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Yuta Fujiwara
NationalityJapan Japanese
Born (2006-02-15) 15 February 2006 (age 19)
Sakai, Japan
Super GT – GT300 career
Debut season2024
Current teamPacific Racing Team
Car number9
Starts5
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishNC in 2024
Previous series
2024
2022–2023		Formula Regional Japanese Championship
F4 Japanese Championship

Yuta Fujiwara (藤原 優汰, Fujiwara Yūta, born 15 February 2006 in Sakai) is a Japanese racing driver currently competing for Pacific Racing Team in the GT300 class of Super GT.

Early career

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Formula 4

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2022

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In 2022, Fujiwara made his single-seater debut in the F4 Japanese Championship for Bionic Jack Racing.[1] Despite a mid-season switch to Akiland Racing, Fujiwara only scored a best result of 11th at Autopolis and ended the season 22nd in the points with no points.[2]

2023

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In 2023, Fujiwara stayed with Akiland Racing for his sophomore season in the F4 Japanese Championship.[3] In the season opening race at Fuji, Fujiwara finished 10th to score his maiden points in the championship.[4] Following three score-less rounds, Fujiwara returned to the points at Sugo, by finishing sixth in race two.[5] He finished 17th in the standings on nine points.[6]

2024

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Fujiwara returned to Akiland Racing to compete in the first round of the newly-created F110 Cup at Okayama. He took both poles, fastest laps and wins to score maximum points from the two races.[7][8][9]

Formula Regional

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In the final round of the 2024 Formula Regional Japanese Championship at Fuji Speedway, Fujiwara made his Formula Regional debut, joining Rn-sports alongside Masayuki Ueda.[10] Fujiwara finished sixth on debut and scored his first top-five in race two.[11]

Drifting career

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Alongside his rookie campaign in Super GT, Fujiwara made his D1GP Lights debut and took his first solo-run win at the third round of the season.[12]

Super GT

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2024

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After passing the pre-season rookie test,[13] Fujiwara was announced to be joining Pacific Racing Team as its third driver alongside Ryohei Sakaguchi and Yusuke Tomibayashi.[14] On his debut at Fuji, Fujiwara finished 12th, which would be his best result of the season.[15]

2025

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Ahead of the 2025 season, it was announced that Fujiwara would return to Super GT as Pacific Racing Team's third driver.[16]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2015 Rotax Max Challenge Japan – Micro Max K-TEC with Peter Pan 3rd
Rotax Max Challenge Japan Mizunami Series – Micro Max 1st
Rotax Max Festival Japan – Micro Max 5th
2016 Rotax Max Challenge Japan – Mini Max K-TEC with Peter Pan 1st
Rotax Max Challenge Japan Mizunami Series – Mini Max 1st
Rotax Max Festival Japan – Mini Max 1st
Rotax Challenge Grand Finals – Mini Max Eiko Japan 32nd
2017 Rotax Max Challenge Japan – Junior Max K-TEC with Peter Pan 5th
Rotax Max Challenge Japan Mizunami Series – Junior Max 5th
Rotax Max Festival Japan – Junior Max 3rd
2018 Rotax Max Challenge Japan – Junior Max K-TEC with Peter Pan 13th
Rotax Max Challenge Japan Mizunami Series – Junior Max 3rd
Rotax Max Festival Japan – Junior Max NC
2019 Rotax Max Challenge Japan – Senior Max KP Buzz 3rd
2020 Rotax Max Challenge Japan – Senior Max K-TEC with Peter Pan 154th
Sources:[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2022 F4 Japanese Championship Bionic Jack Racing 6 0 0 0 0 0 22nd
Akiland Racing 8 0 0 0 0
2023 F4 Japanese Championship Akiland Racing 14 0 0 0 0 9 17th
2024 Super GT – GT300 Pacific Racing Team 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
F110 Cup Akiland Racing 2 2 2 2 2 50 2nd
Formula Regional Japanese Championship Rn-sports 2 0 0 0 0 18 19th
2025 Super GT – GT300 Pacific Racing Team
Sources:[17][27]

