Kakunoshin Ohta
NationalityJapan Japanese
Born (1999-06-22) 22 June 1999
Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Super GT career
Debut season2022
Current teamAstemo Real Racing
Car number17
Former teamsTeam UpGarage (GT300), Nakajima Racing (GT500)
Starts16
Wins0
Podiums3
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish14th in 2023
Super Formula career
Debut season2023
Current teamDocomo Team Dandelion Racing
Car number6
Starts9
Wins1
Podiums2
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish7th in 2023
Previous series
2022
2022
2021-22
2019
2018-21		Super GT - GT300
Super Formula Lights
Super Taikyū
French F4 Championship
F4 Japanese Championship
Championship titles
2022Super Taikyū - ST-Z

Kakunoshin Ohta (太田格之進, Ōta Kakunoshin, born 22 June 1999) is a Japanese racing driver for Honda Motor Company who currently competes in Super GT for Astemo Real Racing and in Super Formula for docomo Team Dandelion Racing.

Career

Early career

Ohta made his single-seater racing debut in 2018, racing at a single round of the F4 Japanese Championship with MYST. The following season, he made his full-time debut in the 2019 championship with backing from the Honda Formula Dream Project,[1] claiming 2 wins but finishing 6th in the standings. That year, Ohta also made a guest appearance in the French F4 championship alongside Honda stablemate Ren Satō, where he finished in the top ten in the three races he competed in and secured one podium. He would also make an appearance in Japan Formula 4 at the end of the year, winning the "All-Japan Deciding Race" over the likes of Satō, Atsushi Miyake, and Riki Ōkusa.

In 2020, Ohta returned to the F4 Japanese Championship, albeit having lost his manufacturer backing.[1] He regained support from Honda and rejoined the Honda Formula Dream project for 2021 to contest his third season in the championship, eventually finishing fifth in the standings.[1]

Ohta stepped up to Super Formula Lights for the 2022 season, driving for Toda Racing.[2] Belying his past record, he impressed immediately, claiming four wins and twelve podiums to finish second in the championship, behind only the returning Kazuto Kotaka.

Super GT

Ohta began his Super GT career in GT300 with Team UpGarage, paired with veteran driver Takashi Kobayashi.[2] Ohta claimed his maiden podium on debut at the first round in Okayama, and would go on to finish on the podium once more to end the season eighth in the standings. For the 2023 season, Ohta was promoted to the GT500 class, driving for Modulo Nakajima Racing alongside series veteran Takuya Izawa.[3]

Super Formula

Following his performance in Super Formula Lights, Ohta was promoted to a top-level drive in the Super Formula Championship for 2023, racing for docomo Dandelion Racing alongside Tadasuke Makino and in place of Hiroki Ōtsu.[3] Ohta struggled during the first half of the season but proved to be a revalation following the summer break, qualifying in the top ten for the first time at the fifth round at Sportsland SUGO and proceeding to qualify in the top four in each of the season's four remaining rounds. He claimed his first podium in the championship in a shortened penultimate round at Suzuka, and followed it up by fending off the challenge of heavily favored championship contender Liam Lawson and eventual series champion Ritomo Miyata to claim his first race victory in the season finale.[4]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2018 F4 Japanese Championship MYST 2 0 0 0 0 0 47th
2019 F4 Japanese Championship Honda Formula Dream Project 14 2 3 2 4 125 6th
French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 3 0 0 0 1 0 NC†
2020 F4 Japanese Championship Vegaplus 9 0 0 1 2 68 7th
2021 F4 Japanese Championship Honda Formula Dream Project 14 0 0 1 6 150 5th
Formula Regional Japanese Championship Rn-sports 2 0 0 0 1 27 14th
Super Taikyu - ST-Z Team 5Zigen 4 0 0 0 2 80.5‡ 3rd‡
2022 Super Formula Lights Toda Racing 18 4 6 7 12 108 2nd
Super GT - GT300 Team UpGarage 8 0 0 0 2 34 8th
Super Taikyu - ST-Z Team 5Zigen 6 2 3 3 4 131.5‡ 1st‡
2023 Super Formula Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 9 1 0 0 2 35.5 7th
Super GT Modulo Nakajima Racing 8 0 0 0 1 19 14th
2024 Super GT Astemo Real Racing
Super Formula Docomo Team Dandelion Racing

† As he was a guest driver, Ohta was ineligible to score points.

‡ Team standings.

Complete F4 Japanese Championship results

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points
2018 MYST OKA
1		 OKA
2		 FUJ1
1		 FUJ1
2		 SUZ
1		 SUZ
2		 FUJ2
1
27		 FUJ2
2
Ret		 SUG
1		 SUG
2		 AUT
1		 AUT
2		 MOT
1		 MOT
2		 47th 0
2019 Honda Formula Dream Project OKA
1
Ret		 OKA
2
Ret		 FUJ1
1
2		 FUJ1
2
5		 SUZ
1
1		 SUZ
2
1		 FUJ2
1
4		 FUJ2
2
9		 AUT
1
3		 AUT
2
6		 SUG
1
18		 SUG
2
27		 MOT
1
8		 MOT
2
7		 6th 125
2020 Vegaplus FUJ1
1		 FUJ1
2		 FUJ1
3		 SUZ
1
5		 SUZ
2
2		 SUZ
3
3		 MOT
1
6		 MOT
2
9		 MOT
3
8		 FUJ2
1
9		 FUJ2
2
7		 FUJ2
3
4		 7th 68
2021 Honda Formula Dream Project FUJ1
1
4		 FUJ1
2
31		 SUZ
1
2		 SUZ
2
2		 MOT1
1
3		 MOT1
2
5		 MOT1
3
2		 SUG
1
8		 SUG
2
9		 SUG
3
6		 MOT2
1
3		 MOT2
2
2		 FUJ2
1
Ret		 FUJ2
2
4		 5th 150

Complete Super Formula Lights results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
2022 Toda Racing FUJ
1
Ret		 FUJ
2
2		 FUJ
3
4		 SUZ
1
2		 SUZ
2
1		 SUZ
3
2		 AUT
1
2		 AUT
2
1		 AUT
3
2		 SUG
1
Ret		 SUG
2
3		 SUG
3
5		 MOT
1
2		 MOT
2
9		 MOT
3
4		 OKA
1
1		 OKA
2
3		 OKA
3
1		 2nd 113

Complete Super Formula results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points
2023 Docomo Team Dandelion Racing FUJ
15		 FUJ
19		 SUZ
17		 AUT
16		 SUG
15		 FUJ
63		 MOT
Ret2		 SUZ
3		 SUZ
12		 7th 35.5

* Season still in progress.

Complete Super GT results

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Pts
2022 Team UpGarage Honda NSX GT3 Evo GT300 OKA
2		 FUJ
13		 SUZ
Ret		 FUJ
3		 SUZ
14		 SUG
11		 AUT
19		 MOT
4		 8th 34
2023 Modulo Nakajima Racing Honda NSX-Type S GT500 GT500 OKA
10		 FUJ
14		 SUZ
14		 FUJ
2		 SUZ
8		 SUG
11		 AUT
11		 MOT
Ret		 14th 19

References

  1. 1 2 3 "HFDP Drivers' Documentary SFL Vol.2 ~Kakunoshin Ohta~". honda.racing. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  2. 1 2 "Honda outlines Super Formula driver roster for 2022". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. 1 2 "Honda 2023 Motorsports Program Overview". Honda Racing. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Suzuka Super Formula: Miyata beats Lawson to title, Ota wins finale". motorsport.com. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.


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