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 3,786 ranks Kurihara 4581th of 40,349 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.
| 2008-09-12 | Motegi GT300 | P22 | −100 |
| 2008-08-22 | Suzuka | P31 | −98 |
| 2008-05-02 | Fuji GT300 | P13 | +35 |
| 2008-03-14 | Suzuka GT300 | P20 | −103 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +35 | Fuji 2008 | Super GT | P13 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | ▸Super GT | Tomei Sports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | ↑675+2,436 | 3,786 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Nobuteru TaniguchiFIA Silver | 5,252 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇯🇵 Kazuki Hoshino | 4,795 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇯🇵 Tomonobu FujiiFIA Gold | 4,667 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇯🇵 Tetsuya TanakaFIA Bronze | 4,639 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇯🇵 Tetsuya YamanoFIA Bronze | 4,586 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇺🇦 Ryo Orime | 4,447 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇯🇵 Hiroshi KoizumiFIA Bronze | 4,442 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇯🇵 Sakamoto Yuya | 4,394 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇯🇵 Hironobu YasudaFIA Gold | 4,368 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇯🇵 Tsubasa Abe | 4,347 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇯🇵 Yuhi SekiguchiFIA Gold, 1× champion | 5,879 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,571 | 🇸🇪 John Bryant-Meisner | FIA Formula 3 European | 3,788 |
| 4,572 | 🇺🇸 Peyton Sellers | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,788 |
| 4,573 | 🇺🇸 Todd Coleman | GT World Challenge America | 3,788 |
| 4,574 | 🇬🇧 Tony Crook | Formula 1 | 3,788 |
| 4,575 | 🇭🇰 Jim Ka To | 24H Series | 3,787 |
| 4,576 | 🇹🇷 Murat Ruhi CUHADAROGLU | Le Mans Cup | 3,787 |
| 4,577 | 🇺🇸 Todd Bodine | NASCAR Truck | 3,787 |
| 4,578 | 🇺🇸 Bruce Haley | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,786 |
| 4,579 | 🇺🇸 Jim Sauter | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,786 |
| 4,580 | 🇺🇸 Josh Green | GT4 America | 3,786 |
| 4,581 | 🇯🇵 Masayuki Kurihara | Super GT | 3,786 |
| 4,582 | 🇺🇸 Tyler Hill | NASCAR Truck | 3,786 |
| 4,583 | 🇻🇪 Alessandro Famularo | Euroformula Open | 3,785 |
| 4,584 | 🇧🇪 Bernard Delhez | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,785 |
| 4,585 | 🇬🇧 Charles Dawson | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,785 |
| 4,586 | 🇩🇪 Dirk Riebensahm | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 3,785 |
| 4,587 | 🇫🇷 Eugène Martin | Formula 1 | 3,785 |
| 4,588 | 🇸🇰 Karl Reindler | FIA GT Championship | 3,785 |
| 4,589 | 🇺🇸 Mathew Keegan | 24H Series | 3,785 |
| 4,590 | 🇦🇹 Sascha Ploderl | World Touring Car Championship | 3,785 |
| 4,591 | 🇺🇸 Chet Miller | Formula 1 | 3,784 |
Masayuki Kurihara is a professional driver who raced in Super GT, Japan's multiclass endurance championship, in which two drivers share each car through a race. He drove a GT300-class machine for Tomei Sports in the 2008 season.[1]
Kurihara made four starts in Super GT across 2008, finishing 21st in the championship standings. His single indexed season brought him into regular competition with established figures in the GT300 class, including twice-champion Kazuki Hoshino, who won the GT300 title that year. Kurihara finished behind Hoshino consistently. He also raced against Nobuteru Taniguchi, an established professional and three-time GT300 champion, and typically finished behind him as well. Among his finishes ahead of stronger drivers, Kurihara beat Yuhi Sekiguchi, an established professional who would go on to win the Super GT GT500 championship; he also finished ahead of Tetsuya Tanaka.[2]