Yoshiaki Katayama
| Yoshiaki Katayama | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Katayama's Audi R8 LMS in 2022 | |
| Nationality |  Japanese |
| Born | 13 November 1993 Aichi Prefecture, Japan |
| Formula Regional Japanese Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | Team LeMans with OIRC |
| Car number | 6 |
| Starts | 18 |
| Wins | 4 |
| Podiums | 13 |
| Poles | 5 |
| Fastest laps | 4 |
| Best finish | 3rd in 2022 |
| Previous series | |
| 2021 2020 2016–2019 2016–17 2015 | S5000 Tasman Series Super Formula Lights Japanese Formula 3 Championship MRF Challenge F4 Japanese Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2016 | Japanese Formula 3 Championship - National Class |
Yoshiaki Katayama (born 13 November 1993 in the Aichi prefecture, Chūbu Region) is a Japanese racing driver currently competing in Super GT in the GT300 class. He is the 2016 Japanese Formula 3 - National Class champion.
Career[edit]
Lower formulae[edit]
In 2015 Katayama made his debut in singe-seater racing by competing in the F4 Japanese Championship for miNami aoYama with SARD.
Katayama later competed in the 2016–17 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship, where he came eleventh in the drivers' standings.[1]
Formula 3[edit]
In 2016 Katayama competed in the National class of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship with Petit Lemans Racing. He took nine National class wins on his way to become champion.
In 2017 he returned to the Japanese Formula 3 Championship with the OKAYAMA KOKUSAI CIRCUIT RC. This time he would compete for the overall championship. He finished the season in ninth.
In 2018 he remained in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship with OIRC team YTB.[2] He finished the season in seventh. At the end of the year he joined Carlin Motorsport to compete in the 2018 Macau Grand Prix. He finished the main race in seventeenth after having started from twenty seventh due to an accident in the qualifying race.[3]
In 2019 he once again remained in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship with OIRC team YTB which was operated by Carlin Motorsport.[4] In the third round at the Okayama International Circuit he took his first overall race win in the championship.[5] Like the previous year, he finished the season in seventh.
In 2020 he competed in the Formula 3-spec Super Formula Lights series with B-Max Racing as the Japanese Formula 3 Championship had been discontinued.[6] After only competing in two rounds he finished the season in sixth.
In 2021 he joined the Formula Regional Japanese Championship as a Privateer.[7] He only competed in the opening round at the Okayama International Circuit where he won all three races.
In 2022 he returned to the Formula Regional Japanese Championship. This time he competed for Team LeMans with OIRC.[8] He took his only win of the season at the Okayama International Circuit and finished third in the drivers' standings after not taking part in the final round of the season.[9][10]
S5000 Tasman Series[edit]
In 2021 Katayama raced outside of Asia for the first time by competing in the S5000 Tasman Series with Team BRM.[11] He finished the season in eleventh.
Super GT[edit]
In 2021 Katayama made his debut in sports car racing by competing in the GT300-class of the Super GT Series for Team LeMans with Satoshi Motoyama being his teammate.[12]
In 2022 he remained in the Super GT Series with the same team. He finished the season in twenty-first.[13]
In 2023 he will remain in the Super GT Series for a third season with the team. His teammate will be Roberto Merhi.[14][15]
Racing record[edit]
Career summary[edit]
Complete F4 Japanese Championship Results[edit]
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | miNami aoYama with SARD | OKA 1 21 |
OKA 2 13 |
FSW 1 DNS |
FSW 2 Ret |
FSW 1 |
FSW 2 |
SUZ 1 |
SUZ 2 |
SUG 1 |
SUG 2 |
AUT 1 |
AUT 2 |
MOT 1 |
MOT 2 |
0 | 34th |
Complete Japanese Formula 3 Championship-National Class Results[16][edit]
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Petit Lemans Racing | SUZ1 1 1 |
SUZ1 2 1 |
FSW1 1 Ret |
FSW1 2 1 |
OKA1 1 1 |
OKA1 2 1 |
SUZ2 1 Ret |
SUZ2 2 3 |
FSW2 1 2 |
FSW2 2 5 |
MOT 1 3 |
MOT 1 1 |
OKA2 1 1 |
OKA2 2 1 |
SUG 1 1 |
SUG 2 2 |
SUG 3 Ret |
139 | 1st |
Complete MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship[edit]
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | MRF Racing | BHR 1 10 |
BHR 2 12 |
BHR 3 9 |
BHR 4 10 |
DUB 1 16 |
DUB 2 12 |
DUB 3 10 |
DUB 4 7 |
GNO 1 8 |
GNO 2 7 |
GNO 3 11 |
GNO 4 10 |
CHE 1 11 |
CHE 2 12 |
CHE 3 8 |
CHE 4 9 |
32 | 11th |
Complete Japanese Formula 3 Championship Results[edit]
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | OKAYAMA KOKUSAI CIRCUIT RC | OKA1 1 7 |
OKA1 2 Ret |
OKA1 3 8 |
SUZ1 1 8 |
SUZ1 2 5 |
FUJ1 1 8 |
FUJ1 2 9 |
OKA2 1 14 |
OKA2 2 7 |
SUZ2 1 8 |
SUZ2 2 6 |
FUJ2 1 15 |
