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2006 Formula Nippon Championship

The 2006 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over nine rounds, with twelve teams and 25 drivers competing in the championship. The specification chassis was the Lola FN06.

After eight seasons of a specification engine, there was a competition between engine manufacturers, as teams could choose between Toyota and Honda 3000cc Indy Racing League style specification normally aspirated engines.

Teams and drivers

Team	#	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Rounds
arting Racing Team with Impul	1	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	Lola FN06	Toyota RV8J	All
2	JPN Kazuki Hoshino	All
Kondo Racing	3	JPN Sakon Yamamoto	Lola FN06	Toyota RV8J	1–3
JPN Seiji Ara	4–9
4	JPN Masataka Yanagida	All
Team Reckless 5ZIGEN
Team 5ZIGEN
M&O with Team 5ZIGEN	5	JPN Ryō Michigami	Lola FN06	Honda HF386E	All
6	JPN Ryo Orime	1–8
BRA João Paulo de Oliveira	9
Team LeMans	7	JPN Tatsuya Kataoka	Lola FN06	Toyota RV8J	All
8	JPN Toranosuke Takagi	All
Team Cerumo
Team Reckless Cerumo	11	JPN Yuji Tachikawa	Lola FN06	Toyota RV8J	All
EMS Racing	17	JPN Katsuyuki Hiranaka	Lola FN06	Honda HF386E	5–9
mobilecast Team Impul	19	FRA Benoît Tréluyer	Lola FN06	Toyota RV8J	All
20	JPN Tsugio Matsuda	All
DPR Direxiv	27	JPN Shogo Mitsuyama	Lola FN06	Honda HF386E	1–4
PIAA Nakajima Racing	31	FRA Loïc Duval	Lola FN06	Honda HF386E	All
32	JPN Hideki Mutoh	All
Team BOSS INGING Formula Nippon	33	ITA Ronnie Quintarelli	Lola FN06	Toyota RV8J	All
34	JPN Naoki Yokomizo	All
DHG TOM'S Racing	36	DEU André Lotterer	Lola FN06	Toyota RV8J	All
37	JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya	All
DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing	40	SWE Björn Wirdheim	Lola FN06	Honda HF386E	All
41	JPN Katsuyuki Hiranaka	1–3
JPN Yuji Ide	4–9
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri	55	JPN Toshihiro Kaneishi	Lola FN06	Honda HF386E	All
56	JPN Takashi Kogure	All

Race calendar and results

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver
Fuji Speedway	2 April	FRA Benoît Tréluyer	JPN Masataka Yanagida	FRA Benoît Tréluyer	mobilecast IMPUL
Suzuka Circuit	16 April	FRA Benoît Tréluyer	FRA Benoît Tréluyer	FRA Loïc Duval	PIAA Nakajima
Twin Ring Motegi	28 May	JPN Takashi Kogure	JPN Tsugio Matsuda	DEU André Lotterer	DHG TOM'S
Suzuka Circuit	9 July	FRA Benoît Tréluyer	FRA Benoît Tréluyer	FRA Benoît Tréluyer	mobilecast IMPUL
Autopolis	6 August	JPN Takashi Kogure	FRA Loïc Duval	JPN Tsugio Matsuda	mobilecast IMPUL
Fuji Speedway	27 August	JPN Takashi Kogure	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	FRA Benoît Tréluyer	mobilecast IMPUL
Sportsland SUGO	17 September	JPN Takashi Kogure	JPN Hideki Mutoh	FRA Loïc Duval	PIAA Nakajima
Twin Ring Motegi	22 October	JPN Takashi Kogure	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	FRA Benoît Tréluyer	mobilecast IMPUL
Suzuka Circuit	19 November	JPN Tsugio Matsuda	FRA Benoît Tréluyer	DEU André Lotterer	DHG TOM'S

Autopolis was added after Mazda acquired the Mine Circuit, closing it to competition in February as it was converted to a test track.

