# 2021 Super Formula Lights

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.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Engine | No. | Driver | Status | Rounds |
| TOM'S | TOM'S TAZ31 | 1 | Seita Nonaka | | 1–5 |
| TOM'S | TOM'S TAZ31 | 1 | Kazuto Kotaka | | 6 |
| TOM'S | TOM'S TAZ31 | 36 | Giuliano Alesi | | All |
| TOM'S | TOM'S TAZ31 | 37 | Hibiki Taira | | All |
| Toda Racing | Spiess A41 | 2 | Ren Sato | | All |
| ALBIREX Racing Team | Tomei TB14F3 2020 | 3 | Lucca Allen | | 1–2, 4 |
| ALBIREX Racing Team | Tomei TB14F3 2020 | 5 | Seiya Jin | | 1 |
| ALBIREX Racing Team | Tomei TB14F3 2020 | 5 | Tsubasa Iriyama | | 2 |
| B-Max Engineering | Spiess A41 | 4 | Nobuhiro Imada | M | All |
| B-Max Engineering | Spiess A41 | 30 | "Dragon" | | All |
| B-Max Engineering | Spiess A41 | 51 | Miki Koyama | | 1 |
| B-Max Engineering | Spiess A41 | 51 | Takashi Hata | M | 2, 4 |
| B-Max Engineering | Spiess A41 | 51 | "Syuji" | M | 3, 5–6 |
| B-Max Racing Team | Spiess A41 | 50 | Teppei Natori | | All |
| B-Max Racing Team | Spiess A41 | 52 | Seiya Jin | | 5–6 |
| Rn-Sports | Spiess A41 | 10 | Atsushi Miyake | | All |
| Rn-Sports | Spiess A41 | 11 | Masayuki Ueda | M | 1–2, 4–6 |
| RS Fine | TOM'S TAZ31 | 35 | Shunsuke Kohno | | All |
| Icon | Class |
| M | Masters' 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. Because of this, the calendar change announced by Super Formula on 12 April 2021 was also adopted by Super Formula Lights.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Masters Winner |
| 1 | R1 | Fuji Speedway | 3 April | Teppei Natori | Teppei Natori | Teppei Natori | B-Max Racing Team | Nobuhiro Imada |
| 1 | R2 | Fuji Speedway | 4 April | Teppei Natori | Ren Sato | Ren Sato | Toda Racing | Nobuhiro Imada |
| 1 | R3 | Fuji Speedway | 4 April | | Ren Sato | Atsushi Miyake | Rn-Sports | Masayuki Ueda |
| 2 | R4 | Suzuka International Racing Course | 24 April | Teppei Natori | Teppei Natori | Teppei Natori | B-Max Racing Team | Nobuhiro Imada |
| 2 | R5 | Suzuka International Racing Course | 25 April | Teppei Natori | Teppei Natori | Teppei Natori | B-Max Racing Team | Masayuki Ueda |
| 2 | R6 | Suzuka International Racing Course | 25 April | | Ren Sato | Teppei Natori | B-Max Racing Team | Nobuhiro Imada |
| 3 | R7 | Autopolis | 15 May | Ren Sato | Atsushi Miyake | Atsushi Miyake | Rn-Sports | Nobuhiro Imada |
| 3 | R8 | Autopolis | 16 May | Ren Sato | Giuliano Alesi | Teppei Natori | B-Max Racing Team | "Syuji" |
| 3 | R9 | Autopolis | 16 May | Race cancelled due to inclement weather. | Race cancelled due to inclement weather. | Race cancelled due to inclement weather. | Race cancelled due to inclement weather. | Race cancelled due to inclement weather. |
| 4 | R10 | Sportsland SUGO | 19 June | Giuliano Alesi | Giuliano Alesi | Giuliano Alesi | TOM'S | Takashi Hata |
| 4 | R11 | Sportsland SUGO | 20 June | Teppei Natori | Teppei Natori | Teppei Natori | B-Max Racing Team | Nobuhiro Imada |
| 4 | R12 | Sportsland SUGO | 20 June | | Teppei Natori | Giuliano Alesi | TOM'S | Nobuhiro Imada |
| 5 | R13 | Twin Ring Motegi | 28 August | Ren Sato | Ren Sato | Ren Sato | Toda Racing | Nobuhiro Imada |
| 5 | R14 | Twin Ring Motegi | 29 August | Ren Sato | Ren Sato | Ren Sato | Toda Racing | Nobuhiro Imada |
| 5 | R9 | Twin Ring Motegi | 29 August | | Ren Sato | Ren Sato | Toda Racing | Nobuhiro Imada |
| 6 | R15 | Twin Ring Motegi | 16 October | Teppei Natori | Giuliano Alesi | Giuliano Alesi | TOM'S | Nobuhiro Imada |
| 6 | R16 | Twin Ring Motegi | 17 October | Giuliano Alesi | Giuliano Alesi | Ren Sato | Toda Racing | Masayuki Ueda |
| 6 | R17 | Twin Ring Motegi | 17 October | | Giuliano Alesi | Giuliano Alesi | TOM'S | Nobuhiro Imada |

