Ryo Hirakawa (born 7 March 1994 in Kure) is a Japanese racing driver who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Toyota Racing and serves as a reserve driver in Formula One for Haas. He began karting at thirteen and won the All-Japan Junior Kart Championship in 2008, then took the Super FJ Okayama Series in 2010, the JAF Japan F4 West Series in 2011 and the Japanese Formula 3 Championship in 2012. He won the Porsche Carrera Cup Japan title in 2012, the Super GT GT500 class championship in 2017, and finished runner-up in Super Formula in 2020. A two-time Hypercar class champion in the World Endurance Championship, he won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in his debut season with Toyota, in 2022, alongside Sebastien Buemi and Brendon Hartley.
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is a Japanese racing driver who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Toyota Racing
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successive championships won from the JAF Japan F4 West Series in 2011 and the Japanese Formula 3 Championship in 2012 earned him a promotion to Super Formula in 2013 with Team LeMans
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is a Japanese racing driver who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Toyota Racing
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He made his Formula One Grand Prix debut at the 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix for Haas, scoring a points finish.
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