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Ryo Shirasaki won both Champion class races as the F4 Japanese Championship visited Mobility Resort Motegi for Rounds 13 and 14. Ryo Sakai took pole for both races and set course records in qualifying and Race 13, while Yutaka Toriba took pole and victory in the Independent class.
A plain guide to the five steps between karting and F1, the Super Licence points that decide who gets there, and the Asian championships that feed in.
Toyota junior Ryo Sakai and Bionic Jack Racing’s Soichiro Shioda took their first Japanese F4 victories at Sugo, with changing conditions producing two very different races and championship leader Ryo Shirasaki recovering from a difficult Saturday to extend his points advantage.
In Japanese motorsport, the question is no longer whether Japan can produce another Formula 1-calibre driver. The real question is how quickly Honda can push one there. That is the purpose of the Honda Formula Dream Project, better known as HFDP. Launched as a structured junior program to turn
Rounds 3 and 4 of the 2026 F4 Japan Championship at Okayama International Circuit produced a rare display of dominance across both classes, with Ryo Shirasaki and Hirobon sweeping pole positions and race victories to strengthen their positions at the top of their respective campaigns.
The 2026 FIA F4 Japan season opened at Fuji Speedway with Rounds 1 and 2 delivering early pace benchmarks, multiple penalties, and shifting race outcomes across both the Champions and Independent classes.
All the action from Asians in global motorsport, this week.
