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Formula Nippon Championship 1997 standings
Championship points standings for the Formula Nippon Championship 1997
| Position | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Tyres | Points | 1. | 
| Pedro de la Rosa | Shionogi Team Nova | Lola T97/51 | Mugen Honda 3.0 | 82 |
2. | 
| Takuya Kurosawa | Team Impul | Lola T96/52 | Mugen Honda 3.0 | 28 |
3. | 
| Norberto Fontana | Team Le Mans | Reynard 97D | Mugen Honda 3.0 | 21 |
4. |
| Hidetoshi Mitsusada | Cosmo Team Cerumo | Lola T96/52 | Mugen Honda 3.0 | 20 |
5. |
| Masami Kageyama | Navi Connection Racing Team | Reynard 96D Reynard 97D | Mugen Honda 3.0 Mugen Honda 3.0 | 19 |
6. |
| Toranosuke Takagi | Piaa Nakajima Racing | Reynard 97D | Mugen Honda 3.0 | 18 |
7. |
| Masahiko Kageyama | Team Impul | Reynard 96D Lola T95/50 | Mugen Honda 3.0 Mugen Honda 3.0 | 16 |
8. | 
| Ralph Firman jr. | Team TMS | Reynard 97D | Mugen Honda 3.0 | 12 |
9. |
| Katsutomo Kaneishi | Funai Super Aguri | Reynard 96D | Mugen Honda 3.0 | 10 |
10. |
| Akira Iida | Shionogi Team Nova | Lola T97/51 | Mugen Honda 3.0 | 7 |
10. |
| Satoshi Motoyama | Funai Super Aguri | Reynard 96D Reynard 94D | Mugen Honda 3.0 Mugen Honda 3.0 | 7 |
12. | 
| Marco Apicella | Autotech Stellar | Reynard 96D | Mugen Honda 3.0 | 6 |
13. |
| Toshio Suzuki | Kamome Service With Mirai | Reynard 95D | Mugen Honda 3.0 | 5 |
14. |
| Juichi Wakisaka | Team Anabuki Dome Dome With Mugen | Dome F104 | Mugen Honda 3.0 | 4 |
15. |
| Koji Yamanishi | Piaa Nakajima Racing | Reynard 97D | Mugen Honda 3.0 | 2 |
16. | 
| Michael Krumm | Autotech Stellar, Team Le Mans, Cosmo Team Cerumo | Reynard 96D Lola T96/52 | Mugen Honda 3.0 Mugen Honda 3.0 | 1 |
16. |
| Esteban Tuero | Team Le Mans | Reynard 96D | Mugen Honda 3.0 | 1 |
| Andrea Boldrini | STP Stellar | Reynard 96D | Mugen Honda 3.0 | 0 |
| Andrew Gilbert-Scott | Autotech Stellar | Reynard 96D | Mugen Honda 3.0 | 0 |
| Marc Goossens | Team 5Zigen | Reynard 96D Reynard 96D | Judd 3.0 Mugen Honda 3.0 | 0 |
| 
| Sarah Kavanagh | Cosmo Team Cerumo | Reynard 95D | Cosworth AC 3.0 | 0 |
| Atsushi Kawamoto | Asahi Kiko Sports | Reynard 96D | Mugen Honda 3.0 | 0 |
| Masahiko Kondo | Team TMS | Reynard 97D | Mugen Honda 3.0 | 0 |
| Dilantha Malagamuwa | Sri Lanka With Team Reyjun | Reynard 96D | Mugen Honda 3.0 | 0 |
| Mauro Martini | Autotech Stellar | Reynard 96D | Mugen Honda 3.0 | 0 |
| Ryo Michigami | Funai Super Aguri | Reynard 96D | Mugen Honda 3.0 | 0 |
| Osamu Nakajima | Team LeyJun | Reynard 96D | Mugen Honda 3.0 | 0 |
| Shinsuke Shibahara | Team Cerumo | Lola T94/50 | Mugen Honda 3.0 | 0 |
| Vincenzo Sospiri | Super Nova With Mirai | Reynard 95D | Mugen Honda 3.0 | 0 |
| Yuji Tachikawa | Team Le Mans | Reynard 96D | Mugen Honda 3.0 | 0 |
| Eiichi Tajima | Team 5Zigen | Reynard 95D Reynard 96D | Judd 3.0 Judd 3.0 | 0 |
