Yoshiaki Katayama Explained

Yoshiaki Katayama
Wins:4
Prev Series Years:2021
2020
20162019
2016–17
2015
Prev Series:S5000 Tasman Series
Super Formula Lights
Japanese Formula 3 Championship
MRF Challenge
F4 Japanese Championship
Year:2022
Best Finish:3rd
Fastest Laps:4
Poles:5
Starts:18
Nationality: Japanese
Car Number:6
Current Team:Team LeMans with OIRC
First Year:2021
Current Series:Formula Regional Japanese Championship
Birth Place:Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Birth Date:1993 11, df=yes
Title Years:2016
Podiums:13

Yoshiaki Katayama (born 13 November 1993 in the Aichi prefecture, Chūbu Region) is a Japanese racing driver currently competing in Super GT in the GT300 class. He is the 2016 Japanese Formula 3 - National Class champion.

Career

Lower formulae

In 2015 Katayama made his debut in singe-seater racing by competing in the F4 Japanese Championship for miNami aoYama with SARD.

Katayama later competed in the 2016–17 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship, where he came eleventh in the drivers' standings.[1]

Formula 3

In 2016 Katayama competed in the National class of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship with Petit Lemans Racing. He took nine National class wins on his way to become champion.

In 2017 he returned to the Japanese Formula 3 Championship with the OKAYAMA KOKUSAI CIRCUIT RC. This time he would compete for the overall championship. He finished the season in ninth.

In 2018 he remained in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship with OIRC team YTB.[2] He finished the season in seventh. At the end of the year he joined Carlin Motorsport to compete in the 2018 Macau Grand Prix. He finished the main race in seventeenth after having started from twenty seventh due to an accident in the qualifying race.[3]

In 2019 he once again remained in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship with OIRC team YTB which was operated by Carlin Motorsport.[4] In the third round at the Okayama International Circuit he took his first overall race win in the championship.[5] Like the previous year, he finished the season in seventh.

In 2020 he competed in the Formula 3-spec Super Formula Lights series with B-Max Racing as the Japanese Formula 3 Championship had been discontinued.[6] After only competing in two rounds he finished the season in sixth.

In 2021 he joined the Formula Regional Japanese Championship as a Privateer.[7] He only competed in the opening round at the Okayama International Circuit where he won all three races.

In 2022 he returned to the Formula Regional Japanese Championship. This time he competed for Team LeMans with OIRC.[8] He took his only win of the season at the Okayama International Circuit and finished third in the drivers' standings after not taking part in the final round of the season.[9] [10]

S5000 Tasman Series

In 2021 Katayama raced outside of Asia for the first time by competing in the S5000 Tasman Series with Team BRM.[11] He finished the season in eleventh.

Super GT

In 2021 Katayama made his debut in sports car racing by competing in the GT300-class of the Super GT Series for Team LeMans with Satoshi Motoyama being his teammate.[12]

In 2022 he remained in the Super GT Series with the same team. He finished the season in twenty-first.[13]

In 2023 he will remain in the Super GT Series for a third season with the team. His teammate will be Roberto Merhi.[14] [15]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2015F4 Japanese ChampionshipmiNami aoYama with SARD30000034th
2016Japanese Formula 3 ChampionshipPetit Lemans Racing1700000NC
Japanese Formula 3 Championship - National1791211131391st
2016–17MRF Challenge Formula 2000 ChampionshipMRF Racing1600103211th
2017Japanese Formula 3 ChampionshipOKAYAMA KOKUSAI CIRCUIT RC200000119th
2018Japanese Formula 3 ChampionshipOIRC team YTB190000147th
Macau Grand PrixCarlin20000N/A17th
2019Japanese Formula 3 ChampionshipOIRC team YTB by Carlin201002347th
2020Super Formula LightsB-Max Racing50001106th
2021Formula Regional Japanese ChampionshipPrivateer33223756th
S5000 Tasman SeriesTeam BRM600004811th
Super GT - GT300Team LeMans with Motoyama Racing800000NC
2022Formula Regional Japanese ChampionshipTeam LeMans with OIRC15132102123rd
Super GT - GT300Team LeMans800001221st
2023Super GT - GT300Team LeMans80003379th
2024Super GT - GT300Team LeMans

Complete F4 Japanese Championship Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Japanese Formula 3 Championship-National Class Results[16]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Japanese Formula 3 Championship Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021RankPoints
2017OKAYAMA KOKUSAI CIRCUIT RCOKA1
1

