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2014 Super Formula Championship

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The 2014 Japanese Championship Super Formula season was the forty-second 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 champion, Kazuki Nakajima

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 edit

 
Race start at Twin Ring Motegi
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 edit

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 edit

Drivers' Championship edit

Scoring system
Round 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Pole
1, 3–6 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1
2 5 4 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 1
7 8 4 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 1
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
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' Championship edit

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
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.

External links edit

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