Super Formula Championship
CategorySingle seaters
CountryJapan
Inaugural season1973
Drivers22
Teams12
Chassis suppliersDallara
Engine manufacturers
Tire suppliersYokohama
Drivers' championJapan Ritomo Miyata
Teams' championTeam Mugen
Official websitesuperformula.net
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The Japanese Super Formula Championship is a formula racing series held primarily in Japan. It is considered to be the pinnacle of single-seater racing in Japan or Asia as a whole, making it one of the top motorsport series in the region. The series is sanctioned by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) and managed by Japan Race Promotion (JRP). As of 2023, Super Formula is the second fastest racing series in the world after Formula One.[1]

The first Japanese Top Formula championship was held in 1973 as the All-Japan Formula 2000 Championship. In 1978, the series transformed into the All-Japan Formula Two Championship, and again in 1987, into the All-Japan Formula 3000 Championship. For the most part, these Japanese racing series closely followed their European counterparts in terms of technical regulations. The JRP was established in 1995, and began managing the series in 1996, under its new name, the Formula Nippon Championship. This began what is commonly known as the modern era of the series, which has seen it become more independent with regard to technical regulations. The series' name was changed again in 2013, to Super Formula (officially Japanese Championship Super Formula until 2016).

History

Background

In Japan, touring and sports car racing was very popular throughout the 1960s. The Japanese Grand Prix was originally held as an event for touring and sports cars, and was immediately established as the largest motor racing event in the country during its original run between 1963 and 1969. On the other hand, formula car racing had a more difficult time being established in the nation's motorsport landscape. The inaugural JAF Grand Prix at Fuji Speedway in 1969 was Japan's first major single-seater race. And in 1971, the Japanese Grand Prix was reformatted into an event centered around formula car racing. Neither event managed to be as popular with spectators as the Japanese Grand Prix was during its time as a sports car race.

All-Japan Formula 2000 (1973–1977)

In 1973, the Japan Automobile Federation established the All-Japan Formula 2000 Championship as the first top-level formula racing series in Japan, to promote the sport of formula car racing in the country.

The series was based on the European Formula Two Championship. But unlike European F2, which only allowed the use of racing engines based on mass production models, the JAF approved the use of purpose-built racing engines from manufacturers such as Mitsubishi Motors.

All-Japan Formula Two (1978–1986)

March 86J-Honda of Satoru Nakajima, the 1986 championship winner

In 1976, the FIA modified the Formula Two regulations to allow the use of purpose-built racing engines. With this change, the reasoning behind the name "Formula 2000" had disappeared, which led to the series being renamed the All-Japan Formula Two Championship from 1978.

These early years of formula racing in Japan were led by drivers such as Kunimitsu Takahashi, Kazuyoshi Hoshino, Masahiro Hasemi, Keiji Matsumoto, and Satoru Nakajima, who would go on to become the first Japanese driver to compete full-time in the Formula One World Championship. During the transition from Formula 2000 to Formula 2, a number of foreign drivers from the European F2 circuit began competing in and winning races in the Japanese series. 1981 European F2 champion Geoff Lees became the series' first non-Japanese champion when he won the All-Japan F2 title in 1983.

The Suzuka Formula Two Championship (established in 1977 as the Suzuka Formula 2000 Championship) was held concurrently at all events staged at Suzuka Circuit, to compete against the Fuji Grand Champion Series. During its run from 1977 to 1986, it was considered to be of equal prestige to the All-Japan Formula 2 Championship.

1987 championship

When European Formula Two ended in 1984, its Japanese counterpart did not follow suit immediately. The JAF considered starting a new Formula Two series from 1988. However, all entrants ran Formula 3000 cars in 1987. So, the 1987 Formula Two Championship was cancelled due to no entry of any cars for that format.

All-Japan Formula 3000 (1987–1995)

Switching to the open Formula 3000 standard in 1987, the All-Japan Formula 3000 Championship officially started in 1988.

