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.

The series changed tyre supplier from Bridgestone to Yokohama.

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 Driver Engine Rounds P.mu/cerumo・INGING 1 Hiroaki Ishiura Toyota RI4A All 2 Yuji Kunimoto All Kondō Racing 3 James Rossiter Toyota RI4A All 4 William Buller All SUNOCO Team LeMans 7 Narain Karthikeyan Toyota RI4A All 8 Kamui Kobayashi All Real Racing 10 Koudai Tsukakoshi Honda HR-414E All 11 Takuya Izawa All Team Mugen 16 Naoki Yamamoto Honda HR-414E All KCMG 18 Yuichi Nakayama Toyota RI4A All ITOCHU ENEX Team Impul 19 João Paulo de Oliveira Toyota RI4A All 20 Yuhi Sekiguchi All Drago Corse 34 Takashi Kogure Honda HR-414E All Vantelin Team TOM'S 36 André Lotterer Toyota RI4A All 37 Kazuki Nakajima All Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 40 Tomoki Nojiri Honda HR-414E All 41 Stoffel Vandoorne All Nakajima Racing 64 Daisuke Nakajima Honda HR-414E All 65 Bertrand Baguette All

Race calendar and results A provisional calendar for the 2016 season was released on 10 December 2015. 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. However, on July 15, it was decided that Okayama would take its place at the same date, holding a double-header round.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 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 Drivers' Championship Scoring system

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  Pole  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 FUJ MOT OKA SUG SUZ Points 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 7DNS 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 PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' Championship

Pos Team No. SUZ OKA FUJ MOT OKA SUG SUZ Points 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 7DNS 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 PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

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

References

External links Japanese Championship Super Formula official website