2013 Super Formula Championship

2013 Super Formula Championship 2012 2014 The 2013 Japanese Championship Super Formula season was the forty-first season of premier Japanese open-wheel motor racing, and the first under the new name of Super Formula. The series was contested over six rounds and a non-championship final round at Fuji Speedway as part of the JAF Grand Prix. 2013 was also the last season using the original chassis (SF13, known as FN09 in previous seasons) by Swift Engineering as for 2014 Dallara would supply a new chassis, the SF14, to the series.http://www.f-nippon.co.jp/fn/media/12release/120922_fn_news.pdf New Chassis for 2014 Japanese Championship Super Formula Formula Nippon 22 September 2012 2012-12-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20121109014949/http://f-nippon.co.jp/fn/media/12release/120922_fn_news.pdf 2012-11-09 dead Naoki Yamamoto won his first drivers' championship with Team Mugen, while Petronas Team TOM's won the teams' championship. Yamamoto and André Lotterer finished the year with the same number of points. At the time, Super Formula had an unconventional championship tiebreaker method where the driver that scored the most points in the final round of the season would be declared the champion.2020-05-31 Super Formula: The rules that cost Andre Lotterer two titles https://us.motorsport.com/super-formula/news/andre-lotterer-lost-titles-nippon/4799553/ 2023-10-29 us.motorsport.com en Lotterer had more wins, but had to miss the final round due to his commitments in the FIA World Endurance Championship, while Yamamoto finished first and third in the double-header finale at Suzuka to equal Lotterer's point total and win the championship. In the same season, Loïc Duval won the Sportsland Sugo round, defeating Lotterer by 0.041 seconds.Race › 2013 Round6 http://superformula.net/sf/en/race/2013/1306/ 2023-10-29 SUPER FORMULA Official Website en It was the closest margin of victory in series history."Top five close finishes." https://twitter.com/da_silva_24/status/1259141255029592066 2023-10-29 X (formerly Twitter) en Teams and drivers Team No. Car number Driver Engine Rounds JPN Petronas Team TOM'S 1 JPN Kazuki Nakajima Toyota RV8K All 2 GBR James Rossiter 1, 6 DEU André Lotterer 2–5, NC JPN Kondō Racing 3 JPN Hironobu Yasuda Toyota RV8K All JPN Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans 7 JPN Ryō Hirakawa Toyota RV8K All 8 ITA Andrea Caldarelli 1, 6 FRA Loïc Duval 2–5, NC JPN HP Real Racing 10 JPN Koudai Tsukakoshihttp://world.honda.com/news/2013/c130208Motorsports-Overview/index.html Honda 2013 Motorsports Overview 8 February 2013 8 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085734/http://world.honda.com/news/2013/c130208Motorsports-Overview/index.html 2016-03-04 dead Honda HR12E All 11 JPN Yuhki Nakayama All JPN Team Mugen 15 JPN Takuma Sato Honda HR12E 1, 5–6, NC JPN Takashi Kobayashi 2–4 16 JPN Naoki Yamamoto All HKG KCMG 18 GBR Richard Bradleyhttp://www.kcmg.com.hk/?p=1534 KCMG unveils Richard Bradley as Super Formula driver for 2013 25 February 2013 KCMG 26 February 2013 Toyota RV8K All JPN Lenovo Team Impul 19 BRA João Paulo de Oliveira Toyota RV8K All 20 JPN Tsugio Matsuda All JPN Nakajima Racing 31 JPN Daisuke Nakajima Honda HR12E All 32 JPN Takashi Kogure All JPN P.mu/cerumo・INGING 38 JPN Kohei Hirate Toyota RV8K All 39 JPN Yuji Kunimoto All JPN Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 40 JPN Takuya Izawa Honda HR12E All 41 JPN Hideki Mutoh All JPN Tochigi Le Beausset Motorsports 62 JPN Koki Saga Toyota RV8K All Race calendar and results A provisional calendar for the 2013 season was released on 10 August 2012.http://www.f-nippon.co.jp/fn/fnap/app/NList02.dll/?No=NS016743 2013年シーズンの暫定カレンダーが発表 Formula Nippon 10 August 2012 2012-12-09 https://archive.today/20130219020438/http://www.f-nippon.co.jp/fn/fnap/app/NList02.dll/?No=NS016743 2013-02-19 dead All races were held in Japan. Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 Suzuka Circuit 14 April JPN Takuya Izawa JPN Takashi Kogure JPN Takuya Izawa Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 2 Autopolis 2 June DEU André Lotterer JPN Kazuki Nakajima DEU André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S 3 Fuji Speedway 14 July FRA Loïc Duval DEU André Lotterer DEU André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S 4 Twin Ring Motegi 4 August JPN Kazuki Nakajima DEU André Lotterer JPN Kazuki Nakajima Petronas Team TOM'S 5 Sportsland SUGO 29 September FRA Loïc Duval JPN Takashi Kogure FRA Loïc Duval Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans 6 Suzuka Circuit 10 November JPN Naoki Yamamoto JPN Ryō Hirakawa JPN Naoki Yamamoto Team Mugen JPN Naoki Yamamoto JPN Ryō Hirakawa JPN Kazuki Nakajima Petronas Team TOM'S NC Fuji SpeedwayReport 24 November JPN Yuji Kunimoto JPN Takuya Izawa JPN Yuji Kunimoto P.mu/cerumo・INGING Calendar changes On 1 November the first Motegi round, scheduled for 12 May, was taken off the calendar for 2013.http://www.jaf.or.jp/msports/msinfo/image/ms_news238.pdf JAFモータースポーツニュースNo.238 Japan Automobile Federation 1 November 2012 9 December 2012 24 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124011042/http://www.jaf.or.jp/msports/msinfo/image/ms_news238.pdf dead The race at Inje Speedium, scheduled for 25 August, was cancelled during the 2013 season.http://superformula.net/sf/media/13release/130724_sf_news_en.pdf Announcing the Cancellation of Round 5 In Inje International Circuit (South Korea) Super Formula 26 July 2013 The non-championship JAF Grand Prix was originally scheduled for 17 November but was rescheduled to 24 November.http://supergt.net/pages/pg:news_detail/device:pc/ln:en/id:12895 A change in schedule announced for the Fuji Sprint Cup with a delay for one week, the event will be held during November 22nd – 24th Super GT 22 April 2013 24 April 2013 Championship standings Drivers' Championship Scoring system Round 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Pole 1–5 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 6 8 4 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 1 Pos Driver SUZ AUT FUJ MOT SUG SUZ FUJ Points 1 JPN Naoki Yamamoto 4 3 3 8 3 1 3 5 37 2 DEU André Lotterer 1 1 2 2 7 37 3 FRA Loïc Duval 2 4 3 1 2 31 4 JPN Kazuki Nakajima 5 12 8 1 Ret Ret 1 4 24 5 BRA João Paulo de Oliveira 6 4 6 4 Ret 3 17 6 19 6 JPN Tsugio Matsuda 2 5 16 13 5 4 16 3 18.5 7 JPN Takuya Izawa 1 Ret 5 Ret Ret 10 9 15 15 8 JPN Takashi Kogure 3 Ret 14 5 8 15 2 18 15 9 JPN Kohei Hirate 12 Ret 2 15 Ret 5 7 9 11 10 JPN Yuji Kunimoto 10 10 7 6 4 Ret 15 1 10 11 JPN Ryō Hirakawa 8 7 11 7 Ret 6 4 8 9 12 JPN Daisuke Nakajima 16 Ret 11 10 7 2 11 Ret 6 13 ITA Andrea Caldarelli 7 Ret 5 4 14 JPN Hironobu Yasuda 14 9 12 Ret 6 8 13 11 3.5 15 JPN Koudai Tsukakoshi 9 6 9 9 Ret Ret Ret 10 3 16 GBR James Rossiter 11 7 6 2.5 17 JPN Yuhki Nakayama 18 8 Ret 11 Ret 11 12 13 1 18 JPN Takuma Sato 15 11 9 8 14 0.5 19 JPN Koki Saga 17 11 Ret 16 9 14 14 16 0 20 JPN Hideki Mutoh 13 Ret 13 12 10 12 10 12 0 21 GBR Richard Bradley 19 Ret Ret 14 Ret 13 18 17 0 22 JPN Takashi Kobayashi Ret 15 17 0 Pos Driver SUZ AUT FUJ MOT SUG SUZ FUJ PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap Teams' Championship Pos Team No. SUZ AUT FUJ MOT SUG SUZ FUJ Points 1 Petronas Team TOM'S 1 5 12 8 1 2 Ret 1 4 58.5 2 11 1 1 2 Ret 7 6 7 2 Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans 7 8 7 11 7 Ret 6 4 8 42 8 7 2 4 3 1 Ret 5 2 3 Team Impul 19 6 4 6 4 Ret 3 17 6 37.5 20 2 5 16 13 5 4 16 3 4 Team Mugen 15 15 Ret 15 17 11 9 8 14 32.5 16 4 3 3 8 3 1 3 5 5 P.mu/cerumo・INGING 38 12 Ret 2 15 Ret 5 7 9 21 39 10 10 7 6 4 Ret 15 1 6 Nakajima Racing 31 16 Ret 11 10 7 2 11 Ret 21 32 3 Ret 14 5 8 Ret 2 18 7 Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 40 1 Ret 5 Ret Ret 10 9 15 13 41 13 Ret 13 12 10 12 10 12 8 HP Real Racing 10 9 6 9 9 Ret Ret Ret 10 4 11 18 8 Ret 11 Ret 11 12 13 9 Kondō Racing 3 14 9 12 Ret 6 8 13 11 3.5 Tochigi Le Beausset Motorsports 62 17 11 Ret 16 9 14 14 16 0 KCMG 18 19 Ret Ret 14 Ret 13 18 17 0 Pos Team No. SUZ AUT FUJ MOT SUG SUZ FUJ PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap References External links Japanese Championship Super Formula official website https://web.archive.org/web/20170222030510/http://superformula.net/apf/ap/nlist_h.dll/?lang=en 2017-02-22 en 2013 Super Formula Super Formula