1992 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship
The 1992 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship was contested over 11 rounds. 21 different teams, 34 different drivers, 4 different chassis and 3 different engines competed.
Calendar
[edit]All races took place at venues located within the country of Japan.
| Race No | Track | Race Name | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Winner | Pole Position | Fastest Race Lap |
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| 1 | Suzuka | Million Card Cup Race 2&4 Suzuka | 8 March 1992 | 34 | 5.864=199.376 km | 1'01:37.309 | 194.129 km/h | Ross Cheever | Ross Cheever | Ross Cheever |
| 2 | Fuji | Cabin International Formula Cup | 12 April 1992 | 45 | 4.470=201.15 km | 0'59:40.421 | 202.250 km/h | Paulo Carcasci | Ross Cheever | Mauro Martini |
| 3 | Mine | Nippon Shinpan Nicos Cup Rd.1 Mine All Star | 10 May 1992 | 62 | 3.239=200.818 km | 1'19:51.708 | 150.874 km/h | Eddie Irvine | Eddie Irvine | Mauro Martini |
| 4 | Suzuka | Million Card Cup Race Round 2 Suzuka | 24 May 1992 | 26 | 5.864=152.464 km | 0'48:32.513 | 188.453 km/h | Volker Weidler | Ross Cheever | Masanori Sekiya |
| 5 | Autopolis | All Japan F3000 Championship in Autopolis | 19 July 1992 | 43 | 4.674=200.982 km | 1'08:48.305 | 175.262 km/h | Marco Apicella | Eddie Irvine | Mauro Martini |
| 6 | Sugo | Nippon Shinpan Nicos Cup Rd.2 Sugo Inter Formula | 2 August 1992 | 54 | 3.704=200.016 km | 1'05:57.726 | 181.937 km/h | Volker Weidler | Ross Cheever | Takuya Kurosawa |
| 7 | Fuji | Nippon Shinpan Nicos Cup Rd.3 Fuji Champions | 16 August 1992 | 45 | 4.470=201.15 km | 1'00:20.632 | 200.004 km/h | Mauro Martini | Ross Cheever | Ross Cheever |
| 8 | Fuji | Nippon Shinpan Nicos Cup Rd.4 Fuji Inter | 6 September 1992 | 45 | 4.470=201.15 km | 0'59:24.637 | 203.146 km/h | Toshio Suzuki | Roland Ratzenberger | Mauro Martini |
| 9 | Suzuka | Million Card Cup Race Round 3 Suzuka | 27 September 1992 | 35 | 5.864=205.241 km | 1'04:33.949 | 190.727 km/h | Roland Ratzenberger | Roland Ratzenberger | Toshio Suzuki |
| 10 | Fuji | Nippon Shinpan Nicos Cup Rd.5 Fuji Final | 18 October 1992 | 45 | 4.470=201.15 km | 0'58:49.751 | 205.153 km/h | Toshio Suzuki | Eddie Irvine | Andrew Gilbert Scott |
| 11 | Suzuka | Million Card Cup Race Final Round Suzuka | 15 November 1992 | 35 | 5.864=205.241 km | 1'03:45.511 | 193.142 km/h | Naoki Hattori | Ross Cheever | Kazuyoshi Hoshino |
Note: Race 4 shortened because of a crash on Lap 27 between Hitoshi Ogawa and Andrew Gilbert Scott that killed Ogawa, past the 75% distance rule.
Final point standings
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[edit]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 7 results count. One driver had a point deduction, which are given in ().
Complete overview
[edit]| first column of every race | 10 | = grid position |
| second column of every race | 10 | = race result |
R25=retired, but classified R=retired NC=not classified NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify DIS=disqualified (21)=place after practice, but grid position not held free
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| 1 | Mauro Martini |  Italy |
Team Nova | Lola | Mugen Honda | 7 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | NS | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | R |
| 2 | Toshio Suzuki | Japan |
Universal Racing | Lola | Cosworth | 6 | R | 4 | R | 11 | R | 11 | 7 | 8 | R | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 12 | R |
| 3 | Ross Cheever |  United States |
Team LeMans | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 1 | 1 | 1 | R | 2 | R | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 14 | NS | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Volker Weidler |  Germany |
Team Nova | Lola | Mugen Honda | 2 | 3 | 3 | R | 12 | R | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Naoki Hattori | Japan |
Le Garage Cox Racing/Mooncraft | Lola | Mugen Honda | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Le Garage Cox Racing/Mooncraft | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 16 | R | 16 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Takuya Kurosawa | Japan |
Cabin Racing/Heroes | Lola | Cosworth | 4 | 5 | 4 | R | 3 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | R | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||||||
| Cabin Racing/Heroes | Dome | Cosworth | 12 | R | 13 | R | 12 | R | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Roland Ratzenberger |  Austria |
Stellar International | Lola | Mugen Honda | 29 | NQ | 8 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 15 | R | 7 | R | 5 | 4 | 8 | R | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | R25 | 4 | R |
| 8 | Eddie Irvine |  United Kingdom |
Team Cerumo | Lola | Mugen Honda | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | R | 1 | R | 4 | R | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | R |
| 9 | Andrew Gilbert Scott | United Kingdom |
Stellar International | Lola | Mugen Honda | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 12 | ||||||
| Stellar International | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 13 | R | 17 | 7 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Marco Apicella | Italy |
Dome | Dome | Mugen Honda | 15 | 9 | 22 | R | 4 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | R | 4 | R18 | 5 | R |
