2017 Super Formula Championship

The 2017 Japanese Super Formula Championship is the 31st season of premier Japanese open-wheel motor racing, and the fifth under the moniker of Super Formula. Yuji Kunimoto is the defending series champion.[1]

2017 Super Formula Championship
Previous: 2016 Next: 2018
Support series:
All-Japan Formula Three

Hiroaki Ishiura won his second Driver's Championship in three years, finishing only half a point ahead of Pierre Gasly after the final round was cancelled due to Typhoon Lan. The Cerumo INGING team won their second successive Team Championship.

Teams and drivers
Team No. Driver Engine Rounds
P.mu/cerumo・INGING[2] 1 Yuji Kunimoto[2] Toyota RI4A All
2 Hiroaki Ishiura[2] All
Kondō Racing[2] 3 Nick Cassidy[2] Toyota RI4A All
4 Kenta Yamashita[2] All
SUNOCO Team LeMans[2] 7 Felix Rosenqvist[3] Toyota RI4A All
8 Kazuya Oshima[2] All
Real Racing[4] 10 Koudai Tsukakoshi[4] Honda HR-414E All
Team Mugen[4] 15 Pierre Gasly[5] Honda HR-414E All
16 Naoki Yamamoto[4] All
KCMG[2] 18 Kamui Kobayashi[2] Toyota RI4A All
Itochu Enex Team Impul[2] 19 Yuhi Sekiguchi[2] Toyota RI4A All
20 Jann Mardenborough[6] All
Vantelin Team Tom's[7] 36 André Lotterer[2] Toyota RI4A All
37 Kazuki Nakajima[2] All
Docomo Team Dandelion Racing[4] 40 Tomoki Nojiri[4] Honda HR-414E All
41 Takuya Izawa[4] All
B-MAX Racing Team[8] 50 Takashi Kogure[4] Honda HR-414E All
TCS Nakajima Racing[9] 64 Daisuke Nakajima[4] Honda HR-414E All
65 Narain Karthikeyan[4] All

Driver changes
Leaving Super Formula
Entering Super Formula

Race calendar
Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 Suzuka Circuit 23 April Kazuki Nakajima Koudai Tsukakoshi Kazuki Nakajima Vantelin Team Tom's
2 R1 Okayama International Circuit 27 May Yuhi Sekiguchi Felix Rosenqvist André Lotterer Vantelin Team Tom's
R2 28 May Hiroaki Ishiura Kamui Kobayashi Yuhi Sekiguchi Itochu Enex Team Impul
3 Fuji Speedway 9 July Yuji Kunimoto Felix Rosenqvist Hiroaki Ishiura P.mu/cerumo・INGING
4 Twin Ring Motegi 20 August Kenta Yamashita Koudai Tsukakoshi Pierre Gasly Team Mugen
5 Autopolis 10 September Tomoki Nojiri Jann Mardenborough Pierre Gasly Team Mugen
6 Sportsland SUGO 24 September Nick Cassidy Hiroaki Ishiura Yuhi Sekiguchi Itochu Enex Team Impul
7 R1 Suzuka Circuit 22 October André Lotterer Races cancelled due to Typhoon Lan[11]
R2 Jann Mardenborough
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Championship standings

