2016 Super Formula Championship

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The 2016 Japanese Super Formula Championship  was the forty-fourth 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

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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  |  Hiroaki Ishiura[3] | Toyota RI4A  | All
2  |  Yuji Kunimoto[3] | All
Kondō Racing[3] | 3  |  James Rossiter[4] | Toyota RI4A  | All
4  |  William Buller[4] | All
SUNOCO Team LeMans[3] | 7  |  Narain Karthikeyan[3] | Toyota RI4A  | All
8  |  Kamui Kobayashi[3] | All
Real Racing[5] | 10  |  Koudai Tsukakoshi[5] | Honda HR-414E  | All
11  |  Takuya Izawa[5] | All
Team Mugen[5] | 16  |  Naoki Yamamoto[5] | Honda HR-414E  | All
KCMG[3] | 18  |  Yuichi Nakayama[3] | Toyota RI4A  | All
ITOCHU ENEX Team Impul[3] | 19  |  João Paulo de Oliveira[3] | Toyota RI4A  | All
20  |  Yuhi Sekiguchi[6] | All
Drago Corse[5] | 34  |  Takashi Kogure[5] | Honda HR-414E  | All
Vantelin Team TOM'S[3] | 36  |  André Lotterer[3] | Toyota RI4A  | All
37  |  Kazuki Nakajima[3] | All
Docomo Team Dandelion Racing[5] | 40  |  Tomoki Nojiri[5] | Honda HR-414E  | All
41  |  Stoffel Vandoorne[5] | All
Nakajima Racing[5] | 64  |  Daisuke Nakajima[5] | Honda HR-414E  | All
65  |  Bertrand Baguette[5] | All

## Race calendar and results

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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  |  Naoki Yamamoto |  Yuhi Sekiguchi |  Naoki Yamamoto | Team Mugen
2  | Okayama International Circuit | 29 May  |  Hiroaki Ishiura |  Kamui Kobayashi |  Hiroaki Ishiura | P.mu/cerumo・INGING
3  | Fuji Speedway | 17 July  |  Stoffel Vandoorne |  Kazuki Nakajima |  João Paulo de Oliveira | ITOCHU ENEX Team Impul
4  | Twin Ring Motegi | 21 August  |  Yuhi Sekiguchi |  Kamui Kobayashi |  Yuhi Sekiguchi | ITOCHU ENEX Team Impul
5  | R1  | Okayama International Circuit | 10 September  |  Kazuki Nakajima |  Kazuki Nakajima |  Stoffel Vandoorne | Docomo Team Dandelion Racing
R2  | 11 September  |  Tomoki Nojiri |  Hiroaki Ishiura |  Yuji Kunimoto | P.mu/cerumo・INGING
6  | Sportsland SUGO | 25 September  |  Yuhi Sekiguchi |  Yuhi Sekiguchi |  Yuhi Sekiguchi | ITOCHU ENEX Team Impul
7  | R1  | Suzuka Circuit | 30 October  |  Hiroaki Ishiura |  André Lotterer |  Yuji Kunimoto | P.mu/cerumo・INGING
R2  |  Hiroaki Ishiura |  Narain Karthikeyan |  Stoffel Vandoorne | Docomo Team Dandelion Racing

## Championship standings

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### Drivers' Championship

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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

| Pos  | Driver  | SUZ | OKA†
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1  |  Yuji Kunimoto | 2  | 6  | Ret  | 4  | 2  | 1  | 15  | 1  | 6  | 33
2  |  André Lotterer | 7  | 8  | 4  | 2  | 12  | 4  | 5  | 2 | 2  | 30
3  |  Yuhi Sekiguchi | 14 | 13  | 3  | 1 | 13  | 9  | 1 | 18  | 8  | 28.5
4  |  Stoffel Vandoorne | 3  | 12  | Ret | 6  | 1  | 7  | 6  | 17  | 1  | 27
5  |  Hiroaki Ishiura | 11  | 1 | 6  | 3  | 7  | 3 | 16  | 3 | 3 | 27
6  |  Kazuki Nakajima | 12  | 17  | 2 | 7  | 19 | 2  | 4  | 5  | 16  | 22
7  |  João Paulo de Oliveira | 10  | 19  | 1  | Ret  | 8  | 5  | Ret  | 8  | 4  | 15.5
8  |  Naoki Yamamoto | 1 | 5  | Ret  | 8  | 10  | 6  | 14  | 19  | Ret  | 15.5
9  |  Tomoki Nojiri | 9  | 4  | 13  | Ret  | 4  | 16 | 3  | 4  | Ret  | 14.5
10  |  James Rossiter | 6  | 9  | 5  | 5  | 9  | 10  | 8  | 12  | 15  | 12
11  |  Koudai Tsukakoshi | 5  | 2  | 8  | 12  | 5  | 11  | 11  | 11  | 12  | 11
12  |  Daisuke Nakajima | Ret  | 7  | DNS  | 10  | 6  | 12  | 2  | 10  | 10  | 10.5
13  |  Takashi Kogure | 4  | 15  | 12  | 11  | 11  | 14  | 7  | 7  | 9  | 8
14  |  Narain Karthikeyan | Ret  | 16  | 7  | Ret  | 3  | Ret  | 12  | 15  | 14 | 5
15  |  Bertrand Baguette | 8  | 14  | 14  | Ret  | 14  | 18  | 9  | 6  | 5  | 4.5
16  |  Takuya Izawa | Ret  | 3  | 11  | 14  | 16  | 8  | 13  | 16  | Ret  | 3.5
17  |  Kamui Kobayashi | 16  | 18 | 10  | 9 | 18  | 17  | 17  | 9  | 7  | 1
18  |  Yuichi Nakayama | 13  | 10  | 9  | 15  | 17  | 13  | Ret  | 14  | 11  | 0
19  |  William Buller | 15  | 11  | Ret  | 13  | 15  | 15  | 10  | 13  | 13  | 0
Pos  | Driver  | SUZ | OKA | FUJ | MOT | OKA | SUG | SUZ | Points
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Gold | Winner
Silver | Second place
Bronze | Third place
Green | Points classification
Blue | Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple | Retired, not classified (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 – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

### Teams' Championship

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| Pos  | Team  | No.  | SUZ | OKA†
| FUJ | MOT | OKA | SUG | SUZ | Points

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1  | P.mu/cerumo・INGING | 1  | 11  | 1 | 6  | 3  | 7  | 3 | 16  | 3 | 3 | 54
2  | 2  | 6  | Ret  | 4  | 2  | 1  | 15  | 1  | 6
2  | VANTELIN Team TOM'S | 36  | 7  | 8  | 4  | 2  | 12  | 4  | 5  | 2 | 2  | 51
37  | 12  | 17  | 2 | 7  | 19 | 2  | 4  | 5  | 16
3  | ITOCHU ENEX Team Impul | 19  | 10  | 19  | 1  | Ret  | 8  | 5  | Ret  | 8  | 4  | 42
20  | 14 | 13  | 3  | 1 | 13  | 9  | 1 | 18  | 8
4  | Docomo Team Dandelion Racing | 40  | 9  | 4  | 13  | Ret  | 4  | 16 | 3  | 4  | Ret  | 36.5
41  | 3  | 12  | Ret | 6  | 1  | 7  | 6  | 17  | 1
5  | Nakajima Racing | 64  | Ret  | 7  | DNS  | 10  | 6  | 12  | 2  | 10  | 10  | 15
65  | 8  | 14  | 14  | Ret  | 14  | 18  | 9  | 6  | 5
6  | Team Mugen | 16  | 1 | 5  | Ret  | 8  | 10  | 6  | 14  | 19  | Ret  | 14.5
7  | Real Racing | 10  | 5  | 2  | 8  | 12  | 5  | 11  | 11  | 11  | 12  | 14.5
11  | Ret  | 3  | 11  | 14  | 16  | 8  | 13  | 16  | Ret
8  | Kondō Racing | 3  | 6  | 9  | 5  | 5  | 9  | 10  | 8  | 12  | 15  | 12
4  | 15  | 11  | Ret  | 13  | 15  | 15  | 10  | 13  | 13
9  | Drago Corse | 34  | 4  | 15  | 12  | 11  | 11  | 14  | 7  | 7  | 9  | 8
10  | SUNOCO Team LeMans | 7  | Ret  | 16  | 7  | Ret  | 3  | Ret  | 12  | 15  | 14 | 6
8  | 16  | 18 | 10  | 9 | 18  | 17  | 17  | 9  | 7
11  | KCMG | 18  | 13  | 10  | 9  | 15  | 17  | 13  | Ret  | 14  | 11  | 0
Pos  | Team  | No.  | SUZ | OKA†
| FUJ | MOT | OKA | SUG | SUZ | Points
| Colour | Result

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Gold | Winner
Silver | Second place
Bronze | Third place
Green | Points classification
Blue | Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple | Retired, not classified (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 – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† Half points were awarded at the first Okayama round as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ "Engine Manufacturer Testing and Rookie Driver Tryouts". Super Formula. Japan Race Promotion Inc. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ "Itochu Enex Team Impul Line-up". Impul. Itochu Enex Team Impul. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
7. ^ "Round5 AUTOPOLIS Round Cancelled" (PDF). Japan Race Promotion Inc. Super Formula official website. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
8. ^ "「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.

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