# 2000 Formula Nippon Championship

The 2000 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over 10 rounds. 13 different teams, 21 different drivers, 2 different chassis and only 1 engine competed.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | # | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
| PIAA Nakajima Racing | 0 | Toranosuke Takagi | Reynard 2KL | Mugen MF308 | All |
| PIAA Nakajima Racing | 2 | Tsugio Matsuda | Reynard 99L | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Olympic Kondo Racing Team | 3 | Masahiko Kondo | Reynard 99L | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Olympic Kondo Racing Team | 4 | Takeshi Tsuchiya | G-Force GF03 | Mugen MF308 | 9 |
| Team 5ZIGEN | 5 | Naoki Hattori | Reynard 99L | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Team 5ZIGEN | 6 | Michael Krumm | Reynard 99L | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Team LeMans | 7 | Hideki Noda | Reynard 99L | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Team LeMans | 8 | Yudai Igarashi | Reynard 99L | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Team Morinaga Nova | 9 | Ralph Firman | G-Force GF03B | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Team Morinaga Nova | 10 | Koji Yamanishi | G-Force GF03B | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo | 11 | Yuji Tachikawa | Reynard 99L | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo | 12 | Jaroslaw Wierczuk | Reynard 99L | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Mooncraft | 14 | Shigekazu Wakisaka | Reynard 99L | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Team Impul | 19 | Satoshi Motoyama | Reynard 99L | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Team Malaysia | 21 | Alex Yoong | Reynard 99L | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Takagi B-1 Racing | 36 | Tetsuji Tamanaka | Reynard 99L | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 55 | Katsutomo Kaneishi | Reynard 99L | Mugen MF308 | 1–8 |
| Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 56 | Juichi Wakisaka | Reynard 99L | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Team LeyJun | 62 | Shinsuke Shibahara | Reynard 2KL | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Team LeyJun | 63 | "Osamu" | Reynard 99L G-Force GF03 | Mugen MF308 | 1–5, 7–10 |
| DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing | 68 | Ryo Michigami | Reynard 2KL | Mugen MF308 | All |

## Race calendar and results

All races were held in Japan.
| Race | Track | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Race Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| 1 | Suzuka Circuit | 26 March | Ralph Firman | Toranosuke Takagi | Toranosuke Takagi | PIAA Nakajima Racing |
| 2 | Twin Ring Motegi | 16 April | Toranosuke Takagi | Tsugio Matsuda | Toranosuke Takagi | PIAA Nakajima Racing |
| 3 | Mine Circuit | 21 May | Toranosuke Takagi | Toranosuke Takagi | Tsugio Matsuda | PIAA Nakajima Racing |
| 4 | Fuji Speedway | 4 June | Michael Krumm | Hideki Noda | Toranosuke Takagi | PIAA Nakajima Racing |
| 5 | Suzuka-East Circuit | 2 July | Toranosuke Takagi | Toranosuke Takagi | Toranosuke Takagi | PIAA Nakajima Racing |
| 6 | Sportsland SUGO | 30 July | Toranosuke Takagi | Juichi Wakisaka | Toranosuke Takagi | PIAA Nakajima Racing |
| 7 | Twin Ring Motegi | 20 August | Toranosuke Takagi | Michael Krumm | Toranosuke Takagi | PIAA Nakajima Racing |
| 8 | Fuji Speedway | 3 September | Satoshi Motoyama | Hideki Noda | Toranosuke Takagi | PIAA Nakajima Racing |
| 9 | Mine Circuit | 17 September | Toranosuke Takagi | Satoshi Motoyama | Toranosuke Takagi | PIAA Nakajima Racing |
| 10 | Suzuka Circuit | 5 November | Satoshi Motoyama | Satoshi Motoyama | Satoshi Motoyama | Team Impul |
Note:
* Race 1 stopped due to rain and restarted, originally scheduled over 35 laps.
* Race 8 stopped due to an accident and restarted, originally scheduled over 50 laps.

## 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 | MOT | FUJ | MIN | SUZ | Points |
| 1 | Toranosuke Takagi | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 86 |
| 2 | Michael Krumm | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 35 |
| 3 | Satoshi Motoyama | 6 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 34 |
| 4 | Tsugio Matsuda | 12 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 11 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 27 |
| 5 | Hideki Noda | Ret | 10 | 3 | 15 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 15 |
| 6 | Katsutomo Kaneishi | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 11 | Ret | | | 14 |
| 7 | Juichi Wakisaka | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | Naoki Hattori | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 9 | Yuji Tachikawa | 8 | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 |
| 10 | Ralph Firman | Ret | 11 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 5 | Ret | 9 |
| 11 | Shinsuke Shibahara | 9 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | Ret | 3 | 13 | 14 | 5 |
| 12 | Shigekazu Wakisaka | 5 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 13 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 2 |
| 13 | Yudai Igarashi | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | 12 | Ret | 6 | 10 | 16 | Ret | 1 |
| 14 | Koji Yamanishi | Ret | 9 | 7 | 11 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | Masahiko Kondo | 7 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| 16 | Ryo Michigami | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 0 |
| 17 | Jaroslaw Wierczuk | 13 | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 0 |
| 18 | Alex Yoong | DNS | Ret | Ret | 9 | 11 | 9 | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| 19 | Tetsuji Tamanaka | Ret | Ret | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | 0 |
| 20 | "Osamu" | 10 | Ret | 11 | 14 | Ret | | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 0 |
| 21 | Takeshi Tsuchiya | | | | | | | | | 10 | | 0 |

### Teams' Championship

| Rank | Name | Car | SUZ | MOT | MIN | FUJ | SUZ | SGO | MOT | FUJ | MIN | SUZ | Points |
| 1 | PIAA Nakajima | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 113 |
| 1 | PIAA Nakajima | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 11 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 113 |
| 2 | 5ZIGEN | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 45 |
| 2 | 5ZIGEN | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 45 |
| 3 | Impul | 19 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 34 |
| 4 | ARTA | 55 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 11 | Ret | | | 27 |
| 4 | ARTA | 56 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 6 | 27 |
| 5 | LeMans | 7 | Ret | 10 | 3 | 15 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | LeMans | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | 12 | Ret | 6 | 10 | 16 | Ret | 16 |
| 6 | Team Morinaga Nova | 9 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 5 | Ret | 9 |
| 6 | Team Morinaga Nova | 10 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 11 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| 7 | Cosmo Oil Cerumo | 11 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 |
| 7 | Cosmo Oil Cerumo | 12 | 13 | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
| 8 | LeyJun | 62 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | Ret | 3 | 13 | 14 | 5 |
| 8 | LeyJun | 63 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 14 | Ret | | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 5 |
| 9 | Mooncraft | 14 | 5 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 13 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | Kondo Racing | 3 | 7 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| 10 | Kondo Racing | 4 | | | | | | | | | 10 | | 0 |
| 11 | DoCoMo Dandelion | 68 | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 0 |
| 12 | Team Malaysia | 21 | DNS | Ret | Ret | 9 | 11 | 9 | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| 13 | Takagi B-1 Racing | 36 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | 0 |