1988 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship
The 1988 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship was contested over 8 rounds. 18 different teams, 24 different drivers, 5 different chassis and 3 different engines competed.
Calendar[]
Race No | Track | Country | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Winner | Pole Position | Fastest Race Lap |
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1 | Suzuka | ![]() |
13 March 1988 | 35 | 5.864=205.241 km | 1'07:41.170 | 181.935 km/h | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Aguri Suzuki |
2 | Fuji | ![]() |
17 April 1988 | 45 | 4.470=201.15 km | 1'01:34.523 | 196.004 km/h | Aguri Suzuki | Aguri Suzuki | Aguri Suzuki |
3 | Nishinihon | ![]() |
8 May 1988 | 72 | 2.816=202.752 km | 1'16:05.876 | 159.861 km/h | Aguri Suzuki | Aguri Suzuki | Aguri Suzuki |
4 | Suzuka | ![]() |
29 May 1988 | 35 | 5.864=205.241 km | 1'07:42.494 | 181.875 km/h | Aguri Suzuki | Aguri Suzuki | Kazuyoshi Hoshino |
5 | Sugo | ![]() |
31 July 1988 | 54 | 3.704=200.016 km | 1'09:00.620 | 173.901 km/h | Geoff Lees | Ross Cheever | Kazuyoshi Hoshino |
6 | Fuji | ![]() |
14 August 1988 | 45 | 4.470=201.15 km | 1'02:27.678 | 193.224 km/h | Takao Wada | Geoff Lees | Takao Wada |
7 | Suzuka | ![]() |
25 September 1988 | 35 | 5.864=205.241 km | 1'14:58.537 | 164.246 km/h | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Takao Wada |
8 | Suzuka | ![]() |
27 November 1988 | 35 | 5.864=205.241 km | 1'06:30.016 | 185.179 km/h | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Masanori Sekiya | Kazuyoshi Hoshino |
Final point standings[]
Driver[]
For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. The best 6 results count. Two drivers had a point deduction, which are given in ().
Place | Name | Country | Team | Chassis | Engine | ![]() |
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Total Points |
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1 | Aguri Suzuki | ![]() |
March | Cosworth-Yamaha | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | - | 6 | 45 | |||
Reynard | Cosworth-Yamaha | 6 | - | |||||||||||
2 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | ![]() |
Team Impul | Lola | Mugen Honda | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | (4) | - | 9 | 9 | 43 (47) |
3 | Emanuele Pirro | ![]() |
Team LeMans | March | Mugen Honda | - | (2) | 6 | 3 | 25 (27) | ||||
Team LeMans | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
4 | Masanori Sekiya | ![]() |
Leyton House Racing | Lola | Mugen Honda | - | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 6 | 18 |
5 | Geoff Lees | ![]() |
Team LeMans | March | Mugen Honda | 3 | - | 3 | - | 15 | ||||
Team LeMans | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 9 | - | - | - | ||||||||
Takao Wada | ![]() |
March | Mugen Honda | 2 | 15 | |||||||||
Lola | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | 3 | 9 | 1 | - | ||||||
7 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | ![]() |
Lola | Mugen Honda | 4 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 12 | |
8 | Hideki Okada | ![]() |
Lola | Mugen Honda | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 10 | |
9 | Ross Cheever | ![]() |
Dome | March | Cosworth-Yamaha | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | ||||
Dome | Reynard | Cosworth-Yamaha | 1 | 2 | - | - | ||||||||
Masahiro Hasemi | ![]() |
Lola | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | ||
11 | Ukyo Katayama | ![]() |
Lola | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
12 | Keiji Matsumoto | ![]() |
March | Mugen Honda | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Complete Overview[]
first column of every race | 10 | = grid position |
second column of every race | 10 | = race result |
R=retired NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify
Place | Name | Country | Team | Chassis | Engine | ![]() |
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1 | Aguri Suzuki | ![]() |
Cosworth-Yamaha | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
March | Cosworth-Yamaha | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | R | 4 | 2 | |||||||||
Reynard | Cosworth-Yamaha | 3 | 2 | 4 | R | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | ![]() |
Team Impul | Lola | Mugen Honda | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | R | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
3 | Emanuele Pirro | ![]() |
Team LeMans | March | Mugen Honda | 17 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||
Team LeMans | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 8 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 4 | |||||||||||
4 | Masanori Sekiya | ![]() |
Leyton House Racing | March | Mugen Honda | 3 | R | ||||||||||||||
Leyton House Racing | Lola | Mugen Honda | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | R | 3 | R | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |||||
5 | Geoff Lees | ![]() |
Team LeMans | March | Mugen Honda | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 5 | R | ||||||||
Team LeMans | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 2 | 1 | 1 | R | 2 | R | 2 | R | |||||||||||
Takao Wada | ![]() |
March | Mugen Honda | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
Lola | Mugen Honda | 11 | 7 | 13 | R | 6 | R | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 10 | ||||||
7 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | ![]() |
Lola | Mugen Honda | 5 | 3 | 7 | R | 15 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | |
8 | Hideki Okada | ![]() |
Lola | Mugen Honda | 2 | R | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | R | 13 | 5 | |
9 | Ross Cheever | ![]() |
Dome | March | Cosworth-Yamaha | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | R | ||||||||
Dome | Reynard | Cosworth-Yamaha | 1 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 22 | R | |||||||||||
Masahiro Hasemi | ![]() |
Lola | Mugen Honda | 8 | R | 6 | R | 11 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 16 | R | 7 | 3 | ||
11 | Ukyo Katayama | ![]() |
March | Mugen Honda | 13 | 11 | 13 | R | 7 | R | 14 | 7 | |||||||||
Lola | Mugen Honda | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 5 | R | ||||||||||||
12 | Keiji Matsumoto | ![]() |
March | Mugen Honda | 7 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 9 | R | - | - | |||||||||
Lola | Mugen Honda | 10 | R | 5 | R | 15 | 16 | 6 | R | ||||||||||||
- | Akio Morimoto | ![]() |
/ | March | Mugen Honda | 10 | 10 | 12 | R | 12 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 17 | R | ||||||
/ | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 11 | R | 8 | 7 | 14 | 7 | |||||||||||||
- | Eje Elgh | ![]() |
Lola | Mugen Honda | 15 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 9 | |
- | Kenny Acheson | ![]() |
March | Mugen Honda | 11 | 8 | 9 | R | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | R | 14 | 14 | - | - | - | - | |
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Cosworth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 10 | 10 | 8 | |||||
Lola | Cosworth | 19 | R | ||||||||||||||||||
- | Hitoshi Ogawa | ![]() |
Leyton House Racing | March | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
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Lola | Cosworth | 12 | 12 | 15 | 9 | - | - | 15 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 20 | R | ||
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March | Cosworth | 16 | R | 18 | 10 | 16 | R | ||||||||||||
Lola | Cosworth | 19 | 11 | 19 | R | 19 | R | 19 | 15 | 18 | 11 | ||||||||||
- | Tetsuya Ota | ![]() |
Lola | Cosworth | 14 | R | 19 | 11 | - | - | 20 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 20 | R | 21 | R | - | - | |
- | Hideshi Matsuda | ![]() |
March | Cosworth | - | - | 17 | NS | 17 | 13 | 17 | R | 18 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 12 | |
- | Jeff Krosnoff | ![]() |
Lola | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 13 | |
- | Katsunori Iketani | ![]() |
March | Cosworth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | NQ | 21 | R | |
- | Mark Blundell | ![]() |
Cosworth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | R |
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