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]

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

Teams and drivers

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.

TeamNo.DriverEngineRounds
Flag of Japan.svg P.mu/cerumo・INGING [3] 1 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura [3] Toyota RI4AAll
2 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Kunimoto [3] All
Flag of Japan.svg Kondō Racing [3] 3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Rossiter [4] Toyota RI4AAll
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Buller [4] All
Flag of Japan.svg SUNOCO Team LeMans [3] 7 Flag of India.svg Narain Karthikeyan [3] Toyota RI4AAll
8 Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi [3] All
Flag of Japan.svg Real Racing [5] 10 Flag of Japan.svg Koudai Tsukakoshi [5] Honda HR-414EAll
11 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Izawa [5] All
Flag of Japan.svg Team Mugen [5] 16 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto [5] Honda HR-414EAll
Flag of Hong Kong.svg KCMG [3] 18 Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Nakayama [3] Toyota RI4AAll
Flag of Japan.svg ITOCHU ENEX Team Impul [3] 19 Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira [3] Toyota RI4AAll
20 Flag of Japan.svg Yuhi Sekiguchi [6] All
Flag of Japan.svg Drago Corse [5] 34 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure [5] Honda HR-414EAll
Flag of Japan.svg Vantelin Team TOM'S [3] 36 Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer [3] Toyota RI4AAll
37 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Nakajima [3] All
Flag of Japan.svg Docomo Team Dandelion Racing [5] 40 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Nojiri [5] Honda HR-414EAll
41 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stoffel Vandoorne [5] All
Flag of Japan.svg Nakajima Racing [5] 64 Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Nakajima [5] Honda HR-414EAll
65 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bertrand Baguette [5] All

Race calendar and results

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]

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning Team
1 Suzuka Circuit 24 April Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto Flag of Japan.svg Yuhi Sekiguchi Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto Team Mugen
2 Okayama International Circuit 29 May Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura P.mu/cerumo・INGING
3 Fuji Speedway 17 July Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stoffel Vandoorne Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Nakajima Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira ITOCHU ENEX Team Impul
4 Twin Ring Motegi 21 August Flag of Japan.svg Yuhi Sekiguchi Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi Flag of Japan.svg Yuhi Sekiguchi ITOCHU ENEX Team Impul
5R1 Okayama International Circuit 10 September Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Nakajima Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Nakajima Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stoffel Vandoorne Docomo Team Dandelion Racing
R211 September Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Nojiri Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Kunimoto P.mu/cerumo・INGING
6 Sportsland SUGO 25 September Flag of Japan.svg Yuhi Sekiguchi Flag of Japan.svg Yuhi Sekiguchi Flag of Japan.svg Yuhi Sekiguchi ITOCHU ENEX Team Impul
7R1 Suzuka Circuit 30 October Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Kunimoto P.mu/cerumo・INGING
R2 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura Flag of India.svg Narain Karthikeyan Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stoffel Vandoorne Docomo Team Dandelion Racing

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Scoring system
12345678 Pole 
Rounds 1–4, 61086543211
Round 55432.521.510.51
Round 78432.521.510.51


Driver standings
PosDriver SUZ OKA †
 FUJ MOT OKA SUG SUZ Points
1 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Kunimoto 26Ret421151633
2 Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer 784212452230
3 Flag of Japan.svg Yuhi Sekiguchi 141331139118828.5
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stoffel Vandoorne 312Ret617617127
5 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura 1116373163327
6 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Nakajima 121727192451622
7 Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira 10191Ret85Ret8415.5
8 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto 15Ret81061419Ret15.5
9 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Nojiri 9413Ret41634Ret14.5
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Rossiter 69559108121512
11 Flag of Japan.svg Koudai Tsukakoshi 5281251111111211
12 Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Nakajima Ret7DNS106122101010.5
13 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure 415121111147798
14 Flag of India.svg Narain Karthikeyan Ret167Ret3Ret1215145
15 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bertrand Baguette 81414Ret14189654.5
16 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Izawa Ret311141681316Ret3.5
17 Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi 1618109181717971
18 Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Nakayama 13109151713Ret14110
19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Buller 1511Ret1315151013130
PosDriver SUZ OKA FUJ MOT OKA 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 OKA SUG SUZ Points
1P.mu/cerumo・INGING 11116373163354
226Ret4211516
2VANTELIN Team TOM'S 36784212452251
371217271924516
3 ITOCHU ENEX Team Impul 1910191Ret85Ret8442
201413311391188
4 Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 409413Ret41634Ret36.5
41312Ret6176171
5 Nakajima Racing 64Ret7DNS106122101015
6581414Ret1418965
6 Team Mugen 1615Ret81061419Ret14.5
7 Real Racing 105281251111111214.5
11Ret311141681316Ret
8 Kondō Racing 369559108121512
41511Ret131515101313
9 Drago Corse 34415121111147798
10 SUNOCO Team LeMans 7Ret167Ret3Ret1215146
8161810918171797
11 KCMG 1813109151713Ret14110
PosTeamNo. SUZ OKA †
 FUJ MOT OKA 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

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

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