Yusuke Shiotsu
| Yusuke Shiotsu | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Japanese |
| Born | 7 August 1998 Kagawa, Japan |
| Super GT - GT300 career | |
| Debut season | 2022 |
| Current team | Team Mach |
| Car number | 5 |
| Former teams | GAINER |
| Starts | 17 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 28th in 2022 |
| Previous series | |
| 2021 2019 | Formula Regional Japanese Championship F4 Japanese Championship |
Yusuke Shiotsu (塩津 佑介, Shiotsu Yousuke, born 7 August 1998) is a Japanese racing driver.
Career
[edit]Early Career
[edit]Shiotsu made his racing debut in 2018 with ATEAM Buzz Racing to compete in F4 Japanese Championship.[1] He then stayed again with ATEAM Buzz Racing for 2019 season as he finished 15th in the standings[2]
Shiotsu then compete in Formula Regional Japanese Championship for 2021 where he started to race as a privateer where he got 2 podiums.[3] Shiotsu then swith to Sutekina Racing for round 3 onwards.[4]
Super GT GT300
[edit]Shiotsu signed as GAINER number 10 team's third driver alongside Riki Okusa and Ryuichiro Tomita.[5] He would then made his racing debut in Autopolis round as he replace Ryuichiro Tomita who prioritise on GT World Challenge Europe campaign. Shiotsu stays with GAINER again for the third driver role alongside Tomita, and Keishi Ishikawa, but Shiotsu did not made any race appearances.[6]
For 2024, Shiotsu would make his full season debut in the series as he moves to Team Mach alongside former GT300 champion Kiyoto Fujinami.[7]
Racing record
[edit]Career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | F4 Japanese Championship | ATEAM Buzz Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th |
| 2019 | F4 Japanese Championship | ATEAM Buzz Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15th |
| 2020 | Super Taikyu - ST-Z | Birth Racing Project 【BRP】 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64‡ | 5th‡ |
| 2021 | Formula Regional Japanese Championship | Privateer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 110 | 4th |
| Sutekina Racing Team | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| TCR Japan Touring Car Series - Sunday Series | Dome Racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 11th | |
| TCR Japan Touring Car Series - Saturday Series | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 13th | ||
| Super Taikyu - ST-Z | C.S.I Racing | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 73.5‡ | 5th‡ | |
| 2022 | Super GT - GT300 | GAINER | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 28th |
| 2023 | Super GT - GT300 | GAINER | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC |
| Super Taikyu - ST-Z | Team 5ZIGEN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36‡ | 7th‡ | |
| 2024 | Super GT - GT300 | Team Mach | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2025 | Super GT - GT300 | Team Mach |
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 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | ATEAM Buzz Motorsport | OKA 1 14 |
OKA 2 16 |
FUJ1 1 Ret |
FUJ1 2 Ret |
SUZ 1 13 |
SUZ 2 15 |
FUJ2 1 18 |
FUJ2 2 18 |
SUG 1 14 |
SUG 2 21 |
AUT 1 17 |
AUT 2 19 |
MOT 1 Ret |
MOT 2 12 |
25th | 0 |
| 2019 | ATEAM Buzz Motorsport | OKA 1 8 |
OKA 2 9 |
FUJ1 1 Ret |
FUJ1 2 DNS |
SUZ 1 11 |
SUZ 2 10 |
FUJ2 1 11 |
FUJ2 2 12 |
AUT 1 16 |
AUT 2 17 |
SUG 1 9 |
SUG 2 13 |
MOT 1 11 |
MOT 2 14 |
15th | 9 |
Complete Formula Regional 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 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Privateer | OKA 1 3 |
OKA 2 5 |
OKA 3 3 |
MOT 1 |
MOT 2 |
MOT 3 |
4th | 110 | |||||||
| Sutekina Racing Team | FUJ 1 4 |
FUJ 2 3 |
FUJ 3 4 |
SUG 1 13 |
SUG 2 8 |
SUZ 1 4 |
SUZ 2 3 | |||||||||
Complete Super GT results
[edit](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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | GAINER | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | GT300 | OKA 6 |
FUJ 1 |
SUZ |
FUJ 22 |
SUZ 2 |
SUG |
AUT 7 |
MOT |
28th | 5 |
| 2023 | GAINER | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | GT300 | OKA Ret |
FUJ1 17 |
SUZ1 5 |
FUJ2 1 |
SUZ2 15 |
SUG |
AUT 9 |
MOT |
NC | 0 |
| 2024 | Team Mach | Toyota 86 MC | GT300 | OKA 22 |
FUJ 18 |
SUZ 25 |
FUJ 15 |
SUG 17 |
AUT Ret |
MOT 22† |
SUZ 12 |
NC | 0 |
| 2025 | Team Mach | Toyota 86 MC | GT300 | OKA |
FUJ |
SEP |
FUJ |
SUZ |
SUG |
AUT |
MOT |
References
[edit]- ^ "018 FIA-F4 Championship 1st / 2nd Okayama Competition entry list". fiaf4.jp (in Japanese). GTA Co. 25 March 2018. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "2019 FIA-F4選手権 第1/2戦 岡山大会エントリーリスト (2019 FIA-F4 Championship Round 1/2 Okayama Tournament Entry List)". April 3, 2019. Archived from the original on April 10, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- ^ "Formula Regional Japanese Championship". frj.jp. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ^ "2021 Inter Proto Series 第3大会 エントリーリスト" (PDF).
- ^ "Gainer Announces 2022 Super GT Drivers". dailysportscar.com. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Nissan/NISMO announces teams for 2023 Super GT and GT4 programs". NISMO. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ O'Connell, RJ (22 March 2024). "Fujinami, Shiotsu Form New Combination At Team Mach". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
External links
[edit]- Yusuke Shiotsu career summary at DriverDB.com