Ryota Ogiwara’s 100% victory record in 2025 continues after an intriguing Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup Race 1 unfolds at the Mobility Resort Motegi, with the Japanese top two in the title fight split by just 0.015s at the flag. Seiryu Ikegami’s wait for a win rumbles on despite his best efforts, as Indonesia’s Badly Ayatullah won the fight for the final podium spot.

Ogiwara and Ikegami strode away at the front but little by little, the chasing trio of Ayatullah, Archie Schmidt and Shingo Iidaka hunted them down to make it a 10-wheeler at the front with half a lap to go. Turn 13 saw Ikegami lunge up the inside of Ogiwara, but it was a move that didn’t quite pay off. On the run to the line, Ogiwara held off Ikegami for his seventh win on the spin to increase his overall standings lead to 35 points ahead of Race 2, as Schmidt and Iidaka claimed P4 and P5 in a top five that were split by just 0.4s at the flag.