2025 Formula Regional Japanese Championship

Last updated December 22, 2025

The 2025 Formula Regional Japanese Championship was a multi-event, Formula Regional open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held in Japan. The drivers competed in Formula Regional cars that conform to the FIA Formula Regional regulations for the championship. This was the sixth season of the series, promoted by New Pacific Sports Marketing Inc., 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

All teams and drivers competed using the Dome F111/3 Regional F3 car, powered by an Alfa Romeo engine and on Dunlop tires.^[1]

Team	No.	Driver	Status	Rounds
Rn-sports	10	Hibiki Komatsu^[2]		6
Rn-sports	11	Yu Oda^[3]^[4]		All
AiWin	13	Yutaka Toriba^[4]	M	1–4, 6
AiWin	13	Ai Miura ^[5]		5
Eagle Sports	14	Yuki Tanaka^[4]	M	1
Eagle Sports	40	Shoichiro Akamatsu^[6]	M	2, 5–6
Nilzz Racing	18	"Yuki"^[6]	M	2–3, 5–6
Hitotsuyama Racing	21	Anna Inotsume ^[7]		All
N-SPEED	23	"Yugo”^[6]	M	2, 4–6
Sky Motorsports	36	Wang Zhongwei^[6]		2, 5
TOM'S Formula	37	Kiyoshi Umegaki ^[8]		All
TOM'S Formula	38	Tokiya Suzuki ^[8]		All
Abbey Racing	44	"Akita"^[4]	M	1–2, 5–6
PONOS Racing	45	Kento Omiya ^[9]		All
Fujita Pharmacy Racing	46	Hideaki Irie^[4]		All
Ragno Motor Sport	48	Lin Chenghua^[10]		2–3, 5–6
B-Max Racing Team	50	Kazuhisa Urabe ^[11]		1–3, 5–6
B-Max Racing Team	51	Jia Zhanbin^[12]		All

Icon	Legend
M	Masters' Class

Race calendar

The provisional calendar for the 2025 season was revealed on 20 January 2025.^[13] The championship did 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 May	Porsche Carrera Cup Japan Okayama Challenge Cup Race VITA Race Okayama SuperKart Okayama International Series	Fuji Suzuka Okayama Sugo
	R2		25 May
	R3		25 May
2	R4	Fuji Speedway, Oyama	29 June	Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia Fuji Champion Race Series
2	R5	Fuji Speedway, Oyama	29 June	Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia Fuji Champion Race Series
3	R6	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	12 July	Suzuka Champion Cup Race VITA Race Suzuka
3	R7	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	13 July	Suzuka Champion Cup Race VITA Race Suzuka
4	R8	Sportsland Sugo, Murata	30 August	Super Formula Lights SUGO Champion Cup Race Series
	R9		31 August
	R10		31 August
5	R11	Fuji Speedway, Oyama	27 September	FIA World Endurance Championship (6 Hours of Fuji) Porsche Carrera Cup Japan
5	R12	Fuji Speedway, Oyama	27 September
6	R13	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	22 November	Super Formula Championship
	R14		23 November
	R15		23 November

Race results

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Masters' class winner
1	R1	Okayama International Circuit	Tokiya Suzuki	Jia Zhanbin	Tokiya Suzuki	TOM'S Formula	Yutaka Toriba
	R2		Tokiya Suzuki	Tokiya Suzuki	Kiyoshi Umegaki	TOM'S Formula	No finishers
	R3		Tokiya Suzuki	Tokiya Suzuki	Tokiya Suzuki	TOM'S Formula	Yutaka Toriba
2	R4	Fuji Speedway	Kiyoshi Umegaki	Kiyoshi Umegaki	Tokiya Suzuki	TOM'S Formula	Yutaka Toriba
2	R5	Fuji Speedway	Kiyoshi Umegaki	Kiyoshi Umegaki	Kiyoshi Umegaki	TOM'S Formula	Yutaka Toriba
3	R6	Suzuka International Racing Course	Kiyoshi Umegaki	Kiyoshi Umegaki	Kazuhisa Urabe	B-Max Racing Team	"Yuki"
3	R7	Suzuka International Racing Course	Kiyoshi Umegaki	Kiyoshi Umegaki	Kiyoshi Umegaki	TOM'S Formula	Yutaka Toriba
4	R8	Sportsland Sugo	Tokiya Suzuki	Tokiya Suzuki	Tokiya Suzuki	TOM'S Formula	Yutaka Toriba
	R9		Tokiya Suzuki	Tokiya Suzuki	Kiyoshi Umegaki	TOM'S Formula	Yutaka Toriba
	R10		Tokiya Suzuki	Tokiya Suzuki	Kiyoshi Umegaki	TOM'S Formula	Yutaka Toriba
5	R11	Fuji Speedway	Tokiya Suzuki	Kiyoshi Umegaki	Kiyoshi Umegaki	TOM'S Formula	Shoichiro Akamatsu
5	R12	Fuji Speedway	Kiyoshi Umegaki	Tokiya Suzuki	Kiyoshi Umegaki	TOM'S Formula	"Akita"
6	R13	Suzuka International Racing Course	Tokiya Suzuki	Tokiya Suzuki	Tokiya Suzuki	TOM'S Formula	"Akita"
	R14		Kazuhisa Urabe	Hibiki Komatsu	Kazuhisa Urabe	B-Max Racing Team	Yutaka Toriba
	R15		Hibiki Komatsu	Hibiki Komatsu	Kazuhisa Urabe	B-Max Racing Team	Yutaka Toriba

