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Ryo Hirakawa
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Biography
Ryo Hirakawa (7 March 1994 - Present): Japanese racing driver and Toyota Gazoo Racing factory driver who made his Formula One race debut for Haas in 2026. Hirakawa built his career in Japan, winning the 2017 Super GT GT500 title and competing for years at the front of Super Formula. In endurance racing he joined Toyota's World Endurance Championship line-up in 2022, winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the World Endurance Drivers' Championship in his first season with the team. He became Haas's reserve driver in 2025, taking part in Friday practice sessions for the team.
Partway through a race weekend late in the 2026 season, Haas released Esteban Ocon and promoted Hirakawa to the race seat alongside Oliver Bearman.