During the late 1980s, a number of factors contributed to a surge in popularity for Japanese Top Formula racing.[2] Honda-powered Formula One teams began winning multiple championships. The Japanese Grand Prix was reintroduced to the Formula One calendar in 1987, and that same year, Satoru Nakajima began competing full-time in F1. Fans began following the series through Fuji Television's broadcasts of Formula One, resulting in an increased interest in all forms formula racing. Combined with the asset-driven bubble economy of the 1980s, the All-Japan Formula 3000 Championship attracted several entrants and investors.

Veteran drivers such as Hoshino, Hasemi, Takahashi, and Matsumoto were succeeded by a new generation of Japanese talents, led by 1988 champion Aguri Suzuki, and 1991 champion Ukyo Katayama - who would each go on to enjoy significant tenures in Formula One. The prosperous conditions within All-Japan F3000 also attracted many promising young drivers outside of Japan to compete in the series. Among those drivers included future Formula One Grand Prix winners Jean Alesi, Johnny Herbert, Eddie Irvine, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen. The most notable of these young drivers from outside Japan, however, was future seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher, who made a one-off appearance at Sportsland Sugo in 1991.

The eventual burst of the bubble economy led to a decline in the series' popularity during the early to mid 1990s. Japanese and European regulations paralleled one another until 1996, when the International Formula 3000 series became a one-make format to lower costs.

Formula Nippon (1996–2012)

The previous Formula Nippon logo

In 1995, Japan Race Promotion (JRP) was established by Fuji Television, and became the new promoter and organising body of Japanese top formula racing, recognised by the JAF. As F3000 went down the path of a spec formula series abroad, the JRP opted to continue with the previous F3000 regulations which allowed for open chassis and engine competition. For 1996, the first full season under the management of JRP, the series changed its name to Formula Nippon.

Many of the top drivers in Formula Nippon continued to race in sports cars and touring cars as their predecessors had done in years past. Pedro de la Rosa became the first "double champion" of Japan in 1997 when he won both the Formula Nippon and All-Japan GT Championship GT500 titles in the same calendar year. Satoshi Motoyama and Richard Lyons would later accomplish the same feat in 2003 and 2004, respectively.

Super Formula (2013–present)

On 5 August 2012, the JRP announced that the series would change its name from Formula Nippon to Super Formula in 2013, stating a "desire to establish the series on an equal footing with the FIA Formula One World Championship and the IZOD IndyCar Series as the undisputed, standard-bearer top formula racing in Asia."[3]

The series experienced a surge of international interest when 2015 GP2 Series champion, Stoffel Vandoorne, entered full-time in 2016 with DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing. Vandoorne would finish his season with two race victories before making the step up to F1 with McLaren in 2017. A year later, 2016 GP2 Series champion Pierre Gasly entered the series, bringing Red Bull sponsorship with him to Team Mugen. Gasly finished 2017 as the Rookie of the Year, with two wins, and finished runner-up in the standings by half a point.

Felix Rosenqvist, Álex Palou, and Patricio O'Ward later became IndyCar Series race winners after racing in Super Formula. Palou, who was the 2019 Rookie of the Year, went on to win the IndyCar Series championship in 2021 and 2023.

Scoring system

In 2020, Super Formula adopted a new top ten scoring system similar to the one used in Super GT. Bonus points were given to the top three qualifiers in every round; three points for pole position, two for second place, and one for third place.[4]

Race points (2020–present)
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 20 15 11 8 6 5 4 3 2 1
Qualifying points (2020–present)
Position  1st   2nd   3rd 
Points 3 2 1

Car specifications

Start of the race at the 2014 Motegi round

Cars

The previous Formula Nippon chassis, the Swift FN09 (also known as the Swift 017.n), was introduced in the 2009 season and raced until the end of the 2013 season.

Until 2002, Formula Nippon was an open formula category, where a variety of chassis builders, engine manufacturers, and tyre manufacturers could compete. Chassis were supplied by Lola, Reynard, and G-Force. Mugen-Honda supplied the vast majority of the engines along with Cosworth and Judd. Bridgestone, Yokohama, and Dunlop supplied teams with tyres. However, the series began adopting more spec components. Bridgestone became the series' sole tyre supplier beginning in 1997, and in 1998, Mugen-Honda became the sole engine supplier (though open tuning was still allowed). Chassis remained an open formula until 2003, after Reynard declared bankruptcy and G-Force withdrew from the series. The Lola B03/51 became the series' spec chassis thereafter.

