2024 Super Formula Championship

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The 2024 Japanese Super Formula Championship is the fifty-second season of premier Japanese open-wheel motor racing, and the twelfth under the moniker of Super Formula. It started in March at Suzuka Circuit and is due to be contested over seven race weekends, ending in November at Suzuka.[1]

Reigning drivers' champion Ritomo Miyata did not defend his title in 2024 after leaving the series to compete in the FIA Formula 2 Championship and European Le Mans Series.[2] Team Mugen entered 2024 as the defending teams' champion.

Teams and drivers[edit]

All teams use identical Dallara-built SF23 chassis with either Honda or Toyota engines. Every Honda-powered car uses a Honda HR-417E engine and every Toyota-powered car uses a Toyota TRD-01F engine.

Entrant Engine No. Driver name Rounds
Japan Kondo Racing[3] Toyota 3 Japan Kenta Yamashita[3] 1–2
4 Japan Kazuto Kotaka[3] 1–2
Japan Docomo Team Dandelion Racing[4] Honda 5 Japan Tadasuke Makino[4] 1–2
6 Japan Kakunoshin Ohta[4] 1–2
Hong Kong Kids com Team KCMG[3] Toyota 7 Japan Kamui Kobayashi[3] 1–2
8 Japan Nirei Fukuzumi[3] 1–2
Japan ThreeBond Racing[4] Honda 12 Japan Atsushi Miyake[4] 1–2
Japan docomo business ROOKIE[3] Toyota 14 Japan Kazuya Oshima[3] 1–2
Japan Team Mugen[5] Honda 15 Japan Ayumu Iwasa[5] 1–2
16 Japan Tomoki Nojiri[5] 1–2
Japan Itochu Enex Team Impul[3] Toyota 19 France Théo Pourchaire[3] 1
United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat[6] 2
20 Japan Yuji Kunimoto[3] 1–2
Japan Vantelin Team TOM’S[3] Toyota 36 Japan Sho Tsuboi[3] 1–2
37 Japan Ukyo Sasahara[3] 1–2
Japan Vertex Partners Cerumo・INGING[3] Toyota 38 Japan Sena Sakaguchi[3] 1–2
39 Japan Toshiki Oyu[3] 1–2
Japan San-Ei Gen with B-Max[4][7] Honda 50 Japan Iori Kimura[4] 1–2
Japan TGM Grand Prix[4] Honda 53 Japan "Juju"[4][8] 1–2
55 Japan Nobuharu Matsushita[9] 1–2
Japan PONOS Nakajima Racing[4] Honda 64 Japan Naoki Yamamoto[4] 1–2
65 Japan Ren Sato[4] 1–2

Team changes[edit]

  • Cerumo-INGING acquired a new title sponsor in finance advisory firm Vertex Partners, and the team is now known as "Vertex Partners Cerumo-INGING".[3]
  • Nakajima Racing acquired a new title sponsor in video game developer PONOS to replace Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), and the team is now known as "PONOS Nakajima Racing".[4]
  • B-Max Racing Team downsized from running two cars in 2023 to a single-car entry in 2024. The team also gained a new title sponsor in food ingredient manufacturer San-Ei Gen, and is now known as "San-Ei Gen with B-Max".[7]

Driver changes[edit]

Mid-season[edit]

Race calendar[edit]

The provisional calendar was announced on 3 August 2023.[1] The final two rounds were later made to be double-headers.[14] Fuji Speedway's double-header weekend has been moved from the start of the season to 12–13 October, serving as the sixth and seventh rounds of the championship. Suzuka now hosted the opening round of the championship on 10 March. On 25 December 2023, the calendar was slightly amended, with the season finale moved forward by two weeks.[15]

Round Circuit Location Date Support bill Map of circuit locations
1 Suzuka International Racing Course Suzuka, Mie 10 March All Japan Road Race Championship
Formula Regional Japanese Championship
2 Autopolis Hita, Oita 19 May Super Formula Lights
Honda N-One Owner's Cup
3 Sportsland SUGO Shibata, Miyagi 21–23 June Super Formula Lights
4 Fuji Speedway Oyama, Shizuoka 19–21 July Super Formula Lights
Kyojo Cup
5 Mobility Resort Motegi Motegi, Tochigi 23–25 August Formula Regional Japanese Championship
6 Fuji Speedway Oyama, Shizuoka 11–13 October Formula Regional Japanese Championship
7
8 Suzuka International Racing Course Suzuka, Mie 8–10 November Super Formula Lights
9

