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Aug 18, 2015
Japan Race Promotion Inc.

Aug 22 (Saturday) – Aug 23 (Sunday)

2015 Japanese Championship SUPER FORMULA
Round 4 : TWIN RING MOTEGICompetition set to hot up as Championship moves into second half of season
Japan Race Promotion Inc. (President: Hiroshi Shirai, Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan) today announced details of the “2015Japanese Championship SUPER FORMULA, Round 4 Twin Ring Motegi,” scheduled to take place on August 22-23 on the Twin Ring
Motegi Road Course (length = 4.801km) in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
The 2015 Japanese Championship is the only internationally accredited driver championship series in Asia, run over seven rounds andsix circuits across Japan. A total of 11 teams (entrants) and 19 drivers (cars) from Japan and overseas* are competing to win this year’sChampionship.
*12 drivers from Japan and seven from six other countries (UK, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Brazil and India)

Round 4 at Motegi is likely to be crucial to the final outcome of the Championship as it moves into the second half of the season.
Hiroaki Ishiura (P.MU/CERUMO • INGING) currently sits at the top of the rankings with 21 points after his pole-to-win drive in Round 2at Okayama – his first ever Championship victory. Not far behind on 19 points is Joao Paulo de Oliveira (LENOVO TEAM IMPUL), whosecured the win in Round 3 at Fuji Speedway after a blistering start from second on the grid. Last year’s champion Kazuki Nakajima(PETRONAS TEAM TOM’S) is still looking for a win this season, but he is currently on third with 16 points from two second place finishes.
Teammate André Lotterer (PETRONAS TEAM TOM’S) is also in a strong position in fourth with 15 points after controlling Round 1 atSuzuka. Chasing the top group are Kamui Kobayashi (KYGNUS SUNOCO Team LeMans) in fifth, who secured his first podium finish inRound 2 at Okayama, and Tomoki Nojiri (DOCOMO TEAM DANDELION RACING) in sixth, who has taken points in every round so far.
Both drivers are on 8 points and still have a chance to win the Championship.
Six drivers are within 13 points of current leader Hiroaki Ishiura, setting up the second half of the 2015 season for an epic battle.
Another point to watch in Round 4 is the engines, with the rules allowing teams to introduce new versions of their current engines in thesecond half of the Championship. Spectators will be watching closely to see if this leads to any changes in the competitive position ofHonda and Toyota engine users from the first three rounds.

No. 38 Hiroaki Ishiura (P.MU/CERUMO • INGING) is currently top of the point standings

2015 JAPANESE CHAMPIOSHIP SUPER FORMULA Round 4 : ENTRY LIST (Chassis: SF14, Tires: Bridgestone)

NO.

DRIVERDATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH

1Kazuki Nakajima

11 January 1985
Aichi, Japan

2Andre Lotterer

19 November 1981
Germany

3James Rossiter

25 August 1983
United Kingdom

4William Buller

17 September 1992
United Kingdom

7Ryo Hirakawa

7 March 1994
Hiroshima, Japan

8Kamui Kobayashi

13 September 1986
Hyogo, Japan

10Koudai Tsukakoshi

20 November 1986
Tochigi, JapanENTRANTMANAGERCAR

ENGINEPETRONAS TEAM TOM’S
Nobuhide Tachi

PETRONAS TEAM TOM’S
SF14TOYOTA
RI4A

KONDO RACING
Masahiko Kondo

FUJI x D`station
KONDO SF14

TOYOTA
RI4A

KYGNUS SUNOCOTeam LeMans
Hiroyoshi Donuma

ACHIVMENTTeam KYGNUS SUNOCO
SF14Team KYGNUS SUNOCO
SF14TOYOTA
RI4A

REAL RACING
Katsutomo Kaneishi

REAL
SF14Honda
HR-414E

TEAM MUGEN SF14Honda
HR-414E

11Takuya Izawa

1 June 1984
Tokyo,Japan

16Naoki Yamamoto

11 July 1988
Tochigi, JapanTEAM MUGEN
Nagataka Tezuka

18

Yuichi Nakayama

25 July 1991
Tokyo, Japan

KCMG
Ryuji DoiKCMG Elyse SF14

TOYOTA
RI4A

19

Joao Paulo de Oliveira

13 July 1981
BrazilLENOVO TEAM IMPUL
Kazuyoshi Hoshino

LENOVO TEAM IMPUL
SF14TOYOTA
RI4A

DRAGO CORSE
Ryo Michigami

DRAGO CORSE SF14Honda
HR-414E

P.MU/CERUMO/INGING
SF14Yuji Tachikawa

P.MU/CERUMO・INGING
SF14TOYOTA
RI4A

20

Andrea Caldarelli

14 February 1990
Italy

34

Takashi Kogure

1 August 1980
Gunma, Japan38

Hiroaki Ishiura

23 April 1981
Tokyo, Japan

39

Yuji Kunimoto

12 September 1990
Kanagawa, Japan

40

Tomoki Nojiri

15 September 1989
Ibaraki, Japan

41

Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan

14 January 1977
India

64

Daisuke Nakajima

29 January 1989
Aichi, Japan

65

Bertrand Baguette

23 February 1986
Belgian

DOCOMO TEAMDANDELION RACING
Kiyoshi Muraoka

NAKAJIMA RACING
Satoru Nakajima

DOCOMO DANDELION
M40S SF14
DOCOMO DANDELION
M41Y SF14

NAKAJIMA RACINGSF14Honda
HR-414E

Honda
HR-414E

2015 CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS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 withsingle-seat, open cockpit and open wheel. Organized by Japan Race Promotion Inc. and fully sanctioned by the Japan Automobile
Federation (JAF), SUPER FORMULA traces back its origins to the Japanese Championship Formula NIPPON first launched in 1996.
2013 saw the relaunch of the series given a new name of SUPER FORMULA.

■ CHAMPIONSHIPThe 2015 Japanese Championship has a total of 11 teams (entrants) and 19 drivers (cars) from Japan and overseas (the seven overseasdrivers are from six countries: UK, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Brazil and India). Teams and drivers are awarded points for each race, withaccumulated points determining the final standings.
2015 CHAMPIONSHIP PIONT SCORING SYSTEMPOSITION

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

1 race round108

2 races round Race 15(+3)

4

6

5

3

2.5

2 races round Race 25(+3)

43

2.5

8th

9th & beyondPP2

10

1

1

0.5011

0.5

0

1

6th

7th4

3

2

1.5

2

1.5

・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/team with the higher numberof superior race results is awarded the position.

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

■ OVERTAKE SYSTEMThe Overtake System (OTS) is an overtaking aid that works by leveraging the fuel flow restrictor (fuel flow rate control system) employed on*1
the new engine. It can increase fuel supply temporarily to provide approximately five(or ten) per cent of engine performance improvement.
By pressing a button called OTB (Overtake Button) on the steering wheel, the system will be activated for 20 seconds per use. Drivers may
use the OTS up to 5 times a race. The status of the OTS use can easily be recognized by “Overtake Lamp (five small LEDs)” on the rollhoop. 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.
*1: Suzuka & Fuji Speedway Circuit : 5%. Other Circuit :10% engine performance improvement.

■ QUALIFYING KNOCK-OUT STYLE
Qualifying will take place over three knock-out sessions to determine places on the starting grid for the Championship race. In the eventof 19 entries, the five slowest cars during the 20-minute long Q1 session will be knocked out of the next session and assigned the 15th to19th positions on the grid. After a 10-minute interval, the 7-minute long Q2 session will determine the 9th to 14th positions in the sameway. After another 10-minute interval, the final 7-minute long Q3 session will decide the top 8 positions on the starting grid. As the nameof the qualifying round suggests, drivers are knocked out if they do not post strong qualifying times.

■ RACE
Twin Ring Motegi Racing Course (Circuit length 4.801km) : 52 laps / total distance 249.652km.
2015 CHAMPIOSHIP RACE CALENDARDATESROUND / CIRCUITQUALIFYING FORMATRACE FORMAT

April 18 – 19

Round 1 / Suzuka Circuit

Knockout

250km

May 23 – 24

Round 2 / Okayama International

Knockout

250km

July 18 – 19

Round 3 / Fuji Speedway

Knockout

250km

August 22 – 23

Round 4 / Twin Ring Motegi

Knockout

250km

September 12 – 13

Round 5 / Autopolis

Knockout

250km

October 17 – 18

Round 6 / Sportsland SUGO

Knockout

250km

Knockout

2-raceNovember 7 – 8*Round 7 / Suzuka Circuit*“The 14th JAF GRAND PRIX SUZUKA”■ Twin Ring Motegi Racing Course
The road course is built in a stop-start style with multiple low-speed hairpin corners and short straights. Motegi is said to be harder onbrakes than any other circuit in Japan.

