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The 2023 Super Formula Lights Championship is the fourth Super Formula Lights Championship season, after the Japanese Formula 3 Championship was rebranded following the end of the 2019 season. It features drivers competing in Dallara 320 chassis and with engines made by three different manufacturers, a similar regulation format to the Euroformula Open Championship.

Teams and drivers

Team Engine No. Driver Status Rounds
TOM'S TOM'S 1   Hibiki Taira[1] All
35   Seita Nonaka[1] All
36   Yuga Furutani[2] All
37   Enzo Trulli[2] All
Toda Racing Siegfried Spiess Motorenbau GmbH 2   Syun Koide[3] All
B-Max Racing Team Siegfried Spiess Motorenbau GmbH 4   Nobuhiro Imada[4] M 1–2, 4–6
  Togo Suganami[5] 3
50   Iori Kimura[3] All
51   David Vidales[6] All
52   Igor Fraga[4] All
53   Takashi Hata[7] M 1–3, 5
  Togo Suganami[8] 4, 6
TOMEI Engine 30   "Dragon"[4] M 1–2, 4–6
3
Rn-sports Siegfried Spiess Motorenbau GmbH 10   Yuui Tsutsumi[7] 1–4
  Sota Ogawa[9] 6

Team changes

HELM Motorsport, who made their debut in the championship in 2022, left Super Formula Lights after already missing the final two rounds of 2022.

Driver changes

TOM'S signed 2021 Formula 4 UAE champion Enzo Trulli, who moved over to Japan to replace the reigning champion Kazuto Kotaka. Kotaka graduated to Super Formula with Kondō Racing.[1]

Toda Racing promoted reigning Japanese F4 champion Syun Koide to replace Kakunoshin Ohta at Toda Racing, as Ohta was promoted to Dandelion Racing in Super Formula.[3]

B-Max Racing's owner "Dragon" switched from using Spiess engines like the rest of his team to using a TOMEI engine for his car. The team signed two international drivers in David Vidales and Igor Fraga, both graduating from Formula 3, where the former came 16th in 2022 and the latter came 24th in 2020.[4][6] Gentleman driver Takashi Hata rejoined the team after not competing in 2022, while Togo Suganami and Roberto Merhi left the series.

HELM Motorsport's two drivers, Reiji and Yuya Hiraki, left the series when their team pulled out.

Rn-sports saw all three of their drivers, gentleman driver Masayuki Ueda, as well as Kouta Kawaai and Seiya Motojima, who shared a cockpit in 2022, leave the series. The team signed Yuui Tsutsumi, who has been competing in Super GT since 2020.[7]

Mid-season changes

Togo Suganami replaced Nobuhiro Imada in the No. 4 B-Max car for the Suzuka weekend.

Imada was back for the round at Fuji, with Suganami switching to the No. 53 car of the same team to replace Takashi Hata.

Both Hata and Imada returned for Okayama, so Suganami left the series. Yuui Tsutsumi and his team, Rn-sports, also did not attend round five.

Rn-sports returned to competition for the final round, albeit with Formula Regional Japanese title challenger Sota Ogawa piloting the No. 10 car instead of Tsutsumi. Suganami also returned to the series, again in place of Hata.

Race calendar

The calendar for the 2023 season was announced on 30 November 2022. With the first event being in late May, the season started six weeks later than usual.[10] Only three events will be held supporting the parent Super Formula Championship, a significant reduction from previous years.

Round Circuit Date Supporting Map of circuit locations
1 R1 Autopolis, Hita 20 May Super Formula Championship
Honda N-One Owner's Cup
R2 21 May
R3
2 R4 Sportsland Sugo, Murata 17 June Super Formula Championship
Legend Cars Japan
R5 18 June
R6
3 R7 Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka 1 July Porsche Carrera Cup Asia
VITA Race Suzuka
Suzuka - Okayama Challenge Cup
R8 2 July
R9
4 R10 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 15 July Super Formula Championship
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia
R11 16 July
R12
5 R13 Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka 9 September TGR 86/BRZ Race
SuperKart Okayama International Series
Yaris Cup West Japan Series
R14 10 September
R15
6 R16 Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi 18 November Motegi Champion Cup
Mini Joy Endurance
Super FJ
R17 19 November
R18

Race results

Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Masters winner
1 R1 Autopolis   Iori Kimura   Iori Kimura   Iori Kimura B-Max Racing Team   Nobuhiro Imada
R2   Iori Kimura   Iori Kimura   Iori Kimura B-Max Racing Team   "Dragon"
R3   Iori Kimura   Iori Kimura B-Max Racing Team   "Dragon"
2 R4 Sportsland Sugo   Hibiki Taira   Hibiki Taira   Hibiki Taira TOM'S   Nobuhiro Imada
R5   Hibiki Taira   Iori Kimura   Hibiki Taira TOM'S   Nobuhiro Imada
R6   Seita Nonaka   Igor Fraga B-Max Racing Team   "Dragon"
3 R7 Suzuka International Racing Course   Hibiki Taira   Igor Fraga   Togo Suganami B-Max Racing Team   Takashi Hata
R8   Iori Kimura   Iori Kimura   Iori Kimura B-Max Racing Team   Takashi Hata
R9   Hibiki Taira   Hibiki Taira TOM'S   Takashi Hata
4 R10 Fuji Speedway   Enzo Trulli   Enzo Trulli   Enzo Trulli TOM'S   Nobuhiro Imada
R11   Hibiki Taira   Hibiki Taira   Syun Koide Toda Racing   Nobuhiro Imada
R12   Iori Kimura   Enzo Trulli TOM'S   Nobuhiro Imada
5 R13 Okayama International Circuit   Syun Koide   Syun Koide   Syun Koide Toda Racing   Nobuhiro Imada
R14   Igor Fraga   Hibiki Taira   Syun Koide Toda Racing   "Dragon"
R15   Syun Koide   Syun Koide Toda Racing   Nobuhiro Imada
6 R16 Mobility Resort Motegi   Iori Kimura   Iori Kimura   Iori Kimura B-Max Racing Team   Nobuhiro Imada
R17   Iori Kimura   Iori Kimura   Iori Kimura B-Max Racing Team   Nobuhiro Imada
R18   Togo Suganami   Togo Suganami B-Max Racing Team   Nobuhiro Imada

