1999 Formula Nippon Championship

The 1999 Formula Nippon Championship was the twenty-seventh season of premier Japanese single-seater racing, and the fourth under the Formula Nippon name and Japan Race Promotion (JRP) management. The series was contested over ten rounds at five venues. 14 different teams, 26 different drivers, and three different chassis suppliers competed in the championship. Nakajima Racing driver Tom Coronel won the championship in his second season.

The series introduced the Exciting Point championship in 1999, which awarded points to drivers for setting the fastest laps of the race, running in the top six at each quarter of the race, and improving position throughout the race.[1]

Teams and drivers

All teams used tyres supplied by Bridgestone and Mugen MF308 engines.

Team # Driver Chassis Rounds
Unlimited Racing Team LeMans 1 Satoshi Motoyama Reynard 99L All
2 Koji Yamanishi All
Asahi Kiko Sports 3 Atsushi Kawamoto Reynard 99L All
Team 5ZIGEN 5 Shigekazu Wakisaka Reynard 99L 1–3
Tetsuya Tanaka 5–10
6 Tetsuya Tanaka 1
Michael Krumm 2–10
Shionogi Team Nova 9 Ralph Firman Jr. G-Force GF03B All
10 Hiroki Katoh All
Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo 11 Yuji Tachikawa Reynard 99L All
12 Akira Iida All
Speedmaster Mooncraft 14 Ryō Michigami Lola B99/51 All
15 Masahiko Kageyama All
Team TMS 17 Dominik Schwager Lola B99/51 1–6
18 Takuya Kurosawa 1–6
Be Brides Team Impul 19 Masami Kageyama Lola B99/51
Reynard 99L 		All
20 Hideki Noda All
Mirai 32 Masahiko Kondo Lola B99/51 1–3
Takagi B-1 Racing 36 Tetsuji Tamanaka Lola B99/51
Reynard 99L 		1, 3–10
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri 55 Katsutomo Kaneishi Lola B99/51
Reynard 99L 		All
56 Juichi Wakisaka All
Team LeyJun 62 Peter Dumbreck Reynard 99L All
63 "Osamu" Reynard 99L
Lola B99/51 		1–3
Shinsuke Shibahara 6–10
PIAA Nakajima Racing 64 Tom Coronel Reynard 99L All
65 Hidetoshi Mitsusada All
DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing 68 Rubén Derfler Reynard 99L All

Race calendar and results

All races were held in Japan.

Race Track Date Pole position Fastest Race Lap Winning driver Winning team
1 Suzuka Circuit 18 April Hidetoshi Mitsusada Satoshi Motoyama Satoshi Motoyama Unlimited Racing Team LeMans
2 Twin Ring Motegi 9 May Tom Coronel Ralph Firman Jr. Hidetoshi Mitsusada PIAA Nakajima Racing
3 Mine Circuit 23 May Satoshi Motoyama Ralph Firman Jr. Satoshi Motoyama Unlimited Racing Team LeMans
4 Fuji Speedway 6 June Peter Dumbreck Koji Yamanishi Tom Coronel PIAA Nakajima Racing
5 Suzuka Circuit 4 July Satoshi Motoyama Tom Coronel Masami Kageyama Be Brides Team Impul
6 Sportsland SUGO 1 August Tom Coronel Satoshi Motoyama Tom Coronel PIAA Nakajima Racing
7 Fuji Speedway 5 September Tom Coronel Satoshi Motoyama Tom Coronel PIAA Nakajima Racing
8 Mine Circuit 19 September Tom Coronel Hidetoshi Mitsusada Hidetoshi Mitsusada PIAA Nakajima Racing
9 Twin Ring Motegi 3 October Satoshi Motoyama Hideki Noda Satoshi Motoyama Unlimited Racing Team LeMans
10 Suzuka-East Circuit 14 November Ralph Firman Jr. Yuji Tachikawa Ralph Firman Jr. Shionogi Team Nova

