After many years of Lola Cars competition in Formula Nippon a new chassis was needed for the 2009 season.

Dutch engineer Casper van der Schoot was the program director.

Kohei Hirate scored the pole position as Benoît Tréluyer won the race.

New-Zealander Chris Lambden purchased one chassis from Swift Engineering as a prototype for the series.

The modifications included a modified front wing and heightened air box to more resemble the former Formula 5000.