2024 Super Formula Championship

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The 2024 Japanese Super Formula Championship is the fifty-second season of premier Japanese open-wheel motor racing, and the twelfth under the moniker of Super Formula. It started in March at Suzuka Circuit and is due to be contested over seven race weekends, ending in November at Suzuka. [1]

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Reigning drivers' champion Ritomo Miyata did not defend his title in 2024 after leaving the series to compete in the FIA Formula 2 Championship and European Le Mans Series. [2] Team Mugen entered 2024 as the defending teams' champion.

Teams and drivers

All teams use identical Dallara-built SF23 chassis with either Honda or Toyota engines. Every Honda-powered car uses a Honda HR-417E engine and every Toyota-powered car uses a Toyota TRD-01F engine.

EntrantEngineNo.Driver nameRounds
Flag of Japan.svg Kondo Racing [3] Toyota 3 Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Yamashita [3] 1–4
4 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuto Kotaka [3] 1–4
Flag of Japan.svg Docomo Team Dandelion Racing [4] Honda 5 Flag of Japan.svg Tadasuke Makino [4] 1–4
6 Flag of Japan.svg Kakunoshin Ohta [4] 1–4
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Kids com Team KCMG [3] Toyota 7 Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi [3] 1–4
8 Flag of Japan.svg Nirei Fukuzumi [3] 1–4
Flag of Japan.svg ThreeBond Racing [4] Honda 12 Flag of Japan.svg Atsushi Miyake [4] 1–4
Flag of Japan.svg docomo business ROOKIE [3] Toyota 14 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Oshima [3] 1–4
Flag of Japan.svg Team Mugen [5] Honda 15 Flag of Japan.svg Ayumu Iwasa [5] 1–4
16 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Nojiri [5] 1–4
Flag of Japan.svg Itochu Enex Team Impul [3] Toyota 19 Flag of France.svg Théo Pourchaire [3] 1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Barnicoat [6] 2
Flag of Japan.svg Hibiki Taira [7] 3–4
20 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Kunimoto [3] 1–4
Flag of Japan.svg Vantelin Team TOM’S [3] Toyota 36 Flag of Japan.svg Sho Tsuboi [3] 1–4
37 Flag of Japan.svg Ukyo Sasahara [3] 1–4
Flag of Japan.svg Vertex Partners CerumoINGING [3] Toyota 38 Flag of Japan.svg Sena Sakaguchi [3] 1–4
39 Flag of Japan.svg Toshiki Oyu [3] 1–4
Flag of Japan.svg San-Ei Gen with B-Max [4] [8] Honda 50 Flag of Japan.svg Iori Kimura [4] 1–4
Flag of Japan.svg TGM Grand Prix [4] Honda 53 Flag of Japan.svg "Juju" [4] [9] 1–4
55 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuharu Matsushita [10] 1–3
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Otsu [11] 4
Flag of Japan.svg PONOS Nakajima Racing [4] Honda 64 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto [4] 1–4
65 Flag of Japan.svg Ren Sato [4] 1–4

Team changes

Driver changes

Mid-season

Race calendar

The provisional calendar was announced on 3 August 2023. [1] The final two rounds were later made to be double-headers. [18] Fuji Speedway's double-header weekend has been moved from the start of the season to 12–13 October, serving as the sixth and seventh rounds of the championship. Suzuka now hosted the opening round of the championship on 10 March. On 25 December 2023, the calendar was slightly amended, with the season finale moved forward by two weeks. [19]

RoundCircuitLocationDateSupport billMap of circuit locations
1 Suzuka International Racing Course Suzuka, Mie 10 March All Japan Road Race Championship
Formula Regional Japanese Championship
2 Autopolis Hita, Oita 19 May Super Formula Lights
Honda N-One Owner's Cup
3 Sportsland SUGO Shibata, Miyagi 23 June Super Formula Lights
Honda N-One Owner's Cup
4 Fuji Speedway Oyama, Shizuoka 21 July Super Formula Lights
Porsche Carrera Cup Japan
Kyojo Cup
5 Mobility Resort Motegi Motegi, Tochigi 23–25 August Formula Regional Japanese Championship
6 Fuji Speedway Oyama, Shizuoka 11–13 October Formula Regional Japanese Championship
7
8 Suzuka International Racing Course Suzuka, Mie 8–10 November Super Formula Lights
9