Season report

First half

The 2025 Formula Regional Japanese Championship began in late May at Okayama with TOM'S driver Tokiya Suzuki claiming pole position for all three races. Rainy conditions impeded all three races of the weekend. The first race, started under safety car conditions, ended after five laps without the green flag shown. Half points were awarded for Suzuki's season-opening win ahead of B-Max Racing's Kazuhisa Urabe and PONOS Racing's Kento Omiya. Race two brought green-flag racing after three formation laps, during which Suzuki and Omiya were handed penalties after starting from the wrong grid spots. That saw the pair fail to retain their top-two finishing spots, with Kiyoshi Umegaki inheriting victory from his teammate and Rn-sports's Yu Oda completing the podium. Race three saw Suzuki win lights-to-flag, leading Omiya and Umegaki through an extensive safety car period and holding them off during the final three green-flag laps. Two wins saw Suzuki end the opening weekend leading Umegaki by 9.5 points in the standings.^[14]

A double-header at Fuji Speedway followed, and this time Umegaki swept qualifying to take two pole positions. He had a slow start to the first race, though, dropping down to fourth as Suzuki took the lead. Umegaki fought back, moving into third on the opening lap, before attacking second-placed Urabe. Multiple attacks ended with Umegaki running wide or off the track, before he finally got second place on lap nine. Urabe defended the final podium spot from Omiya. Umegaki converted his second pole position into a lead that would last for three turns, where Suzuki claimed the lead once again. This time, Umegaki was able to keep close to him all throughout the race, and he was able to get a slipstream exiting the final corner of the final lap to claim victory by 0.038s. Omiya took third as Suzuki's points lead over Umegaki remained static.^[15]

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top ten drivers.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Drivers' championship

Pos	Driver	OKA			FUJ1		SUZ1		SUG			FUJ2		SUZ2			Pts
Pos	Driver	R1^[a]	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	Pts
1	Kiyoshi Umegaki	4	1	3	2	1	7	1	3	1	1	1	1	3	2	4	280
2	Tokiya Suzuki	1	2	1	1	2	8	2	1	2	3	2	3	1	Ret	3	251.5
3	Kazuhisa Urabe	2	5	4	3	13	1	3				3	2	2	1	1	187
4	Kento Omiya	3	4	2	4	3	2	4	2	3	2	4	Ret	4	3	Ret	184.5
5	Yu Oda	10	3	10	Ret	Ret	3	6	Ret	6	4	7	6	6	5	5	101.5
6	Anna Inotsume	5	6	6	Ret	10	6	10	5	8	7	9	8	7	6	8	75
7	Lin Chenghua				5	4	4	5				6	5	15	Ret	6	70
8	Yutaka Toriba	6	Ret	5	6	5	9	7	7	5	8			12	8	7	70
9	Jia Zhanbin	9	7	Ret	7	7	Ret	9	4	4	5	11	9	11	7	9	65
10	Hideaki Irie	7	8	8	8	9	Ret	8	6	7	6	10	10	9	9	11	49
11	Hibiki Komatsu													5	4	2	40
12	"Akita"	8	DNS	7	9	6						Ret	7	8	12	10	29
13	Ai Miura											5	4				22
14	"Yuki"				11	11	5	11				12	12	13	Ret	14	10
15	Shoichiro Akamatsu				10	8						8	11	10	11	12	10
16	"Yugo”				12	12			8	9	9	13	DNS	14	10	13	9
17	Yuki Tanaka	DNS	Ret	9													2
—	Wang Zhongwei				Ret	Ret						WD	WD				0
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	Pts
Pos	Driver	OKA			FUJ1		SUZ1		SUG			FUJ2		SUZ2			Pts

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Other points position
Blue	Other classified position
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	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

Masters' class standings

Pos	Driver	OKA			FUJ1		SUZ1		SUG			FUJ2		SUZ2			Pts
Pos	Driver	R1^[a]	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	Pts
1	Yutaka Toriba	1	Ret	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1			3	1	1	270.5
2	"Akita"	2	DNS	2	2	2						Ret	1	1	4	2	143
3	"Yugo”				5	5			2	2	2	3	DNS	5	2	4	129
4	"Yuki"				4	4	1	2				2	3	4	Ret	5	122
5	Shoichiro Akamatsu				3	3						1	2	2	3	3	121
6	Yuki Tanaka	DNS	Ret	3													15
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	Pts
Pos	Driver	OKA			FUJ1		SUZ1		SUG			FUJ2		SUZ2			Pts

