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2025 Formula Regional Japanese Championship

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The 2025 Formula Regional Japanese Championship is scheduled to be a multi-event, Formula Regional open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held in Japan. The drivers will compete in Formula Regional cars that conform to the FIA Formula Regional regulations for the championship. This will be the sixth season of the series, promoted by K2 Planet, and the 47th overall season of an FIA ladder series in Japan, dating back to the 1979 Japanese Formula 3 Championship.[1]

Teams and drivers

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All teams and drivers will compete using the Dome F111/3 Regional F3 car, powered by an Alfa Romeo engine and on Dunlop tires.[1] All teams are Japanese-registered.

Team No. Driver Status Rounds
Delightworks Racing[2] 2 TBA TBC
TBA TBA TBC
Rn-sports 11 Japan Yu Oda[3][4] TBC
Aiwin[4] 13 TBA TBC
Nilzz Racing[4] 18 TBA TBC
Hitotsuyama Racing 21 Japan Anna Inotsume[5] TBC
TOM'S Formula 37 Japan Tokiya Suzuki[6] TBC
38 Japan Kiyoshi Umegaki[6] TBC
Eagle Sports[4] 40 TBA TBC
Abbey Racing[4] 44 TBA TBC
PONOS Racing 45 Japan Kento Omiya[7] TBC
Fujita Pharmacy Racing 46 Japan Hideaki Irie[8] M TBC
Team LeMans[4] 48 TBA TBC
B-Max Racing Team 50 Japan Kazuhisa Urabe[9] TBC
51 China Jia Zhanbin[10] TBC
Buzz Racing[11] TBA TBA TBC
Icon Legend
M Masters' Class

Race calendar

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The provisional calendar for the 2025 season was revealed on 20 January 2025.[12] The championship will not race at Mobility Resort Motegi for the first time in its history, while its space in the schedule was replaced by a second round at Suzuka. With three double-header and three triple-header rounds, the race count increased to 15, one more than in 2024.

Round Circuit Date Support Bill Map of circuit locations
1 R1 Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka 24–25 May Porsche Carrera Cup Japan
Okayama Challenge Cup Race
R2
R3
2 R4 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 28–29 June Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia
Fuji Champion Race Series
R5
3 R6 Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka 12–13 July Suzuka Champion Cup Race
R7
4 R8 Sportsland Sugo, Murata 30–31 August Super Formula Lights
SUGO Champion Cup Race Series
R9
R10
5 R11 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 26–27 September FIA World Endurance Championship (6 Hours of Fuji)
Porsche Carrera Cup Japan
R12
6 R13 Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka 22–23 November Super Formula Championship
R14
R15

References

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  1. ^ a b Wood, Ida (2019-09-11). "Japanese Regional F3 series and car revealed". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  2. ^ Shimoyama, Masato [@masato.shimoyama] (9 November 2024). "2025年はシリーズ全戦2台体制で挑む事にしました。" – via Instagram.
  3. ^ "ルーニースポーツのスカラシップが始動 植田正幸代表「レース界への恩返し」 English "Rn-Sports Scholarship Launches - Representative Masayuki Ueda: "Giving back to the racing world""". Motorsports Forum (in Japanese). 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "2025 FRJ 富士合同テスト エントリーリスト". Formula Regional Japanese Championship. 25 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  5. ^ "フォーミュラ・リージョナル 2025年度参戦体制". yupiteru.co.jp. 1 April 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  6. ^ a b "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Presents its 2025 motorsport team setups in Japan". Toyota Gazoo Racing. 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  7. ^ "『PONOS RACING』2025年シーズン参戦体制のお知らせ". Ponos. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Feeder Series on X: Hideaki Irie joins Bellona Racing for the 2025 Formula Regional Japanese season". X. 1 April 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  9. ^ "2025 FRJ参戦体制". B-Max Racing Team. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  10. ^ "2025 FRJ参戦体制(ジャ・ジャンビン選手を追加エントリー)". B-Max Racing Team. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  11. ^ "Feeder Series on X: "NEWS | 🇯🇵 Buzz Racing will participate in Formula Regional Japan in 2025!"". X. 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  12. ^ "2025 FORMULA REGIONAL JAPANESE CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE" (PDF). Formula Regional Japanese Championship (in Japanese). 20 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
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