2018 Super Formula season

NSX_LeMans · 10 Mar 2018, 01:01 (Ref:3807171)

Calendar*

1 - Suzuka Circuit, 22 April
2 - Autopolis, 13 May
3 - Sportsland SUGO, 27 May
4 - Fuji Speedway, 8 July
5 - Twin Ring Motegi, 19 August
6 - Okayama International Circuit, 9 September
7 - Suzuka Circuit, 29 October

Entry List*

P.mu/cerumo・INGING - #1 Hiroaki Ishiura (Toyota)
P.mu/cerumo・INGING - #2 Yuji Kunimoto (Toyota)
Kondō Racing - #3 Nick Cassidy (Toyota)
Kondō Racing - #4 Kenta Yamashita (Toyota)
SUNOCO Team LeMans - #7 TBA (Toyota)
SUNOCO Team LeMans - #8 Kazuya Oshima (Toyota)
Team Mugen - #15 Nirei Fukuzumi (Honda)
Team Mugen - #16 Naoki Yamamoto (Honda)
carrozzeria Team KCMG - #18 Kamui Kobayashi (Toyota)
Itochu Enex Team Impul - #19 Yuhi Sekiguchi (Toyota)
Itochu Enex Team Impul - #20 Ryo Hirakawa (Toyota)
Vantelin Team Tom's - #36 Kazuki Nakajima (Toyota)
Vantelin Team Tom's - #37 James Rossiter (Toyota)
B-MAX Racing Team - #50 TBA (Honda)
Nakajima Racing - #64 Narain Karthikeyan (Honda)
Nakajima Racing - #65 Takuya Izawa (Honda)
Real Racing - #TBA Koudai Tsukakoshi (Honda)
Docomo Team Dandelion Racing - #TBA Tomoki Nojiri (Honda)
Docomo Team Dandelion Racing - #TBA Nobuharu Matsushita (Honda)

*as of 09 Mar 2018

rjoconnell · 10 Mar 2018, 02:58 (Ref:3807177)

Should be a phenomenal season.

Based on the testing lineups for Suzuka, it's looking likely that Jann Mardenborough will get the B-Max Racing seat. Oliver Rowland may be getting at least most of the season in the #7 Sunoco LeMans car.

Also, Ryo Hirakawa is very quietly just a championship away from getting the requisite points for a Super License... >_>

LavidaLoca · 10 Mar 2018, 08:07 (Ref:3807190)

Quote:

Originally Posted by rjoconnell

Should be a phenomenal season.

Based on the testing lineups for Suzuka, it's looking likely that Jann Mardenborough will get the B-Max Racing seat. Oliver Rowland may be getting at least most of the season in the #7 Sunoco LeMans car.

Also, Ryo Hirakawa is very quietly just a championship away from getting the requisite points for a Super License... >_>

Pietro Fittipaldi will test the Lemans Car next week , so nothing sealed for Rowland so far i believe

http://superformula.net/sf2/headline/4008

Formulahistory · 10 Mar 2018, 15:56 (Ref:3807247)

would be good to see Fittipaldi there.

aneesh99 · 12 Mar 2018, 11:42 (Ref:3807489)

Quote:

Originally Posted by rjoconnell

Should be a phenomenal season.

Based on the testing lineups for Suzuka, it's looking likely that Jann Mardenborough will get the B-Max Racing seat. Oliver Rowland may be getting at least most of the season in the #7 Sunoco LeMans car.

Also, Ryo Hirakawa is very quietly just a championship away from getting the requisite points for a Super License... >_>

Nope, Chiyo got the drive, Jann was well off the pace. But I guess the flip side is that he can focus on 500

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NSX_LeMans · 27 Mar 2018, 18:16 (Ref:3811309)

According to Grande Prêmio, Pietro Fittipaldi will do 5 races with Team LeMans.

Quote:

“I'm really happy and honored to sign with Team LeMans to race in Super Formula”, says Pietro. “It is a fantastic car and a extremely competitive championship. I'm anxious for the first round, at Suzuka”

His IndyCar Series commitment will prevent him from taking part in rounds 2 and 3, Autopolis and SUGO, respectively.

Juntos · 27 Mar 2018, 21:31 (Ref:3811353)

It will be tough for Pietro. He will struggle.

**chunterer** · 28 Mar 2018, 21:09 (Ref:3811606)

So Rowland no go?

I guess he'll have to concentrate on his simulator work at Grove and the LMP1 programme.

cappra250 · 29 Mar 2018, 10:10 (Ref:3811723)

Maybe after the test he thought it was going to be too difficult. The test went pretty bad and it was not normal to see him so far of the top. Apparently there are big differences between cars and different teams in Superformula.

Formulahistory · 30 Mar 2018, 09:18 (Ref:3811872)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juntos

It will be tough for Pietro. He will struggle.

As many other European drivers did. I think that's why we have just 4 Non-Japanese drivers there now. The least since 2012.

Mekola · 9 Apr 2018, 01:19 (Ref:3814241)

FYI Okayama is the old TI Aida circuit used by F1 in the Pacific Grand Prix of 1994 and 1995.

NSX_LeMans · 10 Apr 2018, 13:57 (Ref:3814663)

Tom Dillmann will fill in for Pietro at Autopolis and Sugo.

https://www.motorsport.com/super-for...emans-1024387/

NSX_LeMans · 12 Apr 2018, 16:41 (Ref:3815052)

Sana Sakaguchi will replace Nirei Fukuzumi at the Autopolis round.

https://racinginjapan.wordpress.com/...-at-autopolis/

Formulahistory · 12 Apr 2018, 17:23 (Ref:3815056)

I hoped for a bigger name, but nice to see a young talent coming in the series.

Juntos · 13 Apr 2018, 23:16 (Ref:3815293)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Formulahistory

I hoped for a bigger name, but nice to see a young talent coming in the series.

Big names want big wages.

loon · 25 Apr 2018, 17:30 (Ref:3817361)

I see that B-Max racing are carrying Dome stickers on their car, are Dome involved in the running of the cars?

NSX_LeMans · 1 May 2018, 13:23 (Ref:3818674)

Daniel Ticktum will fill in for Nirei Fukuzumi at SUGO

https://www.autosport.com/other/news...formula-callup

Formulahistory · 1 May 2018, 14:29 (Ref:3818685)

perhaps he is evaluating him for a F1 drive.
There were some rumours about Toro Rosso doesn't want to continue with Brendon Hartley.

**chunterer** · 1 May 2018, 22:36 (Ref:3818740)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Formulahistory

perhaps he is evaluating him for a F1 drive.
There were some rumours about Toro Rosso doesn't want to continue with Brendon Hartley.

Really? Who was pedalling those rumours then. Do tell?

Juntos · 1 May 2018, 23:14 (Ref:3818750)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Formulahistory

There were some rumours about Toro Rosso doesn't want to continue with Brendon Hartley.

Dan too green to take the seat that soon. Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

NSX_LeMans · 2 Jun 2018, 16:32 (Ref:3826248)

Quite an eventful race at SUGO. Dillmann did well. I hope he sticks around for the rest of the season.

Juntos · 4 Jun 2018, 22:04 (Ref:3826860)

Quote:

Originally Posted by NSX_LeMans

Quite an eventful race at SUGO. Dillmann did well. I hope he sticks around for the rest of the season.

He goes for where he gets paid. He is a professional single seater driver. A rarity nowadays.

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