Season summary
Round one
Round one of the season took place between 9–11 May. Qualifying and the sprint race took place on 10 May, with rainy and low visibility conditions lasting throughout the day. Rio Shimono took pole position, Hana Burton took second with a time 20 milliseconds slower than Shimono, and Miki Onaga qualified third. The sprint race started under a safety car due to damp conditions. The safety car ended after 2 laps, with Onaga moving up to second and Burton falling to fifth. On the second to last lap, Maaya Orido and Yuika Hosokawa collided, with the prior retiring from the race and the latter continuing, although a lap down. Shimono finished the race in first, ahead of Onaga and Mako Hirakawa, who were 9.638 seconds and 12.152 seconds behind Shimono, respectively. [16] [17]
With the feature race's start grid being set by the sprint race's finishing order, Shimono started the feature race in first. Halfway through the race, Kokoro Sato overtook Hirakawa for third place. Hirakawa continued to lose multiple positions, but was able to finish fourth. TOM'S driver Aimi Saito gained multiple places throughout the race, finishing in seventh. With Sato holding onto third, Onaga maintained second place, finishing 9.175 seconds behind Shimono. Shimono had a dominant weekend, claiming both race victories and achieving the maximum possible points for the round. [17] [18]
Round two
Round two of the season took place during 19–20 July. Aimi Saito took pole position ahead of Onaga (who received a three position grid penalty) and Shimono. Shimono overtook Saito for the lead at the start of the race, with Onaga also making her way into third following her grid demotion to fifth. Saito regained the lead of the race after Shimono made an error, with Onaga later overtaking Shimono for second place. Saito continued her lead until the end, marking her first victory of the season. Kokoro Sato and Itsumo Shiraishi finished in fourth and fifth, respectively. [19] [20]
Saito maintained her position to start on pole for the feature race, with a much better start compared to the previous race. The safety car was brought out due to incidents at the end of lap one that involved Ryu Yamamoto, Reina Amaya, Maaya Orido and Kelsey Pinkowski. During the safety car restart on lap four, Onaga managed to overtake Saito for the lead of the race. Onaga went on to win the race, putting her in the lead of the drivers' championship. Saito and Shimono maintained their positions in second and third, respectively. Ayumu Nagai finished in fourth, while Riona Tomishita finished in fifth. Hana Burton made a notable recovery drive during the race, finishing the race in eighth after starting 20th. [20] [21]
Round three
Round two of the season took place during 16–17 August. Aimi Saito once again took pole position during qualifying, ahead of Itsumo Shiraishi and Shimono. Saito maintained the lead at the start of the race, with Shimono overtaking Shiraishi for second. Rain hit the track during lap four, with Saito spinning out and colliding with the barrier as multiple other drivers further back also spun. Despite all cars being able to continue, a red flag was issued for the race. The race was resumed following two laps under a safety car, with Shimono her gap ahead. Shiraishi dropped down to fourth, with Hirakawa finishing in second and Tomishita finishing in third. Championship leader Onaga finished in sixteenth after receiving a 30 second time penalty for a false start. [22] [23]
During the feature race, Shimono held on to her lead ahead of Hirkawa and Tomishita. On the third lap, Rami Sasaki overtook Tomishita for third place, and later overtook Hirkawa for second on lap six. Tomishita regained third place on lap ten. Hirakawa and Sato finished fourth and fifth, while Onaga managed to climb to sixth after starting from 16th. Shimono's double win during the round made her become the new championship leader, coming out with 26 more points than Onaga. [23] [24]
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