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]

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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

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

ManufacturerEngineNo.DriverRounds
Flag of Japan.svg P.mu/cerumoINGING [2] Toyota 1 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Kunimoto [2] All
2 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura [2] All
Flag of Japan.svg Kondō Racing [2] Toyota 3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Nick Cassidy [2] All
4 Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Yamashita [2] All
Flag of Japan.svg SUNOCO Team LeMans [2] Toyota 7 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist [3] All
8 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Oshima [2] All
Flag of Japan.svg Real Racing [4] Honda 10 Flag of Japan.svg Koudai Tsukakoshi [4] All
Flag of Japan.svg Team Mugen [4] Honda 15 Flag of France.svg Pierre Gasly [5] All
16 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto [4] All
Flag of Hong Kong.svg KCMG [2] Toyota 18 Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi [2] All
Flag of Japan.svg Itochu Enex Team Impul [2] Toyota 19 Flag of Japan.svg Yuhi Sekiguchi [2] All
20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jann Mardenborough [6] All
Flag of Japan.svg Vantelin Team Tom's [7] Toyota 36 Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer [2] All
37 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Nakajima [2] All
Flag of Japan.svg Docomo Team Dandelion Racing [4] Honda 40 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Nojiri [4] All
41 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Izawa [4] All
Flag of Japan.svg B-MAX Racing Team [8] Honda 50 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure [4] All
Flag of Japan.svg TCS Nakajima Racing [9] Honda 64 Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Nakajima [4] All
65 Flag of India.svg Narain Karthikeyan [4] All

Driver changes

Leaving Super Formula
Entering Super Formula

Race calendar

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning Team
1 Suzuka Circuit 23 April Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Nakajima Flag of Japan.svg Koudai Tsukakoshi Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Nakajima Vantelin Team Tom's
2R1 Okayama International Circuit 27 May Flag of Japan.svg Yuhi Sekiguchi Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer Vantelin Team Tom's
R228 May Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi Flag of Japan.svg Yuhi Sekiguchi Itochu Enex Team Impul
3 Fuji Speedway 9 July Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Kunimoto Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura P.mu/cerumoINGING
4 Twin Ring Motegi 20 August Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Yamashita Flag of Japan.svg Koudai Tsukakoshi Flag of France.svg Pierre Gasly Team Mugen
5 Autopolis 10 September Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Nojiri Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jann Mardenborough Flag of France.svg Pierre Gasly Team Mugen
6 Sportsland SUGO 24 September Flag of New Zealand.svg Nick Cassidy Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura Flag of Japan.svg Yuhi Sekiguchi Itochu Enex Team Impul
7R1 Suzuka Circuit 22 October Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer Races cancelled due to Typhoon Lan [11]
R2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jann Mardenborough
Source: [12]

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Scoring system
12345678 Pole 
Rounds 1, 3-61086543211
Round 25432.521.510.51
Round 78432.521.510.51
Driver standings
PosDriver SUZ OKA FUJ MOT AUT SUG SUZ Points
1 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura 4821446CC33.5
2 Flag of France.svg Pierre Gasly 101975112CC33
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist 111242325CC28.5
4 Flag of Japan.svg Yuhi Sekiguchi 1221416101CC25
5 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Nakajima 191871163CC22
6 Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer 51337Ret10CC21
7 Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi 94515277CC16.5
8 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Kunimoto 3109Ret1554CC16
9 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto 258Ret131618CC10.5
10 Flag of New Zealand.svg Nick Cassidy 17311Ret5Ret19CC8
11 Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Yamashita 1476Ret61311CC6.5
12 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Oshima Ret15121210315CC6
13 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Izawa 814Ret6Ret158CC5
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jann Mardenborough 1861781489CC4.5
15 Flag of Japan.svg Koudai Tsukakoshi 6111699916CC3
16 Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Nakajima 7161411121117CC2
17 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Nojiri 1613101081412CC2
18 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure 15181513171214CC0
19 Flag of India.svg Narain Karthikeyan 13171314RetRet13CC0
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
1P.mu/cerumoINGING 13109Ret1554CC47.5
24821446CC
2 Team Mugen 15101975112CC43.5
16258Ret13Ret18CC
3 Vantelin Team TOM's 3651337Ret10CC41
37191871163CC
4SUNOCO Team LeMans 7111242325CC34.5
8Ret15121210315CC
5 ITOCHU ENEX Team Impul 191221416101CC27.5
2018617814817CC
6 KCMG 1894515277CC16.5
7 Kondo Racing 317311Ret5Ret19CC12.5
41476Ret61311CC
8 DOCOMO Team Dandelion Racing 401613101081412CC6
41814Ret6Ret158CC
9 Real Racing 106111699916CC3
10 TCS Nakajima Racing 647161411121117CC2
6513171314RetRet13CC
11 B-MAX Racing Team 5015181513171214CC0
PosTeamNo. SUZ OKA FUJ MOT AUT SUG SUZ Points

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