The 2024 Super Formula Lights Championship will be the fourth Super Formula Lights Championship season, after the Japanese Formula 3 Championship was rebranded following the end of the 2019 season.

After being a multi-engine championship throughout all of its history, dating back to 1979, this will change in 2024 with the introduction of a spec Toyota engine.[1]

Teams and drivers

All cars will run a Toyota TGE33 engine developed by TOM'S and based on the Toyota GR Yaris three cylinder 1.6-litre turbo engine.[2]

Team No. Driver Status Rounds
TOM'S TBA Japan Rikuto Kobayashi TBC
TBA Japan Jin Nakamura TBC
TBA Japan Seita Nonaka[3] TBC

Driver changes

TOM'S signed two Toyota juniors in 2023 F4 Japanese champion Rikuto Kobayashi and runner-up Jin Nakamura, while last season's runner-up Hibiki Taira is currently scheduled to step up to the Super GT series' GT300 class with INGING.[3]

Race calendar

The calendar for the 2024 season was announced on 24 November 2023. It will once again consist of eighteen races held over six weekends at six circuits. Four of the events will support the parent Super Formula Championship.[4] When the Super Formula season finale was brought forwards by two weeks, the Super Formula Lights amended its calendar accordingly.[5]

Round Circuit Date Supporting Map of circuit locations
1 R1 Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi 26–28 April Motegi Champion Cup
R2
R3
2 R4 Autopolis, Hita 17–19 May Super Formula Championship
R5
R6
3 R7 Sportsland Sugo, Murata 21–23 June Super Formula Championship
R8
R9
4 R10 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 19–21 July Super Formula Championship
R11
R12
5 R13 Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka 13–15 September
R14
R15
6 R16 Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka 8–10 November Super Formula Championship
R17
R18

References

  1. ↑ "Super Formula Lights to become a spec-engine series in 2024". formulascout.com. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Super Formula Lights reveals plans for one-make engine". motorsport.com. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. 1 2 "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing、2024年SUPER GT GT300クラス、スーパー耐久シリーズ参戦体制、国内レースのドライバー育成計画を発表". Toyota Gazoo Racing. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "２０２４年全日本レース選手権カレンダー申請一覧" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "2024年全日本レース選手権日程変更について".
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