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2013 Super Formula Championship
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.
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. 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. It was the closest margin of victory in series history.
Teams and drivers
| Team | No. | Driver | Engine | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Petronas Team TOM'S | 1 | JPN Kazuki Nakajima | Toyota RV8K | All |
| 2 | GBR James Rossiter | 1, 6 | ||
| DEU André Lotterer | 2–5, NC | |||
| JPN Kondō Racing | 3 | JPN Hironobu Yasuda | Toyota RV8K | All |
| JPN Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans | 7 | JPN Ryō Hirakawa | Toyota RV8K | All |
| 8 | ITA Andrea Caldarelli | 1, 6 | ||
| FRA Loïc Duval | 2–5, NC | |||
| JPN HP Real Racing | 10 | JPN Koudai Tsukakoshi | Honda HR12E | All |
| 11 | JPN Yuhki Nakayama | All | ||
| JPN Team Mugen | 15 | JPN Takuma Sato | Honda HR12E | 1, 5–6, NC |
| JPN Takashi Kobayashi | 2–4 | |||
| 16 | JPN Naoki Yamamoto | All | ||
| HKG KCMG | 18 | GBR Richard Bradley | Toyota RV8K | All |
| JPN Lenovo Team Impul | 19 | BRA João Paulo de Oliveira | Toyota RV8K | All |
| 20 | JPN Tsugio Matsuda | All | ||
| JPN Nakajima Racing | 31 | JPN Daisuke Nakajima | Honda HR12E | All |
| 32 | JPN Takashi Kogure | All | ||
| JPN P.mu/cerumo・INGING | 38 | JPN Kohei Hirate | Toyota RV8K | All |
| 39 | JPN Yuji Kunimoto | All | ||
| JPN Docomo Team Dandelion Racing | 40 | JPN Takuya Izawa | Honda HR12E | All |
| 41 | JPN Hideki Mutoh | All | ||
| JPN Tochigi Le Beausset Motorsports | 62 | JPN Koki Saga | Toyota RV8K | All |
Race calendar and results
A provisional calendar for the 2013 season was released on 10 August 2012. All races were held in Japan.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzuka Circuit | 14 April | JPN Takuya Izawa | JPN Takashi Kogure | JPN Takuya Izawa | Docomo Team Dandelion Racing | ||||||||
| Autopolis | 2 June | DEU André Lotterer | JPN Kazuki Nakajima | DEU André Lotterer | Petronas Team TOM'S | ||||||||
| Fuji Speedway | 14 July | FRA Loïc Duval | DEU André Lotterer | DEU André Lotterer | Petronas Team TOM'S | ||||||||
| Twin Ring Motegi | 4 August | JPN Kazuki Nakajima | DEU André Lotterer | JPN Kazuki Nakajima | Petronas Team TOM'S | ||||||||
| Sportsland SUGO | 29 September | FRA Loïc Duval | JPN Takashi Kogure | FRA Loïc Duval | Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans | ||||||||
| Suzuka Circuit | 10 November | JPN Naoki Yamamoto | JPN Ryō Hirakawa | JPN Naoki Yamamoto | Team Mugen | ||||||||
| JPN Naoki Yamamoto | JPN Ryō Hirakawa | JPN Kazuki Nakajima | Petronas Team TOM'S | ||||||||||
| Fuji Speedway | |||||||||||||
| *Report* | 24 November | JPN Yuji Kunimoto | JPN Takuya Izawa | JPN Yuji Kunimoto | P.mu/cerumo・INGING |
Calendar changes
- On 1 November the first Motegi round, scheduled for 12 May, was taken off the calendar for 2013.
- The race at Inje Speedium, scheduled for 25 August, was cancelled during the 2013 season.
- The non-championship JAF Grand Prix was originally scheduled for 17 November but was rescheduled to 24 November.
Championship standings
Drivers' Championship
;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 | 37 | 2 | 37 | 3 | 31 | 4 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 18.5 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 2.5 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 0.5 | 19 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 22 | 0 | Pos | Driver | SUZ | AUT | FUJ | MOT | SUG | SUZ | FUJ | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Naoki Yamamoto | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DEU André Lotterer | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Loïc Duval | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Kazuki Nakajima | 5 | 12 | 8 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA João Paulo de Oliveira | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 17 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Tsugio Matsuda | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Takuya Izawa | 1 | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 9 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Takashi Kogure | 3 | Ret | 14 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Kohei Hirate | 12 | Ret | 2 | 15 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Yuji Kunimoto | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 15 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Ryō Hirakawa | 8 | 7 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Daisuke Nakajima | 16 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 11 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Andrea Caldarelli | 7 | Ret | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Hironobu Yasuda | 14 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 6 | 8 | 13 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Koudai Tsukakoshi | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR James Rossiter | 11 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Yuhki Nakayama | 18 | 8 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Takuma Sato | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Koki Saga | 17 | 11 | Ret | 16 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Hideki Mutoh | 13 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Richard Bradley | 19 | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | 13 | 18 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Takashi Kobayashi | Ret | 15 | 17 |
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap |}
Teams' Championship
| Pos | Team | No. | SUZ | AUT | FUJ | MOT | SUG | SUZ | FUJ | Points | 1 | 58.5 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 37.5 | 4 | 32.5 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | Pos | Team | No. | SUZ | AUT | FUJ | MOT | SUG | SUZ | FUJ | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petronas Team TOM'S | 1 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans | 7 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team Impul | 19 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 17 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team Mugen | 15 | 15 | Ret | 15 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P.mu/cerumo・INGING | 38 | 12 | Ret | 2 | 15 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 15 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nakajima Racing | 31 | 16 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 11 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | 3 | Ret | 14 | 5 | 8 | Ret | 2 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Docomo Team Dandelion Racing | 40 | 1 | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 9 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HP Real Racing | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 18 | 8 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kondō Racing | 3 | 14 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 6 | 8 | 13 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tochigi Le Beausset Motorsports | 62 | 17 | 11 | Ret | 16 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KCMG | 18 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | 13 | 18 | 17 |
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap |}
References
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