Kenta Yamashita

Kenta Yamashita (山下 健太, Yamashita Kenta) is a Japanese racing driver, known for his successes in single-seater junior categories, including winning the 2013 Formula Challenge Japan and the 2012 Motegi Championship Formula Super FJ. He currently races in the Super Formula Championship, Super GT and FIA World Endurance Championship.

Kenta Yamashita
Nationality Japanese
Born (1995-08-03) 3 August 1995
Chiba, Japan
Japanese Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season2014
Current teamPetronas Team TOM'S
Car number36
Starts49
Wins14
Poles13
Fastest laps10
Best finish1st in 2016
Previous series
2014–16
2013
2012		Japanese Formula 3 Championship
Formula Challenge Japan
Motegi Championship Formula Super FJ
Championship titles
2016
2013
2012		Japanese Formula 3 Championship
Formula Challenge Japan
Motegi Championship Formula Super FJ

Career

Karting

Yamashita competed in karts before graduating to single-seater cars in 2012.

Formula Super FJ and Formula Challenge Japan

Yamashita began his racing car career in the 2012 Motegi Championship Formula Super FJ, which he won in his first season. In all four starts, he took the pole, fastest lap, and race win.[1] In 2013, he progressed to the Formula Challenge Japan series, which was a racing category intended for drivers between entry level and Formula 3. He scored 7 podiums and in 12 races, including 4 wins, and took the championship title.[2]

All-Japan Formula Three

In 2014, Yamashita graduated to the All-Japan Formula Three Championship with the Petronas Team TOM'S. He finished runner-up in the championship to the more experienced Nobuharu Matsushita.[3]

In 2015, Yamashita continued to race in the All-Japan Formula Three Championship, and currently holds the lead of the championship. In addition, he has raced in the GT300 category of the 2015 Super GT season.

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position
2012 Motegi Championship Formula Super FJ ? 4 4 4 4 4 64 1st
2013 Formula Challenge Japan ? 12 4 2 3 7 65 1st
2014 Japanese Formula 3 Championship Petronas Team TOM's 15 2 1 1 12 90 2nd
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 0 9th
2015 Japanese Formula 3 Championship Petronas Team TOM's 17 5 5 5 13 113 2nd
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 15th
Super GT - GT300 Porsche Team KTR 8 0 0 0 0 6 20th
2016 Japanese Formula 3 Championship Team TOM's 17 7 7 4 10 113 1st
Super GT - GT300 VivaC Team Tsuchiya 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Macau Grand Prix ThreeBond with T-Sport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
2017 Super GT - GT300 VivaC Team Tsuchiya 7 1 3 1 2 48 5th
Super GT Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh 1 0 0 0 0 1 20th
Super Formula Kondō Racing 7 0 1 0 0 6.5 11th
Macau Grand Prix B-Max Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2018 Super GT Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh 8 0 0 0 2 32 11th
Super Formula Kondō Racing 6 0 0 0 1 11.5 9th
2019 Super GT Lexus Team LeMans Wako's 8 2 1 0 4 85 1st
Super Formula Kondō Racing 7 1 0 0 2 21 5th
2019-20 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 High Class Racing 7 0 0 0 0 47 13th
2020 Super Formula Kondō Racing 6 0 0 0 1 34 7th
Super GT Toyota Gazoo Racing Team SARD 1 0 0 0 0 27 14th
Toyota Gazoo Racing Team KeePer Tom's 2 0 1 1 1
24 Hours of Le Mans High Class Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF

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 Pts
2015 Porsche Team KTR Porsche 911 GT3 GT300 OKA
14		 FUJ
12		 CHA
8		 FUJ
Ret		 SUZ
18		 SUG
17		 AUT
8		 MOT
14		 20th 6
2016 VivaC Team Tsuchiya Toyota 86 MC GT300 OKA FUJ SUG FUJ SUZ
22		 CHA MOT MOT NC 0
2017 VivaC Team Tsuchiya Toyota 86 MC GT300 OKA
4		 AUT
1		 SUG
3		 FUJ
29		 SUZ
18		 CHA
15		 MOT
5		 5th 48
Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh Lexus LC 500 GT500 FUJ
10		 20th 1
2018 Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh Lexus LC 500 GT500 OKA
9		 FUJ
12		 SUZ
13		 CHA
3		 FUJ
10		 SUG
Ret		 AUT
3		 MOT
5		 11th 32
2019 Lexus Team LeMans Wako's Lexus LC 500 GT500 OKA
13		 FUJ
8		 SUZ
3		 CHA
1		 FUJ
1		 AUT
6		 SUG
6		 MOT
2		 1st 85
2020 Toyota Gazoo Racing Team SARD Toyota GR Supra GT500 GT500 FUJ
5		 FUJ SUZ MOT FUJ SUZ 14th 27
Toyota Gazoo Racing Team KeePer Tom's MOT
6		 FUJ
2

Complete Super Formula 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 DC Points
2017 Kondō Racing SUZ
14		 OKA
7		 OKA
6		 FUJ
Ret		 MOT
6		 AUT
13		 SUG
11		 SUZ
C		 SUZ
C		 11th 6.5
2018 Kondō Racing SUZ
9		 AUT
C		 SUG
8		 FUJ
18		 MOT
6		 OKA
6‡		 SUZ
3		 9th 11.5
2019 Kondō Racing SUZ
3		 AUT
7		 SUG
6		 FUJ
17		 MOT
13		 OKA
1		 SUZ
9		 5th 21
2020 Kondō Racing MOT
2		 OKA SUG
6		 AUT
5		 SUZ
9		 SUZ
6		 FUJ
10		 7th 34

‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2019–20 High Class Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL
7		 FUJ
4		 SHA
6		 BHR
7		 COA
7		 SPA
7		 LMS
Ret		 BHR 13th 47

References
  1. "Motegi Championship Formula Super FJ 2012 standings | Driver Database". Driver Database. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  2. "Formula Challenge Japan 2013 standings | Driver Database". Driver Database. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  3. "Japanese Formula 3 Championship 2014 standings | Driver Database". Driver Database. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Nobuharu Matsushita		 Formula Challenge Japan
Champion
2013		 Succeeded by
None
(Series ended)
Preceded by
Nick Cassidy		 Japanese Formula 3 Championship
Champion
2016		 Succeeded by
Mitsunori Takaboshi
Preceded by
Jenson Button
Naoki Yamamoto		 Super GT
GT500 Champion
2019
With: Kazuya Oshima		 Succeeded by
Naoki Yamamoto
Tadasuke Makino
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