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πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Yuji Ide

Racing driver from Japan. Super GT, Busou Drago Corse.
Driver facts
Full name
Yuji Ide
Born
21 January 1975(b. 1975)
Nationality
Japan
Current team
Busou Drago Corse
Series
Super GT
Status
Retired
Career wins
1
Career podiums
3
Career starts
56
Career DNFs
10
Racer Rating
4,391
Yuji Ide
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,391
Rank 2235 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Yuji Ide is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Super GT for Busou Drago Corse. Ide has recorded 1 win and 3 podiums from 56 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,391 ranks Ide 2235th 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, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2022 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
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Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2022-05-27Suzuka GT300Super GTP6+105
2022-05-02Fuji GT300Super GTP2+154
2022-04-15Okayama GT300Super GTP11+56
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+174Suzuka 2010Super GTP1
+154Fuji 2022Super GTP2
+105Suzuka 2022Super GTP6
+80Macau 2002Formula 3 MacauP5
+75Sepang 2009Super GTP4
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Autopolis5 starts+24
Sugo4 starts+15
TI Aida5 starts+3
Struggles
Motegi6 starts-16
Suzuka9 starts-8
Fuji13 starts-7
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2022β–ΈSuper GTBusou Drago Corse301000P14+3154,391
2018β–ΈSuper GTEicars Bentley700000P19βˆ’1224,076
2017β–ΈSuper GTEicars Bentley600100P20βˆ’3724,068
2015β–ΈSuper GTTeam Up Garage with Bandoh500400P20βˆ’5564,570
2013β–ΈSuper GTBonds Racing100000P20+535,126
2010β–ΈSuper GTAutobacs Racing Team Aguri711110P11βˆ’2365,073
2009β–ΈSuper GTTeam Kunimitsu900000P12βˆ’2245,308
2008β–ΈSuper GTTeam Kunimitsu901100P11βˆ’4925,533
2006β–ΈFormula 1Super Aguri400300P19↑1,370βˆ’1756,025
2002β–ΈFormula 3 MacauArta Signature Elf100000β€”+804,830
2001β–ΈFormula 3 MacauSignature Competition300000β€”+1104,750
2000β–ΈFormula 3 MacauSkill Speed100000β€”+3,2904,640
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Ide finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Richard LyonsFIA Gold4,39044143032%
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ BjΓΆrn Wirdheim5,09940162440%
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Seiji AraFIA Gold5,08233122136%
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Yuki Nakayama4,04833141942%
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Katsuyuki HiranakaFIA Gold3,86932131941%
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Tatsuya KataokaFIA Gold5,1223182326%
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Ryo MichigamiFIA Silver4,44231112035%
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ AndrΓ© CoutoFIA Silver4,43431121939%
πŸ‡§πŸ‡· JoΓ£o Paulo de OliveiraFIA Platinum5,25629141548%
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Takashi KogureFIA Gold5,1212992031%
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Nico RosbergFIA Platinum, 2Γ— champion7,90042250%
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Sho TsuboiFIA Platinum, 5Γ— champion6,5761221017%
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί Mark WebberHigher-rated, 1Γ— champion6,53742250%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
2,225πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Sakamoto YuyaSuper GT4,394
2,226πŸ‡§πŸ‡· Bia FigueiredoIMSA WeatherTech4,393
2,227🏳️ Daniel Allemann24H Series4,393
2,228🏳️ George Richardson24H Series4,393
2,229πŸ‡§πŸ‡· Gianluca PetecofStock Car Pro Series4,393
2,230πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί Jamie DayGT World Challenge Europe4,393
2,231πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Joey CoulterNASCAR Truck4,393
2,232πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Josh PiersonIndy NXT4,393
2,233πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺ Magnus WallinderFIA GT Championship4,392
2,234πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Hiroyuki MatsumuraSuper GT4,391
2,235πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Yuji IdeSuper GT4,391
2,236πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Darren LeungAsian Le Mans Series4,390
2,237πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ή Hannes NeuhauserNΓΌrburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,390
2,238πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Justin MarksNASCAR Truck4,390
2,239πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Richard LyonsSuper GT4,390
2,240πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Patrick AssenheimerNΓΌrburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,389
2,241πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Yorikatsu TsujikoAsian Le Mans Series4,389
2,242πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ή Simon ReicherGT World Challenge Europe4,388
2,243πŸ‡§πŸ‡· Vitor BaptistaStock Car Pro Series4,387
2,244πŸ‡³πŸ‡± Daan PijlGT World Challenge Europe4,386
2,245πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Robert IngramNASCAR Xfinity4,386
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Yuji Ide is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Super GT for Busou Drago Corse. Ide has recorded 1 win and 3 podiums from 56 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,391 ranks Ide 2235th 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, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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