![]() When European Formula Two ended in 1984, its Japanese counterpart did not follow suit immediately. It led to the series being renamed the "All-Japan Formula Two Championship" from 1978. With this change the reasoning behind the name "Formula 2000" disappeared. The revised Formula Two regulation in 1976 removed the restriction about engines which had limited the use of engines based on mass production models. March 86J of Satoru Nakajima, the 1986 championship winner Therefore, the series was renamed "Formula 2000", not "Formula Two". Due to this difference, the series did not fit in with the Formula Two regulations in those days. But the JAF approved use of purpose built racing engines was different from the European F2 series which only allowed race engines based on mass production models. The series was created based on the European Formula Two Championship. In 1973, the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) established the "All-Japan Formula 2000 Championship" as the first top-level formula racing series in Japan, to promote popularity of formula car racing in the country. ![]() Even the Japanese Grand Prix lost its popularity after changing its format from touring/sports car racing to formula car racing in 1971. ![]() In Japan, though touring and sports car racing was very popular through the 1960s, formula car racing was less so in those days. ![]()
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