Formula Nippon


Suzuka                                          April 27

1 Pedro de la Rosa      Lola Mugen T97/51       1h03m21.39s
2 Takuya Kurosawa       Lola Mugen T96/52       1h03m27.37s
3 Hidetoshi Mitsusada   Lola Mugen T96/52       1h03m30.84s




Mine                                            May 18

1 Pedro de la Rosa      Lola Mugen T97/51       1h21m52.64, 91.41mph
2 Takuya Kurosawa       Lola Mugen T96/52       1h21m58.01
3 Akira Iida            Lola Mugen T97/51       1h21m58.02




Fuji                                            June 1

1 Takuya Kurosawa       Lola Mugen T96/52       59m08.20, 126.79mph
2 Pedro de la Rosa      Lola Mugen T97/51       59m10.18
3 Toranosuke Takagi     Reynard Mugen 97D       59m27.30





Suzuka                                          July 6

1 Toranosuke Takagi     Reynard Mugen 97D       1h03m54.67, 119.73mph
2 Masahiko Kageyama     Lola Mugen T95/50       1h03m58.38
3 Pedro de la Rosa      Lola Mugen T97/51       1h04m00.27





Sugo                                            August 3

1 Pedro de la Rosa      Lola Mugen T97/51       1h09m24.92, 108.29mph
2 Ralph Firman          Reynard Mugen 97D       1h09m50.15
3 Masahiko Kageyama     Lola Mugen T95/50       1h09m51.30





Fuji                                            August 31

1 Pedro de la Rosa      Lola Mugen T97/51       59m22.04, 126.30mph
2 Noberto Fontana       Reynard Mugen 97D       59m41.10
3 Hidetoshi Mitsusada   Lola Mugen T96/52       59m41.32





Mine                                            September 14

1 Noberto Fontana       Reynard Mugen 97D       1h21m57.04, 91.33mph
2 Pedro de la Rosa      Lola Mugen T97/51       1h22m51.78
3 Hidetoshi Mitsusada   Lola Mugen T96/52       1h22m58.29





Motegi                                          September 28

1 Pedro de la Rosa      Lola Mugen T97/51       1h09m34.30, 110.51mph
2 Masami Kageyama       Reynard Mugen 97D       1h09m37.59
3 Norberto Fontana      Reynard Mugen 97D       1h09m47.75





Fuji                                            October 19

1 Katsutomo Kaneishi    Reynard Mugen 96D       1h01m29.63, 121.93mph
2 Pedro de la Rosa      Lola Mugen T97/51       1h01m33.31
3 Masami Kageyama       Reynard Mugen 97D       1h01m35.03





Suzuka                                          November 9

1 Pedro de la Rosa      Lola Mugen T97/51       1h02m07.83, 123.17mph
2 Takuya Kurosawa       Lola Mugen T96/52       1h02m20.92
3 Masahiko Kageyama     Lola Mugen T95.50       1h02m42.70





Championship Result

1 Pedro de la Rosa              82 pts
2 Takuya Kurosawa               28
3 Norberto Fontana              21
4 Hidetoshi Mitsusada           20
5 Masami Kageyama               19
6 Toranosuke Takagi             18