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2004 Formula Nippon Championship

2004 International Formula 3000 Championship 2004 Euro Formula 3000 Series

The 2004 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over 9 rounds, with 8 teams and 17 drivers competed in the series. All teams had to use Lola chassis (Lola B3/51) and Mugen Honda (Mugen MF308) engines.

Teams and drivers

Team#DriverChassisEngineRounds
ADiRECT Team 5ZIGEN1JPN Satoshi MotoyamaLola B3/51Mugen MF308All
2JPN Toshihiro KaneishiAll
Yellow Hat Kondo Racing Team3JPN Ryō MichigamiLola B3/51Mugen MF308All
4JPN Yuji TachikawaAll
Team LeMans7JPN Juichi WakisakaLola B3/51Mugen MF308All
8JPN Takeshi TsuchiyaAll
Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo11JPN Tsugio MatsudaLola B3/51Mugen MF308All
12JPN Masami Kageyama6–9
mobilecast Team Impul19FRA Benoît TréluyerLola B3/51Mugen MF308All
20JPN Yuji IdeAll
LeMans Spirit25JPN Tatsuya KataokaLola B3/51Mugen MF308All
Carrozzeria Team MOHN27JPN Koji YamanishiLola B3/51Mugen MF3084–5, 8
28JPN Hideki NodaAll
PIAA Nakajima Racing31DEU André LottererLola B3/51Mugen MF308All
32JPN Takashi KogureAll
DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing40GBR Richard LyonsLola B3/51Mugen MF308All
41JPN Naoki HattoriAll

Race calendar and results

RaceTrackDatePole positionFastest race lapWinning driverWinning team123456789
JPN Suzuka Circuit28 MarchJPN Yuji IdeGBR Richard LyonsJPN Takashi KogurePIAA Nakajima Racing
JPN Sportsland SUGO2 MayGBR Richard LyonsJPN Takashi KogureGBR Richard LyonsDoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing
JPN Twin Ring Motegi6 JuneGBR Richard LyonsGBR Richard LyonsDEU André LottererPIAA Nakajima Racing
JPN Suzuka Circuit4 JulyGBR Richard LyonsJPN Naoki HattoriGBR Richard LyonsDoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing
JPN Sportsland SUGO1 AugustGBR Richard LyonsJPN Juichi WakisakaJPN Satoshi MotoyamaADiRECT Team 5ZIGEN
JPN Mine Circuit29 AugustFRA Benoît TréluyerJPN Juichi WakisakaFRA Benoît Tréluyermobilecast Team Impul
MAS Sepang International Circuit19 SeptemberDEU André LottererGBR Richard LyonsDEU André LottererPIAA Nakajima Racing
JPN Twin Ring Motegi24 OctoberJPN Juichi WakisakaDEU André LottererJPN Yuji Idemobilecast Team Impul
JPN Suzuka Circuit7 NovemberGBR Richard LyonsJPN Yuji IdeFRA Benoît Tréluyermobilecast Team Impul
  • At race 4, 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.
  • At race 7, a sprint race of 20 laps (110.72 km) set grid for the main race. The sprint race winner André Lotterer started from pole in the main race. Naoki Hattori set pole position for the sprint race.

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

;Scoring system:

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6thPoints1064321
RankNameSUZ
JPNSGO
JPNMOT
JPNSUZ
JPNSGO
JPNMIN
JPNMYS
MYSMOT
JPNSUZ
JPNPoints13323333243052362171781297107117125134143150160170
GBR Richard Lyons81*8*148923
DEU André Lotterer2418RetRet137
JPN Yuji Ide12223771012
FRA Benoît TréluyerRet6421017Ret1
JPN Juichi Wakisaka133Ret5323Ret4
JPN Satoshi Motoyama5125416Ret56
JPN Takashi Kogure19972Ret698
JPN Tatsuya Kataoka1011313Ret45412
JPN Naoki Hattori77Ret106102Ret10
JPN Ryō Michigami356RetRet1181013
JPN Tsugio Matsuda4NC129DSQ1246Ret
JPN Toshihiro Kaneishi61310Ret123RetRet11
JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya111071185RetRet5
JPN Yuji TachikawaRetNCRet659Ret79
JPN Hideki Noda9811Ret11RetRet1114
JPN Koji Yamanishi1298
JPN Masami KageyamaRet11Ret15

Teams' Championship

RankTeamCarSUZ
JPNSGO
JPNMOT
JPNSUZ
JPNSGO
JPNMIN
JPNMYS
MYSMOT
JPNSUZ
JPNPoints1622503404375266107780
mobilecast Impul19Ret6421017Ret1
2012223771012
PIAA Nakajima312418RetRet137
3219972Ret698
DoCoMo Dandelion40818148923
4177Ret106102Ret10
LeMans
LeMans Spirit7133Ret5323Ret4
8111071185RetRet5
251011313Ret45412
ADiRECT 5ZIGEN15125416Ret56
261310Ret123RetRet11
Yellow Hat Kondo3356RetRet1181013
4RetNCRet659Ret79
Cosmo Oil Cerumo114NC129DSQ1246Ret
12Ret11Ret15
Team MOHN271298
289811Ret11RetRet1114
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