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]

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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.

TeamNo.DriverStatusRounds
Buzz Racing [2] TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
Rn-sportsTBA Flag of Japan.svg Yoshimasa Kano [3] TBC
TBA Flag of Japan.svg Yu Oda [3] TBC
TOM'S TBA Flag of Japan.svg Tokiya Suzuki [4] TBC
TBA Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoshi Umegaki [4] TBC
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MMasters' Class

Race calendar

The provisional calendar for the 2025 season was revealed on 20 January 2025. [5] 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.

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

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