| Juju Noda "Juju" | |
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Noda driving at the Red Bull Ring in 2023
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| Nationality |  Japanese |
| Born | (2006-02-02) 2 February 2006 (age 18) Tokyo, Japan |
| Related to | Hideki Noda (father) |
| Super Formula career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | TGM Grand Prix |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 53 |
| Starts | 3 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2023 2022 2021, 2020 2021 2019 | Euroformula Open W Series F4 Danish Championship Formula 4 United States Championship Lucas Oil Winter Race Series |
Juju Noda (野田樹潤, Noda Juju, born 2 February 2006), also known mononymously as "Juju", is a Japanese racing driver who is competing in the 2024 Super Formula Championship with TGM Grand Prix. She has previously competed in the W Series, and Euroforumula Open.[1] She is the daughter of former Formula 1 driver Hideki Noda.
Juju Noda was born on 2 February 2006. She is the daughter of former Formula One driver Hideki Noda, and began karting at the age of 3.
In 2018, Noda was featured in a micro-documentary created by Great Big Story.[2]
Noda tested single-seater race cars on Japanese circuits from the age of 9.[2] She made her official competition car debut in the 2019 Lucas Oil Winter Race Series, where she finished 14th overall.
Noda made her debut in the Formula 4 category in 2020, racing in the F4 Danish Championship with her family team, Noda Racing. She won her first ever race in the series, and finished 6th in the standings.
She continued in the championship in 2021, after a last minute switch from the F4 United States Championship.[3] She finished 7th in the standings this year.
In January 2021, it was announced that Noda would race for Jay Howard Driver Development in the 2021 Formula 4 United States Championship.[4]
She was fastest in the practice session in Round 1 at Road Atlanta, however she then withdrew prior to qualifying.[5] She did not appear at any more rounds.
Noda appeared at the second pre-season test on 2–4 March 2022 at Barcelona, the only driver to do so who was not an automatic qualifier or who had attended the first test in Arizona, one month prior. The full W Series grid was announced on 22 March 2022, with Noda included.[1] She would go on to score two points throughout the season, finishing fourteenth in the championship.
Noda would compete in the Euroformula Open Championship for the eponymous Noda Racing team in 2023. She currently lies fifth in the standings with one win, albeit under the beneficiary under a controversial technical regulation stating that female drivers in the championship could run at a minimum weight 26kg lower than male counterparts.[6] This regulation was abolished before the fifth round of the season at the Red Bull Ring, mandating her car to be run with the same minimum weight as those of her male competitors.[7] In response to this, Hideki Noda announced that they had retired Juju and the Noda Racing entry from the series.
Noda competed in Super Formula with TGM Grand Prixin2024. She competed with Nobuharu Matsushita. Noda is the first Japanese woman to race in the series history and the first Japanese woman to finish in the Top 20 in any race.
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Lucas Oil Winter Race Series | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 14th | |
| 2020 | F4 Danish Championship | Noda Racing | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 85 | 6th |
| 2021 | F4 Danish Championship | Noda Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 149 | 7th |
| YACademy Winter Series | Jay Howard Driver Development | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12th | |
| F4 United States Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2022 | W Series | W Series Academy | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14th |
| Drexler-Automotive Formula 3 Cup - F3 Open | Vadum Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 8th | |
| F2000 Italian Formula Trophy | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| 2023 | Drexler-Automotive Formula 3 Cup | Noda Racing | 14 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 262 | 2nd |
| F2000 Italian Formula Trophy | 14 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 275 | 1st | ||
| Euroformula Open Championship | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 118 | 8th | ||
| BOSS GP - Formula Class | HS Engineering | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 16th | |
| 2024 | BOSS GP - Formula Class | MM International Motorsport | |||||||
| Super Formula Championship | TGM Grand Prix | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21st* |
† As Noda was a guest driver, she was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Noda Racing | JYL 1 1 |
JYL 2 DSQ |
JYL 3 4 |
PAD 1 3 |
PAD 2 2 |
PAD 3 6 |
DJU 1 10 |
DJU 2 7 |
DJU 3 11† |
6th | 85 | |||||||||
| 2021 | Noda Racing | PAD1 1 2 |
PAD1 2 2 |
PAD1 3 8† |
PAD2 1 DSQ |
PAD2 2 6 |
PAD2 3 11 |
JYL1 1 DNS |
JYL1 2 DNS |
JYL1 3 4 |
PAD3 1 2 |
PAD3 2 3 |
PAD3 3 Ret |
DJU 1 2 |
DJU 2 4 |
DJU 3 Ret |
JYL2 1 5 |
JYL2 2 8 |
JYL2 3 4 |
7th | 149 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | W Series Academy | MIA1 12 |
MIA2 15 |
CAT 13 |
SIL 16 |
LEC 13 |
HUN 9 |
SIN Ret |
14th | 2 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Noda Racing | MUG1 1 4[8] |
MUG1 2 1[9] |
IMO 1 3 |
IMO 2 4 |
RBR 1 2 |
RBR 2 Ret |
VLL 1 3[10] |
VLL 2 1[11] |
SPA 1 1 |
SPA 2 1 |
MUG2 1 3 |
MUG2 2 1 |
MIS 1 1 |
MIS 2 2 |
1st | 275 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023[12] | Noda Racing | MUG1 1 3 |
MUG1 2 1 |
IMO 1 3 |
IMO 2 4 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
RBR 1 2 |
RBR 2 Ret |
SPA 1 1 |
SPA 2 1 |
HOC 1 4 |
HOC 2 1 |
BRN 1 1 |
BRN 2 1 |
MUG2 1 3 |
MUG2 2 1 |
2nd | 262 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Noda Racing | PRT 1 7 |
PRT 2 7 |
PRT 3 7 |
SPA 1 6 |
SPA 2 7 |
SPA 3 6 |
HUN 1 5 |
HUN 2 3 |
HUN 3 9 |
LEC 1 1 |
LEC 2 4 |
LEC 3 3 |
RBR 1 WD |
RBR 2 WD |
RBR 3 WD |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
CAT 3 |
8th | 118 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | HS Engineering | Dallara T12 | Formula | HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
ASS 1 |
ASS 2 |
MNZ 1 4 |
MNZ 2 4 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
16th | 44 |
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TGM Grand Prix | SUZ 17 |
AUT 20 |
SUG 18 |
FUJ |
MOT |
FUJ |
FUJ |
SUZ |
SUZ |
21st* | 0* |
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