Yamamoto, Nakajima fastest in final Super Formula test
Naoki Yamamoto and Kazuki Nakajima were quickest in the two-day final pre-season Super Formula test at Okayama International Circuit.
Photo by: Toyota
Team Mugen's Yamamoto's time of 1m12.902s in the afternoon session put him on top of the timesheets on Thursday, after the morning session was headed by Team Impul's Joao Paulo de Oliveira.
The Brazilian's time of 1m13.228s still kept him in second place overall, with former Williams F1 driver Kazuki Nakajima completing the top three, having set his best time in the afternoon session.
The Toyota factory driver then ended up fastest on a wet-dry Friday with a time of 1m13.368s ahead of TOM'S teammate Andre Lotterer - the German having been fifth on the first day.
De Oliveira was third, while ex-F1 star Kamui Kobayashi ended fourth, after having shrugged off a crash on Thursday.
McLaren reserve Stoffel Vandoorne finished fourth on Day 1, before he was called to Bahrain to substitute for the injured Fernando Alonso, with the Belgian set for his F1 debut this weekend.
British racer James Rossiter was seventh and 18th respectively, while Indian Narain Karthikeyan finished 12th on both days with Team LeMans.
The second day's rain-affected first session saw as many as nine red flags. 2015 champion Hiroaki Ishiura was quickest on the wet track.
Full Day 1 results:
Po. | Driver | Team / Engine | Time (AM) | Time (PM) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Naoki Yamamoto | TEAM MUGEN HONDA HR-414E |
1'13.555 | 1'12.902 |
2 | Joao Paulo de Oliveira | ITOCHU ENEX TEAM IMPUL TOYOTA RI4A |
1'13.228 | 1'13.394 |
3 | Kazuki Nakajima | VANTELIN TEAM TOM’S TOYOTA RI4A |
1'13.752 | 1'13.330 |
4 | Stoffel Vandoorne | DOCOMO TEAM DANDELION RACING HONDA HR-414E |
1'14.291 | 1'13.352 |
5 | Andre Lotterer | VANTELIN TEAM TOM’S TOYOTA RI4A |
1'13.466 | 1'13.593 |
6 | Tomoki Nojiri | DOCOMO TEAM DANDELION RACING HONDA HR-414E |
1'13.564 | 1'14.040 |
7 | James Rossiter | KONDO RACING TOYOTA RI4A |
1'15.240 | 1'13.622 |
8 | Kamui Kobayashi | SUNOCO Team LeMans TOYOTA RI4A |
1'14.566 | 1'13.643 |
9 | Bertrand Baguette | NAKAJIMA RACING HONDA HR-414E |
1'13.644 | 1'13.647 |
10 | Yuhi Sekiguchi | ITOCHU ENEX TEAM IMPUL TOYOTA RI4A |
1'14.623 | 1'13.663 |
11 | Koudai Tsukakoshi | REAL RACING HONDA HR-414E |
1'14.146 | 1'13.700 |
12 | Narain Karthikeyan | SUNOCO Team LeMans TOYOTA RI4A |
1'14.483 | 1'13.727 |
13 | Hiroaki Ishiura | P.MU / CERUMO · INGING TOYOTA RI4A |
1'14.439 | 1'13.789 |
14 | Yuji Kunimoto | P.MU / CERUMO · INGING TOYOTA RI4A |
1'13.873 | 1'14.074 |
15 | Takashi Kogure | DRAGO CORSE HONDA HR-414E |
1'13.893 | 1'14.692 |
16 | Takuya Izawa | REAL RACING HONDA HR-414E |
1'14.760 | 1'14.021 |
17 | Yuichi Nakayama | KCMG TOYOTA RI4A |
1'14.278 | 1'14.242 |
18 | William Buller | KONDO RACING TOYOTA RI4A |
1'14.543 | 1'14.996 |
19 | Daisuke Nakajima | NAKAJIMA RACING HONDA HR-414E |
1'14.783 | 1'14.626 |
20 | Hideki Mutoh | Honda Test Car HONDA HR-414E |
1'19.456 | 1'15.122 |
Full Day 2 results:
Po. | Driver | Team / Engine | Time (AM) | Time (PM) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kazuki Nakajima | VANTELIN TEAM TOM’S TOYOTA RI4A |
1'36.788 | 1'13.368 |
2 | Andre Lotterer | VANTELIN TEAM TOM’S TOYOTA RI4A |
1'36.708 | 1'13.589 |
3 | Joao Paulo de Oliveira | ITOCHU ENEX TEAM IMPUL TOYOTA RI4A |
1'37.795 | 1'13.719 |
4 | Kamui Kobayashi | SUNOCO Team LeMans TOYOTA RI4A |
1'35.137 | 1'13.776 |
5 | Naoki Yamamoto | TEAM MUGEN HONDA HR-414E |
1'43.504 | 1'13.859 |
6 | Takuya Izawa | REAL RACING HONDA HR-414E |
1'39.454 | 1'13.967 |
7 | Hiroaki Ishiura | P.MU / CERUMO · INGING TOYOTA RI4A |
1'31.038 | 1'13.998 |
8 | Takashi Kogure | DRAGO CORSE HONDA HR-414E |
1'37.101 | 1'14.014 |
9 | Yuhi Sekiguchi | ITOCHU ENEX TEAM IMPUL TOYOTA RI4A |
1'36.294 | 1'14.050 |
10 | William Buller | KONDO RACING TOYOTA RI4A |
1'40.847 | 1'14.069 |
11 | Bertrand Baguette | NAKAJIMA RACING HONDA HR-414E |
1'40.010 | 1'14.179 |
12 | Narain Karthikeyan | SUNOCO Team LeMans TOYOTA RI4A |
1'37.668 | 1'14.261 |
13 | Koudai Tsukakoshi | REAL RACING HONDA HR-414E |
1'37.928 | 1'14.305 |
14 | Yuji Kunimoto | P.MU / CERUMO · INGING TOYOTA RI4A |
1'40.591 | 1'14.325 |
15 | Tomoki Nojiri | DOCOMO TEAM DANDELION RACING HONDA HR-414E |
1'39.153 | 1'14.397 |
16 | Daisuke Nakajima | NAKAJIMA RACING HONDA HR-414E |
1'35.763 | 1'14.404 |
17 | Yuichi Nakayama | KCMG TOYOTA RI4A |
1'38.294 | 1'14.416 |
18 | James Rossiter | KONDO RACING TOYOTA RI4A |
1'38.580 | 1'14.879 |
19 | Hideki Mutoh | Honda Test Car HONDA HR-414E |
1'35.184 | 1'15.020 |
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