2016 Super Formula Championship

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The 2016 Japanese Super Formula Championship was the forty-fourth season of premier Japanese open-wheel motor racing, and the fourth under the name of Super Formula. Hiroaki Ishiura started his 2015 Championship defense when the season began on 24 April, and ended after seven rounds on 30 October.[1]

The series changed tyre supplier from Bridgestone to Yokohama.[2]

Teams and drivers

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All teams were Japanese-registered and used the Dallara SF14 spec-racer chassis. Eight cars were powered by Honda's HR-414E engine, with the other 11 cars using Toyota's RI4A engine.

Team No. Driver Engine Rounds
Japan P.mu/cerumo・INGING[3] 1 Japan Hiroaki Ishiura[3] Toyota RI4A All
2 Japan Yuji Kunimoto[3] All
Japan Kondō Racing[3] 3 United Kingdom James Rossiter[4] Toyota RI4A All
4 United Kingdom William Buller[4] All
Japan SUNOCO Team LeMans[3] 7 India Narain Karthikeyan[3] Toyota RI4A All
8 Japan Kamui Kobayashi[3] All
Japan Real Racing[5] 10 Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi[5] Honda HR-414E All
11 Japan Takuya Izawa[5] All
Japan Team Mugen[5] 16 Japan Naoki Yamamoto[5] Honda HR-414E All
Hong Kong KCMG[3] 18 Japan Yuichi Nakayama[3] Toyota RI4A All
Japan ITOCHU ENEX Team Impul[3] 19 Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira[3] Toyota RI4A All
20 Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi[6] All
Japan Drago Corse[5] 34 Japan Takashi Kogure[5] Honda HR-414E All
Japan Vantelin Team TOM'S[3] 36 Germany André Lotterer[3] Toyota RI4A All
37 Japan Kazuki Nakajima[3] All
Japan Docomo Team Dandelion Racing[5] 40 Japan Tomoki Nojiri[5] Honda HR-414E All
41 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne[5] All
Japan Nakajima Racing[5] 64 Japan Daisuke Nakajima[5] Honda HR-414E All
65 Belgium Bertrand Baguette[5] All

Race calendar and results

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A provisional calendar for the 2016 season was released on 10 December 2015.[1] The 7 rounds of the 2016 Super-Formula Championship were held over 7 months from April through October, with a 7 week long summer hiatus through June to mid-July. All events were held on premier, natural terrain road racing circuits in Japan. Thus far, no events on the Super Formula calendar have been held on super-speedway ovals or on city street circuits.

The Autopolis round was cancelled on May 29 due to damage caused by the Kumamoto earthquake.[7] However, on July 15, it was decided that Okayama would take its place at the same date, holding a double-header round.[8]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 Suzuka Circuit 24 April Japan Naoki Yamamoto Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi Japan Naoki Yamamoto Team Mugen
2 Okayama International Circuit 29 May Japan Hiroaki Ishiura Japan Kamui Kobayashi Japan Hiroaki Ishiura P.mu/cerumo・INGING
3 Fuji Speedway 17 July Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne Japan Kazuki Nakajima Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira ITOCHU ENEX Team Impul
4 Twin Ring Motegi 21 August Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi Japan Kamui Kobayashi Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi ITOCHU ENEX Team Impul
5 R1 Okayama International Circuit 10 September Japan Kazuki Nakajima Japan Kazuki Nakajima Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne Docomo Team Dandelion Racing
R2 11 September Japan Tomoki Nojiri Japan Hiroaki Ishiura Japan Yuji Kunimoto P.mu/cerumo・INGING
6 Sportsland SUGO 25 September Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi ITOCHU ENEX Team Impul
7 R1 Suzuka Circuit 30 October Japan Hiroaki Ishiura Germany André Lotterer Japan Yuji Kunimoto P.mu/cerumo・INGING
R2 Japan Hiroaki Ishiura India Narain Karthikeyan Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne Docomo Team Dandelion Racing

Championship standings

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Drivers' Championship

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Scoring system
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  Pole 
Rounds 1–4, 6 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1
Round 5 5 4 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 1
Round 7 8 4 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 1


Driver standings
Pos Driver SUZ OKA FUJ MOT OKA SUG SUZ Points
1 Japan Yuji Kunimoto 2 6 Ret 4 2 1 15 1 6 33
2 Germany André Lotterer 7 8 4 2 12 4 5 2 2 30
3 Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi 14 13 3 1 13 9 1 18 8 28.5
4 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne 3 12 Ret 6 1 7 6 17 1 27
5 Japan Hiroaki Ishiura 11 1 6 3 7 3 16 3 3 27
6 Japan Kazuki Nakajima 12 17 2 7 19 2 4 5 16 22
7 Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira 10 19 1 Ret 8 5 Ret 8 4 15.5
8 Japan Naoki Yamamoto 1 5 Ret 8 10 6 14 19 Ret 15.5
9 Japan Tomoki Nojiri 9 4 13 Ret 4 16 3 4 Ret 14.5
10 United Kingdom James Rossiter 6 9 5 5 9 10 8 12 15 12
11 Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi 5 2 8 12 5 11 11 11 12 11
12 Japan Daisuke Nakajima Ret 7 DNS 10 6 12 2 10 10 10.5
13 Japan Takashi Kogure 4 15 12 11 11 14 7 7 9 8
14 India Narain Karthikeyan Ret 16 7 Ret 3 Ret 12 15 14 5
15 Belgium Bertrand Baguette 8 14 14 Ret 14 18 9 6 5 4.5
16 Japan Takuya Izawa Ret 3 11 14 16 8 13 16 Ret 3.5
17 Japan Kamui Kobayashi 16 18 10 9 18 17 17 9 7 1
18 Japan Yuichi Nakayama 13 10 9 15 17 13 Ret 14 11 0
19 United Kingdom William Buller 15 11 Ret 13 15 15 10 13 13 0
Pos Driver SUZ OKA FUJ MOT OKA SUG SUZ Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' Championship

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Pos Team No. SUZ OKA†
 FUJ MOT OKA SUG SUZ Points
1 P.mu/cerumo・INGING 1 11 1 6 3 7 3 16 3 3 54
2 2 6 Ret 4 2 1 15 1 6
2 VANTELIN Team TOM'S 36 7 8 4 2 12 4 5 2 2 51
37 12 17 2 7 19 2 4 5 16
3 ITOCHU ENEX Team Impul 19 10 19 1 Ret 8 5 Ret 8 4 42
20 14 13 3 1 13 9 1 18 8
4 Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 40 9 4 13 Ret 4 16 3 4 Ret 36.5
41 3 12 Ret 6 1 7 6 17 1
5 Nakajima Racing 64 Ret 7 DNS 10 6 12 2 10 10 15
65 8 14 14 Ret 14 18 9 6 5
6 Team Mugen 16 1 5 Ret 8 10 6 14 19 Ret 14.5
7 Real Racing 10 5 2 8 12 5 11 11 11 12 14.5
11 Ret 3 11 14 16 8 13 16 Ret
8 Kondō Racing 3 6 9 5 5 9 10 8 12 15 12
4 15 11 Ret 13 15 15 10 13 13
9 Drago Corse 34 4 15 12 11 11 14 7 7 9 8
10 SUNOCO Team LeMans 7 Ret 16 7 Ret 3 Ret 12 15 14 6
8 16 18 10 9 18 17 17 9 7
11 KCMG 18 13 10 9 15 17 13 Ret 14 11 0
Pos Team No. SUZ OKA†
 FUJ MOT OKA SUG SUZ Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† Half points were awarded at the first Okayama round as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.

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