2026 Super Formula Championship

2026 Super Formula Championship

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The 2026 Japanese Super Formula Championship will be the fifty-fourth season of premier Japanese open-wheel motor racing, and the twelfth under the moniker of Super Formula.

Teams and drivers

All teams use identical Dallara-built SF23 chassis with either Honda or Toyota engines. Every Honda-powered car uses a Honda HR-417E engine and every Toyota-powered car uses a Toyota TRD-01F engine. All teams compete with tyres supplied by Yokohama.

Entrant	Engine	No.	Driver name	Rounds
Delightworks Racing	Honda	TBA	Nobuharu Matsushita	TBC
TBA	Toyota	TBA	Kalle Rovanperä	TBC

Team changes

• Newly established Super Formula Lights team Delightworks Racing will join the series. It will use Honda engines and will be operated by Toda Racing. ^{[1] [2]}

Driver changes

• Rookie Racing will have a new driver, after Kazuya Oshima announced his retirement from the series after 13 seasons of competition. ^[3]

• Nobuharu Matsushita will return to Super Formula after a year on the sidelines, joining the new Delightworks Racing team which he previously supported as a driver advisor. ^[1]

• Two-time WRC champion Kalle Rovanperä will retire from rallying and make his Formula racing debut with the support of Toyota Gazoo Racing. ^[4]

Race calendar

The provisional calendar was announced on 5 August 2025, comprising the same five venues as the last season. ^{[5] [6]}

Round	Circuit	Location	Date	Map of circuit locations
1	Mobility Resort Motegi	Motegi, Tochigi	4 April	Fuji Suzuka Sugo Autopolis Motegi
2			5 April
3	Autopolis	Hita, Oita	26 April
4	Suzuka International Racing Course	Suzuka, Mie	23 May
5			24 May
6	Fuji Speedway	Oyama, Shizuoka	18 July
7			19 July
8	Sportsland SUGO	Shibata, Miyagi	9 August
9	Fuji Speedway	Oyama, Shizuoka	10 October
10			11 October
11	Suzuka International Racing Course	Suzuka, Mie	21 November
12			22 November

Championship standings

Scoring system

Race points

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	20	15	11	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

Qualifying points

Position	1st	2nd	3rd
Points	3	2	1

References

1. Klein, Jamie (9 August 2025). "Delightworks Racing reveals 2026 Super Formula plans + more news". Japan Racing Insider. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
2. Hirano, Ryuji (9 August 2025). "DELiGHTWORKS RACINGが2026年から1台体制で全日本スーパーフォーミュラ選手権に挑戦へ！松下信治を起用". AutoSport Web. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
3. Klein, Jamie (19 July 2025). "Kazuya Oshima announces Super Formula retirement". Japan Racing Insider. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
4. "Kalle Rovanperä takes on exciting new challenge with TOYOTA GAZOO Racing in 2026". Toyota Gazoo Racing . 9 October 2025. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
5. Klein, Jamie (5 August 2025). "Super Formula reveals 2026 season calendar with new opener". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
6. "Super Formula | Presentato il calendario provvisorio della stagione 2026". P300.it Motorsport Media | Testata Indipendente sul Motorsport - F1, WEC, Formula E, WRC, IndyCar, MotoGP, SBK, MXGP (in Italian). 2025-08-05. Retrieved 2025-10-09.

External links

• Super Formula official website