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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…

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The factors behind Super Formula losing its international lustre

Last weekend’s Super Formula round at Sugo was the first in almost 50 years to feature no international representation. All 20 drivers who lined up on the grid, plus Naoki Yamamoto who couldn't take the start due to a warm-up crash, were of Japanese nationality.

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The factors behind Japan's proving ground losing its international lustre

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Yamamoto 'never imagined' scoring podium on injury comeback in Super Formula

The three-time champion finished third in Sunday’s opener at Suzuka, which marked his first appearance since last August’s Motegi round as he was ruled out of the final races of 2023 after sustaining serious neck and spine injuries in a SUPER GT crash at Sugo.

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Yamamoto released from hospital two months on from Super GT 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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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…

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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.

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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.

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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.

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What's going on with SUPER GT cars being disqualified?

Those that tuned in to Sunday's Sugo race were treated to a thrilling battle between Honda NSX-GT teams Real Racing and ARTA, with Real pair Koudai Tsukakoshi and Nobuharu Matsushita coming away with the win.

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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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Natori apologises for triggering Yamamoto's huge Sugo crash

Kondo Racing Nissan GT300 driver Natori made contact with Yamamoto's Team Kunimitsu Honda NSX-GT while trying to enter the pits exiting the final corner on lap 37 of 84, sending Yamamoto into the barriers at high speed.

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Super GT Sugo: Real Honda disqualified, ARTA inherits win

Real pair Koudai Tsukakoshi and Nobuharu Matsushita had come through to take victory at the end of a thrilling 300km race, beating the #8 ARTA Honda of Tomoki Nojiri and Toshiki Oyu by seven seconds.

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Real Racing Honda disqualified, ARTA inherits Sugo win

Real pair Koudai Tsukakoshi and Nobuharu Matsushita had come through to take victory at the end of a thrilling 300km race, beating the #8 ARTA Honda of Tomoki Nojiri and Toshiki Oyu by seven seconds.

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UpGarage Honda stripped of last-gasp Sugo GT300 win

The #18 UpGarage Honda NSX GT3 shared by Takashi Kobayashi and Shun Koide had earned its third win of the season in thrilling style, as the leading Saitama Toyopet Toyota GR Supra ran out of fuel in sight of the chequered flag.

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SUPER GT reveals plans for 50% carbon-neutral fuel in GT300

Masaaki Bandoh, chairman of series promoter GTA, made the announcement during his usual pre-race press conference on Sunday ahead of the sixth round of the season at Sugo.

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Sugo SUPER GT: ARTA Honda's Oyu pips Quintarelli to pole

Oyu came out on top in a thrilling end to the Q2 pole shootout at Sugo as he posted a record-breaking 1m09.413s lap in the #8 ARTA Honda NSX-GT he shares with Tomoki Nojiri.

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

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

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SUPER GT preview show: Why Quintarelli is pumped up for Sugo

With three races left on the 2023 calendar, the battle for title honours is really hotting up with the respective leading crews from Nissan, Toyota and Honda all occupy the top three spots in the drivers' standings.

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Winless Honda pinning SUPER GT hopes on Sugo, Autopolis

The Sakura marque has failed to register a win in the opening four races of the season for the first time since 2017, with GT500 rivals Nissan and Toyota having split honours evenly between them in the first half of the 2023 campaign.

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Super GT reveals eight-round 2024 calendar

Announced on Thursday, the schedule has a similar look to this year's version, with two visits each to Fuji and Suzuka and single fixtures for Okayama, Sugo, Autopolis and Motegi.

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SUPER GT reveals eight-round calendar for 2024

Announced on Thursday, the schedule has a similar look to this year's version, with two visits each to Fuji and Suzuka and single fixtures for Okayama, Sugo, Autopolis and Motegi.

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