Yuji Kunimoto
Kunimoto in 2010.
NationalityJapan Japanese
Born (1990-09-12) September 12, 1990
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Super GT career
Debut season2012
Current teamRacing Project Bandoh
Racing licence FIA Platinum
Car number19
Former teamsKraft, Team LeMans
Starts87
Wins2
Podiums13
Poles7
Best finish4th in 2016
Super Formula career
Debut season2011
Current teamKCMG
Car number18
Former teamsP.mu/cerumo・INGING, Kondō Racing
Starts101
Wins2
Podiums8
Best finish1st in 2016
Previous series
2009–10
2wi008
2007–08
2007		All-Japan Formula Three
Formula BMW Pacific
Formula Challenge Japan
Formula Toyota
Championship titles
2016
2010
2008		Super Formula
All-Japan Formula Three
Formula Challenge Japan

Yuji Kunimoto (国本雄資, Kunimoto Yūji, born 12 September 1990) is a Japanese racing driver for Toyota Gazoo Racing who is currently competing in Super GT for Racing Project Bandoh and in Super Formula for KCMG. He is the champion of the 2016 Super Formula Championship and the 2010 Japanese Formula 3 Championship.[1]

He is the younger brother of 2008 Macau Grand Prix winner Keisuke Kunimoto.

Kunimoto en route to his fourth successive victory of the 2010 All-Japan Formula Three season at Motegi.

Career highlights

  • 2008 Formula Challenge Japan, Series Champion; Formula BMW, Macau GP Support race, 5th position
  • 2007 Formula Toyota, 10th Overall; Formula Challenge Japan, 4th Overall
  • 2006 All Japan Kart Championship, FA Class, 8th Overall
  • 2005 All Japan Kart Championship, ICA Class, 3rd Overall
  • 2004 All Japan Kart Championship, ICA Class, 7th Overall; F-ARTA Arta Challenge Series
  • 2003 All Japan Kart Championship, ICA Class; F-ARTA Arta Challenge Series
  • 2002 All Japan Junior Kart Championship, 4th Overall
  • 2001 All Japan Junior Kart Championship, 12th Overall

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2008 Formula Challenge Japan TDP Scholarship 16 8 7 5 15 272 1st
2009 Japanese Formula 3 Championship Petronas Team TOM'S 16 4 4 2 11 97 3rd
Super GT - GT300 apr 9 0 0 0 0 32 10th
2010 Japanese Formula 3 Championship Petronas Team TOM'S 16 10 9 10 12 139 1st
Super GT - GT300 apr 7 1 0 1 3 47 5th
2011 Super GT - GT300 apr 8 0 0 0 1 38 7th
Formula Nippon Project μ//cerumo・INGING 7 0 0 0 0 6.5 10th
2012 Super GT Lexus Team KeePer Kraft 8 0 0 0 1 28 13th
Formula Nippon Project μ//cerumo・INGING 8 0 0 0 0 2 13th
2013 Super GT Lexus Team LeMans ENEOS 8 1 1 0 2 52 5th
Super Formula P.mu/cerumo・INGING 7 0 0 0 0 10 10th
2014 Super GT Lexus Team LeMans ENEOS 8 0 0 0 2 44 7th
Super Formula P.mu/cerumo・INGING 9 0 0 0 2 19.5 7th
2015 Super GT Lexus Team LeMans ENEOS 8 0 0 0 1 32 9th
Super Formula P.mu/cerumo・INGING 8 0 0 0 0 7.5 9th
2016 Super GT Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh 8 1 1 0 2 58 4th
Super Formula P.mu/cerumo・INGING 9 2 0 0 4 33 1st
2017 Super GT Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh 7 0 0 0 0 22 14th
Super Formula P.mu/cerumo・INGING 7 0 1 0 1 16 8th
24 Hours of Le Mans Toyota Gazoo Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 DNF
2018 Super GT Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh 8 0 0 0 2 32 11th
Super Formula JMS P.mu/cerumo・INGING 8 0 0 0 0 11.5 8th
2019 Super GT Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh 8 0 2 0 1 27.5 11th
Super Formula Kondo Racing 7 0 0 0 0 5 17th
2020 Super GT TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh 8 0 0 0 0 10 17th
Super Formula carrozzeria KCMG 7 0 0 0 1 29 9th
2021 Super GT TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh 8 0 2 1 2 36 11th
Super Formula carrozzeria KCMG 7 0 0 0 0 3 18th
Super Taikyu - ST-4 Hayashi Telempu SHADE Racing 6 3 0 2 6 130‡ 1st‡
2022 Super GT TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh 8 0 4 0 0 28.5 11th
Super Formula KCMG 10 0 0 0 0 10 16th
Super Taikyu - ST-4 SHADE Racing 6 1 1 3 6 142‡ 2nd‡
2023 Super GT - GT500 TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh 8 1 0 0 0 30 12th
Super Formula Kids com Team KCMG 9 0 0 0 0 7 17th
Super Taikyu - ST-4 SHADE Racing 6 0 3 0 1 56‡ 7th‡
2024 Super GT TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh
Super Formula Itochu Enex Team Impul

