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AIMI SAITO clinches second Kyojo Cup crown, first with TOM’S

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November 1, 2026

GRRL! SUMMARY:

  • AIMI SAITO swept the Kyojo Cup finale weekend — pole, Sprint win Saturday, then all 15 laps of the Final — sealing her second title in three years and first with TOM’S.
  • Saito makes history as the first driver to win a Kyojo Cup championship across both of the series’ eras, cementing her status as the benchmark in all-female Japanese single-seater racing.
  • KOKORO SATO held firm under pressure to take second, with MIKI ONAGA rounding out the podium; title favourite RIONA TOMISHITA had to settle for fourth.
  • AI MIURA and HANA BURTON traded fifth place mid-race; Burton suffered two unscheduled pit stops — including a safety-car-period tire change — dropping her to 19th at the finish.
  • RIO SHIMONO charged from the back of the grid to seventh, passing multiple rivals including MAKO HIRAKAWA and KILEI KANEMOTO in an impressive recovery drive.

UPCOMING:

LINKS TO RACER'S PROFILE PAGES:

AI MIURA MARIE IWAOKA AIMI SAITO HANA BURTON SITARVEE LIMNANTHARAK ZHAO YUNQING ITSUMO SHIRAISHI RAMI SASAKI RIO SHIMONO SARA MATSUI MAAYA ORIDO RIONA TOMISHITA RINA ITO MIKI ONAGA KILEI KANEMOTO PAIGE RADDATZ JOANNE CICONTE KOKORO SATO MAKO HIRAKAWA

ABB FIA Formula E, japan, kyojo cup, team tom’s

GRRL! summary based upon reporting by MARCO ALBERTINI originally appearing on racers-behindthehelmet.com