In 2006 Formula Nippon underwent a drastic revision of its technical regulations. The new Lola FN06 chassis was introduced, while new three-litre V8 engines by Toyota and Honda were introduced, based on the same engine blocks that the manufacturers used in the 2005 IndyCar Series. American racecar manufacturer Swift Engineering produced the FN09 chassis that was introduced in 2009, and used until 2013. Also, in 2009, a new 3.4 litre V8 engine formula was introduced, a common engine that would be used in Formula Nippon and the GT500 class of Super GT, as well as a "push-to-pass" overtake system that is still used today.

The Dallara SF14 was used between the 2014 to 2018 season, and featured at least 30% components manufactured in Japan.[5] The pole position lap time for a Super-Formula Dallara SF14 at Suzuka Circuit in 2017, 1:35.907, was 8.588 seconds, or 9.0%, slower than the pole lap time for the 2017 Japanese Grand Prix.

In 2016, Yokohama Rubber replaced Bridgestone as the series' sole tyre supplier.

The Dallara SF19, which was used from the 2019 to 2022 season, was unveiled at Suzuka Circuit in October 2017. It weighed 670 kilograms (including the driver), and was powered by a two-litre single turbo-charged engines built by Honda and Toyota under the Nippon Race Engine (NRE) formula. The engines used in Super Formula have been detuned compared to their counterparts used in Super GT (GT500), but continue to allow for the use of the "push-to-pass" style Overtaking System (OTS) that allows for an additional five kilogrammes per hour (5 kg/h) of fuel burn for up to 200 seconds during a race.

The Dallara SF23, a slightly modified version of the SF19, was unveiled on December 13, 2022, and has been used since the 2023 season. It has upgraded aerodynamics to improve overtaking and wheel-to-wheel racing.[6]

Specifications (2014–2018)

Source:[7]

Specifications (2019–2022)

Drivers

In terms of drivers, Super Formula is a high-level series where the field is composed mainly of professional factory drivers who are paid to race.[8] It is unanimously regarded as the highest level of formula racing in Japan and Asia, and although opinions on its exact global position vary, it is generally considered to be a higher level series than Formula 2, but slightly below IndyCar and to a larger extent Formula One.[9] Super Formula is a top-level series in its own right and not a feeder or junior category, as there is no series directly above it and many professional drivers compete in it until they retire, although some drivers, mostly foreign, have used it as a platform to prove their ability in an attempt to move to Formula One or elsewhere.[10]

The bulk of the grid consists of Japanese drivers, most of whom have the goal of forging successful long-term careers in the series. Foreign drivers have always been regular participants in the series, and there have been several drivers to come from a Japanese Top Formula drive to a prominent Formula One role; the best-known of these include Eddie Irvine, Ralf Schumacher, Pedro de la Rosa, and Pierre Gasly. Conversely, several foreign drivers have built long careers in Japan; examples of such drivers include André Lotterer, Benoît Tréluyer, Loïc Duval, and João Paulo de Oliveira. Most drivers in the series are contracted to either Honda or Toyota – the series' two engine manufacturers since 2006 – for whom they also typically compete in the Super GT sports car series, Japan's other top motorsport category.[8]

Feeder series

The primary feeder series for Super Formula is Super Formula Lights, which was known as the Japanese Formula 3 Championship prior to 2020. The Formula Regional Japanese Championship and F4 Japanese Championship sit below Super Formula Lights in the feeder series hierarchy.[11] Starting in 2022, Honda Performance Development, the North American motorsport division of Honda, have offered a US$600,000 annual scholarship to the winner of the Formula Regional Americas Championship towards a Honda-powered seat in Super Formula.[12] 2021 champion Kyffin Simpson, the first recipient, declined the scholarship offer, citing the logistical challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] Raoul Hyman accepted the offer after becoming series champion in 2022.[14]

Circuits

Super Formula races are traditionally held at the six major national racing circuits in Japan. Since the establishment of the JRP in 1996, Suzuka Circuit, the traditional home of the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix, has staged more rounds than any other venue. Suzuka typically hosts two rounds per season: The Suzuka 2&4 Race, a joint event staged with the All-Japan Road Race Championship, is typically held in the spring. The JAF Grand Prix Suzuka, Japan's oldest national formula racing event, is typically held at the end of the season in the autumn.

