1998 Formula Nippon Championship
Appearance
The 1998 Formula Nippon Championship was scheduled over 10 rounds and contested over 9 rounds. 14 different teams, 29 different drivers, 3 different chassis and only 1 engine competed. Each round saw a Special Stage after the original qualifying. The best six qualifiers had to compete in a separate session for the pole.
Teams and drivers
^ Masao Yamada passed away from a subarachnoid hemorrhage on 12 July, 1998.[1]
Calendar
Race No | Track | Country | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Winner | Pole Position | Fastest Race Lap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Suzuka | ![]() |
19 April 1998 | 35 | 5.864=205.241 km | 1'04:11.637 | 191.832 km/h | Masahiko Kageyama | Ralph Firman, Jr. (ss) Juichi Wakisaka (fq) |
Tom Coronel |
2 | Mine | ![]() |
17 May 1998 | 62 | 3.239=200.818 km | 1'20:35.683 | 149.502 km/h | Satoshi Motoyama | Juichi Wakisaka | Satoshi Motoyama |
3 | Fuji | ![]() |
31 May 1998 | 45 | 4.470=201.15 km | 1'00:28.148 | 199.589 km/h | Satoshi Motoyama | Satoshi Motoyama (ss) Norberto Fontana (fq) |
Katsumoto Kaneishi |
4 | Motegi | ![]() |
14 June 1998 | 43 | 4.796=206.228 km | 1'20:19.652 | 154.040 km/h | Juichi Wakisaka | Norberto Fontana (ss) Hideki Noda (fq) |
Hideki Noda |
5 | Suzuka | ![]() |
5 July 1998 | 35 | 5.864=205.241 km | 1'04:46.239 | 190.124 km/h | Masahiko Kageyama | Masahiko Kageyama | Juichi Wakisaka |
6 | Sugo | ![]() |
2 August 1998 | 54 | 3.704=200.016 km | 1'34:08.018 | 127.489 km/h | Masami Kageyama | Masami Kageyama (ss) Masahiko Kageyama (fq) |
Masami Kageyama |
7 | Fuji | ![]() |
30 August 1998 | cancelled due to bad weather conditions | ||||||
8 | Mine | ![]() |
20 September 1998 | 62 | 3.239=200.818 km | 1'21:54.617 | 147.101 km/h | Satoshi Motoyama | Hideki Noda | Satoshi Motoyama |
9 | Fuji | ![]() |
18 October 1998 | 45 | 4.470=201.15 km | 1'46:45.819 | 113.044 km/h | Norberto Fontana | Masami Kageyama | Hideki Noda |
10 | Suzuka | ![]() |
29 November 1998 | 35 | 5.864=205.241 km | 1'03:42.152 | 193.312 km/h | Masami Kageyama | Satoshi Motoyama | Masami Kageyama |
Race 7 no special stage held due to bad weather conditions
(ss) indicate the winner of the special stage, who started from pole - (fq) indicate the original fastest qualifier. In all other races, the fastest qualifier was also the winner of the special stage.