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Scoring system
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Points 10 6 4 3 2 1
Rank Name SUZ MOT MIN FUJ SUZ SGO FUJ MIN MOT SUZ Points
1 Tom Coronel 2 Ret 3 1 2 1 1 Ret 3 Ret 50
2 Satoshi Motoyama 1 2 1 Ret Ret 2 3 Ret 1 Ret 46
3 Hidetoshi Mitsusada 3 1 8 10 5 11 4 1 5 9 31
4 Ralph Firman Jr. Ret 3 2 9 Ret 6 10 9 8 1 21
5 Michael Krumm 5 Ret 3 11 4 9 4 Ret 2 19
6 Masami Kageyama Ret Ret 6 12 1 Ret Ret Ret 4 4 17
7 Peter Dumbreck 4 6 5 2 Ret Ret 5 5 10 10 16
8 Juichi Wakisaka Ret 15 10 Ret 9 5 2 3 11 3 16
9 Takuya Kurosawa Ret Ret 12 5 3 3 10
10 Ryō Michigami 6 8 7 8 Ret Ret 7 Ret 2 5 9
11 Hideki Noda Ret 16 13 14 6 Ret Ret 2 9 11 7
12 Koji Yamanishi DNS DNS 4 4 8 9 8 Ret Ret Ret 6
13 Yuji Tachikawa 5 4 Ret 7 7 Ret Ret Ret 6 8 6
14 Tetsuya Tanaka Ret 4 Ret 11 Ret 14 Ret 3
15 Dominik Schwager Ret 7 Ret 6 Ret 7 1
16 Katsutomo Kaneishi 9 Ret Ret 11 Ret 8 6 Ret Ret 7 1
17 Masahiko Kageyama Ret 12 Ret 13 Ret 13 Ret 6 12 13 1
18 Hiroki Katoh Ret 10 Ret 15 10 12 12 Ret 7 6 1
19 Atsushi Kawamoto 8 Ret 11 18 13 Ret 13 7 Ret 16 0
20 Akira Iida 7 Ret Ret 16 Ret 10 Ret Ret 13 12 0
21 Shinsuke Shibahara Ret Ret 8 15 14 0
22 Rubén Derfler Ret 11 9 17 12 14 Ret Ret Ret 15 0
23 Shigekazu Wakisaka Ret 9 Ret 0
24 Tetsuji Tamanaka Ret 14 19 14 Ret Ret 10 Ret 17 0
25 Masahiko Kondo Ret 13 Ret 0
26 "Osamu" Ret 14 Ret 0

Teams' Championship

Rank Name Car SUZ MOT MIN FUJ SUZ SGO FUJ MIN MOT SUZ Points
1 PIAA Nakajima 64 2 Ret 3 1 2 1 1 Ret 3 Ret 81
65 3 1 8 10 5 11 4 1 5 9
2 Unlimited LeMans 1 1 2 1 Ret Ret 2 3 Ret 1 Ret 52
2 DNS DNS 4 4 8 9 8 Ret Ret Ret
3 Be Brides Impul 19 Ret Ret 6 12 1 Ret Ret Ret 4 4 24
20 Ret 16 13 14 6 Ret Ret 2 9 11
4 Shionogi Nova 9 Ret 3 2 9 Ret 6 10 9 8 1 22
10 Ret 10 Ret 15 10 12 12 Ret 7 6
5 5ZIGEN 5 Ret 9 Ret 4 Ret 11 Ret 14 Ret 21
6 Ret 5 Ret 3 11 4 9 4 Ret 2
6 ARTA 55 9 Ret Ret 11 Ret 8 6 Ret Ret 7 17
56 Ret 15 10 Ret 9 5 2 3 11 3
7 Team LeyJun 62 4 6 5 2 Ret Ret 5 5 10 10 16
63 Ret 14 Ret Ret Ret 8 15 14
8 Team TMS 17 Ret 7 Ret 6 Ret 7 11
18 Ret Ret 12 5 3 3
9 Speedmaster Mooncraft 14 6 8 7 8 Ret Ret 7 Ret 2 5 10
15 Ret 12 Ret 13 Ret 13 Ret 6 12 13
10 Cosmo Oil Cerumo 11 5 4 Ret 7 7 Ret Ret Ret 6 8 6
12 7 Ret Ret 16 Ret 10 Ret Ret 13 12
11 Asahi Kiko Sports 3 8 Ret 11 18 13 Ret 13 7 Ret 16 0
12 DoCoMo Dandelion 68 Ret 11 9 17 12 14 Ret Ret Ret 15 0
13 Takagi B-1 Racing 36 Ret 14 19 14 Ret Ret 10 Ret 17 0
14 Mirai 32 Ret 13 Ret 0

References

  1. ^ "1999 All Japan Championship Formula Nippon - 日本の4輪レース記録" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-02-03.
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