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🇯🇵 Nobuharu Matsushita
Racing driver from Japan. Super Formula, DELiGHTWORKS RACING HONDA/M-TEC HR-417E.
Driver facts
Full name
Nobuharu Matsushita
Born
13 October 1993(b. 1993)
Nationality
Japan
Current team
DELiGHTWORKS RACING HONDA/M-TEC HR-417E
Series
Super Formula
Status
Active
Career wins
11
Career podiums
29
Career starts
172
Career DNFs
13
Racer Rating
5,366
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,366Rank 729 of 40,308 indexed, +26 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Nobuharu Matsushita is a racing driver from Japan who competes in Super Formula for DELiGHTWORKS RACING HONDA/M-TEC HR-417E. Matsushita has recorded 11 wins and 29 podiums from 172 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,366 ranks Matsushita 729th 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.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2026-08-09 | Sugo | P16 | −29 |
| 2026-04-03 | Motegi | P10 | +54 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +180 | Fuji 2024 | Super GT | P1 |
| +158 | Twin Ring Motegi 2024 | Super GT | P2 |
| +150 | Hungaroring 2015 | GP2 Series | P1 |
| +150 | Sepang International Circuit 2025 | Super GT | P2 |
| +148 | Monaco 2016 | GP2 Series | P1 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Twin Ring Motegi5 starts+33
Yas Island4 starts+29
Budapest6 starts+25
Barcelona6 starts+22
Struggles
Spa-Francorchamps7 starts-73
Sugo6 starts-34
Baku5 starts-22
Sportsland SUGO5 starts-20
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Super Formula | DELiGHTWORKS RACING HONDA/M-TEC HR-417E | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +26 | 5,366 |
| 2025 | ▸Super GT | ARTA | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +172 | 5,340 |
| 2024 | ▸Super GT | ARTA | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | P11 | −167 | 5,168 |
| ▸Super Formula | TGM Grand Prix HONDA/M-TEC HR-417E | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −250 | ||
| 2023 | ▸Super Formula | B-MAX Racing Team | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P17 | −360 | 5,585 |
| ▸Super GT | Astemo Real Racing | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P7 | +270 | ||
| 2022 | ▸Super Formula | B-MAX Racing Team | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P13 | −559 | 5,674 |
| ▸Super GT | Astemo Real Racing | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P4 | +183 | ||
| 2021 | ▸Super GT | Team Impul | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | −2 | 6,051 |
| ▸Super Formula | B-MAX Racing Team | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P8 | +237 | ||
| 2020 | ▸Formula 2 | MP Motorsport | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −589 | 5,796 |
| ▸Super Formula | Buzz Racing with B-Max | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P12 | +15 | ||
| ▸Super GT | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −10 | ||
| 2019 | ▸Formula 2 | Carlin | 22 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | P7 | +141 | 6,060 |
| 2017 | ▸Formula 2 | ART Grand Prix | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | P6 | +105 | 6,259 |
| 2016 | ▸GP2 Series | ART Grand Prix | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P10 | +404 | 6,342 |
| 2015 | ▸GP2 Series | ART Grand Prix | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P9 | +4,544 | 5,894 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Matsushita finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Giuliano AlesiFIA Gold | 4,455 | 91 | 58 | 33 | 64% |
| 🇯🇵 Sho TsuboiFIA Platinum | 6,799 | 75 | 26 | 49 | 35% |
| 🇯🇵 Kenta YamashitaFIA Platinum | 6,403 | 75 | 28 | 47 | 37% |
| 🇯🇵 Nirei FukuzumiFIA Gold | 5,824 | 75 | 32 | 43 | 43% |
| 🇮🇹 Luca GhiottoFIA Platinum | 4,885 | 75 | 33 | 42 | 44% |
| 🇯🇵 Kazuya OshimaFIA Platinum | 5,648 | 73 | 37 | 36 | 51% |
| 🇷🇺 Artem MarkelovFIA Gold | 5,095 | 73 | 43 | 30 | 59% |
| 🇯🇵 Yuji KunimotoFIA Platinum | 5,017 | 73 | 50 | 23 | 68% |
| 🇯🇵 Tadasuke MakinoFIA Gold | 6,741 | 72 | 26 | 46 | 36% |
| 🇯🇵 Toshiki OyuFIA Gold | 5,614 | 72 | 40 | 32 | 56% |
| 🇬🇧 Lando NorrisFIA Platinum, 4× champion | 8,712 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇲🇨 Charles LeclercFIA Platinum, 2× champion | 8,538 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 36% |
| 🇪🇸 Alex PalouFIA Platinum, 5× champion | 7,442 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,308 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 719 | 🇯🇵 Haruki Kurosawa | Super GT | 5,373 |
| 720 | 🇬🇧 Julian Bailey | FIA GT Championship | 5,373 |
| 721 | 🇪🇸 Antonio Garcia | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,372 |
| 722 | 🇺🇸 Eric Curran | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 5,371 |
| 723 | 🇧🇷 Marco Campos | International Formula 3000 | 5,371 |
| 724 | 🇺🇸 Patrick Gallagher | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,370 |
| 725 | 🇸🇰 Yann Ehrlacher | Asian Le Mans Series | 5,369 |
| 726 | 🇳🇱 Christijan Albers | WEC | 5,368 |
| 727 | 🇦🇹 Philipp Eng | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,368 |
| 728 | 🇮🇹 Stefano Livio | FIA GT Championship | 5,367 |
| 729 | 🇯🇵 Nobuharu Matsushita | Super Formula | 5,366 |
| 730 | 🇫🇷 Alessandro Giusti | Formula 3 | 5,364 |
| 731 | 🇫🇷 Théophile Naël | Formula 3 | 5,364 |
| 732 | 🇳🇿 Hunter McElrea | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,363 |
| 733 | 🇧🇪 Yves Olivier | International Formula 3000 | 5,363 |
| 734 | 🇬🇧 Alexander Lynn | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 5,362 |
| 735 | 🇯🇵 Ukyo Katayama | Formula 1 | 5,362 |
| 736 | 🇺🇸 Ricky Stenhouse Jr | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,361 |
| 737 | 🇺🇸 Sami Meguetounif | Asian Le Mans Series | 5,361 |
| 738 | 🇮🇹 Paolo Barilla | Formula 1 | 5,360 |
| 739 | 🇳🇴 Dennis Hauger | IndyCar | 5,359 |
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