Oliver Rasmussen will sit out this🐭 weekend’s opening round of Super Formula at Suzuka after breaking his vertebrae in a nasty crash 💮in practice.

Driving Impul’s Toyota-powered SFꦗ23, Rasmussen hit🌟 a tyre wall head-on at Degner at the end of the opening practice session at Suzuka on Friday.

The Dane reportedly needed external assistance to get out of the car and then had to be placed on a stretcher so he could be transported to aꦛ hospital.

Scans revealed﷽ that Rasmussen had broken his lumbar vertebrae in the accident and a decision was immediately taken for him to skip the Suzuka double header.

It’s unclear how long it would take for him to recover from injuries. The next round of the 2025 Super Formula season, after the Suzuka opener, isn’t scheduled until 18-20 Apr⭕il at Motegi.

Rasmussen moved to Japan this year after three seasons competing for Jota 𒐪Sport in the World Endurance Champi🅠onship, including a full year in the Hypercar class in 2024.

He is set to combine the 12-race Super Formula campaign with a full s🌳eason in SUPER GT’s secondary GT300 division with apr Lexus.

Toyota has already announced that Seita Nonaka will replace Rasmussen at Impul this we🉐🏅ekend.

Nonaka, 24, was already in Suzuka to contest Super Formula Lights, which serves as a🍒 stepping stone for Japan’s flagship SF series.

T𓂃his would mark the debut outing in Super Formula for Nonaka, who will also substitute for KCMG driver Kamui Kobayashi at Motegi in April.