2017 Super Formula Championship

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The 2017 Japanese Super Formula Championship was the forty-fifth season of premier Japanese open-wheel motor racing, and the fifth under the moniker of Super Formula. Yuji Kunimoto was the defending series champion.[1]

Hiroaki Ishiura won his second Driver's Championship in three years, finishing only half a point ahead of Pierre Gasly after the final round was cancelled due to Typhoon Lan. The Cerumo INGING team won their second successive Team Championship.

Teams and drivers

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Every Honda-powered car used a Honda HR-414E engine and every Toyota-powered car used a Toyota RI4A engine.

Manufacturer Engine No. Driver Rounds
Japan P.mu/cerumoINGING[2] Toyota 1 Japan Yuji Kunimoto[2] All
2 Japan Hiroaki Ishiura[2] All
Japan Kondō Racing[2] Toyota 3 New Zealand Nick Cassidy[2] All
4 Japan Kenta Yamashita[2] All
Japan SUNOCO Team LeMans[2] Toyota 7 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist[3] All
8 Japan Kazuya Oshima[2] All
Japan Real Racing[4] Honda 10 Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi[4] All
Japan Team Mugen[4] Honda 15 France Pierre Gasly[5] All
16 Japan Naoki Yamamoto[4] All
Hong Kong KCMG[2] Toyota 18 Japan Kamui Kobayashi[2] All
Japan Itochu Enex Team Impul[2] Toyota 19 Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi[2] All
20 United Kingdom Jann Mardenborough[6] All
Japan Vantelin Team Tom's[7] Toyota 36 Germany André Lotterer[2] All
37 Japan Kazuki Nakajima[2] All
Japan Docomo Team Dandelion Racing[4] Honda 40 Japan Tomoki Nojiri[4] All
41 Japan Takuya Izawa[4] All
Japan B-MAX Racing Team[8] Honda 50 Japan Takashi Kogure[4] All
Japan TCS Nakajima Racing[9] Honda 64 Japan Daisuke Nakajima[4] All
65 India Narain Karthikeyan[4] All

Driver changes

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Leaving Super Formula
Entering Super Formula

Race calendar

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Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 Suzuka Circuit 23 April Japan Kazuki Nakajima Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi Japan Kazuki Nakajima Vantelin Team Tom's
2 R1 Okayama International Circuit 27 May Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Germany André Lotterer Vantelin Team Tom's
R2 28 May Japan Hiroaki Ishiura Japan Kamui Kobayashi Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi Itochu Enex Team Impul
3 Fuji Speedway 9 July Japan Yuji Kunimoto Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Japan Hiroaki Ishiura P.mu/cerumoINGING
4 Twin Ring Motegi 20 August Japan Kenta Yamashita Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi France Pierre Gasly Team Mugen
5 Autopolis 10 September Japan Tomoki Nojiri United Kingdom Jann Mardenborough France Pierre Gasly Team Mugen
6 Sportsland SUGO 24 September New Zealand Nick Cassidy Japan Hiroaki Ishiura Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi Itochu Enex Team Impul
7 R1 Suzuka Circuit 22 October Germany André Lotterer Races cancelled due to Typhoon Lan[11]
R2 United Kingdom Jann Mardenborough
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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, 3-6 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1
Round 2 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 AUT SUG SUZ Points
1 Japan Hiroaki Ishiura 4 8 2 1 4 4 6 C C 33.5
2 France Pierre Gasly 10 19 7 5 1 1 2 C C 33
3 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist 11 12 4 2 3 2 5 C C 28.5
4 Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi 12 2 1 4 16 10 1 C C 25
5 Japan Kazuki Nakajima 1 9 18 7 11 6 3 C C 22
6 Germany André Lotterer 5 1 3 3 7 Ret 10 C C 21
7 Japan Kamui Kobayashi 9 4 5 15 2 7 7 C C 16.5
8 Japan Yuji Kunimoto 3 10 9 Ret 15 5 4 C C 16
9 Japan Naoki Yamamoto 2 5 8 Ret 13 16 18 C C 10.5
10 New Zealand Nick Cassidy 17 3 11 Ret 5 Ret 19 C C 8
11 Japan Kenta Yamashita 14 7 6 Ret 6 13 11 C C 6.5
12 Japan Kazuya Oshima Ret 15 12 12 10 3 15 C C 6
13 Japan Takuya Izawa 8 14 Ret 6 Ret 15 8 C C 5
14 United Kingdom Jann Mardenborough 18 6 17 8 14 8 9 C C 4.5
15 Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi 6 11 16 9 9 9 16 C C 3
16 Japan Daisuke Nakajima 7 16 14 11 12 11 17 C C 2
17 Japan Tomoki Nojiri 16 13 10 10 8 14 12 C C 2
18 Japan Takashi Kogure 15 18 15 13 17 12 14 C C 0
19 India Narain Karthikeyan 13 17 13 14 Ret Ret 13 C C 0
Pos Driver SUZ OKA FUJ MOT AUT 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 AUT SUG SUZ Points
1 P.mu/cerumoINGING 1 3 10 9 Ret 15 5 4 C C 47.5
2 4 8 2 1 4 4 6 C C
2 Team Mugen 15 10 19 7 5 1 1 2 C C 43.5
16 2 5 8 Ret 13 Ret 18 C C
3 Vantelin Team TOM's 36 5 1 3 3 7 Ret 10 C C 41
37 1 9 18 7 11 6 3 C C
4 SUNOCO Team LeMans 7 11 12 4 2 3 2 5 C C 34.5
8 Ret 15 12 12 10 3 15 C C
5 ITOCHU ENEX Team Impul 19 12 2 1 4 16 10 1 C C 27.5
20 18 6 17 8 14 8 17 C C
6 KCMG 18 9 4 5 15 2 7 7 C C 16.5
7 Kondo Racing 3 17 3 11 Ret 5 Ret 19 C C 12.5
4 14 7 6 Ret 6 13 11 C C
8 DOCOMO Team Dandelion Racing 40 16 13 10 10 8 14 12 C C 6
41 8 14 Ret 6 Ret 15 8 C C
9 Real Racing 10 6 11 16 9 9 9 16 C C 3
10 TCS Nakajima Racing 64 7 16 14 11 12 11 17 C C 2
65 13 17 13 14 Ret Ret 13 C C
11 B-MAX Racing Team 50 15 18 15 13 17 12 14 C C 0
Pos Team No. SUZ OKA FUJ MOT AUT SUG SUZ Points

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