PRESS INFORMATION
November 4, 2014
Japan Race Promotion Inc.

November 8(Sat) – November 9(Sun)2014 Japanese Championship SUPER FORMULA
JAF Grand Prix
Round 7 : SUZUKA CIRCUIT
Japan Race Promotion Inc. (President: Hiroshi Shirai, Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan) today announced details of the “2014Japanese Championship SUPER FORMULA Series, Round 7 Suzuka Circuit,” which is scheduled to take place on November 8(Sat) - 9(Sun) atthe Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
Two races will be held for this final round of the 2014 Championship Series. As with previous races, a knock-out style qualifying competition
will used. The Q1 session will determine the grid for Race 1, which will be run over 20 laps of the 5.807km Suzuka Circuit, for a total racing
distance of 116.140km. The Q2 and Q3 sessions will determine the grid for Race 2, which will be run over 28 laps of the same course, for a total
racing distance of 162.596km. All teams will also be required to make one pit stop for a tire change (all four tires). Each team’s ability to respondflexibly to fast-changing conditions on the track, as well as the skill of the drivers, will therefore play a key role in the final result.
Interest in the outcome of the Championship is high as the final round approaches. After Round 6, Kazuki Nakajima (PETRONAS TEAMTOM’S) stands at the top of the rankings with 33 points thanks to one victory and points finishes in all the other races this season. Second on 29
points is Joao Paulo Lima de Oliveira (Lenovo TEAM IMPUL), who has two victories so far, followed by two drivers tied for third on 26.5 points,André Lotterer (PETRONAS TEAM TOM’S) and Loic Duval (KYGNUS SUNOCO Team LeMans), each with one victory this season. Heading
into the last round, only 6.5 points separate these top four drivers, who have all won the Championship before. This leading pack is followed byHiroaki Ishiura (P.MU/CERUMO • INGING) in fifth with 23 points, and James Rossiter (KONDO RACING) in sixth with 20.5 points. In two-raceformats, the drivers receive half the number of points per race as normal one-race rounds, but in the final Suzuka Round, three bonus points willalso be awarded to the winner of each race.

That means a total of 18 points are still up for grabs if a driver achieves a pole-to-win victory inboth races. The large number of points still available means that seven drivers right down to seventh-placed Yuji Kunimoto(P.MU/CERUMO•INGING), who is 16 points off the lead, could still win the Championship.
The Suzuka Circuit course record was broken in the first round of the season, but there is a good chance it will be beaten again in the finalround. We anticipate an exciting race befitting the JAF Grand Prix, which could see a driver become a first-time winner of the Championship, if
they can take control of what is likely to be a very fast race.

Kazuki Nakajima (PETRONAS TEAM TOM’S) won Round 3 at the Fuji Speedway circuit

2014 JAPANESE CHAMPIOSHIP SUPER FORMULA Round 7 : ENTRY LIST(Chassis: SF14, Tires: Bridgestone)
NO.

DRIVERDATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH

1

Naoki Yamamoto

11 July 1988
Tochigi, Japan

2

Yuhki Nakayama

29 July 1987
Ishikawa, Japan

3

James Rossiter

25 August 1983
United Kingdom

7Ryo Hirakawa

7 March 1994
Hiroshima, Japan

8Loic Duval

12 June 1982
France10Koudai Tsukakoshi

20 November 1986
Tochigi, Japan

11Vitantonio 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

34

Takuya Izawa

1 June 1984
Tokyo,Japan

36

Andre Lotterer

19 November 1981
Germany

37

Kazuki Nakajima

11 January 1985
Aichi, 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

Hideki Mutho

6 October 1982
Tokyo, Japan62

Koki Saga

25 April 1983
Aichi, JapanENTRANTMANAGERCAR

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 SF14TOYOTA
RI4A

Lenovo TEAM IMPUL
Kazuyoshi Hoshino

Lenovo TEAM IMPUL SF14TOYOTA
RI4A

NAKAJIMA RACING
Satoru Nakajima

NAKAJIMA RACING SF14Honda
HR-414E

DRAGO CORSE
Ryo Michigami

DRAGO CORSE SF14Honda
HR-414E

PETRONAS TEAM TOM’S
Nobuhide Tachi

PETRONAS TOM’S SF14

TOYOTA
RI4A

P.MU/CERUMO/INGING
SF14Yuji Tachikawa

P.MU/CERUMO/INGING
SF14TOYOTA
RI4A

DOCOMO TEAMDANDELION RACING
Kiyoshi Muraoka

TOCHIGI Le Beausset
Motorsports
Tadao Tsubomatsu

DOCOMO DANDELION
M40T SF14
DOCOMO DANDELION
M41Y SF14DENSO Le Beausset SF14DHonda
HR-414ETOYOTA
RI4A

2014 CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS (updated after Round 6)
DRIVERS Standings
Pos

No.

1

4/12
SUZUKA

5/17
FUJI

7/12
FUJI

8/23
MOTEGIAUTOPOL

9/13

9/27
SUGO

DriverPts

Rd.1

Rd.2-1

Rd.2-2

Rd.3

Rd.4

I
Rd.5

Rd.6

37

Kazuki Nakajima

33

343

10238219

Joao Paulo de Oliveira

292640

11

603

36

Andre Lotterer

26.5

5

2.5

63-

10048

Loic Duval

26.5

1032.5-506538

Hiroaki Ishiura

23600581363

James Rossiter20.581.501145739

Yuji Kunimoto

17021608087Ryo Hirakawa

14.5

500.5800191

Naoki Yamamoto

1200240331040

Tomoki Nojiri

10000000101110

Koudai Tsukakoshi

80000

350

128/36

Andrea Caldarelli

7---

1(8)

6(36)--

1320

Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan

4.501

1.5

20001431

Daisuke Nakajima

400000041541

Hideki Mutoh

400004001611

Vitantonio Liuzzi

1.510.50000032

Takashi Kogure

0000000018

Yuichi Nakayama

000000002

Yuhki Nakayama

0000000062

Koki Saga

0000000034

Takuya Izawa

0------0* Winners are in Bold italics and polesittters are in bold.

