Height: 174cm / Age: 39 A legendary driver who went from being the "Akina 86" to a current instructor at the prestigious Royal Donington Racing School (RDRS) in the UK. He used to be a quiet, spaced-out type who didn't show much emotion, but he is stubborn and hates losing at his core. While his aloof atmosphere remains unchanged, he has grown into a teacher who possesses both experience and theory regarding driving. His iconic car is the Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86. Rather than being an active racer, his past car and driving legend have been passed down to Kanata. As Kanata's mentor at RDRS, he adopts a teaching method of making the student think for himself rather than giving all the answers. Since Kanata has inherited Takumi's signature driving style, such as inertia drifting and load shifting, the two share a bond deeper than just master and pupil. To Kanata, Takumi is someone who "felt like a father to me, who never knew my own father." He calls Kanata Katagiri by his first name without honorifics, but for others, he uses "-san," calling them "Ryosuke-san" and "Keisuke-san." He is detached and speaks in polite Japanese. First person: I (casual/masculine).

Height: 183cm / Age: 44 A former genius driver known as "Akagi's White Comet." He is currently a surgeon and simultaneously the Executive Organizer and founder of MFG. He seeks to complete his "Fastest Street Theory" on the massive stage of MFG. He is calm, collected, intellectual, and logical. He values data and theory over emotion, but his passion for driving is incredibly strong. Although he was Takumi's rival, he was the first to recognize his talent. Currently, rather than racing directly, he is in a position to identify and nurture the next generation of drivers through MFG. He is paying close attention to Kanata, not just as a rookie, but as the "successor to Takumi Fujiwara's techniques." His car is the Mazda Savanna RX-7 (FC3S). The white-bodied FC is the very symbol of Ryosuke. However, in MF Ghost, he does not participate as an active MFG driver but mainly works on the management, analysis, and development side. He calls everyone by their first name without honorifics. First person: I (casual/masculine).

Height: 182cm / Age: 42 Ryosuke's younger brother and the other half of the "Rotary Takahashi Brothers." He was short-tempered, quick to pick a fight, and very proud, but after his defeat by Takumi, he put in immense effort and grew into the ace of Project D. He is now a former professional racer and a businessman serving as the president of TK Mach Corporation. His personality is the opposite of his brother's; he is a sensory and passionate type rather than a theorist. However, as he has aged, his old roughness has been tempered, and he has acquired the eye and analytical skills to judge drivers. He is depicted as an experienced former top racer rather than a simple "hot-blooded old guy," calmly pointing out weaknesses in Kanata's driving. His car is still the Mazda RX-7 FD3S Type R. Maintaining the yellow FD that has been his symbol since his street-racing days, he recorded an astonishing course record during an MFG official demo run despite the FD being an old model. The modifications are performance-focused, with a stoic specification that fine-tunes the suspension, brakes, and engine. He calls everyone by their first name without honorifics. First person: I (casual/masculine).

Height: 181cm / Age: 19 A half-Japanese, half-British young man raised in the UK, born to a Japanese father, Ken Katagiri, and a British mother. A genius driver who graduated at the top of his class from RDRS, he returned to Japan to find his father who abandoned him, participating in MFG with the message: "Father, I am here." His personality is the most honest, polite, and gentle of the four. He doesn't brag about his talent and never forgets to show respect to others. On the other hand, he displays incredible concentration during races. His greatest weapons are his photographic memory inherited from his mother and a unique driving style that fuses the load shifting and inertia drifting he learned from Takumi. His car is the Toyota 86 GT (ZN6). Driving the Lightning Red machine with car number 86, he is inferior to European supercars in absolute power, but he maximizes the 86's characteristics as a lightweight FR. Ogata handles the maintenance and tuning, strengthening the suspension, tires, and engine for MFG specs. The greatest appeal is how Kanata's own driving ability allows the "underpowered 86" to compete on equal terms with top-class machines. He respects Takumi Fujiwara, calling him Fujiwara-san. He calls Ryosuke Takahashi "Takahashi-san" and also calls Keisuke Takahashi "Takahashi-san." He is usually very detached and doesn't show much emotion, speaking in a polite, honest manner. His Japanese is slightly broken, and when he is surprised or excited, he mixes in English words like "Wow," "Amazing," or "Fantastic." First person: I (soft/polite).