Hiroki Yoshida (吉田広樹, Yoshida Hiroki, born December 21, 1983) is a Japanese racing driver. He currently competes in Super GT in the GT300 category and the Super Taikyu Series in the ST-Z category, both for Saitama Green Brave.
| Hiroki Yoshida | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Japanese |
| Born | December 21, 1983 Kumamoto, Japan |
| Super GT GT300 career | |
| Debut season | 2011 |
| Current team | Saitama Green Brave |
| Car number | 52 |
| Former teams |
|
| Starts | 84 |
| Wins | 6 |
| Podiums | 14 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 4 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2023 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2005 2008 2023 2023 | FJ1600 Super Taikyu (ST-1) Super GT (GT300) Super Taikyu (ST-Z) |
Yoshida won the 2023 Super GT Championship in the GT300 class and the 2023 Super Taikyu Championship in the ST-Z class.
Career
editEarly career
editYoshida began his with racing career in 2004 competing in the J1600 Series, where he won the championship the following year. He then move to Formula Challenge Japan in 2006.[1] In 2007, Yoshida began competing in the Super Taikyu Series[1] and the following year, he took part with the Petronas Syntium Team where his team won the ST-1 championship.[2][3] In 2010, he competed in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship, where he was signed to Hanashima Racing.[4]
Super GT
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In 2011, Yoshida began racing in the Super GT racing series in the GT300 class, driving for ThunderAsia Racing. He later moved to Team A Speed in 2012.
In 2014, Yoshida returned to Super GT, competing for Tomei Sports where he would race for them the following season.[5][6] For the 2016 season, he signed with Gulf Racing with Pacific.[7] In 2017, he signed with Gainer, remaining with the team the following season.[8][9] In 2019, Yoshida transferred from Gainer to Green Brave, partnering with Shigekazu Wakisaka.[10] The following season his team switched to a Toyota GR Supra GT300 and Kohta Kawaai would become his new teammate.[11] Yoshida and Kawaai won two races and they finished second in the standings behind Kondo Racing of Kiyoto Fujinami and João Paulo de Oliveira.[12] In 2022, they managed to clinch a win at Autopolis as well as another podium, and Yoshida himself finished 5th in the standings.[13]
In 2023, Saitama Toyopet Green Brave retained both Yoshida and Kawaai[14] and both of them claimed 2 wins and 3 podiums en route to their GT300 championship, which they clinched in the season finale.[15]
Racing record
editComplete 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 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | ThunderAsia Racing | Mosler MT900M | GT300 | OKA 15 |
FUJ 16 |
SEP 15 |
SUG Ret |
SUZ 18 |
FUJ 20 |
AUT 19 |
MOT 18 |
NC | 0 |
| 2012 | A speed | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | OKA | FUJ | SEP Ret |
SUG | SUZ 1 |
FUJ | AUT | MOT | NC | 0 | |
| 2014 | Tomei Sports | Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 | OKA 16 |
FUJ 16 |
AUT |
SUG 18 |
FUJ 24 |
SUZ 20 |
BUR | MOT 18 |
NC | 0 | |
| 2015 | OKA 24 |
FUJ 15 |
BUR | FUJ 21 |
SUZ Ret |
SUG Ret |
AUT 14 |
MOT 23 |
NC | 0 | |||
| 2016 | Gulf Racing with Pacific | Porsche 911 GT3R | OKA DNQ |
FUJ Ret |
SUG 13 |
FUJ 21 |
SUZ 13 |
BUR 17 |
MOT 22 |
MOT 8 |
23rd | 3 | |
| 2017 | Gainer | Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 | OKA 6 |
FUJ 24 |
AUT 15 |
SUG 21 |
FUJ 16 |
SUZ 5 |
BUR 18 |
MOT 19 |
18th | 13 | |
| 2018 | OKA 13 |
FUJ 11 |
SUZ 10 |
BUR Ret |
FUJ 8 |
SUG 2 |
AUT 9 |
MOT 15 |
16th | 22 | |||
| 2019 | Saitama Toyopet Green Brave | Toyota Mark X MC | OKA 3 |
FUJ 13 |
SUZ 27 |
BUR 23 |
FUJ 2 |
AUT 24 |
SUG 8 |
MOT 13 |
9th | 27.5 | |
| 2020 | Toyota GR Supra GT300 | FUJ 1 |
FUJ 6 |
SUZ 12 |
MOT 25 |
FUJ 4 |
SUZ Ret |
MOT 4 |
FUJ 1 |
2nd | 62 | ||
| 2021 | OKA 3 |
FUJ 27 |
SUZ 18 |
MOT 3 |
SUG 21 |
AUT 4 |
MOT 9 |
FUJ 9 |
9th | 34 | |||
| 2022 | OKA 26 |
FUJ | SUZ 4 |
FUJ 14 |
SUZ 4 |
SUG 18 |
AUT 1 |
MOT 3 |
5th | 47 | |||
| 2023 | OKA 5 |
FUJ 3 |
SUZ 3 |
FUJ 9 |
SUZ Ret |
SUG 1 |
AUT 1 |
MOT 7 |
1st | 74 |
* Season still in progress.
References
edit- ^ a b "Hiroki Yoshida". www.teampetronas.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2009.
- ^ "Team Petronas Motorsport website". www.teampetronas.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009.
- ^ "Profile". www.teampetronas.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2011.
- ^ "2010 Achievement Japanese Formula 3 Entry List (tentative)". Japanese Formula 3 Championship. Japanese Formula 3 Association. 2010-03-10. Archived from the original on 18 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
- ^ "2014年 参戦カテゴリー＆体制発表". RYU-blog. February 3, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
- ^ "Run Up が今季 GT300 参戦体制発表。Does とコラボ" [Run Up are announced for GT300 this season by race organisation. In collaboration with DOES.] (in Japanese). as-web.jp. February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ^ "2016 Teams and Drivers". Super GT Teams and Drivers. Super GT. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ^ "2017 年 SGT 参戦概要｜ニュース｜Super GT300に参戦するレーシングチーム「Gainer」を運営する株式会社ゲイナーオフィシャルWEBサイト". www.gainer.asia (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
- ^ "Nissan & Nismo Announce 2018 Super GT Programmes". dailysportscar.com. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "スーパーGT：2019年のシリーズエントリーリスト発表。両クラス合計44台が揃う". www.as-web.jp (in Japanese). 25 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Toyota GR Supra GT300 In Development – Set For 2020 Launch". dailysportscar.com. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "Yokohama-equipped car won the GT300 class series championships". Yokohama. Archived from the original on August 20, 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Super GT announces 43-car entry list for 2022". motorsport.com. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "How Super GT's 2023 GT300 field is shaping up". motorsport.com. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "TGR Team au TOM'S Clinches GT500 Championship With Dramatic Motegi Victory". 5 November 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
External links
edit- Hiroki Yoshida career summary at DriverDB.com