PRESS INFORMATION

May 28, 2013
AUTOPOLIS SUPER 2&4 RACE (Saturday June 1 - Sunday June 2)2013 Japanese Championship SUPER FORMULA Series
Round 2 Overview : AUTOPOLISTokyo, May 28, 2013—Japan Race Promotion Inc. (President: Hiroshi Shirai, Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan) announced
today details of the AUTOPOLIS SUPER 2&4 RACE “2013 Japanese Championship SUPER FORMULA Series, Round 2
AUTOPOLIS” scheduled to take place on June 1-2 on the international race course (length= 4.674km) of the AUTOPOLIS Circuit in
Oita Prefecture, Japan.
The AUTOPOLIS international race course, which hosts this particular round of the Championship, is widely recognized as requiring
advanced technical skills with a home straight of 902m and substantial undulations of up to 52m. The Championship race to be heldon Sunday June 2 will extend over 54 laps of the 4.674km official international course for a total racing distance of 252.396km. This isa medium-distance race in which the timing of pit stops to change tires, refuel and the like will play an important role in formulating arace strategy. As a result, the teamwork between drivers and their pit crews is expected to draw considerable attention.
Qualifying will take place on Saturday June 1 in three knock out-style sessions from Q1 to Q3 to decide the places on the starting grid.
With 19 entries, the five slowest cars during the 20-minute long Q1 session will be knocked out of the next session and assigned thethththth
15 to 19 positions on the grid. After a 10 minute break, the 7-minute long Q2 will determine the 9 to 14 positions on the grid in thesame way. Another 10-minute break will precede the last 7-minute long Q3 session which will decide the top 8 positions on thestarting grid for Sunday’s race. As the name suggests, slow race times will lead to a driver being knocked-out from advancing to thenext qualifying round.
A total of 19 drivers from 11 teams are entered in this AUTOPOLIS Championship. They include five world-class drivers with annual
championship title holder experience in the persons of 2007 and 2008 champion Tsugio Matsuda (Lenovo TEAM IMPUL), 2009
champion Loic Duval (KYGNUS SUNOCO Team LeMans), 2010 champion J.P. de Oliveira (Lenovo TEAM IMPUL), 2011 champion
André Lotterer (PETRONAS TEAM TOM’S), and 2012 champion Kazuki Nakajima (PETRONAS TEAM TOM’S). Other participating
drivers who are sure to put themselves in contention are Takuya Izawa (DOCOMO TEAM DANDELION RACING), the winner of theseason-opening race and third overall, Takashi Kogure (NAKAJIMA RACING), who got off to a flying start placing third in the season
opener, and Naoki Yamamoto (TEAM MUGEN), who placed fourth in the season opener. Expectations of a fierce battle are highbefitting the premier formula car race in Asia.
The race will also feature Ryo Hikawa (KYGNUS SUNOCO Team LeMans), who placed eighth in his first SUPER FORMULA series
race. He and other drivers are also anticipated to attract interest. The finals race starts at 14:45pm on Sunday June 2.

The start of the season opener at the Suzuka Circuit

2013 Championship Series: Point Allocation SystemPosition

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th〜

PPOne Race per Rd.

108

6

5

4

3

2

10

1

2 Races per Rd.

5+3

43

2.5

2

1.5

10.5

01

Note: In case of 2 races in one round, the winner of race 1 and race 2 each earns a 3-point bonus in addition to the regular number of points【General Information】
1. SUPER FORMULA
Organized by Japan Race Promotion Inc. and fully sanctioned by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF), the JapaneseChampionship SUPER FORMULA Series traces back its origins to the Japanese Championship Formula NIPPON first launched in1996. 2013 signals a new beginning under the new SUPER FORMULA name. The series fields fully fledged single seater racing
machines befitting its status as Japan’s top formula racing category. The series will be fought on five circuits in Japan and one circuitin the Republic of Korea over a total of seven rounds followed by an additional post series round.
2. Series Awards
Awards presented to the annual overall series champion driver include prize money and a championship series cup from Japan
Race Promotion Inc. as well as trophies from the Liberal Democratic Party Parliamentarians League for the Promotion of Motorsports
and the Commissioner of the Japan Tourism Agency. In addition, the annual champion team receives prize money from Japan Race
Promotion Inc. and the Minister’s Cup from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
3. Race MachineThis year’s SF13 chassis is officially supplied by Swift Engineering of the United States. Honda and Toyota are once again the official
engine suppliers with their respective HONDA HR12E and TOYOTA RV8K 3.4-liter V8 engines while Bridgestone officiates as thesole official tire supplier.
4. Overtake System (OTS)The Overtake System (OTS) increases maximum engine speed from 10,300rpm to 10,700rpm for 20 seconds at a time. It isactivated by the driver pushing the OTB (=OverTake Button) located on the steering wheel. The driver can activate the OTS amaximum of 5 times over the length of the race to facilitate overtaking. When activated, lights fitted onto the rollover bar start blinking
for all to see. The car of the leader in the championship standings at the time of the race is fitted with Leader Red-type red lights
instead of the regular white lights. This Overtake System is unique to SUPER FORMULA.

