1995 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship

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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.

This was the last season of the Japanese Formula 3000 Championship as the main single seater racing category in Japan. It was replaced in 1996 by the Japanese Formula Nippon Championship.

Teams and drivers

More information Team, No. ...
Team No. Driver Chassis Engine Tyre Rounds
Team 5ZIGEN 1 Italy Marco Apicella Reynard 94D
Reynard 95D		 Judd KV2 Y All
5 United States Jeff Krosnoff Lola T94/50 All
6 Japan Hidetoshi Mitsusada Lola T93/50 Cosworth DFV 4, 6–9
Heroes Racing Corporation 3 Japan Katsutomo Kaneishi Lola T94/50 Judd KV2 B All
Advan Sport 7 Japan Masami Kageyama Lola T94/50
Lola T95/50		 Mugen MF308 Y All
Speed Star Wheel Racing Team
avex Dome with Mugen Racing Team		 8 Japan Shinji Nakano Dome F104 Mugen MF308 Y
B		 All
Shionogi Team Nova 9 Italy Mauro Martini Lola T95/50 Mugen MF308 B All
10 Japan Akira Iida 1–3, 5–9
Japan Yukihiro Hane 4
Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo
Cerumo Co.		 11 Denmark Tom Kristensen Lola T94/50 Mugen MF308 B All
12 Japan Motonari Higuchi 8
Japan "Osamu" 9
Hoshino Racing
Nisseki Impul Racing Team		 15 Japan Toshio Suzuki Lola T94/50 Mugen MF308 B All
19 Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino Lola T93/50
Lola T95/50		 All
Ad Racing Team 17 Japan Taichiro Oonishi Lola T94/50 Judd KV2 Y 1
18 Japan Naohiro Furuya Lola T93/50 Cosworth DFV 1
Oasys
Stellar International		 20 United Kingdom Andrew Gilbert-Scott Lola T93/50 Mugen MF308 B All
21 Germany Michael Krumm 3–9
Team LeMans
X Japan Racing Team		 24 Japan Naoki Hattori Reynard 95D Mugen MF308 B All
25 Japan Katsumi Yamamoto Reynard 94D
Reynard 95D		 All
Navi Connection Racing 27 Japan Masahiko Kageyama Reynard 94D
Reynard 95D		 Mugen MF308 Y
B		 All
28 Japan Masahiko Kondo Reynard 94D 4–9
Team Gullwing 30 Japan Hideki Okada Lola T93/50 Cosworth DFV Y 3–6, 8–9
With Project 33 Japan Masatomo Shimizu Lola T93/50 Mugen MF308 Y 2, 6, 8
Nakajima Planning 64 Japan Toranosuke Takagi Reynard 94D
Reynard 95D		 Mugen MF308 B All
65 Japan Takuya Kurosawa All
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Race calendar

All races were held in Japan.

More information Round, Race name ...
Round Race name Circuit Location Date
1 Million Card Cup Race Round 1 Suzuka Suzuka Circuit Suzuka, Mie 19 March
2 International Formula Cup Fuji Speedway Oyama, Shizuoka 9 April
3 F3000 Mine All Star Mine Circuit Mine, Yamaguchi Prefecture 7 May
4 Million Card Cup Race Round 2 Suzuka Suzuka Circuit Suzuka, Mie 21 May
5 Sugo Inter Formula F3000 & F3 Sportsland SUGO Shibata, Miyagi 30 July
6 Fuji Inter F3000 & F3 Fuji Speedway Oyama, Shizuoka 3 September
7 Tokachi International F3000 Tokachi International Speedway Sarabetsu, Hokkaido 17 September
8 International F3000 Fuji Final Fuji Speedway Oyama, Shizuoka 15 October
9 Million Card Cup Race Final Round Suzuka Suzuka Circuit Suzuka, Mie 19 November
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Race results

Round 2 at Fuji Speedway was cancelled after the race was red flagged with one lap completed due to heavy rain.

More information Round, Circuit ...
Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 Suzuka Circuit United Kingdom Andrew Gilbert-Scott Japan Toshio Suzuki Japan Naoki Hattori Team LeMans
2 Fuji Speedway Japan Naoki Hattori Race cancelled due to weather conditions
3 Mine Circuit Denmark Tom Kristensen United States Jeff Krosnoff Denmark Tom Kristensen Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo
4 Suzuka Circuit Japan Takuya Kurosawa Japan Toshio Suzuki Japan Toshio Suzuki Hoshino Racing
5 Sportsland SUGO Japan Toranosuke Takagi United States Jeff Krosnoff Japan Toranosuke Takagi Nakajima Planning
6 Fuji Speedway Japan Toshio Suzuki Japan Katsutomo Kaneishi United Kingdom Andrew Gilbert-Scott Stellar International
7 Tokachi International Speedway Japan Toranosuke Takagi Japan Toranosuke Takagi Japan Toranosuke Takagi Nakajima Planning
8 Fuji Speedway Japan Naoki Hattori Japan Toranosuke Takagi Japan Toranosuke Takagi Nakajima Planning
9 Suzuka Circuit Japan Masahiko Kageyama Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino Japan Toshio Suzuki Hoshino Racing
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Championship standings

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top six classified finishers. For the Drivers standings, the best six results were counted

