1995 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship

The 1995 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship was scheduled over 9 rounds and contested over 8 rounds. 16 different teams, 26 different drivers, 3 different chassis and 3 different engines competed.

Calendar

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Race No Track Race Name Country Date Laps Distance Time Speed Winner Pole Position Fastest Race Lap
1 Suzuka Million Card Cup Race Round 1 Suzuka   Japan 19 March 1995 35 5.864=205.241 km 1'02:21.815 197.462 km/h Naoki Hattori Andrew Gilbert Scott Toshio Suzuki
Fuji International Formula Cup   Japan 9 April 1995 cancelled due to heavy rain
2 Mine F3000 Mine All Star   Japan 7 May 1995 62 3.239=200.818 km 1'18:32.970 153.395 km/h Tom Kristensen Tom Kristensen Jeff Krosnoff
3 Suzuka Million Card Cup Race Round 2 Suzuka   Japan 21 May 1995 35 5.864=205.241 km 1'16:57.351 160.020 km/h Toshio Suzuki Takuya Kurosawa Toshio Suzuki
4 Sugo Sugo Inter Formula F3000 & F3   Japan 30 July 1995 54 3.704=200.016 km 1'05:50.379 182.276 km/h Toranosuke Takagi Toranosuke Takagi Jeff Krosnoff
5 Fuji Fuji Inter F3000 & F3   Japan 3 September 1995 45 4.470=201.15 km 0'59:05.736 204.228 km/h Andrew Gilbert Scott Toshio Suzuki Katsutomo Kaneishi
6 Tokachi Tokachi International F3000   Japan 17 September 1995 7+30 5.100=188.700 km 1'19:57.375 141.602 km/h Toranosuke Takagi Toranosuke Takagi Toranosuke Takagi
7 Fuji International F3000 Fuji Final   Japan 15 October 1995 45 4.470=201.150 km 0'58:51.664 205.042 km/h Toranosuke Takagi Naoki Hattori Toranosuke Takagi
8 Suzuka Million Card Cup Race Final Round Suzuka   Japan 19 November 1995 35 5.864=205.241 km 1'09:30.528 177.164 km/h Toshio Suzuki Masahiko Kageyama Kazuyoshi Hoshino

Note:

The weekend in Fuji with the race cancelled on April, 9 saw only practice and qualification sections.

Race 6 stopped and restarted due to rain.

Final point standings

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Driver

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For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. The best 6 results count. Two drivers had a point deduction, which are given in ().

Place Name Country Team Chassis Engine                 Total Points
1 Toshio Suzuki   Japan Hoshino Racing Lola Mugen Honda 2 6 9 - 4 (1) 4 9 34
2 Toranosuke Takagi   Japan Nakajima Racing Reynard Mugen Honda - 2 - 9 - 9 9 - 29
3 Tom Kristensen   Denmark Team Cerumo Lola Mugen Honda 3 9 6 - 3 6 - 2 29
4 Kazuyoshi Hoshino   Japan Team Impul Lola Mugen Honda - 4 1 - 6 - 6 3 20
5 Mauro Martini   Italy Team Nova Lola Mugen Honda 1 (1) 4 3 2 - 2 4 16
6 Takuya Kurosawa   Japan Nakajima Racing Reynard Mugen Honda 6 - 3 - - - - 6 15
7 Andrew Gilbert Scott   United Kingdom Stellar International Lola Mugen Honda - - - 1 9 - 1 1 12
8 Naoki Hattori   Japan Team LeMans Reynard Mugen Honda 9 - - 2 - - - - 11
9 Katsumi Yamamoto   Japan X Japan Racing Reynard Mugen Honda - 3 - 6 - - - - 9
10 Katsutomo Kaneishi   Japan Heroes Racing Lola Judd - - 2 - - 3 3 - 8
11 Shinji Nakano   Japan Speed Star Wheel Racing Dome Mugen Honda - - - 4 - 2 - - 6
12 Masahiko Kageyama   Japan Navi Connection Racing Reynard Mugen Honda 4 - - - 1 - - - 5
13 Masami Kageyama   Japan Advan Sport Pal Lola Mugen Honda - - - - - 4 - - 4

