Round 1 of the 2013 Japanese Super Formula Championship was held in Suzuka, Japan on 14 April 2013. Takuya Izawa was the race winner.
Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Engine | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Best Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | Takuya Izawa | Japan | DOCOMO TEAM DANDELION RACING | Honda HR12E | Bridgestone | 51 | 1:28:09.169 | 201.58 km/h | 1:41.999 |
| 2 | 20 | Tsugio Matsuda | Japan | Lenovo TEAM IMPUL | TOYOTA RV8K | Bridgestone | 51 | 1:28:11.514 | 2.345 | 1:42.086 |
| 3 | 32 | Takashi Kogure | Japan | NAKAJIMA RACING | Honda HR12E | Bridgestone | 51 | 1:28:11.855 | 2.686 | 1:41.665 |
| 4 | 16 | Naoki Yamamoto | Japan | TEAM MUGEN | Honda HR12E | Bridgestone | 51 | 1:28:11.920 | 2.751 | 1:41.850 |
| 5 | 1 | Kazuki Nakajima | Japan | PETRONAS TEAM TOM’S | TOYOTA RV8K | Bridgestone | 51 | 1:28:15.969 | 6.800 | 1:41.791 |
| 6 | 19 | Joao Paulo Lima de Oliveira | Brazil | Lenovo TEAM IMPUL | TOYOTA RV8K | Bridgestone | 51 | 1:28:17.998 | 8.829 | 1:41.880 |
| 7 | 8 | Andrea Caldarelli | Italy | KYGNUS SUNOCO Team LeMans | TOYOTA RV8K | Bridgestone | 51 | 1:28:34.787 | 25.618 | 1:42.233 |
| 8 | 7 | Ryo Hirakawa | Japan | KYGNUS SUNOCO Team LeMans | TOYOTA RV8K | Bridgestone | 51 | 1:28:39.351 | 30.182 | 1:42.477 |
| 9 | 10 | Koudai Tsukakoshi | Japan | HP REAL RACING | Honda HR12E | Bridgestone | 51 | 1:28:41.070 | 31.901 | 1:42.143 |
| 10 | 39 | Yuji Kunimoto | Japan | P.MU / CERUMO·INGING | TOYOTA RV8K | Bridgestone | 51 | 1:28:47.803 | 38.634 | 1:42.348 |
| 11 | 2 | James Rossiter | Great Britain | PETRONAS TEAM TOM’S | TOYOTA RV8K | Bridgestone | 51 | 1:28:48.116 | 38.947 | 1:42.469 |
| 12 | 38 | Kohei Hirate | Japan | P.MU / CERUMO·INGING | TOYOTA RV8K | Bridgestone | 51 | 1:28:49.768 | 40.599 | 1:42.118 |
| 13 | 41 | Hideki Mutoh | Japan | DOCOMO TEAM DANDELION RACING | Honda HR12E | Bridgestone | 51 | 1:28:54.922 | 45.753 | 1:42.485 |
| 14 | 3 | Hironobu Yasuda | Japan | KONDO RACING | TOYOTA RV8K | Bridgestone | 51 | 1:28:56.718 | 47.549 | 1:42.266 |
| 15 | 15 | Takuma Sato | Japan | TEAM MUGEN | Honda HR12E | Bridgestone | 51 | 1:29:13.842 | 1:04.673 | 1:42.049 |
| 16 | 31 | Daisuke Nakajima | Japan | NAKAJIMA RACING | Honda HR12E | Bridgestone | 51 | 1:29:31.520 | 1:22.351 | 1:41.738 |
| 17 | 62 | Koki Saga | Japan | TOCHIGI Le Beausset Motorsports | TOYOTA RV8K | Bridgestone | 51 | 1:29:46.344 | 1:37.175 | 1:43.505 |
| 18 | 11 | Yuhki Nakayama | Japan | HP REAL RACING | Honda HR12E | Bridgestone | 50 | 1:28:25.726 | 1 lap | 1:43.657 |
| 19 | 18 | Richard Bradley | Great Britain | KCMG | TOYOTA RV8K | Bridgestone | 50 | 1:28:26.881 | 1 lap | 1:43.283 |