# 2006 Formula Nippon Championship

The 2006 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over nine rounds, with twelve teams and 25 drivers competing in the championship. The specification chassis was the Lola FN06.
After eight seasons of a specification engine, there was a competition between engine manufacturers, as teams could choose between Toyota and Honda 3000cc Indy Racing League style specification normally aspirated engines.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | # | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
| arting Racing Team with Impul | 1 | Satoshi Motoyama | Lola FN06 | Toyota RV8J | All |
| arting Racing Team with Impul | 2 | Kazuki Hoshino | Lola FN06 | Toyota RV8J | All |
| Kondo Racing | 3 | Sakon Yamamoto | Lola FN06 | Toyota RV8J | 1–3 |
| Kondo Racing | 3 | Seiji Ara | Lola FN06 | Toyota RV8J | 4–9 |
| Kondo Racing | 4 | Masataka Yanagida | Lola FN06 | Toyota RV8J | All |
| Team Reckless 5ZIGEN Team 5ZIGEN M&O with Team 5ZIGEN | 5 | Ryo Michigami | Lola FN06 | Honda HF386E | All |
| Team Reckless 5ZIGEN Team 5ZIGEN M&O with Team 5ZIGEN | 6 | Ryo Orime | Lola FN06 | Honda HF386E | 1–8 |
| Team Reckless 5ZIGEN Team 5ZIGEN M&O with Team 5ZIGEN | 6 | João Paulo de Oliveira | Lola FN06 | Honda HF386E | 9 |
| Team LeMans | 7 | Tatsuya Kataoka | Lola FN06 | Toyota RV8J | All |
| Team LeMans | 8 | Toranosuke Takagi | Lola FN06 | Toyota RV8J | All |
| Team Cerumo Team Reckless Cerumo | 11 | Yuji Tachikawa | Lola FN06 | Toyota RV8J | All |
| EMS Racing | 17 | Katsuyuki Hiranaka | Lola FN06 | Honda HF386E | 5–9 |
| mobilecast Team Impul | 19 | Benoît Tréluyer | Lola FN06 | Toyota RV8J | All |
| mobilecast Team Impul | 20 | Tsugio Matsuda | Lola FN06 | Toyota RV8J | All |
| DPR Direxiv | 27 | Shogo Mitsuyama | Lola FN06 | Honda HF386E | 1–4 |
| PIAA Nakajima Racing | 31 | Loïc Duval | Lola FN06 | Honda HF386E | All |
| PIAA Nakajima Racing | 32 | Hideki Mutoh | Lola FN06 | Honda HF386E | All |
| Team BOSS INGING Formula Nippon | 33 | Ronnie Quintarelli | Lola FN06 | Toyota RV8J | All |
| Team BOSS INGING Formula Nippon | 34 | Naoki Yokomizo | Lola FN06 | Toyota RV8J | All |
| DHG TOM'S Racing | 36 | André Lotterer | Lola FN06 | Toyota RV8J | All |
| DHG TOM'S Racing | 37 | Takeshi Tsuchiya | Lola FN06 | Toyota RV8J | All |
| DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing | 40 | Björn Wirdheim | Lola FN06 | Honda HF386E | All |
| DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing | 41 | Katsuyuki Hiranaka | Lola FN06 | Honda HF386E | 1–3 |
| DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing | 41 | Yuji Ide | Lola FN06 | Honda HF386E | 4–9 |
| Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 55 | Toshihiro Kaneishi | Lola FN06 | Honda HF386E | All |
| Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 56 | Takashi Kogure | Lola FN06 | Honda HF386E | All |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| 1 | Fuji Speedway | 2 April | Benoît Tréluyer | Masataka Yanagida | Benoît Tréluyer | mobilecast IMPUL |
| 2 | Suzuka Circuit | 16 April | Benoît Tréluyer | Benoît Tréluyer | Loïc Duval | PIAA Nakajima |
| 3 | Twin Ring Motegi | 28 May | Takashi Kogure | Tsugio Matsuda | André Lotterer | DHG TOM'S |
| 4 | Suzuka Circuit | 9 July | Benoît Tréluyer | Benoît Tréluyer | Benoît Tréluyer | mobilecast IMPUL |
| 5 | Autopolis | 6 August | Takashi Kogure | Loïc Duval | Tsugio Matsuda | mobilecast IMPUL |
| 6 | Fuji Speedway | 27 August | Takashi Kogure | Satoshi Motoyama | Benoît Tréluyer | mobilecast IMPUL |
| 7 | Sportsland SUGO | 17 September | Takashi Kogure | Hideki Mutoh | Loïc Duval | PIAA Nakajima |
| 8 | Twin Ring Motegi | 22 October | Takashi Kogure | Satoshi Motoyama | Benoît Tréluyer | mobilecast IMPUL |
| 9 | Suzuka Circuit | 19 November | Tsugio Matsuda | Benoît Tréluyer | André Lotterer | DHG TOM'S |
* Autopolis was added after Mazda acquired the Mine Circuit, closing it to competition in February as it was converted to a test track.

