The Kyojo Cup is an all-female formula racing championship held in Japan founded in 2017 by Masanori Sekiya as a support championship for the Inter Proto Series.
Having run to the same specifications as the FCR Vita championship since 2017, the series switched to the KC-MG01 ahead of the 2025 season.
Event format In the first eight seasons of the championship, the race weekends consisted of one qualifying session and one race, held on the same day.
From 2025 onwards, the series switched to a two-race format consisting of a "Sprint" race, held on Saturday, and a "Final" race, held on Sunday.
The car 2017–2024
The championship's first car was the Vita-01, designed and built by West Racing Cars. Specifications Engine displacement: Vitz RS Gearbox: Vitz RS 5-speed manual gearbox Weight: Power output: Aspiration: Naturally-aspirated Length: Width: Wheelbase: Tyres: Dunlop
2025 Starting from the 2025 season, Kyojo Cup will use the KC-MG01 F4 car, previously used in the 2019 and 2022 editions of FIA Motorsport Games' Formula 4 Cup. Specifications Engine displacement: Gearbox: 6-speed paddle shift sequential semi-automatic gearbox Weight: Power output: + 12KW from ERS Aspiration: Single-turbocharged Length: Width: Wheelbase: Tyres: Bridgestone
Champions Drivers SeasonDriverTeamPolesWinsPodiumsFastest lapsPointsClinchedMargin 2017 Miki Koyama J-Gear122240Race 2 of 215 2018 Miki Koyama Miki Koyama433475Race 4 of 421 2019 Hinako Muramatsu Hinako Muramatsu213262Race 4 of 41 2020 Ai Miura ALBA314186Race 4 of 413 2021 Shion Tsujimoto Wildcat Competition224180Race 4 of 422.5 2022 Miki Onaga Fujita Yakkyoku Racing433473.5Race 4 of 43.5 2023 Ai Miura Team M224186Race 4 of 462024 Aimi Saito Team M3452115.5Race 6 of 638.52025 Rio Shimono Itochu Enex Wecars Team Impul with Dr.Dry38104149Race 8 of 1051
Circuits
Bold denotes a circuit will be used in the 2025 season.
NumberCircuitsRoundsYears 1 Fuji Speedway322017–present 2 Suzuka Circuit22020–2021
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