A new record for consecutive wins record has been set by Ryota Ogiwara as he made it eight in a row on Sunday morning at the Mobility Resort Motegi in the Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup. The start of the second half of the 2025 season went down to the wire again and following on from Race 1’s closest finish of the season, Ogiwara denied title rival Seiryu Ikegami in another run to the line, whilst Shingo Iidaka made it an all-Japanese podium.

Ikegami grabbed the holeshot from his title rival and they had company in the early stages with Badly Ayutullah, Iidaka, Haruki Matsuyama and Archie Schmidt. As Ikegami and Ogiwara broke clear, it was only Matsuyama who could live with the pace until with 7 to go, the #2 crashed out, tagging the rear end of Ogiwara under braking. The Championship leader was able to continue and on the final lap, despite Ikegami’s defensive line into Turn 11, squeezed through and was able to hold off on the run to the line. Eight wins in a row for the #16, eight P2s in a row for Ikegami, the title can be clinched by Ogiwara in Mandalika if previous form is repeated.

Get set for more ATC action coming up from Mandalika next weekend, where Ogiwara could become the latest name to take the coveted title!