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🇯🇵 Ukyo Sasahara

Racing driver from Japan. Super GT, TGR Team Deloitte TOM'S.
Driver facts
Full name
Ukyo Sasahara
Born
24 April 1996(b. 1996)
Nationality
Japan
Current team
TGR Team Deloitte TOM'S
Series
Super GT
Status
Active
Career wins
7
Career podiums
13
Career starts
106
Career DNFs
7
Racer Rating
5,025
Ukyo Sasahara
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,025
Rank 1133 of 38,983 indexed, -339 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Ukyo Sasahara is a racing driver from Japan who competes in Super GT for TGR Team Deloitte TOM'S. Sasahara has recorded 7 wins and 13 podiums from 106 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,025 ranks Sasahara 1133th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
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Recent results
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2026-05-03Fuji GT500Super GTDNF−119
2026-04-11Okayama GT500Super GTP14−127
2026-04-03MotegiSuper FormulaP21−92
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+185Fuji 2022Super FormulaP1
+179Motegi 2020Super GTP3
+176Suzuka 2024Super GTP1
+174Sportsland SUGO 2024Super GTP1
+173Sepang 2025Super GTP1
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Motegi8 starts+36
Sportsland SUGO5 starts+32
Spa-Francorchamps7 starts+13
Twin Ring Motegi5 starts+11
Struggles
Autopolis7 starts-15
Okayama7 starts-12
Suzuka18 starts-11
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸Super GTTGR Team Deloitte TOM'S200100—−2475,025
▸Super FormulaRealize Kondo Racing100000—−92
2025▸Super GTTGR Team Deloitte TOM'S711100P4+2595,364
2024▸Super FormulaVantelin Team TOM'S900000P17−2415,105
▸Super GTTGR Team Deloitte TOM'S822110P6+173
2023▸Super GTTGR Team Deloitte TOM'S800000P15−1125,173
▸Super FormulaVantelin Team TOM'S300000P19−197
2022▸Super FormulaTeam Mugen1022010P6+5475,481
▸Super GTTeam Red Bull Mugen801000P13−218
2021▸Super GTTeam Red Bull Mugen800110P14+275,153
▸Super FormulaDoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing201000P12+289
2020▸Super GTTeam Red Bull Mugen801100P14+2865,184
▸Super FormulaTeam Mugen700200P15+184
2018▸Formula 3 MacauThreeBond Racing100000—−794,366
2016▸FIA Formula 3 EuropeanThreeBond with T-Sport400000P24−3814,445
2015▸Formula Renault EurocupART Junior Team1514010P7+4654,825
2014▸Italian F4Euronova Racing by Fortec Italia Motorsport211000P15+1264,521
2013▸Formula Renault EurocupEuronova Racing300000P23+2,8844,234
Recent coverage
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Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Sasahara finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇯🇵 Sho TsuboiFIA Platinum6,57682245829%
🇯🇵 Tomoki Nojiri6,15281265532%
🇯🇵 Nirei FukuzumiFIA Gold5,44881305137%
🇯🇵 Kazuya OshimaFIA Platinum5,51980374346%
🇯🇵 Yuji KunimotoFIA Platinum4,81080413951%
🇯🇵 Tadasuke MakinoFIA Gold6,63977195825%
🇯🇵 Naoki YamamotoFIA Platinum6,24476235330%
🇯🇵 Kenta YamashitaFIA Platinum6,26775235231%
🇯🇵 Yuhi SekiguchiFIA Gold5,71570264437%
🇯🇵 Hiroki OhtsuFIA Gold5,19170403057%
🇳🇿 Liam LawsonFIA Platinum7,30031233%
🇬🇧 Oliver RowlandFIA Platinum, 2× champion6,96232167%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
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1,125🇬🇧 Ben HanleyAsian Le Mans Series5,031
1,126🇺🇸 Spencer PigotIMSA Pilot Challenge5,031
1,127🇬🇷 Uwe AlzenInternational GT5,031
1,128🇬🇧 Keith GreeneFormula 15,030
1,129🇹🇭 Tomas Enge24H Series5,028
1,130🇺🇸 Colin BraunIMSA WeatherTech5,027
1,131🇨🇭 Michael MayFormula 15,027
1,132🇺🇸 Paul DurantIndyCar5,027
1,133🇯🇵 Ukyo SasaharaSuper GT5,025
1,134🇴🇲 Faisal Al ZubairGT World Challenge Europe5,022
1,135🇨🇾 Tio EllinasPorsche Mobil 1 Supercup5,020
1,136🇩🇪 Christopher MiesIMSA WeatherTech5,019
1,137🇺🇸 Travis WebbFormula 15,018
1,138🇬🇧 Gerry AshmoreFormula 15,016
1,139🇫🇷 Richard WestbrookIMSA WeatherTech5,016
1,140🏳️ Abdulaziz Al FaisalGT World Challenge Europe5,015
1,141🇫🇮 Jari NurminenFIA GT Championship5,015
1,142🇺🇸 Parker KligermanNASCAR Truck5,015
1,143🇪🇸 Andy SoucekNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie5,014
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Ukyo Sasahara is an established professional competing primarily in Super GT, where he holds the FIA Gold grading that denotes a full-time sportscar racing professional. His rating of 6,066 places him among elite drivers at this level. Since 2020 he has started 45 races for TGR Team Deloitte TOM'S in Super GT, claiming three wins and five podiums. His earlier single-seater career, spanning 2013 to 2016, saw him complete 18 Formula Renault Eurocup starts and brief stints in Italian F4 and FIA Formula 3 European, accumulating two wins across those junior categories. He attempted Super Formula in 2024, returning to the series in 2026 with five starts yielding no points finishes.[1]

Sasahara has competed regularly against the very strongest drivers in modern Japanese motorsport. His consistent rivals include multiple champions: Sho Tsuboi, a three-time champion rated as an elite professional; Tadasuke Makino, a two-time champion of similar standing; and Tomoki Nojiri, another former champion. Across 49 shared Super GT races with Tsuboi, Sasahara finished ahead in 11 instances and behind in 38, a pattern that defines his mid-field positioning within an elite professional field. Against Makino across 46 races, he achieved 11 victories to 35 defeats. He has beaten stronger drivers occasionally; he finished ahead of Alexander Albon, a Platinum-graded professional of the highest calibre, once. His average finishing position across all 75 career starts sits at P10.1, reflecting consistent mid-pack competitiveness in strong fields rather than podium consistency. As of 2026, he remains active in Super GT while attempting to establish himself in Super Formula under new management.[2]

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia
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