2008 Formula Nippon Championship
{{Motorsport season
|series = Formula Nippon Championship
|year = 2008
}}
The 2008 Formula Nippon Championship was the thirty-sixth season of the premier Japanese open-wheel motor racing series. The series for Formula Nippon racing cars was contested over eight rounds. All teams were required to use Lola chassis (Lola FN06) and have the choice between utilising Mugen Honda (Mugen HF386E) or Toyota (Toyota RV8J) engines.
Defending champion Tsugio Matsuda secured the championship with a round in hand. Together with teammate Benoît Tréluyer, Matsuda's Team Impul also secured the teams championship with a round to go.
Teams and drivers
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
! Team ! # ! Driver ! Chassis ! Engine ! Rounds |
| rowspan=2|Lawson Team Impul
| 1 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Tsugio Matsuda |Lola FN06 |Toyota RV8J | All |
| 2
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Benoît Tréluyer |Lola FN06 |Toyota RV8J | All |
| rowspan=2|Kondo Racing
| 3 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Naoki Yokomizo |Lola FN06 |Toyota RV8J | All |
| 4
| {{flagicon|BRA}} João Paulo de Oliveira |Lola FN06 |Toyota RV8J | All |
| rowspan=3|SG Team 5Zigen
| 5 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Toshihiro Kaneishi |Lola FN06 |Honda HF386E | All |
| rowspan=2| 6
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Katsuyuki Hiranaka |rowspan=2|Lola FN06 |rowspan=2|Honda HF386E | 1–4, 7–8 |
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroki Yoshimoto
| 5–6 |
| rowspan=2|Team LeMans
| 7 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Satoshi Motoyama |Lola FN06 |Toyota RV8J | All |
| 8
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroaki Ishiura |Lola FN06 |Toyota RV8J | All |
| rowspan=2|TP Checker Team Impul
|rowspan=2 align=center| 20 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Kohei Hirate |rowspan=2|Lola FN06 |rowspan=2|Toyota RV8J | 1–6, 8 |
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Lyons
| 7 |
| rowspan=2|PIAA Nakajima Racing
| 31 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Loïc Duval |Lola FN06 |Honda HF386E | All |
| 32
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takashi Kogure |Lola FN06 |Honda HF386E | All |
| rowspan=2|Petronas Team TOM'S
| 36 |{{flagicon|DEU}} André Lotterer |Lola FN06 |Toyota RV8J | All |
| 37
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Seiji Ara |Lola FN06 |Toyota RV8J | All |
| rowspan=2|DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing
| 40 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Kosuke Matsuura |Lola FN06 |Honda HF386E | All |
| 41
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takeshi Tsuchiya |Lola FN06 |Honda HF386E | All |
| rowspan=2|Cerumo/Inging
| 47 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Ronnie Quintarelli |Lola FN06 |Toyota RV8J | All |
| 48
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuji Tachikawa |Lola FN06 |Toyota RV8J | All |
| rowspan=2|Autobacs Racing Team Aguri
| 55 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuji Ide |Lola FN06 |Honda HF386E | All |
| 56
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takuya Izawa |Lola FN06 |Honda HF386E | All |
| Stonemarket Blaak Cerumo/Inging
| 67 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Roberto Streit |Lola FN06 |Toyota RV8J | All |
Calendar
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{{Location map~|Japan|lat_deg=34|lat_min=54|lon_deg=134|lon_min=13|position=bottom|background=|label=Okayama}}
{{Location map~|Japan|lat_deg=35|lat_min=22|lon_deg=138|lon_min=55|position=right|background=|label=Fuji}}
{{Location map~|Japan|lat_deg=38|lat_min=8|lon_deg=140|lon_min=46|position=right|background=|label=SUGO}}
}}
- All races held in Japan.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%" |
| Round
! Circuit ! Date ! Pole Position ! Fastest Lap ! Winning Driver ! Winning Team |
|---|
| 1
| 6 April | {{flagicon|JPN}} Tsugio Matsuda | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuji Tachikawa | {{flagicon|JPN}} Tsugio Matsuda |
| 2
| 11 May | {{flagicon|JPN}} Tsugio Matsuda | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuji Tachikawa | {{flagicon|JPN}} Tsugio Matsuda |
| 3
| 25 May | {{flagicon|JPN}} Tsugio Matsuda | {{flagicon|JPN}} Tsugio Matsuda | {{flagicon|JPN}} Tsugio Matsuda |
| 4
| Okayama International Circuit | 8 June | {{flagicon|JPN}} Tsugio Matsuda | {{flagicon|JPN}} Satoshi Motoyama | {{flagicon|FRA}} Loïc Duval |
| rowspan=2| 5
|rowspan=2| Suzuka Circuit |rowspan=2| 13 July | {{flagicon|JPN}} Tsugio Matsuda | {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroaki Ishiura | {{flagicon|JPN}} Tsugio Matsuda |
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Satoshi Motoyama
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Roberto Streit | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kohei Hirate |
| rowspan=2| 6
|rowspan=2| Twin Ring Motegi |rowspan=2| 10 August | {{flagicon|JPN}} Tsugio Matsuda | {{flagicon|BRA}} Roberto Streit | {{flagicon|FRA}} Loïc Duval |
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takeshi Tsuchiya
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takeshi Tsuchiya | {{flagicon|JPN}} Seiji Ara |
| rowspan=2| 7
|rowspan=2| Fuji Speedway |rowspan=2| 31 August | {{flagicon|BRA}} João Paulo de Oliveira | {{flagicon|JPN}} Takashi Kogure | {{flagicon|BRA}} João Paulo de Oliveira |
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Kosuke Matsuura
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshihiro Kaneishi | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kosuke Matsuura |
| 8
| 21 September | {{flagicon|JPN}} Satoshi Motoyama | {{flagicon|FRA}} Loïc Duval | {{flagicon|JPN}} Tsugio Matsuda |
Championship standings
=Drivers' Championship=
;Scoring system:
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center" |
| valign="top"
! ! Position ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! PP |
| Rds 1–4, 8
! Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
|---|
| Rds 5–7 R1 ! Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |colspan=2 align=center|0 | 1 |
