Yoshinobu Katsumata is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie for Gazoo Racing. Katsumata has recorded 0 wins and 2 podiums from 3 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,714 ranks Katsumata 18727th of 40,200 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.
| 2012-09-29 | Nürburgring Nordschleife SP 3 | P3 | +41 |
| 2012-04-28 | Nürburgring Nordschleife SP 3 | P3 | +130 |
| 2012-04-14 | Nürburgring Nordschleife SP 3 | P8 | +8 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +130 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2012 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P3 |
| +41 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2012 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P3 |
| +8 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2012 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P8 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Gazoo Racing | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +454 | 1,804 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Uwe Wächtler | 2,543 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Markus Fugel | 2,114 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇩🇪 Andreas Winterwerber | 1,863 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Dirk Stock | 1,497 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇨🇭 Natacha GachnangHigher-rated | 4,468 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇮🇹 Naoki YokomizoFIA Silver, 1× champion | 4,305 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇯🇵 Shogo MitsuyamaFIA Silver | 4,051 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18,717 | 🏳️ Jared Randall | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,715 |
| 18,718 | 🏳️ Liam Harrow | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,715 |
| 18,720 | 🇳🇿 Minjin Lim | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,715 |
| 18,719 | 🏳️ MP Spierer | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,715 |
| 18,721 | 🏳️ Bret Prange | SCCA Regionals | 1,714 |
| 18,722 | 🇨🇭 Devis Schwägli | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,714 |
| 18,723 | 🏳️ Joe Skelton | World Racing League | 1,714 |
| 18,724 | 🇺🇸 Matt Alexander | PCA Club Racing | 1,714 |
| 18,725 | 🇦🇹 Richard Purtscher | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,714 |
| 18,726 | 🏳️ Thomas Nolting | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,714 |
| 18,727 | 🇯🇵 Yoshinobu Katsumata | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,714 |
| 18,728 | 🏳️ Max Malinowski | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,713 |
| 18,729 | 🇬🇧 Oliver Smith | 24H Series | 1,713 |
| 18,730 | 🇬🇧 Steven Cheetham | 24H Series | 1,713 |
| 18,731 | 🏳️ Chase Outcault | American Endurance Racing | 1,712 |
| 18,732 | 🏳️ Chris Perera | American Endurance Racing | 1,712 |
| 18,733 | 🏳️ Jack Banha | SCCA Regionals | 1,712 |
| 18,734 | 🏳️ Joel Karns | American Endurance Racing | 1,712 |
| 18,735 | 🏳️ Jörg Walkowski | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,712 |
| 18,736 | 🇦🇪 Lachlan Robinson | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,712 |
| 18,737 | 🇦🇺 Lewin Burdon Joshua Heath | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,712 |
Yoshinobu Katsumata is a developing driver whose racing record consists of a single season in the 2012 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie, where he made three starts for Gazoo Racing and finished 15th overall. His Racer Rating of 1,098 places him at the entry level of competitive racing; he is not yet at the calibre of club racers who consistently finish near the front of their fields.[1]
Katsumata scored two podium finishes across his three races, giving him a strong average finishing position of P4.7, but the competitive context reveals limited substance to these results. He finished behind both of his most frequent rivals, series champion Uwe Wächtler and fellow driver Markus Fugel, in all three races they shared. His podiums came against fields that included several drivers rated as semi-professionals or higher, among them Natacha Gachnang, Naoki Yokomizo, and Shogo Mitsuyama, whom he beat once each; however, these were isolated results in a three-race sample and do not establish a pattern of competitive strength. Katsumata has been retired since 2012 and has not raced since that season.