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The opening round of the 2027 Rotax MAX Challenge APG took place at Auto Paradise Gotemba on 8 November under cloudy skies. Eba Ogino won Micro MAX, Taihiro Sakano dominated Senior MAX, and Mao Shimazu won the MAX Lights KYOJO final before finishing fourth in Senior MAX.
Nathan Hew speaks to Loke Yin Yi on her journey to becoming a Malaysia's first KYOJO VITA podium finisher and being a woman in motorsport representing Malaysia on global grids.
Aimi Saito secured her second KYOJO Cup championship in three years with a flawless final round at Fuji Speedway, taking pole position and winning both the Sprint Race and Final Race. The result capped a strong response to a disappointing penultimate round and confirmed her title with 102 points.
KYOJO Cup Round 4 at Fuji Speedway saw Miki Onaga and Kokoro Sato share the victories across the Sprint and final race, with Joanne Ciconte finishing on the podium in both. Onaga took pole and won the Sprint before Sato came through to win the final race.
The 2026 Rotax MAX Challenge APG series concluded at Auto Paradise Gotemba, with the final round deciding titles across eight categories from Senior MAX to the MAX Lights Junior and Mini MAX classes.
Fuji Speedway hosted Round 3 of the KYOJO CUP and Round 2 of KYOJO VITA, with both categories producing a familiar pattern across qualifying and race day: pole position did not guarantee the top step.
Round 4 of the Rotax Max Challenge Japan season brought the championship to Auto Paradise Gotemba, where seven categories tackled a weekend defined as much by penalties, disqualifications, and technical scrutiny as outright pace. Across the board, several drivers converted qualifying speed into…
In KYOJO Cup, Riona Tomishita emerged as the standout performer of the weekend. Tomishita secured pole position with a 1:43.604 lap, edging Joanne Ciconte by just 0.238 seconds, while Aimi Saito completed the top three in qualifying.
Round 3 of the RMC Asia Pacific Grand Prix at Auto Paradise Gotemba delivered a full programme across seven categories, where consistent front-running pace translated into wins in Micro MAX, Mini MAX, Senior MAX, and MAX Masters, while penalties played a decisive role in shaping the final outcomes…
Round 2 of the Rotax Max Challenge Japan at Auto Paradise Gotemba delivered a weekend defined by consistency and control across multiple categories, with several drivers converting early pace into commanding final results.
