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The 2026 seven x seven FIA F4 Japanese Championship season is the twelfth season of the F4 Japanese Championship.

This is the third season for the second-generation MCSC-24 chassis constructed by Toray Carbon Magic, and TOM'S TMA43 engine which produces 180 horsepower.[1]

Teams and drivers

All teams compete with an identical Toray Carbon Magic MCSC-24 chassis and TOM'S 2-litre naturally aspirated engine.[1]

Champion class

More information Team, No. ...
Team No. Driver Rounds
Ragno Motor Sports 2 Japan Keigo Okazawa[2] 1–2
Team 5ZIGEN 3 Japan Sena Yamamoto[2] 1–4
Buzz Racing 7 Japan Toranosuke Takagi[2] 1–4
8 South Korea Song Harim[2] 1–2
New Zealand William Beck[3] 3, 5
Zap Speed 14 Japan Masaki Murata[2] 1–5
24 Japan Kota Umemoto[2] 1–5
Hydrangea Kageyama Racing 15 Japan Ryusho Nakazato[4] 1–5
16 Japan Ryo Shirasaki[4] 1–5
17 Japan Yuta Suzuki[4] 1–5
Akiland Racing 19 Italy Lu You De[a][2] 1–5
Eagle Sports 21 Japan Leon Ochiai[5][6] 2–5
Falcon Motorsport 26 1
Japan Haru Kataoka[3] 3
TGR-DC Racing School 28 Japan Yuzuki Miura[7] 1–5
29 Japan Masana Muto[7] 1–5
35 Japan Ryo Sakai[7] 1–5
36 Japan Masaki Hamabe[7] 1–5
37 Japan Buntaro Igarashi[7] 1–5
38 Japan Tomoki Terashima[7] 1–5
Drago Corse 34 Japan Kaoru Yoshida[3] 3–4
B-Max Engineering 42 Japan Ryoki Minoura[8] 1–5
43 Japan Haruto Nakai[8] 1–5
Ponos Racing 45 Japan Megumu Suzuki[9] 1–5
54 Japan Shota Sakai[9] 1–5
Fujita Pharmacy Racing 47 Japan Taiga Ishii[2] 1, 3, 5
48 Japan Taisei Murakami[2] 1–5
HFDP with B-Max Racing Team 50 Japan Syo Momose[10] 1–5
51 Japan Kazuma Kurosawa[10] 1–5
TGM Grand Prix 53 Japan Miku Ikejima[2] 1, 3–5
OTG Motor Sports 60 Japan Kenta Kumagai[11] 1–5
80 Japan Miki Onaga[11] 1–5
HELM Motorsports 62 Japan Kosei Oguma[2] 1–5
Mitsusada Racing 73 Japan Ryutaro Sakai[2] 1–5
Team LeMans 78 TBA TBC
Dr. Dry Racing 85 Japan Kodai Yoshida[2] 1–4
87 Japan Rikuto Toyoshima[2] 1–5
Bionic Jack Racing 99 Japan Soichiro Shioda[12] 1–5
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Independent class

More information Team, No. ...
Team No. Driver Rounds
Day Dream Racing 4 Japan Yuichi Sasaki[2] 1, 3–5
Team 5ZIGEN 5 Japan "Hirobon"[2] 1–5
Buzz Racing 6 Japan Shigeto Nagashima[2] 1, 3–5
Team Hashimoto Group 9 Japan Kazuhiro Kanayama[2] 1–5
Rn-sports 10 Japan Isao Nakashima[2] 1–5
11 Japan Hiroshi Sugiyama[2] 1, 3–5
Japan Masayuki Ueda[6] 2
12 Japan Kentaro Kojima[2] 1–5
92 Japan Ryuichi Kunihiro[2] 1, 3, 5
Japan Masayuki Ueda 4
Hydrangea Kageyama Racing 18 Japan Yutaka Toriba[4] 1–5
Zap Speed 22 Japan "Go Shimizu"[2] 1–4
77 Japan "Mototino"[2] 1–4
N-Speed 23 Japan "Yugo"[2] 1–5
B-Max Engineering 30 Japan "Dragon"[13] 1–5
44 Japan Nobuhiro Imada[13] 1, 3–4
Japan "Syuji"[6] 2
88 Japan Yasuhiro Shimizu[13] TBC
Eagle Sports 40 Japan Shoichiro Akamatsu[2] 1–5
Field Motorsport 55 Japan "Kentaro"[2] 1–5
HELM Motorsports 61 United States "William"[2] 1–5
Akiland Racing 71 Japan Masayoshi Oyama[2] 1–5
96 Japan Makio Saito[2] 1–5
Dr Dry Racing Team 86 Japan Hachiro Osaka[2] 1–5
M&K Racing 97 Japan Mitsuhiro Endo[3] 2–3, 5
Bionic Jack Racing 98 Japan "Ikari"[12] 1–5
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Race calendar

All seven rounds will be held in Japan. Six rounds are supporting the Super GT events in Japan, with only Okayama supporting the Super Formula Lights.[14]

Champion Class

More information Round, Circuit ...
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 3 May Japan Ryo Sakai Japan Masana Muto Japan Buntaro Igarashi TGR-DC Racing School
R2 4 May Japan Ryo Sakai Japan Masana Muto Japan Masana Muto TGR-DC Racing School
2 R3 Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka 13 June Japan Ryo Shirasaki Japan Ryo Shirasaki Japan Ryo Shirasaki HYDRANGEA Kageyama Racing
R4 14 June Japan Ryo Shirasaki Japan Ryo Shirasaki Japan Ryo Shirasaki HYDRANGEA Kageyama Racing
3 R5 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 1 August Japan Ryo Shirasaki Japan Masana Muto Japan Ryo Shirasaki HYDRANGEA Kageyama Racing
R6 2 August Japan Ryo Shirasaki Japan Megumu Suzuki Japan Ryo Shirasaki HYDRANGEA Kageyama Racing
4 R7 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 22 August Japan Ryo Shirasaki Japan Ryuichiro Sakai Japan Ryo Shirasaki HYDRANGEA Kageyama Racing
R8 23 August Japan Ryo Shirasaki Japan Ryo Shirasaki Japan Ryo Shirasaki HYDRANGEA Kageyama Racing
5 R9 Sportsland Sugo, Murata 19–20 September
R10
6 R11 Autopolis, Hita 17–18 October
R12
7 R13 Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi 7–8 November
R14
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Independent Class

More information Round, Circuit ...
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 3 May Japan Yutaka Toriba Japan Yutaka Toriba Japan Yutaka Toriba HYDRANGEA Kageyama Racing
R2 4 May Japan Yutaka Toriba Japan Masayoshi Oyama Japan Yutaka Toriba HYDRANGEA Kageyama Racing
2 R3 Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka 13 June Japan "Hirobon" Japan "Hirobon" Japan "Hirobon" Team 5ZIGEN
R4 14 June Japan "Hirobon" Japan "Kentaro" Japan "Hirobon" Team 5ZIGEN
3 R5 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 1 August Japan "Hirobon" Japan Yutaka Toriba Japan "Hirobon" Team 5ZIGEN
R6 2 August Japan "Hirobon" Japan Yutaka Toriba Japan Yutaka Toriba HYDRANGEA Kageyama Racing
4 R7 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 22 August Japan Nobuhiro Imada Japan "Kentaro" Japan "Hirobon" Team 5ZIGEN
R8 23 August Japan "Hirobon" Japan Yutaka Toriba Japan Nobuhiro Imada B-Max Engineering
5 R9 Sportsland Sugo, Murata 19–20 September
R10
6 R11 Autopolis, Hita 17–18 October
R12
7 R13 Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi 7–8 November
R14
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Championship standings

Points will be awarded as follows:

More information Position, Points ...
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
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Championship Class

