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Super Formula Sugo: Ayumu Iwasa takes maiden series victory to ignite title battle

Ayumu Iwasa finally scored his maiden Super Formula victory in wet conditions at Sugo, revitalising his title bid in the process.

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Super Formula Sugo: Iwasa takes maiden series win to ignite title fight

Ayumu Iwasa finally scored his maiden Super Formula victory in wet conditions at Sugo, revitalising his title bid in the process.

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Super Formula Autopolis: Sho Tsuboi halts Dandelion run

TOM'S driver Sho Tsuboi scored his first Super Formula victory of the season at Autopolis, ending Dandelion Racing's winning streak.

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Super Formula Autopolis: Sho Tsuboi ends Dandelion supremacy

TOM'S driver Sho Tsuboi scored his first Super Formula victory of the season at Autopolis, ending Dandelion Racing's winning streak.

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How to watch Super Formula in 2025: Schedule, line-up and more

The 2025 Super Formula championship commences this weekend at Suzuka, where Sho Tsuboi will kickstart his title defence. The 29-year-old became just the sixth driver to complete the Super GT and Super Formula double as he clinched both of Japan’s top championship titles in 2024. It firmly warranted his switch from Inging to TOM’S in Super Formula and he…

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Super Formula drivers hit out at "dangerous" Sugo conditions

Super Formula drivers have hit out at the decision to run last weekend’s Sugo race amid constant rain and poor visibility, with several labelling the situation “dangerous”.

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Super Formula Suzuka: Nojiri wins season-opener, Pourchaire 18th on debut

Mugen driver Nojiri made a perfect start from third on the grid to leap ahead of surprise poleman Sena Sakaguchi and Kakunoshin Ota at the first corner, and from there his position was never truly threatened over the course of the 31-lap race.

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Toyota facing dilemma over WEC junior Miyata’s 2024 plans

When Miyata was unveiled earlier this year as Toyota’s latest Japanese protege in the World Endurance Championship, he initially was optimistic that his new role wouldn’t prevent him from continuing to race in SUPER GT with the TOM’S squad.

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SUPER GT preview show: Points leader Miyata on Fuji prospects

The third round of the season at Suzuka in June ended with a big crash and confusion surrounding the winners, but after the dust settled it was the Racing Project Bandoh Toyota of Yuji Kunimoto and Sena Sakaguchi that emerged with victory, the team's first in seven years.

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Assessing Super Formula's main title contenders at halfway

Yellow flag controversy at Sugo aside, Miyata has been the revelation of the season so far in his third year at TOM’S. Although he has always been regarded as one of the more promising talents in the Toyota junior stable, at the start of the season you would still have…

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Nissan appeal rejected, Bandoh Toyota keeps Suzuka win

The official results for the third round of the 2023 season were released on Monday, more than a week on from the 450km event, with no changes from the revised provisional results that were published late on the evening of the race.

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How Bandoh, Yokohama ended seven-year SUPER GT win drought

Bandoh pair Yuji Kunimoto and Sena Sakaguchi finished second on the road when Sunday's race was abandoned after a horrifying crash involving Nissan driver Tsugio Matsuda on lap 59 of 77, but were promoted to what many felt was a rightful win after a penalty for the NDDP Racing Nissan.

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Winning Nissan penalised after mass protest, Bandoh Toyota wins

Katsumasa Chiyo and Mitsunori Takaboshi were initially declared the winners of the 450km race after it was cut short for a huge crash involving the sister NISMO car of Tsugio Matsuda and the JLOC Lamborghini Huracan of Kosuke Matsuura.

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Suzuka SUPER GT: NDDP Nissan declared winner after race-ending crash

The #3 Nissan Z of Katsumasa Chiyo and Mitsunori Takaboshi was ahead on the road at the time of Matsuda's huge crash on lap 59 of 77 by virtue of not yet having completed its second refuelling stop.

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Suzuka SUPER GT: Hirate bags pole for Kondo Nissan

With zero success ballast on board, the #24 Nissan Z shared by Hirate and Daiki Sasaki looked like a contender for pole from the start of the weekend, with Sasaki setting the pace in Saturday morning practice.

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How Miyata missed clear chance to beat Lawson at Autopolis

Around 15 laps into the 41-lap race at the flowing Kyushu track, Lawson’s decision to pit early looked like it wasn’t going to pay dividends. With the majority of drivers opting to extend their first stints amid fears of heavy tyre degradation, the Mugen driver soon caught up to a…

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Super Formula Autopolis: Lawson wins to take championship lead

Capitalising on the absence of Mugen team-mate and reigning champion Tomoki Nojiri, Lawson recovered from a poor start to clinch victory by 1.2 seconds in the fourth round of the season, despite a late safety car putting him at a disadvantage to his immediate rivals.

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Autopolis Super Formula: Lawson wins to take championship lead

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Super Formula Suzuka: Miyata gets first win, Nojiri crashes out

TOM'S driver Miyata came from 12th on the grid to pass Tsuboi around the outside of Turn 1 on the penultimate lap of the 31-lap race to seal his first win in the Japanese single-seater category.

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Super Formula Fuji: Nojiri wins Race 2, Lawson penalised

At the start of the race, polesitter Nojiri immediately moved to the right to cover off a fast-charging Toshiki Oyu, who had made a blistering start from third on the grid to pass Ritomo Miyata for second.

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Nissan leads rain-soaked opening day of Fuji SUPER GT test

Mitsunori Takaboshi set the day's benchmark time of 1m36.400s aboard the #3 NDDP Racing-branded Nissan Z he shares with Katsumasa Chiyo in the two-hour afternoon session, when conditions were at their best.

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Toyota tops final Suzuka test day, big crash for Nakajima Honda

Toyota squad Racing Project Bandoh topped the timesheets on the final day of SUPER GT manufacturer testing at Suzuka on Friday, as the Nakajima Racing Honda suffered a major crash at 130R.

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Honda NSX smashes lap record on first day of Suzuka SUPER GT test

Honda continued its domination of SUPER GT manufacturer testing at Suzuka on Thursday, as the ARTA team demolished the existing lap record to set the pace.

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Toyota signs Sasahara, but Alesi keeps Super Formula drive

Toyota has announced that Ukyo Sasahara will join its SUPER GT stable for 2023, but Giuliano Alesi will retain his Super Formula drive with TOM’S.

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Toyota reveals GT500 line-ups for 2023 SUPER GT season

Toyota has revealed the majority of its 2023 SUPER GT line-up, but has yet to settle on a replacement for Sacha Fenestraz within the two-car TOM'S set-up.

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