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 () and have the choice between utilising (Mugen Honda) () or (Toyota) () 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
Calendar
- All races held in Japan.
Championship standings
Drivers' Championship
- Scoring system
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | PP | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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.
Teams' Championship
- Scoring system
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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