Honda held a decisive edge over Toyota in 2021, claiming six of a possible seven race victories and the same number of poles, with only Giuliano Alesi's win in a rain-shortened Autopolis race bucking the trend.
However, the 2022 season kicked off with a first Toyota win in dry conditions since the end of the 2020 campaign when Team Impul's Ryo Hirakawa beat defending champion Tomoki Nojiri to victory at Fuji Speedway.
