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Super Formula Fuji: Igor Fraga Triumphs as Kakunoshin Ohta Nears Championship
Highlights
- Igor Fraga won his first full-length Super Formula race at Fuji.
- Kakunoshin Ohta finished second, leading championship by 48 points.
- Ohta can clinch title early with a 46-point lead.
- Zak O’Sullivan secured third, fastest Toyota-powered driver.
- Ayumu Iwasa finished fourth, setback for championship hopes.
- Sunday’s final race at Fuji will decide the championship winner.
Igor Fraga converts pole into victory at Fuji Speedway on Saturday, taking his first full‑length Super Formula win over 41 laps.
Kakunoshin Ohta finishes second to extend his championship lead to 48 points, while Zak O’Sullivan completes the podium as the quickest Toyota-powered runner.
Fraga controls the pace throughout, briefly relinquishing track position only during the pit cycle before re-establishing a secure margin to the flag.
Fraga takes his first full‑distance Super Formula win after a controlled run from pole.
The result is Fraga’s third career victory, but his first in a regular-length race after earlier triumphs in shorter replacement events this season.
Ohta’s afternoon is smooth until a late steering concern checks his pace, inviting O’Sullivan into range without ultimately changing the order.
That second place is strategically rich. If Ohta leaves Sunday’s race with a 46‑point cushion, he clinches the title ahead of the Suzuka finale in November.
Ohta extends his lead to 48 points and can seal the crown with a 46+ margin after Sunday.
O’Sullivan rises from sixth on the grid with decisive first‑stint progress, passing Tomoki Nojiri and Yuto Nomura to reach fourth early.
He then overtakes Ayumu Iwasa on lap 12 for third. Iwasa briefly undercuts him in the stops, but O’Sullivan reclaims the place by lap 26 and pressures Ohta late on.
Iwasa settles for fourth, a setback in a points race increasingly tilted toward Ohta. The pace delta also underlines Toyota’s mixed weekend at Fuji Speedway.
O’Sullivan is the fastest Toyota-powered driver and completes the podium from sixth on the grid.
Sho Tsuboi edges Nirei Fukuzumi for fifth after a tight duel between TOM’S and Rookie Racing. Nobuharu Matsushita impresses in seventh for Delightworks, its best result since May at Suzuka.
Toshiki Oyu takes eighth for Inging. Rikuto Kobayashi and Kamui Kobayashi secure ninth and tenth for TGM Grand Prix, with Kamui racing for the first time since turning 40.
Luke Browning, Williams’ F1 reserve with Kondo Racing, cannot recover from a P16 start and finishes 15th.
Rookie Kazuhisa Urabe, a late Inging call‑up for Sena Sakaguchi, reaches Q2 and starts 11th but fades to 21st. Nomura retires after multiple pit visits despite qualifying third for B‑Max.
Nojiri’s race unravels as he slips to 16th for Team Mugen, compounding a difficult day for several Honda runners.
With Ohta now 48 clear of Fraga, Sunday’s Fuji finale can decide the championship. If not sealed, the contest rolls to Suzuka in November under far greater pressure.
Visual Summary
First full race WIN!
Ohta’s Title Gap
Fraga 🏁
Ohta 🏆
Fraga 🏁
Ohta 🏆
+48 pts
Ohta can clinch the championship early if he keeps a 46+ pt lead!
O’Sullivan stormed from P6 to P3
Chased Ohta until the flag
Iwasa P4
Out of title contention after pit battle loss.
Title hopes fading.
Title hopes fading.
Matsushita P7
Points for Delightworks for first time since May.
Big team boost!
Big team boost!
Rookie Rise & Fall
Kazuhisa Urabe
(first-ever Q2)
from Q2 P11 to P21 finish.
Gutsy debut, but rookie heartbreak.
(first-ever Q2)
from Q2 P11 to P21 finish.
Gutsy debut, but rookie heartbreak.
Kamui: Racing at 40
First race as a 40-year-old: P10 finish
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Ohta can clinch the title SUNDAY
Needs 46+ pts lead at Fuji
Ohta can clinch the title SUNDAY
Needs 46+ pts lead at Fuji
Zane Muniz writes across NASCAR, IndyCar, F1, IMSA, NHRA, and dirt-racing news. His breaking-news alerts and event previews ensure motorsport fans never miss a lap, drift, or drag-strip showdown.
