Yuui Tsutsumi (堤優威, Tsutsumi Yuui, born 9 September 1995) is a Japanese racing driver who currently competes in Super Formula Lights for Rn-sports and in Super GT for INGING.
| Yuui Tsutsumi | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Japanese |
| Born | 9 September 1995 Kanagawa, Japan |
| Super GT Series - GT300 career | |
| Debut season | 2020 |
| Current team | muta Racing Inging |
| Car number | 2 |
| Former teams | arto Ping An Team Thailand, Max Racing |
| Starts | 29 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 4 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | 2nd in 2023 |
| Super Formula Lights career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | Rn-sports |
| Car number | 10 |
| Starts | 12 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
Career
editSuper Formula Lights
editTsutsumi was signed by Rn-sports to compete in the 2023 season.[1]
Super GT
editIn his inaugural Super GT season in 2020, Tsutsumi was signed to arto Ping An Team Thailand.[2] He then signed with Max Racing for 2021, as they changed vehicles to the GT300 spec Toyota GR Supra. Tsutsumi and his teammate Atsushi Miyake won their first Super GT race at Suzuka Circuit in August, finishing fifth in the GT300 drivers' championship. Tsutsumi signed with muta Racing INGING in 2022 where he partnered with Hiroki Katoh.[3] As he continued to race for muta Inging in 2023, he partnered with Hibiki Taira.[4]
Racing record
editRacing career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Super Taikyū - ST-4 | TC Corse | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39‡ | 5th‡ |
| 2018 | F4 Japanese Championship | Media Do Kageyama Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th |
| 2019 | Super Taikyū - ST-3 | Tracy Sports | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 112.5‡ | 3rd‡ |
| 2020 | Super GT - GT300 | arto Ping An Team Thailand | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| ADVICS muta Racing Inging | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Max Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Super Taikyū - ST-1 | ADVICS Muta Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50‡ | 2nd‡ | |
| 2021 | Super GT - GT300 | Max Racing | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 5th |
| Super Taikyū - ST-1 | Tracy Sports | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 124‡ | 2nd‡ | |
| 2022 | Super GT - GT300 | muta Racing INGING | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24.5 | 14th |
| Super Taikyū - ST-1 | Tracy Sports | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 128‡ | 3rd‡ | |
| 2023 | Super GT - GT300 | muta Racing INGING | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 53 | 2nd |
| Super Formula Lights | Rn-Sports | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10th | |
| Super Taikyū - ST-Q | Mazda Spirit Racing | ||||||||
| TGR GR86/BRZ Cup | T by Two CABANA Racing | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 67 | 2nd | |
| 2024 | Super GT - GT300 | muta Racing INGING | |||||||
| Super Taikyu - ST-Q | Mazda Spirit Racing |
‡ Team standings
Complete Super Formula Lights results
edit(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Rn-sports | AUT 1 8 |
AUT 2 8 |
AUT 3 8 |
SUG 1 7 |
SUG 2 7 |
SUG 3 5 |
SUZ 1 9 |
SUZ 2 10 |
SUZ 3 9 |
FUJ 1 2 |
FUJ 2 5 |
FUJ 3 4 |
OKA 1 |
OKA 2 |
OKA 3 |
MOT 1 |
MOT 2 |
MOT 3 |
10th | 14 |
Complete Super GT results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | arto Ping An Team Thailand | Lexus RC F GT3 | GT300 | FUJ | FUJ Ret |
SUZ 15 |
MOT 19 |
FUJ 21 |
SUZ | NC | 0 | ||
| ADVICS muta Racing Inging | Toyota 86 MC | MOT 22 |
|||||||||||
| Max Racing | Lexus RC F GT3 | FUJ 24 | |||||||||||
| 2021 | Toyota GR Supra GT | OKA 5 |
FUJ 11 |
SUZ 1 |
MOT 5 |
SUG 9 |
AUT 17 |
MOT 7 |
FUJ 7 |
5th | 44 | ||
| 2022 | muta Racing Inging | Toyota GR86 | OKA 20 |
FUJ 8 |
SUZ 14 |
FUJ 18 |
SUZ 8 |
SUG 1 |
AUT 27 |
MOT 12 |
14th | 24.5 | |
| 2023 | Toyota GR86 GT300 | OKA 18 |
FUJ 2 |
SUZ 2 |
FUJ 11 |
SUZ 7 |
SUG Ret |
AUT 2 |
MOT 9 |
2nd | 53 | ||
| 2024 | OKA |
FUJ |
SUZ |
FUJ |
SUZ |
SUG |
AUT |
MOT |
* Season still in progress.
References
edit- ^ "Round1_2_3 | 2023年 SFL シリーズカレンダー | superformula lights en". superformula-lights.com. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ "Last-Minute Entry List Updates For Round 2 At Fuji – dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Muta Racing INGING Announces 2022 Lineup With New Toyota GR86 GT300". dailysportscar.com. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Teams & Drivers". Super GT. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
External links
edit- Yuui Tsutsumi career summary at DriverDB.com