuka Circuit | 2 November | JPN Satoshi Motoyama | GBR Richard Lyons | JPN Juichi Wakisaka | Team 22 |
- At race 5 a sprint race of 18 laps (104.526 km) set the grid for the main race. The sprint race winner Richard Lyons started from pole in the main race. Takeshi Tsuchiya set pole position for the sprint race.
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 | MOT | SUZ | SGO | FUJ | MIN | MOT | SUZ | Points | 1 | 56 | 2 | 35 | 3 | 31 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Satoshi Motoyama | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1 | *2* | *13* | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Benoît Tréluyer | Ret | 2 | Ret | NC | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Juichi Wakisaka | Ret | 5 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Toshihiro Kaneishi | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 2 | 1 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DEU André Lotterer | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Richard Lyons | 9 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 1 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Yuji Ide | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 3 | 12 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya | Ret | NC | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Ryō Michigami | Ret | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | NC | Ret | NC | 13 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Takashi Kogure | 12 | 6 | Ret | DNS | 6 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Tsugio Matsuda | 5 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS James Courtney | 4 | 7 | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Naoki Hattori | 8 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Hideki Noda | 6 | 10 | 8 | DNS | 12 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Ryo Fukuda | 7 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DEU Dominik Schwager | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Hiroki Katoh | Ret | 11 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Yuji Tachikawa | 10 | 12 | 10 | Ret | Ret | NC | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Haruki Kurosawa | Ret | Ret | 9 | 10 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Yudai Igarashi | 10 | 12 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Tetsuya Fujisawa | 11 | 11 | Ret | 12 |
Teams' Championship
| Rank | Team | Car | SUZ | FUJ | MIN | MOT | SUZ | SGO | FUJ | MIN | MOT | SUZ | Points | 1 | 91 | 2 | 38 | 3 | 33 | 4 | 31 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 23 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impul | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Ret | 2 | Ret | NC | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team LeMans | 7 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 2 | 1 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Ret | NC | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| PIAA Nakajima | 1 | 12 | 6 | Ret | DNS | 6 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team 22 | 22 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cosmo Oil Cerumo | 11 | 5 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 3 | 12 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| DoCoMo Dandelion | 40 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 1 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5ZIGEN | 5 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | NC | Ret | NC | 13 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 7 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 13 | 4 | 7 | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team MOHN | 28 | 6 | 10 | 8 | DNS | 12 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team Nova | 9 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 10 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kondo Racing Team | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | Ret | Ret | NC | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
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