2026 Formula Regional Japanese Championship

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The 2026 Formula Regional Japanese Championship is a multi-event, Formula Regional open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held in Japan. The drivers compete in Formula Regional cars that conform to the FIA Formula Regional regulations for the championship. This is the seventh season of the series, promoted by New Pacific Sports Marketing Inc., and the 48th overall season of an FIA ladder series in Japan, dating back to the 1979 Japanese Formula 3 Championship.[1]

Teams and drivers

All teams and drivers compete using the Dome F111/3 Regional F3 car, powered by an Alfa Romeo engine and on Dunlop tires.[1]

Team No. Driver Status Rounds Ref.
Japan Rn-sports 10 Japan Hibiki Komatsu 1 [2][3][4]
Japan Shunji Okumoto 2
Japan Yu Oda 3
11 Japan Masayuki Ueda M 1–3 [2]
Japan AiWin 13 Japan Yutaka Toriba M 1–3 [2]
Japan Nilzz Racing 18 Japan "Yuki" M 1–3 [2]
Japan TB Hopper's 21 Japan "Daisuke" M 3 [4]
Japan N-SPEED 23 Japan "Yugo" M 1–2 [2]
China Sky Motorsports 36 Hong Kong Paul Wong M 1–3 [2]
Japan TOM'S TGR-DC 37 Japan Yuzuki Miura 1–3 [5]
38 Japan Masana Muto 1–3 [5]
Japan Eagle Sports 40 Japan Shoichiro Akamatsu M 1–3 [2]
Japan Abbey Racing 44 Japan "Akita" M 1–3 [2]
Japan Ponos Racing 45 Japan Ryota Horachi 1–3 [6]
54 Japan Kento Omiya 1–3 [6]
Japan Fujita Pharmacy Racing 46 Japan Hideaki Irie M 1–3 [2]
Japan Ragno Motor Sports 48 China Lin Chenghua 1–3 [2]
Japan Tomei Sports 60 Japan "Seimei" M 2–3 [3]
Japan Dr. Dry Racing Team 86 Japan Rio Shimono 1–3 [7]
Japan Team LeMans 88 China Li Xuanyu 1–3 [2]
Icon Legend
M Masters' Class

Race calendar

The provisional calendar for the 2026 season was revealed on 25 December 2025.[8] The series will return to Mobility Resort Motegi after a one-year absence, while Okayama International Circuit will not be part of the schedule for the first time in series history. With four double-header and two triple-header rounds, the race count decreased to 14, one less than in 2025.

Round Circuit Date Support Bill Map of circuit locations
1 R1 Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka 28 February Formula Beat Regional Championship Series
Super FJ Suzuka - Okayama
Suzuka Clubman Race
VITA Race Suzuka
R2 1 March
R3
2 R4 23 May Super Formula Championship
Super Formula Lights
R5 24 May
3 R6 Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi 27 June Motegi Champion Cup Race
Honda N-One Owner's Cup
R7 28 June
4 R8 Sportsland Sugo, Murata 28–30 August Super Formula Lights
SUGO Champion Cup Race
R9
R10
5 R11 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 25–27 September FIA World Endurance Championship (6 Hours of Fuji)
Porsche Carrera Cup Japan
R12
6 R13 9–11 October Super Formula Championship
Kyojo Cup
R14

Race results

Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Masters' class winner
1 R1 Suzuka International Racing Course Japan Hibiki Komatsu Japan Ryota Horachi Japan Yuzuki Miura Japan TOM'S TGR-DC Japan "Akita"
R2 Japan Ryota Horachi Japan Yuzuki Miura Japan Ryota Horachi Japan Ponos Racing Japan "Akita"
R3 Japan Yuzuki Miura Japan Masana Muto Japan Yuzuki Miura Japan TOM'S TGR-DC Japan "Akita"
2 R4 Japan Kento Omiya Japan Masana Muto Japan Kento Omiya Japan Ponos Racing Japan "Akita"
R5 Japan Kento Omiya Japan Ryota Horachi Japan Ryota Horachi Japan Ponos Racing Japan "Akita"
3 R6 Mobility Resort Motegi Japan Kento Omiya[a] Japan Kento Omiya Japan Kento Omiya Japan Ponos Racing Japan Yutaka Toriba
R7 Japan Masana Muto[a] Japan Kento Omiya Japan Kento Omiya Japan Ponos Racing Japan "Akita"
4 R8 Sportsland Sugo
R9
R10
5 R11 Fuji Speedway
R12
6 R13
R14

Season report

First half

The 2026 Formula Regional Japanese Championship began with two race weekends at Suzuka International Racing Course. The opening race saw Rn-sports driver Hibiki Komatsu start from pole position, but the best start went to TOM'S TGR-DC driver Yuzuki Miura, who slotted into first place exiting turn one after starting third. Ponos Racing's Ryota Horachi and the other TOM's car of Masana Muto also got past Komatsu. Horachi quickly claimed second and set out after Miura, but could not get past him. He had pole position for race two, however, and was able to fend off Miura multiple times throughout the race to convert pole position into victory. Komatsu started and finished in third. Race three saw Miura start from pole position and he was able to easily hold the lead when Muto stalled on the front row. All drivers were able to avoid him, with Ponos Racing's Kento Omiya taking second ahead of Ragno Motor Sports' Lin Chenghua. Horachi spent the race rising from sixth to fourth, but with two wins to his name, Miura claimed the points lead.[9]

