May 13, 2014
Japan Race Promotion Inc.

PRESS INFORMATION
Saturday May 17 – Sunday May 18

2014 Japanese Championship SUPER FORMULA
ROUND 2 FUJI SPEEDWAY

Japan Race Promotion Inc. (President: Hiroshi Shirai, Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan) announced today
details of the “2014 Japanese Championship SUPER FORMULA, Round 2 Fuji Speedway” scheduled to take placeon May 17–18 at the Fuji Speedway circuit (length= 4.563km) in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
The SUPER FORMULA 2014 season features the first new race car in five seasons, the “SF14.” The chassis
is supplied by Dallara Automobile of Italy and Bridgestone is the sole tire supplier, but the teams can select Toyota’s
RI4A or Honda’s HR-414R for their engine. Both engine suppliers have developed new 2.0-litre turbo-charged
inline-4 direct injection engines this year. In the opening round at the Suzuka Circuit, all top seven cars werepowered by Toyota, showing an early dominance in the season. Honda-powered cars are likely to stage a fight backin Round 2.
Qualifying will be run over three knockout stages – Q1 (20 minutes), Q2 (7 minutes) and Q3 (7 minutes) – todecide places on the starting grid for two championship races. The results of Q1 will determine the grid for the firstrace, while Q3 will determine the grid for the second race. Drivers aiming to give themselves the best chance of
winning the two championship races will need to secure pole position for the first race by recording the fastest timein Q1, avoid being knocked out in Q2 by placing in the top eight cars, then achieve the fastest time in Q3 to securepole for the second championship race.
The first championship race will be run over 25 laps of the 4.563km circuit for a total distance of 114.075km.
The second race will be run over 35 laps for a total distance of 159.705km, during which the teams have to changetires at least once. The first championship race is a sprint race, with positions on the starting grid likely to be a key
factor determining the final outcome. In the second race, the skills of the whole race team will be tested, as thecompulsory tire changes mean pit work comes into play.
Based on the results of the opening round, drivers in Toyota-powered cars are likely to have an advantage.
Winner of the first race, Loic Duval (KYGNUS SUNOCO Team LeMans) and first and second place qualifiers AndreLotterer and Kazuki Nakajima (both of PETRONAS TEAM TOM’S), all stand a good chance of getting onto thewinner’s podium. Drivers in Honda-powered cars will be planning a fight back. All eyes will be on defending
champion Naoki Yamamoto (TEAM MUGEN), Tomoki Nojiri (DOCOMO TEAM DANDELION RACING), recently up
from Formula 3, and Vitantonio Liuzzi (HP REAL RACING), a driver with F1 experience, to see how high up therankings they can get.

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2014 JAPANESE CHAMPIOSHIP SUPER FORMULA ROUND 2 ENTRY LIST
(Chassis: SF14 Tyre: Bridgestone)

NO.

DRIVERDATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH

1Naoki Yamamoto

11 July 1988
Tochigi, Japan

2

Yuhki Nakayama

29 July 1987
Ishikawa, Japan

3James Rossiter

25 August 1983
United Kingdom

7

Ryo HIrakawa

7 March 1994
Hiroshima, Japan

8Loic Duval

12 June 1982
France10

Koudai Tsukakoshi

20 November 1986
Tochigi, Japan

11Vitantonio Liuzzi

6 August 1981
Italy

18Yuichi Nakayama25 July 1991
Tokyo, Japan

19

Joao Paulo de Oliveira

13 July 1981
Brazil20

Kumar Ram Narain
Karthikeyan

14 January 1977
India

31

Daisuke Nakajima

29 January 1989
Aichi, Japan

32

Takashi Kogure

1 August 1980
Gunma, 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 Mutoh

6 October 1982
Tokyo, Japan

62

Koki Saga

25 April 1983
Aichi, Japan

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ENTRANTMANAGERTEAM MUGEN
Nagataka Tezuka
KONDO RACING
Masahiko Kondo
KYGNUS SUNOCOTeam LeMans
Hiroyoshi Donuma