Sportsland Sugo is the only other venue that has been on the calendar in every season since 1996. Fuji Speedway did not host any racing in 2004 while the circuit underwent a wholesale renovation, but otherwise, has been part of the calendar in every season before and after the renovations. Mobility Resort Motegi (known as Twin Ring Motegi until 2022) opened in 1997 and has been part of the calendar every year since.

Miné Circuit (formerly Nishinihon Circuit), was a regular fixture of the calendar until it closed for spectator events after the 2005 season. Autopolis, in Kyushu, and Okayama International Circuit, in the Chugoku region, have since taken Miné's place as the westernmost venues that Super Formula visits.

Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia hosted the first and only championship round outside of Japan when it was part of the 2004 calendar. The series planned to race at Inje Speedium in South Korea during the 2013 season, but the race was cancelled.

Circuits used (since 1996)

Number Circuit Years Total Rounds
1 Suzuka Circuit 1996–present 66
2 Fuji Speedway 1996–2003, 2005–present 45
3 Mobility Resort Motegi 1997–present 42
4 Sportsland Sugo 1996–present 28
5 Miné Circuit 1996–2005 18
6 Autopolis 2006, 2009–2015, 2017–present 14
7 Okayama International Circuit 2007–2008, 2015–2020 9
8 Sepang International Circuit 2004 1
Tokachi International Speedway 1996 1