Championship standings

The points are awarded as follows:

1 2 3 4 5 6 PP FL
10 7 5 3 2 1 1 1

Drivers' championships

Overall

Pos Driver AUT SUG SUZ FUJ OKA MOT Points
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18
1   Iori Kimura 1 1 1 3 2 8 11 1 5 6 2 3 11 3 6 1 1 2 113
2   Hibiki Taira 2 6 2 1 1 12 2 2 1 3 3 2 5 4 4 4 5 3 102
3   Syun Koide 5 2 5 4 3 3 4 5 6 4 1 7 1 1 1 7 3 8 81
4   Igor Fraga Ret 4 7 2 6 1 Ret 9 7 8 4 8 2 2 2 3 2 4 62
5   Enzo Trulli 7 7 6 5 4 2 5 7 4 1 DSQ 1 7 Ret 5 8 6 6 44
6   Togo Suganami 1 8 2 5 7 5 2 11 1 39
7   Seita Nonaka 6 5 10 6 9 4 3 3 3 7 6 9 3 5 Ret 5 4 7 36
8   Yuga Furutani 3 3 3 Ret 8 7 7 4 8 9 Ret 6 6 6 7 6 8 5 24
9   David Vidales 4 Ret 4 11 5 6 6 6 10 Ret 10 10 4 7 3 DNS DNS DNS 19
10   Yuui Tsutsumi 8 8 8 7 7 5 9 10 9 2 5 4 14
11   Sota Ogawa 9 7 9 0
12   Nobuhiro Imada 9 10 11 8 10 11 10 8 11 8 9 8 10 9 10 0
13   "Dragon" 10 9 9 9 11 9 10 12 12 11 9 12 9 8 9 11 10 11 0
14   Takashi Hata 11 DNS DNS 10 Ret 10 8 11 11 10 10 10 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 Points
AUT SUG SUZ FUJ OKA MOT
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

Masters' Class

Pos Driver AUT SUG SUZ FUJ OKA MOT Points
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18
1   Nobuhiro Imada 1 2 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 150
2   "Dragon"[a] 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 127
3   Takashi Hata 3 DNS DNS 3 Ret 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 68
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 Points
AUT SUG SUZ FUJ OKA MOT

Teams' standings

Only a teams' best finishing driver is eligible for points.

Pos Driver AUT SUG SUZ FUJ OKA MOT Points
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18
1 B-Max Racing Team 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 5 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 146
2 TOM'S 2 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 3 1 3 4 4 4 4 3 117
3 Toda Racing 5 2 5 4 3 3 4 5 6 4 1 7 1 1 1 7 3 8 78
4 Rn-sports 8 8 8 7 7 5 9 10 10 2 5 4 9 7 9 14
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 Points
AUT SUG SUZ FUJ OKA MOT

Engine manufacturer standings

Only an engine manufacturers' best finishing driver is eligible for points.

Pos Driver AUT SUG SUZ FUJ OKA MOT Points
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18
1 Siegfried Spiess Motorenbau GmbH 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 163
2 TOM'S 2 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 3 1 3 4 4 4 4 3 117
3 TOMEI Engine 10 9 9 9 11 9 9 12 12 11 9 12 9 8 9 11 11 11 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 Points
AUT SUG SUZ FUJ OKA MOT

References

  1. ^ a b c "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing announced its 2023 motorsport team setups". Toyota Gazoo Racing. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Enzo Trulli lands TOM'S Super Formula Lights drive". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  3. ^ a b c "Honda 2023 Motorsports Program Overview". Honda Racing. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "Igor Fraga completes B-Max Super Formula Lights line-up". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  5. ^ "Suzuka | 2023年 SFL シリーズカレンダー | superformula lights". superformula-lights.com. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  6. ^ a b "F3 winner Vidales secures B-Max Super Formula Lights drive". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  7. ^ a b c "Round1_2_3 | 2023年 SFL シリーズカレンダー | superformula lights en". superformula-lights.com. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  8. ^ "FUJI | 2023年 SFL シリーズカレンダー | superformula lights". superformula-lights.com. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  9. ^ "Round16_17_18 | 2023年 SFL シリーズカレンダー | superformula lights en". superformula-lights.com. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  10. ^ Wood, Ida (2022-11-30). "Super Formula Lights revamps calendar for 2023". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-11-30.

Notes

  1. ^ "Dragon" entered round 3 as a normal competitor, but all other rounds as a Masters' Class competitor.
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