2016 Super Formula Championship
The 2016 Japanese Super Formula Championship was the 30th season of premier Japanese open-wheel motor racing, and the fourth under the name of Super Formula. Hiroaki Ishiura started his 2015 Championship defense when the season began on 24 April, and ended after seven rounds on 30 October.[1]
The series changed tyre supplier from Bridgestone to Yokohama.[2]
Teams and drivers
All teams were Japanese-registered and used the Dallara SF14 spec-racer chassis. Eight cars were powered by Honda's HR-414E engine, with the other 11 cars using Toyota's RI4A engine.
Team | No. | Driver | Engine | Rounds |
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P.mu/cerumo・INGING[3] | 1 | ![]() |
Toyota RI4A | All |
2 | ![]() |
All | ||
Kondō Racing[3] | 3 | ![]() |
Toyota RI4A | All |
4 | ![]() |
All | ||
SUNOCO Team LeMans[3] | 7 | ![]() |
Toyota RI4A | All |
8 | ![]() |
All | ||
Real Racing[5] | 10 | ![]() |
Honda HR-414E | All |
11 | ![]() |
All | ||
Team Mugen[5] | 16 | ![]() |
Honda HR-414E | All |
KCMG[3] | 18 | ![]() |
Toyota RI4A | All |
ITOCHU ENEX Team Impul[3] | 19 | ![]() |
Toyota RI4A | All |
20 | ![]() |
All | ||
Drago Corse[5] | 34 | ![]() |
Honda HR-414E | All |
VANTELIN Team TOM'S[3] | 36 | ![]() |
Toyota RI4A | All |
37 | ![]() |
All | ||
Docomo Team Dandelion Racing[5] | 40 | ![]() |
Honda HR-414E | All |
41 | ![]() |
All | ||
Nakajima Racing[5] | 64 | ![]() |
Honda HR-414E | All |
65 | ![]() |
All |
Race calendar and results
A provisional calendar for the 2016 season was released on 10 December 2015.[1] The 7 rounds of the 2016 Super-Formula Championship were held over 7 months from April through October, with a 7 week long summer hiatus through June to mid-July. All events were held on premier, natural terrain road racing circuits in Japan. Thus far, no events on the Super Formula calendar have been held on super-speedway ovals or on city street circuits.
The Autopolis round was cancelled on May 29 due to damage caused by the Kumamoto earthquake.[7] However, on July 15, it was decided that Okayama would take its place at the same date, holding a double-header round.[8]
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | |
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1 | Suzuka Circuit | 24 April | ![]() |
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Team Mugen | |
2 | Okayama International Circuit | 29 May | ![]() |
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P.mu/cerumo・INGING | |
3 | Fuji Speedway | 17 July | ![]() |
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ITOCHU ENEX Team Impul | |
4 | Twin Ring Motegi | 21 August | ![]() |
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ITOCHU ENEX Team Impul | |
5 | R1 | Okayama International Circuit | 10 September | ![]() |
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Docomo Team Dandelion Racing |
R2 | 11 September | ![]() |
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P.mu/cerumo・INGING | ||
6 | Sportsland SUGO | 25 September | ![]() |
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ITOCHU ENEX Team Impul | |
7 | R1 | Suzuka Circuit | 30 October | ![]() |
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P.mu/cerumo・INGING |
R2 | ![]() |
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Docomo Team Dandelion Racing |
Championship standings
Drivers' Championship
- Scoring system
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pole | |
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Rounds 1–4, 6 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Round 5 | 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
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Bold – Pole |
Teams' Championship
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Bold – Pole |
† Half points were awarded at the first Okayama round as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.
References
- ^ a b "16年Sフォーミュラの日程発表。WECとの重複避ける". as-web.jp. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ "Engine Manufacturer Testing and Rookie Driver Tryouts". Super Formula. Japan Race Promotion Inc. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Toyota GAZOO Racing Outlines 2016 Motorsports Activities". Toyota Motor Corporation. Toyota Motor Corporation. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Kondo Racing Super Formula 2016 participation". Kondō Racing. Kondo Racing. 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-12. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Honda 2016 Motorsports Program Overview". Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ "Itochu Enex Team Impul Line-up". Impul. Itochu Enex Team Impul. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "Round5 AUTOPOLIS Round Cancelled" (PDF). Japan Race Promotion Inc. Super Formula official website. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ "「2016年 全日本スーパーフォーミュラ選手権第5戦」岡山国際サーキット開催のご案内" [2016 All-Japan Super Formula Championship: Information on the 5th round at Okayama] (PDF). Japan Race Promotion Inc. (in Japanese). Super Formula official website. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
External links
- Japanese Championship Super Formula official website (in English)