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

;Scoring system:

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

Rank	Name	FUJ	SUZ	MOT	SUZ	ATP	FUJ	SGO	MOT
FRA Benoît Tréluyer	1	3	2	1	7	1	2	1	Ret
JPN Tsugio Matsuda	2	9	5	2	1	7	3	2	2
DEU André Lotterer	8	5	1	5	8	2	Ret	Ret	1
FRA Loïc Duval	11	1	6	Ret	18	9	1	4	6
JPN Satoshi Motoyama	3	8	3	3	Ret	3	5	Ret	Ret
SWE Björn Wirdheim	4	2	4	Ret	6	6	6	11	9
JPN Tatsuya Kataoka	13	7	Ret	6	3	Ret	9	3	3
JPN Yuji Tachikawa	12	Ret	10	4	4	5	7	5	Ret
JPN Toshihiro Kaneishi	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	4	Ret	Ret	7
ITA Ronnie Quintarelli	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	10	4	9	12
JPN Sakon Yamamoto	6	4	14
JPN Takashi Kogure	10	17	Ret	9	19	Ret	DSQ	Ret	4
JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya	9	10	Ret	7	9	Ret	8	8	5
JPN Hideki Mutoh	19	6	8	Ret	17	16	10	10	Ret
JPN Masataka Yanagida	7	Ret	9	13	13	12	Ret	6	13
JPN Ryō Michigami	20	18	7	Ret	11	15	12	Ret	11
JPN Naoki Yokomizo	14	13	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	11	7	Ret
JPN Toranosuke Takagi	22	16	11	8	16	8	Ret	Ret	Ret
BRA João Paulo de Oliveira									8
JPN Seiji Ara				10	10	18	13	Ret	Ret
JPN Yuji Ide				12	12	11	Ret	Ret	10
JPN Katsuyuki Hiranaka	17	11	Ret		15	14	Ret	Ret	Ret
JPN Ryo Orime	21	15	12	Ret	Ret	17	DSQ	12
JPN Shogo Mitsuyama	15	12	13	Ret
JPN Kazuki Hoshino	18	14	Ret	Ret	14	13	Ret	Ret	14

Note:

Because of heavy rain at Fuji during the race, the event ended after two laps. Half points were awarded because of the stoppage before the 75% point.

Teams' Championship

Rank	Team	Car	FUJ	SUZ	MOT	SUZ	ATP	FUJ	SGO	MOT
mobilecast Impul	19	1	3	2	1	7	1	2	1	Ret
20	2	9	5	2	1	7	3	2	2
DHG TOM'S	36	8	5	1	5	8	2	Ret	Ret	1
37	9	10	Ret	7	9	Ret	8	8	5
PIAA Nakajima	31	11	1	6	Ret	18	9	1	4	6
32	19	6	8	Ret	17	16	10	10	Ret
arting Impul	1	3	8	3	3	Ret	3	5	Ret	Ret
2	18	14	Ret	Ret	14	13	Ret	Ret	14
DoCoMo Dandelion	40	4	2	4	Ret	6	6	6	11	9
41	17	11	Ret	12	12	11	Ret	Ret	10
Team LeMans	7	13	7	Ret	6	3	Ret	9	3	3
8	22	16	11	8	16	8	Ret	Ret	Ret
ARTA	55	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	4	Ret	Ret	7
56	10	17	Ret	9	19	Ret	DSQ	Ret	4
Reckless Cerumo	11	12	Ret	10	4	4	5	7	5	Ret
BOSS INGING	33	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	10	4	9	12
34	14	13	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	11	7	Ret
Kondo Racing	3	6	4	14	10	10	18	13	Ret	Ret
4	7	Ret	9	13	13	12	Ret	6	13
Team 5ZIGEN	5	20	18	7	Ret	11	15	12	Ret	11
6	21	15	12	Ret	Ret	17	DSQ	12	8
DPR Direxiv	27	15	12	13	Ret

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