2017-18 Formula Nippon season

2017-18 Formula Nippon season
Season
Races	TBA
Start date	TBA
Start Event	TBA
End date	TBA
End Event	TBA
Awards
Driver's Champion	TBD
Team's Champion	TBD
Seasons
Previous season	Next season
2016-17	2019

The 2017-18 Formula Nippon season, sometimes referred to as the Super Auto Nippon Drivers Winter Championship, was the 46th season of Formula Nippon. The series continued it's off-season format.

Teams & Drivers

Team	Team Owner	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Noritake Terada Racing	pi314159	Dome	Toyota	Template:Bridgestone	1	Aimée Gauthier	All
					2	Naoki Shinjo	All
Mitsuri Motor Engineering	Normal32	Dome	Honda		3	John Bovy	1-6
						Shinobu Katayama	7-9
					4	Kyoko Katayama	All
Kurosawa Engineering	Simtek	Dome	Toyota		7	Benoît Voeckler	1-5
						Tuomas Suomanen	6-9
					8	Kenshin Takahashi	All
FXS Racing	AdrianBelmonte_	Swift	Toyota	Template:Bridgestone	9	Ichiro Yoshida	All
					10	Adélaïde Voeckler	All
/ Bandai "Red Comet" Racing	CaptainGetz12	Swift	Toyota		15	Kastazumo Nakaya	All
					16	Alexi Schnass	1-4
						Malik Zidan	5-9
Narita Engineering	peteroli34	Swift	Honda		17	James Morgan	1-5
						Template:GBR Thomas Wren	6-9
					18	Osamu Takahasi	All
Tassie Racing	HawkAussie	Swift	Honda	Template:Bridgestone	21	Laura Wener	1-5
						Josh Carlisle	6-9
					22	Tetsuya Takagi	All
Revolution Trueba	Biscione	Swift	Honda		23	Hagane Shizuka	All
					24	Dan Greenlaw	1-5
						Template:FRA Benoît Voeckler	6-9
Super Dragon FEAR	V8fan12	Swift	Toyota		26	Takuma Taki	All
					27	John Bean	All
Union Saver Developments	SeedStriker	Swift	Toyota		29	Hayato Kazami	All
					30	Milos Kaletic	1-7
						Template:USA John D. Sullivan	8-9
Lotto Racing Japan	Miguel98	Swift	Toyota		42	Daisuke Yanagawa	All
					43	Sølvy Ødegård	All
CWG Data Collection	kevinbotz	Swift	Honda		56	Nathan McKane	All
					57	Tomo Kazama	All
Pretty Cure Luxray Engineering	Klon	Swift	Honda		69	Kazuki Fushida	All
					70	Roger Ibe	All
Super Hanamura Intensity Team	Salamander	Swift	Honda		98	Ryu Takanori	All
					99	Barii Mori	All

Calendar

Round	Track	Race	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	Fuji	1	18 November	Kenshin Takahashi	Template:GBR Nathan McKane	Kenshin Takahashi	Kurosawa Engineering
		2	19 November	Template:FRA Aimée Gauthier	Hagane Shizuka	Template:FRA Aimée Gauthier	Noritake Terada Racing
2	Sugo	1	25 November	Template:FRA Aimée Gauthier	Template:FRA Aimée Gauthier	Template:FRA Aimée Gauthier	Noritake Terada Racing
		2	26 November	Naoki Shinjo	Barii Mori	Barii Mori	Super Hanamura Intensity Team
3	Motegi (Road)	1	December 2	Naoki Shinjo	Barii Mori	Barii Mori	Super Hanamura Intensity Team
		2	December 3	Naoki Shinjo	Tomo Kazama	Tomo Kazama	Template:GBR CWG Data Collection
4	Motegi (Oval)	1	December 16	Kastazumo Nakaya	Barii Mori	Barii Mori	Super Hanamura Intensity Team
		2	December 17	Hayato Kazami	Naoki Shinjo	Kazuki Fushida	Pretty Cure Luxray Engineering
5	Yeongam	1	December 23	Naoki Shinjo	Naoki Shinjo	Template:GBR Nathan McKane	Template:GBR CWG Data Collection
		2	December 24	Tomo Kazama	Tomo Kazama	Tomo Kazama	Template:GBR CWG Data Collection
6	Okayama	1	December 30	Tomo Kazama	Hagane Shizuka	Tomo Kazama	Template:GBR CWG Data Collection
		2	December 31	Template:FRA Aimée Gauthier	Template:GBR Nathan McKane	Template:GBR Nathan McKane	Template:GBR CWG Data Collection
7	Sentul	1	January 20	Template:FRA Aimée Gauthier	Hagane Shizuka	Hagane Shizuka	Revolution Trueba
		2	January 21	Naoki Shinjo	Barii Mori	Barii Mori	Super Hanamura Intensity Team
8	Autopolis	1	February 3	Template:FRA Aimée Gauthier	Barii Mori	Hagane Shizuka	Revolution Trueba
		2	February 4	Template:FRA Aimée Gauthier	Template:FRA Aimée Gauthier	Template:FRA Aimée Gauthier	Noritake Terada Racing
9	Suzuka	1	February 17	Naoki Shinjo	Hagane Shizuka	Naoki Shinjo	Noritake Terada Racing
		2	February 18	Template:FRA Aimée Gauthier	Naoki Shinjo	Template:FRA Aimeé Gauthier	Noritake Terada Racing

