🇬🇧 Reimei Ito

Reimei Ito is a semi-professional racing driver with a Racer Rating of 3,460, placing him in the competitive amateur to semi-professional tier; he competes in fields where he typically finishes mid-pack against a mix of full-time professionals and independent drivers. His career spans four seasons from 2023 to 2026 across two series, with 34 starts yielding no race wins or podiums and an average classified finish of P14.9. He has raced primarily for LM Corsa in Super Formula Lights since 2024, where he has made 23 starts, and for CarGuy MKS Racing in Super GT since 2023, where he has made 11 appearances as a third driver.[1]

The head-to-head record against his regular rivals reveals the calibre of competition. Ito has finished behind established professional drivers consistently; against Yuga Furutani, a professional-level competitor, he trails 5-24 across 29 races; against Rikuto Kobayashi, an FIA Gold graded professional, he trails 3-23 in 26 races; and against Yuto Nomura, a former champion and stronger professional, he trails 1-20 in 21 races. His one advantage comes against Dragon, a much less experienced driver, where he leads 21-0 in 21 shared races. Notably, Ito has occasionally finished ahead of much stronger drivers in single instances, including Sho Tsuboi twice, a Platinum graded three-time champion, though these isolated results do not establish a pattern of competitive parity.[2]

Ito was the undefeated champion of Porsche Carrera Cup Japan in 2024, a single-make series that sits outside his main racing programme. His move into Super GT as a third driver since 2023 and his continued presence in Super Formula Lights suggest a driver seeking to establish himself at the professional level while competing in fields where he has not yet broken through to regular finishing positions ahead of the front-runners.