The 1989 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship was contested over 8 rounds. 17 different teams, 29 different drivers, 5 different chassis and 2 different engines competed.
Calendar Race No Track Country Date Laps Distance Time Speed Winner Pole position Fastest race lap 1 Suzuka 5 March 1989 35 5.864=205.241 km 1'06:25.877 185.371 km/h Kazuyoshi Hoshino Kazuyoshi Hoshino Kazuyoshi Hoshino 2 Fuji 16 April 1989 45 4.470=201.15 km 1'01:57.969 194.768 km/h Ross Cheever Takao Wada Takao Wada 3 Nishinihon 14 May 1989 72 2.816=202.752 km 1'15:32.097 161.053 km/h Ross Cheever Akihiko Nakaya Ross Cheever 4 Suzuka 28 May 1989 35 5.864=205.241 km 1'07:49.646 181.556 km/h Emanuele Pirro Kazuyoshi Hoshino Mauro Martini 5 Sugo 30 July 1989 51 3.704=188.904 km 1'05:23.820 173.314 km/h Takao Wada Masahiro Hasemi Takao Wada 6 Fuji 13 August 1989 41 4.470=183.27 km 0'55:41.595 193.224 km/h Kazuyoshi Hoshino Hitoshi Ogawa Takao Wada 7 Suzuka 24 September 1989 35 5.864=205.241 km 1'06:47.296 184.381 km/h Hitoshi Ogawa Hitoshi Ogawa Hitoshi Ogawa 8 Suzuka 5 November 1989 35 5.864=205.241 km 1'06:25.107 185.407 km/h Masahiro Hasemi Hitoshi Ogawa 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. No driver had a point deduction.
Place Name Country Team Chassis Engine Total points 1 Hitoshi Ogawa Auto Beaurex Motorsport Lola Mugen Honda 6 6 3 3 - 6 9 - 33 2 Ross Cheever Dome Reynard Mugen Honda - 9 9 6 - - 6 - 30 3 Kazuyoshi Hoshino Team Impul Lola Mugen Honda 9 - - - - 9 4 - 22 4 Masahiro Hasemi Speed Star Wheel Racing Team Lola Mugen Honda 1 3 2 4 - - 2 9 21 Masanori Sekiya Leyton House Racing Leyton House Mugen Honda 4 4 4 - - 3 - 6 21 6 Emanuele Pirro Team LeMans Reynard Mugen Honda 2 - - 9 - - - - 11 7 Takao Wada Advan Sport Pal Lola Mugen Honda - - - - 9 - - - 9 Mauro Martini Sundai Spilit Team Lola Mugen Honda - - - - 4 2 3 - 9 9 Hideki Okada Leyton House Racing Leyton House Mugen Honda - - - 2 - 4 - 2 8 10 Paolo Barilla Nakajima Racing Lola Mugen Honda - - 6 - - - - - 6 Akihiko Nakaya Team Nova Lola Mugen Honda - - - - 6 - - - 6 Jeff Krosnoff Speed Star Wheel Racing Team Lola Mugen Honda - 2 - - - - - 4 6 13 Geoff Lees Team LeMans Reynard Mugen Honda 3 - - - 2 - - - 5 14 Keiji Matsumoto Dome Reynard Mugen Honda - 1 1 - - 1 1 - 4 15 Kunimitsu Takahashi Team Nova Lola Mugen Honda - - - - 3 - - - 3 Marco Apicella Team LeMans Lola Cosworth - - - - - - - 3 3 17 Fabrizio Barbazza Motor Sport Development Lola Cosworth - - - 1 - - - - 1 Osamu Nakako Nakajima Racing Lola Mugen Honda - - - - 1 - - - 1 Toshio Suzuki Cabin Racing/Heroes Reynard Cosworth - - - - - - - 1 1
Complete Overview first column of every race 10 = grid position second column of every race 10 = race result
R=retired NC=not classified
