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Sep 7, 2015
Japan Race Promotion Inc.

Sep 12 (Saturday) – Sep 13 (Sunday)

2015 Japanese Championship SUPER FORMULA
Round 5 : AUTOPOLIS	 Which driver can pull ahead in the tight battle for the Championship?
Japan Race Promotion Inc. (President: Hiroshi Shirai, Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan) today announced details of the “2015Japanese Championship SUPER FORMULA, Round 5 AUTOPOLIS” scheduled to take place on September 12-13 on the AUTOPOLISInternational Racing Course (length = 4.674km) in Oita 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’s
Japanese Championship.
*12 drivers from Japan and seven from six other countries (UK, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Brazil and India)
The battle for the Championship is still very tight after four of the seven rounds in this year’s SUPER FORMULA season. With thecompetition now past the halfway mark, Hiroaki Ishiura (P.MU/CERUMO • INGING) sits at the top of the rankings with 32 points after
victories in Round 2 at Okayama and Round 4 at Twin Ring Motegi. He is the only driver this season with more than one win to his name.
Close behind in second spot with 25 points is Joao Paulo de Oliveira (LENOVO TEAM IMPUL), who won Round 3 at Fuji Speedway,followed by Kazuki Nakajima (PETRONAS TEAM TOM’S) in third with 24 points, who is still looking for a win but has come second inevery race so far, excluding the round when he was out with an injury. André Lotterer (PETRONAS TEAM TOM’S) is in fourth with 20
points after controlling Round 1 at Suzuka. Only 12 points separate the top four drivers, in what is shaping up to be a very tightChampionship. Interest in Round 5 is high, with any one of the drivers in the leading group potentially pulling ahead of rivals. Drivers
without a win so far could also make a late charge in the rankings.
	  As with the other rounds in the Championship, drivers at this year’s AUTOPOLIS race are allowed to take on fuel during pit stops,
enabling teams to employ various strategies. The track will also give drivers the chance to show off the real speed of the SF14 Race car.

No. 38 Hiroaki Ishiura (P.MU/CERUMO • INGING) is currently top of the standings on 32 points

	
 

	
 

2015 JAPANESE CHAMPIOSHIP SUPER FORMULA Round 5 : ENTRY LIST (Chassis: SF14, Tires: Bridgestone)

NO.

DRIVERDATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH

1

Kazuki Nakajima

11 January 1985
Aichi, Japan

2

Andre Lotterer

19 November 1981
Germany

3James Rossiter

25 August 1983
United Kingdom

4

William Buller

17 September 1992
United Kingdom

7

Ryo Hirakawa

7 March 1994
Hiroshima, Japan

8

Kamui Kobayashi

13 September 1986
Hyogo, Japan10

Koudai 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
SF14

TOYOTA
RI4A

REAL RACING
Katsutomo Kaneishi

REAL
SF14

Honda
HR-414E

TEAM MUGEN SF14

Honda
HR-414E

11

Takuya Izawa

1 June 1984
Tokyo,Japan

16

Naoki 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 IMPULSF14

TOYOTA
RI4A

20

Andrea Caldarelli

14 February 1990
Italy

34

Takashi Kogure

1 August 1980
Gunma, JapanDRAGO CORSE
Ryo Michigami

DRAGO CORSE SF14

Honda
HR-414E

38

Hiroaki Ishiura

23 April 1981
Tokyo, Japan

P.MU/CERUMO/INGING
Yuji Tachikawa

P.MU/CERUMO・INGINGSF14

TOYOTA
RI4A

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 RACING
SF14

Honda
HR-414E

Honda
HR-414E	 	 2015 CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGSDRIVERS StandingsPos.

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1

38

Hiroaki Ishiura

32

4

11

6

11

2

19

Joao Paulo de Oliveira

25

5

4

10

6

3

1

Kazuki Nakajima

24

8

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8

8

4

2

Andre Lotterer

20

10

1

4

5

5

40

Tomoki Nojiri

11

1

6

1

3

6

8

Kamui Kobayashi

8

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8

!

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7

16

Naoki Yamamoto

7

1

5

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1

8

64

Daisuke Nakajima

7

3

!

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4

9

41

Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan

6

6

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10

39

Yuji Kunimoto

5

!

!

5

!

11

7

Ryo Hirakawa

5

!

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3

2

12

20

Andrea Caldarelli

4

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3

1

!

13

11

Takuya Izawa

4

2

2

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14

3

James Rossiter

2

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2

!

4

William Buller

!

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!

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34

Takashi Kogure

!

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!

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65

Bertrand Baguette

!

!

!

!

!

18

Yuichi Nakayama

!

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10

Koudai Tsukakoshi

!

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1

Kazuya Osima

!

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Pts.

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PETRONAS TEAM TOM’S

44

18

1

12

13

2

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P.MU/CERUMO·INGING

35

4

10

11

10

3

19|20 LENOVO TEAM IMPUL

28

5

7

10

6

4

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DOCOMO TEAM DANDELION RACING

17

7

6

1

3

5

7|8

KYGNUS SUNOCO Team LeMans

13

!

8

3

2

6

64|65 NAKAJIMA RACING

7

3

!

!

4

7

16

TEAM MUGEN

6

!

5

!

1

8

10|11 REAL RACING

4

2

2

!

!

9

3|4

KONDO RACING

2

!

!

2

!

34

DRAGO CORSE

!

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18

KCMG

!

