PRESS INFORMATIONSeptember 9, 2014Japan Race Promotion Inc.

September 13 (Sat) – September 14 (Sun)2014 Japanese Championship SUPER FORMULARound 5 : AUTOPOLIS	 Japan Race Promotion Inc. (President: Hiroshi Shirai, Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan) today announceddetails of the “2014 Japanese Championship SUPER FORMULA Series, Round 5 AUTOPOLIS” scheduled to take place	 on September 13–14 at the AUTOPOLIS International Racing Course (length= 4.674km) in Oita Prefecture, Japan.
Qualifying, which will be held on September 13, will take place over three knock-out sessions to determine places on thestarting grid for the Championship race. In the event of 19 entries, the five slowest cars during the 20-minute long Q1session will be knocked out of the next session and assigned the 15th to 19th positions on the grid. After a 10-minuteinterval, the 7-minute long Q2 session will determine the 9th to 14th positions in the same way. After another 10-minuteinterval, the final 7-minute long Q3 session will decide the top 8 positions on the starting grid. As the name of thequalifying round suggests, drivers are knocked out if they do not post strong qualifying times.
The Championship race, to be held on September 14, will be run over 46 laps of the 4.674km AUTOPOLIS InternationalRacing Course for a total distance of 215.004km. Fuel management is likely to hold the key to victory in this sprint race,during which tire changes are not compulsory and refueling is prohibited.
With only four races and three rounds left in the 2014 SUPER FORMULA Series, competition in Round 5 is set to hot upas the drivers compete for the Championship. At the moment, Joao Paulo Lima de Oliveira (Lenovo TEAM IMPUL), whowon the first race of Round 1 and Round 4, is slightly ahead at the top of the standings with 23 points. However, KazukiNakajima (PETRONAS TEAM TOM’S), winner of Round 3, is only 1 point behind in second, followed closely in third bythe winner of the opening round, Loic Duval (KYGNUS SUNOCO Team LeMans), just 2.5 points off the lead. HiroakiIshiura (P.MU/CERUMO • INGING) is fourth in the standings, 4 points adrift, followed by André Lotterer (PETRONASTEAM TOM’S), 6.5 points behind, Ryo Hirakawa (KYGNUS SUNOCO Team LeMans), 9.5 points behind, and JamesRossiter (KONDO RACING), 11.5 points from the top of the very tight standings.	 	
 Joao Paulo Lima de Oliveira (Lenovo TEAM IMPUL) won Round 4 in the rainSeries PartnerSeries SupporterPromotion Partner	 	 2014 JAPANESE CHAMPIOSHIP SUPER FORMULA Round 5 : ENTRY LIST(Chassis: SF14, Tires: Bridgestone)NO.

DRIVERDATE OF BIRTHPLACE OF BIRTH

1Naoki Yamamoto11 July 1988Tochigi, Japan

2Yuhki Nakayama29 July 1987Ishikawa, Japan

3James Rossiter25 August 1983United Kingdom7Ryo Hirakawa7 March 1994Hiroshima, Japan8Loic Duval12 June 1982France10Koudai Tsukakoshi20 November 1986Tochigi, Japan11Vitantonio Liuzzi6 August 1981Italy

