TOKYO, Japan, March 27, 2025 - Yuki Tsunoda, a graduate of Honda’s driver development program and supported by Honda, will participate in the 2025 FIA*1 F1 World Championship Series (F1) Lenovo Japanese Grand Prix 2025 (Japanese GP) to be held at Suzuka Circuit (Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture) from April 4 (Friday) to 6 (Sunday), 2025, with Oracle Red Bull Racing.

Oracle Red Bull Racing, which has a team partnership agreement with Honda, has given rise to numerous memorable showdowns and achievements, such as the dramatic final round championship victory in 2021 that brought Honda its first title in 30 years, 21 out of 22 round victories in 2023, and Max Verstappen’s fourth consecutive driver’s title in 2024.
In his fifth year in F1, Tsunoda has been a full-time F1 driver for Visa Cash App Racing Bulls, a Honda team partner, using power units for which Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) is providing technical support in addition to Oracle Red Bull Racing. Honda/HRC will continue to support Tsunoda’s further success through technical support as a team partner of Oracle Red Bull Racing and Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team.
*1 FIA: Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile
Comment of Koji Watanabe, President of Honda Racing Corporation (HRC)
“We are delighted that Yuki Tsunoda, a graduate of Honda’s driver development program, has made great progress in his fifth year as an F1 driver and will be racing for Oracle Red Bull Racing, one of the strongest teams in F1. We look forward to his future success.”
About Yuki Tsunoda
Birth date:
May 11, 2000
Birthplace:
Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Career Highlights:
2016 | Completed Suzuka Circuit Racing School Formula (SRS-F) |
2017 | JAF F4 Japanese Championship East Series: Series Champion/Japan Champion Japanese FIA F4 Japanese Championship: 3rd |
2018 | Japanese FIA F4 Japanese Championship: Series Champion |
2019 | FIA F3 Championship (Jenzer Motorsport): Series 9th, 1 win, 3 podium finishes Euroformula Open Championship (Team Motopark), Series 4th |
2020 | FIA F2 Championship (Carlin): Series 3rd, 3 wins, 7 podium finishes, 4 pole positions |
2021 | FIA F1 World Championship: Season driver standing: 14th, Best result: 4th |
2022 | FIA F1 World Championship: Season driver standing: 17th, Best result: 7th |
2023 | FIA F1 World Championship: Season driver standing: 14th, Best result: 8th |
2024 | FIA F1 World Championship: Season driver standing: 12th, Best result: 7th |
2025 | FIA F1 World Championship: Driver standing: 13th, Best result: 12th (as of the end of Round 2, China) |