The 1999 Formula Nippon Championship was the twenty-seventh season of premier Japanese single-seater racing, and the fourth under the Formula Nippon name and Japan Race Promotion (JRP) management. The series was contested over ten rounds at five venues. 14 different teams, 26 different drivers, and three different chassis suppliers competed in the championship. Nakajima Racing driver Tom Coronel won the championship in his second season.

The series introduced the Exciting Point championship in 1999, which awarded points to drivers for setting the fastest laps of the race, running in the top six at each quarter of the race, and improving position throughout the race.

Teams and drivers All teams used tyres supplied by Bridgestone and Mugen MF308 engines. Team # Driver Chassis RoundsUnlimited Racing Team LeMans1 Satoshi MotoyamaReynard 99LAll2 Koji YamanishiAllAsahi Kiko Sports3 Atsushi KawamotoReynard 99LAllTeam 5ZIGEN5 Shigekazu WakisakaReynard 99L1–3 Tetsuya Tanaka5–106 Tetsuya Tanaka1 Michael Krumm2–10Shionogi Team Nova9 Ralph Firman Jr.G-Force GF03BAll10 Hiroki KatohAllCosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo11 Yuji TachikawaReynard 99LAll12 Akira IidaAllSpeedmaster Mooncraft14 Ryō MichigamiLola B99/51All15 Masahiko KageyamaAllTeam TMS17 Dominik SchwagerLola B99/511–618 Takuya Kurosawa1–6Be Brides Team Impul19 Masami KageyamaLola B99/51Reynard 99LAll20 Hideki NodaAllMirai32 Masahiko KondoLola B99/511–3Takagi B-1 Racing36 Tetsuji TamanakaLola B99/51Reynard 99L1, 3–10Autobacs Racing Team Aguri55 Katsutomo KaneishiLola B99/51Reynard 99LAll56 Juichi WakisakaAllTeam LeyJun62 Peter DumbreckReynard 99LAll63 "Osamu"Reynard 99LLola B99/511–3 Shinsuke Shibahara6–10PIAA Nakajima Racing64 Tom CoronelReynard 99LAll65 Hidetoshi MitsusadaAllDoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing68 Rubén DerflerReynard 99LAll

Race calendar and results All races were held in Japan. RaceTrackDatePole positionFastest Race LapWinning driverWinning team1Suzuka Circuit18 April Hidetoshi Mitsusada Satoshi Motoyama Satoshi MotoyamaUnlimited Racing Team LeMans2Twin Ring Motegi9 May Tom Coronel Ralph Firman Jr. Hidetoshi MitsusadaPIAA Nakajima Racing3Mine Circuit23 May Satoshi Motoyama Ralph Firman Jr. Satoshi MotoyamaUnlimited Racing Team LeMans4Fuji Speedway6 June Peter Dumbreck Koji Yamanishi Tom CoronelPIAA Nakajima Racing5Suzuka Circuit4 July Satoshi Motoyama Tom Coronel Masami KageyamaBe Brides Team Impul6Sportsland SUGO1 August Tom Coronel Satoshi Motoyama Tom CoronelPIAA Nakajima Racing7Fuji Speedway5 September Tom Coronel Satoshi Motoyama Tom CoronelPIAA Nakajima Racing8Mine Circuit19 September Tom Coronel Hidetoshi Mitsusada Hidetoshi MitsusadaPIAA Nakajima Racing9Twin Ring Motegi3 October Satoshi Motoyama Hideki Noda Satoshi MotoyamaUnlimited Racing Team LeMans1014 November Ralph Firman Jr. Yuji Tachikawa Ralph Firman Jr.Shionogi Team Nova

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship Scoring system Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Points 10 6 4 3 2 1

