1973 All Japan F2000 Championship
Race schedule
Round | Schedule | Name of the event | Circuit | Scheduled Race Distance | Entered | Practiced | Started | Classified | Attendance |
1 | 2-3 May | Japan Grand Prix | Fuji Speedway | 4.359km*50Laps=217.950km | 17 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 72,000 |
(2) | 17 June | RQC Formula Champion Race | Fuji Speedway | ||||||
2 | 11-12 August | Suzuka Great20 Drivers' Race | Suzuka Circuit | 6.004km*25Laps=150.100km | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 32,500 |
3 | 8-9 September | Suzuka Diamond Race | Suzuka Circuit | 6.004km*25Laps=150.100km | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 40,000 |
4 | 10-11 November | All Japan Championship Suzuka Automobile Race | Suzuka Circuit | 6.004km*25Laps=150.100km | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | - |
Entry list
No. | Driver | Birthdate | Nationality | Team | Car | Engine | Engine Tuner | Tyres | Sponsor | Color | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Log |
1 | Brian Robertson | CDN | Fred Opert Racing | Brabham BT38 | Ford BDA | Hart | Firestone | Marlboro | white/red | 〇 | 29-48 | ||||
1 | Motoharu Kurosawa | 1940/8/6 | J | Heroes Racing Corporation | March722 | BMW M12/6 | Bridgestone | Nihon Trumpet | red/white | 〇 | |||||
1 | Masaharu Nakano | 1949/3/9 | J | Heroes Racing Corporation | March722 | BMW M12/6 | Bridgestone | MITSUI | red | 〇 | |||||
1 | Motoharu Kurosawa | 1940/8/6 | J | Heroes Racing Corporation | March722 | BMW M12/6 | Bridgestone | UNI-PEX | red/white | 〇 | |||||
2 | Michael Hall | USA | Fred Opert Racing | Brabham BT40 | Ford BDA | Hart | Firestone | Marlboro | white/red | 〇 | 11 | ||||
2 | Hiromu Tanaka | 1946/11/17 | J | Heroes Racing Corporation | March732 | BMW M12/6 | Bridgestone | Nihon Trumpet | red | 〇 | |||||
2 | Hiromu Tanaka | 1946/11/17 | J | Heroes Racing Corporation | March732 | BMW M12/6 | Bridgestone | Bridgestone | red | 〇 | |||||
2 | Hiromu Tanaka | 1946/11/17 | J | Heroes Racing Corporation | March732 | BMW M12/6 | Bridgestone | UNI-PEX | red | 〇 | |||||
3 | Jean Pierre Jarier | 1946/7/10 | F | March Engineering | March732 | BMW M12/6 | ▲ | ||||||||
3 | Noritake Takahara | 1951/6/6 | J | Takahara Racing | Brabham BT36 | Ford BDA | Hart | Bridgestone | DANDY MARKⅢ | blue | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | ||
5 | Graeme Lawrence | 1940/12/25 | NZ | Singapore Airlines | Surtees TS15 | Ford BDA | Bridgestone | SINGAPORE AIRLINES | white | 〇 | |||||
5 | Kuniomi Nagamatsu | 1944/2/10 | J | Bellco Racing Team | Brabham BT36 | Mitsubishi R39BⅡ | Dunlop | COLT GT SPECIAL | red/white/blue | 〇 | 〇 | ||||
6 | Vern Schuppan | 1943/3/19 | AUS | Singapore Airlines | March722 | Ford BDA | Richardson | Firestone | SINGAPORE AIRLINES | white | 〇 | 40 | |||
6 | Riki Ookubo | 1939/7/21 | J | Riki Racing Development | Lotus69 | Toyota 2T-G | Mobil | white | 〇 | ||||||
6 | Takashi Yorino | 1950/10/19 | J | Niscait Racing | Surtees TS15 | Ford BDA | Hart | NISCAIT | black | 〇 | |||||
7 | Sonny Rajah | SG | Sonny Rajah | March732 | BMW M12/6 | ▲ | |||||||||
8 | Leo Geoghegan | 1936/5/12 | AUS | Leo Francis Geoghegan | Birrana273 | Ford BDA | Hart | ▲ | |||||||
9 | Riki Ookubo | 1939/7/21 | J | Riki Racing Development | Lotus69 | Toyota 2T-G | Firestone | Mobil | white | 〇 | |||||
10 | Kuniomi Nagamatsu | 1944/2/10 | J | Bellco Racing Team | Brabham BT36 | Mitsubishi R39BⅡ | Dunlop | COLT GT SPECIAL | red/white/blue | 〇 | |||||
11 | Osamu Mashiko | 1937/1/1 | J | Bellco Racing Team | Brabham BT30 | Mitsubishi R39BⅡ | Dunlop | COLT GT SPECIAL | red/white/blue | 〇 | |||||
12 | Hiroshi Fushida | 1946/3/10 | J | Fushida Racers | Chevron B25 | Ford FVC | ▲ | ||||||||
14 | Noritake Takahara | 1951/6/6 | J | Takahara Racing | Brabham BT36 | Ford BDA | Hart | Bridgestone | DANDY MARKⅢ | blue | 〇 | ||||
15 | Tomohiko Tsutsumi | 1941/12/19 | J | Japan Racing Corporation | Jaraco Y182 | Ford FVC | Dunlop | JAPAN RACING CORPORATION | white | 〇 | |||||
16 | Kouichi Satou | J | Satou Kouichi Racing Team | Brabham BT23 | Ford | Dunlop | Kyouseki | 〇 | |||||||
17 | Hiromu Tanaka | 1946/11/17 | J | Heroes Racing Corporation | March732 | BMW M12/6 | Bridgestone | Nihon Trumpet | red | 〇 | |||||
18 | Motoharu Kurosawa | 1940/8/6 | J | Heroes Racing Corporation | March722 | BMW M12/6 | Bridgestone | Nihon Trumpet | red/white | 〇 | |||||
19 | Jirou Yoneyama | 1944/5/11 | J | Jirou Yoneyama | Mana08B | Chevrolet EA | Cosworth | Dunlop | - | 〇 |
Race summary
Winner | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Win | PP | FL | |||||||||||
Round | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyre | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyre | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyre | Motoharu Kurosawa | 2 | 1 | - |
