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πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Yuji Kunimoto

Racing driver from Japan. Super GT, TGR Team Wedssport Bandoh.
Driver facts
Full name
Yuji Kunimoto
Born
12 September 1990(b. 1990)
Nationality
Japan
Current team
TGR Team Wedssport Bandoh
Series
Super GT
Status
Active
Career wins
4
Career podiums
18
Career starts
190
Career DNFs
16
Racer Rating
4,810
Yuji Kunimoto
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,810
Rank 1409 of 38,983 indexed, -67 this season
FIA Categorisation
Platinum
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Yuji Kunimoto is a racing driver from Japan who competes in Super GT for TGR Team Wedssport Bandoh. Kunimoto has recorded 4 wins and 18 podiums from 190 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,810 ranks Kunimoto 1409th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
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Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-05-03Fuji GT500Super GTP10βˆ’9
2026-04-11Okayama GT500Super GTP12βˆ’57
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+179Suzuka 2023Super GTP1
+174Twin Ring Motegi 2021Super GTP2
+158Twin Ring Motegi 2021Super GTP2
+156Motegi 2013Super GTP1
+147Buriram 2016Super GTP1
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Buriram6 starts+39
Twin Ring Motegi5 starts+38
Sugo17 starts+16
Sepang6 starts+6
Struggles
Sportsland SUGO5 starts-18
Okayama7 starts-15
Motegi21 starts-13
Macau4 starts-10
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026β–ΈSuper GTTGR Team Wedssport Bandoh200000β€”βˆ’664,810
2025β–ΈSuper GTTGR Team Wedssport Bandoh700010P14βˆ’304,877
2024β–ΈSuper FormulaITOCHU ENEX Team Impul900100P13+94,906
β–ΈSuper GTTGR Team Wedssport Bandoh800100P14βˆ’381
2023β–ΈSuper FormulaKids com Team KCMG900000P16+1115,279
β–ΈSuper GTTGR Team Wedssport Bandoh811000P13βˆ’13
2022β–ΈSuper FormulaKCMG1000000P14+425,181
β–ΈSuper GTTGR Team Wedssport Bandoh800040P11+119
2021β–ΈSuper GTTGR Team Wedssport Bandoh802120P11βˆ’395,021
β–ΈSuper FormulaKCMG700300P18βˆ’357
2020β–ΈSuper GTTGR Team Wedssport Bandoh800100P16βˆ’4175,323
β–ΈSuper Formulacarrozzeria Team KCMG701200P7+220
2019β–ΈSuper GTLexus Team Wedssport Bandoh801000P10βˆ’1605,432
β–ΈSuper FormulaKondo Racing700010P14↑725βˆ’158
2018β–ΈSuper GTLexus Team Wedssport Bandoh802100P10βˆ’45,900
2017β–ΈSuper GTLexus Team Wedssport Bandoh700000P14βˆ’2515,159
β–ΈWECToyota Gazoo Racing200100P9βˆ’96
2016β–ΈSuper GTLexus Team Wedssport Bandoh711010P3+2725,369
2015β–ΈSuper GTLexus Team LeMans Eneos801100P9βˆ’915,271
2014β–ΈSuper GTLexus Team LeMans Eneos802010P7+535,456
2013β–ΈSuper GTLexus Team LeMans Eneos812110P5+2525,323
2012β–ΈSuper GTLexus Team Keeper Kraft801200P12↑398βˆ’3295,071
2011β–ΈSuper GTAPR801000P6+1195,002
2010β–ΈSuper GTAPR713100P4βˆ’654,883
β–ΈFormula 3 MacauTOM''S200000β€”βˆ’95
2009β–ΈSuper GTAPR900000P9+3,6935,043
β–ΈFormula 3 MacauNow Motor Sports200000—↑509+43
Recent coverage
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Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Kunimoto finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Naoki YamamotoFIA Platinum6,2441554810731%
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Yuhi SekiguchiFIA Gold5,715148678145%
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Kazuya OshimaFIA Platinum5,519136548240%
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Tomoki Nojiri6,152134399529%
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Hiroaki IshiuraFIA Platinum5,505123487539%
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Koudai Tsukakoshi5,397122556745%
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Tsugio MatsudaFIA Platinum4,858108456342%
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Tadasuke MakinoFIA Gold6,639104287627%
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Ronnie Quintarelli5,458102396338%
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Takuya Izawa4,685102505249%
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Alex PalouFIA Platinum, 4Γ— champion7,65973443%
πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ Liam LawsonFIA Platinum7,30091811%
πŸ‡²πŸ‡½ Pato O'WardFIA Gold, 2Γ— champion7,02431233%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
1,399πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Stewart FriesenNASCAR Truck4,821
1,400πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ D.J. KenningtonNASCAR Cup Series4,820
1,401πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Salman Owega24H Series4,820
1,402πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Simon MannAsian Le Mans Series4,819
1,403πŸ‡΅πŸ‡± Jakub GiermaziakNΓΌrburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,817
1,404πŸ‡©πŸ‡° Jan MagnussenLe Mans Cup4,816
1,405πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Mike MarlarNASCAR Truck4,816
1,406πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ David ReutimannNASCAR Truck4,814
1,407πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Toranosuke TakagiSuper GT4,813
1,408πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ Robert ViΘ™oiuFormula 24,811
1,409πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Yuji KunimotoSuper GT4,810
1,410πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Marius ZugGT World Challenge Europe4,809
1,411πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Robbie KerrWEC4,809
1,412πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Elton SawyerNASCAR Xfinity4,808
1,413πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Kyle KaiserNASA4,808
1,414πŸ‡«πŸ‡· Andrea PizzitolaWEC4,807
1,415πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­ Lilian BrynerFIA GT Championship4,807
1,416πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Frank StipplerNΓΌrburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,806
1,417πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Danica PatrickNASCAR Cup Series4,805
1,418πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Connor MosackNASCAR Truck4,803
1,419πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺ Pierre-Alexandre JeanGT World Challenge Europe4,803
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Yuji Kunimoto is an established professional sportscar and endurance racing driver with a Racer Rating of 6,260, placing him in the elite professional band. This rating describes a driver who competes at the sharp end of the world's strongest fields and regularly beats semi-professional and professional-level rivals. The FIA Platinum grading confirms his standing as a full professional in GT and endurance racing.[1]

