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๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Tetsuya Yamano

Racing driver from Japan. Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin, Winding Road Team TFB.
Driver facts
Full name
Tetsuya Yamano
Born
2 October 1965(b. 1965)
Nationality
Japan
Current team
Winding Road Team TFB
Series
Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin
Status
Retired
Career wins
5
Career podiums
9
Career starts
44
Career DNFs
6
Racer Rating
4,585
Driver photo 3:4
Racer Rating
4,585
Rank 1764 of 38,983 indexed, -211 this season
FIA Categorisation
Bronze
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Tetsuya Yamano is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin for Winding Road Team TFB. Yamano has recorded 5 wins and 9 podiums from 44 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,585 ranks Yamano 1764th 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
2017 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
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Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2017-10-14Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca ND1Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by MichelinP12โˆ’124
2017-10-14Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca ND1Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by MichelinP11โˆ’110
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+171Suzuka 2010Super GTP1
+163Suzuka 2011Super GTP1
+160Sepang 2008Super GTP1
+146Autopolis 2011Super GTP1
+136TI Aida 2008Super GTP3
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Autopolis4 starts+29
Sepang4 starts+26
Suzuka7 starts+14
Struggles
Fuji11 starts-24
Sugo5 starts-22
Motegi6 starts-3
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2017โ–ธWhelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by MichelinWinding Road Team TFB200000P21โˆ’2344,796
2013โ–ธSuper GTR&D Sport913100P3+3855,030
2012โ–ธSuper GTR&D Sport800200P11+114,645
2011โ–ธSuper GTR&D Sport822100P3+3564,633
2010โ–ธSuper GTR&D Sport611100P10+544,277
2009โ–ธSuper GTR&D Sport200100P23โˆ’2324,224
2008โ–ธSuper GTCusco Racing913000P6โ†‘377+3,1064,456
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Yamano finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Nobuteru TaniguchiFIA Silver5,23641162539%
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Kazuki Hoshino4,79541182344%
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Hiroki KatohFIA Bronze4,68441221954%
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Tetsuya TanakaFIA Bronze4,63941192246%
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Shinichi TakagiFIA Silver4,56741192246%
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Manabu OridoFIA Silver3,70841251661%
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Morio NittaFIA Silver4,52240202050%
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Haruki KurosawaFIA Gold5,33539211854%
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Tomonobu FujiiFIA Gold4,54037162143%
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Tetsuji Tamanaka3,23837251268%
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Tomoki NojiriHigher-rated, 2ร— champion6,152220100%
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Katsumasa ChiyoFIA Gold5,8391610663%
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Yuhi SekiguchiFIA Gold, 1ร— champion5,7152471729%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
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1,756๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Frankie BirdGT World Challenge Europe4,588
1,757๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Manny FrancoIMSA WeatherTech4,588
1,758๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Danny WattsWEC4,587
1,759๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Steve WallaceNASCAR Truck4,587
1,760๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Vittorio ZoboliFIA GT Championship4,587
1,761๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Mike Hedlund24H Series4,586
1,762๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Steven RichardsSupercars Championship4,586
1,763๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Tanner GrayNASCAR Truck4,585
1,764๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Tetsuya YamanoWhelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin4,585
1,765๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Johannes StuckNรผrburgring 24 Hours4,584
1,766๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Kanato LeFormula 34,584
1,767๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Mike NazarukFormula 14,584
1,768๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Will OwenGT4 America4,584
1,769๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Lilou WadouxEuropean Le Mans Series4,583
1,770๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Edoardo PiscopoLamborghini Super Trofeo NA4,580
1,771๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Paul GoldsmithFormula 14,580
1,772๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Spencer GallagherARCA Menards Series4,579
1,773๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Tyler EveringhamSupercars Championship4,579
1,774๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Andreas Weishaupt24H Series4,578
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Tetsuya Yamano is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin for Winding Road Team TFB. Yamano has recorded 5 wins and 9 podiums from 44 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,585 ranks Yamano 1764th 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
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