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 1,098 ranks Katsumata 18861th of 37,621 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.
| 2012-09-29 | Nürburgring Nordschleife · SP 3 | P3 | +50 |
| 2012-04-28 | Nürburgring Nordschleife · SP 3 | P3 | +132 |
| 2012-04-14 | Nürburgring Nordschleife · SP 3 | P8 | +14 |
| 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 | P15 | +196 | 1,196 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Uwe Wächtler | 2,485 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Markus Fugel | 1,520 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇨🇭 Natacha GachnangHIGHER-RATED | 4,466 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇯🇵 Naoki YokomizoFIA SILVER | 3,993 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇯🇵 Shogo MitsuyamaFIA SILVER | 3,644 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18,850 | 🏳️ P Womack | PCA Club Racing | 1,098 |
| 18,852 | 🏳️ R Walker | PCA Club Racing | 1,098 |
| 18,853 | 🏳️ Rob Liebbe | NASA | 1,098 |
| 18,854 | 🏳️ Rob Talastas | NASA | 1,098 |
| 18,855 | 🏳️ Roger Egle | SVRA | 1,098 |
| 18,856 | 🏳️ Sophia Bazyler | American Endurance Racing | 1,098 |
| 18,857 | 🏳️ T. Kelly | NASA | 1,098 |
| 18,858 | 🇺🇸 Tigh Isaac | NASA | 1,098 |
| 18,859 | 🏳️ Tim McKENZIE | PCA Club Racing | 1,098 |
| 18,860 | 🇫🇷 Valentin Belgy | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 1,098 |
| 18,861 | 🇯🇵 Yoshinobu Katsumata | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,098 |
| 18,862 | 🏳️ Andrew Zimmerman | NASA | 1,097 |
| 18,863 | 🏳️ Austin Tiller | SVRA | 1,097 |
| 18,864 | 🏳️ Bill Baten | SCCA Majors | 1,097 |
| 18,865 | 🏳️ Brian DiBella | SCCA Majors | 1,097 |
| 18,866 | 🏳️ Brian Groth | NASA | 1,097 |
| 18,867 | 🏳️ Brian Zurek | NASA | 1,097 |
| 18,868 | 🇪🇸 Carlos Arimon | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 1,097 |
| 18,869 | 🏳️ Cliff Goldsmith | SVRA | 1,097 |
| 18,870 | 🏳️ Dell Tolin | PCA Club Racing | 1,097 |
| 18,871 | 🏳️ Frank Anhorn | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,097 |
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.