More information Position, Points ...
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Points 9 6 4 3 2 1
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Driver standings
More information Rank, Driver ...
Rank Driver SUZ FUJ MIN SUZ SUG FUJ TOK FUJ SUZ Points
1 Japan Toshio Suzuki 5 C 2 1 Ret 3 (6) 3 1 34 (35)
2 Japan Toranosuke Takagi 7 C 5 Ret 1 12 1 1 Ret 29
3 Denmark Tom Kristensen 4 C 1 2 Ret 4 2 Ret 5 29
4 Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino 11 C 3 6 Ret 2 Ret 2 4 20
5 Italy Mauro Martini (6) C 6 3 4 5 Ret 5 3 16 (17)
6 Japan Takuya Kurosawa 2 C Ret 4 Ret 9 Ret 7 2 15
7 United Kingdom Andrew Gilbert-Scott 8 C Ret 11 6 1 8 6 6 12
8 Japan Naoki Hattori 1 C Ret 7 5 Ret 10 Ret Ret 11
9 Japan Katsumi Yamamoto Ret C 4 Ret 2 Ret Ret 8 Ret 9
10 Japan Katsutomo Kaneishi Ret C Ret 5 7 13 4 4 Ret 8
11 Japan Shinji Nakano Ret C 7 Ret 3 Ret 5 9 8 6
12 Japan Masahiko Kageyama 3 C 8 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 5
13 Japan Masami Kageyama 12 C Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 14 Ret 4
14 Germany Michael Krumm Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 7 0
15 Japan Hidetoshi Mitsusada Ret 7 Ret Ret 9 0
16 Italy Marco Apicella Ret C Ret 8 Ret 8 Ret Ret 10 0
17 Japan Akira Iida Ret C Ret 8 11 Ret 11 11 0
18 United States Jeff Krosnoff 10 C 9 12 9 10 Ret 12 Ret 0
19 Japan Masahiko Kondo 10 10 Ret 9 13 12 0
20 Japan Hideki Okada Ret 9 Ret 14 10 Ret 0
21 Sweden Thomas Danielsson 9 0
22 Japan Masatomo Shimizu C 15 15 0
23 Japan Motonari Higuchi 16 0
Japan Yukihiro Hane Ret -
Japan "Osamu" Ret -
Japan Naohiro Furuya DNS -
Rank Driver SUZ FUJ MIN SUZ SUG FUJ TOK FUJ SUZ Points
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Complete Overview

first column of every race10= grid position
second column of every race10= race result

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

PlaceNameCountryTeamChassisEngineJapanJapanJapanJapanJapanJapanJapanJapanJapan
1Toshio Suzuki JapanHoshino RacingLolaMugen Honda13511C42612R13767381
2Toranosuke Takagi JapanNakajima RacingReynardMugen Honda9712C10513R1151211513R
3Tom Kristensen DenmarkTeam CerumoLolaMugen Honda643C11425R243211R185
4Kazuyoshi Hoshino JapanTeam ImpulLolaMugen Honda4116C731563R324R4224
5Mauro Martini ItalyTeam NovaLolaMugen Honda10610C269311418515R95143
6Takuya Kurosawa JapanNakajima RacingReynardMugen Honda7215C8R146R1795R13762
7Andrew Gilbert Scott United KingdomStellar InternationalLolaMugen Honda184C5R8111469111886126
8Naoki Hattori JapanTeam LeMansReynardMugen Honda211C11R1671254R8101R4R
9Katsumi Yamamoto JapanX Japan RacingReynardMugen Honda12R13C3411R7211R18R8611R
10Katsutomo Kaneishi JapanHeros RacingLolaJudd3R8C9R251676R13941047R
11Shinji Nakano JapanSpeed Star Wheel RacingDomeMugen Honda15R5C14710R10310R135159158
12Masahiko Kageyama JapanNavi Connection RacingReynardMugen Honda539C1785R8R7617R2R1R
13Masami Kageyama JapanAdvan Sport PalLolaMugen Honda11127C13R14R15R12R16318145R
-Michael Krumm GermanyStellar InternationalLolaMugen Honda----16R18R13R15R6720R137
-Hidetoshi Mitsusada JapanTeam 5ZigenLolaCosworth------12R--13712R16R109
-Marco Apicella ItalyTeam 5ZigenReynardJudd8R2C6R784R882R3R1610
-Akira Iida JapanTeam NovaLolaMugen Honda17R16C15R--188161110R17111911
-Jeff Krosnoff United StatesTeam 5ZigenLolaJudd141014C12931299191014R12129R
-Masahiko Kondo JapanNavi Connection RacingReynardMugen Honda------1910191020R19919132112
-Hideki Okada JapanTeam GullwingLolaCosworth----18R17917R1414--141017R
-Thomas Danielsson SwedenAd Racing Team Co. Ltd.LolaJudd169----------------
-Masatomo Shimizu JapanWith ProjectLolaMugen Honda--17C------2115--2115--
-Motonari Higuchi JapanTeam CerumoLolaMugen Honda--------------2216--
-Yukihiro Hane JapanTeam NovaLolaMugen Honda------20R----------
-"Osamu" JapanTeam CerumoLolaMugen Honda----------------20R
-Naohiro Furuya JapanAd Racing Team Co. Ltd.LolaCosworth18NS----------------

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