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🇯🇵 Yu Kanamaru
Racing driver from Japan. Super GT, Tomei Sports.
Driver facts
Full name
Yu Kanamaru
Born
13 May 1994(b. 1994)
Nationality
Japan
Current team
Tomei Sports
Series
Super GT
Status
Active
Career wins
0
Career podiums
2
Career starts
67
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
4,001
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,001Rank 3577 of 40,308 indexed, -182 this season
FIA Categorisation
Silver
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Yu Kanamaru is a racing driver from Japan who competes in Super GT for Tomei Sports. Kanamaru has recorded 0 wins and 2 podiums from 67 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,001 ranks Kanamaru 3577th of 40,308 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)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2026-05-03 | Fuji GT300 | P19 | −16 |
| 2026-05-03 | Fuji | P31 | −11 |
| 2026-04-11 | Okayama GT300 | P26 | −92 |
| 2026-04-11 | Okayama | P39 | −62 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +156 | Motorland 2016 | Formula V8 3.5 | P4 |
| +151 | LE MANS 2015 | Formula V8 3.5 | P6 |
| +141 | Spa-Francorchamps 2016 | Formula V8 3.5 | P4 |
| +134 | Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino 2009 | SKUSA SuperNationals | P2 |
| +109 | Fuji 2025 | Super GT | P7 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Nurburgring6 starts+16
Spa-Francorchamps8 starts+13
Motorland5 starts+7
Struggles
Jerez6 starts-15
Hungaroring6 starts-7
Catalunya4 starts-2
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Super GT | Tomei Sports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −183 | 4,001 |
| 2025 | ▸Super GT | Kondo Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +134 | 4,183 |
| 2023 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | FastMD Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | −33 | 4,049 |
| 2017 | ▸Formula V8 3.5 | RP Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | −54 | 4,083 |
| 2016 | ▸Formula V8 3.5 | Teo Martin Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +559 | 4,154 |
| 2015 | ▸Formula V8 3.5 | Pons Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | +313 | 3,809 |
| ▸Formula 3 Macau | Carlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −31 | ||
| 2014 | ▸Formula 3 Macau | Carlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +82 | 3,297 |
| 2013 | ▸Formula Renault Eurocup | KTR | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | −219 | 3,215 |
| 2012 | ▸Formula Renault Eurocup | KTR | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | ↑1,191−616 | 3,434 |
| 2009 | ▸SKUSA SuperNationals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +1,509 | 2,859 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Kanamaru finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇬 Egor OrudzhevFIA Gold | 4,630 | 36 | 4 | 32 | 11% |
| 🇫🇷 Matthieu VaxiviereFIA Gold | 5,137 | 31 | 1 | 30 | 3% |
| 🇮🇱 Roy NissanyFIA Gold | 4,552 | 31 | 10 | 21 | 32% |
| 🇦🇹 Rene BinderFIA Gold | 4,653 | 30 | 8 | 22 | 27% |
| 🇲🇽 Alfonso Celis Jr | 4,360 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 41% |
| 🇫🇷 Aurelien PanisFIA Silver | 4,553 | 28 | 5 | 23 | 18% |
| 🇧🇷 Pietro FittipaldiFIA Platinum | 4,649 | 27 | 9 | 18 | 33% |
| 🇬🇧 Oliver RowlandFIA Platinum | 6,961 | 24 | 2 | 22 | 8% |
| 🇮🇹 Giuseppe Cipriani | 2,976 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 96% |
| 🇳🇱 Nyck de VriesFIA Platinum | 5,856 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 9% |
| 🇪🇸 Alex PalouFIA Platinum, 5× champion | 7,442 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇫🇷 Pierre GaslyFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 7,019 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 5% |
| 🇫🇷 Esteban OconFIA Platinum, 2× champion | 6,833 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 5% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,308 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,567 | 🇧🇪 Helmut Reis | FIA GT Championship | 4,003 |
| 3,568 | 🇬🇧 James Baldwin | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,003 |
| 3,569 | 🇺🇸 Ryan Dalziel | 24H Series | 4,003 |
| 3,570 | 🇧🇪 Yani Stevenheydens | Spanish F4 | 4,003 |
| 3,571 | 🇺🇸 Colby Howard | NASCAR Truck | 4,002 |
| 3,572 | 🇳🇱 David Pittard | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,002 |
| 3,573 | 🇲🇹 Jacob Micallef | GB3 | 4,002 |
| 3,574 | 🇫🇷 John Filippi | TCR World Tour | 4,002 |
| 3,575 | 🇦🇺 Ryan MacMillan | TCR World Tour | 4,002 |
| 3,576 | 🇫🇮 Mikael Forsten | FIA GT Championship | 4,001 |
| 3,577 | 🇯🇵 Yu Kanamaru | Super GT | 4,001 |
| 3,578 | 🇬🇧 Gustav Burton | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 3,999 |
| 3,579 | 🇨🇭 Sebastien Page | 24H Series | 3,999 |
| 3,580 | 🇨🇿 Petr Fulín | 24H Series | 3,998 |
| 3,581 | 🇺🇸 Tyler Young | NASCAR Truck | 3,998 |
| 3,582 | 🇫🇮 Axel Blom | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,996 |
| 3,583 | 🇳🇿 Brendon Leitch | GT World Challenge Asia | 3,996 |
| 3,584 | 🏳️ Christian Bracke | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,996 |
| 3,585 | 🇦🇹 Christopher Zoechling | 24H Series | 3,996 |
| 3,586 | 🇧🇪 José Close | 24H Series | 3,996 |
| 3,587 | 🇦🇪 Patrick Kolb | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,996 |
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