18Yuichi Nakayama25 July 1991Tokyo, Japan

19Joao Paulo de Oliveira13 July 1981Brazil

20Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan14 January 1977India

31Daisuke Nkajima29 January 1989Aichi, Japan

32Takashi Kogure1 August 1980Gunma, Japan

36Andre Lotterer19 November 1981Germany

37Kazuki Nakajima11 January 1985Aichi, Japan

38Hiroaki Ishiura23 April 1981Tokyo, Japan

39Yuji Kunimoto12 September 1990Kanagawa, Japan

40Tomoki Nojiri15 September 1989Ibaraki, Japan

41Hideki Mutho6 October 1982Tokyo, Japan

62Koki Saga25 April 1983Aichi, JapanSeries PartnerSeries SupporterENTRANTMANAGERCARENGINETEAM MUGENNagataka TezukaTEAM MUGEN SF14HondaHR-414EKONDO RACINGMasahiko KondoFUJI CORPORATIONKONDO SF14TOYOTARI4AKYGNUS SUNOCOTeam LeMansHiroyoshi DonumaTeam KYGNUS SUNOCOSF14ACHIEVEMENTTeam KYGNUS SUNOCOSF14TOYOTARI4AHP REAL RACINGKatsutomo KaneishiHP SF14HondaHR-414EKCMGRyuji DoiKCMG Elyse SF14TOYOTARI4ALenovo TEAM IMPULKazuyoshi HoshinoLenovo TEAM IMPUL SF14TOYOTARI4ANAKAJIMA RACINGSatoru NakajimaNAKAJIMA RACING SF14HondaHR-414EPETRONAS TEAM TOM’SNobuhide TachiPETRONAS TOM’S SF14TOYOTARI4AP.MU/CERUMO/INGINGSF14Yuji TachikawaP.MU/CERUMO/INGINGSF14TOYOTARI4ADOCOMO TEAMDANDELION RACINGKiyoshi MuraokaTOCHIGI Le BeaussetMotorsportsTadao TsubomatsuDOCOMO DANDELIONM40T SF14DOCOMO DANDELIONM41Y SF14DENSO Le Beausset SF14DHondaHR-414ETOYOTARI4APromotion Partner	 	 2014 CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS (updated after Round 4)DRIVERS StandingsPosNo.

14/12SUZUKA5/17FUJI7/12FUJI8/23MOTEGIAUTOPOL9/27SUGO

IRd.5Rd.6DriverPtsRd.1Rd.2-1Rd.2-2Rd.3Rd.4

19Joao Paulo de Oliveira23

264

0112

37Kazuki Nakajima2234

310

23

8Loic Duval20.510

32.5054

38Hiroaki Ishiura

1960

0

585

36Andre Lotterer16.552.56306

7Ryo Hirakawa13.5500.5807

3James Rossiter11.581.50

118

39Yuji Kunimoto90216098/36Andrea Caldarelli71(8)6(36)10

1Naoki Yamamoto60024011

20Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan4.5011.52012

41Hideki Mutoh400004

13

10Koudai Tsukakoshi30000314

11Vitantonio Liuzzi1.510.5000

40Tomoki Nojiri000000

32Takashi Kogure000000

2Yuichi Nakayama000000

31Daisuke Nakajima000000

62Koki Saga000000

18Yuhki Nakayama0000009/1311/8SUZUKARd.7-1Rd.7-2* Winners are in Bold italics and polesittters are in bold.

TEAMS StandingsPosNo.

136/3727/8

34/125/177/128/239/139/2711/8SUZUKAFUJIFUJIMOTEGIAUTOPOLSUGOSUZUKA

IRd.5Rd.6DriverPtsRd.1Rd.2-1Rd.2-2Rd.3Rd.4PETRONAS TEAM TOM’S42.576.5813

8KYGNUS SUNOCO Team LeMans34

15338

538/39P.MU/CERUMO·INGING28621118

419/20Lenovo TEAM IMPUL25.5265.52105

3KONDO RACING11.581.501161/2TEAM MUGEN600240710/11HP REAL RACING4.510.500340/41DOCOMO TEAM DANDELION RACING40000431/32RaRACING RACHINGNAKAJIMA000000

62TOCHIGI Le Beausset Motorsports000000

18KCMG00000

0Rd.7-1Rd.7-2* Winners are in Bold italics. PP points are not awarded to the teams.
Series PartnerSeries SupporterPromotion Partner	 	 2014 CHAMPIOSHIP POINT SCORING SYSTEMPOSITION1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th &beyondPP1 race per round108654321012 races per round5432.521.510.50

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 pointsare 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 CALENDARDATESSeries PartnerROUND / CIRCUITQUALIFYING FORMATRACE FORMATApril 12 – 13Round 1 / Suzuka CircuitKnockout250kmMay 17 – 18Round 2 / Fuji SpeedwayKnockout2-heatJuly 12 – 13Round 3 / Fuji SpeedwayKnockout250kmAugust 23 – 24Round 4 / Twin Ring MotegiKnockout250kmSeptember 13 – 14Round 5 / AutopolisKnockout220kmSeptember 27 – 28Round 6 / Sportsland SUGOKnockout250kmNovember 8 – 9Round 7 / Suzuka CircuitKnockout2-heatSeries SupporterPromotion Partner	 	 GET TO KNOW THE BASICS1■	  WHAT IS SUPER FORMULA?

