Super Formula: Miyata gets first win at Suzuka
Ritomo Miyata came from 12th on the grid to pass Sho Tsuboi around the outside of Turn 1 on the penultimate lap of the 31-lap race to win a thrilling Super Formula race at Suzuka, his first Super Formula victory.
Tomoki Nojiri crashed out of the race after contact with race leader Toshiki Oyu.
Suzuka Results
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Behind | Gap |
1 | 37 | Ritomo Miyata | Vantelin Team TOM’S | 30 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
2 | 38 | Sho Tsuboi | JMS P.mu/cerumo-INGING | 30 | 3.022 | 3.022 |
3 | 20 | Ryo Hirakawa | ITOCHU ENEX TEAM IMPUL | 30 | 3.404 | 0.382 |
4 | 15 | Liam Lawson | Team Mugen | 30 | 4.130 | 0.726 |
5 | 3 | Kenta Yamashita | Kondo Racing | 30 | 8.709 | 4.579 |
6 | 39 | Sena Sakaguchi | JMS P.mu/cerumo-INGING | 30 | 12.366 | 3.657 |
7 | 4 | Kazuto Kotaka | Kondo Racing | 30 | 13.071 | 0.705 |
8 | 36 | Giuliano Alesi | Vantelin Team TOM’S | 30 | 15.213 | 2.142 |
9 | 55 | Cem Bolukbasi | TGM Grand Prix | 30 | 15.728 | 0.515 |
10 | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi | ThreeBond Racing | 30 | 16.124 | 0.396 |
11 | 64 | Naoki Yamamoto | TCS Nakajima Racing | 30 | 16.662 | 0.538 |
12 | 50 | Nobuharu Matsushita | B-Max Racing Team | 30 | 18.095 | 1.433 |
13 | 14 | Kazuya Oshima | docomo business ROOKIE | 30 | 18.297 | 0.202 |
14 | 7 | Kamui Kobayashi | Team KCMG | 30 | 20.130 | 1.833 |
15 | 5 | Tadasuke Makino | Dandelion Racing | 30 | 20.983 | 0.853 |
16 | 18 | Yuji Kunimoto | Team KCMG | 30 | 26.393 | 5.410 |
17 | 6 | Kakunoshin Ota | Dandelion Racing | 30 | 26.897 | 0.504 |
18 | 51 | Raoul Hyman | B-Max Racing Team | 30 | 34.337 | 7.440 |
19 | 19 | Yuhi Sekiguchi | ITOCHU ENEX TEAM IMPUL | 29 | 1 Lap | 1 Lap |
20 | 53 | Toshiki Oyu | TGM Grand Prix | 19 | 11 Laps | 10 Laps |
21 | 1 | Tomoki Nojiri | Team Mugen | 19 | 11 Laps | 33.449 |
22 | 65 | Ren Sato | TCS Nakajima Racing | 0 | – |