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2000 became the start of a new chapter when Formula Asia began expressing interest in their involvement at the 2000 Motegi 500KM. Following discussions with Formula Nippon since early 1999, Formula Asia entered Hunnisett Racing with FA 1998 champ Ben Walsh partnering alongside Alex Yoong, who would later race for Team LeMans in the 2000 Formula Nippon Season. Dandelion Racing also agreed to field in FA 1996 Champ Narain Karthikeyan as the team's sole driver for the race with full funding provided by Formula Asia. This thus began a long term relationship with Formula Nippon.  
2000 became the start of a new chapter when Formula Asia began expressing interest in their involvement at the 2000 Motegi 500KM. Following discussions with Formula Nippon since early 1999, Formula Asia entered Hunnisett Racing with FA 1998 champ Ben Walsh partnering alongside Alex Yoong, who would later race for Team LeMans in the 2000 Formula Nippon Season. Dandelion Racing also agreed to field in FA 1996 Champ Narain Karthikeyan as the team's sole driver for the race with full funding provided by Formula Asia. This thus began a long term relationship with Formula Nippon.  
Formula Asia was also responible for providing partial funding of Hunnisett Racing's entries.
Formula Asia was also responible for providing partial funding of Hunnisett Racing's entries.
Hunnisett orignally intended to field in 1999 Formula Asia Champion Nattapong Horthongkum alongside Alex Yoong but was ruled out on financial grounds.


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Revision as of 10:21, 4 September 2020

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Involvement of Formula Asia

2000 became the start of a new chapter when Formula Asia began expressing interest in their involvement at the 2000 Motegi 500KM. Following discussions with Formula Nippon since early 1999, Formula Asia entered Hunnisett Racing with FA 1998 champ Ben Walsh partnering alongside Alex Yoong, who would later race for Team LeMans in the 2000 Formula Nippon Season. Dandelion Racing also agreed to field in FA 1996 Champ Narain Karthikeyan as the team's sole driver for the race with full funding provided by Formula Asia. This thus began a long term relationship with Formula Nippon. Formula Asia was also responible for providing partial funding of Hunnisett Racing's entries. Hunnisett orignally intended to field in 1999 Formula Asia Champion Nattapong Horthongkum alongside Alex Yoong but was ruled out on financial grounds.

Flag of Japan svg.png 2000 Motegi 500 KM
Race 1 of 1 in the 2000 Motegi 500 KM season
Twin Ring Motegi oval map svg.png
Date 13 February, 2000
Official Name 2000 Mild Seven Motegi 500 KM
Location Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi, Japan
Course Permanent racing facility
2.493 km (1.549 mi)
Distance 200 laps, 498.6 km (309.8 mi)
Weather Sunny
Pole Position
Driver Flag of Japan svg.png Satoshi Motoyama Impul
Time 25.379
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of Japan svg.png Toranosuke Takagi Nakajima
Time 25.800
Podium
First Flag of Japan svg.png Juichi Wakisaka ARTA
Second Flag of Japan svg.png Aguri Suzuki ARTA
Third Flag of Japan svg.png Tsugio Matsuda Nakajima


Entry List

Team # Driver Chassis Engine
PIAA Nakajima Racing 0 Flag of Japan svg.png Toranosuke Takagi Reynard 2KL Mugen MF308
2 Flag of Japan svg.png Tsugio Matsuda Reynard 99L
Olympic Kondo Racing Team 3 Flag of Japan svg.png Masahiko Kondo Reynard 99L Mugen MF308
Team 5ZIGEN 4 Flag of Japan svg.png Hidetoshi Mitsusada Reynard 99L Mugen MF308
5 Flag of Japan svg.png Naoki Hattori
6 Flag of Germany svg.png Michael Krumm
Team LeMans 7 Flag of Japan svg.png Hideki Noda Reynard 99L Mugen MF308
8 Flag of Japan svg.png Yudai Igarashi
Team Morinaga Nova 9 Flag of Ireland svg.png Ralph Firman G-Force GF03B Mugen MF308
10 Flag of Japan svg.png Koji Yamanishi
Cosmo Oil Racing Team Cerumo 11 Flag of Japan svg.png Yuji Tachikawa Reynard 99L Mugen MF308
12 Flag of Poland svg.png Jaroslaw Wierczuk
Mooncraft 14 Flag of Japan svg.png Shigekazu Wakisaka Reynard 99L Mugen MF308
15 Flag of Japan svg.png Ryo Michigami Lola B99/51
Dome with Mugen

