# 2014 Super Formula Championship

The 2014 Japanese Championship Super Formula season was the forty-second season of the premier series in Japanese open-wheel motor racing, and the second under the name of Super Formula. 2014 was also the first season using the new chassis, the Dallara SF14, which replaced the Swift SF09 used in previous seasons. The season began on 13 April and ended on 9 November after seven rounds.
2012 champion Kazuki Nakajima claimed his second title in three seasons, after a consistent campaign, in which he scored points in each of the nine races to be held. Nakajima won races at Fuji and Suzuka as the TOM'S driver won the championship by 6.5 points, ahead of Impul's João Paulo de Oliveira. De Oliveira was the season's most frequent winner, with three victories, winning at Fuji, Suzuka and Motegi. Third place in the championship went to Nakajima's team-mate, André Lotterer. Lotterer won races at Fuji and Autopolis, but missed out on a chance to compete for the championship, after missing the Motegi round to make his Formula One début with Caterham at the Belgian Grand Prix.
The only other drivers to win races during the season were Team LeMans' Loïc Duval, who won the season-opening round at Suzuka. Like Lotterer, he missed a race – at Fuji – as he was still recovering from his accident suffered during practice for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Tomoki Nojiri was the season's other winner, winning at Sportsland SUGO for Team Dandelion Racing. The performances of Nakajima, Lotterer and Andrea Caldarelli (replacing Lotterer at Motegi) were enough for TOM'S to win the teams' championship, finishing 33.5 points clear of the next best team, Team LeMans.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Driver | Engine | Rounds |
| Team Mugen | 1 | Naoki Yamamoto | Honda HR-414E | All |
| Team Mugen | 2 | Yuhki Nakayama | Honda HR-414E | All |
| Kondō Racing | 3 | James Rossiter | Toyota RI4A | All |
| Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans | 7 | Ryō Hirakawa | Toyota RI4A | All |
| Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans | 8 | Loïc Duval | Toyota RI4A | 1–2, 4–7 |
| Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans | 8 | Andrea Caldarelli | Toyota RI4A | 3 |
| HP Real Racing | 10 | Koudai Tsukakoshi | Honda HR-414E | All |
| HP Real Racing | 11 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Honda HR-414E | All |
| KCMG | 18 | Yuichi Nakayama | Toyota RI4A | All |
| Lenovo Team Impul | 19 | João Paulo de Oliveira | Toyota RI4A | All |
| Lenovo Team Impul | 20 | Narain Karthikeyan | Toyota RI4A | All |
| Nakajima Racing | 31 | Daisuke Nakajima | Honda HR-414E | All |
| Nakajima Racing | 32 | Takashi Kogure | Honda HR-414E | All |
| Drago Corse | 34 | Takuya Izawa | Honda HR-414E | 6–7 |
| Petronas Team TOM'S | 36 | André Lotterer | Toyota RI4A | 1–3, 5–7 |
| Petronas Team TOM'S | 36 | Andrea Caldarelli | Toyota RI4A | 4 |
| Petronas Team TOM'S | 37 | Kazuki Nakajima | Toyota RI4A | All |
| P.mu/cerumo・INGING | 38 | Hiroaki Ishiura | Toyota RI4A | All |
| P.mu/cerumo・INGING | 39 | Yuji Kunimoto | Toyota RI4A | All |
| Docomo Team Dandelion Racing | 40 | Tomoki Nojiri | Honda HR-414E | All |
| Docomo Team Dandelion Racing | 41 | Hideki Mutoh | Honda HR-414E | All |
| Tochigi Le Beausset Motorsports | 62 | Koki Saga | Toyota RI4A | All |

## Race calendar and results

A provisional calendar for the 2014 season was released on 8 November 2013. All races were held in Japan.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| 1 | 1 | Suzuka Circuit | 13 April | André Lotterer | João Paulo de Oliveira | Loïc Duval | Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans |
| 2 | R1 | Fuji Speedway | 18 May | João Paulo de Oliveira | João Paulo de Oliveira | João Paulo de Oliveira | Lenovo Team Impul |
| 2 | R2 | Fuji Speedway | 18 May | André Lotterer | João Paulo de Oliveira | André Lotterer | Petronas Team TOM'S |
| 3 | 3 | Fuji Speedway | 13 July | Andrea Caldarelli | João Paulo de Oliveira | Kazuki Nakajima | Petronas Team TOM'S |
| 4 | 4 | Twin Ring Motegi | 24 August | João Paulo de Oliveira | João Paulo de Oliveira | João Paulo de Oliveira | Lenovo Team Impul |
| 5 | 5 | Autopolis | 14 September | Naoki Yamamoto | André Lotterer | André Lotterer | Petronas Team TOM'S |
| 6 | 6 | Sportsland SUGO | 28 September | Naoki Yamamoto | Yuichi Nakayama | Tomoki Nojiri | Docomo Team Dandelion Racing |
| 7 | R1 | Suzuka Circuit | 9 November | André Lotterer | João Paulo de Oliveira | João Paulo de Oliveira | Lenovo Team Impul |
| 7 | R2 | Suzuka Circuit | 9 November | Kazuki Nakajima | Loïc Duval | Kazuki Nakajima | Petronas Team TOM'S |

