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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]
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
Driver changes
Leaving Super Formula Entering Super Formula
Race calendar
Championship standings
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
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap
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
References
^ "Suzuka Super Formula: Kunimoto takes title, Vandoorne wins final race" . October 30, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016 .^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Toyota GAZOO Racing Outlines 2017 Motorsports Activities" . Toyota Motor Corporation. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017 .^ van Leeuwen, Andrew (1 March 2017). "Rosenqvist scores LeMans Super Formula seat" . Motorsport.com . Retrieved 1 March 2017 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Honda 2017 Motorsports Program Overview" . Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Retrieved 13 February 2017 .^ Chokhani, Darshan (13 February 2017). "Gasly confirmed at Mugen for 2017 Super Formula season" . motorsport.com. Retrieved 13 February 2017 . ^ "Itochu Enex Team Impul Line-up" . Impul . Retrieved 11 March 2016 .^ "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 ^ "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 .^ "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. ^ "Vandoorne to partner Alonso at McLaren in 2017 as Button steps back" . 3 September 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016 .^ Thukrai, Rachit (21 October 2017). "Gasly denied Super Formula title shot as finale cancelled" . Motorsport.com . Retrieved 21 October 2017 . ^ http://superformula.net/apf/ap/NList02.dll/?id=3666&code=NS022520
External links
Formula 2000 Formula Two Formula 3000 Formula Nippon Super Formula
Yuji Kunimoto[2]
Nick Cassidy[2]
Felix Rosenqvist[3]
Pierre Gasly[5]
Jann Mardenborough[6]
André Lotterer[2]
Narain Karthikeyan[4]