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🇯🇵 Juichi Wakisaka

Racing driver from Japan. Super GT, Lexus Team Wedssport Bandoh. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Juichi Wakisaka
Born
29 July 1972(b. 1972)
Nationality
Japan
Current team
Lexus Team Wedssport Bandoh
Series
Super GT
Status
Retired
Championships
12009
Career wins
5
Career podiums
16
Career starts
68
Career DNFs
3
Racer Rating
5,184
Juichi Wakisaka
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,184
Rank 926 of 38,983 indexed, -158 this season
FIA Categorisation
Silver
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Juichi Wakisaka is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Super GT for Lexus Team Wedssport Bandoh. Wakisaka is a one-time champion (2009), with 5 wins and 16 podiums from 68 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,184 ranks Wakisaka 926th 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, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2015 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
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Recent results
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2015-11-14Motegi GT500Super GTP10−47
2015-10-31Autopolis GT500Super GTP9−27
2015-09-19Sugo GT500Super GTP5+62
2015-08-29Suzuka GT500Super GTP4+90
2015-08-08Fuji GT500Super GTP10−41
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+152Fuji 2012Super GTP1
+122Motegi 2010Super GTP1
+122Fuji 2008Super GTP2
+120Autopolis 2009Super GTP1
+116Suzuka 2008Super GTP3
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Motegi8 starts+22
Fuji15 starts+15
Autopolis7 starts+4
Sepang6 starts+1
Struggles
TI Aida8 starts-25
Sugo8 starts-15
Suzuka11 starts-5
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2015▸Super GTLexus Team Wedssport Bandoh800000P12−35,342
2014▸Super GTLexus Team Wedssport Bandoh800100P15−3005,304
2013▸Super GTLexus Team Sard801000P6+1235,646
2012▸Super GTLexus Team Sard811100P3+3315,523
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieGazoo Racing111000—+6
2011▸Super GTLexus Team Kraft800100P14−6025,185
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieGazoo Racing111000—+40
2010▸Super GTLexus Team Petronas TOM'S713000P2+815,747
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieGazoo Racing100000—−189
2009▸Super GTLexus Team Petronas TOM'S915000P1+3635,855
2008▸Super GTPetronas Toyota Team TOM'S904000P2+4,1425,492
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Wakisaka finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇯🇵 Ronnie Quintarelli5,45865313448%
🇧🇷 João Paulo de OliveiraFIA Platinum5,25665343152%
🇯🇵 Yuji Tachikawa5,16065313448%
🇯🇵 Takashi KogureFIA Gold5,12165372857%
🇯🇵 Satoshi Motoyama4,49065343152%
🇯🇵 Tsugio MatsudaFIA Platinum4,85864362856%
🇯🇵 Daisuke ItoFIA Gold5,45361332854%
🇯🇵 Takuya Izawa4,68558352360%
🇯🇵 Kazuya OshimaFIA Platinum5,51957332458%
🇯🇵 Hironobu YasudaFIA Gold4,51657292851%
🇯🇵 Ryo HirakawaFIA Platinum, 3× champion6,245105550%
🇯🇵 Naoki YamamotoFIA Platinum, 4× champion6,24447222547%
🇯🇵 Tomoki NojiriHigher-rated, 2× champion6,15287188%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
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917🇺🇸 Tom Kimber-SmithIMSA WeatherTech5,193
918🇺🇸 Bryan ClausonIndyCar5,192
919🇯🇵 Hiroki OhtsuSuper GT5,191
920🇺🇸 Jeremy ClarkeIMSA WeatherTech5,191
921🇺🇸 Andy HillenburgNASCAR Xfinity5,190
922🇯🇵 Taki InoueFormula 15,190
923🇿🇦 Stephen WatsonFIA GT Championship5,189
924🇮🇹 Fabrizio de SimoneFIA GT Championship5,185
925🇩🇪 Griffin PeeblesAsian Le Mans Series5,185
926🇯🇵 Juichi WakisakaSuper GT5,184
927🇬🇧 James WeaverFIA GT Championship5,182
928🇺🇸 Scott HeckertNASCAR Xfinity5,181
929🇺🇸 Juan Manuel CorreaFormula 25,178
930🇧🇷 Kohei HirateSuper GT5,178
931🇨🇿 Jarek Janis24H Series5,176
932🇺🇸 Sami MeguetounifAsian Le Mans Series5,176
933🇩🇪 Adrian SutilFerrari Challenge5,175
934🇺🇸 Jon BennettIMSA WeatherTech5,173
935🇧🇷 Marcelo BattistuzziInternational Formula 30005,173
936🇵🇹 Mário de Araújo CabralFormula 15,170
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Juichi Wakisaka is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Super GT for Lexus Team Wedssport Bandoh. Wakisaka is a one-time champion (2009), with 5 wins and 16 podiums from 68 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,184 ranks Wakisaka 926th 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, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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