# 1999 Formula Nippon Championship

The 1999 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over 10 rounds, 14 different teams, 26 different drivers, 3 different chassis and only 1 engine competed.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | # | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
| Unlimited Racing Team LeMans | 1 | Satoshi Motoyama | Reynard 99L | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Unlimited Racing Team LeMans | 2 | Koji Yamanishi | Reynard 99L | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Asahi Kiko Sports | 3 | Atsushi Kawamoto | Reynard 99L | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Team 5ZIGEN | 5 | Shigekazu Wakisaka | Reynard 99L | Mugen MF308 | 1–3 |
| Team 5ZIGEN | 5 | Tetsuya Tanaka | Reynard 99L | Mugen MF308 | 5–10 |
| Team 5ZIGEN | 6 | Tetsuya Tanaka | Reynard 99L | Mugen MF308 | 1 |
| Team 5ZIGEN | 6 | Michael Krumm | Reynard 99L | Mugen MF308 | 2–10 |
| Shionogi Team Nova | 9 | Ralph Firman | G-Force GF03B | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Shionogi Team Nova | 10 | Hiroki Katoh | 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 | Akira Iida | Reynard 99L | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Speedmaster Mooncraft | 14 | Ryo Michigami | Lola B99/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Speedmaster Mooncraft | 15 | Masahiko Kageyama | Lola B99/51 | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Team TMS | 17 | Dominik Schwager | Lola B99/51 | Mugen MF308 | 1–6 |
| Team TMS | 18 | Takuya Kurosawa | Lola B99/51 | Mugen MF308 | 1–6 |
| Be Brides Team Impul | 19 | Masami Kageyama | Lola B99/51 Reynard 99L | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Be Brides Team Impul | 20 | Hideki Noda | Lola B99/51 Reynard 99L | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Mirai | 32 | Masahiko Kondo | Lola B99/51 | Mugen MF308 | 1–3 |
| Takagi B-1 Racing | 36 | Tetsuji Tamanaka | Lola B99/51 Reynard 99L | Mugen MF308 | 1, 3–10 |
| Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 55 | Katsutomo Kaneishi | Lola B99/51 Reynard 99L | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 56 | Juichi Wakisaka | Lola B99/51 Reynard 99L | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Team LeyJun | 62 | Peter Dumbreck | Reynard 99L | Mugen MF308 | All |
| Team LeyJun | 63 | "Osamu" | Reynard 99L Lola B99/51 | Mugen MF308 | 1–3 |
| Team LeyJun | 63 | Shinsuke Shibahara | Reynard 99L Lola B99/51 | Mugen MF308 | 6–10 |
| PIAA Nakajima Racing | 64 | Tom Coronel | Reynard 99L | Mugen MF308 | All |
| PIAA Nakajima Racing | 65 | Hidetoshi Mitsusada | Reynard 99L | Mugen MF308 | All |
| DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing | 68 | Rubén Derfler | Reynard 99L | 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 | 18 April | Hidetoshi Mitsusada | Satoshi Motoyama | Satoshi Motoyama | Unlimited Racing Team LeMans |
| 2 | Twin Ring Motegi | 9 May | Tom Coronel | Ralph Firman | Hidetoshi Mitsusada | PIAA Nakajima Racing |
| 3 | Mine Circuit | 23 May | Satoshi Motoyama | Ralph Firman | Satoshi Motoyama | Unlimited Racing Team LeMans |
| 4 | Fuji Speedway | 6 June | Peter Dumbreck | Koji Yamanishi | Tom Coronel | PIAA Nakajima Racing |
| 5 | Suzuka Circuit | 4 July | Satoshi Motoyama | Tom Coronel | Masami Kageyama | Be Brides Team Impul |
| 6 | Sportsland SUGO | 1 August | Tom Coronel | Satoshi Motoyama | Tom Coronel | PIAA Nakajima Racing |
| 7 | Fuji Speedway | 5 September | Tom Coronel | Satoshi Motoyama | Tom Coronel | PIAA Nakajima Racing |
| 8 | Mine Circuit | 19 September | Tom Coronel | Hidetoshi Mitsusada | Hidetoshi Mitsusada | PIAA Nakajima Racing |
| 9 | Twin Ring Motegi | 3 October | Satoshi Motoyama | Hideki Noda | Satoshi Motoyama | Unlimited Racing Team LeMans |
| 10 | Suzuka-East Circuit | 14 November | Ralph Firman | Yuji Tachikawa | Ralph Firman | 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 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| 5 | Michael Krumm | | 5 | Ret | 3 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 19 |
| 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 | Ryo 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 |
| 1 | PIAA Nakajima | 65 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 81 |
| 2 | Unlimited LeMans | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 3 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 52 |
| 2 | Unlimited LeMans | 2 | DNS | DNS | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 52 |
| 3 | Be Brides Impul | 19 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 12 | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 4 | 24 |
| 3 | Be Brides Impul | 20 | Ret | 16 | 13 | 14 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 9 | 11 | 24 |
| 4 | Shionogi Nova | 9 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| 4 | Shionogi Nova | 10 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 15 | 10 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| 5 | 5ZIGEN | 5 | Ret | 9 | Ret | | 4 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 21 |
| 5 | 5ZIGEN | 6 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 3 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | ARTA | 55 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 8 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | ARTA | 56 | Ret | 15 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 17 |
| 7 | Team LeyJun | 62 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 16 |
| 7 | Team LeyJun | 63 | Ret | 14 | Ret | | | Ret | Ret | 8 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
| 8 | Team TMS | 17 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 7 | | | | | 11 |
| 8 | Team TMS | 18 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | | | | | 11 |
| 9 | Speedmaster Mooncraft | 14 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 9 | Speedmaster Mooncraft | 15 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 6 | 12 | 13 | 10 |
| 10 | Cosmo Oil Cerumo | 11 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| 10 | Cosmo Oil Cerumo | 12 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 12 | 6 |
| 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 |