Podium for Cassidy and lead in Super Formula Series

Nick Cassidy has finished third in the latest Super Formula Series at the Twin Ring Motegi and now takes the overall lead with two races left.

Cassidy’s Super GT Series co-driver Ryo Hawakira won the fifth race of the season, his first victory in 35 races in the category. Kamui Kobayashi came home in second. Pole-sitter Alex Palou finished fourth, behind Cassidy.

Previous points leader Naoki Yamamoto came away from the round with no points finishing in ninth , dropping to the second place in the championship standings. Cassidy leads with 28 points just one more than Yamamoto. Palou is third with 20 points, one more than Kobayashi.

The penultimate round takes place in Okayama 29 September.

Race results

1 Ryo Hirakawa
2 Kamui Kobayashi
3 Nick Cassidy
4 Alex Palou
5 Nirei Fukuzumi
6 Hiroaki Ishiura
7 Lucas Auer
8 Tomoki Nojiri
9 Naoki Yamamoto
10 Yuji Kunimoto
11 Kazuya Oshima
12 Artem Markelov
13 Kenta Yamashita
14 Patricio O’Ward
15 Yuhi Sekiguchi
16 Kazuki Nakajima
17 Sho Tsuboi
18 Koudai Tsukakoshi
19 Harrison Newey
DNF Tadasuke Makino