OKA1
2

OKA1
3

SUZ1
1

SUZ1
2

FUJ1
1

FUJ1
2

OKA2
1

OKA2
2

SUZ2
1

SUZ2
2

FUJ2
1

FUJ2
2

MOT
1

MOT
2

MOT
3

AUT
1

AUT
2

SUG
1

SUG
2

119th
2018OIRC team YTBSUZ
1

SUZ
2

SUG1
1

SUG1
2

FUJ1
1

FUJ1
2

OKA1
1

OKA1
2

OKA1
3

MOT
1

MOT
2

MOT
3

OKA2
1

OKA2
2

OKA2
3

SUG2
1

SUG2
2

SUG2
3

SUG2
4

FUJ2
1

FUJ2
2

147th
2019OIRC team YTB by CarlinSUZ
1

SUZ
2

AUT
1

AUT
2

AUT
3

OKA1
1

OKA1
2

OKA1
3

SUG1
1

SUG1
2

FUJ
1

FUJ
2

SUG2
1

SUG2
2

SUG2
3

MOT
1

MOT
2

MOT
3

OKA2
1

OKA2
2

347th

Complete Super Formula Lights Championship Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete S5000 Tasman Series Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Regional Japanese Championship Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617RankPoints
2021Yoshiaki KatayamaOKA
1

OKA
2

OKA
3

MOT
1
MOT
2
MOT
3
FUJ
1
FUJ
2
FUJ
3
SUG
1
SUG
2
SUZ
1
SUZ
2
6th75
2022Team LeMans with OIRCFUJ1
1

FUJ1
2

FUJ1
3

OKA
1

OKA
2

OKA
3

MOT
1

MOT
2

MOT
3

SUG
1

SUG
2

SUG
3

FUJ2
1

FUJ2
2

FUJ2
3

SUZ
1
SUZ
2
3rd212

Complete Super GT - GT300 Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCarClass12345678RankPoints
2021Team LeMans with Motoyama RacingAudi R8 LMS EvoGT300OKA
FUJ
MOT
SUZ
SUG
AUT
MOT
FUJ
0NC
2022Team LeMans with Motoyama Racing (round 1)Team LeMans (round 2-)Audi R8 LMS Evo IIGT300OKA
FUJ
SUZ
FUJ
SUZ
SUG
AUT
MOT
1212th
2023Team LeMansAudi R8 LMS Evo IIGT300OKA
FUJ
SUZ
FUJ
SUZ
SUG
AUT
MOT
9th37

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schumacher, Newey headline MRF Challenge entry list . 2023-02-20 . www.motorsport.com . en.
  2. Web site: 2018-04-14 . Japan Formula 3 Official Web Site . 2023-02-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180414234245/http://www.j-formula3.com/season/2018/report/report18rd01entry.html . 2018-04-14 .
  3. Web site: Wood . Ida . 2018-11-17 . Dan Ticktum controls Macau GP qualification race . 2023-02-20 . Formula Scout . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2019-07-11 . Wayback Machine . 2023-02-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190711235330/http://www.j-formula3.com/pdf/2019/round11/r11_entry.pdf . 2019-07-11 .
  5. Web site: Lumb . Tim . 2019-06-09 . Fenestraz, Miyata and Katayama share Japanese F3 wins at Okayama . 2023-02-20 . Formula Scout . en-US.
  6. Web site: 片山 義章 DRIVER & TEAM 2020年 SFL シリーズカレンダー superformula lights . 2022-04-21 . superformula-lights.com.
  7. Web site: Wood . Ida . 2021-06-27 . Yoshiaki Katayama starts Formula Regional Japan season with triple win . 2023-02-20 . Formula Scout . en-US.
  8. Web site: 2022-03-12 . Team LeMans with OIRC、片山義章を起用し2022年FRJにフル参戦。本山哲も協力 国内レース他 autosport web . 2023-02-20 . AUTO SPORT web . ja.
  9. Web site: Wood . Ida . 2022-06-26 . Miki Koyama earns first single-seater wins at Okayama in FRJC . 2023-02-20 . Formula Scout . en-US.
  10. Web site: Wood . Ida . 2022-12-11 . Ogawa and Oki share wins in FRegional Japan's Suzuka finale . 2023-02-20 . Formula Scout . en-US.
  11. Web site: 2021-11-15 . International stars confirmed for S5000 Tasman Series . 2022-04-21 . S5000 . en.
  12. Web site: Satoshi Motoyama Returning To Super GT With Team LeMans dailysportscar.com . 2023-02-20 . www.dailysportscar.com.
  13. Web site: SUPER GT announces 43-car entry list for 2022 . 2023-02-20 . au.motorsport.com . en.
  14. Web site: Tandds SUPER GT OFFICIAL WEBSITE . 2023-02-20 . supergt.net.
  15. Web site: Merhi inicia los test con el GT300 . 2023-02-20 . SoyMotor.com . es-ES.
  16. Web site: Magazine . Speedsport . All-Japan Formula 3 Championship - Season 2016: Results . 2022-04-21 . www.speedsport-magazine.com . en.