# Sota Ogawa

Sota Ogawa (小川 颯太, Ogawa Souta, born 1 October 1999) is a Japanese racing driver.

## Career

Ogawa made his debut in 2017 F4 Japanese Championship with TOM'S Spirit at Motegi. Ogawa made his full season debut with TOM'S Spirit the next season, racing alongside Kazuto Kotaka. Ogawa finished in 9th place in the standings. Ogawa also made a couple of appearance in 2019 with Skill Speed. And in 2020, with the same team he scored a pole and four podiums.
In 2021, Ogawa moved up to Formula Regional Japanese Championship with Team Sutekina for the second half of the season. Ogawa then won in Suzuka. Ogawa moved to Bionic Jack Racing for the next season. He finished runners up with three wins, just behind the eventual champion Miki Koyama. Ogawa stayed with the team for the 2023 season. He eventually won the title ahead of New Zealander Liam Sceats.
Ogawa made an appearance in Super Formula Lights with Rn-sports.
Ogawa raced in 2024 Macau Grand Prix with TGM Grand Prix alongside Takuma Sato's son Rintaro.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2017 | F4 Japanese Championship | TOM'S Spirit | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14th |
| 2018 | F4 Japanese Championship | TOM'S Spirit | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 9th |
| 2019 | F4 Japanese Championship | Skill Speed | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13th |
| 2020 | F4 Japanese Championship | Skill Speed | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 121 | 4th |
| 2021 | F4 Japanese Championship | Skill Speed | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 10th |
| 2021 | Formula Regional Japanese Championship | Team Sutekina | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 73 | 7th |
| 2022 | Formula Regional Japanese Championship | Bionic Jack Racing | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 280 | 2nd |
| 2023 | Formula Regional Japanese Championship | Bionic Jack Racing | 16 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 243.5 | 1st |
| 2023 | Super Formula Lights | Rn-Sports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11th |
| 2024 | Super Taikyu Series - ST-Z | Buzz Progress Racing | | | | | | | |
| 2024 | Super Taikyu Series - ST-Z | Hitotsuyama Racing | | | | | | | |
| 2024 | Macau Grand Prix | TGM Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2025 | Super Taikyu – ST-X | Hitotsuyama Racing | | | | | | *‡ | *‡ |
‡ Team standings

### Complete F4 Japanese Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
| 2017 | TOM'S Spirit | OKA 1 | OKA 2 | FUJ1 1 | FUJ1 2 | AUT 1 | AUT 2 | SUG 1 | SUG 2 | FUJ2 1 | FUJ2 2 | SUZ 1 | SUZ 2 | MOT 1 6 | MOT 2 9 | 14th | 10 |
| 2018 | TOM'S Spirit | OKA 1 5 | OKA 2 6 | FUJ1 1 11 | FUJ1 2 21 | SUZ 1 9 | SUZ 2 9 | FUJ2 1 4 | FUJ2 2 5 | SUG 1 8 | SUG 2 10 | AUT 1 9 | AUT 2 12 | MOT 1 8 | MOT 2 24 | 9th | 55 |
| 2019 | Skill Speed | OKA 1 | OKA 2 | FUJ1 1 | FUJ1 2 | SUZ 1 | SUZ 2 | FUJ2 1 12 | FUJ2 2 Ret | AUT 1 4 | AUT 2 31 | SUG 1 10 | SUG 2 10 | MOT 1 Ret | MOT 2 Ret | 13th | 14 |
| 2020 | Skill Speed | FUJ1 1 7 | FUJ1 2 6 | FUJ1 3 7 | SUZ 1 7 | SUZ 2 12 | SUZ 3 7 | MOT 1 5 | MOT 2 2 | MOT 3 2 | FUJ2 1 2 | FUJ2 2 3 | FUJ2 3 5 | | | 4th | 121 |
| 2021 | Skill Speed | FUJ1 1 9 | FUJ1 2 4 | SUZ 1 9 | SUZ 2 12 | MOT1 1 9 | MOT1 2 8 | MOT1 3 8 | SUG 1 12 | SUG 2 13 | SUG 3 11 | MOT2 1 6 | MOT2 2 4 | FUJ2 1 13 | FUJ2 2 7 | 10th | 52 |

### Complete Formula Regional Japanese Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Points |
| 2021 | Rn-sports | OKA 1 | OKA 2 | OKA 3 | MOT 1 | MOT 2 | MOT 3 | FUJ 1 9 | FUJ 2 2 | FUJ 3 5 | SUG 1 12 | SUG 2 7 | SUZ 1 1 | SUZ 2 4 | | | | | 7th | 73 |
| 2022 | Bionic Jack Racing | FUJ1 1 4 | FUJ1 2 4 | FUJ1 3 2 | OKA 1 3 | OKA 2 2 | OKA 3 3 | MOT 1 3 | MOT 2 4 | MOT 3 2 | SUG 1 1 | SUG 2 8† | SUG 3 2 | FUJ2 1 4 | FUJ2 2 2 | FUJ2 3 1 | SUZ 1 1 | SUZ 2 2 | 2nd | 280 |
| 2023 | Bionic Jack Racing | FUJ1 1 2 | FUJ1 2 2 | FUJ1 3 1 | SUZ 1 2 | SUZ 2 1 | OKA 1 1 | OKA 2 2 | OKA 3 2 | MOT 1 Ret | MOT 2 1 | MOT 3 2 | FUJ2 1 2 | FUJ2 2 Ret | SUG 1 3 | SUG 2 4 | SUG 3 4 | | 1st | 243.5 |

### Complete Super Formula Lights results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
| 2023 | Rn-sports | AUT 1 | AUT 2 | AUT 3 | SUG 1 | SUG 2 | SUG 3 | SUZ 1 | SUZ 2 | SUZ 3 | FUJ 1 | FUJ 2 | FUJ 3 | OKA 1 | OKA 2 | OKA 3 | MOT 1 9 | MOT 2 7 | MOT 3 9 | 11th | 0 |

### Complete Macau Grand Prix results

| Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
| 2024 | TGM Grand Prix | Tatuus F3 T-318 | 19th | DNF | DNF |