THE TEAM STANDARD [HQ : Nishi-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo] is a racing team founded in 2026. We hold deep respect for the culture and spirit built into motorsport by those who came before us.
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we do not chase others. we set the standard.
— Mission Statement —
THE TEAM STANDARD [HQ : Nishi-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo] is a racing team founded in 2026. We hold deep respect for the culture and spirit built into motorsport by those who came before us.
Beyond our Super Taikyu series, we push into karting, training methodology, and education — opening a horizon that reaches further than competition itself.
We pursue speed. We aim for victory. Above all, in thinking, in action, and in humanity, we hold a standard we set for ourselves.
An F1 veteran, a Ferrari series champion, a new-generation racing star, HRS Suzuka's inaugural top scholar — each career raises the team's standard.
山木 陽介
Competes in Japan's premier one-make series, the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli Japan. In the 2025 season he claimed the 488 Challenge Evo title, including a pole-to-win victory. Returning to Super Taikyu ST-TCR for a second consecutive season, he targets another step forward in endurance racing.
@yosuke_yamaki →
中野 信治
Made his Formula 1 debut with Prost Grand Prix in 1997 as the fifth Japanese full-time F1 driver. He went on to race in CART, the Indianapolis 500, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Today he serves as Executive Director of HRS Suzuka, developing the next generation, and is a regular F1 commentator on Fuji TV FOD.
@shinjinakano →
佐藤 凛太郎
A next-generation talent whose father, Takuma Sato, is a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and former F1 driver. He made his FIA F4 Japanese Championship debut in 2024 and topped the Honda Racing School Suzuka scholarship class the same year. In 2025 he took his maiden win in the French F4 Championship and a podium at the FIA F4 World Cup in Macau.
@rintarosato1223 →
野村 勇斗
A graduate of the Honda Racing School Suzuka (HRS). 2024 FIA F4 Japanese Championship title winner. In 2025 he took the Super Formula Lights championship on debut, with a dominant 12 wins from 18 races. For 2026 he steps up to the Super Formula Championship and the SUPER GT GT500 class.
@yuto_nomura_racing →
山西 康司
Graduated as the inaugural top scholar of the Suzuka Circuit Racing School (now HRS Formula) before making his Formula Nippon debut in 1997 as the youngest driver in series history. As a Honda works driver he raced in the SUPER GT GT500 class and competed multiple times in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. A former team principal, he continues to race at the sharp end of the ST-TCR grid.
@koji.yamanishi →HITONOWA Prima Queen — from the grid to the paddock, the brand ambassadors bringing colour to the TTS world.
Studied ballet in Germany before joining a Japanese ballet company. She now teaches at a Tokyo studio and choreographs for idol groups. A licensed A-class driver in Japan, she raced in the N-ONE OWNER'S CUP 2025.
Signed with gram model management. Works across advertising, magazines and catalogues while pursuing a parallel career as a consultant.
"Standard" — a basis, a model, a level to reach. Our pursuit of pace and victory is unchanged. Above that, in thought, in action, in humanity, we choose to hold a standard we set for ourselves.
To grow alongside everyone we work with, and to honestly show the potential of motorsport — on and off the circuit. That is what THE TEAM STANDARD is here to become.
Team Principal, THE TEAM STANDARD.
MBA graduate of Aoyama Business School (Graduate School of International Management, Aoyama Gakuin University). At INTERCAST, has worked as a track engineer and strategist across SUPER GT 300/500 and Super Taikyu. Long involved in education, delivering lectures at graduate schools and public institutions. Concurrent roles include Executive Director of The American State Offices Association, CEO of INTERCAST eRacing, advisor to Arai Helmet, and auditor of a healthcare-related general incorporated association. @graphica_tky →
ENEOS Super Taikyu Series Empowered by BRIDGESTONE. Competing with the Honda Civic-TCR FL5 / Car #100.
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