Race results[edit]

Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 Suzuka International Racing Course Japan Sena Sakaguchi Japan Naoki Yamamoto Japan Tomoki Nojiri Japan Team Mugen
2 Autopolis
3 Sportsland SUGO
4 Fuji Speedway
5 Mobility Resort Motegi
6 Fuji Speedway
7
8 Suzuka International Racing Course
9

Championship standings[edit]

Race points
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 20 15 11 8 6 5 4 3 2 1
Qualifying points
Position  1st   2nd   3rd 
Points 3 2 1

Drivers' championship[edit]

Pos Driver SUZ1 AUT SUG FUJ1 MOT FUJ2 SUZ2 Points
1 Japan Tomoki Nojiri 13 21
2 Japan Kenta Yamashita 2 15
3 Japan Naoki Yamamoto 3 11
4 Japan Kakunoshin Ohta 42 10
5 Japan Sena Sakaguchi 71 7
6 Japan Ren Sato 5 6
7 Japan Nirei Fukuzumi 6 5
8 Japan Nobuharu Matsushita 8 3
9 Japan Ayumu Iwasa 9 2
10 Japan Tadasuke Makino 10 1
11 Japan Sho Tsuboi 11 0
12 Japan Iori Kimura 12 0
13 Japan Kazuya Oshima 13 0
14 Japan Atsushi Miyake 14 0
15 Japan Ukyo Sasahara 15 0
16 Japan Toshiki Oyu 16 0
17 Japan "Juju" 17 0
18 France Théo Pourchaire 18 0
19 Japan Kamui Kobayashi 19† 0
– Japan Yuji Kunimoto Ret –
– Japan Kazuto Kotaka Ret –
United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat
Pos Driver SUZ1 AUT SUG FUJ1 MOT FUJ2 SUZ2 Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap

Teams' championship[edit]

Pos Team SUZ1 AUT SUG FUJ1 MOT FUJ2 SUZ2 Points
1 Japan Team Mugen 1 22
9
2 Japan PONOS Nakajima Racing 3 17
5
3 Japan Kondo Racing 2 15
Ret
4 Japan Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 4 9
10
5 Hong Kong Kids com Team KCMG 6 5
19†
6 Japan Vertex Partners Cerumo・INGING 7 4
16
7 Japan TGM Grand Prix 8 3
17
8 Japan Vantelin Team TOM’S 11 0
15
9 Japan San-Ei Gen with B-Max 12 0
10 Japan docomo business ROOKIE 13 0
11 Japan ThreeBond Racing 14 0
12 Japan Itochu Enex Team Impul 18 0
Ret
Pos Team SUZ1 AUT SUG FUJ1 MOT FUJ2 SUZ2 Points

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Provisional Super Formula calendar hints at F1 support race". motorsport.com. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  2. ^ a b "Toyota star Miyata gets dual F2, ELMS programme in 2024". www.motorsport.com. 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Presents its 2024 motorsport team setups in Japan". Toyota Gazoo Racing. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Honda 2024 Motorsports Program Overview". Honda Racing. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d Klein, Jamie (23 November 2023). "Red Bull junior Iwasa gets 2024 Mugen Super Formula seat". motorsport.com. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  6. ^ a b Thukral, Rachit (14 May 2024). "Barnicoat replaces IndyCar-bound Pourchaire at Autopolis Super Formula round". motorsport.com. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  7. ^ a b "2024年スーパーフォーミュラ参戦体制". b-maxracing.co.jp. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  8. ^ a b Thukral, Rachit (9 January 2024). "Noda secures Super Formula drive with Honda squad TGM". motorsport.com. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  9. ^ a b Klein, Jamie (5 March 2024). "Nobuharu Matsushita completes 2024 Super Formula grid". Japan Racing Insider. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  10. ^ Klein, Jamie (2024-01-25). "What's the deal with Honda drivers moving to Toyota?". Japan Racing Insider. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Hirakawa joins Miyata, Lawson in Super Formula exodus". motorsport.com. 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  12. ^ Klein, Jamie (2024-02-20). "Super Formula Suzuka test: Media day paddock notes". Japan Racing Insider. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  13. ^ "McLaren picks Pourchaire for its IndyCar seat: All the details". The Race. 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  14. ^ "２０２４年全日本レース選手権カレンダー申請一覧" (PDF).
  15. ^ "Super Formula on X: "2024年スーパーフォーミュラ レース日程変更のお知らせ"". X. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.

External links[edit]

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