Masayuki Kurihara is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Super GT for Tomei Sports. Kurihara has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 4 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,127 ranks Kurihara 3523th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Super GT | Tomei Sports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P68 | −373 | 2,127 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Hiroaki Ishiura | 5,585 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Ronnie Quintarelli | 5,197 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇩🇪 André Lotterer | 4,847 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Yuji Tachikawa | 4,626 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇫🇷 Benoît Tréluyer | 3,992 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇯🇵 Juichi Wakisaka | 3,840 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇫🇷 Loïc Duval | 3,791 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇧🇷 João Paulo de Oliveira | 3,511 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Michael Krumm | 3,381 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Peter Dumbreck | 3,349 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
Masayuki Kurihara is a retired Japanese racing driver who competed in international motorsport during the late 2000s. His racing career was limited in scope, consisting primarily of participation in single-seater and sports car racing at the professional level. Kurihara recorded a total of four race starts across his competitive tenure, competing for established teams in his home country's premier racing series.[1]
Kurihara's most notable activity came in the 2008 Super GT season, where he drove for Tomei Sports. Over the course of four rounds in the championship, he was unable to secure a podium finish or victory, ultimately placing 68th in the final standings. His early retirement from competitive racing left him with no championship titles across his career, though he achieved a respectable Racer Rating of 2,127 on the Elo-style scale used by motorsport reference databases.