Standings

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	PP	FL
Points	50	40	30	25	20	15	10	5	20	10

Driver Championship

Pos	Driver	FUJ		SUG		MOT		MOT		YEO		OKY		SEN		AUT		SUZ		Points
		1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2
1	Barii Mori	4	7	3	1	1	Ret	1	4	Ret	5	10	3	5	1	2	5	Ret	4	495
2	Template:FRA Aimée Gauthier	Ret	1	1	3	3	14	10	Ret	Ret	4	23	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	1	3	1	475
3	Tomo Kazama	3	4	4	5	2	1	3	Ret	Ret	1	1	Ret	4	Ret	5	Ret	5	3	475
4	Template:GBR Nathan McKane	7	2	6	2	7	2	5	Ret	1	2	2	1	3	8	3	7	7	7	470
5	Naoki Shinjo	8	3	2	6	8	5	15	Ret	7	6	5	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	1	Ret	365
6	Hagane Shizuka	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	15	4	16	7	Ret	7	3	Ret	1	5	1	Ret	2	11	275
7	Kenshin Takahashi	1	Ret	5	8	5	3	11	11	2	3	22	Ret	Ret	7	8	Ret	6	6	260
8	Roger Ibe	6	19	8	12	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	2	Ret	2	4	3	4	8	210
9	Kastazumo Nakaya	12	10	11†	7	Ret	9	Ret	5	3	Ret	7	Ret	6	4	7	4	12	5	185
10	Shinobu Katayama													2	Ret	6	2	Ret	2	135
11	Hayato Kazami	10	16	7	14	12	12	14	2	4	15	13	7	8	19	Ret	13	9	13	110
12	Template:USA Dan Greenlaw	2	12	Ret	18	6	6	Ret	6	Ret	9									85
13	Kyoko Katayama	22	5	Ret	19	Ret	8	Ret	DNQ	9†	12	4	4	7	12	Ret	11	18	Ret	85
14	Takuma Taki	13	6	Ret	4	4	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	8	15	15	12	Ret	9	21	Ret	10	70
15	Template:GBR John Bean	11	8	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	10	9	8	13	6	12	Ret	14	9	65
16	Ryu Takanori	18	17	Ret	Ret	13	15	4	3	10†	11	Ret	Ret	14	10	Ret	16	8	17	60
17	Template:FRA Adelaide Voeckler	17	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	6	Ret	5	Ret	19	5	20	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	55
18	Daisuke Yanagawa	5	11	Ret	Ret	9	13	Ret	10	6	14	8	6	9	Ret	13	9	DNQ	Ret	55
19	Kazuki Fushida	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	9	1	DNQ	DNQ	18	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	50
20	Ichiro Yoshida	9	9	10	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11†	Ret	11	17	11	3	11	6	11	16	45
21	Osamu Takahashi	14	18	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	8†	Ret	17	11	Ret	13	19	10	10	Ret	15
22	Sølvy Ødegård	19	21	Ret	10	Ret	18	8	8	Ret	18	Ret	12	19	14	15	22	17	15	10
23	Tuomas Suomanen											16	13	16	9	10	17	Ret	12	0
24	Template:GBR Thomas Wren											Ret	9	21	11	16	18	Ret	14	0
25	Tetsuya Takagi	21	20	Ret	9	Ret	17	DNQ	Ret	Ret	17	14	Ret	15	18	17	20	15	18	0
26	Template:FRA Benoît Voeckler	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	16	12	Ret	Ret	13	DNQ	Ret	17	15	14	15	16	DNQ	0
27	Template:GBR James Morgan	16	14	Ret	17	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	16									0
28	Template:GBR Josh Carlisle											20	16	10	16	Ret	14	19	19	0
29	John Bovy	14	23	12†	11	11	11	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	12	Ret							0
30	Malik Zidan									Ret	DNQ	21	14	18	17	18	19	13	Ret	0
31	Alexi Schnass	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	15	DNQ	DNQ	13	Ret											0
32	Template:GBR Laura Wener	20	22	Ret	13	Ret	19	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret									0
33	Milos Kaletic	Ret	24	DNQ	DNQ	14	DNQ	17	Ret	DNQ	19	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ					0
34	Template:USA John D. Sullivan															DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	0

