Round 1 of the 2018 Japanese Super Formula Championship was held in Suzuka, Japan on 22 April 2018. Naoki Yamamoto was the race winner.
Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Engine | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Naoki Yamamoto | NAO | Japan | TEAM MUGEN | Honda HR-417E | Yokohama | 51 | 1:29:25.365 | 198.71 km/h | - | 1:42.678 |
| 2 | 19 | Yuhi Sekiguchi | SEK | Japan | ITOCHU ENEX TEAM IMPUL | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 51 | 1:29:27.085 | 1.720 | 1.720 | 1:42.803 |
| 3 | 5 | Tomoki Nojiri | NOJ | Japan | DOCOMO DANDELION M5S | Honda HR-417E | Yokohama | 51 | 1:29:39.082 | 13.717 | 11.997 | 1:43.197 |
| 4 | 1 | Hiroaki Ishiura | ISH | Japan | JMS P.MU/CERUMO・INGING | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 51 | 1:29:41.246 | 15.881 | 2.164 | 1:42.543 |
| 5 | 65 | Takuya Izawa | IZA | Japan | TCS NAKAJIMA RACING | Honda HR-417E | Yokohama | 51 | 1:29:56.272 | 30.907 | 15.026 | 1:43.890 |
| 6 | 17 | Koudai Tsukakoshi | TSU | Japan | REAL | Honda HR-417E | Yokohama | 51 | 1:29:56.650 | 31.285 | 0.378 | 1:42.360 |
| 7 | 3 | Nick Cassidy | CAS | New Zealand | ORIENTALBIO KONDO | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 51 | 1:29:57.940 | 32.575 | 1.290 | 1:43.797 |
| 8 | 36 | Kazuki Nakajima | KAZ | Japan | VANTELIN KOWA TOM’S | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 51 | 1:30:06.832 | 41.467 | 8.892 | 1:43.847 |
| 9 | 4 | Kenta Yamashita | KEN | Japan | ORIENTALBIO KONDO | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 51 | 1:30:10.792 | 45.427 | 3.960 | 1:43.261 |
| 10 | 18 | Kamui Kobayashi | KOB | Japan | KCMG Elyse | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 51 | 1:30:12.987 | 47.622 | 2.195 | 1:44.204 |
| 11 | 37 | James Rossiter | ROS | Great Britain | VANTELIN KOWA TOM’S | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 51 | 1:30:14.725 | 49.360 | 1.738 | 1:42.235 |
| 12 | 6 | Nobuharu Matsushita | MAT | Japan | DOCOMO DANDELION M6Y | Honda HR-417E | Yokohama | 51 | 1:30:15.535 | 50.170 | 0.810 | 1:44.182 |
| 13 | 2 | Yuji Kunimoto | KUN | Japan | JMS P.MU/CERUMO・INGING | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 51 | 1:30:35.845 | 1:10.480 | 20.310 | 1:43.992 |
| 14 | 50 | Katsumasa Chiyo | CHI | Japan | B-Max Racing | Honda HR-417E | Yokohama | 51 | 1:30:38.552 | 1:13.187 | 2.707 | 1:44.408 |
| 15 | 8 | Kazuya Oshima | OSH | Japan | UOMO SUNOCO | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 51 | 1:30:54.702 | 1:29.337 | 16.150 | 1:44.429 |
| 16 | 7 | Pietro Fittipaldi | FIT | Brazil | UOMO SUNOCO | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 50 | 1:30:57.304 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:44.944 |
| 17 | 64 | Narain Karthikeyan | KAR | India | TCS NAKAJIMA RACING | Honda HR-417E | Yokohama | 48 | 1:30:53.274 | 3 laps | 2 laps | 1:43.702 |
| DNF | 15 | Nirei Fukuzumi | FUK | Japan | TEAM MUGEN | Honda HR-417E | Yokohama | 32 | 58:24.576 | 19 laps | 16 laps | 1:43.011 |
| DNF | 20 | Ryo Hirakawa | HIR | Japan | ITOCHU ENEX TEAM IMPUL | TOYOTA RI4A | Yokohama | 24 | 42:41.258 | 27 laps | 8 laps | 1:43.578 |