Katsuyuki Hiranaka

Katsuyuki Hiranaka
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1981-10-04) 4 October 1981 Sapporo, Japan
Super GT career
Debut season	2005
Current team	Shade Racing
Racing licence	FIA Gold
Car number	20
Former teams	Nakajima Racing SARD Cerumo GAINER
Starts	75
Wins	4
Poles	3
Fastest laps	3
Best finish	2nd in 2011, 2013, 2014
Previous series
2005-08 2003-04 2002, 04	Formula Nippon Formula 3 Euro Series All-Japan Formula 3

Katsuyuki Hiranaka (平中 克幸, Hiranaka Katsuyuki, born 4 October 1981, in Sapporo, Hokkaido) is a Japanese race car driver.

Career

Hiranaka (leading) in the first GT300 race at the 2010 JAF Grand Prix

Katsuyuki began karting in 1995 when he was 14, and in 2002 moved to the All-Japan Formula Three Championship, as a member of the TOM'S team. In 2002, he achieved one fastest lap and came fifth in one race. Between 2003 and 2004 Katsuyuki raced for Prema Powerteam in the Formula 3 Euro Series. He then returned to Japan and took part in the Super GT & Formula Nippon local series.

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2002	Japanese Formula 3 Championship	TOM'S	20	0	0	1	7	142	5th
	Macau Grand Prix		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	4th
	Korea Super Prix		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	25th
	Masters of Formula 3		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	15th
2003	Formula 3 Euro Series	Prema Powerteam	20	0	0	1	0	4	22nd
	British Formula 3 International Series		2	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC†
	Masters of Formula 3		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	29th
	Macau Grand Prix		1	0	0	0	1	N/A	3rd
	Korea Super Prix		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	29th
2004	Japanese Formula 3 Championship	TOM's	2	0	0	0	1	14	14th
	Formula 3 Euro Series	Prema Powerteam	20	0	0	0	1	9	15th
	Macau Grand Prix		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	23rd
	Masters of Formula 3		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	22nd
2005	Formula Nippon	Takagi/Cerumo	9	0	0	1	0	2	13th
	Super GT - GT300	Toyota Team Cerumo	8	0	0	0	0	7	15th
2006	Formula Nippon	NTT DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing	8	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
	Super GT - GT500	Team SARD	9	0	0	0	0	13	23rd
2007	Formula Nippon	SG Team 5zigen	9	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
	Super GT - GT500	Team SARD	9	0	0	1	1	21	15th
2008	Formula Nippon	SG Team 5zigen	7	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
	Super GT - GT500	Nakajima Racing	9	0	0	0	1	43	10th
2009	Super GT - GT300	GAINER	9	1	0	0	3	51	3rd
2010	Super GT - GT300	GAINER	7	0	0	0	0	34	7th
	Formula Nippon	KCMG	7	0	0	0	0	4	12th
2011	Super GT - GT300	GAINER	8	0	0	2	5	83	2nd
2012	Super GT - GT300	GAINER	8	1	1	0	1	47	7th
2013	Super GT - GT300	GAINER	8	2	0	0	3	80	2nd
	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2	GAINER International	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
2014	Super GT - GT300	GAINER	8	1	0	0	5	80	2nd
2015	Super GT - GT300	GAINER	8	0	0	0	4	52	5th
2016	Super GT - GT300	GAINER	8	0	0	0	0	32	9th
2017	Super GT - GT300	GAINER	8	1	0	0	2	45	6th
2018	Super GT - GT300	GAINER	8	1	2	1	0	48	5th
	Super Taikyu - ST-4	Hayashi Telempu SHADE Racing	4	0	0	0	2	102.5‡	2nd‡
2019	Super GT - GT300	GAINER	8	2	2	0	0	48	3rd
2020	Super GT - GT300	GAINER	8	1	0	1	2	43	6th
2021	Super GT - GT300	GAINER	8	0	2	1	1	38	7th
	Super Taikyu - ST-Z	Hayashi Telempu SHADE Racing	6	0	0	2	0	42‡	8th‡
2022	Super GT - GT300	SHADE Racing	8	0	0	0	0	6	27th
	GT World Challenge Asia - GT4	TGR Team Koshido Racing	4	1	1	2	4	76	6th
	Super Taikyu - ST-Z	SHADE Racing	6	2	1	2	4	115.5‡	2nd‡
2023	Super Taikyu - ST-Z	SHADE Racing	7	2	1	1	6	141.5‡	2nd‡
2024	Super GT - GT300	SHADE Racing
	Super Taikyu - ST-Z

* Season still in progress.
† – As Hiranaka was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

‡ Team standings.

