2014 Super Formula Championship

The 2014 Japanese Championship Super Formula season was the 28th season of the premier series in Japanese open-wheel motor racing, and the second under the name of Super Formula. 2014 was also the first season using the new chassis, the Dallara SF14, which replaced the Swift SF09 used in previous seasons. The season began on 13 April and ended on 9 November after seven rounds.

2014 Super Formula Championship
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2012 champion Kazuki Nakajima claimed his second title in three seasons, after a consistent campaign, in which he scored points in each of the nine races to be held. Nakajima won races at Fuji and Suzuka as the TOM'S driver won the championship by 6.5 points, ahead of Impul's João Paulo de Oliveira. De Oliveira was the season's most frequent winner, with three victories, winning at Fuji, Suzuka and Motegi. Third place in the championship went to Nakajima's team-mate, André Lotterer. Lotterer won races at Fuji and Autopolis, but missed out on a chance to compete for the championship, after missing the Motegi round to make his Formula One début with Caterham at the Belgian Grand Prix.

The only other drivers to win races during the season were Team LeMans' Loïc Duval, who won the season-opening round at Suzuka. Like Lotterer, he missed a race – at Fuji – as he was still recovering from his accident suffered during practice for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Tomoki Nojiri was the season's other winner, winning at Sportsland SUGO for Team Dandelion Racing. The performances of Nakajima, Lotterer and Andrea Caldarelli (replacing Lotterer at Motegi) were enough for TOM'S to win the teams' championship, finishing 33.5 points clear of the next best team, Team LeMans.

Teams and drivers
Team No. Driver Engine Rounds
Team Mugen 1 Naoki Yamamoto Honda HR-414E All
2 Yuhki Nakayama All
Kondō Racing[1] 3 James Rossiter Toyota RI4A All
Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans[1] 7 Ryō Hirakawa Toyota RI4A All
8 Loïc Duval 1–2, 4–7
Andrea Caldarelli 3
HP Real Racing 10 Koudai Tsukakoshi Honda HR-414E All
11 Vitantonio Liuzzi All
KCMG[1] 18 Yuichi Nakayama Toyota RI4A All
Lenovo Team Impul[1] 19 João Paulo de Oliveira Toyota RI4A All
20 Narain Karthikeyan All
Nakajima Racing 31 Daisuke Nakajima Honda HR-414E All
32 Takashi Kogure All
Drago Corse[2] 34 Takuya Izawa Honda HR-414E 6–7
Petronas Team TOM'S[1] 36 André Lotterer Toyota RI4A 1–3, 5–7
Andrea Caldarelli[3] 4
37 Kazuki Nakajima All
P.mu/cerumo・INGING[1] 38 Hiroaki Ishiura Toyota RI4A All
39 Yuji Kunimoto All
Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 40 Tomoki Nojiri Honda HR-414E All
41 Hideki Mutoh All
Tochigi Le Beausset Motorsports[1] 62 Koki Saga Toyota RI4A All

Race calendar and results

A provisional calendar for the 2014 season was released on 8 November 2013.[4] All races were held in Japan.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 Suzuka Circuit 13 April André Lotterer João Paulo de Oliveira Loïc Duval Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans
2 R1 Fuji Speedway 18 May João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira Lenovo Team Impul
R2 André Lotterer João Paulo de Oliveira André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S
3 Fuji Speedway 13 July Andrea Caldarelli João Paulo de Oliveira Kazuki Nakajima Petronas Team TOM'S
4 Twin Ring Motegi 24 August João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira Lenovo Team Impul
5 Autopolis 14 September Naoki Yamamoto André Lotterer André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S
6 Sportsland SUGO 28 September Naoki Yamamoto Yuichi Nakayama Tomoki Nojiri Docomo Team Dandelion Racing
7 R1 Suzuka Circuit 9 November André Lotterer João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira Lenovo Team Impul
R2 Kazuki Nakajima Loïc Duval Kazuki Nakajima Petronas Team TOM'S