Place Name Country Team Chassis Engine 1 Hitoshi Ogawa Auto Beaurex Motorsport Lola Mugen Honda 2 2 7 2 6 4 8 4 3 R 1 2 1 1 1 R 2 Ross Cheever Dome Reynard Mugen Honda 12 11 2 1 5 1 2 2 2 R 6 10 6 2 8 12 3 Kazuyoshi Hoshino Team Impul Lola Mugen Honda 1 1 4 R 4 R 1 R 8 R 2 1 3 3 3 R 4 Masahiro Hasemi Speed Star Wheel Racing Team Lola Mugen Honda 3 6 9 4 12 5 5 3 1 R 3 8 9 5 4 1 Masanori Sekiya Leyton House Racing Leyton House Mugen Honda 5 3 5 3 2 3 11 R 6 R 7 4 7 8 6 2 6 Emanuele Pirro Team LeMans Reynard Mugen Honda 6 5 8 R 8 R 7 1 - - - - - - - - 7 Takao Wada Advan Sport Pal Lola Mugen Honda 13 R 1 R 16 R 13 10 10 1 4 16 5 16 13 R Mauro Martini Sundai Spirit Team Lola Mugen Honda 14 R 20 8 - - 14 NC 7 3 5 5 2 4 2 14 9 Hideki Okada Leyton House Racing Leyton House Mugen Honda 10 R 3 R 13 R 6 5 13 R 8 3 10 R 16 5 10 Paolo Barilla Nakajima Racing Lola Mugen Honda 8 8 10 R 9 2 12 R 9 R 11 R 17 10 11 R Akihiko Nakaya Team Nova Lola Mugen Honda 7 10 11 11 1 R 4 8 4 2 13 7 4 R 5 9 Jeff Krosnoff Speed Star Wheel Racing Team Lola Mugen Honda - - 15 5 11 9 10 R 16 R 16 13 12 9 15 3 13 Geoff Lees Team LeMans Reynard Mugen Honda 9 4 13 14 3 R 9 15 5 5 9 R 14 13 10 R 14 Keiji Matsumoto Dome Reynard Mugen Honda 4 14 6 6 7 6 3 R 14 R 10 6 11 6 17 R 15 Kunimitsu Takahashi Team Nova Lola Mugen Honda 21 12 12 15 19 8 21 12 19 4 15 11 20 14 18 8 Marco Apicella Team LeMans Lola Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 4 17 Fabrizio Barbazza Motor Sport Development Reynard Cosworth 22 R Motor Sport Development Lola Cosworth 18 9 15 11 15 6 22 R 20 19 13 7 19 R Osamu Nakako Nakajima Racing Lola Mugen Honda 16 NC 21 10 10 7 18 11 17 6 18 9 18 15 7 13 Toshio Suzuki Cabin Racing/Heroes Reynard Cosworth 17 7 16 R 18 12 20 13 11 8 19 20 15 17 22 6 - Maurizio Sandro Sala Funaki Racing Reynard Mugen Honda 15 13 19 7 14 10 16 7 12 9 12 18 21 11 14 R - Ukyo Katayama Footwork Racing International Footwork Mugen Honda 11 9 17 R - - 19 R 18 R 17 15 16 18 12 7 - Martin Donnelly Team Kygnus Tonen Reynard Mugen Honda - - - - - - 17 9 20 7 21 R - - - - - Masatomo Shimizu Shimizu Racing Lola Mugen Honda 18 15 23 13 - - 22 14 23 10 23 17 19 R 23 11 - Andrew Gilbert-Scott Team Kygnus Tonen Reynard Mugen Honda - - - - 20 13 - - - - - - 23 R 20 10 - Hideshi Matsuda Takeshi Project Racing March Cosworth 20 R Takeshi Project Racing Lola Cosworth 22 12 21 14 23 R 15 R 14 12 8 12 21 R - Kenny Acheson Team LeMans Reynard Mugen Honda - - - - - - - - 21 R 22 14 - - - - - Jean Alesi Team Kygnus Tonen Reynard Mugen Honda 19 R 14 R - - - - - - - - - - - - - Steven Andskar Sundai Spilit Team Lola Mugen Honda - - - - 17 R - - - - - - - - - - - Akio Morimoto Team LeMans Reynard Mugen Honda - - - - - - - - - - - - 22 R - -