PRESS INFORMATION
Aug 19, 2014
Japan Race Promotion Inc.

Saturday August 23 – Sunday August 24

2014 Japanese Championship SUPER FORMULA
Round 4 : TWIN RING MOTEGI	 

Japan Race Promotion Inc. (President: Hiroshi Shirai, Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan) today announced details ofthe “2014 Japanese Championship SUPER FORMULA, Round 4 Twin Ring Motegi” scheduled to take place on August 23–24
at the Twin Ring Motegi Road Course (length= 4.801km) in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.	  Qualifying, which will be held on August 23, will take place over three knock-out sessions to determine places on the starting
grid for the Championship race. In the event of 19 entries, the five slowest cars during the 20-minute long Q1 session will beknocked out of the next session and assigned the 15th to 19th positions on the grid. After a 10-minute interval, the 7-minutelong Q2 session will determine the 9th to 14th positions in the same way. After another 10-minute interval, the final 7-minutelong Q3 session will decide the top 8 positions on the starting grid. As the name of the qualifying round suggests, drivers areknocked out if they do not post strong qualifying times.	  The Championship race, to be held on August 24, will be run over 52 laps of the 4.801km circuit for a total distance of
249.652km. The layout of the road course at Twin Ring Motegi puts significant stress on brakes. Due to safety considerations,teams will be allowed to use large front brake duct systems to reduce stress on brakes and fuel flow limits have been reduced.
Pit stops for refueling and tire changes are not compulsory in this race, but with road surface temperatures likely to be high dueto the hot summer weather, tire management will play a key role in what is likely to be a strategic race.	  There have been four Championship races so far in the first three rounds of the 2014 series. In the season opener, LoicDuval (KYGNUS SUNOCO Team LeMans) overhauled Andre Lotterer (PETRONAS TEAM TOM’S) to win the race. Round 2
was a two-race format, with Joao Paulo Lima de Oliveira (Lenovo TEAM IMPUL) securing pole position in qualifying andwinning the first race. Loic Duval, winner of Round 1, secured victory in the second race of Round 2, with Joao Paulo Lima deOliveira coming in runner up. Round 3, which was hit by a sudden downpour of heavy ran in the closing stages, was won byKazuki Nakajima (PETRONAS TEAM TOM’S), who came from behind due to clever tire selection. Although Kazuki Nakajima iscurrently at the top of the driver standings, each of the four races in the first three rounds has been won by a different driver andthe top eight drivers in the standings are still in the running.	  In addition to the four race winners so far, contenders for the title include Ryo Hirakawa (KYGNUS SUNOCO Team LeMans),
who secured a second-place podium finish in Round 3, Yuji Kunimoto (P.MU/CERUMO·INGING), third in Round 3, JamesRossiter (KONDO RACING), second in Round 1, and the rapidly improving defending champion Naoki Yamamoto (TEAMMUGEN).

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2014 JAPANESE CHAMPIOSHIP SUPER FORMULA ROUND 3 ENTRY LIST(Chassis: SF14, Tires: Bridgestone)
NO.

DRIVERDATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH

1Naoki Yamamoto

11 July 1988
Tochigi, Japan2Yuhki Nakayama

29 July 1987
Ishikawa, Japan

3James Rossiter

25 August 1983United Kingdom

7

Ryo Hirakawa

7 March 1994
Hiroshima, Japan

8Loic Duval

12 June 1982
France10Koudai Tsukakoshi

20 November 1986
Tochigi, Japan

11

Vitantonio Liuzzi

6 August 1981
Italy

18

Yuichi Nakayama

25 July 1991
Tokyo, Japan

19

Joao Paulo de Oliveira

13 July 1981
Brazil20

Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan

14 January 1977
India

31

Daisuke Nkajima

29 January 1989
Aichi, Japan

32

Takashi Kogure

1 August 1980
Gunma, Japan

36

Andre Lotterer

19 November 1981
Germany

37

Kazuki Nakajima

11 January 1985
Aichi, Japan38

Hiroaki Ishiura

23 April 1981
Tokyo, Japan

39Yuji Kunimoto

12 September 1990
Kanagawa, Japan40

Tomoki Nojiri

15 September 1989
Ibaraki, Japan

41

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Hideki Mutho

6 October 1982
Tokyo, Japan

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ENTRANTMANAGERCAR

ENGINETEAM MUGEN
Nagataka Tezuka

TEAM MUGEN SF14Honda
HR-414E

KONDO RACING
Masahiko Kondo

FUJI CORPORATIONKONDO SF14

TOYOTA
RI4A

KYGNUS SUNOCOTeam LeMans
Hiroyoshi Donuma

Team KYGNUS SUNOCOSF14

ACHIEVEMENTTeam KYGNUS SUNOCO
SF14TOYOTA
RI4A

HP REAL RACING
Katsutomo Kaneishi

HP SF14Honda
HR-414E

KCMG
Ryuji DoiKCMG Elyse SF14TOYOTARI4A

Lenovo TEAM IMPUL
Kazuyoshi Hoshino

Lenovo TEAM IMPUL SF14TOYOTA
RI4A

NAKAJIMA RACING
Satoru Nakajima

NAKAJIMA RACING SF14Honda
HR-414E

PETRONAS TEAM TOM’SNobuhide Tachi

PETRONAS TOM’S SF14TOYOTA
RI4A

P.MU/CERUMO/INGING
SF14Yuji Tachikawa

P.MU/CERUMO/INGING
SF14TOYOTA
RI4A

DOCOMO TEAMDANDELION RACING
Kiyoshi Muraoka

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DOCOMO DANDELION
M40T SF14
DOCOMO DANDELION
M41Y SF14Honda
HR-414E

62Koki SagaTOCHIGI Le Beausset
Motorsports
Tadao Tsubomatsu

25 April 1983
Aichi, JapanDENSO Le Beausset SF14D

TOYOTA
RI4A

2014 CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS (updated after Round 3 Fuji)
DRIVERS Standings
PosNo.

DriverPts

137

Kazuki Nakajima

2363

4/12
SUZUKA

5/17
FUJI

7/12
FUJI

Rd.1

Rd.2-1

Rd.2-2

Rd.3

20

343

10

Andre Lotterer

16.5

52.5

638

Loic Duval

15.5

1032.5-47

Ryo Hirakawa

13.55-

0.5

8519

Joao Paulo de Oliveira

12264-

638

Hiroaki Ishiura

116--

573James Rossiter

10.5

81.5-

1839

Yuji Kunimoto

9-21691

Naoki Yamamoto

6-

-

24

1020

Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan

4.5-

11.5

21111

Vitantonio Liuzzi

1.5

10.5-

-

128

Andrea Caldarelli

1---

1

31

Daisuke Nakajima

---

-

18

Yuichi Nakayama

---

-

41

Hideki Mutoh

---

-

40

Tomoki Nojiri

---

-

2

Yuhki Nakayama

---

-

62

Koki Saga----32

Takashi Kogure

10

Koudai Tsukakoshi

---

-

8/23
MOTEGI

Rd.4

9/13
AUTOPOL

Rd.5
I

9/27
SUGO

Rd.6

11/8
SUZUKA

Rd.7-1Rd.7-2* Winners are in Bold italics and polesittters are in bold.

TEAMS Standings
Pos

No.

