Race Information

What’s special about Boat Race All Star?
The racers who compete in the race are chosen by fan votes.

Boat race stadiums are located at 24 places across the nation. Races are held on 180 to 200 days a year at each stadium.
Each boat race stadium hosts 12 races a day. A total of 54,800 races take place annually at the 24 boat race stadiums.
There are about 1,600 racers. Of these racers, about 240 are women, who actively demonstrate their individuality.
Boat racers are classified into A1, A2, B1, and B2 according to their race results. There are rules in place that determine what kinds of and how many races the racers are allowed to compete in.

Boat Race All Star, which is one of the five major races, called GRANDE5, is particularly special in the top-tier SG category races.
The reason is that the race is attended by star racers chosen by fans.
Fans vote for a racer for a variety of reasons, such as because the racer is strong, cool, good-looking, conspicuous, or funny or because the racer is their favorite or needs a career boost. Only those A1 racers loved by fans can compete in the race.

While there are special slots reserved for the winner of the last race and others, the selection criterion is, in principle, whether the A1 racers rank as top contenders chosen by fan votes.

The race is a big event not just for the racers but for the fans as well because they all get the chance to live in the world of victory and defeat.
A total of 52 male and female racers can participate in the race.
Enjoy the race attended by popular racers!