Drivers' standings

More information Pos, Driver ...
Pos Driver FUJ1 OKA FUJ2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT Pts
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14
1 Japan Ryo Shirasaki 19 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 1 150
2 Japan Masana Muto 6 1 2 2 2 9 3 10 WD WD 105
3 Japan Ryo Sakai 9 27 3 5 Ret 2 6 2 71
4 Japan Buntaro Igarashi 1 3 16 12 24 8 4 4 68
5 Japan Kenta Kumagai 2 4 8 7 Ret 6 18 13 48
6 Japan Masaki Hamabe Ret Ret 9 6 4 4 5 8 48
7 Japan Ryutaro Sakai 14 21 4 3 Ret 18 2 19 45
8 Japan Syo Momose 3 10 19 20 7 3 12 7 43
9 Japan Yuzuki Miura 4 6 5 8 16 16 8 25 38
10 Italy Lu You De Ret 14 7 4 8 Ret 10 5 33
11 Japan Yuta Suzuki Ret 8 6 9 5 7 16 16 30
12 Japan Megumu Suzuki 25 15 14 13 3 14 9 6 25
13 Japan Soichiro Shioda 26 18 22 Ret 11 13 7 3 21
14 Japan Haruto Nakai 27 2 17 17 Ret 19 20 15 18
15 Japan Kazuma Kurosawa 28 9 11 10 9 5 28 11 15
16 Japan Ryusho Nakazato 8 16 10 14 6 11 13 Ret 13
17 Japan Sena Yamamoto 5 19 15 11 19 26 17 Ret 10
18 Japan Leon Ochiai 16 5 20 19 15 31 14 17 10
19 Japan Tomoki Terashima 7 12 Ret 18 10 10 15 13 8
20 Japan Miki Onaga 15 7 24 27 20 23 29 23 6
21 Japan Ryoki Minoura 11 Ret 12 15 13 17 11 9 2
22 Japan Masaki Murata 10 29 26 Ret Ret 25 22 20 1
23 Japan Rikuto Toyoshima 20 11 23 22 12 21 19 12 0
24 Japan Haru Kataoka 14 12 0
25 Japan Keigo Okazawa 12 23 21 15 0
26 Japan Kosei Oguma 13 17 13 21 17 15 WD WD 0
27 Japan Shota Sakai Ret 13 18 23 26 20 25 21 0
28 Japan Kodai Yoshida 17 20 WD WD WD WD 0
29 Japan Toranosuke Takagi 18 24 25 24 23 27 21 18 0
30 Japan Taiga Ishii WD WD 18 22 0
31 Japan Kota Umemoto 23 22 WD WD 21 32 23 Ret 0
32 Japan Taisei Murakami 21 25 28 25 Ret 28 27 Ret 0
33 Japan Kaoru Yoshida 22 24 24 22 0
34 South Korea Song Harim 22 26 27 26 0
35 Japan Miku Ikejima 24 28 Ret 29 26 24 0
36 New Zealand William Beck 25 30 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 Pts
FUJ1 OKA FUJ2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT
Key
Colour Result
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenOther points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap

† — Did not finish but classified

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Teams' standings

Only the best finisher scored points for their team.

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team FUJ1 OKA FUJ2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT Pts
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14
1 Hydrangea Kageyama Racing 8 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 158
2 TGR-DC Racing School 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 155
3 Mitsusada Racing 14 21 4 3 Ret 18 2 19 45
4 HFDP with B-Max Racing Team 3 9 11 10 7 3 12 7 45
5 OTG Motor Sports 2 4 8 7 20 6 18 14 38
6 Akiland Racing Ret 14 7 4 8 Ret 10 5 32
7 Ponos Racing 25 13 14 13 3 14 9 6 25
8 Bionic Jack Racing 26 18 22 Ret 11 13 7 3 21
9 B-Max Engineering 11 2 17 15 13 17 11 9 20
10 Team 5ZIGEN 5 19 15 11 19 26 17 Ret 10
11 Falcon Motorsport 16 5 14 12 10
12 Zap Speed 10 29 26 Ret 21 25 22 20 1
13 Dr. Dry Racing 17 11 23 22 12 21 19 12 0
14 Ragno Motor Sports 12 23 21 16 0
15 HELM Motorsports 13 17 13 21 17 15 WD WD 0
16 Eagle Sports 20 19 15 31 14 17 0
17 Buzz Racing 18 24 25 24 23 27 21 18 0
18 Fujita Pharmacy Racing 21 25 28 25 18 22 27 Ret 0
19 Drago Corse 22 24 24 22 0
20 TGM Grand Prix 24 28 Ret 29 26 24 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 Pts
FUJ1 OKA FUJ2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT
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Independent Class

