2009 Formula Nippon Championship
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The 2009 Formula Nippon Championship was the thirty-seventh season of the premier Japanese open-wheel motor racing series. The series for Formula Nippon racing cars was contested over eight rounds. Nakajima Racing's Loïc Duval claimed four victories en route to the championship, ending a six-year streak of championships by the Impul team.
Teams and drivers
Race calendar and results
Championship standings
Drivers' Championship
Scoring system
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | Pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | FUJ | SUZ | MOT | FUJ | SUZ | MOT | AUT | SUG | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos Driver FUJ SUZ MOT FUJ SUZ MOT AUT SUG Points 1 France Loïc Duval 4 1 Ret 1 1 2 3 1 62 2 France Benoît Tréluyer 1 2 2 Ret 3 3 8 9 40 3 Germany André Lotterer 10 3 5 8 7 1 2 2 39 4 Japan Takashi Kogure 8 Ret 1 7 2 6 1 10 37 5 Japan Kohei Hirate 3 4 Ret 5 5 8 4 3 32 6 Japan Hiroaki Ishiura 11 8 3 4 4 4 5 5 30 7 Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi 6 5 4 6 9 10 Ret 4 20 8 Japan Takuya Izawa 2 7 Ret Ret 8 9 6 11 14 9 Japan Kazuya Oshima 7 Ret Ret 2 10 11 9 6 13 10 United Kingdom Richard Lyons Ret 6 7 3 13 Ret 10 13 11 11 Japan Tsugio Matsuda Ret Ret 6 Ret 12 5 7 7 11 12 Japan Yuji Tachikawa 5 Ret Ret 9 6 7 Ret 12 9 13 Japan Keisuke Kunimoto 9 9 Ret 10 11 Ret 11 8 1 Pos Driver FUJ SUZ MOT FUJ SUZ MOT AUT SUG Points | Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap | |||||||||
| 1 | France Loïc Duval | 4 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 62 |
| 2 | France Benoît Tréluyer | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 40 |
| 3 | Germany André Lotterer | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 39 |
| 4 | Japan Takashi Kogure | 8 | Ret | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 37 |
| 5 | Japan Kohei Hirate | 3 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 32 |
| 6 | Japan Hiroaki Ishiura | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 30 |
| 7 | Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 4 | 20 |
| 8 | Japan Takuya Izawa | 2 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 14 |
| 9 | Japan Kazuya Oshima | 7 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 13 |
| 10 | United Kingdom Richard Lyons | Ret | 6 | 7 | 3 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 13 | 11 |
| 11 | Japan Tsugio Matsuda | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
| 12 | Japan Yuji Tachikawa | 5 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 12 | 9 |
| 13 | Japan Keisuke Kunimoto | 9 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | FUJ | SUZ | MOT | FUJ | SUZ | MOT | AUT | SUG | Points |
| Colour | Result | |||||||||
| Gold | Winner | |||||||||
| Silver | Second place | |||||||||
| Bronze | Third place | |||||||||
| Green | Points classification | |||||||||
| Blue | Non-points classification | |||||||||
| Non-classified finish (NC) | ||||||||||
| Purple | Retired, not classified (Ret) | |||||||||
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) | |||||||||
| Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) | ||||||||||
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) | |||||||||
| White | Did not start (DNS) | |||||||||
| Withdrew (WD) | ||||||||||
| Race cancelled (C) | ||||||||||
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) | |||||||||
| Did not arrive (DNA) | ||||||||||
| Excluded (EX) |
Teams' Championship
Scoring system
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Car | FUJ | SUZ | MOT | FUJ | SUZ | MOT | AUT | SUG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nakajima Racing | 31 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 93 |
| 32 | 8 | Ret | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | |||
| 2 | Petronas Team TOM'S | 36 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 52 |
| 37 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | |||
| 3 | Lawson Team Impul | 1 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 50 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | |||
| 4 | ahead Team Impul | 20 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 31 |
| 5 | Team LeMans | 7 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 31 |
| 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 6 | Dandelion Racing | 40 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 3 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 13 | 25 |
| 41 | 2 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 9 | 6 | 11 | |||
| 7 | HFDP Racing | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 4 | 20 |
| 8 | Cerumo/Inging | 48 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 12 | 9 |