Championship standings
Drivers' Championship
- Scoring system
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Rank | Name | SUZ | MIN | FUJ | MOT | SUZ | SGO | FUJ | MIN | FUJ | SUZ | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Ret | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 4 | C | 1 | 2 | Ret | 45 |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 10 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 1 | C | 6 | 4 | 1 | 38 |
3 | ![]() |
Ret | 2 | Ret | 1 | 4 | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | 2 | 25 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | C | 2 | 1 | 8 | 21 |
5 | ![]() |
1 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 1 | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | 6 | 21 |
6 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | C | 3 | Ret | 4 | 17 |
7 | ![]() |
4 | 5 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 7 | C | 5 | 10 | Ret | 13 |
8 | ![]() |
12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | C | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
9 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | Ret | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | 3 | 11 |
10 | ![]() |
5 | Ret | 5 | 6 | Ret | 3 | C | Ret | 9 | Ret | 9 |
11 | ![]() |
8 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 5 | C | Ret | Ret | 14 | 8 |
12 | ![]() |
Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | 5 | 6 |
13 | ![]() |
9 | 5 | Ret | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | 9 | 2 | ||
14 | ![]() |
8 | Ret | Ret | 9 | C | Ret | 5 | 12 | 2 | ||
15 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | |||||||||
16 | ![]() |
Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 6 | C | Ret | Ret | 11 | 1 | |
17 | ![]() |
Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 11 | C | Ret | 6 | 16 | 1 |
18 | ![]() |
9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | C | 7 | 7 | Ret | 0 |
19 | ![]() |
10 | Ret | 10 | 7 | Ret | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | 10 | 0 |
20 | ![]() |
Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 9 | 10 | C | Ret | 8 | 15 | 0 |
21 | ![]() |
Ret | 11 | 14 | 13 | Ret | Ret | C | 8 | Ret | 17 | 0 |
22 | ![]() |
13 | Ret | Ret | 13 | C | 9 | Ret | 18 | 0 | ||
23 | ![]() |
Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | 13 | 0 |
24 | ![]() |
11 | Ret | 12 | 12 | Ret | Ret | C | 10 | Ret | Ret | 0 |
25 | ![]() |
C | Ret | 12 | 0 | |||||||
26 | ![]() |
Ret | 13 | 0 | ||||||||
27 | ![]() |
14 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||
28 | ![]() |
Ret | 15 | Ret | DNQ | 0 | ||||||
29 | ![]() |
Ret | 0 |
Teams' Championship
Rank | Name | Car | SUZ | MIN | FUJ | MOT | SUZ | SGO | FUJ | MIN | FUJ | SUZ | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | LEMONed LeMans | 7 | 3 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | C | 2 | 1 | 8 | 66 |
8 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 4 | C | 1 | 2 | Ret | |||
2 | Shionogi Nova | 1 | 2 | 10 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 1 | C | 6 | 4 | 1 | 51 |
2 | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | C | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||
3 | ARTA | 55 | 4 | 5 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 7 | C | 5 | 10 | Ret | 38 |
56 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 1 | 4 | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | 2 | |||
4 | Maziora Impul | 19 | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | 5 | 27 |
20 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 1 | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | 6 | |||
5 | 5ZIGEN | 5 | 6 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | C | 3 | Ret | 4 | 14 |
6 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 7 | Ret | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | 10 | |||
6 | Jaccs Mooncraft | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | Ret | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | 3 | 14 |
7 | Cosmo Oil Cerumo | 11 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 6 | Ret | 3 | C | Ret | 9 | Ret | 11 |
12 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 9 | C | Ret | 5 | 12 | |||||
8 | PIAA Nakajima | 64 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 6 | C | Ret | Ret | 11 | 10 |
65 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 5 | C | Ret | Ret | 14 | |||
9 | Team TMS | 17 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | C | 7 | 7 | Ret | 2 |
18 | 14 | Ret | 9 | 5 | Ret | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | 9 | |||
10 | Be Brides | 21 | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 11 | C | Ret | 6 | 16 | 1 |
22 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 9 | 10 | C | Ret | 8 | 15 | |||
11 | Asahi Kiko Sports | 3 | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | 13 | 0 |
12 | Takagi B-1 Racing | 36 | Ret | 11 | 14 | 13 | Ret | Ret | C | 8 | Ret | 17 | 0 |
37 | Ret | 15 | Ret | DNQ | |||||||||
13 | Team LeyJun | 62 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 12 | Ret | Ret | C | 10 | Ret | Ret | 0 |
63 | 13 | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | 13 | C | 9 | Ret | 18 | |||
14 | Kyoetsu Stellar Stellar International |
35 | Ret | C | Ret | 12 | 0 |
References
- ^ "FN_NEWS:訃報:山田政夫選手急逝". モータースポーツフォーラム (in Japanese). 1998-07-13. Retrieved 2020-12-08.