2014 Super Formula Championship

2014 Super Formula Championship 2013 2015 thumb|2014 champion, Kazuki Nakajima 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 thumb|Race start at Twin Ring Motegi Team No. Car number Driver Engine Rounds JPN Team Mugen 1 JPN Naoki Yamamoto Honda HR-414E All 2 JPN Yuhki Nakayama All JPN Kondō Racinghttp://as-web.jp/news/info.php?c_id=2&no=54189 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 18 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140218205312/http://as-web.jp/news/info.php?c_id=2&no=54189 dead 3 GBR James Rossiter Toyota RI4A All JPN Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans 7 JPN Ryō Hirakawa Toyota RI4A All 8 FRA Loïc Duval 1–2, 4–7 ITA Andrea Caldarelli 3 JPN HP Real Racing 10 JPN Koudai Tsukakoshi Honda HR-414E All 11 ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi All HKG KCMG 18 JPN Yuichi Nakayama Toyota RI4A All JPN Lenovo Team Impul 19 BRA João Paulo de Oliveira Toyota RI4A All 20 IND Narain Karthikeyan All JPN Nakajima Racing 31 JPN Daisuke Nakajima Honda HR-414E All 32 JPN Takashi Kogure All JPN Drago Corsehttp://superformula.net/sf/apf/ap/NList02.dll/?No=NS019513 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 9 March 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170309063709/http://superformula.net/sf/apf/ap/NList02.dll/?No=NS019513 dead 34 JPN Takuya Izawa Honda HR-414E 6–7 JPN Petronas Team TOM'S 36 DEU André Lotterer Toyota RI4A 1–3, 5–7 ITA Andrea Caldarellihttp://as-web.jp/news/info.php?c_id=8&no=59210 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 20 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140820011005/http://as-web.jp/news/info.php?c_id=8&no=59210 dead 4 37 JPN Kazuki Nakajima All JPN P.mu/cerumo・INGING 38 JPN Hiroaki Ishiura Toyota RI4A All 39 JPN Yuji Kunimoto All JPN Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 40 JPN Tomoki Nojiri Honda HR-414E All 41 JPN Hideki Mutoh All JPN Tochigi Le Beausset Motorsports 62 JPN Koki Saga Toyota RI4A All Race calendar and results A provisional calendar for the 2014 season was released on 8 November 2013.http://www.jaf.or.jp/msports/msinfo/image/ms_news249.pdf 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 All races were held in Japan. Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 Suzuka Circuit 13 April DEU André Lotterer BRA João Paulo de Oliveira FRA Loïc Duval Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans 2 R1 Fuji Speedway 18 May BRA João Paulo de Oliveira BRA João Paulo de Oliveira BRA João Paulo de Oliveira Lenovo Team Impul R2 DEU André Lotterer BRA João Paulo de Oliveira DEU André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S 3 Fuji Speedway 13 July ITA Andrea Caldarelli BRA João Paulo de Oliveira JPN Kazuki Nakajima Petronas Team TOM'S 4 Twin Ring Motegi 24 August BRA João Paulo de Oliveira BRA João Paulo de Oliveira BRA João Paulo de Oliveira Lenovo Team Impul 5 Autopolis 14 September JPN Naoki Yamamoto DEU André Lotterer DEU André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S 6 Sportsland SUGO 28 September JPN Naoki Yamamoto JPN Yuichi Nakayama JPN Tomoki Nojiri Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 7 R1 Suzuka Circuit 9 November DEU André Lotterer BRA João Paulo de Oliveira BRA João Paulo de Oliveira Lenovo Team Impul R2 JPN Kazuki Nakajima FRA Loïc Duval JPN Kazuki Nakajima Petronas 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 Pos Driver SUZ FUJ FUJ MOT AUT SUG SUZ Points 1 JPN Kazuki Nakajima 6 2 3 1 7 6 2 2 1 46 2 BRA João Paulo de Oliveira 7 1 2 Ret 1 3 Ret 1 4 39.5 3 DEU André Lotterer 5 4 1 6 1 Ret 3 2 34.5 4 FRA Loïc Duval 1 3 4 4 15 3 11 3 29.5 5 JPN Hiroaki Ishiura 3 Ret 11 4 2 8 6 5 7 26 6 GBR James Rossiter 2 6 17 8 8 5 4 6 10 22 7 JPN Yuji Kunimoto 13 5 7 3 13 2 9 4 Ret 19.5 8 JPN Ryō Hirakawa 4 Ret 8 2 10 13 8 16 5 16.5 9 JPN Naoki Yamamoto 11 Ret 5 5 15 7 7 7 6 14.5 10 JPN Tomoki Nojiri 9 Ret 15 12 9 9 1 12 9 10 11 JPN Koudai Tsukakoshi 14 DNS 9 Ret 6 4 Ret 8 13 8.5 12 ITA Andrea Caldarelli Ret 3 7 13 IND Narain Karthikeyan Ret 7 6 7 Ret 17 11 10 8 5 14 JPN Daisuke Nakajima Ret 9 14 9 16 12 5 9 15 4 15 JPN Hideki Mutoh 10 10 12 11 5 10 12 13 12 4 16 ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi 8 8 10 Ret 14 Ret Ret 15 11 1.5 17 JPN Takashi Kogure Ret Ret DNS Ret 11 Ret 10 Ret 16 0 18 JPN Yuichi Nakayama Ret 13 16 10 Ret 16 13 Ret 18 0 19 JPN Koki Saga Ret 11 13 Ret 17 11 Ret Ret 19 0 20 JPN Yuhki Nakayama 12 12 18 13 12 14 14 Ret 17 0 21 JPN Takuya Izawa Ret 14 14 0 Pos Driver SUZ FUJ FUJ MOT AUT SUG SUZ PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap Teams' Championship 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 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 2014 Super Formula Super Formula