2008 Formula Nippon Championship
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The 2008 Formula Nippon Championship was the thirty-sixth season of the premier Japanese open-wheel motor racing series. The series for Formula Nippon racing cars was contested over eight rounds. All teams were required to use Lola chassis (Lola FN06) and have the choice between utilising Mugen Honda (Mugen HF386E) or Toyota (Toyota RV8J) engines.
Defending champion Tsugio Matsuda secured the championship with a round in hand. Together with teammate Benoît Tréluyer, Matsuda's Team Impul also secured the teams championship with a round to go.
Teams and drivers
[edit]Calendar
[edit]- All races held in Japan.
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
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1 | Fuji Speedway | 6 April | ![]() |
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Team Impul |
2 | Suzuka Circuit | 11 May | ![]() |
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Team Impul |
3 | Twin Ring Motegi | 25 May | ![]() |
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Team Impul |
4 | Okayama International Circuit | 8 June | ![]() |
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Nakajima Racing |
5 | Suzuka Circuit | 13 July | ![]() |
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Team Impul |
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Team Impul | |||
6 | Twin Ring Motegi | 10 August | ![]() |
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Nakajima Racing |
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TOM'S Racing | |||
7 | Fuji Speedway | 31 August | ![]() |
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Kondō Racing |
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Dandelion Racing | |||
8 | Sportsland SUGO | 21 September | ![]() |
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Team Impul |
Championship standings
[edit]Drivers' Championship
[edit]- Scoring system
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | PP | |
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Rds 1–4, 8 | Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Rds 5–7 R1 |
Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Rds 5–7 R2 |
Points | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
* – In race 2 at the August Fuji meeting, the race was run behind the safety car for five laps before the race was halted. Half points were awarded.
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Bold - Pole |
Teams' Championship
[edit]- Scoring system
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
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Rds 1–4, 8 | Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Rds 5–7 R1 |
Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Rds 5–7 R2 |
Points | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Car | FUJ | SUZ | MOT | OKA | SUZ | MOT | FUJ | SUG | Pts | |||
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1 | Lawson Team Impul | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 114.5 |
2 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 13 | 15 | Ret | 7 | 2 | 4 | |||
2 | PIAA Nakajima Racing | 31 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 7 | 3 | 103 |
32 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||
3 | Petronas Team TOM'S | 36 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 58 |
37 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 16 | |||
4 | Cerumo/Inging | 47 | 5 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 9 | Ret | 13 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 52.5 |
48 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 15 | |||
5 | Kondo Racing | 3 | NC | 6 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 44 |
4 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | |||
6 | TP Checker Impul | 20 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | Ret | DNS | 13 | 13 | 5 | 42 |
7 | Team LeMans | 7 | Ret | 4 | 16 | Ret | 8 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 14 | Ret | 22 |
8 | 7 | 13 | 8 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 13 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 9 | |||
8 | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 55 | 9 | 18 | 15 | NC | 15 | Ret | 12 | Ret | NC | 19 | 17 | 21 |
56 | Ret | 9 | 4 | 5 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 18 | 17 | 8 | |||
9 | Stonemarket Cerumo/Inging | 67 | 3 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 11 |
10 | SG Team 5Zigen | 5 | 11 | Ret | 5 | 14 | Ret | 14 | 6 | Ret | 16 | 20 | 11 | 9 |
6 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 15 | Ret | |||
11 | DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing | 40 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 7.5 |
41 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 16 | Ret | 8 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 |