Hirakawa is stepping up to the WEC this year in place of compatriot Kazuki Nakajima, joining Sebastien Buemi and Brendon Hartley in Toyota’s #8 line-up, and will make his race debut in this weekend’s Sebring 1000 Miles.
He will combine his new WEC drive with another season in Super Formula with Team Impul, with which he finished a close runner-up to Naoki Yamamoto in the 2020 standings.
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Hirakawa was forced to miss a Super Formula race last year to participate in his first test with the Toyota WEC squad, with his performance opening the door for him to ultimately replace Nakajima this year.
The 28-year-old is no longer facing any issues with participating in all seven Super Formula race weekends this year following Japan’s decision to scrap mandatory quarantine for fully-vaccinated arrivals from most destinations starting this month.
The 2020 series runner-up told Motorsport.com he doesn’t feel that his WEC efforts will detract from his bid to win a first Super…
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