ABOUT THE TWIN RING MOTEGI ROUND● Official name :TWIN RING MOTEGI 2&4 RACE
2015 Japanese Championship SUPER FORMULA Round 4 : Twin Ring Motegi
2015 MFJ SUPERBIKE All Japan Road Championship Round 5 (J_GP2)● Held Jointly with :2015 Japanese Formula 3 Championship Round 14・15
2015 N-ONE OWNER'S CUP Round 7
FIM Asia Cup National Challenge Road Race

● Dates :2015 Aug 22 (Saturday) – Aug 23 (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 l’Automobile (FIA) / Japan Automobile Fereration (JAF)
Fédération Internationale de Motorcyclisme(FIM)● Authorized by :Japan Race Promotion Inc. (JRP) / Japanese Formula 3 Association (JF3A)
Honda One make Race Secretariat (HORS)● Sponsored by :Ministry of Education / Japan Tourism Agency / Motegi Town
THE TOKYO CHUNICHI SPORTS / THE CHUNICHI SPORTS / FM NAC 5

Ticket Information & Enquiries● Ticket :・Advance sale tickets：¥5,000 / ¥2,500 (students)

・Ticket sold on the day：¥3,600 (sat) / ¥6,200 (sun)valid for both days, qualifying and race

＊Junior high school students and younger : Admission free (with guardian’s)
・Perking tickets (2-days)：¥1,500 (passenger cars) / ¥Free (motorcycles)

・Paddock (w Pit-walk) pass：¥3,100 (2-days)

・Pit-walk pass：¥1,100 (sat) (sun)・Circuit safari: ¥4,000 (pair ticket)

Reserved seat only

＊Please visit the Twin Ring Motegi official website for more details.
< http://www.twinring.jp/2and4/ticket/index.html >TV Coverage & Race Footage Delivery● J SPORTS :Live broadcast of all rounds (both qualifying and race).
Rebroadcastings and digest programs also available.
On-air dates:
Aug 22 (Sat) at 13:00 -15:00 [Live coverage of the qualifying sessions on J SPRTS 3]
Aug 23 (Sun) at 14:30 -17:30 [Live coverage of the race on J SPRTS 3]
Sep 05 (Sat) at 22:00 -22:15 [Digest program : J SPRTS 3]＊For more info on the programs, visit SUPER FORMULA official website <http://www.superformula.net/ >or J SPORTS website < http://www.jsports.co.jp/motor/super_formula/ >● BS FUJI :“SUPER FORMULA Go On! ” features all race highlights
On-air dates:
Aug 28 (Fri) at 24:00 - 24:55

・Special feature : Tomoki Nojiri

Sep 04 (Fri) at 24:00-24:55（Rebroadcasting)＊For more info on the programs, visit SUPER FORMULA official website <http://www.superformula.net/>or BS Fuji website < http://www.bsfuji.tv/top/pub/superformura2015.html>● FUJI TELEVISION CS :“SUPER FORMULA TV” features all race highlights plus talk show with invited guest drivers[ONE] [TWO] [NEXT]

Fuji TV F1 broadcast announcer along with language fluent fashion model Ms. Erika Yokoyama will host the show

[NEXTsmart]

On-air dates:
Aug 28 (Fri) at 22:30 - 23:00 [NEXT] ・Gest driver : Hiroaki Ishiura＊For more info on the programs, visit SUPER FORMULA official website <http://www.superformula.net/>or CS Fuji website < http://otn.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/914200066.html>●GYAO! :Race footage of each SUPER FORMULA round will be available on-demand 10 days after each round at< http://gyao.yahoo.co.jp/sports/ >● You Tube :Race and qualifying footage of each round will be available in digest format at<http://www.superformula.net/>*On-air schedule is subject to change.
Visit SUPER FORMULA official website <http://www.superformula.net/> for updates.

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