🇯🇵 Nirei Fukuzumi

Nirei Fukuzumi is an established professional sportscar driver competing at the Gold level in FIA endurance racing, with a Racer Rating of 6,692 that places him among the top tier of drivers in that discipline. His career spans twelve seasons from 2015 to 2026 across five series, with 116 starts yielding 7 wins and 23 podiums. The bulk of his racing has taken place in Super GT, where he has accumulated 56 starts, 5 wins, and 13 podiums for TGR Team Eneos Rookie. He won the GT300 class championship in Super GT in 2019 driving for ARTA. His experience in single-seaters proved less productive; he contested GP3 Series in 2016 and 2017 with ART Grand Prix, scoring 2 wins and 9 podiums across 26 starts, but his sole season in Formula 2 in 2018 yielded no points, and his brief Super Formula campaign from 2019 to 2025 produced just 1 podium in 10 starts.[1]

Throughout his career, Fukuzumi has raced primarily against Gold and Platinum graded professionals, particularly in Super GT where he shares the grid with multiple series champions. His head-to-head records against these rivals are consistently negative; he finished behind Tadasuke Makino 49 times against 29 ahead in 78 shared races, behind Sho Tsuboi 43 to 21 in 64 races, and behind Kenta Yamashita 38 to 24 in 62 races. He holds a winning record only against Yuji Kunimoto and Sena Sakaguchi, drivers rated below him. Despite competing against some of motorsport's strongest drivers, Fukuzumi has also beaten several who have gone on to achieve success at the highest level, including George Russell six times in GP3.[2]

Fukuzumi remains active in both Super GT and Super Formula as of 2026, with recent headlines suggesting competitive performances including a maiden win for KCMG at Suzuka in May 2026 and ongoing involvement at the top of Japanese motorsport.