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All-Japan Formula 2000 Championship (1973-1977)

1973 (Champion: Motoharu Kurosawa)
1. Fuji, May 3-Motoharu Kurosawa (J)-Heroes Racing March-BMW
2. Suzuka, Aug 12-Noritake Takahara (J)-Takahara Racing Brabham-Ford
3. Suzuka, Sep 9-Noritake Takahara (J)-Takahara Racing Brabham-Ford
4. Suzuka, Nov 11-Motoharu Kurosawa (J)-Heroes Racing March-BMW

1974 (Champion: Noritake Takahara)
1. Suzuka, May 19-Motoharu Kurosawa (J)-Heroes Racing March-BMW
2. Suzuka, Sep 8-Masahiro Hasemi (J)-Kojima Engineering Surtees-Ford
3. Suzuka, Sep 28-Noritake Takahara (J)-Takahara Racing March-BMW
4. Suzuka, Nov 3-Noritake Takahara (J)-Takahara Racing March-BMW

1975 (Champion: Kazuyoshi Hoshino)
1. Fuji, May 4-Masahiro Hasemi (J)-Sakai Racing Team March-BMW
2. Suzuka, May 25-Masahiro Hasemi (J)-Sakai Racing Team March-BMW
3. Fuji, Jul 13-Kazuyoshi Hoshino (J)-Victory Circle Club March-BMW
4. Suzuka, Sep 26-Noritake Takahara (J)-Takahara Racing March-BMW
5. Suzuka, Nov 2-Kazuyoshi Hoshino (J)-Victory Circle Club March-BMW

1976 (Champion: Noritake Takahara)
1. Fuji, May 3-Noritake Takahara (J)-Takahara Racing Nova-BMW
2. Suzuka, May 23-Noritake Takahara (J)-Takahara Racing Nova-BMW
3. Fuji, Aug 8-Kazuyoshi Hoshino (J)-Heroes Racing Nova-BMW
4. Suzuka, Sep 26-Kazuyoshi Hoshino (J)-Heroes Racing Nova-BMW
5. Suzuka, Nov 7-Jacques Laffite (F)-Victory Circle Club Chevron-BMW

1977 (Champion: Kazuyoshi Hoshino)
1. Suzuka, Mar 6-Kunimitsu Takahashi (J)-Speed Star Racing March-BMW
2. Suzuka, Apr 3-Kazuyoshi Hoshino (J)-Heroes Racing Nova-BMW
3. Nishinihon, May 1-Kunimitsu Takahashi (J)-Speed Star Racing March-BMW
4. Suzuka, May 22-Masahiro Hasemi (J)-Kojima Engineering Kojima-BMW
5. Fuji, Jun 5-Kazuyoshi Hoshino (J)-Heroes Racing Nova-BMW
6. Fuji, Aug 7-Kazuyoshi Hoshino (J)-Heroes Racing Nova-BMW
7. Suzuka, Sep 25- Kunimitsu Takahashi (J)-Speed Star Racing March-BMW
8. Suzuka, Nov 6-Riccardo Patrese (I)-Victory Circle Club Chevron-BMW

Total races: 26

Winning drivers

7 wins-Kazuyoshi Hoshino, Noritake Takahara
4 wins-Masahiro Hasemi
3 wins-Motohara Kurosawa, Kunimitsu Takahashi
1 win-Jacques Laffite, Riccardo Patrese

Total winning drivers: 7

Winning nationalities

France-1 driver (Laffite)
Italy-1 driver (Patrese)
Japan-7 drivers (Hasemi, Hoshino, Kurosawa, Takahara, Takahashi)

Total winning nationalities: 3

Winning manufacturers

13 wins-March
7 wins-Nova
2 wins-Brabham, Chevron
1 win-Kojima, Surtees

Total wins: 26 by 6 manufacturers

Winning engines

23 wins-BMW
3 wins-Ford

Total wins: 26 by 2 engine manufacturers

Winning teams

8 wins-Heroes Racing
7 wins-Takahara Racing
4 wins-Victory Circle Club
3 wins-Speed Star Racing
2 wins-Kojima Engineering, Sakai Racing Team

Total wins: 26 by 6 teams