The 2026 Formula Regional Japanese Championship is a multi-event, Formula Regional open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held in Japan. The drivers compete in Formula Regional cars that conform to the FIA Formula Regional regulations for the championship. This is the seventh season of the series, promoted by New Pacific Sports Marketing Inc., and the 48th overall season of an FIA ladder series in Japan, dating back to the 1979 Japanese Formula 3 Championship.

Teams and drivers

All teams and drivers compete using the Dome F111/3 Regional F3 car, powered by an Alfa Romeo engine and on Dunlop tires.

TeamNo.DriverStatusRoundsRef.
Team No. Driver Status Rounds Ref. Japan Rn-sports 10 Japan Hibiki Komatsu 1 11 Japan Masayuki Ueda M 1 Japan AiWin 13 Japan Yutaka Toriba M 1 Japan Nilzz Racing 18 Japan "Yuki" M 1 Japan N-SPEED 23 Japan "Yugo” M 1 China Sky Motorsports 36 Hong Kong Paul Wong M 1 Japan TOM'S TGR-DC 37 Japan Yuzuki Miura 1 38 Japan Masana Muto 1 Japan Eagle Sports 40 Japan Shoichiro Akamatsu M 1 Japan Abbey Racing 44 Japan "Akita" M 1 Japan Ponos Racing 45 Japan Ryota Horachi 1 54 Japan Kento Omiya 1 Japan Fujita Pharmacy Racing 46 Japan Hideaki Irie M 1 Japan Ragno Motor Sports 48 China Lin Chenghua 1 Japan Dr. Dry Racing Team 86 Japan Rio Shimono 1 Japan Team LeMans 88 China Li Xuanyu 1Icon Legend M Masters' Class
Japan Rn-sports10Japan Hibiki Komatsu1
11Japan Masayuki UedaM1
Japan AiWin13Japan Yutaka ToribaM1
Japan Nilzz Racing18Japan "Yuki"M1
Japan N-SPEED23Japan "Yugo”M1
China Sky Motorsports36Hong Kong Paul WongM1
Japan TOM'S TGR-DC37Japan Yuzuki Miura1
38Japan Masana Muto1
Japan Eagle Sports40Japan Shoichiro AkamatsuM1
Japan Abbey Racing44Japan "Akita"M1
Japan Ponos Racing45Japan Ryota Horachi1
54Japan Kento Omiya1
Japan Fujita Pharmacy Racing46Japan Hideaki IrieM1
Japan Ragno Motor Sports48China Lin Chenghua1
Japan Dr. Dry Racing Team86Japan Rio Shimono1
Japan Team LeMans88China Li Xuanyu1
IconLegend
MMasters' Class

Race calendar

The provisional calendar for the 2026 season was revealed on 25 December 2025. The series will return to Mobility Resort Motegi after a one-year absence, while Okayama International Circuit will not be part of the schedule for the first time in series history. With four double-header and two triple-header rounds, the race count decreased to 14, one less than in 2025.

RoundCircuitDateSupport BillMap of circuit locations
1R1Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka28 FebruaryFormula Beat Regional Championship Series Super FJ Suzuka - Okayama Suzuka Clubman Race VITA Race SuzukaFujiSuzukaMotegiSugo
R21 March
R3
2R422–24 MaySuper Formula Championship Super Formula Lights
R5
3R6Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi27–28 JuneMotegi Champion Cup Race
R7
4R8Sportsland Sugo, Murata28–30 AugustSuper Formula Lights SUGO Champion Cup Race
R9
R10
5R11Fuji Speedway, Oyama25–27 SeptemberFIA World Endurance Championship (6 Hours of Fuji) Porsche Carrera Cup Japan
R12
6R139–11 OctoberSuper Formula Championship Kyojo Cup
R14

Race results

RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamMasters' class winner
1R1Suzuka International Racing CourseJapan Hibiki KomatsuJapan Ryota HorachiJapan Yuzuki MiuraJapan TOM'S TGR-DCJapan "Akita"
R2Japan Ryota HorachiJapan Yuzuki MiuraJapan Ryota HorachiJapan Ponos RacingJapan "Akita"
R3Japan Yuzuki MiuraJapan Masana MutoJapan Yuzuki MiuraJapan TOM'S TGR-DCJapan "Akita"
2R4
R5
3R6Mobility Resort Motegi
R7
4R8Sportsland Sugo
R9
R10
5R11Fuji Speedway
R12
6R13
R14

