The 2026 Super Formula Lights Championship is scheduled to be the seventh Super Formula Lights Championship season, after the Japanese Formula 3 Championship was rebranded following the end of the 2019 season.
Teams and drivers
[edit]As the championship is a spec series, all teams will compete with an identical Dallara 324 chassis with a Toyota GR Yaris three-cylinder 1.6-litre turbo engine. All teams will compete with tyres supplied by Kumho Tire.[1][2]
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Driver changes
[edit]Teams' Champion B-Max Racing Team saw reigning Drivers' Champion Yuto Nomura graduate to the team's Super Formula outfit.[4]
Yuki Sano, Rikuto Kobayashi, and Esteban Masson will all leave the series, as Sano moves to Formula Regional Europe with R-ace GP, Kobayashi steps up to Super Formula with TGMGP, and Masson returns to race in FIA WEC LMGT3 with Akkodis ASP Team.[3][5] TOM'S signed reigning Formula Regional Japan champion Kiyoshi Umegaki, reigning F4 Japan champion Tokiya Suzuki, and 2024 Formula 4 CEZ champion Oscar Wurz, who finished 18th in the 2025 Eurocup-3 season with Drivex.[3]
Race calendar
[edit]The calendar for the 2026 season was announced on 13 November 2025. It will once again consist of eighteen races held over six weekends at six circuits. Two of the events will support the parent Super Formula Championship.[6]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Supporting | Map of circuit locations | |
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| 1 | R1 | Fuji Speedway, Oyama | 28–29 March | ||
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| 2 | R4 | Autopolis, Hita | 25–26 April | Super Formula Championship | |
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| 3 | R7 | Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka | 23–24 May | Super Formula Championship | |
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| 4 | R10 | Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka | 13–14 June | ||
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| 5 | R13 | Sportsland Sugo, Murata | 29–30 August | Formula Regional Japanese Championship SUGO Champion Cup Race | |
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| 6 | R16 | Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi | 12–13 September | ||
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Championship standings
[edit]Points will be awarded as follows:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | PP |
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| 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Super Formula Lights to become a spec-engine series in 2024". formulascout.com. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ Muschlien, Finjo (16 May 2024). "Super Formula Lights: 2024 season guide". Feeder Series. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Presents its 2026 motorsport team setups in Japan". Toyota Gazoo Racing. 19 December 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ Klein, Jamie (23 December 2025). "Honda reveals 2026 Super Formula roster as Iwasa returns". Autosport. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ^ Klein, Jamie (8 December 2025). "Akkodis ASP Announces First Drivers, Sticks to RC F GT3". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ "2026 年全日本レース選手権カレンダー一覧" (PDF). Japan Automobile Federation.
External links
[edit]- Super Formula Lights official website – Japanese / English