Teams Championship

Pos	Driver	#	FUJ		SUG		MOT		MOT		YEO		OKY		SEN		AUT		SUZ		Points
1	Template:GBR CWG Data Collection	56	7	2	6	2	7	2	5	Ret	1	2	2	1	3	8	3	7	7	7	945
		57	3	4	4	5	2	1	3	Ret	Ret	1	1	Ret	4	Ret	5	Ret	5	3
2	Noritake Terada Racing	1	Ret	1	1	3	3	14	10	Ret	Ret	4	23	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	1	3	1	840
		2	8	3	2	6	8	5	15	Ret	7	6	5	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	1	Ret
3	Super Hanamura Intensity Team	98	18	17	Ret	Ret	13	15	4	3	10†	11	Ret	Ret	14	10	Ret	16	8	17	555
		99	4	7	3	1	1	Ret	1	4	Ret	5	10	3	5	1	2	5	Ret	4
4	Revolution Trueba	23	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	15	4	16	7	Ret	7	3	Ret	1	5	1	Ret	2	11	360
		24	2	12	Ret	18	6	6	Ret	6	Ret	9	DNQ	Ret	17	15	14	15	16	DNQ
5	Pretty Cure Luxray Engineering	69	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	9	1	DNQ	DNQ	18	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	260
		70	6	19	8	12	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	2	Ret	2	4	3	4	8
6	Kurosawa Engineering	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	16	12	Ret	Ret	13	16	13	16	9	10	17	Ret	12	260
		8	1	Ret	5	8	5	3	11	11	2	3	22	Ret	Ret	7	8	Ret	6	6
7	Mitsuri Motor Engineering	3	14	23	12†	11	11	11	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	2	Ret	6	2	Ret	2	220
		4	22	5	Ret	19	Ret	8	Ret	DNQ	9†	12	4	4	7	12	Ret	11	18	Ret
8	/ Bandai Red Comet Racing	15	12	10	11†	7	Ret	9	Ret	5	3	Ret	7	Ret	6	4	7	4	12	5	185
		16	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	15	DNQ	DNQ	13	Ret	Ret	DNQ	21	14	18	17	18	19	13	Ret
9	Super Dragon FEAR	26	13	6	Ret	4	4	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	8	15	15	12	Ret	9	21	Ret	10	135
		27	11	8	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	10	9	8	13	6	12	Ret	14	9
10	Template:AUT Union Saver Developments	29	10	16	7	14	12	12	14	2	4	15	13	7	8	19	Ret	13	9	13	110
		30	Ret	24	DNQ	DNQ	14	DNQ	17	Ret	DNQ	19	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret
11	FSX Racing	9	9	9	10	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11†	Ret	11	17	11	3	11	6	11	16	100
		10	17	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	6	Ret	5	Ret	19	5	20	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret
12	Lotto Racing Japan	42	5	11	Ret	Ret	9	13	Ret	10	6	14	8	6	9	Ret	13	9	DNQ	Ret	65
		43	19	21	Ret	10	Ret	18	8	8	Ret	18	Ret	12	19	14	15	22	17	15
13	Narita Engineering	17	16	14	Ret	17	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	9	21	11	16	18	Ret	14	15
		18	14	18	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	8†	Ret	17	11	Ret	13	19	10	10	Ret
14	Template:AUS Tassie Racing	21	20	22	Ret	13	Ret	19	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	20	16	10	16	Ret	14	19	19	0
		22	21	20	Ret	9	Ret	17	DNQ	Ret	Ret	17	14	Ret	15	18	17	20	15	18