| 11 | Paulo Carcasci |  Brazil |
Navi Connection Racing | Lola | Mugen Honda | 17 | NS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Navi Connection Racing | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 7 | 1 | 15 | R | 16 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 11 | R | 11 | R | 15 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 17 | R | |||||
| 12 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Japan |
Team Impul | Lola | Mugen Honda | 5 | 2 | 6 | R | 17 | R | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | R | ||||||||||
| Team Impul | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 5 | R | 27 | NQ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Team Impul | Lola | Cosworth | 8 | R | 14 | 12 | 9 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Danielsson |  Sweden |
Team Take One | Lola | Cosworth | 16 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 9 | R | 21 | R | 21 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 16 | R15 | |
| 14 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany |
Team Nova | Lola | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| Mika Salo |  Finland |
Ad Racing Team Co. Ltd. | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 11 | R | 15 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | R | 22 | 10 | 19 | R | 12 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 5 | |
| 16 | Hisashi Wada | Japan |
Capcom Racing | Lola | Mugen Honda | 25 | R | 9 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 20 | R | 20 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 25 | R21 | 23 | 11 |
| Hitoshi Ogawa | Japan |
Team Cerumo | Lola | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 18 | Rickard Rydell | Sweden |
Team Cerumo | Lola | Mugen Honda | 18 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 6 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Takao Wada | Japan |
Nisseki Racing | Ralt | Mugen Honda | 28 | NQ | 24 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nisseki Racing | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 26 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 22 | NS | 24 | 10 | 19 | R | |||||||
| Naohiro Furuya | Japan |
Super Evolution Racing | Lola | Mugen Honda | 23 | R19 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 8 | - | - | 21 | 19 | (21) | NS | 17 | R | 19 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 6 | |
| - | Yoshihiro Tachi | Japan |
Navi Connection Racing | Lola | Mugen Honda | 20 | R | 11 | 7 | 19 | R | 13 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | R | 23 | 10 | 23 | R23 | 24 | R |
| - | Kunimitsu Takahashi | Japan |
Advan Sport Pal | Lola | Mugen Honda | 24 | 15 | 23 | R | 18 | R | 24 | R | 19 | 15 | 20 | R | 22 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 18 | R | 18 | R22 | 21 | 7 |
| - | Akihiko Nakaya | Japan |
Le Garage Cox Racing/Mooncraft | Lola | Mugen Honda | 9 | R | 26 | R | ||||||||||||||||||
| Le Garage Cox Racing/Mooncraft | Reynard | Mugen Honda | DIS | - | 25 | 11 | 14 | R | 10 | 8 | 19 | R | 15 | 9 | 13 | R | 12 | R | 22 | 8 | |||||||
| - | Masanori Sekiya | Japan |
Team Hagiwara | Reynard | Judd | 13 | R18 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | 16 | 11 | 21 | R | 21 | 12 | 11 | R | 16 | 13 | 18 | R |
| - | Keiji Matsumoto | Japan |
Dome | Dome | Mugen Honda | 19 | 13 | 21 | R | 20 | R | 22 | R | 6 | R | 11 | R | 18 | 9 | 13 | R | 21 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 7 | NC |
| - | Minoru Tanaka | Japan |
Team Take One | Lola | Cosworth | 14 | 10 | 26 | 10 | 24 | R | 23 | R | 12 | 9 | 22 | R | 13 | 15 | 19 | R | 16 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
| - | Jeff Krosnoff | United States |
Speed Star Wheel Racing | Lola | Mugen Honda | 10 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 5 | R | 14 | R13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | R | DIS | - | - | - | 17 | R24 | 14 | 10 |
| - | Shinji Nakano | Japan |
Nakajima Racing | Ralt | Mugen Honda | 27 | NQ | 25 | 12 | 22 | R | 27 | NQ | ||||||||||||||
| Nakajima Racing | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 23 | R | 24 | 12 | 25 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 25 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 25 | 9 | |||||||||||
| - | Hideo Fukuyama | Japan |
Team Noji International | Lola | Mugen Honda | 22 | 14 | 18 | R | 23 | R | DIS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | 20 | - | - |
| - | Syunji Kasuya | Japan |
Team Noji International | Lola | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | R | 25 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 15 | - | - | 26 | R |
| - | Yoshimichi Fujinaga | Japan |
Team Hagiwara | Ralt | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | - | 21 | R | 25 | 14 | 24 | 16 | 26 | NQ | DIS | - | DIS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Tom Kristensen |  Denmark |
Navi Connection Racing | Lola | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 14 | 23 | R | 15 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Katsunori Iketani | Japan |
Cobra Racing | Lola | Mugen Honda | 26 | 17 | DIS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Katsutomo Kaneishi | Japan |
Team Nova | Lola | Mugen Honda | 21 | R | 20 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | R | 20 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - |