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Suzuka returns to opening round as Super Formula unveils 2027 calendar

The 2027 calendar features seven weekends, but JRP did not disclose the total number of races

Autosport · Jul 31

Super Formula unveils 2027 calendar as Suzuka returns as season opener

The 2027 calendar features seven weekends, but JRP did not disclose the total number of races

Motorsport · Jul 31

How to watch Super Formula in 2025: Schedule, line-up and more

The 2025 Super Formula championship commences this weekend at Suzuka, where Sho Tsuboi will kickstart his title defence. The 29-year-old became just the sixth driver to complete the Super GT and Super Formula double as he clinched both of Japan’s top championship titles in 2024. It firmly warranted his switch from Inging to TOM’S in Super Formula and he…

Autosport · Mar 6, 2025

Yamamoto released from hospital two months on from Sugo crash

Yamamoto was forced to miss the final two races of 2023 after the incident, which took place exiting the final corner at Sugo as he made contact with Teppei Natori's Kondo Racing Nissan GT300 car.

Motorsport · Nov 18, 2023

Honda’s Yamamoto GT500 stand-in faces steep learning curve

Kimura has been recruited to join Tadasuke Makino aboard the Team Kunimitsu Honda NSX-GT at both Autopolis and next month's Motegi season finale in the wake of Yamamoto's major crash last time out at Sugo.

Motorsport · Oct 14, 2023

Autopolis SUPER GT – schedule, how to watch, entry list

A total of 40 cars, 15 in GT500 and 25 in GT300, are entered for the seventh round of the season, slated to begin at 1.30pm local time on Sunday (GMT +9).

Motorsport · Oct 12, 2023

TOM'S #37 car risks making dubious piece of SUPER GT history

While the #36 TOM’S machine of Sho Tsuboi and Ritomo Miyata is in the thick of the title fight, the same can’t be said of the sister #37 car crewed by Ukyo Sasahara and Giuliano Alesi, who have mustered a mere nine points in the first six races of the…

Motorsport · Oct 5, 2023

Merhi feels first SUPER GT victory now within reach

Ex-Formula 1 racer Merhi and his team-mate in the #6 Audi R8 LMS GT3, Yoshiaki Katayama, finished third earlier this month at Sugo, equalling the finish they achieved together in the fourth round of the season at Fuji in August.

Motorsport · Sep 28, 2023

Yamamoto to miss final Super Formula, SUPER GT races after Sugo crash

Yamamoto suffered a major impact with the barriers in the sixth round of the SUPER GT season at Sugo after the Team Kunimitsu driver collided with the Kondo Racing Nissan GT300 car of Teppei Natori.

Motorsport · Sep 26, 2023

Sugo strategy fortune for Impul "saved our championship"

The #1 Impul Nissan Z shared by Baguette and Hiramine was one of the main beneficiaries of the stoppage that was triggered by Naoki Yamamoto's huge crash at the end of lap 37 of 84, along with the SARD Toyota GR Supra.

Motorsport · Sep 20, 2023