There will be no foreign drivers on the Super Formula grid for next weekend’s third round of the season at Sugo.
It follows Impul’s decision to sign Toyota young driver Hibiki Taira to drive the #19 SF23 that was originally supposed to be campaigned by reigning Formula 2 champion Theo Pourchaire for the full year. Pourchaire was the only ‘gaijin’ to be entered for the 2024 Super Formula season, but he left the category after just the opening round at Suzuka when an opportunity opened up at Arrow McLaren in the IndyCar Series.
Impul has now elected to promote Taira, who finished runner-up in both Super Formula Lights and SUPER GT’s GT300 class last year, meaning the entire field of 21 cars will comprise exclusively of Japanese driver. The last time there was no international representation on the grid in Japan’s top formula was in 1978, in what was then known as the All-Japan Formula Two Championship.
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