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Reimei Ito

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Reimei Ito
NationalityJapan Japanese
Born (2000-06-30) 30 June 2000 (age 24)
Hyogo, Japan
Super GT - GT300 career
Debut season2023
Current teamLM corsa
Car number60
Former teamsYogibo Racing
Starts8
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Super Formula Lights career
Debut season2024
Current teamLM corsa
Car number60
Starts6
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Previous series
2020-2022F4 Japanese Championship
Championship titles
2024Porsche Carrera Cup Japan

Reimei Ito (伊東 黎明, Itou Reimei, born 30 July 2000) is a Japanese racing driver currently competing in the Porsche Carrera Cup in Japan. He is also competing in Super GT as a third driver, and also competed in Super Formula Lights for the last two rounds of the 2024 season.[1][2]

Career

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Formula 4

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Ito started his F4 career in 2020 with OTG Motor Sports,[3] competing until 2022.[citation needed]

Super Formula Lights

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Ito will compete with the Super GT team LM corsa at the rounds at Okayama and Motegi, with both driver and team making their series debut.[1]

Super GT

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In 2023, Ito competed in Super GT, with new team Yogibo Racing alongside F4 driver Yugo Iwasawa.[4] Ito did not continue to race as Yogibo Racing withdrew its entry for the 2024 season, citing a change in corporate strategy from the Yogibo brand.[5] Ito returned to the series as the third driver with LM corsa for the last round at Suzuka alongside Hiroki Yoshimoto & Shunsuke Kohno.[2]

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position
2020 F4 Japanese Championship OTG Motor Sports 12 0 0 0 1 89 5th
2021 F4 Japanese Championship OTG Motor Sports 14 0 3 0 6 160 4th
2022 F4 Japanese Championship OTG Motor Sports 14 0 0 0 2 68 7th
2023 Super GT - GT300 Yogibo Racing 8 0 0 0 0 10 20th
Super Taikyu - ST-2 Endless Sports
2024 Porsche Carrera Cup Japan BINGO Sports 11 11 11 11 1st
Super Formula Lights LM corsa 6 0 0 0 0 1 9th
Super GT - GT300 1 0 0 0 0 0 NA
Super Taikyu - ST-2 Endless Sports
Super Taikyu - ST-4

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 Pts
2020 OTG Motor Sports FUJ1
1

5
FUJ1
2

7
FUJ1
3

6
SUZ
1

6
SUZ
2

6
SUZ
3

5
MOT
1

9
MOT
2

7
MOT
3

6
FUJ2
1

25
FUJ2
2

4
FUJ2
3

3
5th 89
2021 OTG Motor Sports FUJ1
1

8
FUJ1
2

6
SUZ
1

7
SUZ
2

4
MOT1
1

2
MOT1
2

4
MOT1
3

6
SUG
1

3
SUG
2

2
SUG
3

1
MOT2
1

9
MOT2
2

7
FUJ2
1

2
FUJ2
2

6
4th 160
2022 OTG Motor Sports FUJ1
1

3
FUJ1
2

3
SUZ
1

10
SUZ
2

6
FUJ2
1

5
FUJ2
2

7
SUZ2
1

11
SUZ2
2

9
SUG
1

10
SUG
2

10
AUT
1

10
AUT
2

7
MOT
1

9
MOT
2

Ret
7th 68

Complete Super GT results

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Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points
2023 Yogibo Racing Honda NSX GT3 GT300 OKA
4
FUJ
23†
SUZ
7
FUJ
10
SUZ
9
SUG
18
AUT
Ret
MOT
Ret
20th 10
2024 LM corsa Toyota GR Supra GT300 GT300 OKA
FUJ
SUZ
FUJ
SUZ
SUG
AUT
MOT
14
NA -

Complete Super Formula Lights 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 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
2024 LM corsa AUT
1

AUT
2

AUT
3

SUG
1

SUG
2

SUG
3

FUJ
1

FUJ
2

FUJ
3

OKA
1

8
OKA
2

6
OKA
3

7
SUZ
1

SUZ
2

SUZ
3

MOT
1

8
MOT
2

10
MOT
3

9
9th 1

References

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  1. ^ a b "スーパーフォーミュラライツスポット参戦のご報告". osaka-toyopet.jp. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Rd.05 鈴鹿戦 第3ドライバー起用のご報告". osaka-toyopet.jp. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  3. ^ "F4 JAPANESE CHAMPIONSHIP | 2020 FIA-F4選手権 第1/2/3戦 富士大会エントリーリスト". fiaf4.jp. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Yogibo Racing Makes Its Return to SUPER GT GT300 Class With Honda". dailysportscar.com. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  5. ^ Klein, Jamie (8 February 2024). "Honda GT300 Team Yogibo Racing Announces Withdrawal". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media.
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