Japan national IndyCar team

Japan
Country	Japan
Driver	Apolo Anton Ohno
IndyCar appearances	15 (first in 2008)
Best result	8th (2017)
Indy 500 appearances	15 (first in 2008)
Best result	Winner (2017)

The Japan national IndyCar team represent Japan in the IndyCar Series and the IndyCar World Tour events.

Japan was captained by Apolo Anton Ohno and driven by Hideki Mutoh in the team's first three full-time IndyCar participations. Beginning after the 2010 offseason, Japan continued to participate in the series with Takuma Sato.

Japan came so close to winning the 2012 Indianapolis 500 until Ohno and Sato hit the wall late in the race. Under Takuma Sato as the driver, the country's best result in the final IndyCar points standings was eighth in 2017. Japan won the 2017 Indianapolis 500, which soared the team to the top three in the points.

History

2010–present: The Sato years

2020 IndyCar iRacing Challenge

With race cancellations and postponements to the 2020 IndyCar Series schedule due to COVID-19, Japan was announced as one of the 39 participating countries for the 2020 IndyCar iRacing Challenge.

2021 IndyCar iRacing Challenge

With more havocs to the 2021 IndyCar Series schedule due to COVID-19, Japan was announced as one of the 39 participating countries for the 2021 IndyCar iRacing Challenge.

2021 SRX series

Japan was drawn to compete in the first half of the second semifinal for the six rounds of the 2021 Superstar Racing Experience.