Kotaro Togashi

is a Japanese motorcycle racer who competes in the Moto4 Asia Cup and the J-GP3 class of the All Japan Road Race Championship. He is the 2023 FIM MiniGP World Series runner-up of the 160cc class.

Togashi has raced in the All Japan J-GP3 class in 2024 as a wildcard entry, and full-time in 2025. He is mentored by Shinya Nakano and has been part of his development program since 2022.

Career

Early career Togashi was born in Ōizumi, Japan. He began riding minibikes at the age of three and started to compete in his first year of elementary school. In 2018 he debuted in the KIDS-E class of the Kanto Road Mini Championship at Okegawa Sports Land. Between 2019 and 2020 Togashi won several races of the Riding Sport Cup at the Shiraito Circuit in Fujinomiya. He was crowned champion of the category by the fifth round, winning the majority of the races.

FIM MiniGP (2023) In 2023, Togashi entered Japan's FIM MiniGP championship. He won the first four races at Okegawa and Motegi, which were followed by two podiums at Tsukuba. He would go on to win the remaining four races at Suzuka and Okegawa, which crowned him champion and granted him a spot in the World Series Final at Valencia. Him and championship runner-up Waku Kunitate competed in the 160cc class, aboard the same Ohvale 160cc used in the Japan feeder. Togashi qualified for the three races and finished third in the opening race. He neared the top spot in the remaining two races and ultimately finished in second place in both—granting him the runner-up spot of the 160cc class in the overall standings.

All Japan Road Race Championship (2024–present) J-GP3 After his success on minibikes, Togashi stepped up to the bigger Honda NSF250R in 2024, and competed in the Tsukuba Road Race Championship and Suzuka Sunday Road Race. He won both classes and was given a wildcard entry slot for the final round of the 2024 All Japan Road Race Championship—in the J-GP3 class at Suzuka. Togashi finished in the points in 13th place, scoring three points in his All Japan debut. In December 2024, it was announced he would be racing full-time in the J-GP3 class with SDG Jr. 56Racing for the 2025 season—under a Special Participation license.

Togashi started off the season with a crash followed by a retirement at Sportsland Sugo, after qualifying 11th the day before. He picked up his first points in the following round at Tsukuba, finishing in 11th place. He finished in the top ten in the following three races, with a best place finish of fifth at Okayama. Togashi qualified second in the final round at Suzuka, but dropped back during the race and finished 13th. He was second best Special Participation rider to Hayato Chishiki. In January 2026 it was announced he would race in the J-GP3 class with SDG Jr. 56Racing again for 2026. After missing the opening race at Sugo due to injury, Togashi went on to secure his maiden podium in the second round at Autopolis. Having crossed the finish line in third place, he was later promoted to second following the disqualification of the race winner Hiroki Ono.

Asia Road Racing Championship (2025)

Togashi also took part in the Motegi round of the 2025 Asia Road Racing Championship as a replacement rider, in the AP250 class. He qualified in 15th place but fell in both races and finished outside of the points section after rejoining.

Moto4 Asia Cup (2026) Togashi was invited to the 2026 Moto4 Asia Cup selection event at Sepang in October 2025, where he was selected to compete full-time in 2026. He set the fastest lap-time during the pre-season tests in February at Sepang.

Career statistics

FIM MiniGP Japan

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos Pts 2023 Ohvale OKER1 OKER2 MOTR1 MOTR2 TSUR1 TSUR2 SUZR1 SUZR2 OKER1 OKER2 1st 192

FIM MiniGP World Series

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Class Bike 1 2 3 Pos Pts 2023 160cc Ohvale VALR1 VALR2 VALSFR 2nd 76

All Japan Road Race Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos Pts 2024 J-GP3 Honda MOT SUG TSU AUT OKA SUZ NC - 2025 J-GP3 Honda SUG TSU1 TSU2 MOT AUT OKA SUZ NC - 2026 J-GP3 Honda SUG AUT TSU MOT OKA SUZ 3rd* 40* Season still in progress.

Asia Road Racing Championship Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 2025 AP250 Honda BUR BUR SEP SEP MOT MOT MAN MAN SEP SEP BUR BUR NC 0

Moto4 Asia Cup Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 2026 Honda BUR BUR SEP SEP MOT MOT MAN MAN SEP SEP LUS LUS 5th* 45*

Season still in progress.