Masataka Yanagida

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Masataka Yanagida (born 4 June 1979, in Tokyo) is a Japanese racing driver.

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Career

The son of successful racing driver Haruhito Yanagida, a runner-up in the Japanese Touring Car Championship, Masataka began his career in karting in 1993. In 1997 he raced in Formula Renault Campus in France, before stepping up to the main French Formula Renault Championship in 1998. He moved on to Formula Dream in 1999, taking five victories in the 2000 season. [1]

In 2001 he began racing in Japanese F3 and Japanese GT. He finished seventh in the F3 standings and fourth in the GT300 class in Japanese GT, where he raced with Yuji Ide. He improved to finish third in GT300 in 2002, before winning the class in 2003. He returned to F3 in 2004, but could only finish 10th. He moved up to the GT500 class of Super GT in 2005, finishing fifth in the standings, sharing with Michael Krumm.[ citation needed ]

He made his World Touring Car Championship debut at the 2010 FIA WTCC Race of Japan at Okayama for the Wiechers-Sport team.[ citation needed ]

Racing record

Career Summary

SeasonSeriesTeam NameRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2001 All-Japan Formula Three Toda Racing 190000807th
All-Japan GT - GT300 Hasemi Motorsport70003534th
2002 All-Japan GT - GT300 Hasemi Motorsport81102803rd
2003 All-Japan Formula Three Threebond Racing20000217th
All-Japan GT - GT300 Hasemi Motorsport80104771st
2004 All-Japan Formula Three Threebond Racing2000015810th
All-Japan GT - GT300 Team Daishin70001336th
Super Taikyu - Class3RS Nakaharu210001321st
C-West Labs100011162nd
Suzuka 1000km Nismo 10000N/ANC
2005 Super GT - GT500 Nismo 80102575th
2006 Formula Nippon Kondo Racing 90100114th
Super GT - GT500 Kondo Racing 900013413th
Tokachi 24 Hours C-West Labs10001N/A3rd
2007 Formula Nippon Kondo Racing 900000NC
Super GT - GT500 Hasemi Motorsport901003012th
Super Taikyu - ST1 Petronas Syntium Team70301695th
2008 Super GT - GT500 Nismo 90212577th
Super Taikyu - ST1 Petronas Syntium Team722231272nd
2009 Super GT - GT300 MOLA91001627th
Super Taikyu - ST1 Petronas Syntium Team855211281st
MMER 12 Hours Petronas Syntium Team10001N/A2nd
2010 Super GT - GT300 Hasemi Motorsport71103641st
Super Taikyu - ST1 Petronas Syntium Team765311421st
Dubai 24 Hour Petronas Syntium Team10001N/A2nd
World Touring Car Championship Wiechers-Sport 200000NC
2011 Super GT - GT500 MOLA81334901st
Super Taikyu - ST1 Petronas Syntium Team663301361st
MMER 12 Hours Petronas Syntium Team11000N/A1st
2012 Super GT - GT500 MOLA82113931st
Super Taikyu - GT3 Petronas Syntium Team20201942nd
MMER 12 Hours Petronas Syntium Team11000N/A1st
2013 Super GT - GT500 Nismo 80203506th
2014 Super GT - GT500 MOLA801013111th
Spa 24 Hours Nissan GT Academy Team RJN 10000N/A38th
2015 Super GT - GT500 MOLA81101506th
Super Taikyu - ST-X GTNET Motorsports1000035.58th
2015-16 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 Team AAI40002373rd
2016 Super GT - GT500 Kondo Racing 82010437th
Super Taikyu - ST-X Endless Sports20002116.52nd
Inter Proto SeriesB-Max Racing Team40001 ? ?

Complete Japanese Formula 3 results

YearTeamEngine1234567891011121314151617181920DCPts
2001 Toda Racing Mugen-Honda SUZ1
Ret
SUZ2
8
TSU1
13
TSU2
5
FUJ1
14
FUJ2
Ret
MIN1
6
MIN2
4
MOT1
4
MOT2
6
SUZ
7
SUG1
8
SUG2
9
SEN1
7
SEN2
9
TAI1
7
TAI2
Ret
MOT1
4
MOT2
5
7th80
2003 Threebond Racing Threebond-Nissan SUZ1 SUZ2 FUJ1
13
FUJ2
9
TAI1 TAI2 MOT1 MOT2 SUZ1 SUZ2 SUG1 SUG2 TSU1 TSU2 SUG1 SUG2 MIN1 MIN2 MOT1 MOT2 17th2
2004 Threebond Racing Threebond-Nissan SUZ1
12
SUZ2
8
TSU1
12
TSU2
12
TAI1
5
TAI2
11
MOT1
14
MOT2
9
SUZ1
9
SUZ2
3
SUG1
6
SUG2
5
MIN1
10
MIN2
Ret
SEN1
7
SEN2
Ret
MIN1
7
MIN2
7
MOT1
8
MOT2
10
10th58

Complete Formula Nippon results

YearTeamEngine123456789DCPts
2006 Kondo Racing Toyota FUJ
7
SUZ
Ret
MOT
9
SUZ
13
AUT
13
FUJ
12
SUG
Ret
MOT
6
SUZ
13
14th1
2007 Kondo Racing Toyota FUJ
9
SUZ
18
MOT
Ret
OKA
15
SUZ
14
FUJ
12
SUG
12
MOT
16
SUZ
Ret
NC0