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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 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 overseas
drivers 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 SYSTEM
1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th & beyondPP

1 race round

10

8

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

1

2 races round	  Race 1

5(+3)

4

3

2.5

2

1.5

1

0.5

0

1

2 races round	  Race 2

5(+3)

4

3

2.5

2

1.5

1

0.5

0

1

POSITION・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	  of 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’s
Cup 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.	
 SUPER FORMULA offers the chance toenjoy highly competitive racing featuring top drivers from Japan and overseas in the SF14 race car, which has the same cornering
speeds as the top Formula 1 race cars.

■ 	  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 ten (or five) 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.

■ 	  RACEAUTOPOLIS Racing Course (Circuit length 4.674km) : 54 laps / total distance 252.396km.
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-race*Round 7 / Suzuka Circuit*“The 14th JAF GRAND PRIX SUZUKA”
November 7 – 8■	  AUTOPOLIS Racing Course
AUTOPOLIS is an internationally accredited race course with a length of 4,674m. With a home straight of 902m, an elevation change of
52m and maximum uphill and downhill slopes of 7.2% and 10%, respectively, AUTOPOLIS is a technical track with challenging changes
in gradient. The course is also unusual in Japan in that the pit lane is on the outside of the track, so the direction of race car travel, as
seen from the pit lane, is the opposite of other courses.

	
 

	
 
ABOUT THE AUTOPOLIS ROUND● Official name :AUTOPOLIS SUPER 2&4 RACE	 	  20152015 Japanese Championship SUPER FORMULA Series Round 5 : AUTOPOLIS
2015 MFJ SUPERBIKE All Japan Road Race Championship Round 6 (JSB) : KYUSHU●	  Held Jointly with :GAZOO Racing Netz Cup Vitz Race 2015	
  west Round 32015 HONDA N-ONE OWNER'S CUP Round 8●	  Dates :2015 Sep 12 (Saturday) - Sep 13 (Sunday)●	  Location :AUTOPOLIS International Racing Course, Oita Prefecture (Circuit length: 4,674km)●	  Hosted by :AUTOPOLIS Co., Ltd. / AUTOPOLIS CLUB
Motorcycle Federation of Japan (MFJ)● Official Recognition by :Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) / Japan Automobile Fereration (JAF)
Fédération Internationale de Motorcyclisme(FIM) / Motorcycle Federation of Japan (MFJ)●	  Authorized by :●Special cooperation :Japan Race Promotion Inc. (JRP)

Bright Co., Ltd.
TV-Kumamoto Co., Ltd. (TKU)●	  Sponsored by :Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology / Japan Tourism Agency /Kyushu District Transport Bureau / Oita Prefecture / Kumamoto Prefecture / Hita City / Kikuchi City /Aso City / Yanagawa City / Ozu Town / Oguni Town / Minamioguni Town / Ubuyama Village /Hita City Board of Education / Kikuchi City Board of Education /Aso City Board of Education / Yanagawa City Board of Education /Ozu Town Board of Education / Oguni Town Board of Education /Minamioguni Town Board of Education / Ubuyama Village Board of Education /Hita City Tourist Association / Kikuchi City Tourist Association /Aso City Tourist Association / Yanagawa City Tourist Association /Higo—Oozu Tourist Association / Oguni Town Tourism Association /Tsuetate Onsen Tourist Hotel Cooperative / Minamioguni Town Tourist Association /Ubuyama Village Tourism Association

	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
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:	 	
 Sep 12 (Sat) at 14:00 -16:25 [Live coverage of the qualifying sessions on J SPRTS 3]	
 	
 Sep 13 (Sun) at 14:15 -17:00 [Live coverage of the race on J SPRTS 4]	
 	
 Sep 24 (Thu) at 17:45 -17:55 [Digest program : J SPRTS 2]

	 ＊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:	 	
 Sep 18 (Fri) at 24:00 - 24:55

	 Sep 25 (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 :Fuji Television broadcasts race highlights of all 7 rounds and a talk show program called “SUPER FORMULA TV,”[ONE] [TWO] [NEXT][NEXTsmart]・Special feature : Hiroaki Ishiura (driver) and Yuji Tachikawa (manager)	
 which features interviews with guest drivers about a range of topics, such as the appeal of the SUPER FORMULA
format and genuine insights into how they feel during races. The highlights and talk show are broadcast
simultaneously on internet pay channel "Fuji Television NEXTsmart".	
 On-air dates:	
 

	
 
	
 

Sep 18 (Fri) at 22:30 - 23:00 [NEXT] ・Gest driver : Joao Paulo de Oliveira	 	 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＊For more info on the programs, visit SUPER FORMULA official website <http://www.superformula.net/>	
 

	
 
	
 

<http://www.superformula.net/>*On-air schedule is subject to change.
Visit SUPER FORMULA official website <http://www.superformula.net/> for updates.

	
 

	
 

Ticket Information & Enquiries● Tickett : 	 ・Advance sale tickets (2-days)：¥4,200 (valid for both days, qualifying and race)	 ・Ticket sold on the day：¥3,000 (sat) / ¥5,500 (sun)	 ＊Junior high school students and younger : Admission free (with guardian’s)

	
 
	
 

・Paddock (w Pit-walk) pass：¥3,000 (sat) / ¥5,000 (sun)	 ・Pit-walk pass：¥1,000 (sat) / ¥1,500 (sun)	 ＊For high-school students and older / separate entry tickets required

	
 
	
 

・Kids pass	 : ¥1,000 (sat) / ¥1,000 (sun)＊For elementary and junior high school students

	
 
	
 

・Perking tickets (2-days): ¥1,500 (passenger cars) / ¥Free (motorcycles) w / Advance sale tickets

	
 
	
 
	
 

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