Race results

RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1 Suzuka International Racing Course Flag of Japan.svg Sena Sakaguchi Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Nojiri Flag of Japan.svg Team Mugen
2 Autopolis Flag of Japan.svg Ayumu Iwasa Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Barnicoat Flag of Japan.svg Tadasuke Makino Flag of Japan.svg Docomo Team Dandelion Racing
3 Sportsland SUGO Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Nojiri Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Nojiri Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Nojiri Flag of Japan.svg Team Mugen
4 Fuji Speedway Flag of Japan.svg Nirei Fukuzumi Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Nojiri Flag of Japan.svg Sho Tsuboi Flag of Japan.svg Vantelin Team TOM’S
5 Mobility Resort Motegi
6 Fuji Speedway
7
8 Suzuka International Racing Course
9

Championship standings

Race points
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points2015118654321
Qualifying points
Position 1st  2nd  3rd 
Points321

Drivers' championship

PosDriver SUZ1 AUT SUG [lower-alpha 1] FUJ1 MOT FUJ2 SUZ2 Points
1 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Nojiri 13911347
2 Flag of Japan.svg Sho Tsuboi 11333137.5
3 Flag of Japan.svg Tadasuke Makino 10124533
4 Flag of Japan.svg Ayumu Iwasa 9212211231.5
5 Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Yamashita 2761321.5
6 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamamoto 343DNS1021
7 Flag of Japan.svg Toshiki Oyu 161552319
8 Flag of Japan.svg Nirei Fukuzumi 68134119
9 Flag of Japan.svg Kakunoshin Ohta 42514DNS16
10 Flag of Japan.svg Sena Sakaguchi 71612Ret12
11 Flag of Japan.svg Ren Sato 5Ret11710
12 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Kunimoto Ret19767
13 Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi 19†101084.5
14 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuharu Matsushita 816193
15 Flag of Japan.svg Hibiki Taira 1792
16 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuto Kotaka Ret188171.5
17 Flag of Japan.svg Iori Kimura 12149151
18 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuya Oshima 1311Ret160
19 Flag of Japan.svg Ukyo Sasahara 151216120
20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Barnicoat 130
21 Flag of Japan.svg Atsushi Miyake 141715180
22 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Otsu 140
23 Flag of Japan.svg "Juju" 172018190
24 Flag of France.svg Théo Pourchaire 180
PosDriver SUZ1 AUT SUG FUJ1 MOT FUJ2 SUZ2 Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenOther points position
BlueOther classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formattingMeaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap

Teams' championship

PosTeam SUZ1 AUT SUG [lower-alpha 1] FUJ1 MOT FUJ2 SUZ2 Points
1 Flag of Japan.svg Team Mugen 121367.5
99211
2 Flag of Japan.svg Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 414545
10514DNS
3 Flag of Japan.svg Vantelin Team TOM’S 1133136.5
15121612
4 Flag of Japan.svg PONOS Nakajima Racing 3411730
5RetDNS10
5 Flag of Japan.svg Vertex Partners CerumoINGING 765227
161512Ret
6 Flag of Japan.svg Kondo Racing 2761323
Ret18817
7 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Kids com Team KCMG 6810420.5
19†10138
8 Flag of Japan.svg Itochu Enex Team Impul 1813769
Ret19179
9 Flag of Japan.svg TGM Grand Prix 81618143
17201919
10 Flag of Japan.svg San-Ei Gen with B-Max 12149151
11 Flag of Japan.svg docomo business ROOKIE 1311Ret160
12 Flag of Japan.svg ThreeBond Racing 141715180
PosTeam SUZ1 AUT SUG FUJ1 MOT FUJ2 SUZ2 Points

Notes

  1. 1 2 The race was stopped due to bad weather conditions after less than 75% of laps were completed. Therefore, half points were awarded.

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