Ryo Ogawa

Ryo Ogawa
Nationality Japanese
Born (1991-04-21) 21 April 1991
Kanagawa, Japan
RelativesHitoshi Ogawa (father)
Racing licence FIA Silver
Championship titles
2016
2015
2013–2014, 2022–2023		Super Taikyu – ST-4
Japanese Formula 3 Championship – National Class
Porsche Carrera Cup Japan

Ryo Ogawa (小河 諒, Ogawa Ryō; born 21 April 1991 in Kanagawa[1]) is a Japanese racing driver. He is a four time champion of Porsche Carrera Cup Japan.[2]

Personal life

Ogawa is the son of 1989 Japanese Formula 3000 champion Hitoshi Ogawa.[3]

Career

Ogawa made his single-seater debut in 2010, competing for R.Houka Racing in Formula Challenge Japan.[4] Competing in the series until 2012,[5] Ogawa scored a best result of fourth at Fuji in his final season in the series en route to an eighth-place points finish.[6] The following year, Ogawa joined Bright Motorsport to race in Porsche Carrera Cup Japan,[7] scoring four wins and five more podiums to clinch his maiden series title.[8] During 2013, Ogawa also raced in select rounds of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship's National Class for Le Beausset Motorsports, scoring a class podium at Okayama.[9]

Remaining in Carrera Cup Japan for 2014, Ogawa joined Team KTouch for his sophomore season, winning both races at Fuji en route to his second consecutive title in the series.[10] Ogawa then joined TOM'S to race in Japanese Formula 3, winning the National Class title by winning all but three races and finishing no lower than second in the other three.[11] In 2016, Ogawa transitioned to the ST-4 class of the Super Taikyu Series, winning the title in his maiden season with Endless Sports.[12] During 2016, Ogawa also passed his first Super GT rookie test at Sportsland SUGO for Lamborghini Team Direction.[13]

Two more seasons with Endless Sports in ST-4 then ensued, finishing runner-up in 2017 and third in 2018 with a lone win at Okayama.[14][15] In 2018, Ogawa also partook in his second Super GT rookie test as a refresher, this time for EIcars Bentley at Okayama.[16] The following year, Ogawa returned to Porsche Carrera Cup Japan with Bingo Racing, scoring a lone win at Fuji en route to a third-place points finish.[17] Remaining with the team for the 2020 season, Ogawa won at Fuji and Motegi to end the year fourth in points.[18]

Continuing with Bingo Racing for 2021,[19] Ogawa won both races at Fuji and Suzuka to end the year runner-up to Tsubasa Kondo by 8 points.[20] The following year, Ogawa remained with the team and won six races en route to his third series title by 50 points over Tsubasa Kondo.[21] Remaining with Bingo Racing to defend his third title, Ogawa won all but one race he started to clinch his fourth title by 61 points over Takumi Sato.[22] Alongside his campaign in Carrera Cup Japan, Ogawa made his debut in Super GT, racing for apr in both Fuji rounds in the GT300 class.[23][24]