Complete Overview

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first column of every race 10 = grid position
second column of every race 10 = race result

R13=retired, but classified R=retired NS=did not start

Place Name Country Team Chassis Engine                
1 Toshio Suzuki   Japan Hoshino Racing Lola Mugen Honda 13 5 4 2 6 1 2 R 1 3 7 6 7 3 8 1
2 Toranosuke Takagi   Japan Nakajima Racing Reynard Mugen Honda 9 7 10 5 13 R 1 1 5 12 1 1 5 1 3 R
3 Tom Kristensen   Denmark Team Cerumo Lola Mugen Honda 6 4 1 1 4 2 5 R 2 4 3 2 11 R 18 5
4 Kazuyoshi Hoshino   Japan Team Impul Lola Mugen Honda 4 11 7 3 15 6 3 R 3 2 4 R 4 2 2 4
5 Mauro Martini   Italy Team Nova Lola Mugen Honda 10 6 2 6 9 3 11 4 18 5 15 R 9 5 14 3
6 Takuya Kurosawa   Japan Nakajima Racing Reynard Mugen Honda 7 2 8 R 1 4 6 R 17 9 5 R 13 7 6 2
7 Andrew Gilbert Scott   United Kingdom Stellar International Lola Mugen Honda 1 8 5 R 8 11 14 6 9 1 11 8 8 6 12 6
8 Naoki Hattori   Japan Team LeMans Reynard Mugen Honda 2 1 11 R 16 7 12 5 4 R 8 10 1 R 4 R
9 Katsumi Yamamoto   Japan X Japan Racing Reynard Mugen Honda 12 R 3 4 11 R 7 2 11 R 18 R 8 6 11 R
10 Katsutomo Kaneishi   Japan Heros Racing Lola Judd 3 R 9 R 2 5 16 7 6 R13 9 4 10 4 7 R
11 Shinji Nakano   Japan Speed Star Wheel Racing Dome Mugen Honda 15 R 14 7 10 R 10 3 10 R 13 5 15 9 15 8
12 Masahiko Kageyama   Japan Navi Connection Racing Reynard Mugen Honda 5 3 17 8 5 R 8 R 7 6 17 R 2 R 1 R
13 Masami Kageyama   Japan Advan Sport Pal Lola Mugen Honda 11 12 13 R 14 R 15 R 12 R 16 3 18 14 5 R
- Michael Krumm   Germany Stellar International Lola Mugen Honda - - 16 R 18 R 13 R 15 R 6 7 20 R 13 7
- Hidetoshi Mitsusada   Japan Team 5Zigen Lola Cosworth - - - - 12 R - - 13 7 12 R 16 R 10 9
- Marco Apicella   Italy Team 5Zigen Reynard Judd 8 R 6 R 7 8 4 R 8 8 2 R 3 R 16 10
- Akira Iida   Japan Team Nova Lola Mugen Honda 17 R 15 R - - 18 8 16 11 10 R 17 11 19 11
- Jeff Krosnoff   United States Team 5Zigen Lola Judd 14 10 12 9 3 12 9 9 19 10 14 R 12 12 9 R
- Masahiko Kondo   Japan Navi Connection Racing Reynard Mugen Honda - - - - 19 10 19 10 20 R 19 9 19 13 21 12
- Hideki Okada   Japan Team Gullwing Lola Cosworth - - 18 R 17 9 17 R 14 14 - - 14 10 17 R
- Thomas Danielsson   Sweden Ad Racing Team Co. Ltd. Lola Judd 16 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Masatomo Shimizu   Japan With Project Lola Mugen Honda - - - - - - - - 21 15 - - 21 15 - -
- Motonari Higuchi   Japan Team Cerumo Lola Mugen Honda - - - - - - - - - - - - 22 16 - -
- Yukihiro Hane   Japan Team Nova Lola Mugen Honda - - - - 20 R - - - - - - - - - -
- "Osamu"   Japan Team Cerumo Lola Mugen Honda - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20 R
- Naohiro Furuya   Japan Ad Racing Team Co. Ltd. Lola Cosworth 18 NS - - - - - - - - - - - - - -