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The previous Formula Nippon chassis, the Swift FN09 (also known as the Swift 017.n), was introduced in the 2009 season and raced until the end of the 2013 season. Inevitably, the bubble burst led to the decline of the series.

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It attracted many promising young drivers outside of Japan to compete in the series.

Combined with the bubble economy, the Japanese Formula 3000 attracted several entrants and investors. In the late 1980s, Honda-powered Formula One teams began winning multiple championships, and the Japanese Grand Prix was reintroduced in 1987, resulting in an increased interest in formula racing.

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Once again, Japanese and European regulations paralleled one another until 1996, when the International Formula 3000 series became a one-make format to lower costs. Switching to the open Formula 3000 standard in 1987, the 'All-Japan Formula 3000 Championship' started in 1988. So, the 1987 Formula Two Championship was cancelled due to no entry of any cars for that format. However, all entrants ran Formula 3000 cars in 1987. The JAF considered starting a new Formula Two series from 1988. 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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