is a national

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championship that takes place in

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. It is a junior-level

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that uses the same single seater chassis as the pan-European

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. The series will be the first with the new branding as a feeder series for the

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championship. The nomenclature is similar to that of

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, whose support series also uses the "Lights" moniker.

Origins

The Super Formula Lights championship started in 1979 as a

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-based series originally known as the

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. Because of changes with FIA nomenclature ("Formula Regional" is now used for all regional F3-based series to prevent confusion with the

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), and the change from Formula Regional standards used in such series (such as the

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and

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; in Japan, K2 Planet acquired the rights to run a Formula Regional championship in Japan, the

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from the FIA) to sharing a single specification rule set with the

, similar to Germany's

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and Japan's

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sharing a single Class 1 formula touring car, on 17 August 2019 the series promoters surrendered the rights to the Formula Regional championship in Japan and rebranded the series to Super Formula Lights.

Equipment

The Series has similar rules to

, which forced the name change in 2020. * Chassis: *:

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remains the specification chassis builder for Super Formula Championship for the 2020 season, with the

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shared with Euroformula Open being used. The new chassis features revamped aerodynamics and a Halo intrusion device. * Engines: *:

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, Mugen-

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, Toda Racing and ThreeBond (Nissan) would remain as official series engine partners from 2020 season. The

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Volkswagen R4 engine proved to be popular. * Tyres: *:

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would remain as sole tyre partner for the series that has been involved since 2011 season.

Champions

Circuits

* Bold denotes a circuit used in the 2022 season. * ''Italic'' denotes a formerly used circuit.

Notes

References

External links

Super Formula Lights official website
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