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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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Honda’s Otsu admits he was “too soft” in Autopolis lead battle

Otsu and Miyata embarked on a thrilling duel for honours in the penultimate round of the season, with Miyata ultimately coming out on top in the #36 TOM’S Toyota GR Supra he shares with Sho Tsuboi to take the lead of the championship.

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Super GT Sugo: Real Honda victorious in red-flagged thriller

Tsukakoshi came out on top in a pulsating battle with Toshiki Oyu in the closing stages of the 300km race following an earlier red flag.

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Lawson "grateful" to qualify P3 after Motegi Q2 worries

Red Bull junior Lawson was outpaced only by Mugen team-mate Tomoki Nojiri and Dandelion's Kakunoshin Ota in Saturday's Q2 shootout, ending up within 0.282s of Nojiri's pole time.

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Gallery: 2024 SUPER GT GT500 cars in action at Okayama

Honda has taken centre stage with the launch of its new Civic Type R-GT, which marks a radical departure from the current NSX-GT, but the upgraded versions of the Nissan Z and Toyota GR Supra have also attracted attention.

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Mardenborough ‘at home’ ahead of Fuji 24 Hours racing return

The ex-SUPER GT racer is sharing a Helm Motorsport-run Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 with brothers Yuya and Reiji Hiraki, Shaun Thong and gentleman racer Yutaka Toriba for this weekend’s blue riband round of the Super Taikyu series.

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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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Toyota monopolises top four as wet Fuji SUPER GT test ends

The #14 Rookie Racing Toyota concluded the final official test with the fastest time of 1m39.293s, set by the returning Kenta Yamashita during a phase of slightly lighter rain during the two-hour afternoon session.

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Toyota "can't be optimistic" despite apparent gains with CNF

Tsuboi set the third-fastest time of the opening day of the test on Saturday and overall in the #36 TOM'S Toyota he shares with Ritomo Miyata, lapping within two tenths of the pace set by ARTA Honda's Nirei Fukuzumi.

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Gallery: SUPER GT's class of 2023 gathers for Okayama test

Photo by: Masahide Kamio

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Gallery: Super Formula teams show off 2023 liveries at Suzuka

Super Formula's class of 2023 gathered for the first time at Suzuka on Saturday for their first running with the Japanese series' new SF23, while also showing off their new liveries for the season ahead.

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How a trailblazing engineer forged a path in Japan

For the last nine years, Ryan Dingle has blazed a trail for foreign engineers wanting to work in Japan's top motorsport categories. As he prepares to move on from Super Formula and Super GT, he looks back on working with the likes of Felix Rosenqvist, Kamui Kobayashi and Tomoki Nojiri

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How a 2022 champion converted posting flyers to a top racing career

Few racing observers outside of Japan are unlikely to be too familiar with newly-crowned Super GT champion Kazuki Hiramine. Here's how the Nissan driver turned his fortunes around, after a spell of stuffing flyers through letterboxes, to form one half of Team Impul's 2022 title-winning duo

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Autosport 2022 Top 50: #21 Tomoki Nojiri

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The Red Bull protege aiming to restore a forgotten F1 link

Amid a frustrating season in Formula 2, Liam Lawson was passed up for the vacancy in the AlphaTauri Formula 1 team for 2023. Now the New Zealander is hoping to use Super Formula to convince Red Bull to give him a shot in 2024 and restore the route from Japan…

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Lawson: Super Formula car "felt a lot like F1" in test

Red Bull junior Liam Lawson says his first experience of driving a Super Formula car at Suzuka reminded him of Formula 1 machinery, and considers the Japanese series a 'big step up' from Formula 2.

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Friday Favourite: The overlooked Japanese circuit that captured a gaijin's heart

It may lack the mainstream appeal of circuits that have hosted Formula 1 races, but Autopolis has a charm that captivates Franco-Argentinian Sacha Fenestraz. The newly-signed Nissan Formula E racer explains why it is his favourite track in the latest from Autosport's ongoing series

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The Japanese ace ignored by F1 that future hopefuls must overcome

OPINION: Tomoki Nojiri has cemented himself as one of Japan's fastest stars, but his achievements will likely never get recognised outside of his homeland as chances of any Pierre Gasly-esque trips through Super Formula to Formula 1 have evaporated. But he could well mark himself as a benchmark that could…

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The star rookie every SUPER GT manufacturer should want

Several new faces have made a splash in SUPER GT’s GT300 class this year, but the one who has really stood out above the rest is Gainer Nissan driver Riki Okusa.

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Matsushita: Staying relaxed after crash key to Autopolis win

Nobuharu Matsushita says he went into last weekend's Autopolis SUPER GT race 'super-relaxed' despite his crash in practice, as he and Real Racing Honda teammate Koudai Tsukakoshi scored a crucial first win of the season.

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How Toyota domination on home turf set up WEC title showdown

While Toyota often dominates on home soil in the FIA World Endurance Championship, the margin of victory for the #8 car over the sister #7 runner ensured it had the perfect weekend playing catch-up against Alpine. Here’s how Toyota mastered Fuji once again to set up a thrilling finale in…

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The Toyota domination on home turf that sets up a WEC title showdown

While Toyota often dominates on home soil in the World Endurance Championship, the margin of victory for the #8 car over the sister #7 runner ensured it had the perfect weekend playing catch-up against Alpine. Here’s how Toyota mastered Fuji once again to set up a thrilling finale in Bahrain

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Merhi triggers SUPER GT penalty after Fuji infractions

Ex-Formula 1 racer Roberto Merhi will be forced to miss an hour of practice time for the next SUPER GT round at Suzuka after earning two penalties last time out at Fuji Speedway.

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The ex-Renault F1 protege gunning for Japan title glory

Sacha Fenestraz’s bid to make it big in Japan was put on ice by the country’s COVID protocols. But he’s now a race winner at the top level in Super Formula, and harbours ambitions of becoming the first overseas driver to win the title since 2019

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How Fenestraz has made a success of his Japan adventure

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