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🇯🇵 Hideki Yamauchi

Racing driver from Japan. Super GT, R&D Sport. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Hideki Yamauchi
Born
24 October 1988(b. 1988)
Nationality
Japan
Current team
R&D Sport
Series
Super GT
Status
Active
Championships
12021
Career wins
5
Career podiums
25
Career starts
135
Career DNFs
18
Racer Rating
4,478
Driver photo 3:4
Racer Rating
4,478
Rank 2017 of 38,983 indexed, -179 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Hideki Yamauchi is a racing driver from Japan who competes in Super GT for R&D Sport. Yamauchi is a one-time champion (2021), with 5 wins and 25 podiums from 135 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,478 ranks Yamauchi 2017th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
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Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-05-03Fuji GT300Super GTP27−145
2026-04-11Okayama GT300Super GTP17−35
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+162Sugo 2018Super GTP1
+162Motegi 2012Super GTP2
+142Fuji 2020Super GTP2
+131Twin Ring Motegi 2025Super GTP2
+129Suzuka 2019Super GTP3
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Suzuka19 starts+26
Motegi12 starts+23
Sportsland SUGO5 starts+21
Sugo9 starts+13
Struggles
Buriram6 starts-38
Okayama6 starts-30
Autopolis11 starts-22
TI Aida10 starts-9
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸Super GTR&D Sport200000—−1794,478
2025▸Super GTR&D Sport702000P7+1144,657
2024▸Super GTR&D Sport800200P15−6864,542
2023▸Super GTR&D Sport801000P5+1305,229
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursSUBARU TECNICA INTERNATIONAL101000—−102
2022▸Super GTR&D Sport813000P4+325,201
2021▸Super GTR&D Sport814000P1+4695,169
2020▸Super GTR&D Sport802100P5+3734,800
2019▸Super GTR&D Sport801100P12−1154,315
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursCar #88111000—+2
2018▸Super GTR&D Sport812300P6−754,547
2017▸Super GTR&D Sport801300P8−1414,304
2016▸Super GTR&D Sport713100P4−514,676
2015▸Super GTR&D Sport801100P10+2094,611
2014▸Super GTTeam Jim Gainer800000P14+1424,594
2013▸Super GTTeam JLOC801200P11+624,356
2012▸Super GTTeam JLOC801300P13−3984,294
▸Formula 3 MacauB-Max Engineering200000—+68
2011▸Super GTLMP Motorsport601100P13+1014,623
▸FIA Formula 3 EuropeanToda Racing200000P22↑25−36
▸Formula 3 MacauToda Racing200000—−34
2010▸Formula 3 MacauHanashima Racing200000—↑125−584,567
▸Super GTTeam Taisan100000P18−60
2009▸Super GTAPR400000P14+784,560
2008▸Super GTAPR200000—+3,1314,481
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Yamauchi finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇯🇵 Nobuteru TaniguchiFIA Silver5,236126477937%
🇯🇵 Shinichi TakagiFIA Silver4,567124606448%
🇯🇵 Morio NittaFIA Silver4,522124636151%
🇯🇵 Katsuyuki HiranakaFIA Gold3,869123546944%
🇯🇵 Tatsuya KataokaFIA Gold5,122119477239%
🇯🇵 Manabu OridoFIA Silver3,708118734562%
🇯🇵 Hiroki YoshimotoFIA Gold4,451116645255%
🇯🇵 Takayuki AokiFIA Silver3,775110743667%
🇯🇵 Hisashi Wada3,142106772973%
🇯🇵 Hiroki KatohFIA Bronze4,684103604358%
🇯🇵 Alex PalouFIA Platinum, 4× champion7,65973443%
🇪🇸 Carlos SainzFIA Platinum, 1× champion7,00464267%
🇳🇿 Mitch EvansFIA Platinum6,954220100%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
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2,009🇿🇦 Jackie PretoriusFormula 14,482
2,010🇮🇹 Lorenzo CaséWEC4,482
2,011🏳️ Petru UmbrärescuWEC4,481
2,012🇬🇧 Benjamin BarkerIMSA WeatherTech4,480
2,013🇵🇹 João BarbosaIMSA WeatherTech4,480
2,014🇺🇸 Kyle PettyNASCAR Xfinity4,480
2,015🇺🇸 Jeff BurtonGT World Challenge America4,479
2,016🇮🇹 Patrik FraboniLamborghini Super Trofeo Europe4,479
2,017🇯🇵 Hideki YamauchiSuper GT4,478
2,018🇮🇹 Stefano ProettoFormula 3 Euro Series4,478
2,019🇩🇪 Nico BastianNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,477
2,020🇩🇰 Nicolas BeerFIA Formula 3 European4,477
2,021🇳🇿 Callum HedgePorsche Carrera Cup NA4,476
2,022🇨🇭 Kris RichardGT World Challenge Europe4,476
2,023🇯🇵 Roberto MerhiGT World Challenge Europe4,476
2,024🇮🇹 Lorenzo PatreseIMSA WeatherTech4,475
2,025🇦🇺 Dean CantoSupercars Championship4,474
2,026🇧🇷 Gabriel GomezFormula Regional European4,474
2,027🇺🇸 Aaron JeansonnePorsche Carrera Cup NA4,471
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Hideki Yamauchi is a racing driver from Japan who competes in Super GT for R&D Sport. Yamauchi is a one-time champion (2021), with 5 wins and 25 podiums from 135 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,478 ranks Yamauchi 2017th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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