The following year, Ogawa raced in the first two rounds of GT World Challenge Asia, scoring a Silver class podium at Sepang.[25] During 2024, Ogawa also raced for OTG Motor Sports in the Toyota Gazoo Racing GR86/BRZ Cup,[26] as well as racing in the ST-4 class of Super Taikyu for Endless Sports, in which he scored two wins to help the team secure the class title.[27] In 2025, Ogawa returned to GT300 and apr alongside Manabu Orido and Hiroaki Nagai for the endurance rounds, scoring a best result of 16th at Fuji.[28][29] During 2025, Ogawa also raced for Endless Sports in the ST-4 class of Super Taikyu, scoring wins at Autopolis and Fuji to help the team end the year runner-up in points.[30]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2010 Formula Challenge Japan R.Houka Racing 12 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2011 Formula Challenge Japan Houka Racing with Dunlop 13 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2012 Formula Challenge Japan Houka Racing with Dunlop 12 0 0 0 0 7 8th
2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Japan Bright Motorsport 10 4 3 3 9 171 1st
Japanese Formula 3 Championship – National Class Tochigi Le Beausset Motorsports 4 0 0 0 1 10 7th
86BRZ Challenge Cup – JP-2R SPV Racing 1 1 1 1 1 22 1st
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia – Macau Grand Prix Invitational Bright Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 7th
2014 Porsche Carrera Cup Japan Team KTouch Porsche 10 2 8 154 1st
2015 Japanese Formula 3 Championship – National Class TOM'S 17 14 15 17 17 192 1st
2016 Super Taikyu – ST-4 Endless Sports 1st
Audi R8 LMS Cup KCMG 4 0 0 0 0 25 12th
2017 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR86/BRZ Cup
Audi R8 LMS Cup
Super Taikyu – ST-4 Endless Sports 6 0 0 0 6 94.5‡ 2nd‡
2018 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR86/BRZ Cup
Super Taikyu – ST-4 Endless Sports 6 1 0 0 4 91‡ 3rd‡
2019 Suzuka 10 Hours Callaway Competition with Bingo Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 19th
Porsche Carrera Cup Japan Bingo Racing 10 1 7 143 3rd
Toyota Gazoo Racing GR86/BRZ Cup
Super Taikyu – ST-3 Le Beausset Motorsports 6 2 1 1 3 92‡ 4th‡
2020 Porsche Carrera Cup Japan Bingo Racing 8 2 5 121 4th
Super Taikyu – ST-4 Endless Sports 4 0 0 1 3 74‡ 4th‡
2021 Porsche Carrera Cup Japan Bingo Racing 11 4 11 200 2nd
Super Taikyu – ST-Z Endless Sports 4 1 0 0 4 106‡ 1st‡
Super Taikyu – ST-2 1 0 0 0 1 15‡ 9th‡
2022 Porsche Carrera Cup Japan Bingo Racing 11 6 11 247 1st
Super Taikyu – ST-Q Endless Sports 9 6 ?? ?? ?? ??‡ ??‡
Toyota Gazoo Racing GR86/BRZ Cup OTG Motor Sports 3 0 0 0 0 5 21st
2023 Porsche Carrera Cup Japan Bingo Racing 11 10 11 270 1st
Super GT – GT300 apr 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Super Taikyu – ST-4 Endless Sports 5 1 2 0 2 59‡ 6th‡
Toyota Gazoo Racing GR86/BRZ Cup OTG Motor Sports 7 0 0 0 1 12 18th
2024 GT World Challenge Asia LM corsa 4 0 0 0 0 6 38th
GT World Challenge Asia – Silver 0 0 0 1 49 7th
Toyota Gazoo Racing GR86/BRZ Cup OTG Motor Sports 7 0 1 0 0 37 8th
Super Taikyu – ST-4 Endless Sports 5 2 0 2 6 134‡ 1st‡
2025 Super GT – GT300 apr 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Super Taikyu – ST-4 Endless Sports 6 2 0 0 5 125‡ 2nd‡
2026 Super Taikyu – ST-X apr ‡ ‡
Sources:[31]

‡ Team standings

Complete Formula Challenge Japan results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Pts
2010 R.Houka Racing MOT1
1
18 		MOT1
2
19 		FUJ1
1
12 		FUJ1
2
18 		FUJ2
1
17 		FUJ2
2
20 		MOT2
1
18 		MOT2
2
14 		SUZ1
Ret 		SUZ2
1
19 		SUZ2
2
18 		SUZ2
3
17 		NC 0
2011 Houka Racing with Dunlop FUJ1
1
15 		FUJ1
2
11 		SUZ1
1
12 		SUZ1
2
13 		FUJ2
1
17 		FUJ2
2
11 		FUJ2
3
15 		SUZ2
C 		SUZ3
1
DNS 		SUZ3
2
17 		MOT
1
14 		MOT
2
12 		MOT
3
16 		MOT
4
13 		NC 0
2012 Houka Racing with Dunlop FUJ1
1
6 		FUJ1
2
4 		MOT
1
6 		MOT
2
7 		FUJ2
1
12 		FUJ2
2
11 		FUJ2
3
14 		SUZ1
1
10 		SUZ1
2
6 		SUZ2
1
12 		SUZ2
2
6 		SUZ2
3
7 		8th 7

Complete Japanese Formula 3 results

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

Year Team Engine Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DC Pts
2013 Tochigi Le Beausset Motorsports Toyota N SUZ
1 		SUZ
2 		MOT
1 		MOT
2 		MOT
3 		OKA
1
6 		OKA
2
DNS 		FUJ
1
10 		FUJ
2
DSQ 		MOT
1
Ret 		MOT
2
DNS 		SUG
1 		SUG
2 		FUJ
1 		FUJ
2 		7th 10
2015 TOM'S N SUZ
1
9 		SUZ
2
10 		MOT
1
11 		MOT
2
10 		MOT
3
10 		OKA
1
9 		OKA
2
9 		FUJ
1
10 		FUJ
2
10 		OKA
1
11 		OKA
2
10 		FUJ
1
11 		FUJ
2
9 		MOT
1
11 		MOT
2
9 		SUG
1
11 		SUG
2
10 		1st 192

Complete Super GT results

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points
2023 apr Toyota GR86 GT300 GT300 OKA
 FUJ1
18 		SUZ1
 FUJ2
13 		SUZ2
 SUG
 AUT
 MOT
 NC 0
2025 apr Toyota GR86 GT300 GT300 OKA
 FUJ
16 		SEP
 FS1
 FS2
 SUZ
 SUG
 AUT
22 		MOT
 NC 0

Complete GT World Challenge Asia results

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points
2024 LM Corsa Ferrari 296 GT3 Silver SEP
1
3 		SEP
2
5 		BUR
1
4 		BUR
2
4 		FUJ
1
 FUJ
2
 SUZ
1
 SUZ
2
 OKA
1
 OKA
2
 SHA
1
 SHA
2
 7th 49

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