Champions

Season Drivers' Champion Team Champion Rookie of the Year
Driver Team Chassis* Engine* Tyre*
All-Japan Formula 2000 Championship (1973–1977)
1973 Japan Motoharu Kurosawa Heros Racing March 722 BMW M12/6 B Not awarded Not awarded
1974 Japan Noritake Takahara Takahara Racing March 742 BMW M12/6 B
1975 Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino Victory Circle Club March 742 BMW M12/6 B
1976 Japan Noritake Takahara Stanley Takahara Nova 512 BMW M12/7 B
1977 Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino Heros Racing Nova 512B
Nova 532P		 BMW M12/7 B
All-Japan Formula Two Championship (1978–1986)
1978 Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino Heros Racing Nova 532P
Nova 522		 BMW M12/7 B Not awarded Not awarded
1979 Japan Keiji Matsumoto Diatone Racing March 782
March 792		 BMW M12/7 D
1980 Japan Masahiro Hasemi Tomica Racing Team March 802 BMW M12/7 B
1981 Japan Satoru Nakajima i&i Racing Ralt RH6/80
March 812		 Honda RA261E B
1982 Japan Satoru Nakajima John Player Special Team Ikuzawa March 812
March 822		 Honda RA262E B
1983 United Kingdom Geoff Lees John Player Special Team Ikuzawa Spirit 201
March 832		 Honda RA263E D
1984 Japan Satoru Nakajima Heros Racing March 842 Honda RA264E B
1985 Japan Satoru Nakajima Heros Racing with Nakajima March 85J Honda RA264E
Honda RA265E		 B
1986 Japan Satoru Nakajima Heros Racing with Nakajima March 86J Honda RA266E B
All-Japan Formula 3000 Championship (1987–1995)
1987 Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino Hoshino Racing March 87B
Lola T87/50		 Honda RA387E B Not awarded Not awarded
1988 Japan Aguri Suzuki Footwork Sports Racing Team March 87B
Reynard 88D		 Yamaha OX77 B
1989 Japan Hitoshi Ogawa Auto Beaurex Motor Sport Lola T88/50
Lola T89/50		 Mugen MF308 D
1990 Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino Cabin Racing Team with Impul Lola T90/50 Mugen MF308 B
1991 Japan Ukyo Katayama Cabin Racing Team with Heros Lola T90/50
Lola T91/50		 Cosworth DFV B
1992 Italy Mauro Martini Acom Evolution Team Nova Lola T91/50
Lola T92/50		 Mugen MF308 B
1993 Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino Nisseki Impul Racing Team Lola T92/50 Cosworth DFV B
1994 Italy Marco Apicella Dome Dome F104 Mugen MF308 D
1995 Japan Toshio Suzuki Hoshino Racing Lola T94/50 Mugen MF308 B
Japanese Championship Formula Nippon (1996–2012)
1996 Germany Ralf Schumacher X Japan Racing Team LeMans Reynard 96D Mugen MF308 B X Japan Racing Team LeMans Not awarded
1997 Spain Pedro de la Rosa Shionogi Team Nova Lola T97/51 Mugen MF308 (B) Shionogi Team Nova
1998 Japan Satoshi Motoyama LEMONed Racing Team LeMans Reynard 97D (Mugen MF308) (B) LEMONed Racing Team LeMans
1999 Netherlands Tom Coronel PIAA Nakajima Racing Reynard 99L (Mugen MF308) (B) PIAA Nakajima Racing
2000 Japan Toranosuke Takagi PIAA Nakajima Racing Reynard 2KL (Mugen MF308) (B) PIAA Nakajima Racing
2001 Japan Satoshi Motoyama Team Impul Reynard 99L (Mugen MF308) (B) Team 5ZIGEN
2002 Republic of Ireland Ralph Firman PIAA Nakajima Racing Reynard 01L (Mugen MF308) (B) PIAA Nakajima Racing
2003 Japan Satoshi Motoyama Team Impul (Lola B03/51) (Mugen MF308) (B) Team Impul
2004 United Kingdom Richard Lyons DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing (Lola B03/51) (Mugen MF308) (B) Team Impul
2005 Japan Satoshi Motoyama Mobilecast Team Impul
arting Racing Team with Impul		 (Lola B03/51) (Mugen MF308) (B) Mobilecast Team Impul
arting Racing Team with Impul
2006 France Benoît Tréluyer Mobilecast Team Impul (Lola B06/51 (FN06)) Toyota RV8J (B) Mobilecast Team Impul
2007 Japan Tsugio Matsuda Mobilecast Team Impul (Lola B06/51 (FN06)) Toyota RV8J (B) Mobilecast Team Impul
2008 Japan Tsugio Matsuda Lawson Team Impul (Lola B06/51 (FN06)) Toyota RV8J (B) Lawson Team Impul Japan Kohei Hirate
2009 France Loïc Duval Nakajima Racing (Swift 017.n (FN09)) Honda HR09E (B) Nakajima Racing Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi
2010 Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira Mobil 1 Team Impul (Swift 017.n (FN09)) Toyota RV8K (B) Mobil 1 Team Impul Japan Naoki Yamamoto
2011 Germany André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S (Swift 017.n (FN09)) Toyota RV8K (B) Petronas Team TOM'S Japan Kazuki Nakajima
2012 Japan Kazuki Nakajima Petronas Team TOM'S (Swift 017.n (FN09)) Toyota RV8K (B) Docomo Team Dandelion Racing Not awarded
Japanese Super Formula Championship (2013–present)
2013 Japan Naoki Yamamoto Team Mugen (Swift 017.n (SF13)) Honda HR12E (B) Petronas Team TOM'S Not awarded
2014 Japan Kazuki Nakajima Petronas Team TOM'S (Dallara SF14) Toyota RI4A (B) Petronas Team TOM'S Japan Tomoki Nojiri
2015 Japan Hiroaki Ishiura P.mu/cerumo・INGING (Dallara SF14) Toyota RI4A (B) Petronas Team TOM'S Japan Kamui Kobayashi
2016 Japan Yuji Kunimoto P.mu/cerumo・INGING (Dallara SF14) Toyota RI4A (Y) P.mu/cerumo・INGING Not awarded
2017 Japan Hiroaki Ishiura P.mu/cerumo・INGING (Dallara SF14) Toyota RI4A (Y) P.mu/cerumo・INGING France Pierre Gasly
2018 Japan Naoki Yamamoto Team Mugen (Dallara SF14) Honda HR-417E (Y) Kondō Racing Japan Nobuharu Matsushita
2019 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Vantelin Team TOM'S (Dallara SF19) Toyota Biz-01F (Y) Docomo Team Dandelion Racing Spain Álex Palou
2020 Japan Naoki Yamamoto Docomo Team Dandelion Racing (Dallara SF19) Honda HR-417E (Y) Vantelin Team TOM'S Japan Toshiki Oyu
2021 Japan Tomoki Nojiri Team Mugen (Dallara SF19) Honda HR-417E (Y) carenex Team Impul Japan Hiroki Otsu
2022 Japan Tomoki Nojiri Team Mugen (Dallara SF19) Honda HR-417E (Y) Team Mugen Japan Ren Sato
2023 Japan Ritomo Miyata Vantelin Team TOM'S (Dallara SF23) Toyota TRD-01F (Y) Team Mugen New Zealand Liam Lawson

