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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. She is the daughter of former Formula 1 driver Hideki Noda.
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.
Career
Early career
Noda tested single-seater race cars on Japanese circuits from the age of 9. 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 finished 6th in the standings.
She continued in the championship in 2021, after a last minute switch from the F4 United States Championship. She finished 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.
She was fastest in the practice session in Round 1 at Road Atlanta, however she then withdrew prior to qualifying. She did not appear at any more rounds.
W Series
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. She would go on to score two points throughout the season, finishing fourteenth in the championship.
Euroformula Open
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 26 kg lower than male counterparts. 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. In response to this, Hideki Noda announced that they had retired Juju and the Noda Racing entry from the series.
Super Formula
Noda stepped up to Super Formula in 2024, partnering Nobuharu Matsushita at TGM Grand Prix. Noda became the first Japanese woman to race in Super Formula, Formula Nippon or any of its predecessors. Despite a best finish of twelfth in the attritional penultimate race at Suzuka, Noda struggled with a lack of professional-level motorsport experience – never qualifying higher than 19th in a 21-car field, and lapping on average 1.7 seconds slower than the leaders across the season.
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 | 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 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21st |
As Noda was a guest driver, she was ineligible to score points.
Complete F4 Danish Championship 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 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Noda Racing | JYL1 1 | JYL2 DSQ | JYL3 4 | PAD1 3 | PAD2 2 | PAD3 6 | DJU1 10 | DJU2 7 | DJU3 11† | 6th | 85 | |||||||||
| 2021 | Noda Racing | PAD11 2 | PAD12 2 | PAD13 8† | PAD21 DSQ | PAD22 6 | PAD23 11 | JYL11 DNS | JYL12 DNS | JYL13 4 | PAD31 2 | PAD32 3 | PAD33 Ret | DJU1 2 | DJU2 4 | DJU3 Ret | JYL21 5 | JYL22 8 | JYL23 4 | 7th | 149 |
Complete W Series results
(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 |
Complete F2000 Italian Formula Trophy 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Noda Racing | MUG11 4 | MUG12 1 | IMO1 3 | IMO2 4 | RBR1 2 | RBR2 Ret | VLL1 3 | VLL2 1 | SPA1 1 | SPA2 1 | MUG21 3 | MUG22 1 | MIS1 1 | MIS2 2 | 1st | 275 |
Complete Drexler-Automotive Formula Cup 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 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Noda Racing | MUG11 3 | MUG12 1 | IMO1 3 | IMO2 4 | HUN1 | HUN2 | RBR1 2 | RBR2 Ret | SPA1 1 | SPA2 1 | HOC1 4 | HOC2 1 | BRN1 1 | BRN2 1 | MUG21 3 | MUG22 1 | 2nd | 262 |
Complete Euroformula Open Championship 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 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Noda Racing | PRT1 7 | PRT2 7 | PRT3 7 | SPA1 6 | SPA2 7 | SPA3 6 | HUN1 5 | HUN2 3 | HUN3 9 | LEC1 1 | LEC2 4 | LEC3 3 | RBR1 WD | RBR2 WD | RBR3 WD | MNZ1 | MNZ2 | MNZ3 | MUG1 | MUG2 | CAT1 | CAT2 | CAT3 | 8th | 118 |
Complete BOSS GP Series results
(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 | HOC1 | HOC2 | LEC1 | LEC2 | RBR1 | RBR2 | MIS1 | MIS2 | ASS1 | ASS2 | MNZ1 4 | MNZ2 4 | MUG1 | MUG2 | 16th | 44 |
Complete Super Formula results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TGM Grand Prix | SUZ 17 | AUT 20 | SUG 18 | FUJ 19 | MOT 18 | FUJ 17 | FUJ 16 | SUZ 12 | SUZ 20 | 21st | 0 |
