17 year-old Juju Noda is set to become the first Japanese woman and the youngest driver ever to compete in the prestigious Super Formula championship.
Juju Noda, daughter of former Formula One driver Hideki Noda, is set to break barriers after securing a spot as a driver for the TGM Grand Prix in the 2024 Japanese Super Formula Championship. Taking over the spot Riki Okusa occupied last year, Juju is set to drive the
#53 Honda-powered SF23 in all nine Super Formula races for 2024.
Last year, Noda secured victories in the Euroformula Open and F2000 Formula Trophy, where she won the season title as the championship’s first-ever female driver.
Juju, whose ultimate goal is to become the first Japanese female Formula One champion, hopes her entry into Super Formula will bring gender equality in motorsport, according to Motorsport.
“If we can create a Super Formula that is in line with the times, where issues such as a gender-equal society and gender issues are attracting atten...