Round 1 of the 2016 Japanese Super Formula Championship was held in Suzuka, Japan on 24 April 2016. Naoki Yamamoto was the race winner.
Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Engine | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Best Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Naoki Yamamoto | YAM | Japan | TEAM MUGEN | Honda HR-414E | Yokohama | 43 | 1:13:59.415 | 202.49 km/h | 1:41.238 |
| 2 | 2 | Yuji Kunimoto | KUN | Japan | P.MU/CERUMO · INGING | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 43 | 1:14:11.125 | 11.710 | 1:41.969 |
| 3 | 41 | Stoffel Vandoorne | VAN | Belgium | DOCOMO DANDELION M41S | Honda HR-414E | Yokohama | 43 | 1:14:12.609 | 13.194 | 1:42.155 |
| 4 | 34 | Takashi Kogure | KOG | Japan | DRAGO CORSE | Honda HR-414E | Yokohama | 43 | 1:14:16.173 | 16.758 | 1:42.120 |
| 5 | 10 | Koudai Tsukakoshi | TSU | Japan | REAL | Honda HR-414E | Yokohama | 43 | 1:14:22.685 | 23.270 | 1:41.869 |
| 6 | 3 | James Rossiter | ROS | Great Britain | FUJI CORPORATION KONDO | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 43 | 1:14:24.614 | 25.199 | 1:42.116 |
| 7 | 36 | Andre Lotterer | LOT | Germany | VANTELIN KOWA TOM’S | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 43 | 1:14:29.467 | 30.052 | 1:41.498 |
| 8 | 65 | Bertrand Baguette | BAG | Belgium | NAKAJIMA RACING | Honda HR-414E | Yokohama | 43 | 1:14:30.455 | 31.040 | 1:41.977 |
| 9 | 40 | Tomoki Nojiri | NOJ | Japan | DOCOMO DANDELION M40Y | Honda HR-414E | Yokohama | 43 | 1:14:36.825 | 37.410 | 1:42.616 |
| 10 | 19 | J.P.de Oliveira | OLI | Brazil | ITOCHU ENEX TEAM IMPUL | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 43 | 1:14:37.386 | 37.971 | 1:41.562 |
| 11 | 1 | Hiroaki Ishiura | ISH | Japan | P.MU/CERUMO · INGING | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 43 | 1:14:37.629 | 38.214 | 1:41.636 |
| 12 | 37 | Kazuki Nakajima | KAZ | Japan | VANTELIN KOWA TOM’S | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 43 | 1:14:44.547 | 45.132 | 1:42.161 |
| 13 | 18 | Yuichi Nakayama | NAK | Japan | KCMG Elyse | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 43 | 1:15:09.017 | 1:09.602 | 1:42.615 |
| 14 | 20 | Yuhi Sekiguchi | SEK | Japan | ITOCHU ENEX TEAM IMPUL | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 43 | 1:15:10.010 | 1:10.595 | 1:41.167 |
| 15 | 4 | William Buller | BUL | Great Britain | FUJI CORPORATION KONDO | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 43 | 1:15:39.167 | 1:39.752 | 1:43.660 |
| 16 | 8 | Kamui Kobayashi | KOB | Japan | SUNOCO TEAM LEMANS | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 41 | 1:14:01.762 | 2 laps | 1:41.606 |
| DNF | 11 | Takuya Izawa | IZA | Japan | REAL | Honda HR-414E | Yokohama | 37 | 1:04:51.530 | 6 laps | 1:42.133 |
| DNF | 64 | Daisuke Nakajima | DAI | Japan | NAKAJIMA RACING | Honda HR-414E | Yokohama | 35 | 1:02:26.355 | 8 laps | 1:42.748 |
| DNF | 7 | Narain Karthikeyan | KAR | India | SUNOCO TEAM LEMANS | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 23 | 39:44.776 | 20 laps | 1:42.119 |