2021 Super Formula Lights

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The 2021 Super Formula Lights Championship was the second Super Formula Lights Championship season, after the Japanese Formula 3 Championship was rebranded following the end of the 2019 season. It featured drivers competing in Formula 3 cars with Dallara 320 chassis and with engines made by three different manufacturers, a similar regulation format to the Euroformula Open Championship.

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Teams and drivers

TeamEngineNo.DriverStatusRounds
TOM'S TOM'S Co., Ltd. 1 Flag of Japan.svg Seita Nonaka 1–5
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuto Kotaka [1] 6
36 Flag of France.svg Giuliano Alesi All
37 Flag of Japan.svg Hibiki Taira All
Toda Racing Siegfried Spiess Motorenbau GmbH 2 Flag of Japan.svg Ren Sato [2] All
ALBIREX Racing TeamTomei Engine Co., Ltd.3 Flag of Ireland.svg Lucca Allen 1–2, 4
5 Flag of Japan.svg Seiya Jin1
Flag of Japan.svg Tsubasa Iriyama2
B-Max Engineering [lower-alpha 1]

B-Max Racing Team [lower-alpha 1]
Siegfried Spiess Motorenbau GmbH 4 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro ImadaMAll
30 Flag of Japan.svg "Dragon" All
50 Flag of Japan.svg Teppei Natori All
51 Flag of Japan.svg Miki Koyama 1
Flag of Japan.svg Takashi HataM2, 4
Flag of Japan.svg "Syuji"M3, 5–6
52 Flag of Japan.svg Seiya Jin5–6
Looney Sports Siegfried Spiess Motorenbau GmbH 10 Flag of Japan.svg Atsushi Miyake All
11 Flag of Japan.svg Masayuki UedaM1–2, 4–6
RS Fine TOM'S Co., Ltd. 35 Flag of Japan.svg Shunsuke Kohno All
Source: [3] [4] [5]
IconClass
MMasters' Cup.

Race Calendar

The calendar for the 2021 season was announced on 30 October 2020. The championship supported Super Formula at all of its races. [6] Because of this, the calendar change announced by Super Formula on 12 April 2021 was also adopted by Super Formula Lights. [7]

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning TeamMasters Winner
1R1 Fuji Speedway 3 April Flag of Japan.svg Teppei Natori Flag of Japan.svg Teppei Natori Flag of Japan.svg Teppei Natori B-Max Racing Team Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro Imada
R24 April Flag of Japan.svg Teppei Natori Flag of Japan.svg Ren Sato Flag of Japan.svg Ren Sato Toda Racing Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro Imada
R3 Flag of Japan.svg Ren Sato Flag of Japan.svg Atsushi Miyake Looney Sports Flag of Japan.svg Masayuki Ueda
2R4 Suzuka International Racing Course 24 April Flag of Japan.svg Teppei Natori Flag of Japan.svg Teppei Natori Flag of Japan.svg Teppei Natori B-Max Racing Team Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro Imada
R525 April Flag of Japan.svg Teppei Natori Flag of Japan.svg Teppei Natori Flag of Japan.svg Teppei Natori B-Max Racing Team Flag of Japan.svg Masayuki Ueda
R6 Flag of Japan.svg Ren Sato Flag of Japan.svg Teppei Natori B-Max Racing Team Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro Imada
3R7 Autopolis 15 May Flag of Japan.svg Ren Sato [lower-alpha 2] Flag of Japan.svg Atsushi Miyake Flag of Japan.svg Atsushi Miyake Looney Sports Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro Imada
R816 May Flag of Japan.svg Ren Sato [lower-alpha 3] Flag of France.svg Giuliano Alesi Flag of Japan.svg Teppei Natori B-Max Racing Team Flag of Japan.svg "Syuji"
R9Race cancelled due to inclement weather.
4R10 Sportsland SUGO 19 June Flag of France.svg Giuliano Alesi Flag of France.svg Giuliano Alesi Flag of France.svg Giuliano Alesi TOM'S Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Hata
R1120 June Flag of Japan.svg Teppei Natori Flag of Japan.svg Teppei Natori Flag of Japan.svg Teppei Natori B-Max Racing Team Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro Imada
R12 Flag of Japan.svg Teppei Natori Flag of France.svg Giuliano Alesi TOM'S Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro Imada
5R13 Twin Ring Motegi 28 August Flag of Japan.svg Ren Sato Flag of Japan.svg Ren Sato Flag of Japan.svg Ren Sato Toda Racing Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro Imada
R1429 August Flag of Japan.svg Ren Sato Flag of Japan.svg Ren Sato Flag of Japan.svg Ren Sato Toda Racing Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro Imada
R9 Flag of Japan.svg Ren Sato Flag of Japan.svg Ren Sato Toda Racing Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro Imada
6R15 Twin Ring Motegi 16 October Flag of Japan.svg Teppei Natori Flag of France.svg Giuliano Alesi Flag of France.svg Giuliano Alesi TOM'S Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro Imada
R1617 October Flag of France.svg Giuliano Alesi Flag of France.svg Giuliano Alesi Flag of Japan.svg Ren Sato Toda Racing Flag of Japan.svg Masayuki Ueda
R17 Flag of France.svg Giuliano Alesi Flag of France.svg Giuliano Alesi TOM'S Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro Imada