Complete Super GT results

YearTeamCarClass123456789DCPts
2001 Hasemi Motorsport Nissan Silvia GT300 TAI
6
FUJ
2
SUG
12
FUJ
2
MOT
9
SUZ
2
MIN
12
4th53
2002 Hasemi Motorsport Nissan Silvia GT300 TAI
4
FUJ
Ret
SUG
1
SEP
3
FUJ
3
MOT
4
MIN
Ret
SUZ
Ret
3rd70
2003 Hasemi Motorsport Nissan Fairlady Z GT300 TAI
6
FUJ
2
SUG
17
FUJ
3
FUJ
21
MOT
3
AUT
4
SUZ
2
1st77
2004 Team Daishin Nissan Fairlady Z GT300 TAI
19
SUG
14
SEP
6
TOK
3
MOT
4
AUT
19
SUZ
7
6th33
2005 NISMO Nissan Z GT500 OKA
12
FUJ
2
SEP
6
SUG
7
MOT
4
FUJ
9
AUT
2
SUZ
8
5th57
2006 Kondo Racing Nissan Z GT500 SUZ
10
OKA
10
FUJ
10
SEP
8
SUG
10
SUZ
5
MOT
6
AUT
14
FUJ
3
13th34
2007 Hasemi Motorsport Nissan Z GT500 SUZ
10
OKA
13
FUJ
4
SEP
7
SUG
4
SUZ
8
MOT
11
AUT
7
FUJ
15
12th30
2008 NISMO Nissan GT-R GT500 SUZ
2
OKA
15
FUJ
12
SEP
2
SUG
13
SUZ
4
MOT
7
AUT
5
FUJ
11
7th57
2009 MOLA Nissan Fairlady Z GT300 OKA
7
SUZ
3
FUJ
6
SEP
4
SUG
6
SUZ
1
FUJ
9
AUT
8
MOT
7
7th62
2010 Hasemi Motorsport Nissan Fairlady Z GT300 SUZ
5
OKA
3
FUJ
5
SEP
5
SUG
2
SUZ
Ret
FUJ
C
MOT
1
1st64
2011 MOLA Nissan GT-R GT500 OKA
6
FUJ
10
SEP
2
SUG
1
SUZ
2
FUJ
7
AUT
2
MOT
2
1st90
2012 MOLA Nissan GT-R GT500 OKA
7
FUJ
8
SEP
14
SUG
3
SUZ
1
FUJ
2
AUT
1
MOT
2
1st93
2013 NISMO Nissan GT-R GT500 OKA
3
FUJ
Ret
SEP
9
SUG
3
SUZ
2
FUJ
9
AUT
8
MOT
8
6th50
2014 MOLA Nissan GT-R GT500 OKA
10
FUJ
Ret
AUT
2
SUG
7
FUJ
6
SUZ
13
BUR
Ret
MOT
5
11th31
2015 MOLA Nissan GT-R GT500 OKA
8
FUJ
10
CHA
1
FUJ
14
SUZ
6
SUG
2
AUT
6
MOT
Ret
6th50
2016 Kondo Racing Nissan GT-R GT500 OKA
13
FUJ
9
SUG
1
FUJ
Ret
SUZ
12
CHA
13
MOT
1
MOT
10
7th43
2017 Audi Team Hitotsuyama  [ ja ] Audi R8 LMS GT300 OKA
14
FUJ
14
AUT
13
SUG
20
FUJ
10
SUZ
Ret
CHA
23
MOT
8
20th5
2018 Runup Sports Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 GT300 OKA
FUJ
SUZ
CHA
FUJ
12
SUG
AUT
MOT
NC0
2020 Cars Tokai Dream28  [ ja ] Lotus Evora MC GT300 GT300 FUJ (1)
12
FUJ (2)
1
SUZ (1)
3
MOT (1)
13
FUJ (3)
27
SUZ (2)
11
MOT (2)
24
FUJ (4)
23
10th31
2021 Arnage Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 GT300 OKA
18
FSW
21
SUZ
22
TRM
19
SUG
24
AUT
14
TRM
21
FSW
DNS
NC0
2022 BUSOU Drago Corse Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 GT300 OKA
12
FUJ
2
SUZ
6
FUJ
SUZ
SUG
AUT
MOT
20th12.5
2023 BMW M Team Studie x CRS BMW M4 GT3 GT300 OKA
FUJ
13
SUZ
1
FUJ
2
SUZ
SUG
AUT
MOT
10th35

* Season still in progress

Complete Asian Le Mans Series

YearTeamMachineEngineClass1234DCPts
2015-16 Team-AAI ADESS-03 Nissan LMP3 FUJ
Ret
SEP
2
BUR
2
SEP
Ret
3rd37
2019-20 Eurasia Motorsport Ligier JS P217 Gibson LMP2 SHA
Ret
BEN SEP
Ret
BUR 11th1

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References

  1. "Meet the drivers - STES08: 2008 Driver Profile: Masataka Yanagida - Cool, Calm and Collected". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Super GT (GT500) Champion
20112012 with:
Ronnie Quintarelli
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