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‘The HANS saved my neck’ – Browning on airborne Super Formula crash

Luke Browning suffered a high-speed crash at 130R in this week’s Super Formula test, which he emerged unscathed from

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Fukuzumi fastest in Suzuka Super Formula test as Browning escapes 130R crash

Fukuzumi tops Super Formula's pre-season test at Suzuka, as Browning walks away from a frightening crash at 130R

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Nirei Fukuzumi tops Suzuka Super Formula test as Luke Browning escapes 130R crash

Fukuzumi tops Super Formula's pre-season test at Suzuka, as Browning walks away from a frightening crash at 130R

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Doohan's Super Formula plans fall through at the last minute

Doohan will not be on this year's Super Formula grid despite taking part in the rookie test last month

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Jack Doohan's Super Formula plans fall through at the last minute

Doohan will not be on this year's Super Formula grid despite taking part in the rookie test last month

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Kondo defends ex-F1 racer Jack Doohan after three Super Formula test crashes

The Alpine F1 reserve driver is expected to contest Super Formula in 2026, but his maiden test didn't go to plan

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Kondo defends ex-F1 driver Doohan despite three crashes in Super Formula test

The Alpine F1 reserve driver is expected to contest Super Formula in 2026, but his maiden test didn't go to plan

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Doohan becomes last-minute addition to Super Formula's Suzuka test

Doohan named on final Suzuka entry list ahead of expected switch to Super Formula in 2026

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Jack Doohan becomes last-minute addition to Super Formula's Suzuka test

Doohan named on final Suzuka entry list ahead of expected switch to Super Formula in 2026

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Williams F1 junior Browning set for Super Formula test ahead of expected series switch

Luke Browning will take part in next week’s Super Formula test in preparation for an expected move into the Japanese series

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O'Sullivan: Qualifying is focus after tough Super Formula start

Zak O’Sullivan says his focus is on improving his qualifying performances after a tougher-than-expected start to his Super Formula campaign with Kondo Racing.

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Williams F1 junior O’Sullivan lands 2025 Super Formula seat with Kondo

Williams Formula 1 junior driver Zak O’Sullivan has been announced at Kondo Racing as part of a 13-strong Toyota roster for the 2025 Super Formula season.

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Makino tops Suzuka Super Formula test as Bearman stars

Tadasuke Makino was fastest across three days of post-season Super Formula testing at Suzuka, as Haas Formula 1 signing Oliver Bearman went third-fastest on the final day.

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Super GT eyes reduction in corner speeds after Sugo crash

Team Kunimitsu Honda man Yamamoto was left with serious neck and spinal cord injuries following the contact with the Kondo Racing Nissan GT300 car of Teppei Natori that pitched him hard into the barriers during last month’s sixth round of the season.

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SUPER GT eyes reduction in corner speeds after Sugo crash

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Natori apologises for triggering Yamamoto's huge Sugo crash

Kondo Racing Nissan GT300 driver Natori made contact with Yamamoto's Team Kunimitsu Honda NSX-GT while trying to enter the pits exiting the final corner on lap 37 of 84, sending Yamamoto into the barriers at high speed.

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What we learned about SUPER GT's 2024 cars in Motegi test

After two days of running at Okayama in late July, the 2024 GT500 machines of Nissan, Honda and Toyota again shared the track last week at Motegi, as the final 2023 tyre test involving all four manufacturers also took place.

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Suzuka SUPER GT: Fukuzumi puts Honda on pole, Toyotas struggle

On what will be the last visit for the NSX to Honda’s home track before it is replaced by the new Civic Type R-GT next year, Fukuzumi posted a 1m46.385s at the end of the Q2 pole shootout to grab the top spot in the #16 ARTA car he shares…

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Fuji SUPER GT: Kondo Nissan beats the Hondas to pole

The #24 Kondo Nissan Z of Sasaki and Kohei Hirate entered qualifying firmly among the favourites for pole, carrying only 6kg of success ballast and having taken the top spot last time out at Suzuka, only to be stripped of pole due to a fuel tank infraction.

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How Bandoh, Yokohama ended seven-year SUPER GT win drought

Bandoh pair Yuji Kunimoto and Sena Sakaguchi finished second on the road when Sunday's race was abandoned after a horrifying crash involving Nissan driver Tsugio Matsuda on lap 59 of 77, but were promoted to what many felt was a rightful win after a penalty for the NDDP Racing Nissan.

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Suzuka SUPER GT: NDDP Nissan declared winner after race-ending crash

The #3 Nissan Z of Katsumasa Chiyo and Mitsunori Takaboshi was ahead on the road at the time of Matsuda's huge crash on lap 59 of 77 by virtue of not yet having completed its second refuelling stop.

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Super Formula boss wants fewer Honda, Toyota juniors in future

The new chairman of championship promoter JRP, whose eponymous Kondo Racing team is active in both Super Formula and SUPER GT, has previously expressed his desire to broaden the category's international appeal.

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SUPER GT Fuji: TOM'S pair deliver Toyota's first win of 2023

The occupants of the #36 Toyota GR Supra came through from sixth on the grid to beat the pole-sitting Team Kunimitsu Honda NSX-GT of Naoki Yamamoto and Tadasuke Makino by 28 seconds in the 450km race, which ran completely caution-free.

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Fuji SUPER GT: TOM'S pair deliver Toyota's first win of 2023

The occupants of the #36 au-liveried Toyota GR Supra came through from sixth on the grid to beat the pole-sitting Team Kunimitsu Honda NSX-GT of Naoki Yamamoto and Tadasuke Makino by 28 seconds in the 100-lap, 450km race, which ran completely caution-free.

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