RIONA TOMISHITA Dominates Kyojo Cup Opener From Pole

May 10, 2026

• RIONA TOMISHITA delivered a wire-to-wire victory in her Kyojo Cup season opener, leading all 10 laps from pole and setting fastest lap for Cerumo/Inging, finishing 2.108 seconds clear.
• Australian rookie JOANNE CICONTE held second throughout for KCMG after qualifying 0.238 seconds behind pole, while KOKORO SATO recovered from early traffic to complete the podium.
• RAMI SASAKI mounted an impressive charge from 13th on the grid to eighth, claiming the final point as chaos shuffled the midfield including HANA BURTON’s last-corner spin.
• Defending champion RIO SHIMONO struggled to eighth in qualifying and spent the race battling through to sixth, while 2024 champion AIMI SAITO recovered from an early drop to fifth.

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