MEDIA INFORMATION
Oct. 13, 2015
Japan Race Promotion Inc.

Oct 17 (Saturday) – Oct 18 (Sunday)

2015 Japanese Championship SUPER FORMULA
Round 6 : SUGO

Who will be the driver that makes the strategic move towards championshipat the race before the final round ?
Japan Race Promotion Inc. (President: Hiroshi Shirai, Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan) today announced details of the “2015Japanese Championship SUPER FORMULA, Round 6 Sportsland SUGO” scheduled to take place on October 17(sat) – 18(sun) on theSportsland SUGO International Racing Course (length = 3.704km) in Miyagi 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)
With only two races left, the fierce championship competition continues for this season. Currently Hiroaki Ishiura (P.MU/CERUMO •INGING) is leading the rankings with 41 points with speed in a different dimension, in addition to a stable performance. Defending
champion Kazuki Nakajima (PETRONAS TEAM TOM’S) who has left the results of being second place at all races for this season
except for the second race (Okayama round 2) which he missed, has won the previous round at Autopolis and has emerged to second
place in ranking with a 7 point difference to the leader (34 points). Ranking in third is Joao Paulo de Oliveira (LENOVO TEAM IMPUL)with 29 points,Ranking in fourth is André Lotterer (PETRONAS TEAM TOM’S) with 20 points. It will be interesting to see,with a 21 points
difference, which driver out of the four can make a strategic move in the fierce battle towards the championship in the race before the final
round. In addition, can super rookie Kamui Kobayashi (KYGNUS SUNOCO Team LeMans) who has drawn lots of attention and currently
ranked at fifth claim his first victory in the Super Formula Series ?
Can Honda drivers led by Tomoki Nojiri (DOCOMO TEAM DANDELION RACING) who has not yet won a race this season be able
win and be rewarded again this year, same as last year ?
The whereabouts of the competition towards championship is expected to draw great attention.

No. 38 Hiroaki Ishiura (P.MU/CERUMO • INGING) is currently top of the standings on 41points

2015 JAPANESE CHAMPIOSHIP SUPER FORMULA Round 6 : ENTRY LIST (Chassis: SF14, Tires: Bridgestone)

NO.

DRIVERDATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH

1

Kazuki Nakajima

11 January 1985
Aichi, Japan2

Andre 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 1986Tochigi, JapanENTRANTMANAGERCAR

ENGINEPETRONAS TEAM TOM’S
Nobuhide Tachi

PETRONAS TEAM TOM’SSF14TOYOTA
RI4A

KONDO RACING
Masahiko Kondo

FUJI x D`station
KONDO SF14TOYOTA
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,Japan16Naoki Yamamoto

11 July 1988
Tochigi, JapanTEAM MUGEN
Nagataka Tezuka

18Yuichi 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・INGINGSF14TOYOTA
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 RACINGSF14Honda
HR-414E

Honda
HR-414E

2015 CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGSDRIVERS StandingsPos.

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138

Hiroaki Ishiura

4141161192

1

Kazuki Nakajima

348-

8810319

Joao Paulo de Oliveira

2954106442

Andre Lotterer

20

10145-

58

Kamui Kobayashi

14-

8-

-

6640

Tomoki Nojiri

111613-77

Ryo Hirakawa

10--325816

Naoki Yamamoto

915-

12964

Daisuke Nakajima

73--

4-

1041

Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan

66----1139

Yuji Kunimoto

6-

-

5-

1

123

James Rossiter

5-

-

2-

3

13

20

Andrea Caldarelli

4-

31-

-

14

11

Takuya Izawa

422---

34

Takashi Kogure------

65

Bertrand Baguette

----

-

-

10

Koudai Tsukakoshi

-----

-

4

William Buller

-----

-

18

Yuichi Nakayama------

1

Kazuya Osima

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-

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Pos.

Pts.

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* Winners are in Bold italics / Polesittters are in Bold.

No. Team

11|2PETRONAS TEAM TOM’S

541811213102 

P.MU/CERUMO·INGING

4441011109319|20 LENOVO TEAM IMPUL

3257106447|8KYGNUS SUNOCO Team LeMans

24-832115 DOCOMO TEAM DANDELION RACING

177613-616TEAM MUGEN

8-5-

12764|65 NAKAJIMA RACING

73--4-

83|4910|11 REAL RACINGKONDO RACING

5--2-3422---

34

DRAGO CORSE------

18

KCMG------

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 SYSTEM
1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th & beyondPP

1 race round

10865

4

3

2

10

1

2 races round Race 15(+3)

4

3

2.5

2

1.5

1

0.5

0

1

2 races round Race 25(+3)

43

2.521.5

1

0.5

0

1POSITION

・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 isgiven 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. 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.