‡ Team standings

Complete Super GT results

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Pts
2009 apr Toyota Corolla Axio GT300 OKA
5		 SUZ
9		 FUJ
8		 SEP
16		 SUG
8		 SUZ
4		 FUJ
12		 AUT
7		 MOT
5		 10th 32
2010 apr Toyota Corolla Axio GT300 SUZ
8		 OKA
9		 FUJ
1		 SEP
3		 SUG
Ret		 SUZ
3		 FUJ
C		 MOT
17		 5th 47
2011 apr Toyota Corolla Axio GT300 OKA
6		 FUJ
7		 SEP
6		 SUG
2		 SUZ
7		 FUJ
14		 AUT
8		 MOT
9		 7th 38
2012 Lexus Team KeePer Kraft Lexus SC430 GT500 OKA
Ret		 FUJ
12		 SEP
10		 SUG
6		 SUZ
2		 FUJ
7		 AUT
13		 MOT
Ret		 13th 28
2013 Lexus Team LeMans ENEOS Lexus SC430 GT500 OKA
7		 FUJ
3		 SEP
7		 SUG
6		 SUZ
Ret		 FUJ
4		 AUT
11		 MOT
1		 5th 52
2014 Lexus Team LeMans ENEOS Lexus RC F GT500 OKA
2		 FUJ
3		 AUT
9		 SUG
5		 FUJ
13		 SUZ
5		 BUR
9		 MOT
11		 7th 44
2015 Lexus Team LeMans ENEOS Lexus RC F GT500 OKA
9		 FUJ
9		 CHA
2		 FUJ
13		 SUZ
Ret		 SUG
4		 AUT
8		 MOT
9		 9th 32
2016 Lexus Team WedsSport BANDOH Lexus RC F GT500 OKA
9		 FUJ
8		 SUG
5		 FUJ
10		 SUZ
5		 CHA
1		 MOT
5		 MOT
3		 4th 58
2017 Lexus Team WedsSport BANDOH Lexus LC 500 GT500 OKA
6		 FUJ AUT
8		 SUG
12		 FUJ
7		 SUZ
4		 CHA
12		 MOT
15		 14th 22
2018 Lexus Team WedsSport BANDOH Lexus LC 500 GT500 OKA
9		 FUJ
12		 SUZ
13		 CHA
3		 FUJ
10		 SUG
Ret		 AUT
3		 MOT
5		 11th 32
2019 Lexus Team WedsSport BANDOH Lexus LC 500 GT500 OKA
6‡		 FUJ
13		 SUZ
7		 CHA
3		 FUJ
9		 SUG
8		 AUT
13		 MOT
7		 11th 27.5
2020 TGR Team WedsSport BANDOH Toyota GR Supra GT500 GT500 FUJ
9		 FUJ
15		 SUZ
10		 MOT
Ret		 FUJ
7		 SUZ
9		 MOT
11		 FUJ
10		 17th 10
2021 TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh Toyota GR Supra GT500 GT500 OKA
12		 FUJ
7		 MOT
2		 SUZ
13		 SUG
Ret		 AUT
13		 MOT
2		 FUJ
13		 11th 36
2022 TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh Toyota GR Supra GT500 GT500 OKA
13		 FUJ
6		 SUZ
5		 FUJ
9		 SUZ
7		 SUG
15		 AUT
5		 MOT
7		 11th 28.5
2023 TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh Toyota GR Supra GT500 GT500 OKA
9		 FUJ
12		 SUZ
1		 FUJ
12		 SUZ
9		 SUG
8		 AUT
13		 MOT
8		 12th 30

