The Honda Formula Dream Project (HFDP) is a driver development programme by Honda Racing. It is meant to promote talent in different racing series by helping them with funds, hoping to find drivers who will race for the team in the future. Notable graduates of the scheme are Yuki Tsunoda, who made his F1 debut for Scuderia Alpha Tauri.
Current drivers Driver Titles as HFDP driver Taito Kato 2024–Formula Regional Middle East TrophyFIA Formula 3 ChampionshipFrench F4 Championship (2024) Syo Momose 2025–F4 Japanese ChampionshipNone Kotaro Shimbara 2025–Super Formula LightsSuper GT - GT300None Kazuma Kurosawa 2026–F4 Japanese ChampionshipNone Kota Tsuchihashi 2026–French F4 ChampionshipNone Championship titles highlighted in bold.
Former drivers DriverYears Takuya Izawa 2006–2007Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2006–2007) Koudai Tsukakoshi 2006–2010Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2006–2007)Formula 3 Euro Series (2008)Formula Nippon Championship (2008–2010)Super GT – GT500 (2008–2010) Yuhki Nakayama 2007–2008Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2007–2008) Naoki Yamamoto 2007–2009Formula Challenge Japan (2007)Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2009–2010) Kazuma Kokubu 2008Formula Challenge Japan (2008) Ryoji Motojima 2008Formula Challenge Japan (2008) Takashi Kobayashi 2008–2010Formula Challenge Japan (2008)Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2009–2010) Kazuki Miura 2008–2011Formula Challenge Japan (2008–2009)Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2010–2011) Tomoki Nojiri 2009–2013Formula Challenge Japan (2009–2010)Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2011–2013) Shinji Nakamura 2010Formula Challenge Japan (2010) Kazuki Hiramine 2010–2012Formula Challenge Japan (2010–2011)Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2012) Shota Kiyohara 2011, 2013–2014Formula Challenge Japan (2011)Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2013–2014) Yuya Motojima 2011Formula Challenge Japan (2011) Shinnosuke Yamada 2011Formula Challenge Japan (2011) Nobuharu Matsushita 2013–2017, 2019 Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2013–2014)GP2 Series (2015–2016)FIA Formula 2 Championship (, )Euroformula Open Championship (2019) Tsubasa Takahashi 2014–2015Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2014–2015) Nirei Fukuzumi 2014–2018 JAF Formula 4 (2014)Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2015)GP3 Series (2016–2017)FIA Formula 2 Championship (2018)Super Formula Championship (2018) Keishi Ishikawa 2015Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2015) Katsuhide Kaneishi 2015F4 Japanese Championship (2015) Mizuki Ishizaka 2015–2016F4 Japanese Championship (2015–2016) Yuta Kamimura 2015–2016F4 Japanese Championship (2015–2016) Hiroki Otsu 2015–2017F4 Japanese Championship (2015)Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2016–2017) Takuya Otaki 2016–2017F4 Japanese Championship (2016–2017) Tadasuke Makino 2016–2018Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2016)FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2016)FIA Formula 2 Championship (2018) Sena Sakaguchi 2016–2018F4 Japanese Championship (2016)Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2016–2018) Toshiki Oyu 2016–2019F4 Japanese Championship (2016–2017)Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2018–2019)Euroformula Open Championship (2019) Ukyo Sasahara 2017–2018F4 Japanese Championship (2017)Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2018) Yuki Tsunoda 2017–2020F4 Japanese Championship (2017–2018)FIA Formula 3 Championship (2019)Euroformula Open Championship (2019)Toyota Racing Series (2020)FIA Formula 2 Championship (2020) Teppei Natori 2018–2020F4 Japanese Championship (2018)FIA Formula 3 Championship (2019)Euroformula Open Championship (2019)Super Formula Lights (2020) Ren Sato 2018–2022F4 Japanese Championship (2018–2019)French F4 Championship (2019–2020)Super Formula Lights (2021)Super GT - GT300 (2021)Super Formula Championship (2022) Miki Koyama 2019F4 Japanese Championship (2019) Atsushi Miyake 2019F4 Japanese Championship (2019) Kakunoshin Ohta 2019, 2021–2022F4 Japanese Championship (2019, 2021)French F4 Championship (2019)Super Formula Lights (2022)Super GT - GT300 (2022) Ayumu Iwasa 2020–2023 French F4 Championship (2020)F3 Asian Championship (2021)FIA Formula 3 Championship (2021)FIA Formula 2 Championship (2022–2023) Syun Koide 2021–2024F4 Japanese Championship (2020–2023)Super Formula Lights (2023–2024)Super GT - GT300 (2023–2024) Kazuma Nishimura 2022F4 Japanese Championship (2022) Souta Arao 2022–2024 French F4 Championship (2022)GB3 Championship (2023)Super Formula Lights (2024) Yuto Nomura 2022–2025 French F4 Championship (2022)F4 Japanese Championship (2023–2024)Super Formula Lights (2025)Super GT - GT300 (2025) Iori Kimura 2021–2023F4 Japanese Championship (2021)Super Formula Lights (2022–2023)Super GT - GT300 (2022) Yusuke Mitsui 2022–2023F4 Japanese Championship (2022–2023) Tosei Moriyama 2023F4 Japanese Championship (2023) Ryota Horachi 2024F4 Japanese Championship (2024) Rintaro Sato 2025French F4 Championship (2025) Championship titles highlighted in bold.
See also TGR Driver Challenge Program
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