2015 Super Formula Championship

The 2015 Japanese Championship Super Formula season is the 29th season of premier Japanese open-wheel motor racing and the third under the name of Super Formula. The season began on 19 April and will end on 8 November after seven rounds.

2015 Super Formula Championship
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The 2015 season was also the last season that Bridgestone, who had been the series' only tyre supplier since 1997, supplied tyres to all teams, as Yokohama took over the tyre contract for 2016.

Teams and drivers
Team No. Driver Engine Rounds
Petronas Team TOM'S[1] 1 Kazuki Nakajima Toyota RI4A 1, 3–7
Kazuya Oshima 2
2 André Lotterer All
Kondō Racing[1] 3 James Rossiter Toyota RI4A All
4 William Buller[2] All
Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans[1] 7 Ryō Hirakawa Toyota RI4A All
8 Kamui Kobayashi All
Real Racing[3] 10 Koudai Tsukakoshi Honda HR-414E All
11 Takuya Izawa All
Team Mugen[3] 16 Naoki Yamamoto Honda HR-414E All
KCMG[1] 18 Yuichi Nakayama Toyota RI4A All
Lenovo Team Impul[1] 19 João Paulo de Oliveira Toyota RI4A All
20 Andrea Caldarelli All
Drago Corse[3] 34 Takashi Kogure Honda HR-414E All
P.mu/cerumo・INGING[1] 38 Hiroaki Ishiura Toyota RI4A All
39 Yuji Kunimoto All
Docomo Team Dandelion Racing[3] 40 Tomoki Nojiri Honda HR-414E All
41 Narain Karthikeyan All
Nakajima Racing[3] 64 Daisuke Nakajima Honda HR-414E All
65 Bertrand Baguette All

Race calendar and results

A provisional calendar for the 2015 season was released on 8 August 2014.[4] All races are scheduled to be held in Japan. To avoid a clash with the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship season, the date for the first round in Suzuka was rescheduled for 19 April, and to avoid a clash with the 2015 Formula One season, the SUGO race was also rescheduled to 18 October.[5]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 Suzuka Circuit 19 April Naoki Yamamoto Tomoki Nojiri André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S
2 Okayama International Circuit 24 May Hiroaki Ishiura Hiroaki Ishiura Hiroaki Ishiura P.mu/cerumo・INGING
3 Fuji Speedway 19 July Andrea Caldarelli João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira Lenovo Team Impul
4 Twin Ring Motegi 23 August Hiroaki Ishiura Kazuki Nakajima Hiroaki Ishiura P.mu/cerumo・INGING
5 Autopolis 13 September Hiroaki Ishiura João Paulo de Oliveira Kazuki Nakajima Petronas Team TOM'S
6 Sportsland SUGO 18 October André Lotterer Tomoki Nojiri André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S
7 R1 Suzuka Circuit 8 November André Lotterer André Lotterer André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S
R2 Naoki Yamamoto Narain Karthikeyan Naoki Yamamoto Team Mugen

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship
Scoring system
Round1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8thPole
1–61086543211
78432.521.510.51
Pos Driver SUZ OKA FUJ MOT AUT SUG SUZ Points
1 Hiroaki Ishiura 5 1 3 1 2 5 2 4 51.5
2 Kazuki Nakajima 2 2 2 1 4 4 2 45.5
3 André Lotterer 1 8 5 4 11 1 1 Ret 40
4 João Paulo de Oliveira 4 5 1 3 5 7 Ret 3 34
5 Naoki Yamamoto 15 4 12 8 7 2 14 1 26
6 Kamui Kobayashi 9 2 10 17 3 6 3 9 20
7 Tomoki Nojiri 8 3 8 6 10 3 5 Ret 19
8 Ryō Hirakawa 12 9 6 7 4 8 10 5 13
9 Yuji Kunimoto 17 Ret 4 18 8 17 7 8 7.5
10 Daisuke Nakajima 6 12 Ret 5 9 12 Ret 10 7
11 Narain Karthikeyan 3 10 Ret 9 14 13 12 14 6
12 James Rossiter 16 Ret 7 12 6 14 Ret Ret 5
13 Takuya Izawa 7 7 11 10 12 Ret 8 15 4.5
14 Andrea Caldarelli 11 6 9 11 15 16 Ret 12 4
15 Takashi Kogure Ret Ret 16 14 13 11 6 7 2.5
16 Yuichi Nakayama 13 Ret 15 16 19 10 Ret 6 1.5
17 Koudai Tsukakoshi DNS 14 13 Ret 17 9 9 11 0
18 Bertrand Baguette 10 11 Ret 15 16 18 11 Ret 0
19 William Buller 14 13 14 13 18 15 13 13 0
20 Kazuya Oshima 15 0
Pos Driver SUZ OKA 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 OKA FUJ MOT AUT SUG SUZ Points
1 Petronas Team TOM'S 1 2 15 2 2 1 4 4 2 80.5
2 1 8 5 4 11 1 1 Ret
2 P.mu/cerumo・INGING 38 5 1 3 1 2 5 2 4 56
39 17 Ret 4 18 8 17 7 8
3 Lenovo Team Impul 19 4 5 1 3 5 7 Ret 3 37
20 11 6 9 11 15 16 Ret 12
4 Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans 7 12 9 6 7 4 8 10 5 33
8 9 2 10 17 3 6 3 9
5 Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 40 8 3 8 6 10 3 5 Ret 25
41 3 10 Ret 9 14 13 12 14
6 Team Mugen 16 15 4 12 8 7 2 14 1 21
7 Nakajima Racing 64 6 12 Ret 5 9 12 Ret 10 7
65 10 11 Ret 15 16 18 11 Ret
8 Kondō Racing 3 16 Ret 7 12 6 14 Ret Ret 5
4 14 13 14 13 18 15 13 13
9 HP Real Racing 10 DNS 14 13 Ret 17 9 9 11 4.5
11 7 7 11 10 12 Ret 8 15
10 Drago Corse 34 Ret Ret 16 14 13 11 6 7 2.5
11 KCMG 18 13 Ret 15 16 19 10 Ret 6 1.5
Pos Team No. SUZ OKA 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. "Toyota Outlines 2015 Motorsports Activities, Announces Return to World Rally Championship". Toyota Global Newsroom. Toyota. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  2. "KONDO RACING 2015年スーパーフォーミュラ参戦体制発表のお知らせ" [Announcement: KONDO RACING 2015 - Super Formula racing team announced]. Kondō Racing (in Japanese). Masahiko Kondō. 5 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-03-08. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  3. "Honda 2015 Motorsports Program Overview". Honda. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  4. "スーパーフォーミュラ、15年予定発表。岡山復活" [Super Formula, '15 schedule announcement. Okayama revived]. as-web.jp. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  5. "SF、2015年日程を変更。他とのバッティングを解消" [SF: change to the 2015 schedule, to eliminate other clashes]. as-web.jp. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
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