Tetsuji Tamanaka is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Super GT for Team Mach. Tamanaka has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 62 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,238 ranks Tamanaka 7051th of 40,349 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.
| 2019-05-03 | Fuji GT300 | DNF | −69 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +119 | Suzuka 2010 | Super GT | P4 |
| +110 | Motegi 2010 | Super GT | P5 |
| +108 | Fuji 2018 | Super GT | P12 |
| +83 | Autopolis 2009 | Super GT | P6 |
| +71 | Autopolis 2012 | Super GT | P11 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ▸Super GT | Team Mach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P25 | −69 | 3,238 |
| 2018 | ▸Super GT | Team Mach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +108 | 3,238 |
| 2017 | ▸Super GT | Team Mach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +19 | 3,307 |
| 2016 | ▸Super GT | Team Mach | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −119 | 3,179 |
| 2015 | ▸Super GT | Team Mach | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −285 | 3,303 |
| 2014 | ▸Super GT | Team Mach | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | −105 | 3,449 |
| 2013 | ▸Super GT | Team Mach | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −170 | 3,688 |
| 2012 | ▸Super GT | Team Mach | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +6 | 3,859 |
| 2011 | ▸Super GT | Team Mach | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P19 | −428 | 3,852 |
| 2010 | ▸Super GT | Team Mach | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P10 | +156 | 4,280 |
| 2009 | ▸Super GT | Team Mach | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −182 | 4,124 |
| 2008 | ▸Super GT | Team Mach | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P20 | ↑675+2,957 | 4,307 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Nobuteru TaniguchiFIA Silver | 5,252 | 61 | 5 | 56 | 8% |
| 🇯🇵 Kazuki Hoshino | 4,795 | 61 | 14 | 47 | 23% |
| 🇯🇵 Hiroki KatohFIA Bronze | 4,684 | 61 | 15 | 46 | 25% |
| 🇯🇵 Shinichi TakagiFIA Silver | 4,632 | 61 | 11 | 50 | 18% |
| 🇯🇵 Morio NittaFIA Silver | 4,618 | 60 | 9 | 51 | 15% |
| 🇯🇵 Manabu OridoFIA Silver | 3,709 | 60 | 15 | 45 | 25% |
| 🇯🇵 Tomonobu FujiiFIA Gold | 4,667 | 55 | 8 | 47 | 15% |
| 🇯🇵 Katsuyuki HiranakaFIA Gold | 3,820 | 54 | 7 | 47 | 13% |
| 🇭🇰 Kouta Sasaki | 3,738 | 54 | 17 | 37 | 31% |
| 🇯🇵 Takayuki AokiFIA Silver | 3,990 | 52 | 9 | 43 | 17% |
| 🇯🇵 Tomoki NojiriHigher-rated, 2× champion | 6,367 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🇯🇵 Katsumasa ChiyoFIA Gold | 5,981 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 11% |
| 🇯🇵 Yuhi SekiguchiFIA Gold, 1× champion | 5,879 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 35% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,041 | 🏳️ Dylan Archer | Trans-Am TA2 | 3,239 |
| 7,042 | 🇮🇹 Enrico Bettera | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 3,239 |
| 7,043 | 🇮🇹 Eugenio Pisani | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 3,239 |
| 7,044 | 🇬🇧 Mike DEWHIRST | Ferrari Challenge | 3,239 |
| 7,045 | 🇺🇸 Rafael Martinez | GT4 America | 3,239 |
| 7,046 | 🏳️ Reema Juffali | 24H Series | 3,239 |
| 7,047 | 🇩🇪 Robin Brezina | ADAC Formula 4 | 3,239 |
| 7,048 | 🏳️ Steve Cote | NASCAR Canada Series | 3,239 |
| 7,050 | 🇦🇹 Davide Campana | FIA GT Championship | 3,238 |
| 7,049 | 🇫🇷 "steve Brooks" | 24H Series | 3,238 |
| 7,051 | 🇯🇵 Tetsuji Tamanaka | Super GT | 3,238 |
| 7,052 | 🇺🇸 Tommy Regan | NASCAR Truck | 3,238 |
| 7,053 | 🇺🇸 Chad Gilsinger | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,237 |
| 7,054 | 🇧🇷 Gabriel Fonseca | US F4 | 3,237 |
| 7,055 | 🇺🇸 Joseph Burton-Harris | Pro Mazda Championship | 3,237 |
| 7,056 | 🇦🇷 Juan B. De Benedictis | Turismo Carretera | 3,237 |
| 7,057 | 🏳️ Justin Oakes | Porsche Carrera Cup NA | 3,237 |
| 7,058 | 🇩🇪 Robin Chrzanowski | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,237 |
| 7,059 | 🇮🇹 Sandro Pelatti | TCR World Tour | 3,237 |
| 7,060 | 🇮🇹 Stefano D'Aste | 24H Series | 3,237 |
| 7,061 | 🇳🇱 Dane ARENDSEN | Le Mans Cup | 3,236 |
Tetsuji Tamanaka is an entry-level professional who raced in Super GT, a multiclass endurance championship run in Japan in which each car is shared by multiple drivers. He competed for Team Mach in the GT300 class, which runs FIA GT3 machinery and Japanese-built GT300 specials, from 2008 through 2019.[1]
Tamanaka spent 12 seasons in the series with 62 starts. He finished 25th in the championship standings in his final season, 2019. Across his career he raced regularly against established professionals including three-time GT300 champion Nobuteru Taniguchi and former champions Kazuki Hoshino and Iori Kimura. He finished ahead of established professional Yuhi Sekiguchi, later a Super GT GT500 champion, on seven occasions.[2]