1996 Formula Nippon Championship
The 1996 Formula Nippon Championship was the first season under the name Formula Nippon; before 1996, the category was named Japanese Formula 3000. This season was contested over 10 rounds. Fifteen different teams, 28 different drivers, three different chassis and three different engines competed. Ralf Schumacher won the championship, winning three races.
This was the final season for six-time Top Formula Champion Kazuyoshi Hoshino, who announced his retirement from the series prior to the start of the 1997 season.
Teams and drivers[]
Team | # | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | Rounds |
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Kamome Service Racing Team with Impul Calsonic Racing Team with Impul |
1 | ![]() |
Lola T96/94 Lola T96/52 |
Mugen MF308 | B | All |
19 | ![]() |
Lola T96/95 Lola T96/52 |
All | |||
Team Anabuki Dome with Mugen Team avex Dome with Mugen |
2 | ![]() |
Dome F104i | Mugen MF308 | B | All |
8 | ![]() |
All | ||||
Team 5ZIGEN | 5 | ![]() |
Reynard 95D Reynard 96D |
Judd KV2 | Y | All |
6 | ![]() |
Lola T95/50 Reynard 96D |
All | |||
Advan Pal Checkers | 7 | ![]() |
Lola T95/50 | Judd KV2 | Y | All |
17 | ![]() |
Lola T94/50 | Mugen MF308 | All | ||
Shionogi Team Nova | 9 | ![]() |
Lola T96/51 | Mugen MF308 | B | All |
10 | ![]() |
All | ||||
Slim Beauty House Cerumo | 12 | ![]() |
Lola T94/50 | Mugen MF308 | B | All |
Nihon Lead Yamada | 15 | ![]() |
Lola T94/50 | Mugen MF308 | Y | 1–5, 7–8, 10 |
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6, 9 | |||||
Kanagawa Clinic Stellar | 20 | ![]() |
Reynard 96D | Mugen MF308 | B | All |
21 | ![]() |
Reynard 96D | All | |||
X Japan Racing Team LeMans | 24 | ![]() |
Reynard 96D | Mugen MF308 | B | All |
25 | ![]() |
All | ||||
Navi Connection Racing Team | 27 | ![]() |
Reynard 96D | Mugen MF308 | B | All |
28 | ![]() |
Reynard 94D Reynard 95D |
1–7, 9–10 | |||
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8 | |||||
Art Brilliant Gullwing | 30 | ![]() |
Lola T94/50 | Mugen MF308 | B | All |
31 | ![]() |
Lola T95/50 | All | |||
Funai Super Aguri | 55 | ![]() |
Reynard 95D | Mugen MF308 | B | All |
56 | ![]() |
All | ||||
PIAA Nakajima Racing | 64 | ![]() |
Reynard 96D | Mugen MF308 | B | All |
65 | ![]() |
All | ||||
Asahi Kiko Sports | 72 | ![]() |
Lola T93 | Cosworth DFV | B | All |
73 | ![]() |
All |
Race calendar and results[]
Race No | Track | Country | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Winner | Pole Position | Fastest Race Lap |
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1 | Suzuka | ![]() |
28 April 1996 | 34 | 5.864=199.376 km | 1'01:47.773 | 193.581 km/h | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Toranosuke Takagi | Michael Krumm |
2 | Mine | ![]() |
12 May 1996 | 62 | 3.239=200.818 km | 1'22:15.253 | 146.486 km/h | Ralf Schumacher | Michael Krumm | Norberto Fontana |
3 | Fuji | ![]() |
26 May 1996 | 45 | 4.470=201.150 km | 1'03:40.066 | 189.562 km/h | Norberto Fontana | Ralf Schumacher | Norberto Fontana |
4 | Tokachi | ![]() |
23 June 1996 | 38 | 5.100=193.800 km | 1'09:32.702 | 167.201 km/h | Ralf Schumacher | Toranosuke Takagi | Michael Krumm |
5 | Suzuka | ![]() |
7 July 1996 | 35 | 5.864=205.241 km | 1'03:28.642 | 193.998 km/h | Toranosuke Takagi | Toranosuke Takagi | Shinji Nakano |
6 | Sugo | ![]() |
4 August 1996 | 54 | 3.704=200.016 km | 1'05:18.450 | 183.761 km/h | Toranosuke Takagi | Toranosuke Takagi | Toranosuke Takagi |
7 | Fuji | ![]() |
1 September 1996 | 45 | 4.470=201.150 km | 0'59:22.324 | 203.277 km/h | Naoki Hattori | Naoki Hattori | Norberto Fontana |
8 | Mine | ![]() |
15 September 1996 | 62 | 3.239=200.818 km | 1'19:35.895 | 151.374 km/h | Ralf Schumacher | Toshio Suzuki | Katsutomo Kaneishi |
9 | Suzuka | ![]() |
29 September 1996 | 35 | 5.864=205.241 km | 1'02:50.115 | 195.980 km/h | Naoki Hattori | Ralf Schumacher | Shinji Nakano |
10 | Fuji | ![]() |
20 October 1996 | 45 | 4.470=201.15 km | 1'13:56.568 | 163.221 km/h | Katsutomo Kaneishi | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Shinji Nakano |
Standings[]
For every race points were awarded: 10 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. No driver had a point deduction.
