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2005 Formula Nippon Championship
The 2005 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over 9 rounds, 8 teams and 17 drivers competed in the series. All teams had to use Lola B3/51 chassis and Mugen Honda (Mugen MF308) engines.
Teams and drivers
| Team | # | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing | 1 | GBR Richard Lyons | Lola B3/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| 2 | JPN Naoki Hattori | All | |||
| Kondo Racing Team | 3 | JPN Sakon Yamamoto | Lola B3/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| 4 | CZE Jaroslav Janiš | 1–3 | |||
| ITA Ronnie Quintarelli | 4–9 | ||||
| Team 5ZIGEN | 5 | JPN Tsugio Matsuda | Lola B3/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Forum Engineering Team LeMans | 7 | JPN Tatsuya Kataoka | Lola B3/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| 8 | JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya | All | |||
| Team Cerumo | |||||
| Takagi Planning with Cerumo | 11 | JPN Katsuyuki Hiranaka | Lola B3/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| 12 | JPN Toranosuke Takagi | All | |||
| mobilecast Team Impul | 19 | FRA Benoît Tréluyer | Lola B3/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| 20 | JPN Yuji Ide | All | |||
| arting Racing Team with Impul | 23 | JPN Satoshi Motoyama | Lola B3/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Carrozzeria Team MOHN | 27 | JPN Masanobu Kato | Lola B3/51 | Mugen MF308 | 1 |
| 28 | JPN Hideki Noda | All | |||
| PIAA Nakajima Racing | 31 | DEU André Lotterer | Lola B3/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| 32 | JPN Takashi Kogure | All |
Race calendar and results
All races were held in Japan.
| Round | Track | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winner | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Ring Motegi | 3 April | JPN Yuji Ide | JPN Katsuyuki Hiranaka | GBR Richard Lyons | DoCoMoTeam Dandelion Racing | ||||||||||
| Suzuka Circuit | 17 April | FRA Benoît Tréluyer | JPN Takashi Kogure | JPN Yuji Ide | mobilecast Team Impul | ||||||||||
| Sportsland SUGO | 15 May | JPN Takashi Kogure | JPN Hideki Noda | JPN Satoshi Motoyama | arting Team Impul | ||||||||||
| Fuji Speedway | 5 June | GBR Richard Lyons | JPN Tsugio Matsuda | FRA Benoît Tréluyer | mobilecast Team Impul | ||||||||||
| Suzuka Circuit | 3 July | JPN Satoshi Motoyama | JPN Yuji Ide | JPN Satoshi Motoyama | arting Team Impul | ||||||||||
| Mine Circuit | 31 July | FRA Benoît Tréluyer | JPN Yuji Ide | JPN Yuji Ide | mobilecast Team Impul | ||||||||||
| Fuji Speedway | 28 August | GBR Richard Lyons | JPN Satoshi Motoyama | DEU André Lotterer | Nakajima Racing | ||||||||||
| Twin Ring Motegi | 23 October | JPN Satoshi Motoyama | JPN Sakon Yamamoto | JPN Satoshi Motoyama | arting Team Impul | ||||||||||
| Suzuka Circuit | 27 November | JPN Tsugio Matsuda | FRA Benoît Tréluyer | DEU André Lotterer | PIAA Nakajima Racing |
Calendar changes
- The race in Sepang International Circuit was dropped, while Fuji returned with two races.
Championship standings
Drivers' Championship
;Scoring system:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | Points | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|
| Rank | Name | MOT | SUZ | SGO | FUJ | SUZ | MIN | FUJ | MOT | SUZ | Points | 1 | 52 | 2 | 39 | 3 | 30 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Satoshi Motoyama | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Yuji Ide | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Richard Lyons | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 13 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DEU André Lotterer | 11 | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 1 | Ret | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Takashi Kogure | Ret | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Benoît Tréluyer | 6 | 9 | Ret | 1 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Tsugio Matsuda | 10 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya | 5 | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 5 | 3 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Ronnie Quintarelli | 5 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Sakon Yamamoto | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 8 | Ret | 2 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Tatsuya Kataoka | 7 | 8 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Naoki Hattori | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Katsuyuki Hiranaka | 8 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 12 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CZE Jaroslav Janiš | 12 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Toranosuke Takagi | 9 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Hideki Noda | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Masanobu Kato | 13 |
Teams' Championship
| Rank | Team | Car | MOT | SUZ | SGO | FUJ | SUZ | MIN | FUJ | MOT | SUZ | Points | 1 | 101 | 2 | 37 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mobilecast Impul | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| arting Impul | 19 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 1 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| DoCoMo Dandelion | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 13 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| PIAA Nakajima | 31 | 11 | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 1 | Ret | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kondo Racing Team | 3 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 8 | Ret | 2 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Team LeMans | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 5 | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 5 | 3 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5ZIGEN | 5 | 10 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cerumo | 11 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 12 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Team MOHN | 27 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 13 |
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