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# Takahira Wins as Japanese Riders Shine in R3 World Cup Round 5
- URL: https://www.thehairpin.co/takahira-wins-as-japanese-riders-shine-in-r3-world-cup-round-5/
- Published: 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Description: Round 5 of the R3 World Cup at the Cremona Circuit saw three Japanese riders feature at the front across qualifying and the races, with Riichi Takahira taking a Race 2 victory and Hinata Okada securing pole position.
- Author: Anupama Rao
- Tags: This Week in Motorsport

Takahira put together the strongest overall weekend of the trio. After qualifying P6 in Superpole with a 1:46.433 lap, he took P3 in Race 1\. He then converted that pace into victory in Race 2 to close the round on the top step.

Okada produced the standout qualifying performance, going from P12 in Free Practice to pole in Superpole with a 1:45.825 lap. He followed with P2 in Race 1, and finished P7 in Race 2, adding more points to his tally.

Rintaro Takemoto qualified P9 in Superpole with a 1:46.470, and finished P4 in Race 1\. He capped off the weekend with a P10 finish in Race 2.

Takahira's win, Okada's pole, and Takemoto's front-running pace gave the Japanese contingent a strong presence across the Italian round, with each rider featuring inside the top five at different stages of the weekend.