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]
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]
Every Honda-powered car used a Honda HR-414E engine and every Toyota-powered car used a Toyota RI4A engine.
| Team | Engine | No. | Driver | Rounds | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Docomo Team Dandelion Racing | Honda | 1 |  Naoki Yamamoto  [5] | All | 
| 5 |  Nirei Fukuzumi  [5] | All | ||
|  Kondo Racing | Toyota | 3 |  Kenta Yamashita  [6] | All | 
| 4 |  Yuji Kunimoto  [6] | All | ||
|  UOMO Sunoco Team LeMans | Toyota | 7 |  Artem Markelov  [6] | 1–5 | 
|  Yuichi Nakayama  [7] | 6–7 | |||
| 8 |  Kazuya Oshima  [6] | All | ||
|  Team Mugen | Honda | 15 |  Dan Ticktum  [8] | 1–3 | 
|  Patricio O'Ward  [9] | 4–6 | |||
|  Jüri Vips  [10] | 7 | |||
| 16 |  Tomoki Nojiri  [5] | All | ||
|  Real Racing | Honda | 17 |  Tristan Charpentier  [11] | 1 | 
|  Koudai Tsukakoshi  [12] | 2–7 | |||
|  carrozzeria Team KCMG | Toyota | 18 |  Kamui Kobayashi  [6] | All | 
|  Itochu Enex Team Impul  [6] | Toyota | 19 |  Yuhi Sekiguchi  [6] | All | 
| 20 |  Ryo Hirakawa  [6] | All | ||
|  Vantelin Team TOM'S | Toyota | 36 |  Kazuki Nakajima  [6] | All | 
| 37 |  Nick Cassidy  [6] | All | ||
|  JMS P.mu/cerumo・INGING | Toyota | 38 |  Hiroaki Ishiura  [6] | All | 
| 39 |  Sho Tsuboi  [6] | All | ||
|  B-Max Racing with Motopark  [13] | Honda | 50 |  Lucas Auer  [8] | All | 
| 51 |  Harrison Newey  [11] | All | ||
|  TCS Nakajima Racing | Honda | 64 |  Álex Palou  [11] | All | 
| 65 |  Tadasuke Makino  [5] | All | ||
The calendar with seven rounds was announced in August 2018. [1] [15]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suzuka Circuit | 21 April |  Tadasuke Makino |  Álex Palou |  Nick Cassidy | Vantelin Team TOM'S | 
| 2 | Autopolis | 19 May |  Yuji Kunimoto |  Yuhi Sekiguchi |  Yuhi Sekiguchi | Itochu Enex Team Impul | 
| 3 | Sportsland Sugo | 23 June |  Naoki Yamamoto |  Lucas Auer |  Naoki Yamamoto | Docomo Team Dandelion Racing | 
| 4 | Fuji Speedway | 14 July |  Álex Palou |  Álex Palou |  Álex Palou | TCS Nakajima Racing | 
| 5 | Twin Ring Motegi | 18 August |  Álex Palou |  Artem Markelov |  Ryo Hirakawa | Itochu Enex Team Impul | 
| 6 | Okayama International Circuit | 29 September |  Ryo Hirakawa |  Kamui Kobayashi |  Kenta Yamashita | Kondo Racing | 
| 7 | Suzuka Circuit | 27 October |  Álex Palou |  Nick Cassidy |  Tomoki Nojiri | Team Mugen | 
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pole | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rounds 1-6 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 
| Round 7 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 
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 Bold – Pole | 
| Pos | Team | No. | SUZ | AUT | SUG | FUJ | MOT | OKA | SUZ | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Docomo Team Dandelion Racing | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 
| 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | Ret | 3 | |||
| 2 | Vantelin Team TOM'S | 36 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 48 | 
| 37 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | |||
| 3 | TCS Nakajima Racing | 64 | Ret | 6 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 28 | 
| 65 | Ret | 4 | 14 | 10 | Ret | 17 | 13 | |||
| 4 | Itochu Enex Team Impul | 19 | Ret | 1 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 27 | 
| 20 | Ret | 14 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 8 | |||
| 5 | Team Mugen | 15 | 8 | Ret | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 
| 16 | 4 | 18 | Ret | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | |||
| 6 | Kondo Racing | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 
| 4 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 15 | |||
| 7 | JMS P.mu/Cerumo・INGING | 38 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 22 | 
| 39 | 5 | 12 | Ret | 2 | 17 | 11 | 10 | |||
| 8 | B-MAX Racing with Motopark | 50 | 7 | 11 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 
| 51 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 16 | 19 | 3 | 20 | |||
| 9 | carrozzeria Team KCMG | 18 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 19 | 
| 10 | UOMO Sunoco Team LeMans | 7 | 10 | Ret | 16 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 
| 8 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 17 | |||
| 11 | Real Racing | 17 | Ret | 15 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 
| Pos | Team | No. | SUZ | AUT | SUG | FUJ | MOT | OKA | SUZ | Points |