Teams' championship

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

Pos	Driver	OKA			FUJ1		SUZ1		SUG			FUJ2		SUZ2			Pts
Pos	Driver	R1^[a]	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	Pts
1	TOM'S Formula	1	1	1	1	1	7	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	326.5
2	B-Max Racing Team	2	5	4	3	7	1	3	4	4	5	3	2	2	1	1	227
3	PONOS Racing	3	4	2	4	3	2	4	2	3	2	4	Ret	4	3	Ret	184.5
4	Rn-sports	10	3	10	Ret	Ret	3	6	Ret	6	4	7	6	5	4	2	113.5
5	AiWin	6	Ret	5	6	5	9	7	7	5	8	5	4	12	8	7	92
6	Hitotsuyama Racing	5	6	6	Ret	10	6	10	5	8	7	9	8	7	6	8	75
7	Ragno Motor Sport				5	4	4	5				6	5	15	Ret	6	70
8	Fujita Pharmacy Racing	7	8	8	8	9	Ret	8	6	7	6	10	10	9	9	11	49
9	Abbey Racing	8	DNS	7	9	6						Ret	7	8	12	10	29
10	Eagle Sports	DNS	Ret	9	10	8						8	11	10	11	12	12
11	Nilzz Racing				11	11	5	11				12	12	13	Ret	13	10
12	N-Speed				12	12			8	9	9	13	DNS	14	10	14	9
—	Sky Motorsports				Ret	Ret						WD	WD				0
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	Pts
Pos	Driver	OKA			FUJ1		SUZ1		SUG			FUJ2		SUZ2			Pts

Notes

1 2 3 Half points were awarded in the first race of round one as adverse weather conditions saw the race stopped after just four laps.

References

1 2 Wood, Ida (2019-09-11). "Japanese Regional F3 series and car revealed". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
↑ "FORMULA REGIONAL JAPANESE CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 Rd.6 鈴鹿エントリー情報" (PDF). Suzuka Circuit (in Japanese). 17 November 2025. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
↑ "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.
1 2 3 4 5 "Formula Regional Japanese Championship". frj.jp. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
↑ "Formula Regional Japanese Championship Round 5 FUJI 大会 RACE 11-12 2025/9/26 - 27". Formula Regional Japanese Championship . Retrieved 22 September 2025.
1 2 3 4 "Formula Regional Japanese Championship". frj.jp. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
↑ "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.
1 2 "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Presents its 2025 motorsport team setups in Japan". Toyota Gazoo Racing . 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
↑ "『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.
↑ Muschlien, Finjo (23 May 2025). "Formula Regional Japan: 2025 season guide". Feeder Series. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
↑ "2025 FRJ参戦体制". B-Max Racing Team . 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
↑ "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.
↑ "2025 FORMULA REGIONAL JAPANESE CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE" (PDF). Formula Regional Japanese Championship (in Japanese). 20 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
↑ Wood, Ida (2025-05-25). "Tokiya Suzuki starts FRegional Japan season at Okayama with two wins". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
↑ Wood, Ida (2025-06-29). "Umegaki denies Suzuki a FRegional Japan double at Fuji in photo finish". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-12-21.

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[OkayamaR1-16] 1 2 3 Half points were awarded in the first race of round one as adverse weather conditions saw the race stopped after just four laps.

[Revealed-1] 1 2 Wood, Ida (2019-09-11). "Japanese Regional F3 series and car revealed". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-02-18.

[Rd6-2] "FORMULA REGIONAL JAPANESE CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 Rd.6 鈴鹿エントリー情報" (PDF). Suzuka Circuit (in Japanese). 17 November 2025. Retrieved 17 November 2025.

[:rn-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.

[RD1-4] 1 2 3 4 5 "Formula Regional Japanese Championship". frj.jp. Retrieved 19 May 2025.

[5] "Formula Regional Japanese Championship Round 5 FUJI 大会 RACE 11-12 2025/9/26 - 27". Formula Regional Japanese Championship . Retrieved 22 September 2025.

[RD2-6] 1 2 3 4 "Formula Regional Japanese Championship". frj.jp. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.

[7] "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.

[:TGR2025-8] 1 2 "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Presents its 2025 motorsport team setups in Japan". Toyota Gazoo Racing . 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.

[9] "『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.

[10] Muschlien, Finjo (23 May 2025). "Formula Regional Japan: 2025 season guide". Feeder Series. Retrieved 23 May 2025.

[11] "2025 FRJ参戦体制". B-Max Racing Team . 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2025.

[12] "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.

[13] "2025 FORMULA REGIONAL JAPANESE CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE" (PDF). Formula Regional Japanese Championship (in Japanese). 20 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.

[14] Wood, Ida (2025-05-25). "Tokiya Suzuki starts FRegional Japan season at Okayama with two wins". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-12-20.

[15] Wood, Ida (2025-06-29). "Umegaki denies Suzuki a FRegional Japan double at Fuji in photo finish". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-12-21.

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