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🇯🇵 Satoshi Motoyama

Racing driver from Japan. Super GT, Motoyama Racing with Team LeMans.
Driver facts
Full name
Satoshi Motoyama
Born
4 March 1971(b. 1971)
Nationality
Japan
Current team
Motoyama Racing with Team LeMans
Series
Super GT
Status
Retired
Career wins
11
Career podiums
19
Career starts
99
Career DNFs
10
Racer Rating
4,490
Satoshi Motoyama
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,490
Rank 1995 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Satoshi Motoyama is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Super GT for Motoyama Racing with Team LeMans. Motoyama has recorded 11 wins and 19 podiums from 99 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,490 ranks Motoyama 1995th of 38,983 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2022 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
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Recent results
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2022-04-15Okayama GT300Super GTP5+100
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+169Fuji 2009Super GTP1
+166Autopolis 2008Super GTP1
+164Suzuka 2008Super GTP1
+159Sugo 2009Super GTP1
+158Buriram 2015Super GTP1
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Autopolis10 starts+47
Suzuka14 starts+15
Sugo11 starts+2
Struggles
Fuji23 starts-18
Sepang6 starts-16
Motegi11 starts-16
Buriram5 starts-11
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2022▸Super GTMotoyama Racing with Team LeMans100000P21+1004,490
2021▸Super GTTeam LeMans with Motoyama Racing800000P22−5174,390
2018▸Super GTNDDP Racing with B-Max800000P14−2334,907
2017▸Super GTMola801100P11−995,084
2016▸Super GTMola702100P7−635,303
2015▸Super GTMola812110P6+795,426
2014▸Super GTMola801210P11−1945,351
▸WECNissan Motorsports Global110100——
2013▸Super GTMola800010P11−1665,417
2012▸Super GTNISMO801100P5−765,583
▸WECHighcroft Racing110100——
2011▸Super GTNISMO833000P2+3665,659
2010▸Super GTNISMO702210P8−425,293
2009▸Super GTNISMO924030P3+2545,334
2008▸Super GTNISMO933020P2+3,7305,080
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Motoyama finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇧🇷 João Paulo de OliveiraFIA Platinum5,25697465147%
🇯🇵 Takashi KogureFIA Gold5,12197504752%
🇯🇵 Hiroaki IshiuraFIA Platinum5,50588365241%
🇯🇵 Ronnie Quintarelli5,45888355340%
🇯🇵 Yuji Tachikawa5,16088404845%
🇯🇵 Tsugio MatsudaFIA Platinum4,85887335438%
🇯🇵 Takuya Izawa4,68581384347%
🇯🇵 Hironobu YasudaFIA Gold4,51681433853%
🇯🇵 Kazuya OshimaFIA Platinum5,51980384248%
🇯🇵 Koudai Tsukakoshi5,39779354444%
🇯🇵 Tadasuke MakinoFIA Gold, 2× champion6,63921150%
🇯🇵 Felix RosenqvistFIA Gold, 1× champion6,54171614%
🇯🇵 Kenta YamashitaFIA Platinum, 1× champion6,26794544%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
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1,988🇨🇭 Harold PrimatNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,492
1,989🇸🇪 Timmy HansenFormula Renault Eurocup4,492
1,990🇧🇷 Danilo DiraniStock Car Pro Series4,491
1,991🇬🇧 James NashBTCC4,491
1,992🇩🇪 David Ortmann MikeNürburgring 24 Hours4,490
1,993🇬🇧 Kelvin BurtFIA GT Championship4,490
1,994🇫🇷 Maceo CapiettoEuropean Le Mans Series4,490
1,995🇯🇵 Satoshi MotoyamaSuper GT4,490
1,996🇨🇦 Chris GreenIMSA Pilot Challenge4,489
1,997🇮🇱 Roy NissanyEuropean Le Mans Series4,489
1,998🏳️ G. TonicNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,488
1,999🇩🇪 Marc GassnerNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,488
2,000🇺🇸 Austin GreenNASCAR Xfinity4,487
2,001🇯🇵 Daisuke NakajimaSuper GT4,487
2,002🇫🇷 Florian LatorreWEC4,487
2,003🇩🇪 Andreas GüldenNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,486
2,004🇺🇸 Michai StephensGT World Challenge America4,485
2,005🇩🇪 Pascal KochemFormula Renault Eurocup4,485
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Satoshi Motoyama is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Super GT for Motoyama Racing with Team LeMans. Motoyama has recorded 11 wins and 19 podiums from 99 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,490 ranks Motoyama 1995th of 38,983 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
When Japan's 'Emperor' flirted with a Formula 1 move[1]
motorsport.com
23 Aug 2022
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Satoshi Motoyama Returning To Super GT With Team LeMans[2]
dailysportscar.com
28 Jan 2021
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Super Formula legend Satoshi Motoyama set to race in Regional F3[3]
Formula Scout
3 Dec 2020
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