2015 Super Formula Championship

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The 2015 Japanese Championship Super Formula season was the forty-third season of premier Japanese open-wheel motor racing and the third under the name of Super Formula. The season began on 19 April and will end on 8 November after seven rounds.

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The 2015 season was also the last season that Bridgestone, who had been the series' only tyre supplier since 1997, supplied tyres to all teams, as Yokohama took over the tyre contract for 2016.

Teams and drivers

TeamNo.DriverEngineRounds
Flag of Japan.svg Petronas Team TOM'S [1] 1 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Nakajima Toyota RI4A1, 3–7
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Oshima 2
2 Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer All
Flag of Japan.svg Kondō Racing [1] 3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Rossiter Toyota RI4AAll
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Buller [2] All
Flag of Japan.svg Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans [1] 7 Flag of Japan.svg Ryō Hirakawa Toyota RI4AAll
8 Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi All
Flag of Japan.svg Real Racing [3] 10 Flag of Japan.svg Koudai Tsukakoshi Honda HR-414EAll
11 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Izawa All
Flag of Japan.svg Team Mugen [3] 16 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto Honda HR-414EAll
Flag of Hong Kong.svg KCMG [1] 18 Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Nakayama Toyota RI4AAll
Flag of Japan.svg Lenovo Team Impul [1] 19 Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira Toyota RI4AAll
20 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Caldarelli All
Flag of Japan.svg Drago Corse [3] 34 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure Honda HR-414EAll
Flag of Japan.svg P.mu/cerumo・INGING [1] 38 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura Toyota RI4AAll
39 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Kunimoto All
Flag of Japan.svg Docomo Team Dandelion Racing [3] 40 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Nojiri Honda HR-414EAll
41 Flag of India.svg Narain Karthikeyan All
Flag of Japan.svg Nakajima Racing [3] 64 Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Nakajima Honda HR-414EAll
65 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bertrand Baguette All

Race calendar and results

A provisional calendar for the 2015 season was released on 8 August 2014. [4] All races are scheduled to be held in Japan. To avoid a clash with the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship season, the date for the first round in Suzuka was rescheduled for 19 April, and to avoid a clash with the 2015 Formula One season, the SUGO race was also rescheduled to 18 October. [5]

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning Team
1 Suzuka Circuit 19 April Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Nojiri Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S
2 Okayama International Circuit 24 May Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura P.mu/cerumo・INGING
3 Fuji Speedway 19 July Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Caldarelli Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira Lenovo Team Impul
4 Twin Ring Motegi 23 August Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Nakajima Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura P.mu/cerumo・INGING
5 Autopolis 13 September Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Nakajima Petronas Team TOM'S
6 Sportsland SUGO 18 October Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Nojiri Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S
7R1 Suzuka Circuit 8 November Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S
R2 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto Flag of India.svg Narain Karthikeyan Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto Team Mugen

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Scoring system
Round1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8thPole
1–61086543211
78432.521.510.51
PosDriver SUZ OKA FUJ MOT AUT SUG SUZ Points
1 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura 5131252451.5
2 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Nakajima 222144245.5
3 Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer 18541111Ret40
4 Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira 451357Ret334
5 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto 1541287214126
6 Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi 921017363920
7 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Nojiri 83861035Ret19
8 Flag of Japan.svg Ryō Hirakawa 129674810513
9 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Kunimoto 17Ret418817787.5
10 Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Nakajima 612Ret5912Ret107
11 Flag of India.svg Narain Karthikeyan 310Ret9141312146
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Rossiter 16Ret712614RetRet5
13 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Izawa 77111012Ret8154.5
14 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Caldarelli 1169111516Ret124
15 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure RetRet16141311672.5
16 Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Nakayama 13Ret15161910Ret61.5
17 Flag of Japan.svg Koudai Tsukakoshi DNS1413Ret1799110
18 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bertrand Baguette 1011Ret15161811Ret0
19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Buller 14131413181513130
20 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Oshima 150
PosDriver SUZ OKA FUJ MOT AUT SUG SUZ Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' Championship

PosTeamNo. SUZ OKA FUJ MOT AUT SUG SUZ Points
1 Petronas Team TOM'S 121522144280.5
218541111Ret
2P.mu/cerumo・INGING 385131252456
3917Ret41881778
3 Lenovo Team Impul 19451357Ret337
201169111516Ret12
4Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans 7129674810533
89210173639
5 Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 4083861035Ret25
41310Ret914131214
6 Team Mugen 161541287214121
7 Nakajima Racing 64612Ret5912Ret107
651011Ret15161811Ret
8 Kondō Racing 316Ret712614RetRet5
41413141318151313
9 HP Real Racing 10DNS1413Ret1799114.5
1177111012Ret815
10 Drago Corse 34RetRet16141311672.5
11 KCMG 1813Ret15161910Ret61.5
PosTeamNo. SUZ OKA FUJ MOT AUT SUG SUZ Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

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