Yusuke Mitsui
| Yusuke Mitsui | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Japanese |
| Born | 22 April 2002 Saitama, Japan |
| Super GT - GT300 career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | Team UpGarage |
| Car number | 18 |
| Starts | 4 |
| Previous series | |
| 2022-2023 | F4 Japanese Championship |
Yusuke Mitsui (三井 優介, Mitsui Yusuke, born 22 April 2002) is a Japanese racing driver. He finished runner-up in the 2022 F4 Japanese Championship.[1] He is also a member of the Honda Formula Dream Project.[2]
Career
[edit]In 2022 Mitsui made his single-seater racing debut by competing in the F4 Japanese Championship.[3] He joined the Honda Formula Dream Project team alongside Syun Koide, and Kazuma Nishimura. He won the opening race of the season and he collected 2 more wins along with 8 more podiums to finish runner-up to teammate Koide.[1] For 2023, Mitsui stayed in F4 to fight for the title alongside Yuto Nomura, and rookie Tosei Moriyama.[4] Mitsui ended up finishing 3rd place in the standings to Runners Up Jin Nakamura, and the eventual champion Rikuto Kobayashi.[5]
Mitsui Also made his debut in Super Taikyu with Honda's M&K Racing.[6][7]
Racing record
[edit]Career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | F4 Japanese Championship | Honda Formula Dream Project | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 246 | 2nd |
| Super Taikyu - ST-TCR | M&K Honda Cars Okegawa Racing | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 116‡ | 2nd‡ | |
| 2023 | F4 Japanese Championship | Honda Formula Dream Project | 14 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 181 | 3rd |
| Super Taikyu - ST-TCR | M&K Racing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 88‡ | 1st‡ | |
| 2024 | Super GT - GT300 | Team UpGarage | |||||||
| Super Taikyu - ST-2 | Team Spoon | ||||||||
| Super Taikyu - ST-Q | Team HRC |
‡ Team standings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Honda Formula Dream Project | FUJ1 2 1 |
FUJ1 1 2 |
SUZ1 1 2 |
SUZ1 2 2 |
FUJ2 1 3 |
FUJ2 2 2 |
SUZ2 1 1 |
SUZ2 2 1 |
SUG 1 4 |
SUG 2 2 |
AUT 1 3 |
AUT 2 3 |
MOT 1 4 |
MOT 2 4 |
2nd | 246 |
| 2023 | Honda Formula Dream Project | FUJ1 2 Ret |
FUJ1 1 28 |
SUZ1 1 1 |
SUZ1 2 1 |
FUJ2 1 4 |
FUJ2 2 4 |
SUZ2 1 1 |
SUZ2 2 1 |
SUG 1 2 |
SUG 2 2 |
AUT 1 3 |
AUT 2 10 |
MOT 1 10 |
MOT 2 8 |
3rd | 181 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Team UpGarage | Honda NSX GT3 Evo | GT300 | OKA |
FUJ |
SUZ |
FUJ |
SUZ |
SUG |
AUT |
MOT |
* | * |
* Season still in progress.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Honda junior Syun Koide crowned Japanese F4 champion". formulascout.com. 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Yusuke Mitsui". Honda Racing.
- ^ "2022 第1戦・第2戦 富士スピードウェイ". Japanese FIA F4 Championship Official Site (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "'No Third Year' Battle ; Three HFDP Drivers Take on FIA-F4". Honda Racing. 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Kobayashi beats fellow Toyota junior Nakamura to Japanese F4 title". formulascout.com. 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Super Taikyu Race In Autopolis Draws 41 Car Entry List (Updated)". dailysportscar.com. 20 July 2023.
- ^ "49 Cars Entered For Super Taikyu Race In Okayama". dailysportscar.com. 13 October 2023.
External links
[edit]- Yusuke Mitsui career summary at DriverDB.com