Super Formula 2026: Key dates and venues
Here’s everything you need to know about when and where Luke will be racing in 2026
Published
23 JAN 2026
Est. reading time
3 min
Luke is set for his maiden season of Super Formula in 2026, after linking up with Kondo Racing for their upcoming campaign.
The Cheshire native has a little while to prepare for his move to Japan, though, with the first race not scheduled until early April.
Nonetheless, Luke’s fans will already be eyeing up where the 23-year-old is due to race over the coming year, as he prepares to visit five venues for 12 rounds of motorsport action.
Things kick off on 4th-5th April with the first two rounds taking place at the Mobility Resort Motegi in Tochigi Prefecture.
This is one of the more intriguing locations on the calendar, with the facility containing two separate race tracks — an oval circuit and a road course.
The latter is used for Super Formula, as well as for other series like Super GT and the F4 Japanese Championship. It’s a popular track for motorcycle racing, too, and currently hosts the Japanese Motorcycle Grand Prix each year.
Luke will then swap Honshu for the country’s most southern island, Kyushu, when he heads to Hita in Tochigi Prefecture for a single round on 25th April.
That is taking place at Autopolis — a well regarded (if somewhat remote) track that is known for its high standard of facilities and infrastructure.
Perhaps Autopolis’ most distinct aspect is its high altitude, conjuring comparisons with Mexico City’s famous Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.
The track initially runs downhill and then back upwards, with an elevation change of over 50m and an altitude of 820m at the finish line.
Formula 1 fans will be familiar with the next venue on Luke’s itinerary, as the Suzuka International Racing Course prepares to host Rounds 4 and 5 on 23-24th May.
Suzuka has hosted the Japanese Grand Prix over a number of periods since 1987 and consistently since 2022. Meanwhile, Super Formula has been taking place there even longer, since 1973 to be precise.
And it’s easy to see why this track is a regular feature on the calendar, as well as favourite amongst both fans and drivers.
A figure-of-eight layout and challenging corners means there’s very little margin for error and often produces memorably dramatic races as a result.
A trip to the foothills of Mount Fuji follows that stint in Mie Prefecture — and a former home of the Japanese Grand Prix in the Fuji Speedway (18th-19th July).
The Oyama-based track hosted the aforementioned Japanese GP all the way back in 1976 and 1977, before doing so again more recently from 2007-2008.
It’s notable for having one of the longest straights in motorsport at 1.475 km (0.917 mi), with 12 corners and a particularly tricky right hairpin at Turn 8.Luke’s final new destination is the 50,000-capacity Sportsland Sugo for one round on 9th August.
The Super Formula lap record there is held by former Kondo Racing star Nick Cassidy, though our British racer will be looking to beat that time of 1:06.350, of course!
Return visits to the Fuji Speedway (10th-11th October) and the Suzuka International Racing Course (21st-22nd November) then wrap up what promises to be an enthralling 2026 campaign.
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