2019 Super Formula Championship

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The 2019 Japanese Super Formula Championship was the forty-seventh season of premier Japanese open-wheel motor racing, and the seventh under the moniker of Super Formula. The season began on 21 April at Suzuka Circuit and ended on 27 October at the same location. [1]

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2019 marked the first season of the Dallara SF19 chassis package, while continuing the engine configuration of the preceding chassis. [2]

Nick Cassidy clinched his first Driver's Championship title, after finishing ahead of reigning champion Naoki Yamamoto at the season finale at Suzuka. [3] Docomo Team Dandelion Racing won their first Teams' Championship title since 2012, with Naoki Yamamoto and Nirei Fukuzumi driving for them. [4]

Teams and drivers

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

TeamEngineNo.DriverRounds
Flag of Japan.svg Docomo Team Dandelion Racing Honda 1 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto [5] All
5 Flag of Japan.svg Nirei Fukuzumi [5] All
Flag of Japan.svg Kondo Racing Toyota 3 Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Yamashita [6] All
4 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Kunimoto [6] All
Flag of Japan.svg UOMO Sunoco Team LeMans Toyota 7 Flag of Russia.svg Artem Markelov [6] 1–5
Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Nakayama [7] 6–7
8 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Oshima [6] All
Flag of Japan.svg Team Mugen Honda 15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Ticktum [8] 1–3
Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward [9] 4–6
Flag of Estonia.svg Jüri Vips [10] 7
16 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Nojiri [5] All
Flag of Japan.svg Real Racing Honda 17 Flag of France.svg Tristan Charpentier [11] 1
Flag of Japan.svg Koudai Tsukakoshi [12] 2–7
Flag of Hong Kong.svg carrozzeria Team KCMG Toyota 18 Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi [6] All
Flag of Japan.svg Itochu Enex Team Impul [6] Toyota 19 Flag of Japan.svg Yuhi Sekiguchi [6] All
20 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Hirakawa [6] All
Flag of Japan.svg Vantelin Team TOM'S Toyota 36 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Nakajima [6] All
37 Flag of New Zealand.svg Nick Cassidy [6] All
Flag of Japan.svg JMS P.mu/cerumoINGING Toyota 38 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura [6] All
39 Flag of Japan.svg Sho Tsuboi [6] All
Flag of Japan.svg B-Max Racing with Motopark [13] Honda 50 Flag of Austria.svg Lucas Auer [8] All
51 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harrison Newey [11] All
Flag of Japan.svg TCS Nakajima Racing Honda 64 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou [11] All
65 Flag of Japan.svg Tadasuke Makino [5] All

Team changes

Driver changes

Mid-season changes

Race calendar and results

The calendar with seven rounds was announced in August 2018. [1] [15]

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning Team
1 Suzuka Circuit 21 April Flag of Japan.svg Tadasuke Makino Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Flag of New Zealand.svg Nick Cassidy Vantelin Team TOM'S
2 Autopolis 19 May Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Kunimoto Flag of Japan.svg Yuhi Sekiguchi Flag of Japan.svg Yuhi Sekiguchi Itochu Enex Team Impul
3 Sportsland Sugo 23 June Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto Flag of Austria.svg Lucas Auer Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto Docomo Team Dandelion Racing
4 Fuji Speedway 14 July Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou TCS Nakajima Racing
5 Twin Ring Motegi 18 August Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Flag of Russia.svg Artem Markelov Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Hirakawa Itochu Enex Team Impul
6 Okayama International Circuit 29 September Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Hirakawa Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Yamashita Kondo Racing
7 Suzuka Circuit 27 October Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Flag of New Zealand.svg Nick Cassidy Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Nojiri Team Mugen

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Scoring system
Position12345678 Pole 
Rounds 1-61086543211
Round 71386543211
Driver standings
PosDriver SUZ AUT SUG FUJ MOT OKA SUZ Points
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Nick Cassidy 1843310236
2 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto 2211197533
3 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Ret6131441926
4 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Nojiri 418Ret489124
5 Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Yamashita 37617131921
6 Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi 910262181219
7 Flag of Japan.svg Nirei Fukuzumi 115595Ret318
8 Flag of Japan.svg Yuhi Sekiguchi Ret11081513416
9 Flag of Austria.svg Lucas Auer 7113Ret751114
10 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Hirakawa Ret141112112812
11 Flag of Japan.svg Sho Tsuboi 512Ret217111012
12 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Nakajima Ret131251621412
13 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura Ret9776Ret610
14 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Oshima 1231713118177
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harrison Newey Ret17Ret16193206
16 Flag of Japan.svg Tadasuke Makino Ret41410Ret17136
17 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Kunimoto 6168151016155
18 Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward 141463
19 Flag of Japan.svg Koudai Tsukakoshi 15918181472
20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Ticktum 8Ret151
21 Flag of Russia.svg Artem Markelov 10Ret1619120
22 Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Nakayama 15160
23 Flag of Estonia.svg Jüri Vips 180
24 Flag of France.svg Tristan Charpentier Ret0
PosDriver SUZ AUT SUG FUJ MOT OKA 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 AUT SUG FUJ MOT OKA SUZ Points
1 Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 12211195550
5115595Ret3
2 Vantelin Team TOM'S 36Ret131251621448
3718433102
3 TCS Nakajima Racing 64Ret6131441928
65Ret41410Ret1713
4 Itochu Enex Team Impul 19Ret11081513427
20Ret1411121128
5 Team Mugen 158Ret15141461825
16418Ret4891
6 Kondo Racing 337617131925
4616815101615
7JMS P.mu/CerumoINGING 38Ret9776Ret622
39512Ret2171110
8 B-MAX Racing with Motopark 507113Ret751120
51Ret17Ret1619320
9 carrozzeria Team KCMG 18910262181219
10 UOMO Sunoco Team LeMans 710Ret16191215167
8123171311817
11 Real Racing 17Ret15918181472
PosTeamNo. SUZ AUT SUG FUJ MOT OKA SUZ Points

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