Omiya took both pole positions in qualifying for the second round. He led Miura at the start of the first race as Horachi stalled from third place and dropped to the back. While positions remained static at the front, Horachi spent the race battling his way back up the order, finishing fifth in the end as Omiya took a controlled victory ahead of Miura and Muto. Race two began with Horachi getting a better start, but he still lost out to Miura on the opening lap before a safety car halted proceedings. Miura attacked Omiya on the restart, but ran wide and dropped to third. Now it was Horachi's turn to pressure Omiya, and on lap six he finally managed to get past him, before Muto and Miura also overtook him. Omiya then retired with a technical issue, and Horachi took victory. Miura, who continued his podium streak, was now eleven points ahead of Horachi in the standings.[10]

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top ten drivers.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' championship

Pos Driver SUZ1 SUZ2 MOT SUG FUJ1 FUJ2 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14
1 Japan Ryota Horachi 2 1 4 5 1 2 3 123
2 Japan Yuzuki Miura 1 2 1 2 3 5 4 123
3 Japan Kento Omiya 5 5 2 1 Ret 1 1 113
4 Japan Masana Muto 3 4 5 3 2 3 2 103
5 China Lin Chenghua 6 6 3 4 14 6 DNS 51
6 Japan Rio Shimono 8 8 7 7 Ret 4 5 42
7 Japan Hibiki Komatsu 4 3 6 35
8 Japan "Akita" 9 7 9 8 5 13 7 30
9 Japan Shunji Okumoto 6 4 20
10 China Li Xuanyu 7 9 8 11 Ret 8 10 17
11 Japan Yu Oda 7 6 14
12 Japan Yutaka Toriba 10 13 10 9 7 9 15 12
13 Japan Shoichiro Akamatsu DNS Ret 13 10 6 12 9 11
14 Japan Masayuki Ueda 12 10 Ret 12 8 11 8 9
15 Japan Hideaki Irie 11 11 11 13 9 10 11 3
16 Japan "Yuki" 13 12 12 15 10 16 Ret 1
17 Japan "Seimei" 16 11 17 13 0
18 Hong Kong Paul Wong 15 15 DNS 14 13 15 12 0
19 Japan "Yugo" 14 14 14 17 12 0
20 Japan "Daisuke" 14 14 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 Pts
SUZ1 SUZ2 MOT SUG FUJ1 FUJ2
Key
Colour Result
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenOther points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap

Masters' class standings

Pos Driver SUZ1 SUZ2 MOT SUG FUJ1 FUJ2 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14
1 Japan "Akita" 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 160
2 Japan Yutaka Toriba 2 5 2 2 3 1 8 108
3 Japan Hideaki Irie 3 3 3 5 5 2 4 95
4 Japan Masayuki Ueda 4 2 Ret 4 4 3 2 87
5 Japan Shoichiro Akamatsu DNS Ret 5 3 2 4 3 70
6 Japan "Yuki" 5 4 4 7 6 8 Ret 52
7 Hong Kong Paul Wong 7 7 DNS 6 9 7 5 38
8 Japan "Yugo" 6 6 6 9 8 30
9 Japan "Seimei" 8 7 9 6 20
10 Japan "Daisuke" 6 7 14
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 Pts
SUZ1 SUZ2 MOT SUG FUJ1 FUJ2

Teams' championship

Only the best finishing driver of each team is eligible for teams' championship points.

Pos Driver SUZ1 SUZ2 MOT SUG FUJ1 FUJ2 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14
1 Japan Ponos Racing 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 161
2 Japan TOM'S TGR-DC 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 137
3 Japan Rn-sports 4 3 6 6 4 7 6 69
4 Japan Ragno Motor Sports 6 6 3 4 14 6 DNS 51
6 Japan Dr. Dry Racing Team 8 8 7 7 Ret 4 5 42
5 Japan Abbey Racing 9 7 9 8 5 13 7 30
7 Japan Team LeMans 7 9 8 11 Ret 8 10 17
8 Japan AiWin 10 13 10 9 7 9 15 12
9 Japan Eagle Sports DNS Ret 13 10 6 12 9 11
10 Japan Fujita Pharmacy Racing 11 11 11 13 9 10 11 3
11 Japan Nilzz Racing 13 12 12 15 10 16 Ret 1
12 Japan Tomei Sports 16 11 17 13 0
14 China Sky Motorsports 15 15 DNS 14 13 15 12 0
13 Japan N-SPEED 14 14 14 17 12 0
15 Japan TB Hopper's 14 14 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 Pts
SUZ1 SUZ2 MOT SUG FUJ1 FUJ2

Notes

  1. Qualifying was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. The grid for this round was based on the results of the first pre-event test session. Each drivers' best time was used for the grid of race 6, and each drivers' second-best time was used for the grid of race 7.

References

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