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2010 Formula Nippon Championship
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The 2010 Formula Nippon Championship was the thirty-eighth season of the premier Japanese open-wheel motor racing series. The series for Formula Nippon racing cars was contested over eight races at seven rounds, beginning on 18 April at Suzuka and ending at the same venue on 7 November. A non-championship meeting at Fuji Speedway completed the season's racing a week later.
Having missed the 2009 season to focus on his Super GT commitments, João Paulo de Oliveira returned to the series and claimed his first championship title since winning the 2005 All-Japan Formula Three Championship. Team Impul's de Oliveira had held the championship lead by a point over TOM'S driver André Lotterer before the final double-header round at Suzuka, but de Oliveira's victory – his second victory after a win at Twin Ring Motegi – and fourth against Lotterer's second and a third, de Oliveira won the championship by 4.5 points. As well as his win at Autopolis, Lotterer won both non-championship races at Fuji.
Third place was disputed by reigning champion Loïc Duval, who had moved from Nakajima Racing to Docomo Team Dandelion Racing over the off-season, and his former Nakajima team-mate Takashi Kogure, which was resolved in favour of Duval by 1.5 points; both drivers' championship chances had been stunted by no points at Autopolis, as Duval failed to start and Kogure retired from the race. Duval did tie with de Oliveira for most victories during the season with two – Motegi and Suzuka – while Kogure won the season-opening race at Suzuka. De Oliveira's team-mate Kohei Hirate finished the season fifth with a victory at Fuji, ahead of the season's other race-winner Kazuya Oshima of the TOM's team.
Teams and drivers
| Team | # | Driver | Engine | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Docomo Team Dandelion Racing | 1 | FRA Loïc Duval{{cite news | url=http://www.honda.co.jp/news/2010/c100219.html | title=2010年Hondaモータースポーツ活動の概要 |
| 2 | JPN Takuya Izawa | All * | ||
| JPN Kondo Racing | 3 | JPN Tsugio Matsuda | Toyota RV8K | 4–7 * |
| JPN Team LeMans | 7 | ITA Kei Cozzolino | Toyota RV8K | All * |
| 8 | JPN Hiroaki Ishiura | All * | ||
| JPN HFPD Racing | 10 | JPN Koudai Tsukakoshi | Honda HR10E | All * |
| JPN Motul Team Mugen | 16 | JPN Yuji Ide | Honda HR10E | All * |
| HKG KCMG | 18 | JPN Katsuyuki Hiranaka | Toyota RV8K | All * |
| JPN Mobil 1 Team Impul | 19 | BRA João Paulo de Oliveira | Toyota RV8K | All * |
| 20 | JPN Kohei Hirate | All * | ||
| JPN Deliziefollie/Cerumo-Inging | 29 | JPN Takuto Iguchi | Toyota RV8K | All * |
| JPN Nakajima Racing | 31 | JPN Naoki Yamamoto | Honda HR10E | All * |
| 32 | JPN Takashi Kogure | All * | ||
| JPN Petronas Team TOM'S | 36 | DEU André Lotterer | Toyota RV8K | All * |
| 37 | JPN Kazuya Oshima | All * |
- Drivers who participated in the non-championship round at Fuji Speedway.
Race calendar and results
- All races were held in Japan. A non-championship round, entitled Super GT and Formula Nippon Sprint Cup 2010, was held at the conclusion of the season.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzuka Circuit | 18 April | JPN Takashi Kogure | JPN Kohei Hirate | JPN Takashi Kogure | Nakajima Racing | |||||||||
| Twin Ring Motegi | 23 May | BRA João Paulo de Oliveira | BRA João Paulo de Oliveira | BRA João Paulo de Oliveira | Team Impul | |||||||||
| Fuji Speedway | 18 July | FRA Loïc Duval | JPN Kohei Hirate | JPN Kohei Hirate | Team Impul | |||||||||
| Twin Ring Motegi | 8 August | JPN Takashi Kogure | BRA João Paulo de Oliveira | FRA Loïc Duval | Dandelion Racing | |||||||||
| Sportsland SUGO | 26 September | FRA Loïc Duval | DEU André Lotterer | JPN Kazuya Oshima | Petronas Team TOM'S | |||||||||
| Autopolis | 17 October | JPN Kazuya Oshima | ITA Kei Cozzolino | DEU André Lotterer | Petronas Team TOM'S | |||||||||
| Suzuka Circuit | 7 November | FRA Loïc Duval | FRA Loïc Duval | FRA Loïc Duval | Dandelion Racing | |||||||||
| BRA João Paulo de Oliveira | JPN Takashi Kogure | BRA João Paulo de Oliveira | Team Impul | |||||||||||
| Fuji Speedway | ||||||||||||||
| (Fuji Sprint Cup) | 13 November | ITA Kei Cozzolino | DEU André Lotterer | DEU André Lotterer | Petronas Team TOM'S | |||||||||
| 14 November | DEU André Lotterer | DEU André Lotterer | DEU André Lotterer | Petronas Team TOM'S |
Championship standings
Drivers' Championship
;Scoring system:
| Round | Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | Pole | 1–6 | rowspan=2 | Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7† | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
|---|
† Round with two races and points scoring system for each race.
‡ Non-championship round, with no points awarded.
| Pos | Driver | SUZ | MOT | FUJ | MOT | SUG | AUT | SUZ † | FUJ ‡ | Points | 1 | 47.5 | 2 | 43 | 3 | 39.5 | 4 | 38 | 5 | 25.5 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 20.5 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 1 | Pos | Driver | SUZ | MOT | FUJ | MOT | SUG | AUT | SUZ † | FUJ ‡ | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRA João Paulo de Oliveira | 2 | *1* | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | DSQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DEU André Lotterer | 3 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | *1* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Loïc Duval | 6 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 2 | DNS | *1* | 4 | Ret | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Takashi Kogure | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 6 | DSQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Kohei Hirate | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Kazuya Oshima | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | DNS | 5 | 7 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Naoki Yamamoto | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Hiroaki Ishiura | 10 | Ret | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Koudai Tsukakoshi | 8 | 2 | 11 | 10 | Ret | DSQ | 10 | 12 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Kei Cozzolino | Ret | 10 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 9 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Takuya Izawa | 5 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 6 | DNS | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Katsuyuki Hiranaka | Ret | DNS | 13 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Takuto Iguchi | 11 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 15 | Ret | 14 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Yuji Ide | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | DNS | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Tsugio Matsuda | Ret | 8 | Ret | 14 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Bold – Pole
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Teams' Championship
;Scoring system:
| Round | Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 1–6 | rowspan=2 | Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 |
|---|
| Pos | Team | Car | SUZ | MOT | FUJ | MOT | SUG | AUT | SUZ | Pts | 1 | 68 | 2 | 67 | 3 | 56.5 | 4 | 40.5 | 5 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobil 1 Team Impul | 19 | 2 | *1* | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Petronas Team TOM'S | 36 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 37 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | DNS | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nakajima Racing | 31 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Docomo Team Dandelion Racing | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 2 | DNS | *1* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 6 | DNS | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team LeMans | 7 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 10 | Ret | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| HFDP Racing | 10 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 10 | Ret | DSQ | 10 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| KCMG | 18 | Ret | DNS | 13 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 12 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Deliziefollie/Cerumo-Inging | 29 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 15 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kondo Racing | 3 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 14 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motul Team Mugen | 16 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | DNS | 8 | 8 |
References
References
- (2010-03-07). "ja:2010年エントリーリスト". Japan Race Promotion Co. Ltd..
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