Kiwi driver Nick Cassidy has finished a credible seventh overall in the opening Super Formula Series race at the Suzuka Circuit over the weekend. The KONDO Racing driver qualified 15th and was able to work his way through the field throughout the 300km race.
“It was a tough race, but happy with my drive,” commented Cassidy. “I was able to make some nice overtakes and to manage my race. Now looking forward to fixing a few key issues to be able to challenge for more later in the season. Nice to collect some points!”
Naoki Yamamoto won his first race in Super Formula Series in two years, in a lights to flag victory! Yuhi Sekiguchi finished P2 and Tomoki Nojiri was P3.
The second (2/7) race of the season gets underway 12-13 May.
Race results
1 Naoki Yamamoto Mugen-Honda –
2 Yuhi Sekiguchi Impul-Toyota 1.720
3 Tomoki Nojiri Dandelion-Honda 13.717
4 Hiroaki Ishiura Inging-Toyota 15.881
5 Takuya Izawa Nakajima-Honda 30.907
6 Koudai Tsukakoshi Real-Honda 31.285
7 Nick Cassidy Kondo-Toyota 32.575
8 Kazuki Nakajima TOM’S-Toyota 41.467
9 Kenta Yamashita Kondo-Toyota 45.427
10 Kamui Kobayashi KCMG-Toyota 47.622
11 James Rossiter TOM’S-Toyota 49.360
12 Nobuharu Matsushita Dandelion-Honda 50.170
13 Yuji Kunimoto Inging-Toyota 1’10.480
14 Katsumasa Chiyo B-Max-Honda 1’13.187
15 Kazuya Oshima Team LeMans-Toyota 1’29.337
16 Pietro Fittipaldi Team LeMans-Toyota 1Lap
17 Narain Karthikeyan Nakajima-Honda 3Laps
– Nirei Fukuzumi Mugen-Honda DNF
– Ryo Hirakawa Impul-Toyota DNF
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