Formula Mirage Explained

The Formula Mirage was a racing class supported by the Japan Automobile Federation and Mitsubishi. This racing class was started in the same year as the more successful Formula Toyota and lasted for six years between 1990 and 1995.

The cars

Formula Mirage was an open chassis class, open for all manufacturers. Only Van Diemen and Reynard Motorsports entered the series using converted Formula Ford 2000 chassis. All competitors had to use the same engine, the 2-liter, DOHC, 4-valve, Mitsubishi 4G63 engine.^[1] Despite the series name, the 4G63 engine was never used in a Mirage model, although the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution series of cars which used the engines were based on the Mirage platform at the time the series ran.

Champions

Year	Driver	Car
1990		Van Diemen
1991		Van Diemen
1992		Van Diemen
1993		Reynard MW001
1994		Reynard MW001
1995		Reynard MW001

All-time win list

Driver	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	Total
		1	1		4		6
	3						3
		1	2				3
				3			3
		2					2
		2					2
			2				2
				2			2
					1	1	2
						2	2
						2	2
	1						1
	1						1
				1			1
					1		1
						1	1

Notes and References

1. Web site: Formula Mirage. Racing History Japan. 2 January 2014. 8 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221108202052/http://www16.tok2.com/home/rhistory/other_f_mirage/mein.htm. dead.