Naoki Yamamoto is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Super Formula for PONOS NAKAJIMA RACING HONDA/M-TEC HR-417E. Yamamoto has recorded 0 wins and 2 podiums from 13 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 6,208 ranks Yamamoto 67th of 12,285 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Super Formula | PONOS NAKAJIMA RACING HONDA/M-TEC HR-417E | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P3 | −186 | 6,208 |
| 2019 | Super Formula | DOCOMO TEAM DANDELION RACING HONDA/M-TEC HR-417E | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +26 | 6,394 |
| 2017 | Super Formula | TEAM MUGEN SF14 Honda HR-417E | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P5 | −632 | 6,368 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Kenta Yamashita | 6,343 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60% |
| 🇯🇵 Kamui Kobayashi | 6,267 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% |
| 🇯🇵 Kazuya Oshima | 5,603 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 80% |
| 🏳️ Tomoki Nojiri | 3,494 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% |
| 🇯🇵 Yuji Kunimoto | 5,957 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% |
| 🇯🇵 Sho Tsuboi | 6,827 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% |
| 🇯🇵 Tadasuke Makino | 5,673 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% |
| 🇯🇵 Nirei Fukuzumi | 5,501 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% |
| 🇯🇵 Hiroaki Ishiura | 7,000 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇯🇵 Kazuki Nakajima | 6,877 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
Naoki Yamamoto is a Japanese driver whose Super Formula career is recorded with the PONOS NAKAJIMA RACING HONDA/M-TEC HR-417E entry. His current status in the series is listed as retired. Across his documented Super Formula career, he made 13 starts, taking 2 podium finishes without a race win and without a series championship. His Racer Rating stands at 6,182, placing him 135th among active drivers on a scale where the world's elite sit in the 10,000 to 11,500 range. In his final recorded season, he took 1 podium in 5 rounds without a win, finishing third in the standings.[1]
Yamamoto built his career as a long-standing Honda-affiliated driver in Japanese motorsport, rising through the ranks of domestic single-seater and GT competition before becoming a fixture in Super Formula and Super GT, where he has also competed for Team Kunimitsu in the GT500 class. He announced his retirement from Super Formula at the end of 2024, closing out a career built around his association with Honda Racing Corporation. His time in Super Formula, as reflected in the record, was marked by consistency and podium-level competitiveness rather than outright victories, and it forms part of a broader career in which he became a well-known figure within Japan's top-tier motorsport scene.[2]