Driver's championship[]
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Bold – Pole |
Team's championship[]
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Bold – Pole |
Complete Overview[]
first column of every race | 10 | = grid position |
second column of every race | 10 | = race result |
R=retired NC=not classified NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify
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1 | Ralf Schumacher | ![]() |
Team LeMans | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | R | 8 | R | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | R |
2 | Naoki Hattori | ![]() |
Team LeMans | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 9 | 8 | 10 | R | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | R |
3 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | ![]() |
Team Impul | Lola | Mugen Honda | 2 | 1 | 4 | R | 5 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | R | 6 | R | 4 | 2 | 1 | R |
4 | Toranosuke Takagi | ![]() |
Nakajima Racing | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 1 | R | 5 | 3 | 10 | R | 1 | R | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | R | 19 | R | 3 | 6 | 4 | R |
5 | Norberto Fontana | ![]() |
Lola | Mugen Honda | 16 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | R | 22 | 8 | 15 | R | 6 | 2 | 8 | R | 17 | 11 | 11 | R | |
6 | Shinji Nakano | ![]() |
Dome Mugen | Dome | Mugen | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 3 | R | 10 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
7 | Katsutomo Kaneishi | ![]() |
Super Aguri | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 13 | 6 | 17 | R | 8 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 6 | R | 14 | 4 | 5 | R | 11 | R | 7 | 1 |
8 | Pedro de la Rosa | ![]() |
Lola | Mugen Honda | 11 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | R | 9 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | R | 6 | 5 | 14 | 2 | |
9 | Takuya Kurosawa | ![]() |
Nakajima Racing | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 18 | R | 18 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | R |
10 | Satoshi Motoyama | ![]() |
Super Aguri | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 15 | 7 | 9 | R | 14 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 12 | R | 2 | NS |
11 | Masami Kageyama | ![]() |
Lola | Mugen Honda | 14 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 11 | R | 7 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 13 | R | 18 | R | |
12 | Toshio Suzuki | ![]() |
Team Impul | Lola | Mugen Honda | 5 | 18 | 2 | R | 18 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | R |
13 | Andrew Gilbert Scott | ![]() |
Reynard | Mugen Honda | 21 | R | 19 | R | 17 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 9 | R | 2 | 4 | 23 | R | 13 | 7 | 15 | R | 15 | 5 | |
14 | Michael Krumm | ![]() |
Reynard | Mugen Honda | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 16 | R | 18 | R | 14 | R | 17 | R | |
Masahiko Kageyama | ![]() |
Reynard | Mugen Honda | 8 | R | 15 | R | 12 | R | 16 | R | 5 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9 | R | 16 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 3 | ||
16 | Marco Apicella | ![]() |
Reynard | Judd | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 24 | 14 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | R | 9 | 10 | 10 | R | |
17 | Katsumi Yamamoto | ![]() |
Dome Mugen | Dome | Mugen | 7 | 9 | 13 | R | 13 | 10 | 15 | R | 15 | R | 5 | 6 | 12 | R | 20 | 14 | 10 | R | 16 | R |
Masahiko Kondo | ![]() |
Reynard | Mugen Honda | 20 | R | 21 | 9 | 22 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 20 | R | 17 | R | 19 | 14 | - | - | 20 | R | 19 | 6 | ||
- | Atsushi Kawamoto | ![]() |
Lola | Cosworth | 22 | R | 20 | 11 | 24 | R | 21 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 24 | R | 19 | R | 20 | 7 | |
- | Tom Kristensen | ![]() |
Reynard | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 8 | - | - | - | - | |
- | Hidetoshi Mitsusada | ![]() |
Lola | Judd | 6 | R | 16 | R | 9 | 9 | 14 | R | 11 | 10 | |||||||||||
Reynard | Judd | 22 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 16 | R | 6 | R | ||||||||||||||
- | Hideki Okada | ![]() |
Lola | Mugen Honda | 17 | 11 | 7 | R | 16 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 18 | R | 18 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 24 | R | 21 | NS | |
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Lola | Mugen Honda | 23 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 23 | R | 21 | 15 | 24 | R | 24 | R | 23 | R | 23 | 14 | 24 | R | ||
- | Eiichi Tajima | ![]() |
Lola | Mugen Honda | 19 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 20 | R | 21 | R | 22 | R | 26 | R | 22 | NS | |
- | Yukihiro Hane | ![]() |
Lola | Mugen Honda | 24 | 16 | 23 | R | 23 | R | 24 | R | 23 | 13 | 19 | R | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 23 | R | |
- | Tetsuya Tanaka | ![]() |
Lola | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | R | - | - | - | - | 22 | 13 | - | - | |
- | Tetsuji Tamanaka | ![]() |
Lola | Cosworth | 25 | 17 | 25 | R | 25 | R | 25 | R | 25 | R | 25 | R | 25 | R | 25 | 15 | 25 | R | 25 | NC | |
- | Masao Yamada | ![]() |
Lola | Mugen Honda | 26 | NQ | 26 | NQ | 26 | 18 | 26 | NQ | 26 | NQ | - | - | 26 | 15 | 26 | NQ | - | - | 26 | R |
External links[]
- 1996 in Japanese motorsport
- Super Formula
- 1996 in formula racing