Kotaro Togashi

The native form of this personal name is Togashi Kotarō. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Kotaro Togashi
NationalityJapanese
Born (2011-10-04) 4 October 2011
Ōizumi, Gunma, Japan
Current teamSDG Jr. 56Racing
Bike number56
Motorcycle racing career statistics
All Japan J-GP3
Active years2024–
ManufacturersHonda (2024–)
Championships0
2025 championship positionNC[a]
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
8 0 0 0 0 -

Kotaro Togashi (Japanese: 富樫 虎太郎, Hepburn: Togashi Kotarō; born 4 October 2011)[1] is a Japanese motorcycle racer who competes in the 2026 Moto4 Asia Cup and the 2026 All Japan J-GP3. He is the 2023 FIM MiniGP World Series runner-up of the 160cc class.

Togashi has raced in the All Japan J-GP3 class in 2024 as a wildcard entry, and full-time in 2025. He is mentored by Shinya Nakano and has been part of his development program since 2022.

Career

Early career (2018–2022)

Togashi was born in Ōizumi, Japan.[2] He began riding minibikes at the age of three and started to compete in his first year of elementary school.[3] In 2018 he debuted in the KIDS-E class of the Kanto Road Mini Championship at Okegawa Sports Land. Between 2019 and 2020 Togashi won several races of the Riding Sport Cup at the Shiraito Circuit in Fujinomiya.[2]

In 2021, Togashi won the HRC Trophy Junior class championship in the Kanto Road Mini Championship at Okegawa Sports Land. In February 2022 he was announced as the new addition to Shinya Nakano's rider development program—set to race in the Kanto Road Mini Championship's top class aboard a Honda NSF100.[4] He was crowned champion of the category by the fifth round, winning the majority of the races.[5][6]

FIM MiniGP (2023)

In 2023, Togashi entered Japan's FIM MiniGP championship.[7] He won the first four races at Okegawa and Motegi, which were followed by two podiums at Tsukuba.[8] He would go on to win the remaining four races at Suzuka and Okegawa,[9] which crowned him champion and granted him a spot in the World Series Final at Valencia.[10][11] Him and championship runner-up Waku Kunitate competed in the 160cc class, aboard the same Ohvale 160cc used in the Japan feeder. Togashi qualified for the three races and finished third in the opening race. He neared the top spot in the remaining two races and ultimately finished in second place in both—granting him the runner-up spot of the 160cc class in the overall standings.[12][13][14]

All Japan Road Race Championship (2024–present)

J-GP3

After his success on minibikes, Togashi stepped up to the bigger Honda NSF250R in 2024, and competed in the Tsukuba Road Race Championship and Suzuka Sunday Road Race.[15] He won both classes and was given a wildcard entry slot for the final round of the 2024 All Japan Road Race Championship—in the J-GP3 class at Suzuka. Togashi finished in the points in 13th place, scoring three points in his All Japan debut. In December 2024, it was announced he would be racing full-time in the J-GP3 class with SDG Jr. 56RACING for the 2025 season—under a Special Participation license.[16]

Togashi started off the season with a crash followed by a retirement at Sportsland Sugo, after qualifying 11th the day before.[17] He picked up his first points in the following round at Tsukuba, finishing in 11th place.[18] He finished in the top ten in the following three races, with a best place finish of fifth at Okayama.[19] Togashi qualified second in the final round at Suzuka, but dropped back during the race and finished 13th.[20] He was second best Special Participation rider to Hayato Chishiki. In January 2026 it was announced he would race in the J-GP3 class with SDG Jr. 56RACING again for 2026.[21]

Togashi also took part in the Motegi round of the 2025 Asia Road Racing Championship as a replacement rider, in the AP250 class.[22] He qualified in 15th place but fell in both races and finished outside of the points section after rejoining.

Moto4 Asia Cup (2026)

Togashi was invited to the 2026 Moto4 Asia Cup selection event at Sepang in October 2025, where he was selected to compete full-time in 2026.[23][24] He set the fastest lap-time during the pre-season tests in February at Sepang.[25]

Career statistics

FIM MiniGP Japan

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos Pts
2023 Ohvale OKE
R1
1 		OKE
R2
1 		MOT
R1
1 		MOT
R2
1 		TSU
R1
3 		TSU
R2
2 		SUZ
R1
1 		SUZ
R2
1 		OKE
R1
1 		OKE
R2
1 		1st 192

FIM MiniGP World Series

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 Pos Pts
2023 160cc Ohvale VAL
R1
3 		VAL
R2
2 		VAL
SFR
2 		2nd 76

All Japan Road Race Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos Pts
2024 J-GP3 Honda MOT SUG TSU AUT OKA SUZ
13 		NC[a] -
2025 J-GP3 Honda SUG
Ret 		TSU1
17 		TSU2
11 		MOT
6 		AUT
10 		OKA
5 		SUZ
13 		NC[a] -
2026 J-GP3 Honda SUG
 AUT
 TSU
 MOT
 OKA
 SUZ
 NC 0

Asia Road Racing Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
2025 AP250 Honda CHA CHA SEP SEP MOT
26 		MOT
26 		MAN MAN SEP SEP CHA CHA NC 0

Moto4 Asia Cup

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
2026 Honda CHA
7 		CHA
3 		SEP
 SEP
 MOT
 MOT
 MAN
 MAN
 SEP
 SEP
 LUS
 LUS
 5th* 25*

* Season still in progress.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Competed under a Special Participation license which is ineligible for points.

References

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