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2013 Super Formula Championship

Summary

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.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3] It was the closest margin of victory in series history.[4]

Teams and drivers edit

Team No. Driver Engine Rounds
  Petronas Team TOM'S 1   Kazuki Nakajima Toyota RV8K All
2   James Rossiter 1, 6
  André Lotterer 2–5, NC
  Kondō Racing 3   Hironobu Yasuda Toyota RV8K All
  Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans 7   Ryō Hirakawa Toyota RV8K All
8   Andrea Caldarelli 1, 6
  Loïc Duval 2–5, NC
  HP Real Racing 10   Koudai Tsukakoshi[5] Honda HR12E All
11   Yuhki Nakayama[5] All
  Team Mugen 15   Takuma Sato[5] Honda HR12E 1, 5–6, NC
  Takashi Kobayashi[5] 2–4
16   Naoki Yamamoto[5] All
  KCMG 18   Richard Bradley[6] Toyota RV8K All
  Lenovo Team Impul 19   João Paulo de Oliveira Toyota RV8K All
20   Tsugio Matsuda All
  Nakajima Racing 31   Daisuke Nakajima[5] Honda HR12E All
32   Takashi Kogure[5] All
  P.mu/cerumo・INGING 38   Kohei Hirate Toyota RV8K All
39   Yuji Kunimoto All
  Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 40   Takuya Izawa[5] Honda HR12E All
41   Hideki Mutoh[5] All
  Tochigi Le Beausset Motorsports 62   Koki Saga Toyota RV8K All

Race calendar and results edit

A provisional calendar for the 2013 season was released on 10 August 2012.[7] All races were held in Japan.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 Suzuka Circuit 14 April   Takuya Izawa   Takashi Kogure   Takuya Izawa Docomo Team Dandelion Racing
2 Autopolis 2 June   André Lotterer   Kazuki Nakajima   André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S
3 Fuji Speedway 14 July   Loïc Duval   André Lotterer   André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S
4 Twin Ring Motegi 4 August   Kazuki Nakajima   André Lotterer   Kazuki Nakajima Petronas Team TOM'S
5 Sportsland SUGO 29 September   Loïc Duval   Takashi Kogure   Loïc Duval Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans
6 Suzuka Circuit 10 November   Naoki Yamamoto   Ryō Hirakawa   Naoki Yamamoto Team Mugen
  Naoki Yamamoto   Ryō Hirakawa   Kazuki Nakajima Petronas Team TOM'S
NC Fuji Speedway
Report 		24 November   Yuji Kunimoto   Takuya Izawa   Yuji Kunimoto P.mu/cerumo・INGING

Calendar changes edit

  • On 1 November the first Motegi round, scheduled for 12 May, was taken off the calendar for 2013.[8]
  • The race at Inje Speedium, scheduled for 25 August, was cancelled during the 2013 season.[9]
  • The non-championship JAF Grand Prix was originally scheduled for 17 November but was rescheduled to 24 November.[10]

Championship standings edit

Drivers' Championship edit

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   Naoki Yamamoto 4 3 3 8 3 1 3 5 37
2   André Lotterer 1 1 2 2 7 37
3   Loïc Duval 2 4 3 1 2 31
4   Kazuki Nakajima 5 12 8 1 Ret Ret 1 4 24
5   João Paulo de Oliveira 6 4 6 4 Ret 3 17 6 19
6   Tsugio Matsuda 2 5 16 13 5 4 16 3 18.5
7   Takuya Izawa 1 Ret 5 Ret Ret 10 9 15 15
8   Takashi Kogure 3 Ret 14 5 8 15 2 18 15
9   Kohei Hirate 12 Ret 2 15 Ret 5 7 9 11
10   Yuji Kunimoto 10 10 7 6 4 Ret 15 1 10
11   Ryō Hirakawa 8 7 11 7 Ret 6 4 8 9
12   Daisuke Nakajima 16 Ret 11 10 7 2 11 Ret 6
13   Andrea Caldarelli 7 Ret 5 4
14   Hironobu Yasuda 14 9 12 Ret 6 8 13 11 3.5
15   Koudai Tsukakoshi 9 6 9 9 Ret Ret Ret 10 3
16   James Rossiter 11 7 6 2.5
17   Yuhki Nakayama 18 8 Ret 11 Ret 11 12 13 1
18   Takuma Sato 15 11 9 8 14 0.5
19   Koki Saga 17 11 Ret 16 9 14 14 16 0
20   Hideki Mutoh 13 Ret 13 12 10 12 10 12 0
21   Richard Bradley 19 Ret Ret 14 Ret 13 18 17 0
22   Takashi Kobayashi Ret 15 17 0
Pos Driver SUZ AUT FUJ MOT SUG SUZ FUJ Points
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 – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' Championship edit

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 6 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 Points
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 – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References edit

  1. ^ "New Chassis for 2014 Japanese Championship Super Formula" (PDF). Formula Nippon. 22 September 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  2. ^ "Super Formula: The rules that cost Andre Lotterer two titles". us.motorsport.com. 2020-05-31. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  3. ^ "Race › 2013 Round6". SUPER FORMULA Official Website. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  4. ^ ""Top five close finishes."". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Honda 2013 Motorsports Overview". 8 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  6. ^ "KCMG unveils Richard Bradley as Super Formula driver for 2013". KCMG. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  7. ^ "2013年シーズンの暫定カレンダーが発表". Formula Nippon. 10 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  8. ^ "JAFモータースポーツニュースNo.238" (PDF). Japan Automobile Federation. 1 November 2012.
  9. ^ "Announcing the Cancellation of Round 5 In Inje International Circuit (South Korea)" (PDF). Super Formula. 26 July 2013.
  10. ^ "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. Retrieved 24 April 2013.

External links edit

  • Japanese Championship Super Formula official website (in English)

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