136/3727/8

338/39419/205TEAM

Pts

PETRONAS TEAM TOM’SKYGNUS SUNOCO Team LeMans

4/12

5/17

7/12

8/23

9/13

9/27

11/8

SUZUKA

FUJI

FUJI

MOTEGIAUTOPOLSUGOSUZUKA

Rd.1

Rd.2-1

Rd.2-2

Rd.3

34.5

76.5

81329153

38P.MU/CERUMO·INGING
P.MU/CERUMO·INGING
P.MU/CERUMO·INGING
Lenovo TEAM IMPUL

206211115.5

265.5

23

KONDO RACING

10.581.5-161/2

TEAM MUGEN

6--24

710/11

HP REAL RACING

1.5

10.5--

31/32

NAKAJIMA RACHING-----

KCMG

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DOCOMO TEAM DANDELION RACING-----

18
40/41

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Rd.4

Rd.5
I

Rd.6

Rd.7-1

Rd.7-2

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TOCHIGI Le Beausset Motorsports-----* Winners are in Bold italics. PP points are not awarded to the teams.

2014 CHAMPIOSHIP POINT SCORING SYSTEMPOSITION

1st2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th &beyond

PP1 race per round108654321012 races per round5432.5

21.5

10.501■PP=Pole Position (a driver who set the fastest lap in the qualifying session). One point is awarded to the polesitter (only to the 	 driver but not to the team). In the 2-race rounds, half points are awarded for both Race 1 & Race 2.
■In Rd.7 Suzuka, three extra points are awarded to each race winner of Race 1 & Race 2 (i.e. up to a maximum of 18 points
are awarded to the driver who claimed pole position and wins of both Race 1 & Race 2).
■In case two or more drivers/teams are in a dead heat for a championship standing at the end of the season, the driver/teamwith the higher number of superior race results is awarded the position.

2014 CHAMPIOSHIP RACE CALENDAR
DATES

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ROUND / CIRCUITQUALIFYING FORMATRACE FORMAT

April 12 – 13

Round 1 / Suzuka Circuit

Knockout

250km

May 17 – 18

Round 2 / Fuji Speedway

Knockout

2-heatJuly 12 – 13

Round 3 / Fuji Speedway

Knockout

250km

August 23 – 24

Round 4 / Twin Ring Motegi

Knockout

250km

September 13 – 14Round 5 / Autopolis

Knockout

220km

September 27 – 28

Round 6 / Sportsland SUGO

Knockout

250km

November 8 – 9Round 7 / Suzuka Circuit

Knockout

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GET TO KNOW THE BASICS
1■	  WHAT IS SUPER FORMULA?

Japanese Championship SUPER FORMULA is the top category of Japanese formula racing
featuring purpose-built racing cars with single-seat, open cockpit and open wheel. Organizedby Japan Race Promotion Inc. and fully sanctioned by the Japan Automobile Federation(JAF), SUPER FORMULA traces back its origins to the Japanese Championship FormulaNIPPON first launched in 1996. 2013 saw the relaunch of the series given a new name ofSUPER FORMULA.

2■	  CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDSThe Drivers’ Championship title is awarded to the driver who scores the most points over thecourse of the season. The Driver Champion is given the Series Driver’s Champion Cup andprize money by Japan Race Promotion Inc. On top of this, he receives the Confederation’sCup offered by Parliamentary Association for Motorsport Promotion of the Liberal Democratic
Party of Japan, as well as the Commissioner’s Cup from the Japan Tourism Agency.
Towards the Team Champion, the Minister’s Cup will be awarded by the Ministry ofEconomy, Trade and Industry, plus prize money by Japan Race Promotion Inc.

■	  RACE CAR

The base chassis SF14 is supplied by Dallara (Italy). The cars are powered by 2.0-litre
turbo-charged inline-4 direct injection engine either from Honda (HR414E) or Toyota (RI4A).
Bridgestone serves as the sole tyre supplier.

