Japan’s premier single-seater series already released a seven-round schedule for the upcoming season last August, but revealed towards the end of the year that some races would be turned into double-header events.
Now it has emerged that Super Formula has settled on three double-headers alongside four standalone events for the 2022 season for a total of 10 races – making it the largest calendar since 2008, which featured 11 races across eight events.
The three rounds which will become double headers are the Fuji opener, the penultimate event at Motegi in August and the season finale at Suzuka. Autopolis, Sugo, the April Suzuka round and the July Fuji fixture will feature a single race each.
It’s expected that the ‘short format’ used since 2020, featuring shorter race distances and no refuelling, albeit with a mandatory tyre stop, will be retained.
Each race will still have an individual qualifying session on the morning of the race, mirroring the format used for the…
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