Rank Name SUZ MOT MIN FUJ SUZ SGO FUJ MIN MOT SUZ Points 1 Tom Coronel 2 Ret 3 1 2 1 1 Ret 3 Ret 50 2 Satoshi Motoyama 1 2 1 Ret Ret 2 3 Ret 1 Ret 46 3 Hidetoshi Mitsusada 3 1 8 10 5 11 4 1 5 9 31 4 Ralph Firman Jr. Ret 3 2 9 Ret 6 10 9 8 1 21 5 Michael Krumm 5 Ret 3 11 4 9 4 Ret 2 18 6 Masami Kageyama Ret Ret 6 12 1 Ret Ret Ret 4 4 17 7 Peter Dumbreck 4 6 5 2 Ret Ret 5 5 10 10 16 8 Juichi Wakisaka Ret 15 10 Ret 9 5 2 3 11 3 16 9 Takuya Kurosawa Ret Ret 12 5 3 3 10 10 Ryō Michigami 6 8 7 8 Ret Ret 7 Ret 2 5 9 11 Hideki Noda Ret 16 13 14 6 Ret Ret 2 9 11 7 12 Koji Yamanishi DNS DNS 4 4 8 9 8 Ret Ret Ret 6 13 Yuji Tachikawa 5 4 Ret 7 7 Ret Ret Ret 6 8 6 14 Tetsuya Tanaka Ret 4 Ret 11 Ret 14 Ret 3 15 Dominik Schwager Ret 7 Ret 6 Ret 7 1 16 Katsutomo Kaneishi 9 Ret Ret 11 Ret 8 6 Ret Ret 7 1 17 Masahiko Kageyama Ret 12 Ret 13 Ret 13 Ret 6 12 13 1 18 Hiroki Katoh Ret 10 Ret 15 10 12 12 Ret 7 6 1 19 Atsushi Kawamoto 8 Ret 11 18 13 Ret 13 7 Ret 16 0 20 Akira Iida 7 Ret Ret 16 Ret 10 Ret Ret 13 12 0 21 Shinsuke Shibahara Ret Ret 8 15 14 0 22 Rubén Derfler Ret 11 9 17 12 14 Ret Ret Ret 15 0 23 Shigekazu Wakisaka Ret 9 Ret 0 24 Tetsuji Tamanaka Ret 14 19 14 Ret Ret 10 Ret 17 0 25 Masahiko Kondo Ret 13 Ret 0 26 "Osamu" Ret 14 Ret 0

Teams' Championship

Rank Name Car SUZ MOT MIN FUJ SUZ SGO FUJ MIN MOT SUZ Points 1 PIAA Nakajima 64 2 Ret 3 1 2 1 1 Ret 3 Ret 81 65 3 1 8 10 5 11 4 1 5 9 2 Unlimited LeMans 1 1 2 1 Ret Ret 2 3 Ret 1 Ret 52 2 DNS DNS 4 4 8 9 8 Ret Ret Ret 3 Be Brides Impul 19 Ret Ret 6 12 1 Ret Ret Ret 4 4 24 20 Ret 16 13 14 6 Ret Ret 2 9 11 4 Shionogi Nova 9 Ret 3 2 9 Ret 6 10 9 8 1 22 10 Ret 10 Ret 15 10 12 12 Ret 7 6 5 5ZIGEN 5 Ret 9 Ret 4 Ret 11 Ret 14 Ret 21 6 Ret 5 Ret 3 11 4 9 4 Ret 2 6 ARTA 55 9 Ret Ret 11 Ret 8 6 Ret Ret 7 17 56 Ret 15 10 Ret 9 5 2 3 11 3 7 Team LeyJun 62 4 6 5 2 Ret Ret 5 5 10 10 16 63 Ret 14 Ret Ret Ret 8 15 14 8 Team TMS 17 Ret 7 Ret 6 Ret 7 11 18 Ret Ret 12 5 3 3 9 Speedmaster Mooncraft 14 6 8 7 8 Ret Ret 7 Ret 2 5 10 15 Ret 12 Ret 13 Ret 13 Ret 6 12 13 10 Cosmo Oil Cerumo 11 5 4 Ret 7 7 Ret Ret Ret 6 8 6 12 7 Ret Ret 16 Ret 10 Ret Ret 13 12 11 Asahi Kiko Sports 3 8 Ret 11 18 13 Ret 13 7 Ret 16 0 12 DoCoMo Dandelion 68 Ret 11 9 17 12 14 Ret Ret Ret 15 0 13 Takagi B-1 Racing 36 Ret 14 19 14 Ret Ret 10 Ret 17 0 14 Mirai 32 Ret 13 Ret 0

References

External links 1999 Japanese Championship Formula Nippon