Championship standings

The points were awarded as follows:

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Drivers' Championships

Overall

PosDriver FUJ SUZ AUT [lower-alpha 4] SUG MOT1 MOT2Points
R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3
1 Flag of Japan.svg Teppei Natori 12211151C2122474108109
2 Flag of France.svg Giuliano Alesi 36323222C1413221121103
3 Flag of Japan.svg Ren Sato 21912†2599C72611121492
4 Flag of Japan.svg Atsushi Miyake 65146416C55463536257
5 Flag of Japan.svg Hibiki Taira 4DNS454344C333WDWDWD64541.5
6 Flag of Japan.svg Shunsuke Kohno 57Ret67633C4Ret546483629.5
7 Flag of Japan.svg Seita Nonaka 1036357Ret5C6Ret755324
8 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuto Kotaka 52314
9 Flag of Japan.svg Seiya JinRet457767578
10 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro Imada81011812†10610C97109999991
11 Flag of Ireland.svg Lucca Allen WDWDWDWDWDWD11681
12 Flag of Japan.svg "Dragon" 998118987CRet89888107110
13 Flag of Japan.svg Miki Koyama 7870
14 Flag of Japan.svg "Syuji"78C1010101211120
15 Flag of Japan.svg Tsubasa Iriyama71180
16 Flag of Japan.svg Masayuki Ueda1111109911101011WDWDWD118100
17 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Hata1010Ret89120
PosDriverR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3Points
FUJ SUZ AUT SUG MOT1 MOT2

Masters Class

PosDriver FUJ SUZ AUT [lower-alpha 5] SUG MOT1 MOT2Points
R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3
1 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro Imada11213112C211111121156
2 Flag of Japan.svg Masayuki Ueda221212332WDWDWD21290
3 Flag of Japan.svg "Syuji"21C22233348.5
4 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Hata32Ret12335
PosDriverR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3Points
FUJ SUZ AUT SUG MOT1 MOT2

Teams' standings

PosTeamPoints
1 TOM'S 102
2 B-Max Racing Team 98
3 Toda Racing 84
4Looney Sports56
5RS Fine29.5
6ALBIREX Racing Team6
7 B-Max Engineering 1

Engine manufacturer standings

PosTeamPoints
1 Siegfried Spiess Motorenbau GmbH 134
2 TOM'S Co., Ltd. 102
3Tomei Engine Co., Ltd.6

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 Car No. 4, 30 & 51 entered as B-Max Engineering, and car No. 50 & 52 entered as B-Max Racing Team
  2. Qualifying was cancelled due to heavy rain. The grid was decided by times set during practice. No points were awarded for pole position in each class.
  3. Qualifying was cancelled due to heavy rain. The grid was decided by times set during practice. No points were awarded for pole position in each class.
  4. Due to heavy fog only two of the 10 laps were completed under green flag conditions. Therefore, half points were awarded.
  5. Due to heavy fog only two of the 10 laps were completed under green flag conditions. Therefore, half points were awarded.

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