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April 13, 2014
Japan Race Promotion Inc.
2014 Japanese Championship SUPER FORMULA

Round 1 Suzuka Circuit: flash report on the race
Loic Duval (KYGNUS SUNOCO Team LeMans) wins the season opener!
2014 Japanese Championship SUPER FORMULA Round 1 Suzuka Circuit Race took place at Suzuka Circuit
International Racing Course in Mie Prefecture, and Loic Duval (KYGNUS SUNOCO Team LeMans) won the race
extending 43 laps of the 5.807km course for a total racing distance of 249.701km, in 1:15:49.802s (average speed197.57km).
James Rossiter (KONDO RACING) finished runner-up in 1:16:06.023s. This is his first full SUPER FORMULA
season.
Hiroaki Ishiura (P.MU / CERUMO · INGING), who had made a comeback to the series, clocked 1:16:11.927s andtook third.

Loic Duval (KYGNUS SUNOCO Team LeMans)

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Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan

Daisuke Nakajima

Takashi Kogure

Andre Lotterer

Kazuki Nakajima

Hiroaki Ishiura

Yuji Kunimoto

Tomoki Nojiri

Hideki Mutoh

Koki Saga313236373839404162

Joao Paulo de Oliveira

1920

Yuichi NakayamaLoic Duval

818

Ryo HIrakawa

7Vitantonio Liuzzi

James Rossiter

311Yuhki Nakayama

2Koudai Tsukakoshi

Naoki Yamamoto

110driverno.

25 April 1983
Aichi, Japan

6 October 1982
Tokyo, Japan

15 September 1989
Ibaraki, Japan

12 September 1990
Kanagawa, Japan

23 April 1981
Tokyo, Japan

11 January 1985
Aichi, Japan

19 November 1981
Germany

1 August 1980
Gunma, Japan

29 January 1989
Aichi, Japan

14 January 1977
India

13 July 1981
Brazil25 July 1991
Tokyo, Japan

6 August 1981
Italy

20 November 1986
Tochigi, Japan

12 June 1982
France7 March 1994
Hiroshima, Japan

25 August 1983
United Kingdom29 July 1987
Ishikawa, Japan

11 July 1988
Tochigi, Japandate of birthplace of birth

TOCHIGI Le Beausset Motorsports
Tadao Tsubomatsu

DOCOMO TEAM DANDELION RACINGKiyoshi Muraoka

P.MU / CERUMO · INGING
Yuji Tachikawa

PETRONAS TEAM TOM’S
Nobuhide Tachi

NAKAJIMA RACING
Satoru Nakajima

Lenovo TEAM IMPUL
Kazuyoshi Hoshino

KCMG
Ryuji Doi

HP REAL RACING
Katsutomo Kaneishi

KYGNUS SUNOCO Team LeMans
Hiroyoshi Donuma

KONDO RACING
Masahiko Kondo

TEAM MUGEN
Nagataka Tezuka

entrant
managercar

DENSO Le Beausset SF14

DOCOMO DANDELION M41Y SF14DOCOMO DANDELION M40T SF14P.MU/CERUMO·INGING SF14P.MU/CERUMO·INGING SF14PETRONAS TOM’S SF14PETRONAS TOM’S SF14NR SF14NR SF14Lenovo TEAM IMPUL SF14Lenovo TEAM IMPUL SF14KCMG Elyse SF14HP SF14HP SF14Team KYGNUS SUNOCO SF14ACHIEVEMENTTeam KYGNUS SUNOCO SF14FUJI CORPORATION KONDO SF14TEAM MUGEN SF14TOYOTA
RI4A

Honda
HR-414E

TOYOTA
RI4A

TOYOTA
RI4A

Honda
HR-414E

TOYOTA
RI4A

TOYOTA
RI4A

Honda
HR-414E

TOYOTA
RI4A

TOYOTA
RI4A

Honda
HR-414Eengine(Chassis: SF14 Tyre: Bridgestone)

TEAM MUGEN SF142014 Japanese Champioship SUPER FORMULA Round 1 Entry List2014 Championship Standings (updated after Round 1 Suzuka)
Drivers Standings
PosNo.

DriverPts

18

Loic Duval

10Deficit

4/12

5/17

7/12

8/23

9/13

9/27

11/8

SUZUKA

FUJI

FUJI

MOTEGIAUTOPOLISSUGO

SUZUKA

Rd.3

Rd.4

Rd.5

Rd.6

Rd.1

Rd.2-1

Rd.2-2

Rd.7-1

Rd.7-21023

James Rossiter

8–2

83

38

Hiroaki Ishiura

6–4

647

Ryo Hirakawa

5–55536

Andre Lotterer

5–55637Kazuki Nakajima

3–7

3

719

Joao Paulo de Oliveira

2–8

2

811

Vitantonio Liuzzi

1–91

940

Tomoki Nojiri

–10–

1041

Hideki Mutoh

–10–

111

Naoki Yamamoto

–10

–122

Yuhki Nakayama

–10

–1339

Yuji Kunimoto

–10

–

14

10

Koudai Tsukakoshi

–10

–

31

Daisuke Nakajima–32

Takashi Kogure–

20

Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan–62

Koki Saga–

18

Yuichi Nakayama–* Winners are in italics and polesittters are in bold.

Teams Standings
PosNo.

