Masataka Yanagida is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Super GT for BMW Team Studie x CRS. Yanagida is a two-time champion (2011, 2012), with 6 wins and 20 podiums from 95 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,905 ranks Yanagida 1497th of 13,563 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Super GT | BMW Team Studie x CRS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P85 | +83 | 3,060 |
| 2022 | Super GT | Busou Drago Corse | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P51 | +84 | 2,977 |
| 2021 | Super GT | Arnage Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P64 | −594 | 2,893 |
| 2020 | Super GT | Cars Tokai Dream28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P50 | −591 | 3,199 |
| 2018 | Super GT | Tomei Sports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P102 | −78 | 4,078 |
| 2017 | Super GT | Audi Team Hitotsuyama | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P76 | −797 | 4,156 |
| 2016 | Super GT | Kondo Racing | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | +122 | 4,452 |
| 2015 | Super GT | Mola | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P16 | +244 | 4,833 |
| 2014 | Super GT | Mola | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +10 | 4,707 |
| 2013 | Super GT | NISMO | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P5 | +311 | 4,577 |
| 2012 | Super GT | Mola | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P16 | +400 | 4,265 |
| 2011 | Super GT | Mola | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P19 | +853 | 3,865 |
| 2010 | Super GT | Hasemi Motor Sport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | +47 | 3,012 |
| 2009 | Super GT | Team Nishizawa Mola | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P39 | −211 | 2,965 |
| 2008 | Super GT | NISMO | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P4 | +676 | 3,176 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Tatsuya Kataoka | 3,100 | 90 | 52 | 38 | 58% |
| 🇯🇵 Nobuteru Taniguchi | 3,097 | 89 | 57 | 32 | 64% |
| 🇯🇵 Hironobu Yasuda | 2,898 | 89 | 43 | 46 | 48% |
| 🇯🇵 Kohei Hirate | 4,027 | 88 | 33 | 55 | 38% |
| 🇧🇷 João Paulo de Oliveira | 3,511 | 88 | 35 | 53 | 40% |
| 🇯🇵 Hiroaki Ishiura | 5,585 | 87 | 29 | 58 | 33% |
| 🏳️ Yuji Tachikawa | 4,626 | 87 | 28 | 59 | 32% |
| 🇯🇵 Shinichi Takagi | 2,782 | 87 | 63 | 24 | 72% |
| 🇯🇵 Tsugio Matsuda | 5,206 | 86 | 26 | 60 | 30% |
| 🇯🇵 Takashi Kogure | 3,178 | 86 | 39 | 47 | 45% |
Masataka Yanagida is a retired Japanese racing driver who competed primarily in Super GT between 2008 and 2023. Across 95 starts in the series, he secured 6 victories and 20 podium finishes, all achieved while driving for BMW Team Studie x CRS. Yanagida won championships in 2011 and 2012, establishing himself as a consistent performer in Japanese touring car racing during this period.[1]
Yanagida's final competitive appearances came in 2023 when he participated in three rounds of Super GT without reaching the podium, finishing 85th in the final standings. His career spanned over a decade and a half in one of Japan's premier motorsport series, culminating in his retirement with a Racer Rating of 2,905.[2]