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# Yuan Beats Kokubo by Just Over a Second in Micro MAX Final at Mizunami Mayor’s Cup
- URL: https://www.thehairpin.co/yuan-beats-kokubo-by-just-over-a-second-in-micro-max-final-at-mizunami-mayor-s-cup/
- Published: 2026-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Description: Andrew Yuan won the Micro MAX final at the RMC Mizunami Mayor’s Cup, edging Takahisa Kokubo by 1.054 seconds over nine laps at Festika Circuit Mizunami. Held on October 24 and 25, the annual end-of-season special race also saw AKITA and Junji Okamoto claim victories in the MAX Masters and Senior…
- Author: Trinity Magat
- Tags: This Week in Motorsport

Yuan, driving for Free-Nova MOTOR SPORTS, crossed the line to take the Micro MAX win. Takahisa Kokubo finished second, with Zane Zhao of PHANTOM MOTORSPORTS completing the podium just 1.427 seconds behind the winner. Eiba Ogino finished fourth for BUZZ Racing but set the race’s fastest lap at 1:02.067\. Minato Mori and Haruki Ikemi rounded out the top six, with all six drivers finishing within 3.4 seconds of Yuan.

In MAX Masters, AKITA controlled the 12-lap pre-final, winning and setting the fastest lap at 54.760\. Taisei Sejima finished second, 3.324 seconds behind, while Ippei Yamamoto took third at 3.776 seconds back.

The Senior MAX pre-final produced a closer finish, with Junji Okamoto of MECANIKO with HEROes beating Ryota Horochi of KF MOTORSPORT by 0.539 seconds over 14 laps. In MINI MAX, Arata Nakamichi of KF MOTORSPORT topped the pre-final and set the group’s benchmark pace at 57.634.

Yuan’s narrow victory headlined the Micro MAX final, while the pre-finals across the other categories delivered their own battles at the front as the Mizunami Mayor’s Cup brought the season’s special event to a close.

*Image credits: Timofey Degtyarev*