Japanese Championship SUPER FORMULA is the top category of Japanese formula racingfeaturing 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.

■	  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 DemocraticParty 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 CARThe base chassis SF14 is supplied by Dallara (Italy). The cars are powered by 2.0-litreturbo-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 flowrestrictor (fuel flow rate control system) employed on the new engine. It can increase fuelsupply temporarily to provide approximately five per cent of engine performanceimprovement. 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 illuminatewhite while the championship leader comes with red lights called “Leader’s Red”. TheOvertake Lamp system can only be seen in SUPER FORMULA.

Series PartnerSeries SupporterPromotion Partner	 	 ABOUT THE AUTOPOLIS ROUND●Official name :AUTOPOLIS 2&4 RACE2014 Japanese Championship SUPER FORMULA Round 5 AUTOPOLIS●	  Held Jointly with :2014 MFJ SUPERBIKE ALL JAPAN ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP Round 6J_GP2GAZOO Racing Netz Cap Vitz Race 2014	  west Round 2●	  Dates :2014 September 13 (Saturday) – September 14 (Sunday)●	  Location :AOUTPOLIS International Racing Course, Oita Prefecture (Circuit length: 4,674km)●	  Hosted by :AUTOPOLIS Co., Ltd. / AUTOPOLIS CLUBMotorcycle Federation of Japan (MFJ)●Special cooperation :Bright Co., Ltd.

●Official Recognition by :Fédération Internationale de I’Automobile (FIA) / Japan Automobile Federation (JAF)Fédération Internationale de Motorcyclisme(FIM) / Motorcycle Federation of Japan (MFJ)●	  Authorized by :Japan Race Promotion Inc,(JRP)●	  Sponsored by :Kyushu District Transport Bureau/Oita Prefecture / Kumamoto Prefecture /Hita City / Kikuchi City / Aso City / Yanagawa City / Ozu town / Oguni Ttown /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—Ozu Tourist Association / Oguni Town Tourism Association /Tsuetate Onsen Tourist Hotel Cooperative / Minamioguni Town Tourist Association /Ubuyama Village Tourism AssociationSeries PartnerSeries SupporterPromotion Partner	 	 Ticket Information & Enquiries● Ticket :Advance sale tickets for the full two days of the event from ¥4,200 (valid for both days, qualifying and race)＊Junior high school students and younger: Admission free (with guardian’s)＊Ticket details: Please visit the AUTOPOLIS official website for more details.
<http://www.autopolis.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 alsoavailable.
On-air dates :Saturday, September 13 at 14:30 -15:30 [Live coverage of the qualifying sessions on J SPORTS 1]Sunday, September 14 at 14:15-17:25 [Live coverage of the race on J SPORTS 3]* For more info on the rebroadcastings and digest programs, visit SUPER FORMULA official website<http://www.superformula.net/ > or JSPORTS website <http://www.jsports.co.jp/motor/super_formula/ >● BS FUJI

:BS FUJI delivers a 55-minute SUPER FORMULA post-race program covering each round of the seasonOn-air dates :Sunday, September 21 at 13:00 -13:55 (first air)Tuesday,September 23 at 15:00 -15:55 (rebroadcasting)*For more info on the programs, visit SUPER FORMULA official website<http://www.superformula.net/> orBS Fuji website < http://www.bsfuji.tv/top/pub/superformura2014.html>● FUJI TELEVISIONONE/TWO/NEXT :(FUJI TELEVISION CS)A new program “SUPER FORMULA TV” is coming in. It features race highlights plus talk show with invitedguest drivers.( Round 5:Ryo Hirakawa & Tomoki Nojiri)On-air dates :Friday, September 19 at 20:40 -21:10 (NEXT)* For more info on the programs, visit SUPER FORMULA official website<http://www.superformula.net/> or BS Fuji 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/sports/ >*On-air schedule is subject to change.
Visit SUPER FORMULA official website <http://www.superformula.net/> for updates.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ,PLEASE CONTACT US AT :Series PartnerJapan Race Promotion Inc.
Heiando Building, 2-3-25 Kudan-minami,Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0074E-mail: media@superformula.netTel: +81 (0)3 3237 0131Fax: +81 (0)3 3237 0135Series SupporterPR Manager:Kiyohito EndoE-mail: media@jrp-inc.jpPromotion Partner