2026 F4 Japanese Championship

The 2026 seven x seven FIA F4 Japanese Championship season is the twelfth season of the F4 Japanese Championship.

This is the third season for the second-generation MCSC-24 chassis constructed by Toray Carbon Magic, and TOM'S TMA43 engine which produces 180 horsepower.

Teams and drivers All teams compete with an identical Toray Carbon Magic MCSC-24 chassis and TOM'S 2-litre naturally aspirated engine.

Champion class Team Driver RoundsRagno Motor Sports 2 Keigo Okazawa1–2Team 5ZIGEN 3 Sena Yamamoto1–4 Buzz Racing 6 Douglas Bolger6 7 Toranosuke Takagi1–6 8 Song Harim1–2 William Beck3, 5–6 Zap Speed 14 Masaki Murata1–5 24 Kota Umemoto1–5 Hydrangea Kageyama Racing 15 Ryusho Nakazato1–6 16 Ryo Shirasaki1–6 17 Yuta Suzuki1–6Akiland Racing 19 Lu You De1–6Eagle Sports 21 Leon Ochiai2–5 Falcon Motorsport 261 Haru Kataoka3 TGR-DC Racing School 28 Yuzuki Miura1–6 29 Masana Muto1–6 Riona Tomishita5 35 Ryo Sakai1–6 36 Masaki Hamabe1–6 37 Buntaro Igarashi1–6 38 Tomoki Terashima1–6Drago Corse 34 Kaoru Yoshida3–4B-Max Engineering 42 Ryoki Minoura1–6 43 Haruto Nakai1–6 Ponos Racing 45 Megumu Suzuki1–6 54 Shota Sakai1–6 Fujita Yakkyoku Racing 47 Taiga Ishii1, 3, 5 Kaoru Yoshida6 48 Taisei Murakami1–6HFDP with B-Max Racing Team 50 Syo Momose1–6 51 Kazuma Kurosawa1–6TGM Grand Prix 53 Miku Ikejima1, 3–5 OTG Motor Sports 60 Kenta Kumagai1–6 80 Miki Onaga1–6HELM Motorsports 62 Kosei Oguma1–5Mitsusada Racing 73 Ryutaro Sakai1–6Team LeMans 78 TBATBC Dr. Dry Racing 85 Kodai Yoshida1–4 87 Rikuto Toyoshima1–5Bionic Jack Racing 99 Soichiro Shioda1–6

Independent class Team Driver Rounds Akiland Racing 3 Shuhei Sato6 71 Masayoshi Oyama1–6 96 Makio Saito1–6Day Dream Racing 4 Yuichi Sasaki1, 3–6Team 5ZIGEN 5 ""1–5Buzz Racing 6 Shigeto Nagashima1, 3–5Team Hashimoto Group 9 Kazuhiro Kanayama1–6 Rn-sports 10 Isao Nakashima1–6 11 Hiroshi Sugiyama1, 3–5 Masayuki Ueda2, 6 12 Kentaro Kojima1–6 92 Ryuichi Kunihiro1, 3, 5 Masayuki Ueda4Hydrangea Kageyama Racing 18 Yutaka Toriba1–6 Zap Speed 22 ""1–4 77 "Mototino"1–4N-Speed 23 ""1–6 B-Max Engineering 30 "Dragon"1–6 44 Nobuhiro Imada1, 3–4 "Syuji"2 88 Yasuhiro Shimizu6Eagle Sports 40 Shoichiro Akamatsu1–6Field Motorsport 55 ""1–6HELM Motorsports 61 ""1–6Dr Dry Racing Team 86 Hachiro Osaka1–6M&K Racing 97 Mitsuhiro Endo2–3, 5Bionic Jack Racing 98 ""1–6

Race calendar All seven rounds will be held in Japan. Six rounds are supporting the Super GT events in Japan, with only Okayama supporting the Super Formula Lights.

Champion Class

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1R1 Fuji Speedway, Oyama3 May Ryo Sakai Masana Muto Buntaro IgarashiTGR-DC Racing SchoolR24 May Ryo Sakai Masana Muto Masana MutoTGR-DC Racing School 2R3 Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka13 June Ryo Shirasaki Ryo Shirasaki Ryo ShirasakiHYDRANGEA Kageyama RacingR414 June Ryo Shirasaki Ryo Shirasaki Ryo ShirasakiHYDRANGEA Kageyama Racing 3 R5 Fuji Speedway, Oyama1 August Ryo Shirasaki Masana Muto Ryo ShirasakiHYDRANGEA Kageyama RacingR62 August Ryo Shirasaki Megumu Suzuki Ryo ShirasakiHYDRANGEA Kageyama Racing 4R7 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 22 August Ryo Shirasaki Ryutaro Sakai Ryo ShirasakiHYDRANGEA Kageyama RacingR823 August Ryo Shirasaki Ryo Shirasaki Ryo ShirasakiHYDRANGEA Kageyama Racing 5R9 Sportsland Sugo, Murata19 September Soichiro Shioda Leon Ochiai Ryo SakaiTGR-DC Racing SchoolR1020 September Soichiro Shioda Soichiro Shioda Soichiro ShiodaBionic Jack Racing 6R11 Autopolis, Hita17 OctoberR1218 October 7R13 Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi 7–8 NovemberR14