Complete F4 Japanese Championship results

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(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
2022 Bionic Jack Racing FUJ1
1
20 		FUJ1
2
17 		SUZ1
1
23 		SUZ1
2
22 		FUJ2
1
Ret 		FUJ2
2
22 		22nd 0
Akiland Racing SUZ2
1
25 		SUZ2
2
14 		SUG
1
19 		SUG
2
20 		AUT
1
14 		AUT
2
11 		MOT
1
14 		MOT
2
13
2023 Akiland Racing FUJ1
2
10 		FUJ1
1
14 		SUZ1
1
13 		SUZ1
2
12 		FUJ2
1
12 		FUJ2
2
14 		SUZ2
1
12 		SUZ2
2
12 		SUG
1
Ret 		SUG
2
6 		AUT
1
15 		AUT
2
13 		MOT
1
34 		MOT
2
13 		17th 9

Complete Super GT results

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Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points
2024 Pacific Racing Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GT300 OKA
 FUJ
12 		SUZ
17 		FUJ
Ret 		SUZ
 SUG
20 		AUT
 MOT
17 		NC 0
2025 Pacific Racing Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GT300 OKA
 FUJ
 SEP
 FUJ
 SUZ
 SUG
 AUT
 MOT

Complete Formula Regional Japanese Championship results

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(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
2024 Rn-sports SUZ
1
 SUZ
2
 SUZ
3
 SUG
1
 SUG
2
 OKA
1
 OKA
2
 OKA
3
 MOT
1
 MOT
2
 FUJ1
1
 FUJ1
2
 FUJ2
1
6 		FUJ2
2
5 		19th 18

References

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  2. ^ "【順位結果】2022FIA-F4選手権 第12戦オートポリス 決勝". as-web.jp (in Japanese). 3 October 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  3. ^ "参戦台数は過去最多の46台。2023年FIA-F4選手権 第1戦・第2戦富士 エントリーリスト". as-web.jp (in Japanese). 2 May 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Toyota juniors win after Honda battles in Japanese F4 opener at Fuji". formulascout.com. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Nomura and Urabe win but Mitsui takes Japanese F4 lead at Sugo". formulascout.com. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  6. ^ "2023年 FIA-F4 ポイントスタンディング【2023年シーズン終了時】". motorsports-regulations.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  7. ^ "岡山予選後のコメント　藤原優汰「ここでいい流れを作って来週のGTにつなげたい」". fmotor.jp (in Japanese). 28 April 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  8. ^ "岡山レース1決勝上位3人のコメント　藤原優汰「レース2はスタートから思いっきり決めて勝つ」". fmotor.jp (in Japanese). 28 April 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  9. ^ "岡山レース2決勝上位3人のコメント　藤原優汰「今回はパーフェクトだった」". fmotor.jp (in Japanese). 28 April 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  10. ^ "2024 Formula Regional Japanese Championship Round 6 Entry List". frj.jp. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  11. ^ "Toyota junior Yuki Sano ends FRJC season with two more Fuji wins". formulascout.com. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  12. ^ "織戸学、谷口信輝に続く逸材がドリフト界に!?　D1ライツ、GT300、F4を乗りこなす18歳の藤原優汰". as-web.jp (in Japanese). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  13. ^ "スーパーGT富士公式テストでは3名のドライバーがルーキーテストに合格". as-web.jp (in Japanese). 24 March 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  14. ^ "PACIFIC RACING TEAMが6名の『ぶいすぽっ！』メンバーを描く2024年マシンカラーリングを発表". as-web.jp (in Japanese). 8 May 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  15. ^ "SUPER GT 2024 第2戦富士レースレポート" (PDF). pacific-racing.jp (in Japanese). 9 May 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  16. ^ "スーパーGT、2025年のエントリーリスト出揃う。GT300はStudieが撤退、代わって芳賀美里監督の新チーム登場". jp.motorsport.com (in Japanese). 21 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  17. ^ a b "Yuta Fujiwara | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  18. ^ Kartcom. "Fujiwara Yuta". Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  19. ^ "２０１５ Micro Max ポイントランキング" (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  20. ^ "2015 ROTAX MAX CHALLENGE ｼﾘｰｽﾞﾎﾟｲﾝﾄﾗﾝｷﾝｸﾞ" (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  21. ^ "２０１６ Mini Max ポイントランキング" (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  22. ^ "2016 ROTAX MAX CHALLENGE SERIES POINT" (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  23. ^ "２０１７ Junior Max ポイントランキング" (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  24. ^ "2017ROTAX MAX CHALLENGE SERIES POINT" (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  25. ^ "２０１８ Junior Max ポイントランキング" (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  26. ^ "2018 ROTAX MAX CHALLENGE SERIES POINT" (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  27. ^ "Yuta Fujiwara Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
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