Teppei Natori
Teppei Natori (Japanese: 名取鉄平, Tepupii Natori; born 11 September 2000) is a Japanese racing driver.
| Teppei Natori | |
|---|---|
 Natori in 2019 | |
| Nationality |  Japan |
| Born | 11 September 2000 Tokyo, Japan |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2019 |
| Current team | Carlin Buzz Racing |
| Car number | 29 |
| Starts | 15 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 24th in 2019 in |
| Previous series | |
| 2017–18 2019 | F4 Japanese Championship Euroformula Open Championship |
Career
Karting
Natori started karting in 2014 when he was 14. He finished 6th in the ROK Cup International Final.
Japanese F4
In 2017 Natori made his single seater debut with Buzz International in the Japanese F4 series.[1] He finished three of the four races he competed at in the points, gaining him 14 points and 13th in the standings. In 2018 Natori got a full-time drive with the Honda Formula Dream Project where he would finish on the podium eleven times, three of those times being wins. Natori finished runner up to teammate and Red Bull Junior driver Yuki Tsunoda.
Euroformula Open Championship
In 2019 Natori drove for Carlin in the Euroformula Open Championship. He finished on the podium 3 times and at the 2nd race in Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Natori took pole, fastest lap and the race win. The only other driver to do this that season was the champion, Marino Sato.
FIA Formula 3 Championship
Following his Japanese F4 success, Natori re-joined Carlin Buzz for the 2019 FIA F3 season.[2] Natori finished the season with one point after an 8th place at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.
Super Formula Lights
In 2020, Natori returned to his native Japan to contest the inaugural season of the newly rebranded Super Formula Lights championship with Toda Racing.[3]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | F4 Japanese Championship | Buzz International | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13th |
| 2018 | F4 Japanese Championship | Honda Formula Dream Project | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 231 | 2nd |
| 2019 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Carlin Buzz Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24th |
| Euroformula Open Championship | Carlin | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 115 | 6th | |
| Euroformula Open Winter Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 3rd | ||
| 2020 | Super Formula Lights | Toda Racing | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 54 | 4th |
| Super Formula | Buzz Racing with B-MAX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
Complete FIA Formula 3 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Carlin Buzz Racing | CAT FEA 24 |
CAT SPR 15 |
LEC FEA Ret |
LEC SPR Ret |
RBR FEA Ret |
RBR SPR 22 |
SIL FEA 25 |
SIL SPR 16 |
HUN FEA 20 |
HUN SPR Ret |
SPA FEA 11 |
SPA SPR 8 |
MNZ FEA 11 |
MNZ SPR 29† |
SOC FEA 20 |
SOC SPR 19 |
24th | 1 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
References
- "2017 FIA-F4 Championship 5th / 6th Autopolis Round entry list". fiaf4.jp. F4 Japanese Championship. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- "Carlin announce title partner 'Buzz' and Natori in 2019 FIA Formula 3". carlin.co.uk. Carlin Motorsport. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- Klein, Jamie (August 26, 2020). "Super Formula Lights attracts 12-car entry for opener". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved August 26, 2020.