Independent Class Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1R1 Fuji Speedway, Oyama3 May Yutaka Toriba Yutaka Toriba Yutaka ToribaHYDRANGEA Kageyama RacingR24 May Yutaka Toriba Masayoshi Oyama Yutaka ToribaHYDRANGEA Kageyama Racing 2R3 Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka13 June "" "" ""Team 5ZIGENR414 June "" "" ""Team 5ZIGEN 3R5 Fuji Speedway, Oyama1 August "" Yutaka Toriba ""Team 5ZIGENR62 August "" Yutaka Toriba Yutaka ToribaHYDRANGEA Kageyama Racing 4R7 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka22 August Nobuhiro Imada "" ""Team 5ZIGENR823 August "" Yutaka Toriba Nobuhiro ImadaB-Max Engineering 5R9 Sportsland Sugo, Murata19 September "" Yutaka Toriba ""Team 5ZIGENR1020 September "" "" ""Team 5ZIGEN 6R11 Autopolis, Hita17 OctoberR1218 October 7R13 Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi 7–8 NovemberR14

Championship standings

Points will be awarded as follows: Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Championship Class Drivers' standings Pos Driver FUJ1 OKA FUJ2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT Pts R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R141 Ryo Shirasaki 19 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 2 1682 Ryo Sakai 9 27 3 5 Ret 2 6 2 1 4 1083 Masana Muto 6 1 2 2 2 9 3 10 WD WD 1054 Buntaro Igarashi 1 3 16 12 24 8 4 4 6 Ret 765 Kenta Kumagai 2 4 8 7 Ret 6 18 13 3 16 636 Masaki Hamabe Ret Ret 9 6 4 4 5 8 8 5 627 Syo Momose 3 10 19 20 7 3 12 7 4 10 568 Ryutaro Sakai 14 21 4 3 Ret 18 2 19 5 11 559 Soichiro Shioda 26 18 22 Ret 11 13 7 3 9 1 4810 Yuzuki Miura 4 6 5 8 16 16 8 25 15 6 4611 Haruto Nakai 27 2 17 17 Ret 19 20 15 10 3 3412 Lu You De Ret 14 7 4 8 Ret 10 5 14 15 3313 Yuta Suzuki Ret 8 6 9 5 7 16 16 21 9 3214 Megumu Suzuki 25 15 14 13 3 14 9 6 Ret 7 3115 Leon Ochiai 16 5 20 19 15 31 14 17 2 122816 Kazuma Kurosawa 28 9 11 10 9 5 28 11 6 18 2117 Ryusho Nakazato 8 16 10 14 6 11 13 Ret 22 23 1318 Sena Yamamoto 5 19 15 11 19 26 17 Ret1019 Tomoki Terashima 7 12 Ret 18 10 10 15 13 18 13 820 Miki Onaga 15 7 24 27 20 23 29 23 Ret 17 621 Rikuto Toyoshima 20 11 23 22 12 21 19 12 16 8422 Ryoki Minoura 11 Ret 12 15 13 17 11 9 17 21 223 Masaki Murata 10 29 26 Ret Ret 25 22 20 26 25124 William Beck 25 30 11 26 025 Haru Kataoka 14 12026 Keigo Okazawa 12 23 21 15027 Kosei Oguma 13 17 13 21 17 15 WD WD028 Shota Sakai Ret 13 18 23 26 20 25 21 20 14 029 Riona Tomishita 13 24030 Kodai Yoshida 17 20 WD WD WD WD031 Toranosuke Takagi 18 24 25 24 23 27 21 18 25 20 032 Taiga Ishii WD WD 18 22 19 19033 Kota Umemoto 23 22 WD WD 21 32 23 Ret WD WD034 Taisei Murakami 21 25 28 25 Ret 28 27 Ret 23 22 035 Kaoru Yoshida 22 24 24 22 036 Song Harim 22 26 27 26037 Miku Ikejima 24 28 Ret 29 26 24 24 270 Douglas Bolger Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 Pts FUJ1 OKA FUJ2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT† — Did not finish but classified

