Kalle Rovanperä targets ‘the highest levels of circuit racing’ after his shock decision to leave the WRC at the end of the 2025 season.
Kalle Rovanperä aims for ‘highest levels of circuit racing’ after his shock move to leave the WRC at the end of the 2025 season. Remaining within the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) family, the Finnish star will make his debut in the Japanese Super Formula Championship in 2026, with plans to prepare for a move into Formula 2 in 2027.
Rovanperä to race in Japanese Super Formula in 2026 to prepare for F2 in 2027
“Now it’s time to chase my new dreams at the highest levels of circuit-racing. I’ve been craving and working towards this for a while now. I’m excited to share that I’ll be racing in Super Formula in 2026 and in addition preparing myself to race in F2 in 2027.
“Big thank you to TGR and Morizo-san for their continuous support and for having the confidence and commitment to enable my new career path.”
“Yes, we are heading into the unknown, but TGR and I have big confidence in me and in the plan we have carefully crafted. I’m super motivated to get started and work really hard to achieve our goals to rewrite history,” Rovanperä said.
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