Season report

First half

The 2026 Formula Regional Japanese Championship began with two race weekends at Suzuka International Racing Course. The opening race saw Rn-sports driver Hibiki Komatsu start from pole position, but the best start went to TOM'S TGR-DC driver Yuzuki Miura, who slotted into first place exiting turn one after starting third. Ponos Racing's Ryota Horachi and the other TOM's car of Masana Muto also got past Komatsu. Horachi quickly claimed second and set out after Miura, but could not get past him. He had pole position for race two, however, and was able to fend off Miura multiple times throughout the race to convert pole position into victory. Komatsu started and finished in third. Race three saw Miura start from pole position and he was able to easily hold the lead when Muto stalled on the front row. All drivers were able to avoid him, with Ponos Racing's Kento Omiya taking second ahead of Ragno Motor Sports' Lin Chenghua. Horachi spent the race rising from sixth to fourth, but with two wins to his name, Miura claimed the points lead.

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top ten drivers.

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
Points251815121086421

Drivers' championship

PosDriverSUZ1SUZ2MOTSUGFUJ1FUJ2Pts
Pos Driver SUZ1 SUZ2 MOT SUG FUJ1 FUJ2 Pts R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 1 Japan Yuzuki Miura 1 2 1 68 2 Japan Ryota Horachi 2 1 4 55 3 Japan Kento Omiya 5 5 2 38 4 Japan Masana Muto 3 4 5 37 5 Japan Hibiki Komatsu 4 3 6 35 6 China Lin Chenghua 6 6 3 31 7 Japan Rio Shimono 8 8 7 14 8 China Li Xuanyu 7 9 8 12 9 Japan "Akita" 9 7 9 10 10 Japan Yutaka Toriba 10 13 10 2 11 Japan Masayuki Ueda 12 10 Ret 1 12 Japan Hideaki Irie 11 11 11 0 13 Japan "Yuki" 13 12 12 0 14 Japan Shoichiro Akamatsu DNS Ret 13 0 15 Japan "Yugo” 14 14 14 0 16 Hong Kong Paul Wong 15 15 DNS 0 Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 Pts SUZ1 SUZ2 MOT SUG FUJ1 FUJ2Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (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
R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13R14
1Japan Yuzuki Miura12168
2Japan Ryota Horachi21455
3Japan Kento Omiya55238
4Japan Masana Muto34537
5Japan Hibiki Komatsu43635
6China Lin Chenghua66331
7Japan Rio Shimono88714
8China Li Xuanyu79812
9Japan "Akita"97910
10Japan Yutaka Toriba1013102
11Japan Masayuki Ueda1210Ret1
12Japan Hideaki Irie1111110
13Japan "Yuki"1312120
14Japan Shoichiro AkamatsuDNSRet130
15Japan "Yugo”1414140
16Hong Kong Paul Wong1515DNS0
PosDriverR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13R14Pts
SUZ1SUZ2MOTSUGFUJ1FUJ2
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenOther points position
BlueOther classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formattingMeaning
BoldPole position
ItalicsFastest lap

Masters' class standings

PosDriverSUZ1SUZ2MOTSUGFUJ1FUJ2Pts
R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13R14
1Japan "Akita"11175
2Japan Yutaka Toriba25246
3Japan Hideaki Irie33345
4Japan "Yuki"54434
5Japan Masayuki Ueda42Ret30
6Japan "Yugo”66624
7Hong Kong Paul Wong77DNS12
8Japan Shoichiro AkamatsuDNSRet510
PosDriverR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13R14Pts
SUZ1SUZ2MOTSUGFUJ1FUJ2

Teams' championship

Only the best finishing driver of each team is eligible for teams' championship points.

PosDriverSUZ1SUZ2MOTSUGFUJ1FUJ2Pts
R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13R14
1Japan TOM'S TGR-DC12168
2Japan Ponos Racing21261
3Japan Rn-sports43635
4Japan Ragno Motor Sports66331
5Japan Dr. Dry Racing Team88714
6Japan Team LeMans79812
7Japan Abbey Racing97910
8Japan AiWin1013102
9Japan Fujita Pharmacy Racing1111110
10Japan Nilzz Racing1312120
11Japan Eagle SportsDNSRet130
12Japan N-SPEED1414140
13China Sky Motorsports1515DNS0
PosDriverR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13R14Pts
SUZ1SUZ2MOTSUGFUJ1FUJ2

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