2013 Japanese Championship SUPER FORMULA Series, Schedule
Dates

RoundCircuit

April 13-14
June 1-2

Round 1 Suzuka Circuit
Round 2 Autopolis

Suzuka Circuit
Autopolis

July 13-14
August 3-4

Round 3 Fuji Speedway
Round 4 Twin Ring Motegi

Fuji Speedway
Twin Ring Motegi

August 24-25

Round 5 Inje (Republic of Korea)

Inje International Circuit

September 28-29
November 9-10

Round 6 Sportsland SUGO
Round 7 Suzuka Circuit

Sportsland SUGO

November 15-17

FUJI SPRINT CUP 2013

Fuji Speedway

Suzuka Circuit

2013 Japanese Championship SUPER FORMULA Series, Round 2 in AUTOPOLIS Entry List
(Chassis: SF13, Tires: Bridgestone)
No.

Driver１

Kazuki Nakajima

２

Andre Lotterer

３

Hironobu Yasuda

７

Ryo Hirakawa

８

Loic Duval

１０

Koudai Tsukakoshi

１１

Yuhki Nakayama

１５

Takashi Kobayashi

１６Naoki Yamamoto

１８
Richard Bradley
１９

Joao Paulo de Oliveira

２０Tsugio Matsuda

３１

Daisuke Nakajima

３２

Takashi Kogure

３８

Kohei Hirate

３９

Yuji Kunimoto

４０

Takuya Izawa

４１

Hideki Mutoh

６２

Koki Saga

Birth date

Team Name

Birth place

Team ManagerEngine

1985.1.11
Japan (Aichi Prefecture)

PETRONAS TEAM TOM'STOYOTA

1981.11.9

Nobuhide Tachi

RV8K

1982.11.11

KONDO RACINGTOYOTA

Japan (Shiga Prefecture)

Masahiko Kondoh

RV8K

Japan (Hiroshima Prefecture)

KYGNUS SUNOCO Team LeMans

TOYOTA

1982.6.12

Hiroyoshi Donuma

RV8K

Japan (Tochigi Prefecture)

HP REAL RACING

HONDA

1987.7.29

Katsutomo Kaneishi

HR12E

Japan (Hiroshima Prefecture)

TEAM 無限

HONDA

1988.7.11

Nagataka Tezuka

HR12E

1991.8.17

KCMG

TOYOTA

England

Ryuji Doi

RV8K

BrazilLenovo TEAM IMPULTOYOTA

1979.6.18

Kazuyoshi Hoshino

RV8K

Japan (Aichi Prefecture)

NAKAJIMA RACING

HONDA

1980.8.1

Satoru Nakajima

HR12E

Japan (Aichi Prefecture)

P.MU／CERUMO INGINGTOYOTA

1990.9.12

Yuji Tachikawa

RV8K

Japan (Tokyo)

DOCOMO TEAM DANDELIONRACING

HONDA

1982.10.6

Kiyoshi Muraoka

HR12E

1983.4.25

TOCHIGI Le Beausset Motorsports

TOYOTA

Japan (Aichi Prefecture)

Tadao Tsubomatsu

RV8K

Germany

1994.3.7

France1986.11.20

Japan (Ishikawa Prefecture)
1987.11.8

Japan (Tochigi Prefecture)

1981.7.13

Japan (Mie Prefecture)
1989.1.29

Japan (Gunma Prefecture)
1986.3.24

Japan (Kanagawa Prefecture)
1984.6.1

Japan (Tokyo)

Race Details■ Championship name:

AUTOPOLIS SUPER 2&4 RACE 20132013 Japanese Championship SUPER FORMULA Series Round 2
2013 MFJ ALL JAPAN ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP Series Round 3 JSB/ST600 Class
June 1, 2013 (Saturday) to June 2, 2013 (Sunday)
AUTOPOLIS International Racing Course, Oita Prefecture (Circuit length: 4.674km)■ Dates:■ Location:■ Event organizers:■ With special collaboration from:■ Certification:■ Supervising body:■ Patronage:[Ticket Information]● Tickets:[TV Broadcasting]● JSPORTS1:

AUTOPOLIS Co., Ltd. / AUTOPOLIS CLUB / Motorcycle Federation of Japan (MFJ)
Bright Co., Ltd.
Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) / Motorcycle Federation of Japan (MFJ)
Fédération Internationale de I'Automobile (FIA) / Japan Automobile Federation (JAF)
Japan Race Promotion Inc. (JRP)
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology /Japan Tourism Agency / Kyushu
District Transport Bureau/Oita Prefecture / Kumamoto Prefecture / Hita City / Aso City / Kikuchi City /Ozu-machi / Oguni-machi / Minamioguni-machi / Hita City School Board / Aso City School Board /Kikuchi City School Board / Ozu-machi School Board / Oguni-machi School Board /Minamioguni-machi School Board / Hita City Tourist Association / Aso City Tourist Association /Kikuchi City Tourist Association / Oguni Tourism Association / Minamioguni-machi
Tourist Association / Tsuetate Onsen Tourist Hotel Cooperative / RKK Kumamoto Broadcasting /RKB MAINICHI BROADCASTING CORP./ TOS TV OITA

Advance sale tickets for the full two days of the event from ¥4,200* Junior high school students and younger: Admission free
* Inquiries: AUTOPOLIS SUPER 2&4 RACE(TEL: 0973-55-1111 FAX: 0973-55-1113)* Ticket details: Please refer to the AUTOPOLIS website( http://www.autopolis.jp) for updates on event details.

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Live broadcast of all races. Re-runs of the finals race and race digest programs also broadcast* Please refer to the SUPER FORMULA official website ( http://www.superformula.net/)or the JSPORTS website (http://www.jsports.co.jp/program_guide/month/japanese/c_month14.html)
for details of re-runs and digest programs.
Broadcast of 55-minute long SUPER FORMULA feature program covering each championship●YAHOO! GyaO!:* Please refer to the SUPER FORMULA official website (http://www.superformula.net/) fordetails on broadcasting dates and times.
Coverage of all SUPER FORMULA finals race available on demand starting at midnight
14 days after the completion of each championship.
Broadcasting dates and times are subject to change without prior notice. Kindly consult theSUPER FORMULA official website (http://www.superformula.net/) for details.

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Japan Race Promotion Inc. (http://www.superformula.net/)
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Tel.: 03-3237-0131

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