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Super Formula Fuji: Ayumu Iwasa wins as Kakunoshin Ohta misses chance to seal title

Kakunoshin Ohta’s incident-packed race saw him fail to seal the Super Formula title as he crashed out, while defending champion Ayumu Iwasa took victory

Motorsport · Oct 11

Super Formula: Ohta closes in on title, Fraga takes sprint win

Kakunoshin Ohta took another Super Formula victory at Fuji to move closer to the 2026 title, as Igor Fraga won the rescheduled sprint race

Autosport · Jul 19

Super Formula: Kakunoshin Ohta closes in on title, Igor Fraga takes sprint win

Kakunoshin Ohta took another Super Formula victory at Fuji to move closer to the 2026 title, as Igor Fraga won the rescheduled sprint race

Motorsport · Jul 19

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Super Formula won't rule out extending lifespan of current Dallara car beyond 2027

Super Formula had been set to replace its Dallara SF23 chassis car from 2028, but it remains open to all options

Motorsport · Oct 22, 2025

Super Formula could retain current car beyond 2027 as it weighs up next-gen options

Super Formula had been set to introduce a next-generation car from 2028, but it remains open to all options

Autosport · Oct 22, 2025

Why Super Formula could be on the edge of an independents resurgence

Manufacturer-backed teams have controlled Super Formula in recent years, but after an announcement that new independent team Delightworks Racing is preparing to expand into the series, the balance of power could soon be restored

Motorsport · Aug 20, 2025

Why there is hope for a Super Formula independents resurgence

In recent years the independent teams and drivers on the Super Formula grid have dwindled, while manufacturer backers Toyota and Honda have controlled the shape of the line-ups. But following an announcement of a new independent team in Delightworks Racing, it provides fresh impetus which should restore the balance

Autosport · Aug 20, 2025

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Fenestraz close to securing 2025 Super Formula drive after Formula E exit

Sacha Fenestraz is poised for a return to Super Formula in 2025 with Toyota’s flagship TOM’S team, Motorsport.com understands.

Motorsport · Nov 14, 2024

Red Bull's partnership with Mugen in Super Formula set to end after 2024

Team Mugen’s association with Red Bull in Super Formula is set to come to a conclusion at the end of the 2024 season, Autosport has learned.

Autosport · Sep 11, 2024

Iwasa urges Mugen 'to get its act together' after Fuji Super Formula race

Ayumu Iwasa fears he won’t be able to fight for this year’s Super Formula title unless his Team Mugen crew makes a major effort to improve its startline performance.

Autosport · Jul 22, 2024

The next F1 hopefuls hoping to follow Lawson's footsteps in Japan

After a tough few years amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Super Formula re-emerged as a viable stepping stone to Formula 1 last year thanks to the exploits of Liam Lawson. Although Lawson wasn’t quite able to convince Red Bull to give him a race seat at the team now known as…

Motorsport · Mar 5, 2024

The next F1 hopefuls striving to follow Lawson's footsteps in Japan

Autosport · Mar 5, 2024

Red Bull junior Iwasa initially saw Super Formula as 'negative' move

Iwasa will partner two-time champion Tomoki Nojiri at Team Mugen in Japan’s biggest single-seater championship next year, taking the place vacated by fellow Red Bull academy member Liam Lawson.

Motorsport · Nov 28, 2023

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.

Motorsport · Oct 29, 2023

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Motorsport · Oct 27, 2023

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.

Motorsport · Oct 27, 2023

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.

Motorsport · Oct 24, 2023

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.

Motorsport · Oct 10, 2023

Dunlop: We don’t need more testing, we need more cars

After parting ways with Team Mugen over the winter, Dunlop returned to supplying just one car in SUPER GT’s top class this season, the Nakajima Racing Honda NSX-GT.

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Motorsport · Aug 28, 2023

Why ARTA Honda’s troubles are far from over despite Suzuka win

The first half of the 2023 campaign turned out to be a major disappointment for the two-car ARTA squad, which is in the first season of a new alliance with Team Mugen, with each of its cars having just a single third-place finish each to show for their efforts in…

Motorsport · Aug 20, 2023

Nojiri was determined 'not to make it easy' for Lawson

Poleman Nojiri and Lawson, who started third, went side-by-side through the Turn 1 and 2 right-handers on the opening lap of Sunday’s race, with Lawson attempting to go around the outside of his Team Mugen colleague.

Motorsport · Jul 19, 2023

Why Honda reserve's fourth team of 2023 left him 'surprised'

Including official tests, Otsu has now sampled all but two of the Honda-powered outfits during the 2023 campaign, the 29-year-old having already driven for Dandelion Racing, Team Mugen and B-Max Racing so far in 2023 in his role as Honda's reserve driver.

Motorsport · Jul 15, 2023

Fuji Super Formula: Makino beats Lawson to pole

Dandelion Racing driver Makino, who topped practice earlier on Saturday, posted a best lap of 1m22.063s at the end of the Q2 pole shootout to eclipse Team Mugen rival Lawson by 0.179 seconds.

Motorsport · Jul 13, 2023

Could Sasahara’s return alter Super Formula title battle dynamic?

That’s the belief of Sasahara’s former chief engineer Tomo Koike, who is now masterminding Red Bull junior Liam Lawson’s title bid at Team Mugen.

Motorsport · Jul 5, 2023

Drivers unhappy Miyata escaped yellow flag penalty at Sugo

TOM’S driver Miyata scored his second victory of the season at the Miyagi Prefecture track last month in a major boost to his title aspirations, moving 12 points of Team Mugen’s Liam Lawson in the standings with four races remaining this season.

Motorsport · Jun 26, 2023

TOM'S says benching Alesi mid-season was discussed last year

Following this month's Sugo race, TOM'S took the decision to stand down the struggling Alesi and replace him with former Team Mugen driver Ukyo Sasahara for the remaining four races of the season.

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