Nirei Fukuzumi
Nirei Fukuzumi (福住仁嶺, Fukuzumi Nirei, born 24 January 1997) is a Japanese racing driver currently competing in Super Formula for Dandelion Racing.
| Nirei Fukuzumi | |
|---|---|
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| Nationality |  Japanese |
| Born | 24 January 1997 Tokushima, Japan |
| FIA Formula 2 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2018 |
| Current team | BWT Arden |
| Car number | 15 |
| Starts | 23 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 17th in 2018 |
| Previous series | |
| 2018 2016-17 2015 2015,2019 | FIA Formula 2 Championship GP3 Series All-Japan Formula Three Super GT |
Career
In 2010, Fukuzumi began karting, starting his racing career. He remained in karting until 2013. In 2014, he began to compete in open-wheel racing, moving up to Japanese F3 the next year. In 2016, Nirei débuted in the GP3 Series with ART Grand Prix, scoring three podium finishes and finishing seventh in the championship.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | JAF Formula 4 (FC class) East | HFDP Racing | 5 | 1 | –** | –** | 4 | 72 | 1st |
| JAF Formula 4 (FC class) West | 6 | 3 | –** | –** | 5 | 100 | 1st | ||
| JAF Formula 4 (FC class) Overall | – | – | – | – | – | 172 | 1st | ||
| 2015 | Japanese Formula 3 Championship | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 72 | 4th | |
| Super GT - GT300 | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2016 | GP3 Series | ART Grand Prix | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 91 | 7th |
| 2017 | GP3 Series | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 134 | 3rd | |
| 2018 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | BWT Arden | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17th |
| Super Formula | Team Mugen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20th | |
| 2019 | Super GT - GT300 | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 69.5 | 1st |
| Super Formula | DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7th | |
| 2020 | Super GT | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 54 | 5th |
| Super Formula | DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 8th |
† As Fukuzumi was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.
**The FC class was a class using modified Formula Challenge Japan's FC106 chassis and running with the JAF Formula 4's "C" class, an upper grade class. So, there were neither pole position nor fastest lap.[1]
Complete GP3 Series 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ART Grand Prix | CAT FEA 3 |
CAT SPR 13 |
RBR FEA 7 |
RBR SPR Ret |
SIL FEA 11 |
SIL SPR 7 |
HUN FEA 4 |
HUN SPR 4 |
HOC FEA Ret |
HOC SPR 11 |
SPA FEA Ret |
SPA SPR 15 |
MNZ FEA 5 |
MNZ SPR Ret |
SEP FEA 7 |
SEP SPR 2 |
YMC FEA 5 |
YMC SPR 3 |
7th | 91 |
| 2017 | ART Grand Prix | CAT FEA 1 |
CAT SPR 6 |
RBR FEA 3 |
RBR SPR 3 |
SIL FEA Ret |
SIL SPR 16 |
HUN FEA 2 |
HUN SPR Ret |
SPA FEA 3 |
SPA SPR 4 |
MNZ FEA DNS |
MNZ SPR C |
JER FEA 1 |
JER SPR 5 |
YMC FEA 15 |
YMC SPR 14 |
3rd | 134 |
Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | BWT Arden | BHR FEA 18 |
BHR SPR 8 |
BAK FEA 13 |
BAK SPR 12 |
CAT FEA 11 |
CAT SPR Ret |
MON FEA 10 |
MON SPR 11† |
LEC FEA 9 |
LEC SPR 12 |
RBR FEA 9 |
RBR SPR 9 |
SIL FEA Ret |
SIL SPR DNS |
HUN FEA 10 |
HUN SPR 6 |
SPA FEA Ret |
SPA SPR 17 |
MNZ FEA 14 |
MNZ SPR 13 |
SOC FEA 8 |
SOC SPR 7 |
YMC FEA Ret |
YMC SPR 12 |
17th | 17 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Team Mugen | SUZ Ret |
AUT | SUG | FUJ | MOT 17 |
OKA 18 |
SUZ 12 |
20th | 0 |
| 2019 | DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing | SUZ 11 |
AUT 5 |
SUG 5 |
FUJ 9 |
MOT 5 |
OKA Ret |
SUZ 3 |
7th | 18 |
| 2020 | DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing | MOT 5 |
OKA 8 |
SUG 10 |
AUT 9 |
SUZ Ret |
SUZ 2 |
FUJ 16 |
8th | 29 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | Honda CR-Z | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | CHA | FUJ | SUZ 12 |
SUG | AUT | MOT | NC† | 0† |
| 2019 | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | Honda NSX GT3 Evo | GT300 | OKA 2‡ |
FUJ 2 |
SUZ 6 |
CHA 9 |
FUJ 6 |
AUT 6 |
SUG 1 |
MOT 4 |
1st | 69.5 |
| 2020 | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | Honda NSX-GT GT500 | GT500 | FUJ 8 |
FUJ 14 |
SUZ 13 |
MOT Ret |
FUJ 3 |
SUZ 3 |
MOT 1 |
FUJ 5 |
5th | 54 |
† As Fukuzumi was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points. ‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
References
- "Result". 日本フォーミュラー・フォー協会 (Japan Formula 4 Forum). Retrieved 28 November 2016.
External links
- Nirei Fukuzumi career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Haruki Kurosawa Naoya Gamou |
Super GT GT300 Champion 2019 With: Shinichi Takagi |
Succeeded by João Paulo de Oliveira Kiyoto Fujinami |