Yuui Tsutsumi

Yuui Tsutsumi
NationalityJapan Japanese
Born (1995-09-09) 9 September 1995 (age 29)
Kanagawa, Japan
Super GT Series - GT300 career
Debut season2020
Current teammuta Racing Inging
Car number2
Former teamsarto Ping An Team Thailand, Max Racing
Starts29
Wins2
Podiums4
Poles1
Fastest laps2
Best finish2nd in 2023
Super Formula Lights career
Debut season2023
Current teamRn-sports
Car number10
Starts12
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0

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.

Career

Super Formula Lights

Tsutsumi was signed by Rn-sports to compete in the 2023 season.[1]

Super GT

In 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

Racing career summary

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

(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

(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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Last-Minute Entry List Updates For Round 2 At Fuji – dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Muta Racing INGING Announces 2022 Lineup With New Toyota GR86 GT300". dailysportscar.com. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Teams & Drivers". Super GT. Retrieved 20 February 2023.