2025 Formula Regional Japanese Championship

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

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 Rn-sports 11 Yu Oda [2] [3] 1–3 AiWin 13 Yutaka Toriba [3] M 1–3 Eagle Sports 14 Yuki Tanaka [3] M 1 40 Shoichiro Akamatsu [4] M 2 Nilzz Racing 18 "Yuki" [4] M 2–3 Hitotsuyama Racing 21 Anna Inotsume [5] 1–3 N-SPEED 23 "Yugo” [4] M 2 Sky Motorsports 36 Wang Zhongwei [4] 2 TOM'S Formula 37 Kiyoshi Umegaki [6] 1–3 38 Tokiya Suzuki [6] 1–3 Abbey Racing 44 "Akita" [3] M 1–2 PONOS Racing 45 Kento Omiya [7] 1–3 Fujita Pharmacy Racing 46 Hideaki Irie [3] 1–3 Ragno Motor Sport 48 Lin Chenghua [8] 2–3 B-Max Racing Team 50 Kazuhisa Urabe [9] 1–3 51 Jia Zhanbin [10] 1–3

Icon Legend M Masters' Class

Race calendar

The provisional calendar for the 2025 season was revealed on 20 January 2025. ^[11] 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 May	Porsche Carrera Cup Japan Okayama Challenge Cup Race VITA Race Okayama SuperKart Okayama International Series	Fuji Suzuka Okayama Sugo
	R2		25 May
	R3
2	R4	Fuji Speedway, Oyama	29 June	Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia Fuji Champion Race Series
	R5
3	R6	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	12 July	Suzuka Champion Cup Race VITA Race Suzuka
	R7		13 July
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

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
	R5		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"
	R7		Kiyoshi Umegaki	Kiyoshi Umegaki	Kiyoshi Umegaki	TOM'S Formula	Yutaka Toriba
4	R8	Sportsland Sugo
	R9
	R10
5	R11	Fuji Speedway
	R12
6	R13	Suzuka International Racing Course
	R14
	R15

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 R1 [a] R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 1 Tokiya Suzuki 1 2 1 1 2 8 2 120.5 2 Kiyoshi Umegaki 4 1 3 2 1 7 1 120 3 Kento Omiya 3 4 2 4 3 2 4 94.5 4 Kazuhisa Urabe 2 5 4 3 13 1 3 86 5 Lin Chenghua 5 4 4 5 44 6 Yutaka Toriba 6 Ret 5 6 5 9 7 40 7 Yu Oda 10 3 10 Ret Ret 3 6 39.5 8 Anna Inotsume 5 6 6 Ret 10 6 10 31 9 Jia Zhanbin 9 7 Ret 7 7 Ret 9 21 10 Hideaki Irie 7 8 8 8 9 Ret 8 21 11 "Akita" 8 DNS 7 9 6 18 12 "Yuki" 11 11 5 11 10 13 Shoichiro Akamatsu 10 8 5 14 Yuki Tanaka DNS Ret 9 2 15 "Yugo” 12 12 0 — Wang Zhongwei Ret Ret 0 Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 Pts OKA FUJ1 SUZ1 SUG FUJ2 SUZ2 Masters' class standings Pos Driver OKA FUJ1 SUZ1 SUG FUJ2 SUZ2 Pts R1 [a] R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 1 Yutaka Toriba 1 Ret 1 1 1 2 1 130.5 2 "Yuki" 4 4 1 2 67 3 "Akita" 2 DNS 2 2 2 63 4 Shoichiro Akamatsu 3 3 30 5 "Yugo” 5 5 20 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 OKA FUJ1 SUZ1 SUG FUJ2 SUZ2

Key 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

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
		R1 [a]	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15
1	TOM'S Formula	1	1	1	1	1	7	1									143.5
2	PONOS Racing	3	4	2	4	3	2	4									94.5
3	B-Max Racing Team	2	5	4	3	7	1	3									92
4	Ragno Motor Sport				5	4	4	5									44
5	AiWin	6	Ret	5	6	5	9	7									40
6	Rn-sports	10	3	10	Ret	Ret	3	6									39.5
7	Hitotsuyama Racing	5	6	6	Ret	10	6	10									31
8	Fujita Pharmacy Racing	7	8	8	8	9	Ret	8									21
9	Abbey Racing	8	DNS	7	9	6											18
10	Nilzz Racing				11	11	5	11									10
11	Eagle Sports	DNS	Ret	9	10	8											7
12	N-Speed				12	12											0
—	Sky Motorsports				Ret	Ret											0
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	Pts
		OKA			FUJ1		SUZ1		SUG			FUJ2		SUZ2

Notes

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

References

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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.
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External links

• Official website