## Championship standings
### Drivers' Championship
#### Scoring system

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
| Points | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Rank | Name | FUJ$^‡$ | SUZ | MOT | SUZ | ATP | FUJ | SGO | MOT | SUZ | Points |
| 1 | Benoît Tréluyer | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 51 |
| 2 | Tsugio Matsuda | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 37 |
| 3 | André Lotterer | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 30 |
| 4 | Loïc Duval | 11 | 1 | 6 | Ret | 18 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 25 |
| 5 | Satoshi Motoyama | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 16 |
| 6 | Björn Wirdheim | 4 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 13.5 |
| 7 | Tatsuya Kataoka | 13 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 3 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Yuji Tachikawa | 12 | Ret | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 10 |
| 9 | Toshihiro Kaneishi | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | Ronnie Quintarelli | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
| 11 | Sakon Yamamoto | 6 | 4 | 14 | | | | | | | 3.5 |
| 12 | Takashi Kogure | 10 | 17 | Ret | 9 | 19 | Ret | DSQ | Ret | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | Takeshi Tsuchiya | 9 | 10 | Ret | 7 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | Hideki Mutoh | 19 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 17 | 16 | 10 | 10 | Ret | 1 |
| 15 | Masataka Yanagida | 7 | Ret | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | Ret | 6 | 13 | 1 |
| 16 | Ryo Michigami | 20 | 18 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 15 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 0 |
| 17 | Naoki Yokomizo | 14 | 13 | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 7 | Ret | 0 |
| 18 | Toranosuke Takagi | 22 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| 19 | João Paulo de Oliveira | | | | | | | | | 8 | 0 |
| 20 | Seiji Ara | | | | 10 | 10 | 18 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| 21 | Yuji Ide | | | | 12 | 12 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 0 |
| 22 | Katsuyuki Hiranaka | 17 | 11 | Ret | | 15 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| 23 | Ryo Orime | 21 | 15 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 17 | DSQ | 12 | | 0 |
| 24 | Shogo Mitsuyama | 15 | 12 | 13 | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| 25 | Kazuki Hoshino | 18 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 0 |
Note:
$^‡$ Because of heavy rain at Fuji during the race, the event ended after two laps. Half points were awarded because of the stoppage before the 75% point.

### Teams' Championship

| Rank | Team | Car | FUJ$^‡$ | SUZ | MOT | SUZ | ATP | FUJ | SGO | MOT | SUZ | Points |
| 1 | mobilecast Impul | 19 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 88 |
| 1 | mobilecast Impul | 20 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 88 |
| 2 | DHG TOM'S | 36 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 32 |
| 2 | DHG TOM'S | 37 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 7 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 5 | 32 |
| 3 | PIAA Nakajima | 31 | 11 | 1 | 6 | Ret | 18 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 26 |
| 3 | PIAA Nakajima | 32 | 19 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 17 | 16 | 10 | 10 | Ret | 26 |
| 4 | arting Impul | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 16 |
| 4 | arting Impul | 2 | 18 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 16 |
| 5 | DoCoMo Dandelion | 40 | 4 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 13.5 |
| 5 | DoCoMo Dandelion | 41 | 17 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 13.5 |
| 6 | Team LeMans | 7 | 13 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 3 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Team LeMans | 8 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 |
| 7 | ARTA | 55 | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 12 |
| 7 | ARTA | 56 | 10 | 17 | Ret | 9 | 19 | Ret | DSQ | Ret | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Reckless Cerumo | 11 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 10 |
| 9 | BOSS INGING | 33 | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
| 9 | BOSS INGING | 34 | 14 | 13 | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 7 | Ret | 6 |
| 10 | Kondo Racing | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 4.5 |
| 10 | Kondo Racing | 4 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | Ret | 6 | 13 | 4.5 |
| 11 | Team 5ZIGEN | 5 | 20 | 18 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 15 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 0 |
| 11 | Team 5ZIGEN | 6 | 21 | 15 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 17 | DSQ | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | DPR Direxiv | 27 | 15 | 12 | 13 | Ret | | | | | | 0 |