Round 1 of the 2017 Japanese Super Formula Championship was held in Suzuka, Japan on 23 April 2017. Kazuki Nakajima was the race winner.
Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Engine | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Best Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 37 | Kazuki Nakajima | KAZ | Japan | VANTELIN KOWA TOM’S | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 35 | 1:03:18.440 | 192.63 km/h | 1:40.713 |
| 2 | 16 | Naoki Yamamoto | NAO | Japan | TEAM MUGEN | Honda HR-417E | Yokohama | 35 | 1:03:23.526 | 5.086 | 1:40.796 |
| 3 | 1 | Yuji Kunimoto | KUN | Japan | P.MU/CERUMO・INGING | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 35 | 1:03:27.263 | 8.823 | 1:41.407 |
| 4 | 2 | Hiroaki Ishiura | ISH | Japan | P.MU/CERUMO・INGING | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 35 | 1:03:27.848 | 9.408 | 1:41.408 |
| 5 | 36 | Andre Lotterer | LOT | Germany | VANTELIN KOWA TOM’S | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 35 | 1:03:29.240 | 10.800 | 1:41.637 |
| 6 | 36 | Koudai Tsukakoshi | TSU | Japan | REAL | Honda HR-417E | Yokohama | 35 | 1:03:29.706 | 11.266 | 1:40.404 |
| 7 | 64 | Daisuke Nakajima | DAI | Japan | TCS NAKAJIMA RACING | Honda HR-417E | Yokohama | 35 | 1:03:35.347 | 16.907 | 1:41.203 |
| 8 | 41 | Takuya Izawa | IZA | Japan | DOCOMO DANDELION M41Y | Honda HR-417E | Yokohama | 35 | 1:03:36.747 | 18.307 | 1:41.587 |
| 9 | 18 | Kamui Kobayashi | KOB | Japan | KCMG Elyse | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 35 | 1:03:37.390 | 18.950 | 1:41.074 |
| 10 | 15 | Pierre Gasly | GAS | France | TEAM MUGEN | Honda HR-417E | Yokohama | 35 | 1:03:40.001 | 21.561 | 1:41.873 |
| 11 | 7 | Felix Rosenqvist | ROS | Sweden | SUNOCO TEAM LEMANS | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 35 | 1:03:40.555 | 22.115 | 1:41.594 |
| 12 | 19 | Yuhi Sekiguchi | SEK | Japan | ITOCHU ENEX TEAM IMPUL | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 35 | 1:03:42.131 | 23.691 | 1:42.265 |
| 13 | 65 | Narain Karthikeyan | KAR | India | TCS NAKAJIMA RACING | Honda HR-417E | Yokohama | 35 | 1:03:42.644 | 24.204 | 1:42.212 |
| 14 | 4 | Kenta Yamashita | KEN | Japan | FUJI×raffinee KONDO | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 35 | 1:03:43.333 | 24.893 | 1:41.963 |
| 15 | 50 | Takashi Kogure | KOG | Japan | B-Max Racing team | Honda HR-417E | Yokohama | 35 | 1:03:46.838 | 28.398 | 1:42.436 |
| 16 | 40 | Tomoki Nojiri | NOJ | Japan | DOCOMO DANDELION M40S | Honda HR-417E | Yokohama | 35 | 1:03:54.729 | 36.289 | 1:42.074 |
| 17 | 3 | Nick Cassidy | CAS | New Zealand | FUJI×raffinee KONDO | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 34 | 1:03:48.843 | 1 lap | 1:40.509 |
| 18 | 20 | Jann Mardenborough | MAR | Great Britain | ITOCHU ENEX TEAM IMPUL | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 31 | 56:48.676 | 4 laps | 1:41.865 |
| DNF | 8 | Kazuya Oshima | OSH | Japan | SUNOCO TEAM LEMANS | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 21 | 35:56.948 | 14 laps | 1:41.799 |