
Impul driver Hirakawa was again one of the main protagonists of the 2022 season, scoring two wins in the first half of the season at Fuji and Autopolis.
But a series of difficult races from poor grid slots after that blunted his charge, with his bid to overhaul Nojiri for a first Super Formula crown finally coming to an end in the first race of last weekend's Suzuka double-header.