Complete Japanese Formula 3 results

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

Year	Team	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	DC	Pts
2002	TOM'S	Toyota	TSU 1 5	TSU 2 5	SUZ 1 3	SUZ 2 10	FUJ 1 2	FUJ 2 Ret	MIN 1 Ret	MIN 2 5	MOT 1 4	MOT 2 3	SUZ 1 9	SUZ 2 7	SUG 1 3	SUG 2 DNS	SEN 1 Ret	SEN 2 2	TAI 1 4	TAI 2 3	MOT 1 13	MOT 2 3	5th	142
2004			SUZ 1	SUZ 2	TSU 1	TSU 2	OKA 1	OKA 2	MOT 1	MOT 2	SUZ 1	SUZ 2	SUG 1	SUG 2	MIN 1	MIN 2	SEN 1	SEN 2	MIN 1	MIN 2	MOT 1 3	MOT 2 9	14th	14

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	DC	Points
2003	Prema Powerteam	Dallara F303/007	Spiess-Opel	HOC 1 13	HOC 2 Ret	ADR 1 12	ADR 2 12	PAU 1 6	PAU 2 13	NOR 1 14	NOR 2 Ret	LMS 1 22	LMS 2 17	NÜR 1 8	NÜR 2 18	A1R 1 26	A1R 2 16	ZAN 1 10	ZAN 2 10	HOC 1 22	HOC 2 23	MAG 1 20	MAG 2 13	22nd	4
2004		Dallara F304/009		HOC 1 14	HOC 2 13	EST 1 19	EST 2 14	ADR 1 2	ADR 1 16	PAU 1 9	PAU 2 8	NOR 1 9	NOR 1 22											15th	9
		Dallara F303/025												MAG 1 Ret	MAG 2 22	NÜR 1 24	NÜR 2 14	ZAN 1 10	ZAN 2 13	BRN 1 13	BRN 2 12	HOC 1 14	HOC 2 17

Complete Super GT results

(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	9	DC	Pts
2005	Toyota Team Cerumo	Toyota Celica	GT300	OKA 11	FUJ 14	SEP 12	SUG 8	MOT 14	FUJ Ret	AUT 8	SUZ 18		15th	7
2006	Toyota Team SARD	Toyota Supra	GT500	SUZ 11	OKA 13	FUJ 11	SEP 13	SUG Ret	SUZ 11	MOT 9	AUT 10	FUJ 10	23rd	13
2007		Lexus SC430	GT500	SUZ Ret	OKA 12	FUJ 8	SEP 13	SUG 6	SUZ 11	MOT 10	AUT 3	FUJ 13	15th	21
2008	Epson Nakajima Racing	Honda NSX	GT500	SUZ 10	OKA 5	FUJ 7	SEP Ret	SUG Ret	SUZ 11	MOT 5	AUT 2	FUJ 4	10th	43
2009	Gainer	Ferrari F430	GT300	OKA 4	SUZ 4	FUJ Ret	SEP 8	SUG 3	SUZ 5	FUJ 2	AUT 1	MOT 4	3rd	79
2010		Ferrari F430 GT2	GT300	SUZ Ret	OKA 7	FUJ 6	SEP 4	SUG 5	SUZ 8	FUJ C	MOT 4		7th	34
2011		Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	GT300	OKA 2	FUJ 2	SEP 2	SUG 7	SUZ 4	FUJ 22	AUT 2	MOT 3		2nd	83
2012		Audi R8 LMS ultra	GT300	OKA 1	FUJ 5	SEP 7	SUG 6	SUZ 5	FUJ 7	AUT 16	MOT 13		7th	47
2013		Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	GT300	OKA 1	FUJ 6	SEP 3	SUG 13	SUZ 6	FUJ 7	AUT 4	MOT 1		2nd	80
2014			GT300	OKA 3	FUJ 2	AUT 3	SUG Ret	FUJ 2	SUZ 10	CHA 8	MOT 1		2nd	78
2015			GT300	OKA 12	FUJ 3	CHA 4	FUJ 3	SUZ 11	SUG 3	AUT Ret	MOT 3		5th	52
2016		Mercedes-AMG GT3	GT300	OKA 4	FUJ Ret	SUG 4	FUJ 7	SUZ Ret	CHA 9	MOT 4	MOT 10		9th	32
2017			GT300	OKA 18	FUJ 2	AUT 22	SUG 1	FUJ 17	SUZ 9	CHA 8	MOT 7		6th	45
2018		Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3	GT300	OKA 5	FUJ 3	SUZ 16	CHA 1	FUJ 22	SUG 19	AUT 6	MOT 5		5th	48
2019			GT300	OKA 21	FUJ 1	SUZ 9	CHA 8	FUJ 9	AUT 15	SUG 22	MOT 1		3rd	48
2020			GT300	FUJ 2	FUJ 21	SUZ 1	MOT 6	FUJ 10	SUZ 15	MOT 9	FUJ 18		6th	43
2021			GT300	OKA 4	FUJ 16	SUZ 26	MOT 2	SUG 10	AUT 5	MOT 8	FUJ 8		7th	38
2022	SHADE Racing	Toyota GR86	GT300	OKA 14	FUJ 20	SUZ DNS	FUJ Ret	SUZ 7	SUG 23	AUT 9	MOT 21		27th	6

External links

• Katsuyuki Hiranaka Official Website Archived 10 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine
• Katsuyuki Hiranaka career summary at DriverDB.com