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TGM newcomer Oyu reflects on first-to-last Fuji slump

Oyu, who has joined the rebranded Servus Japan-run TGM outfit for 2023 after three seasons at Nakajima Racing, qualified third for the second round of the season, and passed poleman Nojiri on the opening lap into Turn 3.

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Nojiri feels Super Formula's reputation at stake in Lawson battle

The two-time champion was beaten in a straight fight by Lawson in Saturday’s curtain-raiser, although Nojiri struck back with a straightforward win from pole in the second race.

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Hirakawa on Fuji misery: "A huge loss for the championship"

The Team Impul driver qualified seventh for Sunday's race and ran in that position in the early stages until being handed a 10-second stop-and-go penalty for a violation of the start procedure.

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Fuji Super Formula: Nojiri wins Race 2, Lawson penalised

At the start of the race, polesitter Nojiri immediately moved to the right to cover off a fast-charging Toshiki Oyu, who had made a blistering start from third on the grid to pass Ritomo Miyata for second.

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Fuji Super Formula: Nojiri fights back with race two pole

Two-time champion Nojiri posted a 1m21.196s at the end of the seven-minute Q2 pole shootout to take his 15th career pole by a margin of nearly four tenths of a second ahead of Ritomo Miyata.

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Fuji Super Formula: Red Bull junior Lawson wins on debut

Having qualified third on the grid, Lawson passed the TGM car of Toshiki Oyu following a safety car restart on lap 8 of 41 before settling in behind pole-sitter and Mugen teammate Nojiri.

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Fuji Super Formula: Nojiri on pole for opener, Lawson third

Nojiri was the man to beat virtually throughout the 45-minute qualifying session on Saturday, which marked the first official running of the weekend with the new SF23 package following the cancellation of Friday practice.

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Why second car hasn't solved ARTA Honda team's headaches

After joining forces with Team Mugen during the off-season, ARTA has expanded to two Bridgestone-shod Honda NSX-GTs for the 2023 season as it bids for a first GT500 title since 2007.

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Nojiri doubts former consistency possible with new Super Formula car

Nojiri is aiming to become the first driver to win three Japanese top single-seater titles in a row since Satoru Nakajima in 1986 this year, having established himself as the dominant driver of the past two seasons.

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Kobayashi ends Super Formula testing on top, Nojiri crashes

KCMG Toyota driver Kobayashi set the best time of the day at the end of the two-hour afternoon session amid a flurry of lap times set on new tyres, heading the order with a 1m36.183s effort.

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Nojiri expects tougher 2023 season with new Super Formula car

Reigning Super Formula champion Tomoki Nojiri says he is expecting next season to be “a lot tougher” owing to the introduction of an updated car and new tyres.

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Nojiri expects 'much tougher' 2023 season with new car

Reigning Super Formula champion Tomoki Nojiri says he is expecting next season to be “a lot tougher” owing to the introduction of an updated car and new tyres.

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Will ARTA's new SUPER GT pairing conquer or combust?

Honda has paired Tomoki Nojiri up with Toshiki Oyu for the 2023 SUPER GT season aboard the #8 ARTA car. But will this combination of 'driver-engineer' and 'alien-like talent' live up to its enormous potential?

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ARTA’s troubled season “frustrating, annoying” for Nojiri

Honda SUPER GT driver Tomoki Nojiri admits the ARTA team's myriad problems in the series this year have been “frustrating” and “annoying” for him.

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Chiyo: "No regrets" over first-lap title-deciding clash

NDDP Nissan driver Katsumasa Chiyo says he has “no regrets” about his first-lap incident with the ARTA Honda of Tomoki Nojiri that all but ended his hopes of winning the 2022 SUPER GT title.

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Hirakawa: Nojiri's "crazy" qualifying average sums up season

Ryo Hirakawa says that Tomoki Nojiri's 'crazy' consistency in qualifying was what ultimately defined this year's Super Formula championship battle.

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Nojiri elated after "miraculous" Super Formula season

Two-time Super Formula champion Tomoki Nojiri has described his title-winning 2022 campaign with Team Mugen as 'miraculous' as he concluded a dominant season with a victory on Sunday at Suzuka.

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Super Formula Suzuka: Nojiri ends season with dominant win

Newly-crowned Super Formula champion Tomoki Nojiri scored a second win of the season in dominant style in Sunday's final race of 2022.

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Suzuka Super Formula: Nojiri ends season with dominant win

Newly-crowned Super Formula champion Tomoki Nojiri scored a second win of the season in dominant style in Sunday's final race of 2022 at Suzuka.

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Suzuka Super Formula: Nojiri storms to sixth pole of 2022

Newly-crowned Super Formula champion Tomoki Nojiri scored his sixth pole position of the 2022 season in the final qualifying session of the year at Suzuka.

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Super Formula Suzuka: Nojiri seals title, Sasahara wins race

Tomoki Nojiri clinched the 2022 Super Formula title with a race to spare after finishing second to Mugen team-mate Ukyo Sasahara at Suzuka.

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Suzuka Super Formula: Nojiri seals title, Sasahara wins race

Tomoki Nojiri clinched the 2022 Super Formula title with a race to spare after finishing second to Mugen teammate Ukyo Sasahara in the penultimate race of the season at Suzuka.

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Suzuka Super Formula: Nojiri puts one hand on title with pole

Tomoki Nojiri took a major step towards his second Super Formula title by scoring pole position for Saturday's penultimate round of the season at Suzuka.

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Nojiri concerned for finale after "really bad" practice

Super Formula points leader Tomoki Nojiri says he can't feel confident of his chances of winning back-to-back titles this weekend at Suzuka after a 'really bad' opening day of practice.

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