Third place in the final race of the season at Suzuka on Sunday, behind first-time winner Kakunoshin Ota and Lawson, was enough for Miyata to seal the championship.
Team Mugen’s Lawson improved his odds of snatching the title away from Miyata by scoring his first pole of the season and the three bonus points that come with it, but he was never able to wrest back the lead from Ota after dropping to second at the start.
