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
editCalendar
edit- All races held in Japan.
Championship standings
editDrivers' 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 |
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