2024 Super Formula Championship

[1] Sho Tsuboi, driving for Vantelin Team TOM’S, won his first Super Formula Drivers' Championship at the final race, ahead of two-time champion Tomoki Nojiri.

This was the final Super Formula season for three-time champion Naoki Yamamoto, who announced his retirement on 5 November prior to the season-ending JAF Suzuka Grand Prix.

[21] The 2024 Super Formula Championship began at Suzuka, where Sena Sakaguchi of INGING secured pole position during qualifying.

As Yamamoto's defense slowed Iwasa, Makino held a lead of three seconds by the time both drivers made their pit stops on lap 24.

However, the safety car returned promptly when Kazuya Oshima of ROOKIE Racing crashed, resulting in six additional laps under caution.

The subsequent restart was also short-lived, as Sakaguchi fell victim to the challenging conditions at the same corner, prompting a red flag.

Sho Tsuboi, starting from fourth, delayed his pit stop until lap 28 and rejoined the track behind Oyu, Nojiri and Makino.

Ohta appeared poised to secure victory but suffered a throttle issue that caused him to spin out, handing the win to Makino.

Tsuboi, starting seventh, quickly advanced to second in the early laps and maintained close proximity to Nojiri until the pit stops began.

Early stoppers Iwasa and Ohta briefly led the race, but Tsuboi, on fresher tires, caught and overtook them, claiming the lead on lap 32.

Nojiri, who finished seventh after benefiting from post-race penalties imposed on other drivers, dropped to third in the standings, two points further back.

Iwasa stalled at the start from second on the grid, falling to the back and enabling Ohta to establish a comfortable lead.

Despite the interruptions, the top three positions remained unchanged as Ohta maintained his lead in a race characterized by high attrition.

[29] Nojiri secured pole position for the season finale, but Ohta quickly overtook him at the start, reclaiming the lead he had maintained throughout the weekend.

Fukuzumi completed the podium, while Nojiri finished fourth, narrowly retaining the championship runner-up spot by a single point over Makino.

This achievement was bolstered by Ohta’s double victory in the season finale and further aided by Tsuboi's teammate, Ukyo Sasahara, failing to score any points.