FUJ2 2 Ret |
MOT 1 5 |
MOT 2 5 |
MOT 3 5 |
AUT 1 6 |
AUT 2 9 |
SUG 1 6 |
SUG 2 8 |
11 | 9th | |
| 2018 | OIRC team YTB | SUZ 1 Ret |
SUZ 2 4 |
SUG1 1 7 |
SUG1 2 6 |
FUJ1 1 7 |
FUJ1 2 14 |
OKA1 1 7 |
OKA1 2 6 |
OKA1 3 C |
MOT 1 6 |
MOT 2 Ret |
MOT 3 5 |
OKA2 1 7 |
OKA2 2 7 |
OKA2 3 C |
SUG2 1 5 |
SUG2 2 6 |
SUG2 3 5 |
SUG2 4 9 |
FUJ2 1 11 |
FUJ2 2 Ret |
14 | 7th |
| 2019 | OIRC team YTB by Carlin | SUZ 1 8 |
SUZ 2 8 |
AUT 1 8 |
AUT 2 9 |
AUT 3 4 |
OKA1 1 2 |
OKA1 2 4 |
OKA1 3 1 |
SUG1 1 7 |
SUG1 2 5 |
FUJ 1 5 |
FUJ 2 7 |
SUG2 1 7 |
SUG2 2 5 |
SUG2 3 7 |
MOT 1 6 |
MOT 2 7 |
MOT 3 9 |
OKA2 1 6 |
OKA2 2 4 |
34 | 7th |
Complete Macau Grand Prix results[edit]
| Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |  Carlin
|
Dallara F317 | 27th | DNF | 17th |
Complete Super Formula Lights Championship Results[edit]
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | B-Max Racing | MOT 1 |
MOT 2 |
MOT 3 |
OKA 1 3 |
OKA 2 Ret |
SUG 1 |
SUG 2 |
SUG 3 |
AUT 1 |
AUT 2 |
AUT 3 |
SUZ 1 4 |
SUZ 2 5 |
SUZ 3 7 |
FSW 1 |
FSW 2 |
FSW 3 |
10 | 6th |
Complete S5000 Tasman Series Results[edit]
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Team BRM | SYD 1 8 |
SYD 2 Ret |
SYD 3 8 |
BAT 1 8 |
BAT 2 Ret |
BAT 3 Ret |
BAT 4 C |
11th | 48 |
Complete Formula Regional Japanese Championship Results[edit]
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Yoshiaki Katayama | OKA 1 1 |
OKA 2 1 |
OKA 3 1 |
MOT 1 |
MOT 2 |
MOT 3 |
FUJ 1 |
FUJ 2 |
FUJ 3 |
SUG 1 |
SUG 2 |
SUZ 1 |
SUZ 2 |
6th | 75 | ||||
| 2022 | Team LeMans with OIRC | FUJ1 1 3 |
FUJ1 2 3 |
FUJ1 3 4 |
OKA 1 1 |
OKA 2 3 |
OKA 3 2 |
MOT 1 2 |
MOT 2 Ret |
MOT 3 3 |
SUG 1 4 |
SUG 2 3 |
SUG 3 4 |
FUJ2 1 3 |
FUJ2 2 5 |
FUJ2 3 3 |
SUZ 1 |
SUZ 2 |
3rd | 212 |
Complete Super GT - GT300 Results[edit]
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Team LeMans with Motoyama Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo | GT300 | OKA 22 |
FUJ 23 |
MOT 19 |
SUZ 12 |
SUG 18 |
AUT 24 |
MOT 20 |
FUJ 18 |
0 | NC |
| 2022 | Team LeMans with Motoyama Racing (round 1)
Team LeMans (round 2-) |
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | GT300 | OKA 5 |
FUJ 14 |
SUZ 18 |
FUJ 16 |
SUZ 5 |
SUG 16 |
AUT 20 |
MOT 13 |
12 | 12th |
| 2023 | Team LeMans | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | GT300 | OKA 21 |
FUJ 7 |
SUZ 15 |
FUJ 3 |
SUZ Ret |
SUG 3 |
AUT 15 |
MOT 3 |
9th | 37 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Schumacher, Newey headline MRF Challenge entry list". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Japan Formula 3 Official Web Site". 14 April 2018. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (17 November 2018). "Dan Ticktum controls Macau GP qualification race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 11 July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ Lumb, Tim (9 June 2019). "Fenestraz, Miyata and Katayama share Japanese F3 wins at Okayama". Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "片山 義章 | DRIVER & TEAM | 2020年 SFL シリーズカレンダー | superformula lights". superformula-lights.com. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ Wood, Ida (27 June 2021). "Yoshiaki Katayama starts Formula Regional Japan season with triple win". Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Team LeMans with OIRC、片山義章を起用し2022年FRJにフル参戦。本山哲も協力 | 国内レース他 | autosport web". AUTO SPORT web (in Japanese). 12 March 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (26 June 2022). "Miki Koyama earns first single-seater wins at Okayama in FRJC". Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (11 December 2022). "Ogawa and Oki share wins in FRegional Japan's Suzuka finale". Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "International stars confirmed for S5000 Tasman Series". S5000. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Satoshi Motoyama Returning To Super GT With Team LeMans | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "SUPER GT announces 43-car entry list for 2022". au.motorsport.com. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Tandds | SUPER GT OFFICIAL WEBSITE". supergt.net. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Merhi inicia los test con el GT300". SoyMotor.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ Magazine, Speedsport. "All-Japan Formula 3 Championship - Season 2016: Results". www.speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
External links[edit]
- Yoshiaki Katayama career summary at DriverDB.com
- Living people
- 1993 births
- Japanese racing drivers
- Sportspeople from Aichi Prefecture
- Japanese F4 Championship drivers
- Japanese Formula 3 Championship drivers
- MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship drivers
- Formula Regional Japanese Championship drivers
- Super GT drivers
- Team LeMans drivers
- Carlin racing drivers
- Tasman Series drivers
- B-Max Racing drivers
- Super Formula Lights drivers