| Rds 5–7 R2 ! Points | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |colspan=6 align=center|0 |
* – In race 2 at the August Fuji meeting, the race was run behind the safety car for five laps before the race was halted. Half points were awarded.
| {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center" |
| valign="top"
!valign="middle"| Pos !valign="middle"| Driver ! FUJ ! SUZ ! MOT ! OKA !colspan=2| SUZ !colspan=2| MOT !colspan=2| FUJ ! SUG !valign="middle"| Pts |
| 1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} Tsugio Matsuda |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|8 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1 ! 93.5 |
|---|
| 2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Loïc Duval |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|10 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|10 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|7 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3 ! 62 |
| 3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|DEU}} André Lotterer |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|7 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12 ! 49 |
| 4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kohei Hirate |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |DNS | | |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5 ! 42 |
| 5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takashi Kogure |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|9 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|7 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|6 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2 ! 41 |
| 6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} João Paulo de Oliveira |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|9 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|8 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6 ! 33 |
| 7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuji Tachikawa |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|17 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|17 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|9 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|9 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15 ! 31 |
| 8
|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Benoît Tréluyer |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4 ! 27 |
| 9
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Ronnie Quintarelli |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|10 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|9 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7 ! 21.5 |
| 10
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takuya Izawa |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|9 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|18 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|17 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8 ! 19 |
| 11
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} Satoshi Motoyama |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|16 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|9 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret ! 14 |
| 12
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} Naoki Yokomizo |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|NC |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|6 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret ! 12 |
| 13
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Roberto Streit |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|10 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|9 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|19 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|18 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|10 ! 11 |
| 14
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} Seiji Ara |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|10 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|10 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|10 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|10 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|16 ! 9 |
| 15
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} Toshihiro Kaneishi |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|16 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|20 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11 ! 9 |
| 16
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroaki Ishiura |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|8 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|17 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|16 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|9 ! 9 |
| 17
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takeshi Tsuchiya |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|16 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14 ! 4 |
| 18
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kosuke Matsuura |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|16 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|9 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|10 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|6 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13 ! 3.5 |
| 19
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuji Ide |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|9 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|18 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|NC |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|NC |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|19 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|17 ! 2 |
| 20
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroki Yoshimoto | | | | |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|18 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|10 | | | ! 0 |
| 21
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} Katsuyuki Hiranaka |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15 | | | | |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret ! 0 |
| 22
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Lyons | | | | | | | | |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13 | ! 0 |
