The 1998 Formula Nippon Championship was scheduled over 10 rounds and contested over 9 rounds. 14 different teams, 29 different drivers, 3 different chassis and only 1 engine competed in the series. Each round saw a Special Stage after the original qualifying. The best six qualifiers had to compete in a separate session for the pole.
Teams and drivers
Masao Yamada died from a subarachnoid hemorrhage on 12 July 1998.
Race calendar and results
All races were held in Japan.
Race 7 was not held due to bad weather conditions
Championship standings
Drivers' Championship
;Scoring system:
Teams' Championship
References
External links
1998 Japanese Championship Formula Nippon
{{Japanese Formula 3000/Formula Nippon years
Formula 3000
Formula 3000 (F3000) was a type of open wheel, single seater formula racing, occupying the tier immediately below Formula One and above Formula Three. It was so named because the cars were powered by 3.0 L engines.
Formula 3000 championship ...
Super Formula
Nippon
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in th ...