11/8
SUZUKA

Rd.7-1

Rd.7-2

TEAMS Standings
Pos

No.

1

36/37

2

7/8

3

4/12
SUZUKA

5/17
FUJI

7/12
FUJI

8/23
MOTEGIAUTOPOL

9/13

9/27
SUGO

DriverPts

Rd.1

Rd.2-1

Rd.2-2

Rd.3

Rd.4IRd.5Rd.6

PETRONAS TEAM TOM’S

63.576.58138138

KYGNUS SUNOCO Team LeMans

411533850738/39

P.MU/CERUMO·INGING

4062111893419/20

Lenovo TEAM IMPUL

31.5

265.5

2106053

KONDO RACING

20.5

81.501145640/41

DOCOMO TEAM DANDELION RACING

140000401071/2

TEAM MUGEN

100024022810/11

HP REAL RACING

9.510.500350931/32

NAKAJIMA RACHING

4000000418KCMG

0000000062

TOCHIGI Le Beausset Motorsports

0000000032

DRAGO CORSE

0-----0

11/8
SUZUKA

Rd.7-1

Rd.7-2* Winners are in Bold italics. PP points are not awarded to the teams.

2014 CHAMPIOSHIP POINT SCORING SYSTEMPOSITION

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th &beyondPP

1 race per round10865432

10

1

2 races per round

543

2.5

2

1.5

1

0.501

■PP=Pole Position (a driver who set the fastest lap in the qualifying session). One point is awarded to the polesitter (only to thedriver 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 CALENDARDATESROUND / 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 – 14

Round 5 / Autopolis

Knockout

220km

September 27 – 28

Round 6 / Sportsland SUGO

Knockout

250km

November 8 – 9Round 7 / Suzuka Circuit

Knockout

2-heatGET 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. 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 firstlaunched in 1996. 2013 saw the relaunch of the series given a new name of SUPER FORMULA.
2■CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDSThe 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
the Confederation’s Cup 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 beawarded by the Ministry 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 injectionengine either from Honda (HR414E) or Toyota (RI4A). Bridgestone serves as the sole tyre supplier.
4■OVERTAKE SYSTEMThe 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
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 berecognized by “Overtake Lamp (five small LEDs)” 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 thechampionship leader comes with red lights called “Leader’s Red”. The Overtake Lamp system can only be seen in SUPERFORMULA.
■

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 event of 19 entries, the five slowest cars during the 20-minute long Q1 session will be knocked out of the next session andassigned the 15th to 19th positions on the grid. After a 10-minute interval, the 7-minute long Q2 session will determine the 9th to14th positions in the same way. After another 10-minute interval, the final 7-minute long Q3 session will decide the top 8positions on the starting grid. As the name of the qualifying round suggests, drivers are knocked out if they do not post strong
qualifying times..

ABOUT THE SUZUKA ROUND●

Official name :2014 Japanese Championship SUPER FORMULA Round 7 :Suzuka Circuit
th13 JAF GRAND PRIX SUZUKA●Held Jointly with :GAZOO Racing 86 / BRZ Race 2014 Round 10
N-ONE OWNER'S CUP Round 7●Dates :2014 November 8 (Saturday) – November 9 (Sunday)
Qualifying

November 8 (Sat) 13:00~

Race 1

November 9 (Sun) 10:10~

Race 2

November 9 (Sun) 15:00~●Location :Suzuka Circuit International Racing Course, Mie Prefecture (Circuit length: 5.807km)●

Hosted by :Nagoya Racing Club (NRC), Suzuka Motor Sports Club (SMSC) and Mobilityland Corporation●Official Recognition by :Fédération Internationale de I’Automobile (FIA)Japan Automobile Federation (JAF)●Authorized by :Japan Race Promotion Inc,(JRP)●Sponsored by :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

Ticket Information & Enquiries● Ticket : (valid for 2days)

Adult¥4,000 (with a one-day passport to the amusement park Motopia)

Junior 13 to18

¥1,700 (circuit admission only)＊The tickets allow you to enter the circuit also on Friday)＊Ticket details: Please visit the Suzuka Circuit official website for more details.
＜http://www.suzukacircuit.jp/＞

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 :November 8 (Sat) at 13:00 -15:00 [Live coverage of the qualifying sessions on J SPRTS 3]
November 9 (Sun) at 10:00-12:00 [Live coverage of the race 1 on J SPRTS 3]
November 9 (Sun) at 14:30-18:00 [Live coverage of the race 2 on 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 :BS FUJI delivers a 55-minute SUPER FORMULA post-race program covering each round of the season
On-air dates :November 16 (Sun) at 17:00 -17:55 [First air]November 22 (Sat) at 16:00 -16:55 [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/superformura2014.html >● FUJI TELEVISION“SUPER FORMULA TV” features race highlights plus talk show with invited guest drivers

ONE/TWO/NEXT :On-air dates :(FUJI TELEVISION CS)

November 14 (Fri) at 22:30 -23:00[Round 7 : Highlight] (NEXT)＊For more info on the programs, visit SUPER FORMULA official website<http://www.superformula.net/>or CS 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 :Japan Race Promotion Inc.
Heiando Building, 2-3-25 Kudan-minami,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0074
E-mail: media@superformula.net
Tel: +81 (0)3 3237 0131
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