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🇯🇵 Masataka Yanagida
Racing driver from Japan. Super GT, BMW Team Studie x CRS. Three-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Masataka Yanagida
Born
4 June 1979(b. 1979)
Nationality
Japan
Current team
BMW Team Studie x CRS
Series
Super GT
Status
Retired
Championships
32010, 2011, 2012
Career wins
11
Career podiums
31
Career starts
105
Career DNFs
7
Racer Rating
4,775
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,775Rank 1468 of 40,308 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Masataka Yanagida is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Super GT for BMW Team Studie x CRS. Yanagida is a three-time champion (2010, 2011, 2012), with 11 wins and 31 podiums from 105 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,775 ranks Yanagida 1468th of 40,308 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
2023 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2023-08-05 | Fuji GT300 | P2 | +114 |
| 2023-06-03 | Suzuka GT300 | P1 | +134 |
| 2023-05-03 | Fuji GT300 | P13 | +2 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +163 | Motegi 2016 | Super GT | P1 |
| +150 | Sugo 2016 | Super GT | P1 |
| +144 | Fuji 2022 | Super GT | P2 |
| +143 | Buriram 2015 | Super GT | P1 |
| +137 | Sugo 2011 | Super GT | P1 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Sugo10 starts+32
Autopolis9 starts+30
Motegi12 starts+18
Suzuka16 starts+15
Struggles
Fuji27 starts-27
TI Aida10 starts-18
Buriram4 starts-13
Sepang International Circuit6 starts-2
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ▸Super GT | BMW Team Studie x CRS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P10 | +249 | 4,775 |
| 2022 | ▸Super GT | Busou Drago Corse | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +284 | 4,525 |
| 2021 | ▸Super GT | Arnage Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −386 | 4,242 |
| 2020 | ▸Super GT | Cars Tokai Dream28 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P10 | −211 | 4,413 |
| ▸24H Series | Atlas BX Motorsports | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +32 | ||
| 2018 | ▸Super GT | Tomei Sports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +1 | 4,806 |
| 2017 | ▸Super GT | Audi Team Hitotsuyama | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P18 | −502 | 4,805 |
| 2016 | ▸Super GT | Kondo Racing | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P6 | −152 | 5,069 |
| 2015 | ▸Super GT | Mola | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | P6 | −32 | 5,321 |
| 2014 | ▸Super GT | Mola | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | P11 | −382 | 5,570 |
| 2013 | ▸Super GT | NISMO | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | P9 | −232 | 5,873 |
| 2012 | ▸Super GT | Mola | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P1 | +218 | 6,106 |
| 2011 | ▸Super GT | Mola | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P1 | +550 | 5,888 |
| 2010 | ▸Super GT | Hasemi Motor Sport | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +110 | 5,338 |
| ▸World Touring Car Championship | Wiechers-Sport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | −109 | ||
| 2009 | ▸Super GT | Team Nishizawa Mola | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | +75 | 5,337 |
| 2008 | ▸Super GT | NISMO | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P6 | +3,912 | 5,262 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Yanagida finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇷 João Paulo de OliveiraFIA Platinum | 5,260 | 77 | 39 | 38 | 51% |
| 🇯🇵 Takashi KogureFIA Gold | 5,006 | 77 | 44 | 33 | 57% |
| 🇯🇵 Hironobu YasudaFIA Gold | 4,368 | 70 | 40 | 30 | 57% |
| 🇯🇵 Tatsuya KataokaFIA Gold | 5,151 | 63 | 25 | 38 | 40% |
| 🇯🇵 Kosuke MatsuuraFIA Gold | 4,512 | 60 | 39 | 21 | 65% |
| 🇯🇵 Seiji AraFIA Gold | 4,296 | 59 | 35 | 24 | 59% |
| 🇯🇵 Hiroaki IshiuraFIA Platinum | 5,433 | 56 | 32 | 24 | 57% |
| 🇯🇵 Yuji Tachikawa | 5,160 | 56 | 30 | 26 | 54% |
| 🇯🇵 Yuji KunimotoFIA Platinum | 5,017 | 55 | 31 | 24 | 56% |
| 🇯🇵 Tsugio MatsudaFIA Platinum | 4,874 | 55 | 28 | 27 | 51% |
| 🇯🇵 Tadasuke MakinoFIA Gold, 2× champion | 6,741 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇯🇵 Kenta YamashitaFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 6,403 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🇯🇵 Tomoki NojiriHigher-rated, 2× champion | 6,367 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 60% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,308 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,458 | 🇴🇲 Ahmad Al Harthy | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,780 |
| 1,459 | 🇮🇹 Daniel Mancinelli | WEC | 4,780 |
| 1,460 | 🇩🇪 Joel Sturm | 24H Series | 4,778 |
| 1,461 | 🇺🇸 Robert Alon | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,778 |
| 1,462 | 🇪🇪 Tristan Viidas | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,778 |
| 1,463 | 🇦🇺 David Russell | Bathurst 12 Hour | 4,776 |
| 1,464 | 🇯🇵 Oliver Turvey | Formula E | 4,776 |
| 1,465 | 🇺🇸 Andrew Palmer | SCCA Majors | 4,775 |
| 1,466 | 🇬🇧 Ian James | WEC | 4,775 |
| 1,467 | 🇺🇸 Jaques Lazier | IndyCar | 4,775 |
| 1,468 | 🇯🇵 Masataka Yanagida | Super GT | 4,775 |
| 1,469 | 🇪🇸 Javier Villa | World Touring Car Championship | 4,772 |
| 1,470 | 🇬🇧 Steven Kane | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,772 |
| 1,471 | 🇮🇹 Giambattista Busi | International Formula 3000 | 4,771 |
| 1,472 | 🇦🇷 Nicolás Filiberti | International Formula 3000 | 4,771 |
| 1,473 | 🇺🇸 Sting Ray Robb | IndyCar | 4,771 |
| 1,474 | 🇧🇪 Max Defourny | Formula Renault Eurocup | 4,770 |
| 1,475 | 🇬🇧 Jamie Chadwick | European Le Mans Series | 4,769 |
| 1,476 | 🇺🇸 Nick Boulle | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,769 |
| 1,477 | 🇵🇹 César Campaniço | World Touring Car Championship | 4,768 |
| 1,478 | 🇳🇱 Guillaume Moreau | WEC | 4,768 |
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