Igor Fraga

Igor Omura Fraga (born September 26, 1998) is a Japanese-born Brazilian racing driver who competes in the Super Formula Championship and in Super GT, both for Nakajima Racing.

Beginning in competitive kart racing at a young age in Japan, Fraga graduated to junior formulae eleven years later in 2015, starting out in Formula 3 Brasil. Fraga moved to Europe in 2019 to compete in the Formula Regional European Championship, placing 3rd overall, then progressed to FIA Formula 3 with Charouz Racing System in 2020. Fraga also became the Toyota Racing Series champion in 2020, winning the title by six points ahead of Liam Lawson. He became a member of the Red Bull Junior Team in the process, lasting a year. His family had later considered international kart racing following Fraga's title victory, however the 2008 financial crisis would cause his sponsors to pull out, leaving Fraga with no financial support to continue in Japan, later returning to Brazil in 2010. The following year in 2020 saw him participate in the FIA Formula 3 Championship, racing with Charouz Racing System alongside Roman Staněk and David Schumacher. Having only scored one point throughout the season, Fraga was set to switch to Hitech Grand Prix at the final round in Mugello, replacing Max Fewtrell, but Charouz would not authorize the move, which would place Fraga on the sidelines for the finale. He would finish the season in 24th. In March of that year, Fraga was named as a new signing to the Red Bull Junior Team, after winning the Toyota Racing Series title in 2020, beating out fellow Red Bull Junior Liam Lawson. Fraga had signed a contract to compete with Hitech for 2021, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Fraga's funding from his sponsors was greatly reduced, which caused the team to cancel the contract. Left without a drive, Fraga was released from the Red Bull junior programme following the 2020 season.

2022–23: Super Formula Lights At the end of 2022, Fraga partook in a Super Formula Lights test with B-Max Racing. For 2023, he was confirmed to compete in the 2023 Super Formula Lights championship with B-Max Racing, later earning his first win in the series at Sportsland Sugo. Fraga completed the season in fourth overall, taking home seven podiums in total, including the race win at Sugo.

Super GT Fraga's Anest Iwata Racing Lexus RC F GT3 at Okayama International Circuit. Fraga participated in the 2023 Super GT Series that same year in the GT300 class, competing with Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage in the Lexus RC F GT3 alongside Yuga Furutani and Miki Koyama, the latter joining the lineup in five of the eight rounds. Fraga and Furutani would score twice across the season, with two consecutive points finishes at Suzuka Circuit and Sugo, finishing 10th and 7th respectively. Koyama, who entered with the team for the Suzuka round, did not run a stint during the race and thus remained scoreless. Fraga returned for a second season with the team for 2024, but would be scoreless throughout the season with a best finish of 14th. Fraga would continue to compete with Anest Iwata for 2025 alongside former GT300 champion Hironobu Yasuda. He achieved his first career podium in Super GT at Okayama International Circuit, finishing second after he and Yasuda started in 21st. Fraga and Yasuda did not repeat the same success they had after Okayama, and completed the season 18th overall.

Ahead of 2026, Fraga was promoted to the GT500 class, joining Nakajima Racing, the team he drove for in the 2025 Super Formula Championship.

Super Formula

Fraga took part in the Super Formula Championship's post-season rookie test with Team Impul in 2022, driving Yuhi Sekiguchi's #19 car. That year, he was also appointed as the esports ambassador for the series. In February 2024, Fraga was announced as a reserve driver for Nakajima Racing in Super Formula, securing a full-time seat a year later in 2025, when he was confirmed to compete with the team for the 2025 Super Formula Championship, replacing a retiring Naoki Yamamoto to partner alongside Ren Sato.

On his debut at the season opener, Fraga fell a lap down in 18th after getting caught in an incident between Nirei Fukuzumi and Hibiki Taira. In Race 2, Fraga had a much cleaner outing, finishing the race behind the safety car in fifth ahead of teammate Sato after starting in 14th. On November 23, 2025, he took his maiden Super Formula win in the Suzuka Season Finale triple-header. Fraga's win marked the first time in three years that a driver not associated with Dandelion Racing, Team Mugen, or TOM'S had won a Super Formula race. His performance throughout the campaign earned him 'Rookie of the Year' honours at the conclusion of the season.

