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Ryoma Henzan
NationalityJapan Japanese
Born (2004-07-17) 17 July 2004 (age 20)
Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Championship titles
2023Porsche Sprint Challenge Japan – GT4

Ryoma Henzan (平安山 良馬, Henzan Ryōma, born 17 July 2004 in Naha[1]) is a Japanese racing driver. He is the 2023 Porsche Sprint Challenge Japan – GT4 champion.[2]

Career

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Henzan began his karting career in 2014, competing in the Rotax Max Series Okinawa and finishing runner-up in the standings.[3] Racing in karts until 2021, Henzan most notably won the Kart Race in Suzuka series twice in both 2018 and 2019 in the Parilla X30 class.[4][5]

In 2022 Henzan stepped up to single-seaters, joining TGR-DC Racing School to compete in the F4 Japanese Championship.[6][7] Taking points on debut at Fuji by finishing sixth in race one,[8][9] Henzan finished 19th in race two before retiring in race one and finishing ninth in race two at the following round at Suzuka.[10] After being out of the points in the following three rounds, Henzan finished ninth in race two at Autopolis before ending the season with an eighth place finish at Motegi en route to 14th in points.[11][12]

The following year, Henzan became a Porsche Japan junior alongside Takumi Sato,[13] making his debut in the Porsche Sprint Challenge Japan and returning to the F4 Japanese Championship, albeit with ATeam Buzz Racing.[14] In the former, Henzan won all eight races of the season to clinch the GT4 title with the maximum possible amount of points.[15] In the latter, Henzan took his first points of the season sixth time out at Fuji by finishing sixth in race two.[16] Henzan then finished seventh in both races at Suzuka, before finishing eighth and ninth in the second races at both Sportsland Sugo and Autopolis.[17][18][19] In the final round of the season at Motegi, Henzan scored his best ever result in the series by taking fourth in both races, as he closed out the season 12th in points.[20]

In 2024, Henzan was retained by Porsche Japan as its junior as he competed in both Porsche Carrera Cup Japan and the ST-Z class of the Super Taikyu Series.[21][22] In the former, Henzan took his only win of the season at the finale at Sportsland Sugo and finished runner-up to Reimei Ito in points.[23][24] In the latter, Henzan took his maiden ST-Z win at the penultimate round of the season at Okayama and helped the team finish third in the standings.[25]

In 2025, Henzan joined Porsche Team Ebi to continue his Super Taikyu campaign in the ST-Z class.[26] Henzan scored his first podium by finishing third at Suzuka.[27]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2017 All-Japan Karting Championship – FP-Jr 6th
2018 Kart Race in Suzuka – Parilla X30 Team Ematy 1st
All-Japan Karting Championship – FS-125 29th
All-Japan Karting Championship East Region – FS-125 16th
2019 Kart Race in Suzuka – X30 Team Ematy 1st
All-Japan Karting Championship – Parilla FS-125 7th
All-Japan Karting Championship East Region – FS-125 6th
2020 All-Japan Karting Championship – OK 4th
2021 All-Japan Karting Championship – OK 6th
Sources:[28][29][30][31][32]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2022 F4 Japanese Championship TGR-DC Racing School 14 0 0 0 0 16 14th
2023 F4 Japanese Championship ATeam Buzz Racing 14 0 0 0 0 48 12th
Porsche Sprint Challenge Japan – GT4 Porsche Japan 8 8 8 8 8 160 1st
Super Taikyu – ST-Z Techno First[33] 1 0 0 0 0 99‡ 3rd‡
2024 Porsche Carrera Cup Japan Porsche Japan 13 1 0 2 7 176 2nd
Super Taikyu – ST-Z Techno First 7 1 0 1 4 81.5‡ 3rd‡
2025 Super Taikyu – ST-Z Porsche Team EBI ‡ ‡
Sources:[34]

Complete F4 Japanese Championship results

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(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
2022 TGR-DC Racing School FUJ1
1
6 		FUJ1
2
19 		SUZ1
1
Ret 		SUZ1
2
9 		FUJ2
1
13 		FUJ2
2
16 		SUZ2
1
14 		SUZ2
2
16 		SUG
1
13 		SUG
2
14 		AUT
1
12 		AUT
2
9 		MOT
1
35† 		MOT
2
8 		14th 16
2023 ATeam Buzz Racing FUJ1
1
Ret 		FUJ1
2
Ret 		SUZ
1
11 		SUZ
2
15 		FUJ2
1
Ret 		FUJ2
2
7 		SUZ2
1
7 		SUZ2
2
7 		SUG
1
Ret 		SUG
2
8 		AUT
1
14 		AUT
2
9 		MOT
1
4 		MOT
2
4 		12th 48

References

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  2. ^ "平安山 良馬". porsche.co.jp.
  3. ^ "ポルシェジャパン、ジュニアドライバーに沖縄県出身の平安山良馬（20歳）を選出と発表。911 GT3 Cupでシリーズ参戦". 8speed.net. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
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  18. ^ "Nomura and Urabe win but Mitsui takes Japanese F4 lead at Sugo". formulascout.com. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  19. ^ "Toyota junior Kobayashi reclaims Japanese F4 lead at Autopolis". formulascout.com. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  20. ^ "Kobayashi beats fellow Toyota junior Nakamura to Japanese F4 title". formulascout.com. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
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  22. ^ "スーパー耐久ST-Zクラスに臨むTECHNO FIRSTは今季も強力ラインアップでクラス制覇に挑む". as-web.jp. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
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