Teams' standings Only the best finisher scored points for their team. Pos Team FUJ1 OKA FUJ2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT Pts R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R141TGR-DC Racing School 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 3 1952Hydrangea Kageyama Racing 8 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 2 1763OTG Motor Sports 2 4 8 7 20 6 18 14 3 16 634HFDP with B-Max Racing Team 3 9 11 10 7 3 12 7 4 10 585Mitsusada Racing 14 21 4 3 Ret 18 2 19 5 11 556Bionic Jack Racing 26 18 22 Ret 11 13 7 3 9 1 487B-Max Engineering 11 2 17 15 13 17 11 9 10 3 368Akiland Racing Ret 14 7 4 8 Ret 10 5 14 15 329Ponos Racing 25 13 14 13 3 14 9 6 20 7 3110Eagle Sports 20 19 15 31 14 17 2 121811Team 5ZIGEN 5 19 15 11 19 26 17 Ret1012Falcon Motorsport 16 5 14 121013Dr. Dry Racing 17 11 23 22 12 21 19 12 16 8414Zap Speed 10 29 26 Ret 21 25 22 20 26 25115Buzz Racing 18 24 25 24 23 27 21 18 11 20 016Ragno Motor Sports 12 23 21 16017HELM Motorsports 13 17 13 21 17 15 WD WD018Fujita Yakkyoku Racing 21 25 28 25 18 22 27 Ret 19 19 019Drago Corse 22 24 24 22020TGM Grand Prix 24 28 Ret 29 26 24 24 270 Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 Pts FUJ1 OKA FUJ2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT

Independent Class Drivers' standings Pos Driver FUJ1 OKA FUJ2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT Pts R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R141 "" 3 Ret 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 12012 Yutaka Toriba 1 1 4 Ret 4 1 Ret Ret 2 15 1173 "" 14 Ret 2 2 2 17 4 3 4 2 1014 Nobuhiro Imada 2 6 3 3 Ret 1815 Masayoshi Oyama 6 3 5 5 10 6 9 7 8 5 706 "Dragon" 19 4 11 4 9 4 2 4 WD WD 687 Shoichiro Akamatsu 11 5 8 12 13 5 7 8 3 3 608 "" 7 2 3 6 20 DSQ 15 DNS 5 12 579 Makio Saito 10 Ret 6 Ret 8 DSQ 3 Ret 6 6 4410 Isao Nakashima 4 8 9 8 7 7 11 Ret 7 9 4211 "" 8 Ret 7 7 Ret Ret 6 12 Ret 4 3612 Masayuki Ueda Ret 3 5 5 3513 Kentaro Kojima 9 Ret 10 10 5 9 8 6 9 8 3414 "" 5 9 12 9 6 8 13 83015 Yuichi Sasaki 12 Ret 11 Ret Ret 9 11 7 816 Hiroshi Sugiyama 13 7 12 10 Ret 13 14 11717 Shigeto Nagashima 15 10 15 12 10 14 10 13318 Hachiro Osaka 16 11 13 11 14 11 Ret 10 13 10 219 "Mototino" Ret 12 15 13 Ret 14 16 DNS020 Mitsuhiro Endo WD WD 16 13 12 Ret021 Kazuhiro Kanayama DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 17 16 12 15 15 Ret 022 Ryuichi Kunihiro 17 13 19 Ret WD WD023 "Syuji" 14 14024 "" 18 14 16 15 18 15 14 16 16 14 0 Shuhei Sato Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 Pts FUJ1 OKA FUJ2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT

Teams' standings Only the best finisher scored points for their team. Pos Team FUJ1 OKA FUJ2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT Pts R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R141Team 5ZIGEN 3 Ret 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 12012Hydrangea Kageyama Racing 1 1 4 Ret 4 1 Ret Ret 2 15 1173B-Max Engineering 2 4 11 4 3 3 2 1 WD WD 1154Field Motorsport 14 Ret 2 2 2 17 4 3 4 2 1015Akiland Racing 6 3 5 5 8 6 3 7 6 5 946Rn-sports 4 7 9 3 5 7 5 5 7 8 817Eagle Sport 11 5 8 12 13 5 7 11 3 3 608Bionic Jack Racing 7 2 3 6 20 DSQ 15 DNS 5 12 579HELM Motorsports 8 Ret 7 7 Ret Ret 6 12 Ret 4 3610Zap Speed 5 9 12 9 6 8 13 83011Day Dream Racing 12 Ret 11 Ret Ret 9 11 7 812Buzz Racing 15 10 15 12 10 14 10 13313Dr Dry Racing Team 16 11 13 11 14 11 Ret 10 13 10 214M&K Racing WD WD 16 13 12 Ret015Team Hashimoto Group DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 17 16 12 15 14 Ret 016N-Speed 18 14 16 15 18 16 14 16 16 14 0 Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 Pts FUJ1 OKA FUJ2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT

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