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The rule quirk that cost Lotterer two single-seater titles

Despite accruing the best results over a season three times in his Super Formula career, Andre Lotterer only has one title to show for it. That's thanks to an odd quirk in the rules in a countback situation that twice cost him dear

By rights, Andre Lotterer should be a three-time champion in Super Formula. During his 15-year stint in the championship between 2003 and 2017, the three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner amassed 24 wins - a tally only behind Kazuyoshi Hoshino and Satoshi Motoyama - and, according to any normal measure, accrued the best results over the season three times.

Yet the record books shows that the German, now a leading light in Formula E with Porsche, has only the 2011 title to his name. So what happened to the other two?

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