Juju Noda

Juju Noda (野田樹潤, Noda Juju, born 2 February 2006) is a Japanese racing driver set to compete in the 2022 W Series.[1] She is the daughter of former Formula 1 driver Hideki Noda.

Juju Noda
Nationality Japanese
Born (2006-02-02) 2 February 2006
Tokyo, Japan
Related toHideki Noda (father)
W Series career
Debut season2022
Current teamW Series Academy
Car number10
Best finishTBA in 2022
Previous series
2021, 2020
2021
2019		F4 Danish Championship
Formula 4 United States Championship
Lucas Oil Winter Race Series

Early and personal life

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]

Career

Early career

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.

F4 Danish Championship

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 would finish 6th in the standings.

She continued in the championship in 2021, after a last minute switch from the F4 United States Championship.[3] She would finish 7th in the standings this year.

F4 United States Championship

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.

W Series

Noda apppeared 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]

Racing record

Racing career summary
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 4 85 6th
2021 F4 Danish Championship Noda Racing 17 2 2 3 8 149 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 N/A
2022 W Series W Series Academy
Drexler-Automotive Formula 3 Cup - F3 Open Vadum Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0

References
  1. Southwell, Hazel (22 March 2022). "W Series confirms 17 drivers for 2022 including youngest-ever racer Juju Noda". RaceFans. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  2. "This 11-Year-Old Racing Prodigy Is Breaking Records". YouTube. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. Wood, Ida (11 May 2021). "Juju Noda makes surprise last-minute return to Danish F4". FormulaScout. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  4. Strebelow, Vivien (19 January 2021). "Juju Noda joins F4 US with JHDD and ROKiT". Racers - Behind the Helmet. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  5. "Juju Noda withdraws from opening US F4 round". FormulaScout. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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