Rovanperä, Iwasa, Browning… Discover the complete Super Formula 2026 grid

In 2024, there were 21 drivers. In 2025, 22 filled the grid. In 2026, 24 will take part in this new Super Formula season throughout the year on Japanese tracks. Naturally, the real attraction of this new year is none other than the presence of Kalle Rovanperä, the Finn and two-time world champion. WRC At 25, he made the decision to leave the rally to devote himself to the car, with the aim of one day joining the Formula 1.

Having participated in the winter championship organized in New Zealand – the Formula Regional Oceania – he was able to train properly against future drivers of Formula 3Freddie Slater and Ugo Ugochukwu, for example, were among his first rivals on the circuits. For him, the challenge is significant, given the major leap between the FROT and Super Formula in terms of difficulty. A much more powerful car, even faster than a Formula 2, the Dallara SF-23 that the Finn is about to drive, equipped with an engine Toyota TRD-01F will have little or nothing to do with the one that enabled him to reach a podium finish this winter.

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Alongside him, another remarkable driver in several respects will also be competing. In this case, Briton Luke Browning is preparing to make the leap from F2 to Super Formula. A member of the academy Williams Until the end of 2025, the driver who finished fourth in Formula 2 last year has notably been promoted to reserve driver. He will be called upon in case of a breakdown. Carlos Sainz or Alex AlbonThe Englishman, particularly comfortable in the rain, faces a new learning curve in his young career, having completed only one season in Formula 1's feeder series, and having the freedom to continue down that path. It's also worth noting that Czech driver Roman Staněk, Leonardo Fornaroli's teammate at Invicta, is also preparing to join the Super Formula grid from Formula 2.

Of course, Japanese competitors including Iyumu Iwasa – champion of the series in 2025 – or Sho Tsuboi, his runner-up, will return to action in their local championship, hoping to fight for the title again in this new season.

Super Formula 2026
What does the grid look like?

• Team Mugen: 🇯🇵 Ayumu Iwasa / 🇯🇵 Tomoki Nojiri
• Realize Kondo Racing: 🇬🇧 Luke Browning / 🇯🇵 Ukyo Sasahara
• Buzz MK Racing: 🇨🇿 Roman Staněk
• Docomo Team Dancelion Racing: 🇯🇵 Tadasuke Makino / 🇯🇵 Kakunoshin Ohta
• KDDI TGMGP TGR-DC: 🇯🇵 Kamui Kobayashi / 🇯🇵 Rikuto Kobayashi
• Team Goh: 🇦🇹 Charlie Wurz
• KCMG: 🇯🇵 Kenta Yamashita / 🇫🇮 Kalle Rovanperä
• Hazama Ando Triple Tree Racing: 🇯🇵 Juju Noda
• ThreeBond Racing: 🇯🇵 Syun Koide
• NTT Docomo Business Rookie: 🇯🇵 Nirei Fukuzumi
• Wecars Impul with SDG: 🇬🇧 Zak O'Sullivan
• Delightworks Racing: 🇯🇵 Nobuharu Matsushita
• Vantelin Team TOM'S: 🇯🇵 Sho Tsuboi / 🇦🇷 Sacha Fenestraz
• Sanki Vertex Partners Cerumo: 🇯🇵 Sena Sakaguchi / 🇯🇵 Toshiki Oyu
• San-Ei Gen with B-Max: 🇯🇵 Yuto Nomura
• Ponos Nakajima Racing: 🇯🇵 Ren Sato / 🇧🇷 Igor Omura Fraga