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Super Formula Suzuka: Ota wins race of attrition, Tsuboi closes on title

Sho Tsuboi took a step closer to the Super Formula title in Saturday’s opening round of the final weekend at Suzuka with a second-place finish behind a dominant Kakunoshin Ota.

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Super Formula Suzuka: Nojiri wins season-opener, Pourchaire 18th on debut

Mugen driver Nojiri made a perfect start from third on the grid to leap ahead of surprise poleman Sena Sakaguchi and Kakunoshin Ota at the first corner, and from there his position was never truly threatened over the course of the 31-lap race.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #47 Tomoki Nojiri

After two years of dominating Super Formula, Nojiri returned to earth in 2023 amid his struggles to come to terms with the new SF23 aero package, with its reduced rear downforce and resultant shift towards oversteer. That showed when he suffered an uncharacteristic pre-season testing crash.

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Super Formula champion Nojiri completes maiden F1 outing in 2021 Red Bull

Nojiri, who is a factory driver for Honda, got behind the wheel of the 2021 title-winning RB16B at Mobility Resort Motegi on Saturday as part of the Sakura marque’s annual end-of-the-year celebrations.

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Super Formula champion Nojiri samples Red Bull F1 car at Honda Thanks Day

Nojiri, who is a factory driver for Honda, got behind the wheel of the title-winning RB16B at Mobility Resort Motegi on Saturday as part of the Sakura marque’s annual end-of-the-year celebrations.

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Nojiri unsure which overseas category would excite him

Nojiri said in the wake of last month’s Suzuka finale that the exploits of his title rivals Ritomo Miyata and Liam Lawson on the world stage - as well as Ryo Hirakawa’s Formula 1 testing deal - had put the idea of racing abroad back on his radar.

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Honda must aim for title in first year with Civic, says Nojiri

Earlier this year, Honda announced it retire the NSX-GT in favour of a radical new GT500 model based on the Civic Type R road car, which made its first on-track appearance at Okayama in July (pictured top).

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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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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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"Mixed feelings" for Nojiri after inheriting Sugo SUPER GT win

Real pair Koudai Tsukakoshi and Nobuharu Matsushita took the win on the road after a thrilling battle with the #8 ARTA Honda shared by Nojiri and Toshiki Oyu, only to be disqualified following post-race inspection for a worn skid block.

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Nojiri has concerns about Super Formula’s common damper move

Two-time champion Nojiri, who is aiming to capture a third crown in next month’s Suzuka season finale, fears outlawing damper development will make it harder for any team to overcome the inherent traits of its car, including the chassis.

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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.

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Lawson: I was "too aggressive" in Nojiri battle after spin wrecks race

With Dandelion driver Kakunoshin Ota stalling on the grid after qualifying second, Lawson got on the offensive from third place and challenged his Mugen team-mate Nojiri for the lead in the opening sequence of corners.

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Motegi Super Formula: Nojiri wins, Lawson 13th after first-lap chaos

Red Bull junior Lawson spun on the opening lap after running wide at the exit of Turn 2 while battling with Nojiri for the lead, with Tadasuke Makino and Yuhi Sekiguchi both going airborne in the ensuing mayhem.

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Motegi Super Formula: Nojiri on pole, Lawson takes points lead

After topping practice on Saturday morning, Nojiri went second-fastest in his group in the first segment before setting the fastest time of 1m31.955s in the Q2 pole shootout.

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Is it game over for Nojiri’s Super Formula ‘three-peat’ hopes?

Nojiri trailed home a disappointing eighth in Sunday’s sixth round of the season, 26 seconds behind Mugen team-mate and race winner Liam Lawson, marking his lowest finishing position since the second round of the 2020 season at Okayama.

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Nojiri still not "at 100%" at Sugo after collapsed lung

Two-time champion Nojiri was forced to miss the most recent round at Autopolis after being hospitalised with a pneumothorax the day before opening practice and qualifying for the fourth round of the season.

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Lawson has “huge respect” for unwell Nojiri coming to track

Nojiri has pulled out of this weekend’s fourth round of the season due to his illness, which had left him struggling with chest pain and a shortness of breath.

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Defending Super Formula champion Nojiri to miss Autopolis with collapsed lung

The defending two-time champion, who leads the standings after three races, was admitted to hospital in nearby Kumamoto on Friday after suffering chest pain, coughing and shortness of breath.

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Nojiri to miss Autopolis Super Formula race due to illness

The defending two-time champion, who leads the standings after three races, was admitted to hospital in nearby Kumamoto on Friday after suffering chest pain and shortness of breath.

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Is this driver now Lawson's biggest Super Formula title threat?

Defending two-time champion Nojiri holds a slim championship lead over Suzuka winner Ritomo Miyata three rounds into the 2023 season despite crashing out of last month’s race at the Formula 1 venue following contact with Toshiki Oyu.

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Lawson admits to caution in closing stages of Suzuka race

Lawson finished fourth in Sunday's third round of the season as the top Honda-powered driver behind Toyota trio Ritomo Miyata, Sho Tsuboi and Ryo Hirakawa, continuing his strong start to his rookie campaign.

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Suzuka Super Formula: Miyata gets first win, Nojiri crashes out

TOM'S driver Miyata came from 12th on the grid to pass Tsuboi around the outside of Turn 1 on the penultimate lap of the 31-lap race to seal his first win in the Japanese single-seater category.

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