## Championship standings
### Drivers' Championship
#### Scoring system

| Round | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | Pole |
| 1, 3–6 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | SUZ | FUJ | FUJ | FUJ | MOT | AUT | SUG | SUZ | SUZ | Points |
| 1 | Kazuki Nakajima | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 46 |
| 2 | João Paulo de Oliveira | 7 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 4 | 39.5 |
| 3 | André Lotterer | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | | 1 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 34.5 |
| 4 | Loïc Duval | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 4 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 29.5 |
| 5 | Hiroaki Ishiura | 3 | Ret | 11 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 |
| 6 | James Rossiter | 2 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 |
| 7 | Yuji Kunimoto | 13 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 4 | Ret | 19.5 |
| 8 | Ryō Hirakawa | 4 | Ret | 8 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 16.5 |
| 9 | Naoki Yamamoto | 11 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 14.5 |
| 10 | Tomoki Nojiri | 9 | Ret | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | Koudai Tsukakoshi | 14 | DNS | 9 | Ret | 6 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 13 | 8.5 |
| 12 | Andrea Caldarelli | | | | Ret | 3 | | | | | 7 |
| 13 | Narain Karthikeyan | Ret | 7 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 17 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
| 14 | Daisuke Nakajima | Ret | 9 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 |
| 15 | Hideki Mutoh | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 4 |
| 16 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 8 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 11 | 1.5 |
| 17 | Takashi Kogure | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | 11 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 16 | 0 |
| 18 | Yuichi Nakayama | Ret | 13 | 16 | 10 | Ret | 16 | 13 | Ret | 18 | 0 |
| 19 | Koki Saga | Ret | 11 | 13 | Ret | 17 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 0 |
| 20 | Yuhki Nakayama | 12 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | Ret | 17 | 0 |
| 21 | Takuya Izawa | | | | | | | Ret | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | SUZ | FUJ | FUJ | FUJ | MOT | AUT | SUG | SUZ | SUZ | Points |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### Teams' Championship

| Pos | Team | No. | SUZ | FUJ | FUJ | FUJ | MOT | AUT | SUG | SUZ | SUZ | Points |
| 1 | Petronas Team TOM'S | 36 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 79.5 |
| 1 | Petronas Team TOM'S | 37 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 79.5 |
| 2 | Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans | 7 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 46 |
| 2 | Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 46 |
| 3 | P.mu/cerumo・INGING | 38 | 3 | Ret | 11 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 45.5 |
| 3 | P.mu/cerumo・INGING | 39 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 4 | Ret | 45.5 |
| 4 | Lenovo Team Impul | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 4 | 39.5 |
| 4 | Lenovo Team Impul | 20 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 17 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 39.5 |
| 5 | Kondo Racing | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 |
| 6 | Docomo Team Dandelion Racing | 40 | 9 | Ret | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 14 |
| 6 | Docomo Team Dandelion Racing | 41 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
| 7 | Team Mugen | 1 | 11 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12.5 |
| 7 | Team Mugen | 2 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | Ret | 17 | 12.5 |
| 8 | HP Real Racing | 10 | 14 | DNS | 9 | Ret | 6 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 13 | 10 |
| 8 | HP Real Racing | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 11 | 10 |
| 9 | Nakajima Racing | 31 | Ret | 9 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 |
| 9 | Nakajima Racing | 32 | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | 11 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 16 | 4 |
| | KCMG | 18 | Ret | 13 | 16 | 10 | Ret | 16 | 13 | Ret | 18 | 0 |
| | Tochigi Le Beausset Motorsports | 62 | Ret | 11 | 13 | Ret | 17 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 0 |
| | Drago Corse | 34 | | | | | | | Ret | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | No. | SUZ | FUJ | FUJ | FUJ | MOT | AUT | SUG | SUZ | SUZ | Points |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |