2019 Super Formula Championship

The 2019 Japanese Super Formula Championship was the forty-seventh season of premier Japanese open-wheel motor racing, and the seventh under the moniker of Super Formula. The season began on 21 April at Suzuka Circuit and ended on 27 October at the same location.[1]

2019 marked the first season of the Dallara SF19 chassis package, while continuing the engine configuration of the preceding chassis.[2]

Nick Cassidy clinched his first Driver's Championship title, after finishing ahead of reigning champion Naoki Yamamoto at the season finale at Suzuka.[3] Docomo Team Dandelion Racing won their first Teams' Championship title since 2012, with Naoki Yamamoto and Nirei Fukuzumi driving for them.[4]

Teams and drivers

Every Honda-powered car used a Honda HR-414E engine and every Toyota-powered car used a Toyota RI4A engine.

Team Engine No. Driver Rounds
Japan Docomo Team Dandelion Racing Honda 1 Japan Naoki Yamamoto[5] All
5 Japan Nirei Fukuzumi[5] All
Japan Kondo Racing Toyota 3 Japan Kenta Yamashita[6] All
4 Japan Yuji Kunimoto[6] All
Japan UOMO Sunoco Team LeMans Toyota 7 Russia Artem Markelov[6] 1–5
Japan Yuichi Nakayama[7] 6–7
8 Japan Kazuya Oshima[6] All
Japan Team Mugen Honda 15 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum[8] 1–3
Mexico Patricio O'Ward[9] 4–6
Estonia Jüri Vips[10] 7
16 Japan Tomoki Nojiri[5] All
Japan Real Racing Honda 17 France Tristan Charpentier[11] 1
Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi[12] 2–7
Hong Kong carrozzeria Team KCMG Toyota 18 Japan Kamui Kobayashi[6] All
Japan Itochu Enex Team Impul[6] Toyota 19 Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi[6] All
20 Japan Ryo Hirakawa[6] All
Japan Vantelin Team TOM'S Toyota 36 Japan Kazuki Nakajima[6] All
37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy[6] All
Japan JMS P.mu/cerumo・INGING Toyota 38 Japan Hiroaki Ishiura[6] All
39 Japan Sho Tsuboi[6] All
Japan B-Max Racing with Motopark[13] Honda 50 Austria Lucas Auer[8] All
51 United Kingdom Harrison Newey[11] All
Japan TCS Nakajima Racing Honda 64 Spain Álex Palou[11] All
65 Japan Tadasuke Makino[5] All

Team changes

  • German team Motopark will enter the championship in collaboration with the B-MAX Racing Team.[13]

Driver changes

Mid-season changes

  • Tristan Charpentier left Real Racing after the first round. He had qualified two seconds off the pace in the first round and crashed heavily in the race. He was replaced by veteran racer Koudai Tsukakoshi for the rest of the season.[12]
  • Dan Ticktum left Team Mugen after the third round. He was dropped by the Red Bull Junior programme and subsequently lost his Super Formula drive.[14] He was replaced by new Red Bull Junior, Patricio O'Ward for the remainder of the season.[9] However, O'Ward was dropped prior to the final round from the Red Bull Junior Team and thus for the final round, the seat was filled by Estonian Jüri Vips.
  • Yuichi Nakayama replaced Artem Markelov at the sixth round due to Markelov being called up to race for BWT Arden in the FIA Formula 2 Championship

Race calendar and results

The calendar with seven rounds was announced in August 2018.[1][15]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 Suzuka Circuit 21 April Japan Tadasuke Makino Spain Álex Palou New Zealand Nick Cassidy Vantelin Team TOM'S
2 Autopolis 19 May Japan Yuji Kunimoto Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi Itochu Enex Team Impul
3 Sportsland Sugo 23 June Japan Naoki Yamamoto Austria Lucas Auer Japan Naoki Yamamoto Docomo Team Dandelion Racing
4 Fuji Speedway 14 July Spain Álex Palou Spain Álex Palou Spain Álex Palou TCS Nakajima Racing
5 Twin Ring Motegi 18 August Spain Álex Palou Russia Artem Markelov Japan Ryo Hirakawa Itochu Enex Team Impul
6 Okayama International Circuit 29 September Japan Ryo Hirakawa Japan Kamui Kobayashi Japan Kenta Yamashita Kondo Racing
7 Suzuka Circuit 27 October Spain Álex Palou New Zealand Nick Cassidy Japan Tomoki Nojiri Team Mugen

