Ducati has won the All Japan Road Race Championship for the first time, with Ryo Mizuno taking the JSB1000 title aboard the Panigale V4 R of SDG Ducati Team Kagayama. The result is significant beyond Ducati’s own record: it is the first time a manufacturer from outside Japan has won the championship’s top category.

The decisive moment came on Saturday, 24 October 2026, at Suzuka Circuit. Mizuno won Race 1 of the final round, scoring enough points to secure the championship mathematically with one race still remaining. The Japanese rider controlled the season from its early stages and finished with eight wins from the ten races on the calendar.

A landmark result for the Panigale V4 R

The JSB1000 crown adds a major national championship to the Panigale V4 R’s 2026 record. In Japan’s principal national road-racing series, the motorcycle has now delivered a result that had previously eluded every non-Japanese manufacturer in the premier class. Mizuno’s title also gives Ducati a notable foothold in a championship traditionally associated with Japanese brands and machines.

Ducati’s Japanese success forms part of a much wider season for its production-derived racing motorcycles. In Asia, Hafizh Syahrin won the Asia Superbike title for the second consecutive year. Harrison Voight secured the Australian Superbike Championship, finishing ahead of three other Ducati riders. The results show the breadth of the Panigale V4 R programme across different national and regional championships rather than a single isolated success.

The list continues through Europe. Kyle Ryde won the British Superbike title, while Lukas Tulovic claimed the German EuroMoto Superbike Championship. At the highest international level, Nicolò Bulega won the Superbike World Championship with the Panigale V4 R. Ducati’s world championship campaign included 32 victories and four second-place finishes across 36 races, giving the Japanese title an important place within an already substantial 2026 racing record.

Team Kagayama’s Japanese support network

The achievement was supported by Ducati’s dealer network in Japan. Ducati Hamamatsu, Ducati Sapporo and Ducati Kyoto backed Team Kagayama as sponsors during the season. Ducati Osaka East supported key championship events with dedicated display areas and activities aimed at fans, including Meet & Greet events.

That involvement gave the programme a presence beyond the race track. The team’s sporting effort was connected with Ducati’s Japanese customer and dealer community, while the Suzuka finale provided the setting for a result that carries particular weight for the manufacturer. Mizuno’s victory in the opening race removed the mathematical uncertainty before the final race had taken place.

A broader production-racing campaign

Ducati identifies racing motorcycles derived from production models as a central part of its motorsport activity in both Superbike and Supersport. The 2026 results extend beyond the championships won with the Panigale V4 R. In the United States, Josh Herrin achieved a fourth consecutive victory at the Daytona 200, while Darryn Binder won the MotoAmerica Supersport title. In Europe, Luke Stapleford added the British Supersport Championship to Ducati’s season.

The JSB1000 result therefore combines two milestones. It is Ducati’s first All Japan Road Race Championship title and its first championship victory in the premier Japanese class by a non-Japanese manufacturer. Secured at Suzuka by a rider who won eight of the season’s ten races, the title gives the Panigale V4 R another important national success alongside its continental and world-level achievements in 2026.