It was an open secret since the test session completed last week on the Suzuka circuit.
Failing to have obtained a wheel in F1 – where he will remain the reserve driver of the Sauber team – Théo Pourchaire will extend his trajectory in Japan.
At 20 years old, the native of the city of Perfumes will ride a Super Formula located between F2 and F1 in terms of characteristics, particularly aerodynamics.
For the occasion, it enters the fold of a major manufacturer: Toyota. During its traditional big presentation evening for the following season, this Tuesday, the Japanese firm revealed that he would wear number 19 in the Itochu Enex Team Impul team.
The calendar includes 7 weekends and 9 races in total on the Suzuka, Motegi and Fuji tracks, between March 8 and November 24.
Pourchaire will try to succeed Benoît Tréluyer and Loïc Duval, the only two French people to have won this championship, in 2006 and 2009 respectively.
More recently, Pierre Gasly (in 2017) only failed by half a point in the title race.