TeamPts

17, 8

KYGNUS SUNOCO Team LeMans

15Deficit4/12

5/17

7/12

8/23

9/13

9/27

11/8

SUZUKA

FUJI

FUJI

MOTEGIAUTOPOLISSUGO

SUZUKA

Rd.3

Rd.4

Rd.5

Rd.6

Rd.1

23

KONDO RACING

8–78336, 37

PETRONAS TEAM TOM’S

7–8

7438, 39

P.MU / CERUMO · INGING

6–96519, 20

Lenovo TEAM IMPUL

2–132610, 11

HP REAL RACING

1–141740, 41

DOCOMO TEAM DANDELION RACING

–15–

81, 2

TEAM MUGEN–15–31, 32

Rd.2-1

Rd.2-215

NAKAJIMA RACING–62

TOCHIGI Le Beausset Motorsports–18

KCMG–* Winners are in italics. PP points are not awarded to the teams.

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2014 Champioship Point Scoring SystemPOSITION

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th & beyondPP

1 race per round

10

8

65

4

3

2

10

1

2 races per round

54

3

2.5

2

1.5

10.50

1

* 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 number ofsuperior race results is awarded the position.

[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.
2. Championship Awards
The Drivers’ Championship title is awarded to the driver who scores the most points over the course of the season. The DriverChampion is given the Series Driver’s Champion Cup and prize money by Japan Race Promotion Inc. On top of this, he receives theConfederation’s Cup offered by Parliamentary Association for Motorsport Promotion of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, as wellas the Commissioner’s Cup from the Japan Tourism Agency. Towards the Team Champion, the Minister’s Cup will be awarded by theMinistry of Economy,Trade and Industry, plus prize money by Japan Race Promotion Inc.
3. 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
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 fuel supply temporarily to provide approximately five per cent of engine performanceimprovement. 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 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.

Japanese Champioship SUPER FORMULA 2014 RACE CALENDAR
DATES

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ROUND / CIRCUITQUALIFYING FORMATRACE FORMAT

April 12 – 13

Round 1 / Suzuka Circuit

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250km

May 17 – 18

Round 2 / Fuji Speedway

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July 12 – 13

Round 3 / Fuji Speedway

Knockout

250km

August 23 – 24

Round 4 / Twin Ring Motegi

Knockout

250km

September 13 – 14

Round 5 / Autopolis

Knockout

220km

September 27 – 28

Round 6 / Sportsland SUGO

Knockout

250km

November 8 – 9Round 7 / Suzuka Circuit

Knockout

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ABOUT THE SUZUKA ROUND• Official Name:SUZUKA 2 & 4 RACE
2014 Japanese Championship SUPER FORMULA Round 1 Suzuka Circuit
2014 MFJ SUPERBIKE ALL JAPAN ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP Round 1• Held Jointly with:2014 Japanese Formula 3 Championship Round 1 & Round 2
Honda Sports & Eco Program CR-Z 10-litre Challenge
Enjoy Honda Suzuka 2014

• Hosted by:Automobile: Group of Speed Sports (GSS), Suzuka Motor Sports Club (SMSC) and Mobilityland Corporation
Motorcycle: Motorcycle Federation of Japan (MFJ) and Mobilityland Corporation• Sanctioned by:Automobile: Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) and Japan Automobile Fereration (JAF)
Motorcycle: Fédération Internationale de Motorcyclisme (FIM) and Motorcycle Federation of Japan (MFJ)• Authorized by:Automobile: Japan Race Promotion Inc. (JRP) and Japanese Formula 3 Association (JF3A)• Sponsored by:

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; Japan Tourism Agency; Mie Prefecture;
The City of Suzuka;The Suzuka F1 Japanese Grand Prix Regional Revitalization Council;
Tourist Information Office Suzuka; Suzuka Chamber of Commerce and Industry;
Tokyo Chunichi Sports; Chunichi Sports; and Chunichi Shimbun
TICKET & ENQUIRY• Advance Ticket (valid for 2 days):
Adult¥4,000 (with a one-day passport to the amusement park Motopia)

Junior 13 to 18¥1,700 (circuit admission only)* The tickets allow you to enter the circuit also on Friday.
* For further information, visit Suzuka Circuit website <http://www.suzukacircuit.jp/>.
TV BROADCASTING & RACE FOOTAGE DELIVERY
u J SPORTS
On-air dates: Saturday,April 12 at 1:30 - 3:30 pm [Live coverage of the qualifying sessions on J SPORTS 2]
Sunday,April 13 at 2:30 - 5:30 pm [Live coverage of the race on J SPORTS 3]		* Rebroadcastings and digest programs are also available. For more info, visit SUPER FORMULA official website <http://www.superformula.net/>.
u BS FUJI “SUPER FORMULA”
BS FUJI delivers a 55-minute SUPER FORMULA post-race program covering each round of the season.
On-air dates: Saturday, April 19 at 11:00 - 11:55 am (first air)		

Saturday, April 26 at 12:00 - 12:55 pm (rebroadcasting)u FUJI TELEVISION ONE/NEXT (FUJI TELEVISION CS) “SUPER FORMULA TV”
A new program “SUPER FORMULA TV” is coming in. It features race highlights plus talk show with invited guest drivers.
On-air dates: Friday, April 18 at 10:30 - 11:00 pm (first air) on Fuji Television NEXT		

Saturday,April 26 at 11:30 am - 12:00 pm (rebroadcasting) on Fuji Television ONE* Simulcasting is available on Internet pay channel “Fuji Television NEXTsmart”
u 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/>.
u YouTube
Race and qualifying footage of each round will be available in digest format at <http://www.youtube.com/>.
* On-air schedule is subject to change.Visit SUPER FORMULA official website <http://www.superformula.net/> for updates.

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