1 | Motoharu Kurosawa | March722 | BMW | BS | Vern Schuppan | March722 | Ford | FS | Not Available | Noritake Takahara | 2 | 0 | - | |||
2 | Noritake Takahara | Brabham BT36 | Ford | BS | Hiromu Tanaka | March732 | BMW | BS | Not Available | Hiromu Tanaka | 0 | 2 | - | |||
3 | Noritake Takahara | Brabham BT36 | Ford | BS | Hiromu Tanaka | March732 | BMW | BS | Not Available | Vern Schuppan | 0 | 1 | - | |||
4 | Motoharu Kurosawa | March722 | BMW | BS | Motoharu Kurosawa | March722 | BMW | BS | Not Available |
Drivers' summary
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Qualifying | Qualifying | Race | Race | Point Earnings | Podium | ||||||
Position | Driver | Q | R | Q | R | Q | R | Q | R | Highest position | Average | Highest position | Average | Number | Number |
1 | Motoharu Kurosawa | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.00 | 1 | 1.33 | 3 | 3 | ||
2 | Hiromu Tanaka | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2.25 | 2 | 3.00 | 4 | 3 |
3 | Noritake Takahara | 8 | R | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3.75 | 1 | 1.33 | 3 | 3 |
4 | Brian Robertson | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
5 | Graeme Lawrence | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
6 | Masaharu Nakano | 3 | R | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
7 | Michael Hall | 13 | 5 | 13 | 13.00 | 5 | 5.00 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
8 | Kuniomi Nagamatsu | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | 2 | 3.33 | 4 | 5.00 | 1 | 0 | ||
9 | Kouichi Satou | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11.00 | 7 | 7.00 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
10 | Osamu Mashiko | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3.00 | 8 | 8.00 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
11 | Riki Ookubo | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7.50 | 5 | 7.00 | 1 | 0 | ||||
12 | Jirou Yoneyama | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12.00 | 10 | 10.00 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Takashi Yorino | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Vern Schuppan | 1 | R | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Tomohiko Tsutsumi | 9 | R | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Jean Pierre Jarier | NA | ||||||||||||||
Sonny Rajah | NA | ||||||||||||||
Leo Geoghegan | NA | ||||||||||||||
Hiroshi Fushida | NA |
Drivers' point standings
Position | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Position | Point | Position | Point | ||
1 | Motoharu Kurosawa | 20 | 10 | - | 12 | 42 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 12 | ||
2 | Hiromu Tanaka | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 10 | ||
3 | Noritake Takahara | 0 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 8 | ||
4 | Brian Robertson | 15 | - | - | - | 15 | 4 | 10 | less than | 7cars | ||
5 | Graeme Lawrence | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | 5 | 8 | ||||
6 | Masaharu Nakano | - | - | 8 | - | 8 | 6 | 6 | ||||
7 | Michael Hall | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | 7 | 4 | ||||
8 | Kuniomi Nagamatsu | 6 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3 | ||||
9 | Kouichi Satou | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | 9 | 2 | ||||
10 | Osamu Mashiko | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | 10 | 1 | ||||
11 | Riki Ookubo | 2 | 0 | - | - | 2 | ||||||
12 | Jirou Yoneyama | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Completion rate
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Completion Rate | Race Distance | ||
Length | 4.359 | 6.004 | 6.004 | 6.004 | |||||
Laps | 50 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 125 | ||||
Position | Driver | Race Distance | 217.950 | 150.100 | 150.100 | 150.100 | 668.250 | ||
1 | Motoharu Kurosawa | 50 | 25 | 25 | 100 | 80.0% | 518.150 | ||
2 | Hiromu Tanaka | 50 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 123 | 98.4% | 656.242 | |
3 | Noritake Takahara | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 98 | 78.4% | 550.557 | |
4 | Brian Robertson | 50 | 50 | 40.0% | 217.950 | ||||
5 | Graeme Lawrence | 50 | 50 | 40.0% | 217.950 | ||||
6 | Masaharu Nakano | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | ||||
7 | Michael Hall | 48 | 48 | 38.4% | 209.232 | ||||
8 | Kuniomi Nagamatsu | 48 | 25 | 12 | 85 | 68.0% | 431.380 | ||
9 | Kouichi Satou | 48 | 48 | 38.4% | 209.232 | ||||
10 | Osamu Mashiko | 44 | 44 | 35.2% | 191.796 | ||||
11 | Riki Ookubo | 43 | 22 | 65 | 52.0% | 319.525 | |||
12 | Jirou Yoneyama | 40 | 40 | 32.0% | 174.360 | ||||
Takashi Yorino | 25 | 25 | 20.0% | 150.100 | |||||
Vern Schuppan | 17 | 17 | 13.6% | 74.103 | |||||
Tomohiko Tsutsumi | 16 | 16 | 12.8% | 69.744 |