The 2015 Japanese Championship Super Formula season was the forty-third season of premier Japanese open-wheel motor racing and the third under the name of Super Formula. The season began on 19 April and will end on 8 November after seven rounds.
The 2015 season was also the last season that Bridgestone, who had been the series' only tyre supplier since 1997, supplied tyres to all teams, as Yokohama took over the tyre contract for 2016.
Teams and drivers Team Driver Engine Rounds Petronas Team TOM'S 1 Kazuki Nakajima Toyota RI4A 1, 3–7 Kazuya Oshima 2 2 André Lotterer All Kondō Racing 3 James Rossiter Toyota RI4A All 4 William Buller All Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans 7 Ryō Hirakawa Toyota RI4A All 8 Kamui Kobayashi All Real Racing 10 Koudai Tsukakoshi Honda HR-414E All 11 Takuya Izawa All Team Mugen16 Naoki Yamamoto Honda HR-414EAll KCMG 18 Yuichi Nakayama Toyota RI4A All Lenovo Team Impul 19 João Paulo de Oliveira Toyota RI4A All 20 Andrea Caldarelli All Drago Corse 34 Takashi Kogure Honda HR-414E All P.mu/cerumo・INGING 38 Hiroaki Ishiura Toyota RI4A All 39 Yuji Kunimoto All Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 40 Tomoki Nojiri Honda HR-414E All 41 Narain Karthikeyan All Nakajima Racing 64 Daisuke Nakajima Honda HR-414E All 65 Bertrand Baguette All
Team Mugen were scheduled to compete with two cars, and had announced the appointment of 2013 GP2 Champion Fabio Leimer for car number 15, but terminated the contract on 6 March prior to the season opener. No replacement driver was appointed, and the team competed with a single car.
Race calendar and results A provisional calendar for the 2015 season was released on 8 August 2014. All races are scheduled to be held in Japan. To avoid a clash with the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship season, the date for the first round in Suzuka was rescheduled for 19 April, and to avoid a clash with the 2015 Formula One season, the SUGO race was also rescheduled to 18 October.
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 Suzuka Circuit 19 April Naoki Yamamoto Tomoki Nojiri André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S 2 Okayama International Circuit 24 May Hiroaki Ishiura Hiroaki Ishiura Hiroaki Ishiura P.mu/cerumo・INGING 3 Fuji Speedway 19 July Andrea Caldarelli João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira Lenovo Team Impul 4 Twin Ring Motegi 23 August Hiroaki Ishiura Kazuki Nakajima Hiroaki Ishiura P.mu/cerumo・INGING 5 Autopolis 13 September Hiroaki Ishiura João Paulo de Oliveira Kazuki Nakajima Petronas Team TOM'S 6 Sportsland SUGO 18 October André Lotterer Tomoki Nojiri André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S 7 R1 Suzuka Circuit 8 November André Lotterer André Lotterer André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S R2 Naoki Yamamoto Narain Karthikeyan Naoki Yamamoto Team Mugen
Championship standings Drivers' Championship Scoring system Round 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Pole 1–6 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 7 8 4 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 1
Pos Driver SUZ OKA FUJ MOT AUT SUG SUZ Points 1 Hiroaki Ishiura 5 1 3 1 2 5 2 4 51.5 2 Kazuki Nakajima 2 2 2 1 4 4 2 45.5 3 André Lotterer 1 8 5 4 11 1 1 Ret 40 4 João Paulo de Oliveira 4 5 1 3 5 7 Ret 3 34 5 Naoki Yamamoto 15 4 12 8 7 2 14 1 26 6 Kamui Kobayashi 9 2 10 17 3 6 3 9 20 7 Tomoki Nojiri 8 3 8 6 10 3 5 Ret 19 8 Ryō Hirakawa 12 9 6 7 4 8 10 5 13 9 Yuji Kunimoto 17 Ret 4 18 8 17 7 8 7.5 10 Daisuke Nakajima 6 12 Ret 5 9 12 Ret 10 7 11 Narain Karthikeyan 3 10 Ret 9 14 13 12 14 6 12 James Rossiter 16 Ret 7 12 6 14 Ret Ret 5 13 Takuya Izawa 7 7 11 10 12 Ret 8 15 4.5 14 Andrea Caldarelli 11 6 9 11 15 16 Ret 12 4 15 Takashi Kogure Ret Ret 16 14 13 11 6 7 2.5 16 Yuichi Nakayama 13 Ret 15 16 19 10 Ret 6 1.5 17 Koudai Tsukakoshi DNS 14 13 Ret 17 9 9 11 0 18 Bertrand Baguette 10 11 Ret 15 16 18 11 Ret 0 19 William Buller 14 13 14 13 18 15 13 13 0 20 Kazuya Oshima 15 0 Pos Driver SUZ OKA FUJ MOT AUT SUG SUZ PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap
Teams' Championship
Pos Team No. SUZ OKA FUJ MOT AUT SUG SUZ Points 1 Petronas Team TOM'S 1 2 15 2 2 1 4 4 2 80.5 2 1 8 5 4 11 1 1 Ret 2 P.mu/cerumo・INGING 38 5 1 3 1 2 5 2 4 56 39 17 Ret 4 18 8 17 7 8 3 Lenovo Team Impul 19 4 5 1 3 5 7 Ret 3 37 20 11 6 9 11 15 16 Ret 12 4 Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans 7 12 9 6 7 4 8 10 5 33 8 9 2 10 17 3 6 3 9 5 Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 40 8 3 8 6 10 3 5 Ret 25 41 3 10 Ret 9 14 13 12 14 6 Team Mugen 16 15 4 12 8 7 2 14 1 21 7 Nakajima Racing 64 6 12 Ret 5 9 12 Ret 10 7 65 10 11 Ret 15 16 18 11 Ret 8 Kondō Racing 3 16 Ret 7 12 6 14 Ret Ret 5 4 14 13 14 13 18 15 13 13 9 HP Real Racing 10 DNS 14 13 Ret 17 9 9 11 4.5 11 7 7 11 10 12 Ret 8 15 10 Drago Corse 34 Ret Ret 16 14 13 11 6 7 2.5 11 KCMG 18 13 Ret 15 16 19 10 Ret 6 1.5 Pos Team No. SUZ OKA FUJ MOT AUT SUG SUZ PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap
References
External links Japanese Championship Super Formula official website