The promising signs of Japanese motorsport’s belated bounceback
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, Super GT is venturing beyond Japanese shores next year. The championship’s first-ever night race at Sepang in Malaysia, which should have taken place in 2020 only to be scuppered by the onset of the global health crisis, was part of the series’ 2025 calendar released at the […]
Super Formula, SUPER GT to expand outside of Japan in 2025
Both Super Formula and SUPER GT will expand beyond Japan in 2025, adding one international stop each on their respective calendars. Super Formula will visit an unspecified location in South Korea for its fourth round on 6-8 June, with the Inje Speedium on the outskirts of Seoul the likely destination for its first race abroad […]
The factors behind Super Formula losing its international lustre
Last weekend’s Super Formula round at Sugo was the first in almost 50 years to feature no international representation. All 20 drivers who lined up on the grid, plus Naoki Yamamoto who couldn’t take the start due to a warm-up crash, were of Japanese nationality. Super Formula/Formula Nippon and its precursors All-Japan Formula 3000 and […]