4■	  OVERTAKE SYSTEM

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The Overtake System (OTS) is an overtaking aid that works by leveraging the fuel flow
restrictor (fuel flow rate control system) employed on the new engine. It can increase fuelsupply temporarily to provide approximately five per cent of engine performance
improvement. By pressing a button called OTB (Overtake Button) on the steering wheel, thesystem will be activated for 20 seconds per use. Drivers may use the OTS up to 5 times arace. The status of the OTS use can easily be recognized by “Overtake Lamp (five smallLEDs)” on the roll hoop. The number of lighted Lamp(s) shows the number of OTS activation,and on top of this they are blinking when the system is in use. The Lamps basically illuminate
white while the championship leader comes with red lights called “Leader’s Red”. The
Overtake Lamp system can only be seen in SUPER FORMULA.

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ABOUT THE TWIN RING MOTEGI ROUND●Official name :MOTEGI 2&4 RACE
2014 Japanese Championship SUPER FORMULA Round 4 TWIN RING MOTEGI●	  Held Jointly with :2014 MFJ SUPERBIKE ALL JAPAN ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP Round 5

J_GP2

2014 Japanese Formula 3 Championship Round 10& Round 11
FIM Asia Cup National Challenge Road Race
N-ONE OWNER'S CUP Rd.4
Enjoy Honda MOTEGI 2014

●	  Dates :2014 August 23 (Saturday) – August 24 (Sunday)●	  Location :Twin Ring Motegi Racing Course, Tochigi Prefecture (Circuit length: 4,801km)●	  Hosted by :Mobilityland Corporation
MO Sports Club (M.O.S.C) / Motorcycle Federation of Japan (MFJ)●

Official Recognition by :Fédération Internationale de I’Automobile (FIA) / Japan Automobile Federation (JAF)
Fédération Internationale de Motorcyclisme(FIM)●	  Authorized by :Japan Race Promotion Inc,(JRP)●	  Sponsored by :Ministry of Education / Japan Tourism Agency / Motegi Town
THE TOKYO CHUNICHI SPORTS / RADIO BERRY / FM NACK 5Series Partner

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Ticket Information & Enquiries● Ticket :Advance sale tickets for the full two days of the event from ¥4,000 (valid for both days, qualifying and race)＊Junior high school students and younger: Admission free (with guardian’s)＊Ticket details: Please visit the TWIN RING MOTEGI official website for more details.
< http://www.twinring.jp/ticket_m/2014/2and4/ >TV Coverage & Race Footage Delivery● J SPORTS :Live broadcast of all rounds (both qualifying and race). Rebroadcastings and digest programs alsoavailable.
On-air dates :Saturday, August 23 at 13:00 -15:00 [Live coverage of the qualifying sessions on J SPORTS 3]
Sunday, August 24 at 14:30 -18:30 [Live coverage of the race on J SPORTS 3]* For more info on the rebroadcastings and digest programs, visit SUPER FORMULA official website<SUPER FORMULA> or JSPORTS website<http://www.jsports.co.jp/program_guide/month/japanese/c_month14.html	 >● BS FUJI:

BS FUJI delivers a 55-minute SUPER FORMULA post-race program covering each round of the season
On-air dates :Saturday, August 30 at 16:00 -16:55 (first air)Friday, August 21 at 24:00 -24:55 (rebroadcasting)*For more info on the programs, visit SUPER FORMULA official website<SUPER FORMULA > orBS Fuji website <	 http://www.bsfuji.tv/top/list/sports.html >● FUJI TELEVISION
ONE / TOW / NEXT :(FUJI TELEVISION CS)

A new program “SUPER FORMULA TV” is coming in. It features race highlights plus talk show with invited
guest drivers.
On-air dates :Friday, August 29 at 23:30 -24:00 (NEXT)* For more info on the programs, visit SUPER FORMULA official website<SUPER FORMULA>
or Fuji one/next website <http://www.fujitv.co.jp/otn/b_hp/914200066.html >● YAHOO! Gyao! :Race footage of each SUPER FORMULA round will be available on-demand 10 days after each round at<	 http://gyao.yahoo.co.jp/ >*On-air schedule is subject to change. Visit SUPER FORMULA official website < SUPER FORMULA> for updates.

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