Formula Nippon 2001

Entry list, qualifying (Q) and race (R) results and final championship standings.

No

Team

Driver

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1

PIAA Nakajima Racing

Reynard 2KL-Mugen

Tsugio Matsuda (J)

Q

3

5

8

9

6

7

12

5

9

1

R

R

3

8

R

5

5

R

R

9

9

2

PIAA Nakajima Racing

Reynard 2KL -Mugen

Ralph Firman (GB)

Q

12

4

3

8

8

3

3

2

1

4

R

5

R

2

6

R

R

7

R

1

1

3

Olympic Kondo Racing

Reynard 99L-Mugen

Yuji Tachikawa (J)

Q

4

9

7

6

4

4

4

6

6

6

R

13

2

11

R

4

4

2

4

5

2

4

Olympic Kondo Racing

Reynard 99L-Mugen

Katsutomo Kaneishi (J)

Q

20

16

16

13

12

8

11

15

17

11

R

7

6

15

4

R

9

11

R

11

13

5

Team 5Zigen

Reynard 99L-Mugen

Naoki Hattori (J)

Q

1

8

9

3

11

15

10

18

12

14

R

1

1

5

1

8

7

12

7

18

10

6

Team 5Zigen

Reynard 99L-Mugen

Michael Krumm (D)

Q

5

7

4

4

15

14

8

8

10

-

R

R

4

4

2

R

6

3

R

7

-

6

Team 5Zigen

Reynard 2KL-Mugen

Michael Krumm (D)

Q

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

R

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

7

Team LeMans

Reynard 99L-Mugen

Alex Yoong (MAL)

Q

10

6

12

16

18

17

NE

NE

NE

NE

R

11

R

7

7

10

R

NE

NE

NE

NE

7

Team LeMans

Reynard 99L-Mugen

Koji Yamanishi (J)

Q

NE

NE

NE

NE

NE

NE

15

13

15

18

R

NE

NE

NE

NE

NE

NE

10

6

10

R

8

Team LeMans

Reynard 99L-Mugen

Yudai Igarashi (J)

Q

14

11

21

17

13

10

16

9

14

15

R

9

R

R

11

7

8

17

R

17

8

9

Team Morinaga Nova

G-Force GF03C-Mugen

Richard Lyons (GB)

Q

17

13

15

15

19

16

18

14

18

9

R

8

8

R

9

11

12

R

R

13

12

10

Team Morinaga Nova

G-Force GF03C-Mugen

Andre Couto (MAC)

Q

15

18

17

21

17

18

5

12

7

10

R

R

R

R

12

R

R

5

R

4

14

11

Cosmo Oil Cerumo

Reynard 99L-Mugen

Masami Kageyama (J)

Q

11

12

14

10

9

9

9

11

8

12

R

4

5

6

5

R

11

6

5

8

7

12

Cosmo Oil Cerumo

Reynard 99L-Mugen

Seiji Ara (J)

Q

7

dq

10

7

14

13

17

16

16

13

R

3

R

R

R

9

10

8

R

12

R

14

Mooncraft

Reynard 99L-Mugen

Ryo Michigami (J)

Q

NE

10

13

5

1

5

13

17

5

5

R

NE

R

10

3

2

3

R

R

3

3

19

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Reynard 2KL-Mugen

Satoshi Motoyama (J)

Q

6

1

1

1

2

2

2

4

3

3

R

R

9

1

R

1

1

4

1

2

R

20

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Reynard 2KL-Mugen

Narain Karthikeyan (IND)

Q

18

14

11

12

7

12

6

7

13

16

R

6

7

9

R

R

13

9

R

14

6

36

Takagi B-1 Racing

Reynard 99L-Mugen

Tetsuji Tamanaka (J)

Q

19

20

20

19

21

20

19

19

20

20

R

15

R

14

8

R

15

15

8

15

R

37

Takagi B-1 Racing

Reynard 99L-Mugen

Masahiko Kageyama (J)

Q

16

19

18

18

20

19

20

20

19

19

R

12

R

R

10

ns

14

16

R

R

R

55

ARTA

Reynard 99L-Mugen

Juichi Wakisaka (J)

Q

2

2

5

2

5

1

1

1

2

7

R

2

10

12

14

6

2

1

2

16

R

56

ARTA

Reynard 99L-Mugen

Takeshi Tsuchiya (J)

Q

8

15

2

11

3

6

14

3

4

2

R

10

11

3

R

3

R

14

3

6

5

68

Dandelion Racing

Reynard 2KL-Mugen

Hideki Noda (J)

Q

9

3

6

14

10

11

7

10

11

17

R

R

R

R

13

12

R

13

R

R

11

69

Dandelion Racing

Reynard 99L-Mugen

Jaroslaw Wierczuk (PL)

Q

13

17

19

20

NE

NE

NE

NE

NE

NE

R

14

R

13

ns

NE

NE

NE

NE

NE

NE

69

Dandelion Racing

Reynard 99L-Mugen

Hidetoshi Mitsusada (J)

Q

NE

NE

NE

NE

16

NE

NE

NE

NE

NE

R

NE

NE

NE

NE

13

NE

NE

NE

NE

NE

Notes: ARTA cars maintained by Team LeMans Co.

 

Final Driver Points Standings

Pos

Driver

Team(s)

Points

1

Satoshi Motoyama (J)

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49

2

Naoki Hattori (J)

Team 5Zigen

33

3

Yuji Tachikawa (J)

Olympic Kondo Racing

30

4

Ralph Firman (GB)

PIAA Nakajima Racing

29

5

Juichi Wakisaka (J)

ARTA

23

6

Ryo Michigami (J)

Mooncraft

22

7

Michael Krumm (D)

Team 5Zigen

20

8

Takeshi Tsuchiya (J)

ARTA

17

9

Masami Kageyama (J)

Cosmo Oil Cerumo

12

10

Tsugio Matsuda (J)

PIAA Nakajima Racing

8

11

Andre Couto (MAC)

Team Morinaga Nova

5

12

Seiji Ara (J)

Cosmo Oil Cerumo

4

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Katsutomo Kaneishi (J)

Olympic Kondo Racing

4

14

Koji Yamanishi (J)

Team LeMans

2

=

Narain Karthikeyan (IND)

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2

Points System: 10-6-4-3-2-1

 

Final Team Points Standings

Pos

Team

Points

1

5Zigen

53

2

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51

3

ARTA

40

4

PIAA Nakajima

37

5

Olympic Kondo

34

6

Mooncraft

22

7

Cosmo Oil Cerumo

16

8

Team Morinaga Nova

5

9

Team LeMans

2

Points System: 10-6-4-3-2-1

 

2001 Calendar & race winners

Round

Circuit

Date

Winner

Team

1

Suzuka (J)

25th March

Naoki Hattori (J)

Team 5Zigen

2

Motegi (J)

22nd April

Naoki Hattori (J)

Team 5Zigen

3

CP Mine (J)

25th May

Satoshi Motoyama (J)

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4

Fuji (J)

3rd June

Naoki Hattori (J)

Team 5Zigen

5

Suzuka (East) (J)

1st July

Satoshi Motoyama (J)

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6

Sugo (J)

29th July

Satoshi Motoyama (J)

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7

Fuji (J)

2nd September

Juichi Wakisaka (J)

ARTA

8

CP Mine (J)

23rd September

Satoshi Motoyama (J)

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9

Motegi (J)

21st October

Ralph Firman (GB)

PIAA Nakajima Racing

10

Suzuka (J)

18th November

Ralph Firman (GB)

PIAA Nakajima Racing

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