* The ( ) indicates the tyre (since 1997), chassis (since 2003), or engine (1998–2005) was a spec part that all competitors used for that season.

Statistics

  Indicates active driver, team, and manufacturer.

Championships

By driver

Driver Total Seasons
Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino 6 1975, 1977, 1978, 1987, 1990, 1993
Japan Satoru Nakajima 5 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986
Japan Satoshi Motoyama 4 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005
Japan Naoki Yamamoto 3 2013, 2018, 2020
Japan Noritake Takahara 2 1974, 1976
Japan Tsugio Matsuda 2007, 2008
Japan Kazuki Nakajima 2012, 2014
Japan Hiroaki Ishiura 2015, 2017
Japan Tomoki Nojiri 2021, 2022
Japan Motoharu Kurosawa 1 1973
Japan Keiji Matsumoto 1979
Japan Masahiro Hasemi 1980
United Kingdom Geoff Lees 1983
Japan Aguri Suzuki 1988
Japan Hitoshi Ogawa 1989
Japan Ukyo Katayama 1991
Italy Mauro Martini 1992
Italy Marco Apicella 1994
Japan Toshio Suzuki 1995
Germany Ralf Schumacher 1996
Spain Pedro de la Rosa 1997
Netherlands Tom Coronel 1999
Japan Toranosuke Takagi 2000
Republic of Ireland Ralph Firman 2002
United Kingdom Richard Lyons 2004
France Benoît Tréluyer 2006
France Loïc Duval 2009
Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira 2010
Germany André Lotterer 2011
Japan Yuji Kunimoto 2016
New Zealand Nick Cassidy 2019
Japan Ritomo Miyata 2023

By team

Team Total Drivers' titles Teams' titles
Japan Impul 19 11 (1987, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010) 8 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2021)
Japan TOM'S 10 5 (2011, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2023) 5 (2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2020)
Japan Nakajima Racing 8 4 (1999, 2000, 2002, 2009) 4 (1999, 2000, 2002, 2009)
Japan Heroes Racing 7 7 (1973, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991) 0
Japan Team Mugen 6 4 (2013, 2018, 2021, 2022) 2 (2022, 2023)
Japan Team LeMans 5 3 (1979, 1996, 1998) 2 (1996, 1998)
Japan Cerumo・Inging 3 (2015, 2016, 2017) 2 (2016, 2017)
Japan Dandelion Racing 4 2 (2004, 2020) 2 (2012, 2019)
Japan Team Ikuzawa 3 3 (1981, 1982, 1983) 0
Japan Nova Engineering 2 (1992, 1997) 1 (1997)
Japan Takahara Racing 2 2 (1974, 1976) 0
Japan Victory Circle Club 1 1 (1975) 0
Japan Tomy Racing Team 1 (1980) 0
Japan Mooncraft 1 (1988) 0
Japan Stellar International 1 (1989) 0
Japan Dome 1 (1994) 0
Japan Team 5ZIGEN 0 1 (2001)
Japan Kondo Racing 0 1 (2018)

Wins

After the 2023 season.