| Tetsuji Tamanaka | Takagi B-1 Racing Team | Lola T95/50 | Mugen Honda 3.0 | 0 |
| Tetsuya Tanaka | Be Brides ARP Aska | Lola T95/50 | Mugen Honda 3.0 | 0 |
| Tetsufumi Toda | Sri Lanka Wirh Team Reyjun | Lola T95/50 | Mugen Honda 3.0 | 0 |
| Risto Virtanen | Team 5Zigen | Reynard 95D | Judd 3.0 | 0 |
| Masao Yamada | Takagi B-1 Racing Team | Lola T94/50 | Mugen Honda 3.0 | 0 |
| Katsumi Yamamoto | Navi Connection Racing Team | Reynard 95D Reynard 96D | Mugen Honda 3.0 Mugen Honda 3.0 | 0 |
|---|
| Driver | Number | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Most race wins |
| Pedro de la Rosa | 6 |
| Most pole positions |
| Pedro de la Rosa | 4 |
|
| Toranosuke Takagi | 4 | |
| Most podium positions |
| Pedro de la Rosa | 10 |
| Most podium positions without a win |
| Hidetoshi Mitsusada | 3 |
|
| Masahiko Kageyama | 3 | |
| Most fastest race laps |
| Pedro de la Rosa | 3 |
Nationality of participating drivers
| % | Country | Drivers | Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62.2% | Japan |
| Takuya Kurosawa, Hidetoshi Mitsusada, Masami Kageyama, Toranosuke Takagi, Masahiko Kageyama, Katsutomo Kaneishi, Akira Iida, Satoshi Motoyama, Toshio Suzuki, Juichi Wakisaka, Koji Yamanishi, Tetsuya Tanaka, Katsumi Yamamoto, Atsushi Kawamoto, Masahiko Kondo, Eiichi Tajima, Yuji Tachikawa, Shinsuke Shibahara, Tetsuji Tamanaka, Masao Yamada, Osamu Nakajima, Tetsufumi Toda, Ryo Michigami | 23 |
| 10.8% | Italy |
| Marco Apicella, Vincenzo Sospiri, Mauro Martini, Andrea Boldrini | 4 |
| 5.4% | Argentina |
| Norberto Fontana, Esteban Tuero | 2 |
| 5.4% | Ireland |
| Ralph Firman jr., Sarah Kavanagh | 2 |
| 2.7% | Spain |
| Pedro de la Rosa | 1 |
| 2.7% | Germany |
| Michael Krumm | 1 |
| 2.7% | Belgium |
| Marc Goossens | 1 |
| 2.7% | Sri Lanka |
| Dilantha Malagamuwa | 1 |
| 2.7% | Finland |
| Risto Virtanen | 1 |
| 2.7% | Great Britain |
| Andrew Gilbert-Scott | 1 |
Individual driver statistics for the 1997 Formula Nippon Championship
| # | Date | Circuit | Winner | Second | Third | Pole | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1997-04-27 | Suzuka | de la Rosa | Kurosawa | Mitsusada | Takagi | Kaneishi |
| 2 | 1997-05-18 | Mine | de la Rosa | Kurosawa | Iida | Yamamoto | |
| 3 | 1997-06-01 | Fuji | Kurosawa | de la Rosa | Takagi | Kurosawa | Kurosawa |
| 4 | 1997-07-06 | Suzuka | Takagi | Kageyama | de la Rosa | Takagi | Kageyama |
| 5 | 1997-08-03 | Sugo | de la Rosa | Firman jr. | Kageyama | de la Rosa | Fontana |
| 6 | 1997-08-31 | Fuji | de la Rosa | Fontana | Mitsusada | de la Rosa | de la Rosa |
| 7 | 1997-09-14 | Mine | Fontana | de la Rosa | Mitsusada | Takagi | de la Rosa |
| 8 | 1997-09-28 | Motegi | de la Rosa | Kageyama | Fontana | de la Rosa | Kageyama |
| 9 | 1997-10-19 | Fuji | Kaneishi | de la Rosa | Kaneishi | de la Rosa | |
| 10 | 1997-11-09 | Suzuka | de la Rosa | Kurosawa | Kageyama | de la Rosa | Kageyama |
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