2014 Super Formula Championship Explained

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.

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

TeamDriverEngineRounds
Team Mugen1 Naoki YamamotoHonda HR-414EAll
2 Yuhki NakayamaAll
Kondō Racing[1] 3 James RossiterToyota RI4AAll
Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans7 Ryō HirakawaToyota RI4AAll
8 Loïc Duval1–2, 4–7
Andrea Caldarelli3
HP Real Racing10 Koudai TsukakoshiHonda HR-414EAll
11 Vitantonio LiuzziAll
KCMG18 Yuichi NakayamaToyota RI4AAll
Lenovo Team Impul19 João Paulo de OliveiraToyota RI4AAll
20 Narain KarthikeyanAll
Nakajima Racing31 Daisuke NakajimaHonda HR-414EAll
32 Takashi KogureAll
Drago Corse[2] 34 Takuya IzawaHonda HR-414E6–7
Petronas Team TOM'S36 André LottererToyota RI4A1–3, 5–7
Andrea Caldarelli[3] 4
37 Kazuki NakajimaAll
P.mu/cerumoINGING38 Hiroaki IshiuraToyota RI4AAll
39 Yuji KunimotoAll
Docomo Team Dandelion Racing40 Tomoki NojiriHonda HR-414EAll
41 Hideki MutohAll
Tochigi Le Beausset Motorsports62 Koki SagaToyota RI4AAll

Race calendar and results

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

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning Team
1Suzuka Circuit13 April André Lotterer João Paulo de Oliveira Loïc DuvalKygnus Sunoco Team LeMans
2R1Fuji Speedway18 May João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de OliveiraLenovo Team Impul
R2 André Lotterer João Paulo de Oliveira André LottererPetronas Team TOM'S
3Fuji Speedway13 July Andrea Caldarelli João Paulo de Oliveira Kazuki NakajimaPetronas Team TOM'S
4Twin Ring Motegi24 August João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de OliveiraLenovo Team Impul
5Autopolis14 September Naoki Yamamoto André Lotterer André LottererPetronas Team TOM'S
6Sportsland SUGO28 September Naoki Yamamoto Yuichi Nakayama Tomoki NojiriDocomo Team Dandelion Racing
7R1Suzuka Circuit9 November André Lotterer João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de OliveiraLenovo Team Impul
R2 Kazuki Nakajima Loïc Duval Kazuki NakajimaPetronas Team TOM'S

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

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
PosDriverSUZFUJFUJMOTAUTSUGSUZPoints
1 Kazuki Nakajima62317622146
2 João Paulo de Oliveira712Ret13Ret1439.5
3 André Lotterer54161Ret3234.5
4 Loïc Duval134415311329.5
5 Hiroaki Ishiura3Ret1142865726
6 James Rossiter2617885461022
7 Yuji Kunimoto1357313294Ret19.5
8 Ryō Hirakawa4Ret821013816516.5
9 Naoki Yamamoto11Ret5515777614.5
10 Tomoki Nojiri9Ret151299112910
11 Koudai Tsukakoshi14DNS9Ret64Ret8138.5
12 Andrea CaldarelliRet37
13 Narain KarthikeyanRet767Ret17111085
14 Daisuke NakajimaRet9149161259154
15 Hideki Mutoh101012115101213124
16 Vitantonio Liuzzi8810Ret14RetRet15111.5
17 Takashi KogureRetRetDNSRet11Ret10Ret160
18 Yuichi NakayamaRet131610Ret1613Ret180
19 Koki SagaRet1113Ret1711RetRet190
20 Yuhki Nakayama12121813121414Ret170
21 Takuya IzawaRet14140
PosDriverSUZFUJFUJMOTAUTSUGSUZPoints
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' Championship

PosTeamNo.SUZFUJFUJMOTAUTSUGSUZPoints
1Petronas Team TOM'S36541631Ret3279.5
37623176221
2Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans74Ret821013816546
8134Ret4153113
3P.mu/cerumoINGING383Ret1142865745.5
391357313294Ret
4Lenovo Team Impul19712Ret13Ret1439.5
20Ret767Ret1711108
5Kondo Racing32617885461022
6Docomo Team Dandelion Racing409Ret151299112914
4110101211510121312
7Team Mugen111Ret5515777612.5
212121813121414Ret17
8HP Real Racing1014DNS9Ret64Ret81310
118810Ret14RetRet1511
9Nakajima Racing31Ret9149161259154
32RetRetDNSRet11Ret10Ret16
KCMG18Ret131610Ret1613Ret180
Tochigi Le Beausset Motorsports62Ret1113Ret1711RetRet190
Drago Corse34Ret14140
PosTeamNo.SUZFUJFUJMOTAUTSUGSUZPoints
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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. 30 January 2014.
  2. Web site: 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. 29 August 2014.
  3. Web site: 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. 19 August 2014.
  4. Web site: 2014年日本選手権カレンダーについて. Japan Automobile Federation. 8 November 2013. 20 December 2013. PDF. 13 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131213223003/http://www.jaf.or.jp/msports/msinfo/image/ms_news249.pdf. dead.