2010 Formula Challenge Japan

The 2010 Formula Challenge Japan was a multi-event motor racing championship for open-wheel formula racing cars, and the fifth season of the Formula Challenge Japan racing series, a young driver development series jointly supported by Honda, Toyota, and Nissan. The championship featured a mix of manufacturer-affiliated drivers and independent entries, and commenced on 22 May and ended on 7 November.[1][2] Four race weekends were run in support of Formula Nippon, with the October round at Suzuka being held in support of the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix.

Toyota junior driver Yūichi Nakayama dominated the championship, taking pole position in every qualifying session and winning ten of the twelve races on the calendar to complete the most successful campaign in series history. Nissan-supported Takamitsu Matsui finished the season as runner-up with one race win, having scored less than half of Nakayama's total points, ahead of top-placed rookie and Honda junior Kazuki Hiramine. Honda stablemate Yūya Motojima claimed the remaining race victory.

Teams and drivers

TeamNo.DriverRounds
TDP Scholarship
TMC FCJ		1Japan Yūichi NakayamaAll
6Japan Ryōsuke KagamiAll
HFDP/SRS-F/ARTA/Kotira R
HFDP/SRS Scholarship/Kotira R		2Japan Tomoki NojiriAll
7Japan Kazuki HiramineAll
18Japan Shinji NakamuraAll
19Japan Yūya MotojimaAll
Dragon Knight3China Zhu Hu'anAll
Clarion FCJ4Japan Ryō HirakawaAll
R.Houka Racing5Japan Ryo OgawaAll
Winds Garage8Japan Kei YamauraAll
K-office FCJ9Japan Syunsuke MatsuzakiAll
Luck10Japan Takamoto KatsutaAll
MediaDo FCJ11Japan Ryōta TateishiAll
NDDP FCJ
NDDP Maruso FCJ		12Japan Mitsunori TakaboshiAll
13China Zhu DaiweiAll
20Japan Takamitsu MatsuiAll
21Japan Tsubasa Kondō (ja)All
Biltmore14Japan Tobio OhtaniAll
Yagura Animal Hospital15Japan Yūki Shiraishi (ja)All
Dunlop Team Naoki16Japan Keishi NikiAll
TAKAGI PLANNING17Japan Kazuya IshiiAll
Source[2]

Race calendar and results

All races were held in Japan. Rounds 1–2, 5–8, and 10–12 were held in support of the Formula Nippon championship, and Round 9 at Suzuka was held as a support race for the 2010 Japanese Grand Prix, the sixteenth round of the 2010 Formula One World Championship.

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driver
1Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi22 MayJapan Yūichi NakayamaJapan Yūichi NakayamaJapan Yūichi Nakayama
223 MayJapan Yūichi NakayamaJapan Yūichi NakayamaJapan Yūichi Nakayama
3Fuji Speedway, Oyama12 JuneJapan Yūichi NakayamaJapan Yūichi NakayamaJapan Yūichi Nakayama
413 JuneJapan Yūichi NakayamaJapan Yūichi NakayamaJapan Yūichi Nakayama
5Fuji Speedway, Oyama17 JulyJapan Yūichi NakayamaJapan Ryō HirakawaJapan Yūichi Nakayama
618 JulyJapan Yūichi NakayamaJapan Yūya MotojimaJapan Yūya Motojima
7Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi7 AugustJapan Yūichi NakayamaJapan Yūichi NakayamaJapan Yūichi Nakayama
88 AugustJapan Yūichi NakayamaJapan Yūya MotojimaJapan Takamitsu Matsui
9Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka9 OctoberJapan Yūichi NakayamaJapan Yūichi NakayamaJapan Yūichi Nakayama
10Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka6 NovemberJapan Yūichi NakayamaJapan Yūichi NakayamaJapan Yūichi Nakayama
11Japan Yūichi NakayamaJapan Yūichi NakayamaJapan Yūichi Nakayama
127 NovemberJapan Yūichi NakayamaJapan Yūichi NakayamaJapan Yūichi Nakayama

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Points were awarded to the top six classified finishers, with one point awarded for pole position and fastest lap respectively.

123456PPFL
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Pos.DriverMOTFUJFUJMOTSUZSUZPoints
1Japan Yūichi Nakayama111112121111135
2Japan Takamitsu Matsui23326Ret1712182256
3Japan Kazuki Hiramine322746317324348
4Japan Yūya Motojima7456212046117432
5Japan Tomoki Nojiri121421115523435627
6Japan Ryō Hirakawa481443312RetRet13101017
7Japan Tobio Ohtani6685Ret8513566512
8Japan Takamoto Katsuta201543714816129Ret188
9China Zhu Daiwei55610894RetRet2013118
10Japan Tsubasa Kondō1517912Ret1668883Ret6
11Japan Kazuya Ishii8779104Ret5714Ret95
12Japan Ryōta Tateishi91010Ret1171310114883
13Japan Shinji Nakamura111113Ret1311106165Ret73
-Japan Yūki Shiraishi109208Ret197121579Ret0
-China Zhu Hu'anRetRet16151213147Ret2115150
-Japan Syunsuke Matsuzaki14161716141599101012120
-Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi1913111491011DSQ141214140
-Japan Keishi Niki131215131512151191511130
-Japan Ryō Ogawa1819121817201814Ret1918170
-Japan Ryōsuke Kagami17DSQ1817161719Ret131717160
-Japan Kei Yamaura1618191918181615171616190
Pos.DriverMOTFUJFUJMOTSUZSUZPoints
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid not participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

  1. ^ "2010 Formula Challenge Japan - rounds". Super Formula | Formula Challenge Japan official website (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  2. ^ a b "2010 Formula Challenge Japan - Rd. 10 Result". Super Formula | Formula Challenge Japan official website (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-08.
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