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Formula Toyota

Formula Toyotawas aspec racingseries inJapanbetween 1991 and 2007. Many JapaneseFormula Onedrivers, likeKazuki NakajimaandToranosuke Takagi,made their racing debut in the Formula Toyota. The class folded after the 2007 season when it was effectively replaced by theFormula Challenge Japan.

CategorySingle seaters
Inaugural season1990
Folded2007
ConstructorsArgo-Tom's(1990–1994)
Tom's (1995–2001)
Toyota (2002–2007)
Engine suppliersToyota
Tyre suppliersBridgestone(2002–2007)
Last Drivers' championItalyKei Cozzolino
Last Teams' championJapanTeam Le Beauset
Official websiteFormula Toyota

History

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The Formula Toyota held its inaugural race in 1990, this race was won byMasami Kageyama.Toyota launched their firstFormula 3engine in 1991 and won both the drivers title and engine title in the 1991Japanese Formula Three Championship.[1]Together with their Formula 3 engine Toyota launched their own racing class, Formula Toyota. The first generation car, theArgo-Tom'sFT10, uses analuminiummonocoque.The car was powered by aToyota 4A-GEengine, which produced 140hp.The FT10 was used until 1994 when it was replaced by aTom'sbuilt FT20. This car was powered by a 5-valve engine, replacing the previous 4-valve engine. In 1995 the Formula Toyota Racing School was founded and the best driver from each class won a fully funded drive in the Formula Toyota championship. Between 1991 and 1999 there were two Formula Toyota championships, Main and West. But after the fields became smaller Toyota merged the two classes into one class for the 2000 season. The championships last race was on November 25, 2007 atFuji International Speedway.The race was won by Italian-Japanese driverKei Cozzolino.Team Le Beauset was the most successful team in Formula Toyota, their drivers won the championship six times.

The series folded after the creation of theFormula Challenge Japan.Nissan,Hondaand Toyota joined forces and created this racing class in 2006. The Formula Challenge Japan was replaced by theJapan Formula 4after the 2013 season. InNew ZealandtheToyota Racing Series,also known as Formula Toyota, currently uses aTatuusbuilt Toyota FT40. There is no relationship between the Japanese series and this one except the use of Toyota engines.

Champions

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Year Championship Car
1990 Masami Kageyama[2] Argo-Tom'sFT10
Main West
1991 Eiichi Tajima Hidehiro Mochizuki Argo-Tom'sFT10
1992 Tomoyuki Hosono Masayuki Yamamoto Argo-Tom'sFT10
1993 Mitsuhiro Kinoshita Eiji Sengoku Argo-Tom'sFT10
1994 Shigeaki Hattori Jiro Nakatani Argo-Tom'sFT10
1995 Takahiro Fujita Yuji Tachikawa Tom'sFT20
1996 Yasuhisa Fujiwara Shinya Kurushima Tom'sFT20
1997 Rubén Derfler Shinichi Takagi Tom'sFT20
1998 Masahiro Tsukiji Tomoyuki Inoue Tom'sFT20
1999 Kaichi Sato Satoshi Inoue Tom'sFT20
Championship
2000 Satoshi Goto[3] Tom'sFT20
2001 Naoki Yokomizo[4] Tom'sFT20
2002 Wataru Kobayakawa[5] FT30
2003 Kazuki Nakajima[6] FT30
2004 Hideto Yasuoka[7] FT30
2005 Kazuya Oshima[8] FT30
2006 Yuhi Sekiguchi[9] FT30
2007 Kei Cozzolino[10] FT30

Other notable drivers

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References

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  1. ^"History of Toyota's Motor Sports Activities".Toyota Motor Corporation.Retrieved28 December2013.
  2. ^"Formula Toyota".Japan Racing History.Retrieved28 December2013.
  3. ^"チャンプ hậu đằng thông との kích しい công phòng chiến を chế し, ジェフ・ライトが２ thắng mục を cử げて, シリーズ bế mạc".Toyota Motor Sports.Retrieved28 December2013.
  4. ^"Dư tuyển での khổ 悩を xuy き phi ばした hoành câu trực huy ポールシッター phiến cương long dã の liên thắng trở chỉ して, hữu chung の mỹ を sức る!".Toyota Motor Sports.Retrieved28 December2013.
  5. ^"Bình thủ hoảng bình が4 thắng mục を cử げて, kim quý tối hậu の chiến いを đế めくくる! チャンプ tiểu tảo xuyên は vô niệm のリタイア. Hữu chung の mỹ を sức れず".Toyota Motor Sports.Retrieved28 December2013.
  6. ^"Hậu bán chiến のヒーロー, trì điền đại hữu が3 liên thắng, niên gian tối đa 4 thắng mục を sức る! Tiểu lâm khả mộng vĩ は vô niệm のリタイア, 3 vị でゴールの trung 嶋 nhất quý が vương tọa に".Toyota Motor Sports.Retrieved28 December2013.
  7. ^"Hậu bán chiến thân び điều tử の tha nga hoành kỷ が, 30 chiến mục の tốt nghiệp レースで sơ ưu thắng! ポール thạch phổ, チャンプ an cương は, それぞれ vô niệm の kết quả に……".Toyota Motor Sports.Retrieved28 December2013.
  8. ^"Khổ しいレース triển khai を nại え bạt いた, đại 嶋 hòa dã がタイトルを hoạch đắc! A bộ dực がラスト３ liên thắng, bản bổn hùng dã と１-２フィニッシュを quả たす".Toyota Motor Sports.Retrieved28 December2013.
  9. ^"Tân チャンピオン quan khẩu hùng phi, tốt nghiệp レースで hữu chung の mỹ を sức る đắc ý のウェットコンディション, ６ thắng mục は áp thắng で!".Toyota Motor Sports.Retrieved28 December2013.
  10. ^"Tam つ ba のタイトル tranh いは, まさかまさかの kết mạt に 3 liên thắng sức って, ケイ・コッツォリーノが vương giả に huy く!".Toyota Motor Sports.Retrieved28 December2013.
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