HP REAL RACING
Katsutomo Kaneishi
KCMG
Ryuji Doi
Lenovo TEAM IMPUL
Kazuyoshi Hoshino

NAKAJIMA RACING
Satoru Nakajima

PETRONAS TEAM TOM’S
Nobuhide Tachi

P.MU/CERUMO/INGING
SF14Yuji Tachikawa
DOCOMO TEAMDANDELION RACINGKiyoshi Muraoka
TOCHIGI Le Beausset
Motorsports
Tadao Tsubomatsu

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CAR

TEAM MUGEN SF14TEAM MUGEN SF14FUJI CORPORATIONKONDO SF14ACHIEVEMENTTeam KYGNUS SUNOCOSF14Team KYGNUS SUNOCOSF14HP SF14HP SF14
KCMG Elyse SF14Lenovo TEAM IMPUL SF14Lenovo TEAM IMPUL SF14
NAKAJIMA RACING SF14
NAKAJIMA RACING SF14PETRONAS TOM’S SF14PETRONAS TOM’S SF14P.MU/CERUMO/INGING
SF14P.MU/CERUMO/INGINGSF14
DOCOMO DANDELION
M40T SF14
DOCOMO DANDELION
M41Y SF14
DENSO Le Beausset SF14D

ENGINE

Honda
HR-414E
TOYOTA
RI4A

TOYOTA
RI4A

Honda
HR-414E
TOYOTA
RI4A
TOYOTA
RI4A

Honda
HR-414E

TOYOTA
RI4A

TOYOTA
RI4A

Honda
HR-414E

TOYOTA
RI4A

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2014 CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS (updated after Round 1 Suzuka)
DRIVERS Standings

4/12
SUZUKA

PosNo.

DriverPts

18

Loic Duval

10Deficit

Rd.1

23James Rossiter

8–2

8338

Hiroaki Ishiura

6–4

647

Ryo Hirakawa

5–5

5536

Andre Lotterer

5–5

5637

Kazuki Nakajima

3–73

719

Joao Paulo de Oliveira

2–8

2

811

Vitantonio Liuzzi

1940

Tomoki Nojiri

5/17
FUJI

Rd.2-1

Rd.2-2

7/12
FUJI

8/23
MOTEGI

9/13
AUTOPOLIS

9/27
SUGO

Rd.3

Rd.4

Rd.5

Rd.6

7/12
FUJI

8/23
MOTEGI

9/13
AUTOPOLIS

9/27
SUGO

Rd.3

Rd.4

Rd.5

Rd.6

11/8
SUZUKA

Rd.7-1

Rd.7-2

10–91

–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 Bold italics and polesittters are in bold.

TEAMS Standings

4/12
SUZUKA

PosNo.

DriverPts

17, 8KYGNUS SUNOCO Team LeMans

15Deficit

Rd.1

Rd.2-1

Rd.2-21523

KONDO RACING8–78336, 37

PETRONAS TEAM TOM’S

7–87438, 39

P.MU / CERUMO · INGING

6–96519, 20

Lenovo TEAM IMPUL

2–132610, 11

HP REAL RACING

1–141740, 41

DOCOMO TEAM DANDELION RACING

2–15–81, 2

TEAM MUGEN

1–15–31, 32

5/17
FUJI

NAKAJIMA RACING–62

TOCHIGI Le Beausset Motorsports–18

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

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0211/8SUZUKA

Rd.7-1

Rd.7-2

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2014 CHAMPIOSHIP POINT SCORING SYSTEMPOSITION

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th & beyondPP

1 race per round

10

865

4

3

2

10

1

2 races per round

54

3

2.5

2

1.5

10.5

0

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 of superior race results isawarded the position.