| valign="top"
!valign="middle"| Pos !valign="middle"| Driver ! FUJ ! SUZ ! MOT ! OKA !colspan=2| SUZ !colspan=2| MOT !colspan=2| FUJ ! SUG !valign="middle"| Pts |
|valign="top"|
{{Motorsport driver results legend}}
Bold - Pole
Italics - Fastest Lap
|}
=Teams' Championship=
;Scoring system:
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center" |
| valign="top"
! ! Position ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 |
| Rds 1–4, 8
! Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|
| Rds 5–7 R1 ! Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |colspan=2 align=center|0 |
| Rds 5–7 R2 ! Points | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |colspan=5 align=center|0 |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center" |
| valign="top"
!valign="middle"| Pos !valign="middle"| Team !valign="middle"| Car ! FUJ ! SUZ ! MOT ! OKA !colspan=2| SUZ !colspan=2| MOT !colspan=2| FUJ ! SUG !valign="middle"| Pts |
| rowspan=2| 1
|rowspan=2 align="left"| Lawson Team Impul | 1 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|8 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1 !rowspan=2| 114.5 |
|---|
| 2
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4 |
| rowspan=2| 2
|rowspan=2 align="left"| PIAA Nakajima Racing | 31 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|10 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|10 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|7 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3 !rowspan=2| 103 |
| 32
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|9 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|7 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|6 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2 |
| rowspan=2| 3
|rowspan=2 align="left"| Petronas Team TOM'S | 36 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|7 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12 !rowspan=2| 58 |
| 37
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|10 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|10 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|10 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|10 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|16 |
| rowspan=2| 4
|rowspan=2 align="left"| Cerumo/Inging | 47 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|10 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|9 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7 !rowspan=2| 52.5 |
| 48
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|17 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|17 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|9 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|9 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15 |
| rowspan=2| 5
|rowspan=2 align="left"| Kondo Racing | 3 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|NC |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|6 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret !rowspan=2|44 |
| 4
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|9 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|8 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6 |
| 6
|align="left"| TP Checker Impul | 20 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |DNS |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5 !42 |
| rowspan=2| 7
|rowspan=2 align="left"| Team LeMans | 7 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|16 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|9 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret !rowspan=2| 22 |
| 8
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|8 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|17 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|16 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|9 |
| rowspan=2| 8
|rowspan=2 align="left"| Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 55 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|9 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|18 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|NC |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|NC |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|19 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|17 !rowspan=2| 21 |
| 56
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|9 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|18 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|17 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8 |
| 9
|align="left"| Stonemarket Cerumo/Inging | 67 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|10 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|9 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|19 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|18 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|10 ! 11 |
| rowspan=2| 10
|rowspan=2 align="left"| SG Team 5Zigen | 5 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|16 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|20 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11 !rowspan=2| 9 |
| 6
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|18 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|10 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|15 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |
| rowspan=2| 11
|rowspan=2 align="left"|DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing | 40 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|16 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|9 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|10 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|6 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|13 !rowspan=2|7.5 |
| 41
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|12 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|16 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|11 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|14 |
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20230407110248/https://superformula.net/fn/en/race/archive/2008/index0801r07.shtml 2008 Japanese Championship Formula Nippon]
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