■ RACESUGO International Racing Course (Circuit length 3.704km) : 68 laps / total distance251.88km.
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

250kmKnockout2-race*Round 7 / Suzuka Circuit*“The 14th JAF GRAND PRIX SUZUKA”
November 7 – 8■ SUGO International Racing Course
Course length is 3.704 km,Located near the mountainous region of Sendai suburb, Miyagi-Prefecture. It is a very technical right turncircuit built taking advantage of the height difference of the terrain. Specially, the 10% climbing gradient from the last corner toward thehome straight has been known as a major feature.
In addition, it is not a flat course but a continuous climbing and down. The first half of the course has continuous turns and is the very
technical section, the second half becomes the exciting mid to high-speed section.

ABOUT THE AUTOPOLIS ROUND● Official name :2015 Japanese Championship SUPER FORMULA Series Round 6 : Sportsland SUGO

● Held Jointly with :2015 JAPANESE FORMURA 3 CHAMPIONSHIP Round 16-17
JFA SUGO Super FJ CHAMPIONSHIP Round 5
GAZOO Racing Netz Cup Vitz Race 2015 Touhoku Series Round 3
N-ONE OWNER'S CUP 2015 Round 9● Dates :2015 Oct 17 (Saturday) - Oct 18 (Sunday)● Location :Sportsland SUGO International Racing Course, Miyagi Prefecture (Circuit length: 3.704km)● Hosted by :SUGO Co., Ltd. / SUGO SPORTS CLUB (SSC)● Official Recognition by :Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) / Japan Automobile Fereration (JAF)● Authorized by :Japan Race Promotion Inc. (JRP)● Sponsored by :Miyagi Prefecture Tourism Federation (Public Interest Incorporated Association)
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KAHOKU SHIMPO PUBLISHING CO.
Natori CityTV Coverage & Race Footage Delivery● J SPORTS :Live broadcast of all rounds (both qualifying and race)
Rebroadcastings and digest programs also available
Oct 17 (Sat) at 13:30 -15:30 [Live of the qualifying sessions : J SPRTS 1 ]Oct 18 (Sun) at 14:00 -17:00 [Live coverage of the race : J SPRTS 3 ]Oct 29 (Thu) at 23:40 -24:00 [Digest program : J SPRTS 1]＊For more info on the programs, visit J SPORTS website < http://www.jsports.co.jp/motor/super_formula/ >FUJI TELEVISION :● BS FUJI :Oct 18(Sun)Results announcement Fuji Television Network [ Sport ! ] Nationwide Broadcast (tentative)“SUPER FORMULA Go On! ” features all race highlights
Oct 23 (Fri) at 24:10 - 25:15
Oct 30 (Fri) at 24:40 - 25:35（Rebroadcasting）＊For more info on the programs, visit BS Fuji website < http://www.bsfuji.tv/top/pub/superformura2015.html>

FUJI TELEVISION CS :[ONE] [TWO] [NEXT][NEXTsmart]

Fuji Television broadcasts race highlights of all 7 rounds and a talk show program called “SUPER FORMULA TV,”
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".
Oct 23 (Fri)at 22:30 - 23:00 [NEXT]Oct 26 (Mon)at 03:00 - 03:30 [NEXT]（Rebroadcasting）＊For more info on the programs, visit CS Fuji website < http://otn.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/914200066.html >WAKUWAKU JAPAN :Entertainment Channel that broadcasts Japanese programs Overseas (Indonesia・Myanmar・Singapore)
All programs can be watched in native language. English digest version of all seven rounds of Super Formula are tobe broadcast.
Nov 22 (Sun)at 24:00 ~Nov 23 (Mon)at 12:00 ~＊For more info on the programs, visit CS Fuji website <http://idn.wakuwakujapan.tv/ja/ >●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.

Ticket Information & Enquiries● Ticket :・Advance sale tickets (2-days)：¥5,200 (single)：¥9,400 (pear)

・Ticket sold on the day：¥3,100 (sat) / ¥6,200 (sun)＊Junior high school students and younger : Admission free (Must be accompanied by an adult)

・Paddock (w / Pit-walk) pass：¥4,500 (sat) / ¥6,500 (sun)・Pit-walk pass：¥2,500 (sat) / ¥2,500 (sun)＊Ticket sold on the day only
＊Paddpck pass : Child admission is half-price of adult admission. (Over 4 years old and Under Elementary School)＊Pit-walk pass : Child under Middle School age are free of admission when accompanied by an adult.

・Parking tickets (Advance sale): ¥3,500 (passenger cars)＊Please visit the Sportsland SUGO official website for more details.
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