Dome

16

17

Flag of Japan svg.png Osamu Nakako

Flag of Italy svg.png Marco Apicella

Reynard 99L

Lola B99/51

Mugen MF308
Team TMS 18 Flag of Japan svg.png Akihiko Nakaya Lola B99/51 Mugen MF308
Team Impul 19 Flag of Japan svg.png Satoshi Motoyama Reynard 99L Mugen MF308
20 Flag of Japan svg.png Kazuyoshi Hoshino Lola B99/51
Hunnisett Racing 21 Template:MAS Alex Yoong Reynard 99L Mugen MF308
22 Template:AUS Ben Walsh
Stellar International 34 Flag of Sri Lanka svg.png Dilantha Malagamuwa Lola T98/51 Mugen MF308
Takagi B-1 Racing 36 Flag of Japan svg.png Tetsuji Tamanaka Reynard 99L Mugen MF308
37 Flag of Japan svg.png Hiroki Katoh Lola B99/51
Skill Speed 45 Flag of Japan svg.png Daisuke Itō Lola B99/51 Mugen MF308
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri 55 Flag of Japan svg.png Katsutomo Kaneishi Reynard 99L Mugen MF308
56 Flag of Japan svg.png Juichi Wakisaka
57 Flag of Japan svg.png Aguri Suzuki Lola B99/51
Team LeyJun 62 Flag of Japan svg.png Shinsuke Shibahara Reynard 2KL Mugen MF308
63 Flag of Japan svg.png Osamu Nakajima Reynard 99L
DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing 68 Flag of India svg.png Narain Karthikeyan Reynard 2KL Mugen MF308
Kunimitsu Heros Racing 98 Flag of Japan svg.png Masahiko Kageyama Reynard 99L Mugen MF308
99 Flag of Japan svg.png Akira Iida Reynard 99L


Qualifying

Pos No Driver Team Time
1 19 Flag of Japan svg.png Satoshi Motoyama Impul 25.379
2 57 Flag of Japan svg.png Aguri Suzuki ARTA 25.416
3 0 Flag of Japan svg.png Toranosuke Takagi Nakajima 25.422
4 20 Flag of Japan svg.png Kazuyoshi Hoshino Impul 25.431
5 17 Flag of Italy svg.png Marco Apicella Dome 25.509
6 55 Flag of Japan svg.png Katsutomo Kaneishi ARTA 25.592
7 2 Flag of Japan svg.png Tsugio Matsuda Nakajima 25.593
8 8 Flag of Japan svg.png Yudai Igarashi Team LeMans 25.605
9 11 Flag of Japan svg.png Yuji Tachikawa Cerumo 25.667
10 14 Flag of Japan svg.png Shigekazu Wakisaka Mooncraft 25.810
11 15 Flag of Japan svg.png Ryo Michigami Mooncraft 25.580
12 16 Flag of Japan svg.png Osamu Nakako Dome 25.586
13 4 Flag of Japan svg.png Hidetoshi Mitsusada 5ZIGEN 25.644
14 7 Flag of Japan svg.png Hideki Noda Team LeMans 25.653
15 56 Flag of Japan svg.png Juichi Wakisaka ARTA 25.676
16 5 Flag of Japan svg.png Naoki Hattori 5ZIGEN 25.685
17 12 Flag of Poland svg.png Jaroslaw Wierczuk Cerumo 25.778
18 63 Flag of Japan svg.png Osamu Nakajima LeyJun 25.837
19 36 Flag of Japan svg.png Tetsuji Tamanaka Takagi B-1 25.853
20 6 Flag of Germany svg.png Michael Krumm 5ZIGEN 25.854
21 9 Flag of Ireland svg.png Ralph Firman Nova 25.878
22 18 Flag of Japan svg.png Akihiko Nakaya Team TMS 25.894
23 34 Flag of Sri Lanka svg.png Dilantha Malagamuwa Stellar 25.833
24 22 Template:AUS Ben Walsh Hunnisett Racing 25.836
25 37 Flag of Japan svg.png Hiroki Katoh B-1 Racing 25.837
26 68 Flag of India svg.png Narain Karthikeyan Dandelion 25.855
27 21 Template:MAS Alex Yoong Hunnisett Racing 25.903
28 10 Flag of Japan svg.png Koji Yamanishi Nova 25.915
29 3 Flag of Japan svg.png Masahiko Kondo Kondo 25.937
30 98 Flag of Japan svg.png Masahiko Kageyama Kunimitsu Heros 25.971
31 62 Flag of Japan svg.png Shinsuke Shibahara LeyJun 25.977
32 99 Flag of Japan svg.png Akira Iida Kunimitsu Heros 26.059
33 45 Flag of Japan svg.png Daisuke Itō Skill Speed 26.167
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