2026 Formula Regional Japanese Championship

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.
Rn-sports 10 Hibiki Komatsu 1 [2]
11 Masayuki Ueda M 1 [2]
AiWin 13 Yutaka Toriba M 1 [2]
Nilzz Racing 18 "Yuki" M 1 [2]
N-SPEED 23 "Yugo” M 1 [2]
Sky Motorsports 36 Paul Wong M 1 [2]
TOM'S TGR-DC 37 Yuzuki Miura 1 [3]
38 Masana Muto 1 [3]
Eagle Sports 40 Shoichiro Akamatsu M 1 [2]
Abbey Racing 44 "Akita" M 1 [2]
Ponos Racing 45 Ryota Horachi 1 [4]
54 Kento Omiya 1 [4]
Fujita Pharmacy Racing 46 Hideaki Irie M 1 [2]
Ragno Motor Sports 48 Lin Chenghua 1 [2]
Dr. Dry Racing Team 86 Rio Shimono 1 [5]
Team LeMans 88 Li Xuanyu 1 [2]
Icon Legend
M Masters' Class

Race calendar

The provisional calendar for the 2026 season was revealed on 25 December 2025.[6] 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 22–24 May Super Formula Championship
Super Formula Lights
R5
3 R6 Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi 27–28 June Motegi Champion Cup Race
R7
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 Hibiki Komatsu Ryota Horachi Yuzuki Miura TOM'S TGR-DC "Akita"
R2 Ryota Horachi Yuzuki Miura Ryota Horachi Ponos Racing "Akita"
R3 Yuzuki Miura Masana Muto Yuzuki Miura TOM'S TGR-DC "Akita"
2 R4
R5
3 R6 Mobility Resort Motegi
R7
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 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.

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 Yuzuki Miura 1 2 1 68
2 Ryota Horachi 2 1 4 55
3 Kento Omiya 5 5 2 38
4 Masana Muto 3 4 5 37
5 Hibiki Komatsu 4 3 6 35
6 Lin Chenghua 6 6 3 31
7 Rio Shimono 8 8 7 14
8 Li Xuanyu 7 9 8 12
9 "Akita" 9 7 9 10
10 Yutaka Toriba 10 13 10 2
11 Masayuki Ueda 12 10 Ret 1
12 Hideaki Irie 11 11 11 0
13 "Yuki" 13 12 12 0
14 Shoichiro Akamatsu DNS Ret 13 0
15 "Yugo” 14 14 14 0
16 Paul Wong 15 15 DNS 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
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (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 "Akita" 1 1 1 75
2 Yutaka Toriba 2 5 2 46
3 Hideaki Irie 3 3 3 45
4 "Yuki" 5 4 4 34
5 Masayuki Ueda 4 2 Ret 30
6 "Yugo” 6 6 6 24
7 Paul Wong 7 7 DNS 12
8 Shoichiro Akamatsu DNS Ret 5 10
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 TOM'S TGR-DC 1 2 1 68
2 Ponos Racing 2 1 2 61
3 Rn-sports 4 3 6 35
4 Ragno Motor Sports 6 6 3 31
5 Dr. Dry Racing Team 8 8 7 14
6 Team LeMans 7 9 8 12
7 Abbey Racing 9 7 9 10
8 AiWin 10 13 10 2
9 Fujita Pharmacy Racing 11 11 11 0
10 Nilzz Racing 13 12 12 0
11 Eagle Sports DNS Ret 13 0
12 N-SPEED 14 14 14 0
13 Sky Motorsports 15 15 DNS 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 Pts
SUZ1 SUZ2 MOT SUG FUJ1 FUJ2

References

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