Formula Nippon season 2008
The 2008 Formula Nippon season ( Japanese 2008 年 の フ ォ ー ミ ュ ラ ・ ニ ッ ポ ン , 2008-nen no fōmyura nippon ) was the 22nd season of Formula Nippon . It comprised a total of eight racing weekends. The season started on April 6th in Fuji and ended on September 21st in Sugo . Tsugio Matsuda won the drivers' championship.
Starting field
All teams drove with Lola chassis.
team | No. | driver | engine | Race weekend |
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Lawson team impulse | 1 | Tsugio Matsuda | Toyota | 1-8 |
2 | Benoît Tréluyer | 1-8 | ||
Kondo Racing | 3 | Naoki Yokomizo | Toyota | 1-8 |
4th | João Paulo de Oliveira | 1-8 | ||
SG Team 5Zigen | 5 | Toshihiro Kaneishi | Honda | 1-8 |
6th | Katsuyuki Hiranaka | 1-4, 7, 8 | ||
Hiroki Yoshimoto | 5, 6 | |||
Team LeMans | 7th | Satoshi Motoyama | Toyota | 1-8 |
8th | Hiroaki Ishiura | 1-8 | ||
TP checker impulse | 20th | Kōhei Hirate | Toyota | 1-6, 8 |
Richard Lyons | 7th | |||
PIAA Nakajima Racing | 31 | Loïc Duval | Honda | 1-8 |
32 | Takashi Kogure | 1-8 | ||
Petronas Team TOM'S | 36 | André Lotterer | Toyota | 1-8 |
37 | Seiji Ara | 1-8 | ||
DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing | 40 | Kosuke Matsuura | Honda | 1-8 |
41 | Takeshi Tsuchiya | 1-8 | ||
Cerumo / Inging Motorsport | 47 | Ronnie Quintarelli | Toyota | 1-8 |
48 | Yūji Tachikawa | 1-8 | ||
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 55 | Yūji Ide | Honda | 1-8 |
56 | Takuya Izawa | 1-8 | ||
Stonemarket Blaak Cerumo / Inging Racing | 67 | Roberto quarrel | Toyota | 1-8 |
Racing calendar
The 2008 season consisted of eleven races on eight race weekends.
No. | date | Racetrack | winner | Second | Third |
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1. | April 6th | Fuji | Tsugio Matsuda | Yūji Tachikawa | Roberto quarrel |
2. | May 11th | Suzuka | Tsugio Matsuda | Kōhei Hirate | André Lotterer |
3. | 25. May | Motegi | Tsugio Matsuda | André Lotterer | Loïc Duval |
4th | 8th June | Mimasaka | Loïc Duval | André Lotterer | Kōhei Hirate |
5. | July 13th | Suzuka | Tsugio Matsuda | André Lotterer | Takashi Kogure |
6th | Kōhei Hirate | Loïc Duval | Satoshi Motoyama | ||
7th | August 10 | Motegi | Loïc Duval | Tsugio Matsuda | João Paulo de Oliveira |
8th. | Seiji Ara | Tsugio Matsuda | João Paulo de Oliveira | ||
9. | August 31 | Fuji | João Paulo de Oliveira | Loïc Duval | Takashi Kogure |
10. | Kosuke Matsuura | Benoît Tréluyer | Ronnie Quintarelli | ||
11. | 21st September | Sugo | Tsugio Matsuda | Takashi Kogure | Loïc Duval |
Rating
In races 1 to 4 and 11 the points were awarded according to the following scheme: 15-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 points. There was also a point for pole position . In races 5, 7 and 9 the points were awarded according to the following scheme: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. There was also a point for pole position. In races 6, 8 and 10 the points were awarded according to the following scheme: 5-4-3-2-1.
Driver ranking
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- Only half points were awarded in the 10th race.