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Scoring system
Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  Pole 
Rounds 1-6 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1
Round 7 13 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1
Driver standings
Pos Driver SUZ AUT SUG FUJ MOT OKA SUZ Points
1 New Zealand Nick Cassidy 1 8 4 3 3 10 2 36
2 Japan Naoki Yamamoto 2 2 1 11 9 7 5 33
3 Spain Álex Palou Ret 6 13 1 4 4 19 26
4 Japan Tomoki Nojiri 4 18 Ret 4 8 9 1 24
5 Japan Kenta Yamashita 3 7 6 17 13 1 9 21
6 Japan Kamui Kobayashi 9 10 2 6 2 18 12 19
7 Japan Nirei Fukuzumi 11 5 5 9 5 Ret 3 18
8 Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi Ret 1 10 8 15 13 4 16
9 Austria Lucas Auer 7 11 3 Ret 7 5 11 14
10 Japan Ryo Hirakawa Ret 14 11 12 1 12 8 12
11 Japan Sho Tsuboi 5 12 Ret 2 17 11 10 12
12 Japan Kazuki Nakajima Ret 13 12 5 16 2 14 12
13 Japan Hiroaki Ishiura Ret 9 7 7 6 Ret 6 10
14 Japan Kazuya Oshima 12 3 17 13 11 8 17 7
15 United Kingdom Harrison Newey Ret 17 Ret 16 19 3 20 6
16 Japan Tadasuke Makino Ret 4 14 10 Ret 17 13 6
17 Japan Yuji Kunimoto 6 16 8 15 10 16 15 5
18 Mexico Patricio O'Ward 14 14 6 3
19 Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi 15 9 18 18 14 7 2
20 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum 8 Ret 15 1
21 Russia Artem Markelov 10 Ret 16 19 12 0
22 Japan Yuichi Nakayama 15 16 0
23 Estonia Jüri Vips 18 0
24 France Tristan Charpentier Ret 0
Pos Driver SUZ AUT SUG FUJ MOT OKA SUZ Points
Colour Result
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

Pos Team No. SUZ AUT SUG FUJ MOT OKA SUZ Points
1 Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 1 2 2 1 11 9 5 5 50
5 11 5 5 9 5 Ret 3
2 Vantelin Team TOM'S 36 Ret 13 12 5 16 2 14 48
37 1 8 4 3 3 10 2
3 TCS Nakajima Racing 64 Ret 6 13 1 4 4 19 28
65 Ret 4 14 10 Ret 17 13
4 Itochu Enex Team Impul 19 Ret 1 10 8 15 13 4 27
20 Ret 14 11 12 1 12 8
5 Team Mugen 15 8 Ret 15 14 14 6 18 25
16 4 18 Ret 4 8 9 1
6 Kondo Racing 3 3 7 6 17 13 1 9 25
4 6 16 8 15 10 16 15
7 JMS P.mu/Cerumo・INGING 38 Ret 9 7 7 6 Ret 6 22
39 5 12 Ret 2 17 11 10
8 B-MAX Racing with Motopark 50 7 11 3 Ret 7 5 11 20
51 Ret 17 Ret 16 19 3 20
9 carrozzeria Team KCMG 18 9 10 2 6 2 18 12 19
10 UOMO Sunoco Team LeMans 7 10 Ret 16 19 12 15 16 7
8 12 3 17 13 11 8 17
11 Real Racing 17 Ret 15 9 18 18 14 7 2
Pos Team No. SUZ AUT SUG FUJ MOT OKA SUZ Points

References

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