Yuki Nemoto
| Yuki Nemoto | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nationality |  Japanese |
| Born | September 22, 1996 Inagi, Tokyo, Japan |
| Super GT Series - GT300 career | |
| Debut season | 2020 |
| Current team | apr |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 31 |
| Starts | 4 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 11th in 2023 |
| Previous series | |
| 2022-23 2021 2021 2016, 2020-22 2020 2019 2018 2017 2017, 2020 2015-16 2014 2013 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup International GT Open Asian Le Mans Series Italian GT Championship Formula Regional Japanese Championship Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia Japanese Formula 3 Championship Blancpain GT Series Asia Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe F4 Japanese Championship JAF Japan Formula 4 Formula Challenge Japan |
Yuki Nemoto (根本悠生, Nemoto Yūki, born September 22, 1996) is a Japanese racing driver who last competed in Super GT for apr, and in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup with Vincenzo Sospiri Racing.[1][2] He has spent most of his career racing in Italy with VSR, winning the Italian GT Championship twice with the team - once in the Sprint category in 2020, and again in the Endurance Championship in 2022.
Racing career
[edit]Nemoto raced in F4 Japanese Championship for two seasons with KCMG where he settled 7th & 13th respectively with three podiums during those seasons. In 2018, Nemoto competed in Japanese Formula 3 Championship with Albirex Racing Team. He only competed for couple of rounds where he claimed 1 podium.[3] In 2020, Nemoto raced his last formula racing in Formula Regional Japanese Championship with Zak Speed for one round at Sportsland SUGO. On that season he claimed his first win, and couple of podiums. For 2023, Nemoto made his debut in Super GT - GT300 with apr with their new car Lexus LC500h, as the third driver. Nemoto claimed his Super GT podium at Autopolis, and for the last round at Motegi he competed with Kazuto Kotaka replaces original driver Koki Saga.[4]
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Formula Challenge Japan | Tokyo Toyopet FTRS | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11th |
| 2014 | JAF Japan Formula 4 - West | WiLLDO ZTE Spirit | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 7th |
| JAF Japan Formula 4 - East | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 2nd | ||
| 2015 | F4 Japanese Championship | KCMG | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 7th |
| 2016 | F4 Japanese Championship | KCMG | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 13th |
| Italian GT Championship - Super GT Cup | Vincenzo Sospiri Racing | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 102 | 9th | |
| 2017 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | VS Racing | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 121 | 4th |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2nd | ||
| Blancpain GT Series Asia - GT3 | Vincenzo Sospiri Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 23rd | |
| 2018 | Japanese Formula 3 Championship | Albirex Racing Team | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9th |
| 2019 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia | VSR | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 49 | 6th |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final | VS Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7th | |
| 2020 | Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT3 | Vincenzo Sospiri Racing | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 76 | 1st |
| Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 10th | ||
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | VS Racing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC | |
| Formula Regional Japanese Championship | Zap Speed | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 8th | |
| Super Taikyu - ST-X | Mercedes-AMG Team Hirix Racing | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 105‡ | 1st‡ | |
| 2021 | International GT Open | Vincenzo Sospiri Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 105 | 4th |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| Asian Le Mans Series - GT | Garage 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 14th | |
| 2022 | Italian GT Endurance Championship | Vincenzo Sospiri Racing | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 1st |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 12th | ||
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2023 | Super GT - GT300 | apr | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 11th |
| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | VSR | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2024 | Super GT - GT300 | apr | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NA |
| GT World Challenge Asia | ANR with VSR | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| Japan Cup Series - GT3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 11th |
‡ Team standings
Complete F4 Japanese Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | KCMG | OKA 1 Ret |
OKA 2 10 |
FUJ1 1 8 |
FUJ1 2 7 |
FUJ2 1 12 |
FUJ2 2 Ret |
SUZ 1 10 |
SUZ 2 5 |
SUG 1 15 |
SUG 2 14 |
AUT 1 14 |
AUT 2 8 |
MOT 1 2 |
MOT 2 3 |
7th | 47 |
| 2016 | KCMG | OKA 1 9 |
OKA 2 7 |
FUJ1 1 6 |
FUJ1 2 6 |
SUG 1 Ret |
SUG 2 3 |
FUJ2 1 Ret |
FUJ2 2 7 |
FUJ2 3 19 |
SUZ 1 10 |
SUZ 2 10 |
MOT 1 20 |
MOT 2 7 |
MOT 3 13 |
13th | 53 |
Complete Japanese Formula 3 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Albirex Racing Team | SUZ 1 9 |
SUZ 2 10 |
SUG1 1 9 |
SUG1 2 7 |
FUJ1 1 9 |
FUJ1 2 8 |
OKA1 1 |
OKA1 2 |
OKA1 3 |
MOT 1 8 |
MOT 2 13 |
MOT 3 8 |
OKA2 1 3 |
OKA2 2 6 |
OKA2 3 C |
SUG2 1 13 |
SUG2 2 10 |
SUG2 3 6 |
SUG2 4 Ret |
FUJ2 1 |
FUJ2 2 |
9th | 7 |
Complete Formula Regional Japanese Championship 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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Zap Speed | FUJ1 1 |
FUJ1 2 |
FUJ1 3 |
SUG 1 3 |
SUG 2 1 |
SUG 3 2 |
FUJ2 1 |
FUJ2 2 |
MOT 1 |
MOT 2 |
OKA 1 |
OKA 2 |
AUT 1 |
AUT 2 |
8th | 58 |
Complete Super GT results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | apr | Lexus LC 500h GT | GT300 | OKA |
FUJ 8 |
SUZ 13 |
FUJ 5 |
SUZ 6 |
SUG |
AUT 3 |
MOT 4 |
11th | 33 |
| 2024 | apr | Lexus LC 500h GT | GT300 | OKA |
FUJ 5 |
SUZ 4 |
FUJ 12 |
SUG |
AUT 14 |
MOT |
SUZ 3 |
NC | - |
* Season still in progress.
References
[edit]- ^ "VSR confirms three-car assault on Fanatec GT Sprint Cup with Lamborghini". gt-world-challenge-europe.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ "New Lexus LC500h revealed for 2023 SUPER GT debut". motorsport.com. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Japanese Formula 3 Championship - Round 1/2 Suzuka - Entry List". j-formula3.com. Japanese Formula 3 Championship. 13 April 2018. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Entry List Revealed For 2023 SUPER GT Finale At Motegi". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
External links
[edit]- Yuki Nemoto career summary at DriverDB.com
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Inagi, Tokyo
- Japanese racing drivers
- Japanese Formula 3 Championship drivers
- Super GT drivers
- Japanese F4 Championship drivers
- Formula Regional Japanese Championship drivers
- International GT Open drivers
- Lamborghini Super Trofeo drivers
- Asian Le Mans Series drivers
- Euronova Racing drivers
- KCMG drivers
- Lamborghini Squadra Corse drivers
- GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers