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๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Katsuyuki Hiranaka

Racing driver from Japan. Super GT, Shade Racing.
Driver facts
Full name
Katsuyuki Hiranaka
Nationality
Japan
Current team
Shade Racing
Series
Super GT
Status
Active
Career wins
10
Career podiums
37
Career starts
188
Career DNFs
14
Racer Rating
3,869
Driver photo 3:4
Racer Rating
3,869
Rank 4100 of 38,983 indexed, -98 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Katsuyuki Hiranaka is a racing driver from Japan who competes in Super GT for Shade Racing. Hiranaka has recorded 10 wins and 37 podiums from 188 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 3,869 ranks Hiranaka 4100th 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 GTP18โˆ’1
2026-04-11Okayama GT300Super GTP28โˆ’95
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+163Autopolis 2008Super GTP2
+153Adria 2004Formula 3 Euro SeriesP2
+133Sportsland SUGO 2023Super GTP2
+120Macau 2003Formula 3 MacauP3
+117Macau 2003Formula 3 MacauP3
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Motegi14 starts+36
Zandvoort4 starts+25
Buriram6 starts+20
Adria4 starts+19
Struggles
Sugo12 starts-26
Hockenheim7 starts-17
Okayama6 starts-12
Nurburgring4 starts-11
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026โ–ธSuper GTShade Racing200000โ€”โˆ’973,869
2025โ–ธSuper GTShade Racing400200P24โˆ’3353,967
2024โ–ธSuper GTShade Racing800100P19โˆ’2424,302
2023โ–ธSuper GTShade Racing801100P18โˆ’424,544
2022โ–ธSuper GTShade Racing800200P22โˆ’5924,585
2021โ–ธSuper GTGainer801000P7+355,177
2020โ–ธSuper GTGainer812000P6โˆ’365,230
2019โ–ธSuper GTGainer822000P5โˆ’485,146
2018โ–ธSuper GTGainer812000P4โˆ’315,236
2017โ–ธSuper GTGainer812000P5โˆ’615,388
2016โ–ธSuper GTGainer700200P7โˆ’2275,278
2015โ–ธSuper GTGainer804100P5โˆ’855,398
2014โ–ธSuper GTTeam Jim Gainer815100P2โˆ’255,662
2013โ–ธSuper GTTeam Jim Gainer924000P2+2585,655
โ–ธWECGainer International101000P18+31
2012โ–ธSuper GTTeam Jim Gainer811000P5โˆ’605,365
2011โ–ธSuper GTTeam Jim Gainer805000P2+1665,425
2010โ–ธSuper GTTeam Jim Gainer700100P6+675,259
2009โ–ธSuper GTTeam Jim Gainer913100P2+2535,191
2008โ–ธSuper GTNakajima Racing901200P5+4174,938
2004โ–ธFormula 3 Euro SeriesPrema Powerteam1801000P15โˆ’1904,521
โ–ธFormula 3 MacauPrema Powerteam200000โ€”โˆ’108
2003โ–ธFormula 3 Euro SeriesPrema Powerteam1800000P21โ†‘223โˆ’4814,819
โ–ธFormula 3 MacauPrema Powerteam302000โ€”+250
2002โ–ธFormula 3 MacauTOM''S Team300000โ€”+3,4774,827
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Hiranaka finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Hiroki YoshimotoFIA Gold4,451140806057%
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Tatsuya KataokaFIA Gold5,122139607943%
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Nobuteru TaniguchiFIA Silver5,236136577942%
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Shinichi TakagiFIA Silver4,567134666849%
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Morio NittaFIA Silver4,522133755856%
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Manabu OridoFIA Silver3,708128854366%
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Hideki YamauchiFIA Gold4,478123695456%
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Takuto IguchiFIA Silver4,540121616050%
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Hiroki KatohFIA Bronze4,684116823471%
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Takayuki AokiFIA Silver3,775113823173%
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Nico RosbergFIA Platinum, 2ร— champion7,9002742315%
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Alex PalouFIA Platinum, 4ร— champion7,65974357%
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Sho TsuboiFIA Platinum, 5ร— champion6,5761751229%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
4,090๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Max-Maciej StancoFIA GT Championship3,871
4,091๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Michael FassbenderEuropean Le Mans Series3,871
4,092๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Alexandre PrematLamborghini Super Trofeo NA3,870
4,093๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Ernie McCoyFormula 13,870
4,094๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Fabien GiroixIMSA WeatherTech3,870
4,095๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Garry JacobsonSupercars Championship3,870
4,096๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ John PrestonNASCAR Xfinity3,870
4,097๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Max Cohen-OlivarFIA GT Championship3,870
4,098๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Nic HammannSCCA Majors3,870
4,099๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Nick SteeleNASA3,870
4,100๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Katsuyuki HiranakaSuper GT3,869
4,101๐Ÿณ๏ธ Lewis ProctorGT World Challenge Europe3,869
4,102๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Logan GomezStar Mazda Championship3,869
4,103๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Patrick GaillardFormula 13,869
4,104๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Tyson SyStar Mazda Championship3,869
4,105๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Brad LoneyNASCAR Xfinity3,868
4,106๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Henry WalkenhorstNรผrburgring 24 Hours3,868
4,107๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Joel KauffmanNASCAR Xfinity3,868
4,108๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Lloyd RubyFormula 13,868
4,109๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Blake PurdieS50003,867
4,110๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Christopher Zรถchling24H Series3,867
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Katsuyuki Hiranaka is a racing driver from Japan who competes in Super GT for Shade Racing. Hiranaka has recorded 10 wins and 37 podiums from 188 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 3,869 ranks Hiranaka 4100th 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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