Driver
Ryo Hirakawa
Team
Haas
2026 teammate
Esteban Ocon, Oliver Bearman
Country
Japan
Born
7 Mar 1994 (32)
2026 role
Reserve / FP1 driver
Contract
Haas reserve / development driver (2026)
Est. net worth
Unknown
Marital status
Unknown
The road to F1
Ryo Hirakawa is a Japanese driver serving as a Haas reserve and development driver for 2026 while continuing in Toyota's World Endurance Championship Hypercar programme, where he is a 2022 Le Mans winner and two-time Hypercar champion. He rose through karting and Japanese single-seaters rather than the European Formula 3 and Formula 2 ladder, winning the 2017 Super Formula and Super GT titles. He has completed FP1 running and previously held a reserve role at Alpine.