[Held on 5/16 Rd.2] Announcement of Participating Drivers for e-Motorsport League UNIZONE 2026 Rd.2 Race

The Japan e-Motorsport Organization (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Hiroaki Idei, hereinafter "JeMO"), which operates the e-motorsport tournament "UNIZONE" (an e-sports tournament using racing games) that is the only one in Japan officially recognized by JAF (Japan Automobile Federation), announces the drivers for each race of UNIZONE 2026 Rd.2 to be held on Saturday, May 16.

UNIZONE Rd.2 Tournament Outline

Date

Saturday, May 16, 2026

Time

13:00 ~ 17:00

Venue

Online distribution
- YouTube Live distribution (Click here to watch)

Team Venues
Since UNIZONE 2026 Opening Round will be held online, each player will participate online from the base of their respective teams nationwide. Various experience events are available at each team's base.

- Koshido Racing Hokkaido: Koshido Garage (2-35, Minami 19-jo Nishi 14-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido)

- Iwate Umako Racing: Big Roof Takizawa Small Hall (1-15 Shimoukai, Takizawa, Iwate). Similar to the Opening Round, venue MC will be Fuji Pon!

- Tokyo Verdy Racing: e-Create Space AIM SASAZUKA supported by KEIO (Maruesu First Building 8F, 1-55-7 Sasazuka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo). Venue MC will be Mika Kasahara, and live commentary will be Shun Shioya!

- Enshu Hamamatsu Motors: Aeon Mall Hamamatsu Shitoro 1F Central Court (2-37-1 Shitoro, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka). Venue MCs will be Minami Kondo and Kenta Tanaka! An e-sports experience event will be held from May 16 to 17, and an e-motorsport local corporate competition is also scheduled for May 17!

- Nagoya OJA: Commufa eSports Stadium NAGOYA (Nagoya Parco East Building 7F, 3-29-1 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi). Rd.2 is the debut race for 16-year-old Ishino, the youngest in UNIZONE! At the Nagoya venue, MC Sakuyakin, the winner of the 2025 5th All Japan e-Sports Live Commentary Championship, will liven things up! Let's cheer together at the Nagoya venue!

- Saishunkan Sol Kumamoto: Kumamoto e-Stadium (Gran Garden Kumamoto Building 1F, 4-7 Jotomachi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto). Venue MC will be Shogo Kii!

UNIZONE 2026 Rd.2 Drivers

Koshido Racing Hokkaido (Hokkaido)

Kazuki Cho - Sprint Races 1-5

Tatsuhiko Kato - Sprint Races 1-5

Iwate Umako Racing (Hokkaido)

Yuta Saito - Sprint Races 1-5

Yusuke Mitsui - Sprint Races 1-5

Tokyo Verdy Racing (Tokyo)

Hironori Kojima - Sprint Races 1-3

Keibu Suzuki - Sprint Races 4-5

Mizuhiro Narahara - Sprint Races 1-5

Enshu Hamamatsu Motors (Shizuoka)

Shun Koide - Sprint Races 4-5

Sho Momose - Sprint Races 1-5

Masana Muto - Sprint Races 1-3

Nagoya OJA (Aichi)

Sota Muto - Sprint Races 1-5

Hiroki Ishino - Sprint Races 1-5

Saishunkan Sol Kumamoto (Kumamoto)

Kazuma Kurosawa - Sprint Races 1-5

Shoma Shintani - Sprint Races 1-5

UNIZONE 2026 Rd.2 Performers

Tomoaki Yamanaka

Suomi Akki

UNIZONE 2026 Rd.2 Race Details

This time, races will be held in the following format to determine the winner.

Qualifying Time Attack

Two drivers from each team will start simultaneously, and a time attack will be held in a mixed format with a total of 12 cars. The qualifying results will determine the common grid for each race of the round.

Course

Miami International Autodrome - Grand Prix

Vehicle

Ford Mustang GT3

Qualifying Time

10 minutes

Point Table

4pt, 3pt, 2pt, 1pt, 0pt, 0pt, 0pt, 0pt, 0pt, 0pt, 0pt, 0pt

Sprint Race 1

Two drivers from each team will participate in a 5-lap sprint race with 12 cars.

Course

Miami International Autodrome - Grand Prix

Vehicle

Ford Mustang GT3

Number of Laps

5 laps

Start Method

Grid start (Grid is based on the top order of qualifying times)

Point Table

16pt, 13pt, 11pt, 9pt, 7pt, 5pt, 3pt, 2pt, 1pt, 0pt, 0