2020 Super Formula Lights

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The 2020 Super Formula Lights Championship was the first Super Formula Lights Championship season, after the Japanese Formula 3 Championship was rebranded following the end of the 2019 season. It was rebranded because of FIA nomenclature regulations (all regional F3 series were rebranded "Formula Regional," with the European series in 2019 and North American series in 2020; the Formula Regional branding went to another promoter) and a switch to Euroformula Open Championship specification Dallara 320 chassis and similar regulations, which are different from FIA-approved Formula Regional. [1]

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Teams and drivers

TeamEngineNo.DriverStatusRounds
Toda Racing Toda Racing Co., Ltd. 2 Flag of Japan.svg Teppei Natori All
ALBIREX Racing TeamTomei Engine Co., Ltd.3 Flag of Japan.svg Seiya Jin1–2
Flag of Ireland.svg Lucca Allen [2] 4–6
5 Flag of Japan.svg Tsubasa IriyamaAll
Rn-sports Siegfried Spiess Motorenbau GmbH 10 Flag of Japan.svg Masayuki UedaMAll
B-Max Engineering Siegfried Spiess Motorenbau GmbH 13 Flag of Japan.svg Motoyoshi YoshidaM1–3
Flag of Japan.svg Mizuki Ishizaka4
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiaki Katayama 5
Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama 6
30 Flag of Japan.svg "Dragon" MAll
B-Max Racing Team 50 Flag of Japan.svg Sena Sakaguchi All
51 Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoto Fujinami 1
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiaki Katayama 2
Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro ImadaM3–6
52 Flag of Japan.svg Mitsunori Takaboshi 1
Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama 2
Flag of Japan.svg Takashi HataM3, 5
Flag of Japan.svg Sakon Yamamoto 6
RS Fine TOM'S Co., Ltd. 35 Flag of Japan.svg Shunsuke Kohno All
Corolla Chukyo Kuo Team TOM'S TOM'S Co., Ltd. 36 Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata All
37 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuto Kotaka All
Sources: [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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Race calendar

The race calendar for the 2020 season was revealed on September 11, 2019. All rounds supported the Super Formula Championship. [9] After multiple postponements due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a revised calendar was announced on 10 June 2020, which had the season start at the end of August and finish in late December. [10]

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamMasters winner
1R1 Twin Ring Motegi 29 August Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Corolla Chukyo Kuo Team TOM'S Flag of Japan.svg "Dragon"
R230 August Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Corolla Chukyo Kuo Team TOM'S Flag of Japan.svg Motoyoshi Yoshida
R3 Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Corolla Chukyo Kuo Team TOM'S Flag of Japan.svg "Dragon"
2R4 Okayama International Circuit 26 September Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Corolla Chukyo Kuo Team TOM'S Flag of Japan.svg Masayuki Ueda
R527 September Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Flag of Japan.svg Sena Sakaguchi B-Max Racing Team Flag of Japan.svg "Dragon"
3R6 Sportsland SUGO 17 October Flag of Japan.svg Sena Sakaguchi Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Corolla Chukyo Kuo Team TOM'S Flag of Japan.svg "Dragon"
R718 October Flag of Japan.svg Sena Sakaguchi Flag of Japan.svg Sena Sakaguchi Flag of Japan.svg Sena Sakaguchi B-Max Racing Team Flag of Japan.svg "Dragon"
R8 Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Corolla Chukyo Kuo Team TOM'S Flag of Japan.svg "Dragon"
4R9 Autopolis 14 November Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Corolla Chukyo Kuo Team TOM'S Flag of Japan.svg "Dragon"
R1015 November Flag of Japan.svg Teppei Natori Flag of Japan.svg Sena Sakaguchi Flag of Japan.svg Sena Sakaguchi B-Max Racing Team Flag of Japan.svg "Dragon"
R11 Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Corolla Chukyo Kuo Team TOM'S Flag of Japan.svg "Dragon"
5R12 Suzuka Circuit 5 December Flag of Japan.svg Sena Sakaguchi Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Corolla Chukyo Kuo Team TOM'S Flag of Japan.svg "Dragon"
R136 December Flag of Japan.svg Sena Sakaguchi Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Flag of Japan.svg Sena Sakaguchi B-Max Racing Team Flag of Japan.svg "Dragon"
R14 Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Corolla Chukyo Kuo Team TOM'S Flag of Japan.svg "Dragon"
6R15 Fuji Speedway 19 December Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Corolla Chukyo Kuo Team TOM'S Flag of Japan.svg "Dragon"
R1620 December Flag of Japan.svg Sena Sakaguchi Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Flag of Japan.svg Kazuto Kotaka Corolla Chukyo Kuo Team TOM'S Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro Imada
R17 Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Corolla Chukyo Kuo Team TOM'S Flag of Japan.svg "Dragon"

Championship standings

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Drivers' Championships

Overall

PosDriver MOT OKA SUG AUT SUZ FUJ Points
R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3
1 Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata 111121211311Ret1131153
2 Flag of Japan.svg Sena Sakaguchi 23221212212812222116
3 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuto Kotaka 42373353Ret4432331373
4 Flag of Japan.svg Teppei Natori 37544Ret3532353544454
5 Flag of Japan.svg Shunsuke Kohno 7576Ret44445524455538
6 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiaki Katayama 3Ret45710
7 Flag of Japan.svg Mitsunori Takaboshi 5448
8 Flag of Japan.svg Tsubasa Iriyama999Ret566677776Ret8668
9 Flag of Ireland.svg Lucca Allen 66Ret6Ret66785
10 Flag of Japan.svg Seiya Jin6885Ret3
11 Flag of Japan.svg Mizuki Ishizaka5DNS63
12 Flag of Japan.svg "Dragon" 10Ret1010757788897891192
13 Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoto Fujinami 8662
14 Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama 861
15 Flag of Japan.svg Masayuki Ueda11Ret1198788Ret9911891110Ret0
16 Flag of Japan.svg Sakon Yamamoto 12870
17 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Motoyama 7RetRet0
18 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro Imada899WDWDWD10Ret10109100
19 Flag of Japan.svg Motoyoshi Yoshida1210121191011110
20 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Hata91010RetRet110
PosDriverR1R2R3R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3Points
MOT OKA SUG AUT SUZ FUJ

Masters Class

PosDriver MOT OKA SUG AUT SUZ FUJ Points
R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3
1 Flag of Japan.svg "Dragon" 10Ret101075778889789119155
2 Flag of Japan.svg Masayuki Ueda11Ret1198788Ret9911891110Ret102
3 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro Imada899WDWDWD10Ret101091055
4 Flag of Japan.svg Motoyoshi Yoshida12101211910111136
5 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Hata91010RetRet1112
PosDriverR1R2R3R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3Points
MOT OKA SUG AUT SUZ FUJ

Teams' standings

PosTeamPoints
1 Corolla Chukyo Kuo Team TOM'S 137
2 B-Max Racing Team 110
3Toda Racing53
4RS Fine38
5ALBIREX Racing Team16
6 B-Max Engineering 10
7Rn-sports0

Engine manufacturer standings

PosTeamPoints
1 TOM'S Co., Ltd. 137
2 Siegfried Spiess Motorenbau GmbH 110
3Toda Racing Co., Ltd.53
4Tomei Engine Co., Ltd.16

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