2023 Super Formula Lights

It featured drivers competing in Dallara 320 chassis and with engines made by three different manufacturers, a similar regulation format to the Euroformula Open Championship.

HELM Motorsports, who made their debut in the championship in 2022, left Super Formula Lights after already missing the final two rounds of 2022.

[4][6] Gentleman driver Takashi Hata rejoined the team after not competing in 2022, while Togo Suganami and Roberto Merhi left the series.

Rn-sports returned to competition for the final round, albeit with Formula Regional Japanese champion Sota Ogawa piloting the No.

[10] Only three events were held supporting the parent Super Formula Championship, a significant reduction from previous years.

The fourth Super Formula Lights Championship began at Autopolis in late May with B-Max Racing's Iori Kimura taking two pole positions.

This promoted the TOM'S pair of Hibiki Taira and Yuga Furutani onto the podium, where they stayed until the end of the race.

The third race was another calm affair for Kimura to complete his clean sweep of the weekend, while Taira and Furutani battled out the podium places behind him.

[11] Sportsland Sugo played host for the second round, and this time Taira was the one to claim both pole positions.

Multiple stalls and accidents at the start of the first race meant a lengthy safety car with Fraga and Kimura following Taira home when it was finally retracted.

The final race of the weekend looked set to grant Taira a triple win, before his car got stuck in fourth gear three laps from the end.

The first race began in foggy conditions with Fraga running himself and two other cars off the road, before hitting Kimura when he rejoined.

[13] Fuji Speedway kicked off the second half of the championship with Trulli and Taira sharing pole positions.

Rn-sports driver Yuui Tsutsumi held second, until Taira started closing up to him late in the race, but he was unable to get past.

The second race began with Koide taking the lead from Fraga into the first turn, but panned out much the same afterwards, albeit with Kimura in third this time.

Sadly, this did not translate into more cars competing, with the field still consisting of around twelve regular entries, as it did in years past.