Kunimoto's career is built on longevity in Super GT, where he has accumulated 126 starts across eighteen seasons with TGR Team Wedssport Bandoh, scoring three wins and thirteen podiums. His results show consistency against a strong roster of rivals; he has finished ahead of multiple Super GT champions including Sho Tsuboi across 27 encounters and Tadasuke Makino across 16. However, his head-to-head record against Hiroaki Ishiura, a Platinum-graded driver of higher rating, stands at 35 wins to 87 losses across 122 races, indicating the presence of faster drivers even within his own category. His forays into single-seaters proved less successful; a brief Super Formula campaign spanning 2017 to 2024 yielded thirteen starts without wins or podiums, and his Formula 3 Macau entries in 2009 and 2010 produced no podium finishes. A two-race World Endurance Championship outing in 2017 also yielded no points. He has beaten several drivers of substantially higher rating in isolated instances, including Alex Palou six times and Pierre Gasly once, though these represent occasional success against much stronger opposition rather than sustained competitive patterns.[2]

Kunimoto announced his exit from Super Formula in late 2024 and remains active in Super GT as of 2026, where the bulk of his professional racing continues.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia
2016 retro: Reappraising one of Super Formula's most unpredictable seasons[1]
Japan Racing Insider
24 Apr 2026
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Yuji Kunimoto announces Super Formula exit[2]
Japan Racing Insider
29 Nov 2024
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Super Formula – Kunimoto champion, Vandoorne concludes in style[3]
autohebdof1.com
16 Nov 2021
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