## Championship standings

The points were awarded as follows:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | PP | FL |
| 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

### Drivers' Championships
#### Overall

| Pos | Driver | FUJ | FUJ | FUJ | SUZ | SUZ | SUZ | AUT | AUT | AUT | SUG | SUG | SUG | MOT1 | MOT1 | MOT1 | MOT2 | MOT2 | MOT2 | Points |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Points |
| 1 | Teppei Natori | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 109 |
| 2 | Giuliano Alesi | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | C | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 103 |
| 3 | Ren Sato | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12† | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | C | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 92 |
| 4 | Atsushi Miyake | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 57 |
| 5 | Hibiki Taira | 4 | DNS | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | C | 3 | 3 | 3 | WD | WD | WD | 6 | 4 | 5 | 41.5 |
| 6 | Shunsuke Kohno | 5 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | C | 4 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29.5 |
| 7 | Seita Nonaka | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 5 | C | 6 | Ret | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | | | | 24 |
| 8 | Kazuto Kotaka | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 9 | Seiya Jin | Ret | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | Nobuhiro Imada | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 12† | 10 | 6 | 10 | C | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| 11 | Lucca Allen | WD | WD | WD | WD | WD | WD | | | | 11 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | 1 |
| 12 | "Dragon" | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | C | Ret | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| 13 | Miki Koyama | 7 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 14 | "Syuji" | | | | | | | 7 | 8 | C | | | | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 0 |
| 15 | Tsubasa Iriyama | | | | 7 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 16 | Masayuki Ueda | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | | | | 10 | 10 | 11 | WD | WD | WD | 11 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | Takashi Hata | | | | 10 | 10 | Ret | | | | 8 | 9 | 12 | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Points |
| Pos | Driver | FUJ | FUJ | FUJ | SUZ | SUZ | SUZ | AUT | AUT | AUT | SUG | SUG | SUG | MOT1 | MOT1 | MOT1 | MOT2 | MOT2 | MOT2 | | Points |

#### Masters Class

| Pos | Driver | FUJ | FUJ | FUJ | SUZ | SUZ | SUZ | AUT | AUT | AUT | SUG | SUG | SUG | MOT1 | MOT1 | MOT1 | MOT2 | MOT2 | MOT2 | Points |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Points |
| 1 | Nobuhiro Imada | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3† | 1 | 1 | 2 | C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 156 |
| 2 | Masayuki Ueda | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | | 3 | 3 | 2 | WD | WD | WD | 2 | 1 | 2 | 90 |
| 3 | "Syuji" | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | C | | | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 48.5 |
| 4 | Takashi Hata | | | | 3 | 2 | Ret | | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 35 |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Points |
| Pos | Driver | FUJ | FUJ | FUJ | SUZ | SUZ | SUZ | AUT | AUT | AUT | SUG | SUG | SUG | MOT1 | MOT1 | MOT1 | MOT2 | MOT2 | MOT2 | | Points |

### Teams' standings

| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | TOM'S | 102 |
| 2 | B-Max Racing Team | 98 |
| 3 | Toda Racing | 84 |
| 4 | Rn-Sports | 56 |
| 5 | RS Fine | 29.5 |
| 6 | ALBIREX Racing Team | 6 |
| 7 | B-Max Engineering | 1 |

### Engine manufacturer standings

| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | Siegfried Spiess Motorenbau | 134 |
| 2 | TOM'S | 102 |
| 3 | Tomei Engine | 6 |

## Footnotes

* ↑ 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.
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ Due to heavy fog only two of the 10 laps were completed under green flag conditions. Therefore, half points were awarded.
* ↑ Due to heavy fog only two of the 10 laps were completed under green flag conditions. Therefore, half points were awarded.