Sota Ogawa
| Sota Ogawa | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Japanese |
| Born | 1 October 1999 Japan |
| Championship titles | |
| 2023 | Formula Regional Japanese Championship |
Sota Ogawa (小川 颯太, Ogawa Souta, born 1 October 1999) is a Japanese racing driver.
Career
Ogawa made his bebut in 2017 F4 Japanese Championship with TOM'S Spirit for one round at Motegi. Ogawa made his full season with TOM'S Spirit the next season, he race alongside Kazuto Kotaka.[1] Ogawa finished up in 9th place. Ogawa made couple of appearance in 2019 with Skillspeed. And in 2020 with Skillspeed he got podiums, and pole.
In 2021, Ogawa then moves up to Formula Regional Japanese Championship with Team Sutekina for the second half of the season.[2][3] Ogawa then won in Suzuka. Ogawa moves to Bionic Jack Racing for the next season.[4] He finished runners up with three wins, just behind the eventual champion Miki Koyama. Ogawa stay again with the team for the 2023 season.[5] He eventually win the title ahead to the New Zealander Liam Sceats.[6]
Ogawa made an appearances in Super Formula Lights with Rn-sports.[7]
Ogawa will race in 2024 Macau Grand Prix with TGM Grand Prix alongside Takuma Sato's son Rintaro.[8]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | F4 Japanese Championship | TOM'S Spirit | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14th |
| 2018 | F4 Japanese Championship | TOM'S Spirit | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 9th |
| 2019 | F4 Japanese Championship | Skill Speed | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13th |
| 2020 | F4 Japanese Championship | Skill Speed | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 121 | 4th |
| 2021 | F4 Japanese Championship | Skill Speed | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 10th |
| Formula Regional Japanese Championship | Team Sutekina | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 73 | 7th | |
| 2022 | Formula Regional Japanese Championship | Bionic Jack Racing | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 280 | 2nd |
| 2023 | Formula Regional Japanese Championship | Bionic Jack Racing | 16 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 243.5 | 1st |
| Super Formula Lights | Rn-Sports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11th | |
| 2024 | Super Taikyu Series - ST-Z | Buzz Progress Racing | |||||||
| Hitotsuyama Racing | |||||||||
| Macau Grand Prix | TGM Grand Prix |
‡ Team standings
Complete F4 Japanese Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | TOM'S Spirit | OKA 1 |
OKA 2 |
FUJ1 1 |
FUJ1 2 |
AUT 1 |
AUT 2 |
SUG 1 |
SUG 2 |
FUJ2 1 |
FUJ2 2 |
SUZ 1 |
SUZ 2 |
MOT 1 6 |
MOT 2 9 |
14th | 10 |
| 2018 | TOM'S Spirit | OKA 1 5 |
OKA 2 6 |
FUJ1 1 11 |
FUJ1 2 21 |
SUZ 1 9 |
SUZ 2 9 |
FUJ2 1 4 |
FUJ2 2 5 |
SUG 1 8 |
SUG 2 10 |
AUT 1 9 |
AUT 2 12 |
MOT 1 8 |
MOT 2 24 |
9th | 55 |
| 2019 | Skill Speed | OKA 1 |
OKA 2 |
FUJ1 1 |
FUJ1 2 |
SUZ 1 |
SUZ 2 |
FUJ2 1 12 |
FUJ2 2 Ret |
AUT 1 4 |
AUT 2 31 |
SUG 1 10 |
SUG 2 10 |
MOT 1 Ret |
MOT 2 Ret |
13th | 14 |
| 2020 | Skill Speed | FUJ1 1 7 |
FUJ1 2 6 |
FUJ1 3 7 |
SUZ 1 7 |
SUZ 2 12 |
SUZ 3 7 |
MOT 1 5 |
MOT 2 2 |
MOT 3 2 |
FUJ2 1 2 |
FUJ2 2 3 |
FUJ2 3 5 |
4th | 121 |
Complete Formula Regional Japanese Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Rn-sports | OKA 1 |
OKA 2 |
OKA 3 |
MOT 1 |
MOT 2 |
MOT 3 |
FUJ 1 9 |
FUJ 2 2 |
FUJ 3 5 |
SUG 1 12 |
SUG 2 7 |
SUZ 1 1 |
SUZ 2 4 |
7th | 73 | |
| 2022 | Bionic Jack Racing | 2nd | 280 |
References
- ^ "018 FIA-F4 Championship 1st / 2nd Okayama Competition entry list". fiaf4.jp (in Japanese). GTA Co. 25 March 2018. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Formula Regional Japanese Championship". frj.jp. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ "2021 Inter Proto Series 第3大会 エントリーリスト" (PDF).
- ^ "Formula Regional Japanese Championship". frj.jp. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Formula Regional Japanese Championship". frj.jp. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2023-11-26). "Ogawa becomes FRegional Japan champion as Okuzumi wins at Sugo". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ "Round16_17_18 | 2023年 SFL シリーズカレンダー | superformula lights en". superformula-lights.com. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ "Macau Grand Prix - FIA FR World Cup Provisional Entry List" (PDF).
External links
- Sota Ogawa career summary at DriverDB.com