By driver

RankDriverTotal winsAll Japan
F2000		All Japan
F2		All Japan
F3000		Formula
Nippon		Super
Formula
1Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino397121910
2Japan Satoshi Motoyama27000270
3Germany André Lotterer24000168
4Japan Satoru Nakajima21021000
5Japan Toranosuke Takagi14003110
6France Loïc Duval12000102
7Japan Keiji Matsumoto1109200
7France Benoît Tréluyer11000110
7Japan Tomoki Nojiri11000011
10United States Ross Cheever10001000
10Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira1000055
12Japan Masahiro Hasemi944100
12Japan Kazuki Nakajima900036
12Japan Naoki Yamamoto900009
15Japan Naoki Hattori800350
16Japan Noritake Takahara770000
16United Kingdom Geoff Lees705200
16Republic of Ireland Ralph Firman700070
16Japan Tsugio Matsuda700070
16Japan Takashi Kogure700070
16Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi700007
22Japan Toshio Suzuki600600
22Spain Pedro de la Rosa600060
24Japan Aguri Suzuki500500
24Italy Marco Apicella500500
24Japan Juichi Wakisaka500050
24Japan Hiroaki Ishiura500005
28Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi431000
28Germany Volker Weidler400400
28United Kingdom Andrew Gilbert-Scott400400
28United Kingdom Richard Lyons400040
28Japan Ryō Hirakawa400004
33Japan Motoharu Kurosawa330000
33Japan Kenji Takahashi303000
33Sweden Stefan Johansson303000
33Italy Mauro Martini300300
33United Kingdom Eddie Irvine300300
33Germany Ralf Schumacher300030
33Argentina Norberto Fontana300030
33Japan Masami Kageyama300030
33Netherlands Tom Coronel300030
33Japan Yuji Ide300030
33Japan Takuya Izawa300021
33New Zealand Nick Cassidy300003
33New Zealand Liam Lawson300003
46Japan Takao Wada200200
46Japan Ukyo Katayama200200
46Japan Takuya Kurosawa200110
46Japan Katsutomo Kaneishi200020
46Japan Masahiko Kageyama200020
46Japan Hidetoshi Mitsusada200020
46Japan Kohei Hirate200020
46Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne200002
46Japan Yuji Kunimoto200002
46France Pierre Gasly200002
46Japan Sho Tsuboi200002
46Japan Nirei Fukuzumi200002
46Japan Ukyo Sasahara200002
46Japan Ritomo Miyata200002
60France Jacques Laffite110000
60Italy Riccardo Patrese110000
60Switzerland Marc Surer101000
60Italy Beppe Gabbiani101000
60Japan Naohiro Fujita101000
60United Kingdom Kenny Acheson101000
60New Zealand Mike Thackwell101000
60Netherlands Jan Lammers100100
60Italy Emanuele Pirro100100
60Japan Hitoshi Ogawa100100
60Japan Akihiko Nakaya100100
60Brazil Paulo Carcasci100100
60Austria Roland Ratzenberger100100
60Sweden Thomas Danielsson100100
60Denmark Tom Kristensen100100
60Japan Toshihiro Kaneishi100010
60Italy Ronnie Quintarelli100010
60Japan Seiji Ara100010
60Japan Kosuke Matsuura100010
60Japan Kazuya Oshima100010
60Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi100010
60Spain Álex Palou100001
60Japan Kenta Yamashita100001
60Japan Toshiki Oyu100001
60France Giuliano Alesi100001
60Japan Hiroki Otsu100001
60Japan Nobuharu Matsushita100001
60France Sacha Fenestraz100001
60Japan Kakunoshin Ohta100001
Source:[15]

By chassis constructor

RankChassis constructorWins
1United Kingdom Lola124
2Italy Dallara79
3United Kingdom March75
4United Kingdom Reynard72
5United States Swift38
6Japan Nova11
7Japan Dome5
8United Kingdom Chevron3
9United Kingdom Brabham2
9Japan Kojima2
9United Kingdom Spirit2
12United Kingdom Surtees1
12United States G-Force1

By engine manufacturer

RankEngine manufacturerWins
1Japan Mugen160
2Japan Honda93
3Japan Toyota90
4Germany BMW52
5United Kingdom Cosworth8
6United Kingdom Cosworth/Japan Yamaha6
7United States Ford3
7Japan Yamaha3

