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The new Toyota superstar who has joined an exclusive Japanese racing club

Chances for drivers to win both the Super Formula and Super GT titles in a single season are extremely rare. That is why the exclusive club of ‘double champions’ numbered only four drivers until they were joined by a new member in 2023: Ritomo Miyata.

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Is this the end for the HPD Super Formula scholarship prize?

New Zealander Callum Hedge wrapped up the Formula Regional Americas title last weekend at the Circuit of the Americas, ending the season with an impressive tally of 13 wins from a possible 18.

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Super Formula's hopes of Suzuka F1 support race fading

The Japanese single-seater series released a seven-round 2024 calendar back in August, with an earlier-than-usual start to the season at Suzuka on March 10.

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Sasahara's doctors amazed he was unharmed after Super Formula 130R crash

TOM'S driver Sasahara was involved in a terrifying incident in the first of two races at the Japanese Grand Prix venue, as his car was launched up and over the catch fencing after contact with the Nakajima Racing machine of Hiroki Otsu.

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Sasahara's doctors amazed he was unharmed after 130R crash

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Sato, Nakajima stun Suzuka fans with rare ‘reverse’ demo run

Sato and Nakajima piloted Super Formula’s pair of SF23 development cars, the Honda-powered ‘White Tiger’ and Toyota-powered ‘Red Tiger’ respectively, on Sunday morning ahead of the final round of the season at the Japanese Grand Prix venue.

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Lawson: Red Bull wants me on F1 stand-by in 2024

Lawson bowed out of Super Formula after narrowly missing out on the title to Ritomo Miyata in last week’s Suzuka finale, as he made his return to the Japanese series following his five grand prix starts for AlphaTauri in place of an injured Daniel Ricciardo.

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Toyota WEC stars conclude Super Formula season on low note

Team Impul's Hirakawa could manage no better than sixth in the final race of the 2023 campaign, after qualifying ninth and then spending the first half of the race stuck behind the slower KCMG machine of Yuji Kunimoto.

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Nojiri takes heart from Alonso after Super Formula title defeat

Team Mugen driver Nojiri went into the final double-header of the season 10 points behind series leader Ritomo Miyata aiming to become Japanese top formula racing’s first driver to win three consecutive titles since Satoru Nakajima in 1984-86.

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Miyata felt Super Formula title was “hopeless” against Mugen duo

Miyata went into the double-header at the Honda-owned Japanese Grand Prix venue as Toyota’s only genuine title contender, with Lawson and Nojiri eight and 10 points back respectively.

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Alfa Romeo targets 2024 Super Formula spot for Pourchaire

The Frenchman is well placed to seal the Formula 2 title at the Abu Dhabi finale and, while mathematically he could still lose out on the championship to Mercedes junior Fredrik Vesti, even if he failed to secure the title it would make no sense for him to remain in…

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Suzuka Super Formula: Lawson keeps title hopes alive with pole

Team Mugen driver Lawson set a best lap of 1m36.442s to take the top spot in qualifying for the first time this year, beating nearest rival Kakunoshin Ota by a little under two tenths of a second.

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Super Formula Suzuka: Nojiri wins as 130R crash ends race early

Hiroki Otsu was trying to make a move on Ukyo Sasahara for 17th place on lap 4 when the two came to blows at 130R, with both spinning heavily into the barriers.

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Suzuka Super Formula: Nojiri takes vital pole, Lawson P7

Mugen driver Nojiri set a lap of 1m37.292s to grab the top spot in the final three minutes of the second segment of qualifying, which was red-flagged and restarted after a crash for Ren Sato at Degner.

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Suzuka Super Formula: Nojiri leads Miyata in practice

Team Mugen driver Nojiri set a best lap of 1m38.895s in the closing moments of Friday afternoon's 90-minute session, which was the only running ahead of qualifying for the first of two races at Suzuka on Saturday morning.

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Lawson: Red Bull F1 decision doesn't change Super Formula outlook

Since his last outing in the Japanese championship two months ago, Team Mugen driver Lawson has contested five grands prix as a substitute driver with AlphaTauri, but has also learned that he will not be a regular driver for the team in 2024.

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Miyata: Beating Lawson to Super Formula title could improve international prospects

TOM’S driver Miyata holds an eight-point lead over Lawson ahead of the final two races of the season this weekend, with defending two-time champion Tomoki Nojiri a further two points behind.

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Miyata: ‘I want to be able to say I’m faster than an F1 driver!’

TOM’S driver Miyata holds an eight-point lead over Lawson ahead of the final two races of the season this weekend, with defending two-time champion Tomoki Nojiri a further two points behind.

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TGM signs rookie Okusa for Suzuka Super Formula round

Okusa, 23, is best known for his exploits in SUPER GT's GT300 division, where he races for the Gainer Nissan team.

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Red Bull junior Iwasa set for Super Formula move in 2024

Iwasa, who placed fifth in F2 last year and sits third in this year’s standings with one round remaining, has been linked to the Team Mugen seat currently occupied by Liam Lawson.

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Could Lawson's Suzuka F1 outing boost his SF title hopes?

Red Bull junior Lawson returns to his main commitments in Super Formula after making five grand prix appearances for AlphaTauri in place of an injured Daniel Ricciardo since the previous round of the Japanese series at Motegi in August.

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Lawson focused on Super Formula title after Qatar F1 frustration

Lawson filled in for the injured Daniel Ricciardo for five events, scoring his first points at the Singapore Grand Prix with what remains the best Sunday result for any AlphaTauri driver this season.

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Kvyat in line for surprise Super Formula test chance

Kvyat appears likely to participate in the Japanese single-seater’s traditional so-called ‘rookie test’ with Honda squad Nakajima Racing on December 6-8.

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Toyota teams can’t pin hopes on common dampers, say drivers

As revealed by Motorsport.com in July, Super Formula is set to outlaw open damper development, a core part of the single-seater series’ philosophy for many years, for the 2024 campaign and mandate standardised dampers.

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Hirakawa could quit Super Formula to focus on McLaren F1 duties

Hirakawa, who currently races in both Super Formula and the World Endurance Championship as a Toyota driver, was unveiled as the latest addition to McLaren’s pool of reserve drivers at last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix.

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