2014 CHAMPIOSHIP RACE CALENDARDATESROUND / CIRCUITQUALIFYING FORMATRACE FORMATApril 12 – 13May 17 – 18
July 12 – 13
August 23 – 24
September 13 – 14
September 27 – 28
November 8 – 9Round 1 / Suzuka Circuit
Round 2 / Fuji Speedway
Round 3 / Fuji Speedway
Round 4 / Twin Ring Motegi
Round 5 / Autopolis
Round 6 / Sportsland SUGO
Round 7 / Suzuka Circuit

Knockout
Knockout
Knockout
Knockout
Knockout
Knockout
Knockout

250km
2-heat
250km
250km
220km
250km
2-heat

Get to Know the Basics
1WHAT 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.
2CHAMPIONSHIP 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 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.
3RACE 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.
4OVERTAKE 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 be recognized 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. TheLamps basically illuminate white while the championship leader comes with red lights called “Leader’s Red”. The Overtake Lamp system canonly be seen in SUPER FORMULA.

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ABOUT THE FUJI ROUNDl Official name:l Held Jointly with:l Dates:l Location:l Hosted by:l Official Recognition by:
l Authorized by:l Sponsored by:

2014 Japanese Championship SUPER FORMULA Round 2 Fuji
SUPER CAR RACE Series Round 3 & Round 4
GAZOO Racing 86 / BRZ Race 2014 Round 3
2014 Super FJ / FJ1600 Fuji Series Round 2
2014 May 17 (Saturday) – May18 (Sunday)
Fuji Speedway Racing Course, Shizuoka Prefecture (Circuit length: 4.563km)
Fuji International Speedway Co., Ltd. / Fuji Motorsports Club (FMC)
Fédération Internationale de I’Automobile (FIA) / Japan Automobile Federation (JAF)
Japan Race Promotion Inc. (JRP) <http://www.f-nippon.co.jp/>
SCR.JAPAN, inc.(SCRJ)TOYOTA RACE ASSOCIATION (T.R.A)
Shizuoka Prefecture, Oyama-cho; Gotemba City; Susono City; Shizuoka Prefectural Tourism Association;
Oyama-cho Tourism Association; Gotemba City Tourist Association; Susono City Tourist Association; k-mix
THE TOKYO CHUNICHI SPORTS / THE CHUNICHI SPORTS

Ticket Information & Enquiries
l Ticket:

Advance sale tickets for the full two days of the event from ¥5,700 (valid for both days, qualifying and race)* Junior high school students and younger: Admission free (with guardian’s)* Ticket details: Please visit the Fuji Speedway official website for more details. <http://www.fsw.tv>

TV Coverage & Race Footage Deliveryl J SPORTS:

Live broadcast of all rounds(both qualifying and race). Rebroadcastings and digest programs also available.
On-air dates:
Saturday, May 17 at 13:50 -15:30 [Live coverage of the qualifying sessions on J SPORTS 3]
Sunday, May 18 at 14:00 -16:55 [Live coverage of the race on J SPORTS 1]* 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/ >l BS FUJI “SUPER FORMULA”:

BS FUJI delivers a 55-minute SUPER FORMULA post-race program covering each round of the season.
On-air dates: Sunday, May 25 at 14:00 -14:55 (first air)
Saturday, May 31 at 15:00 -15:55 (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 >l FUJI TELEVISION ONE/NEXT A new program “SUPER FORMULA TV” is coming in. It features race highlights plus talk show
(FUJI TELEVISION CS)
with invited guest drivers.
“SUPER FORMULA TV”:
On-air dates: Friday, May 16 at 28:00 - 28:30 (first air) on Fuji Television CS ONESaturday, May 24 at 17:25 -17:55
29:10 - 29:40 (rebroadcasting) on Fuji Television CS NEXT* Simulcasting is available on Internet pay channel “Fuji Television NEXT smart”
l YAHOO! GyaO!:

Race footage of each SUPER FORMULA round will be available on-demand 10 days aftereach round at<http://gyao.yahoo.co.jp/sports/ >.

l 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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