Ukyo Sasahara is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Super Formula for VANTELIN TEAM TOM’S TOYOTA/TRD 01F. Sasahara has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 5 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,793 ranks Sasahara 293th of 12,285 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Super Formula | VANTELIN TEAM TOM’S TOYOTA/TRD 01F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −207 | 4,793 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Sho Tsuboi | 6,827 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇯🇵 Kenta Yamashita | 6,343 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇯🇵 Kamui Kobayashi | 6,267 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🏳️ Ayumu Iwasa | 6,088 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇯🇵 Tadasuke Makino | 5,673 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇯🇵 Nirei Fukuzumi | 5,501 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇯🇵 Toshiki Oyu | 5,140 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇯🇵 Iori Kimura | 4,837 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🏳️ Tomoki Nojiri | 3,494 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇯🇵 Atsushi Miyake | 2,490 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
Ukyo Sasahara is a Japanese racing driver who has competed across a wide range of motorsport disciplines, having previously served as a factory driver for Honda before joining Toyota Gazoo Racing, for whom he now competes in both Super GT and Super Formula. In Super Formula, Sasahara has driven for the VANTELIN TEAM TOM'S TOYOTA/TRD 01F entry, accumulating five career starts without a race win, podium finish, or championship to date, and he is now listed as retired from the series.[1]
Across his five starts in Super Formula, Sasahara did not convert his opportunities into podium results, finishing without a top-three result in any round. His most recent season saw him complete five rounds without a win or podium, placing fifteenth in the final standings. Racer DB currently assigns him a Racer Rating of 4,793, ranking him 293rd among active drivers on the platform's Elo-style scale, reflecting a career in Super Formula that, while limited in headline results, forms part of a broader multi-discipline resume built through his work with both Honda and Toyota Gazoo Racing.[2]