By tire supplier

RankTire SupplierWins
1B Bridgestone311
2Y Yokohama71
3D Dunlop33

Pole positions

By driver

RankDriverTotal polesAll Japan
F2000		All Japan
F2		All Japan
F3000		Formula
Nippon		Super
Formula
1Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino421418910
2Japan Satoru Nakajima23023000
3Japan Satoshi Motoyama20000200
4Japan Tomoki Nojiri17000017
5Japan Toranosuke Takagi16002140
6Japan Takashi Kogure15000150
7United States Ross Cheever13001300
7Japan Tsugio Matsuda13000130
7Japan Naoki Yamamoto13000112
10Germany André Lotterer1200057
11United Kingdom Geoff Lees1103800
12Japan Keiji Matsumoto908100
12Japan Juichi Wakisaka900090
12Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira900072
15United Kingdom Richard Lyons800080
15France Benoît Tréluyer800080
15France Loïc Duval800062
15Japan Hiroaki Ishiura800008
19Japan Masahiro Hasemi724100
19United Kingdom Eddie Irvine700700
21Japan Hitoshi Ogawa600600
21Republic of Ireland Ralph Firman600060
21Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi600006
24Italy Mauro Martini500500
24United Kingdom Andrew Gilbert-Scott500500
24Japan Naoki Hattori500320
24Japan Kazuki Nakajima500014
28Japan Aguri Suzuki400400
28Japan Takuya Kurosawa400220
28Spain Pedro de la Rosa400040
28Netherlands Tom Coronel400040
28Japan Takeshi Tsuchiya400040
28Japan Ryo Hirakawa400004
34Japan Noritake Takahara330000
34Japan Akihiko Nakaya300300
34Japan Ukyo Katayama300300
34Italy Marco Apicella300300
34Japan Takuya Izawa300021
34New Zealand Nick Cassidy300003
34Spain Álex Palou300003
34Japan Toshiki Oyu300003
42Japan Hiromu Tanaka220000
42Japan Naohiiro Fujita211000
42Sweden Stefan Johansson202000
42Japan Masanori Sekiya200200
42Austria Roland Ratzenberger200200
42Japan Toshio Suzuki200110
42Germany Michael Krumm200020
42Germany Ralf Schumacher200020
42Japan Masahiko Kageyama200110
42Japan Masami Kageyama200020
42Japan Ryo Michigami200020
42Japan Yuji Ide200020
42Japan Kazuya Oshima200020
42Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi200020
42Italy Andrea Caldarelli200002
42Japan Yuji Kunimoto200002
42Japan Tadasuke Makino200002
59Australia Vern Schuppan110000
59Japan Motoharu Kurosawa110000
59Japan Moto Kitano110000
59Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi110000
59Italy Bruno Giacomelli101000
59Sweden Eje Elgh101000
59Japan Toru Takahashi101000
59Brazil Roberto Moreno101000
59Japan Takao Wada100100
59Germany Volker Weidler100100
59Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen100100
59Denmark Tom Kristensen100100
59Japan Katsutomo Kaneishi100010
59Argentina Norberto Fontana100010
59Japan Hideki Noda100010
59Japan Hidetoshi Mitsusada100010
59United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck100010
59Japan Toshihiro Kaneishi100010
59Japan Kohei Hirate100010
59Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne100001
59Japan Kenta Yamashita100001
59United Kingdom Jann Mardenborough100001
59Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara100001
59Japan Nirei Fukuzumi100001
59France Giuliano Alesi100001
59Japan Hiroki Otsu100001
59Japan Nobuharu Matsushita100001
59Japan Ukyo Sasahara100001
59Japan Sho Tsuboi100001
59 New Zealand Liam Lawson100001
Source:[15]

By chassis constructor

RankChassis constructorPoles
1United Kingdom Lola128
2Italy Dallara82
3United Kingdom Reynard75
4United Kingdom March70
5United States Swift38
6Japan Nova16
7Japan Dome3
8United Kingdom Chevron2
8United States G-Force2
10Germany Maurer1
10United Kingdom Spirit1
10United Kingdom Ralt1

By engine manufacturer

RankEngine manufacturerPoles
1Japan Mugen167
2Japan Honda103
3Japan Toyota76
4Germany BMW60
5United Kingdom Cosworth/Japan Yamaha5
6United Kingdom Cosworth4
7Japan Yamaha3
8United States Ford1

By tire supplier

RankTire SupplierPoles
1B Bridgestone320
2Y Yokohama67
3D Dunlop31
4F Firestone1

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