Drivers' standings

More information Pos, Driver ...
Pos Driver FUJ1 OKA FUJ2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT Pts
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14
1 Japan "Hirobon" 3 Ret 1 1 1 2 1 2 151
2 Japan Yutaka Toriba 1 1 4 Ret 4 1 Ret Ret 99
3 Japan Nobuhiro Imada 2 6 3 3 Ret 1 81
4 Japan "Kentaro" 14 Ret 2 2 2 17 4 3 81
5 Japan "Dragon" 19 4 11 4 9 4 2 4 68
6 Japan Masayoshi Oyama 6 3 5 5 10 6 9 7 60
7 Japan "Ikari" 7 2 3 6 20 DSQ 15 DNS 47
8 Japan Masayuki Ueda Ret 3 5 5 35
9 Japan Isao Nakashima 4 8 9 8 7 7 11 Ret 34
10 Japan Shoichiro Akamatsu 11 5 8 12 13 5 7 8 30
11 Japan "Go Shimizu" 5 9 12 9 6 8 13 8 30
12 Japan Makio Saito 10 Ret 6 Ret 8 DSQ 3 Ret 28
13 Japan Kentaro Kojima 9 Ret 10 10 5 9 8 6 28
14 United States "William" 8 Ret 7 7 Ret Ret 6 12 24
15 Japan Hiroshi Sugiyama 13 7 12 10 Ret 13 7
16 Japan Yuichi Sasaki 12 Ret 11 Ret Ret 9 2
17 Japan Shigeto Nagashima 15 10 15 12 10 14 2
18 Japan Hachiro Osaka 16 11 13 11 14 11 Ret 10 1
19 Japan "Mototino" Ret 12 15 13 Ret 14 16 DNS 0
20 Japan Kazuhiro Kanayama DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 17 16 12 15 0
21 Japan Mitsuhiro Endo WD WD 16 13 0
22 Japan Ryuichi Kunihiro 17 13 19 Ret 0
23 Japan "Syuji" 14 14 0
24 Japan "Yugo" 18 14 16 15 18 15 14 16 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 Pts
FUJ1 OKA FUJ2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT
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Teams' standings

Only the best finisher scored points for their team.

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team FUJ1 OKA FUJ2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT Pts
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14
1 Team 5ZIGEN 3 Ret 1 1 1 2 1 2 151
2 B-Max Engineering 2 4 11 4 3 3 2 1 115
3 Hydrangea Kageyama Racing 1 1 4 Ret 4 1 Ret Ret 99
4 Field Motorsport 14 Ret 2 2 2 17 4 3 81
5 Akiland Racing 6 3 5 5 8 6 3 7 76
6 Rn-sports 4 7 9 3 5 7 5 5 71
7 Bionic Jack Racing 7 2 3 6 20 DSQ 15 DNS 47
8 Eagle Sport 11 5 8 12 13 5 7 11 30
9 Zap Speed 5 9 12 9 6 8 13 8 30
10 HELM Motorsports 8 Ret 7 7 Ret Ret 6 12 24
11 Day Dream Racing 12 Ret 11 Ret Ret 9 2
12 Buzz Racing 15 10 15 12 10 14 2
13 Dr Dry Racing Team 16 11 13 11 14 11 Ret 10 0
14 Team Hashimoto Group DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 17 16 12 15 0
15 M&K Racing WD WD 16 13 0
16 N-Speed 18 14 16 15 18 16 14 16 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 Pts
FUJ1 OKA FUJ2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Lu is a Chinese driver competing under an Italian licence.

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