Complete Formula Nippon/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 10 DC Points
2011 Project μ/cerumo・INGING SUZ
13		 AUT
11		 FUJ
15		 MOT
12		 SUZ
C		 SUG
5		 MOT1
4		 MOT2
DSQ		 10th 6.5
2012 Project μ/cerumo・INGING SUZ
14		 MOT
9		 AUT
8		 FUJ
8		 MOT
10		 SUG
13		 SUZ1
11		 SUZ2
12		 13th 2
2013 P.mu/cerumo・INGING SUZ
10		 AUT
10		 FUJ
7		 MOT
6		 SUG
4		 SUZ1
Ret		 SUZ2
15		 10th 10
2014 P.mu/cerumo・INGING SUZ
13		 FUJ1
5		 FUJ2
7		 FUJ
3		 MOT
13		 AUT
2		 SUG
9		 SUZ1
4		 SUZ2
Ret		 7th 19.5
2015 P.mu/cerumo・INGING SUZ
17		 OKA
Ret		 FUJ
4		 MOT
18		 AUT
8		 SUG
17		 SUZ1
7		 SUZ2
8		 9th 7.5
2016 P.mu/cerumo・INGING SUZ
2		 OKA
6		 FUJ
Ret		 MOT
4		 OKA1
2		 OKA2
1		 SUG
15		 SUZ1
1		 SUZ2
6		 1st 33
2017 P.mu/cerumo・INGING SUZ
3		 OKA1
10		 OKA2
9		 FUJ
Ret		 MOT
15		 AUT
5		 SUG
4		 SUZ1
C		 SUZ2
C		 8th 16
2018 JMS P.mu/cerumo・INGING SUZ1
13		 AUT
C		 SUG
Ret		 FUJ
3		 MOT
15		 OKA
8		 SUZ2
4		 8th 11.5
2019 Kondō Racing SUZ1
6		 AUT
16		 SUG
6		 FUJ
16		 MOT
10		 OKA
16		 SUZ2
15		 17th 5
2020 carrozzeria Team KCMG MOT
Ret		 OKA
7		 SUG
5		 AUT
4		 SUZ1
3		 SUZ2
Ret		 FUJ
15		 9th 29
2021 carrozzeria Team KCMG FUJ
8		 SUZ1
Ret		 AUT
Ret		 SUG
13		 MOT1
11		 MOT2
Ret		 SUZ2
15		 18th 3
2022 KCMG FUJ
13		 FUJ
15		 SUZ
6		 AUT
11		 SUG
9		 FUJ
8		 MOT
15		 MOT
12		 SUZ
20		 SUZ
18		 16th 10
2023 KCMG FUJ
12		 FUJ
16		 SUZ
16		 AUT
10		 SUG
9		 FUJ
15		 MOT
10		 SUZ
16		 SUZ
8		 17th 7

* Season still in progress.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2017 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina José María López
France Nicolas Lapierre		 Toyota TS050 Hybrid LMP1 160 DNF DNF

References

  1. ↑ "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing announced its 2023 motorsport team setups". Toyota Gazoo Racing. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
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