Drivers' Championship
Scoring system
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  Pole 
Rounds 1, 3-6 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1
Round 2 5 4 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 1
Round 7 8 4 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 1
Driver standings
Pos Driver SUZ OKA FUJ MOT AUT SUG SUZ Points
1 Hiroaki Ishiura 4 8 2 1 4 4 6 C C 33.5
2 Pierre Gasly 10 19 7 5 1 1 2 C C 33
3 Felix Rosenqvist 11 12 4 2 3 2 5 C C 28.5
4 Yuhi Sekiguchi 12 2 1 4 16 10 1 C C 25
5 Kazuki Nakajima 1 9 18 7 11 6 3 C C 22
6 André Lotterer 5 1 3 3 7 Ret 10 C C 21
7 Kamui Kobayashi 9 4 5 15 2 7 7 C C 16.5
8 Yuji Kunimoto 3 10 9 Ret 15 5 4 C C 16
9 Naoki Yamamoto 2 5 8 Ret 13 16 18 C C 10.5
10 Nick Cassidy 17 3 11 Ret 5 Ret 19 C C 8
11 Kenta Yamashita 14 7 6 Ret 6 13 11 C C 6.5
12 Kazuya Oshima Ret 15 12 12 10 3 15 C C 6
13 Takuya Izawa 8 14 Ret 6 Ret 15 8 C C 5
14 Jann Mardenborough 18 6 17 8 14 8 9 C C 4.5
15 Koudai Tsukakoshi 6 11 16 9 9 9 16 C C 3
16 Daisuke Nakajima 7 16 14 11 12 11 17 C C 2
17 Tomoki Nojiri 16 13 10 10 8 14 12 C C 2
18 Takashi Kogure 15 18 15 13 17 12 14 C C 0
19 Narain Karthikeyan 13 17 13 14 Ret Ret 13 C C 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 P.mu/cerumo・INGING 1 3 10 9 Ret 15 5 4 C C 47.5
2 4 8 2 1 4 4 6 C C
2 Team Mugen 15 10 19 7 5 1 1 2 C C 43.5
16 2 5 8 Ret 13 Ret 18 C C
3 Vantelin Team TOM's 36 5 1 3 3 7 Ret 10 C C 41
37 1 9 18 7 11 6 3 C C
4 SUNOCO Team LeMans 7 11 12 4 2 3 2 5 C C 34.5
8 Ret 15 12 12 10 3 15 C C
5 ITOCHU ENEX Team Impul 19 12 2 1 4 16 10 1 C C 27.5
20 18 6 17 8 14 8 17 C C
6 KCMG 18 9 4 5 15 2 7 7 C C 16.5
7 Kondo Racing 3 17 3 11 Ret 5 Ret 19 C C 12.5
4 14 7 6 Ret 6 13 11 C C
8 DOCOMO Team Dandelion Racing 40 16 13 10 10 8 14 12 C C 6
41 8 14 Ret 6 Ret 15 8 C C
9 Real Racing 10 6 11 16 9 9 9 16 C C 3
10 TCS Nakajima Racing 64 7 16 14 11 12 11 17 C C 2
65 13 17 13 14 Ret Ret 13 C C
11 B-MAX Racing Team 50 15 18 15 13 17 12 14 C C 0
Pos Team No. SUZ OKA FUJ MOT AUT SUG SUZ Points
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References
  1. "Suzuka Super Formula: Kunimoto takes title, Vandoorne wins final race". October 30, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  2. "Toyota GAZOO Racing Outlines 2017 Motorsports Activities". Toyota Motor Corporation. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  3. van Leeuwen, Andrew (1 March 2017). "Rosenqvist scores LeMans Super Formula seat". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  4. "Honda 2017 Motorsports Program Overview". Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  5. Chokhani, Darshan (13 February 2017). "Gasly confirmed at Mugen for 2017 Super Formula season". motorsport.com. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  6. "Itochu Enex Team Impul Line-up". Impul. Itochu Enex Team Impul. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  7. "Red Bull closing on Super Formula deal for Gasly". 6 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016. While the TOM'S line-up of Kazuki Nakajima and Andre Lotterer is set to remain unchanged
  8. "B-MAX RACING TEAM、2017年からスーパーフォーミュラに参戦！ ドライバーは協議中 (B-MAX RACING TEAM, fought from 2017 to super formula! The driver is under discussion)". 27 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  9. "Red Bull in talks to place Gasly in Super Formula". 4 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016. One of the teams Red Bull has held discussions with about running Gasly is understood to be Nakajima Racing, which ran Daisuke Nakajima and Bertrand Baguette in this year’s championship.
  10. "Vandoorne to partner Alonso at McLaren in 2017 as Button steps back". 3 September 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  11. Thukrai, Rachit (21 October 2017). "Gasly denied Super Formula title shot as finale cancelled". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  12. http://superformula.net/apf/ap/NList02.dll/?id=3666&code=NS022520
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