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship
Scoring system
Round1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8thPole
1, 3–61086543211
25432.521.510.51
78432.521.510.51
Pos Driver SUZ FUJ FUJ MOT AUT SUG SUZ Points
1 Kazuki Nakajima 6 2 3 1 7 6 2 2 1 46
2 João Paulo de Oliveira 7 1 2 Ret 1 3 Ret 1 4 39.5
3 André Lotterer 5 4 1 6 1 Ret 3 2 34.5
4 Loïc Duval 1 3 4 4 15 3 11 3 29.5
5 Hiroaki Ishiura 3 Ret 11 4 2 8 6 5 7 26
6 James Rossiter 2 6 17 8 8 5 4 6 10 22
7 Yuji Kunimoto 13 5 7 3 13 2 9 4 Ret 19.5
8 Ryō Hirakawa 4 Ret 8 2 10 13 8 16 5 16.5
9 Naoki Yamamoto 11 Ret 5 5 15 7 7 7 6 14.5
10 Tomoki Nojiri 9 Ret 15 12 9 9 1 12 9 10
11 Koudai Tsukakoshi 14 DNS 9 Ret 6 4 Ret 8 13 8.5
12 Andrea Caldarelli Ret 3 7
13 Narain Karthikeyan Ret 7 6 7 Ret 17 11 10 8 5
14 Daisuke Nakajima Ret 9 14 9 16 12 5 9 15 4
15 Hideki Mutoh 10 10 12 11 5 10 12 13 12 4
16 Vitantonio Liuzzi 8 8 10 Ret 14 Ret Ret 15 11 1.5
17 Takashi Kogure Ret Ret DNS Ret 11 Ret 10 Ret 16 0
18 Yuichi Nakayama Ret 13 16 10 Ret 16 13 Ret 18 0
19 Koki Saga Ret 11 13 Ret 17 11 Ret Ret 19 0
20 Yuhki Nakayama 12 12 18 13 12 14 14 Ret 17 0
21 Takuya Izawa Ret 14 14 0
Pos Driver SUZ FUJ FUJ MOT AUT SUG SUZ Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' Championship
Pos Team No. SUZ FUJ FUJ MOT AUT SUG SUZ Points
1 Petronas Team TOM'S 36 5 4 1 6 3 1 Ret 3 2 79.5
37 6 2 3 1 7 6 2 2 1
2 Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans 7 4 Ret 8 2 10 13 8 16 5 46
8 1 3 4 Ret 4 15 3 11 3
3 P.mu/cerumo・INGING 38 3 Ret 11 4 2 8 6 5 7 45.5
39 13 5 7 3 13 2 9 4 Ret
4 Lenovo Team Impul 19 7 1 2 Ret 1 3 Ret 1 4 39.5
20 Ret 7 6 7 Ret 17 11 10 8
5 Kondo Racing 3 2 6 17 8 8 5 4 6 10 22
6 Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 40 9 Ret 15 12 9 9 1 12 9 14
41 10 10 12 11 5 10 12 13 12
7 Team Mugen 1 11 Ret 5 5 15 7 7 7 6 12.5
2 12 12 18 13 12 14 14 Ret 17
8 HP Real Racing 10 14 DNS 9 Ret 6 4 Ret 8 13 10
11 8 8 10 Ret 14 Ret Ret 15 11
9 Nakajima Racing 31 Ret 9 14 9 16 12 5 9 15 4
32 Ret Ret DNS Ret 11 Ret 10 Ret 16
KCMG 18 Ret 13 16 10 Ret 16 13 Ret 18 0
Tochigi Le Beausset Motorsports 62 Ret 11 13 Ret 17 11 Ret Ret 19 0
Drago Corse 34 Ret 14 14 0
Pos Team No. SUZ FUJ FUJ MOT AUT SUG SUZ Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References
  1. "トヨタエンジン使用のSF参戦ドライバーが発表に". as-web.jp. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  2. "道上龍が新チーム結成。ドライバーに伊沢拓也選手を起用". superformula.net. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  3. "SF第4戦もてぎのエントリーからロッテラーが消える". as-web.jp. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  4. "2014年日本選手権カレンダーについて" (PDF). Japan Automobile Federation. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
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