Esports career

Fraga also actively partakes in sim racing alongside his real-world racing endeavors. He has been backed by Japanese video game developer Polyphony Digital since his return to motorsport, a partnership formed through his participation the Gran Turismo World Series, where he has previously been a champion a total of four times in three different series. Fraga is also the esports ambassador for the Super Formula Championship. Fraga would be eliminated early the next season, though would win that year's Manufacturer Series title with teammates Rayan Derrouiche and Tomoaki Yamanaka. He would become Manufacturer Series champion again in 2021, and secure the Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup championship the next year.

Fraga also competed in the 2017 Formula One Esports Series, qualifying for the final having finished fourth and second in his Heat group. His results in the final however were not as fruitful, finishing the three races 14th, 18th and scored six points in the last race where he finished 15th. He ended the final 18th out of 20 drivers. He also competed in the inaugural McLaren Shadow Project in 2018 and won the tournament. He scored a second-place finish in the first race, but would not be able to complete the following two races due to a network problem, which he later clarified on his Twitter. In 2023, Fraga was champion in the Honda Racing eMS competition in the Challenge Class.

Personal life Fraga was born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan to Brazilian mechanic Fabrizio Fraga and Japanese Brazilian Diana Omura. He previously resided in Ipatinga, Brazil, but later moved back to Japan in 2022. Fraga is a multilinguist, capable of speaking Portuguese, English, Japanese, and Spanish. On January 4, 2025, he married his long-time girlfriend, Lorena.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 3 Brasil results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers) Year Entrant Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DC Points 2015 Prop Car Racing B CUR11 CUR12 VEL1 VEL2 SCS1 SCS2 CUR21 CUR22 CAS1 CAS2 CGR1 CGR2 CUR31 CUR32 INT1 INT2 3rd 117 2016 Prop Car Racing A VEL1 VEL2 SCS1 SCS2 CAS1 CAS2 CAS3 INT1 INT2 LON1 LON2 CUR1 CUR2 GOI1 GOI2 INT1 INT2 11th 19 2017 Prop Car Racing Academy CUR1 CUR2 INT11 INT12 VEC1 VEC2 INT21 INT22 SCS1 SCS2 LON1 LON2 GOI1 GOI2 INT31 INT32 1st 219

Complete NACAM Formula 4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points 2017–18 Prop Car Racing AHR11 AHR12 AHR21 AHR22EDMEDMEDM PUE1 PUE2 PUE3 AGS1 AGS2 AGS3 MER1 MER2 MER3 MTY1 MTY2 MTY3 AHR31 AHR32 AHR33 2nd 280

Complete U.S. F2000 National Championship results Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points 2018 Exclusive Autosport STP STP IMS IMS LOR ROA ROA TOR TOR MOH MOH MOH POR POR 4th 213

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 DC Points 2019 DR FormulaRP Motorsport LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 IMO4 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 3rd 300

Complete Toyota Racing Series results (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 DC Points 2020 M2 Competition HIG1 HIG2 HIG3 TER1 TER2 TER3 HMP1 HMP2 HMP3 PUK1 PUK2 PUK3 MAN1 MAN2 MAN3 1st 362

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points 2020 Charouz Racing System RBRFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA RBRSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR SILFEA SILSPR SILFEA SILSPR CATFEA CATSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR MUGFEA MUGSPR 24th 1

Complete Super Formula Lights results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points 2023 B-Max Racing Team AUT1 AUT2 AUT3 SUG1 SUG2 SUG3 SUZ1 SUZ2 SUZ3 FUJ1 FUJ2 FUJ3 OKA1 OKA2 OKA3 MOT1 MOT2 MOT3 4th 62

Complete Super GT results

Complete Super Formula results Year Team Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points 2025 PONOS Nakajima Racing Honda SUZ SUZ MOT MOT AUT FUJ FUJ SUG FUJ SUZ SUZ SUZ 6th 77.5 2026 PONOS Nakajima Racing Honda MOT MOT AUT SUZ SUZ FUJ FUJ SUG FUJ FUJ SUZ SUZ ‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed. Season still in progress.