Reece Ushijima

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Reece Ushijima
Reece Ushijima - 2022 British Grand Prix (52382588248) (2022).jpg
Ushijima in 2022
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Born (2003-01-13) 13 January 2003 (age 21)
Laguna Hills, California,
United States
USF Pro 2000 Championship career
Debut season 2023
Current team Jay Howard Driver Development
Car number6
Starts9
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBA in 2023
Previous series
2021 GB3 Championship
F3 Asian Championship
Championship titles
British Karting Championship GYG KZ2 Champion

Reece Ushijima (born 13 January 2003) is a racing driverwho most recently competed in the 2023 USF Pro 2000 Championship with Jay Howard Driver Development. He previously competed in the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Van Amersfoort Racing.

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Career

Karting

Ushijima made his international competitive karting debut in 2017 in the SKUSA SuperNationals for Phil Giebler Racing, competing against the likes of Jak Crawford and Zane Maloney. [1] He then raced in X30 Senior category in IAME Asia, IAME Euroseries, Benelux, Asian Karting Championship, and Super One and British Karting Championships in the UK, racing for Piers Sexton Racing. In 2019, he finished 2nd in the Asian Karting Championship and 3rd in IAME Asia Final.

Formula Ford

In November 2019, at the age of 16, Ushijima transitioned from karts to cars. On the weekend following his racing licence acquisition he qualified on pole position, finishing P3 and P2 in the races and taking fastest lap at the BRSCC Formula Ford Winter Series in Wales, UK.

MRF Challenge Formula 2000

In the 2019–20 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship held during the winter in Dubai, Sakhir and Chennai, Ushijima logged two fastest laps and finished 7th in the standings. His best finish was 4th place at the final round in Madras Motor Race Track, Chennai.

BRDC Formula 3 Championship

2020

For the 2020 season Ushijima signed with Hitech Grand Prix to race in the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship. [2] The American started off strongly, scoring his maiden podium in the second round, with second at Donington Park. [3] His next podium came at the next round, held at Brands Hatch, however this would be the final podium of his season. Ushijima finished eleventh in the standings, nine places behind teammate Kush Maini. [4]

2021

Ushijima at Brands Hatch during the 2021 GB3 Championship ReeceUshijimaF3.png
Ushijima at Brands Hatch during the 2021 GB3 Championship

For the 2021 season, Ushijima remained with Hitech, this time alongside Sebastián Álvarez and Bart Horsten. [5] His first podium came at the opening round of the season, with third in race two at Brands Hatch. [6] In the second round at Silverstone Circuit, Ushijima earned double pole, his first pole position in the series, followed up by his maiden wins in races 1 and 2. [7] He would go on to score three more podiums and a further pole on his way to 4th in the final standings.

F3 Asian Championship

In the winter of 2021 Ushijima competed in the F3 Asian Championship with Hitech GP. [8] He scored 45 points, and with a best race finish of fifth, ended up twelfth in the championship. [9]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

Ushijima driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2022 Spielberg Formula 3 round. FIA F3 Austria 2022 Nr. 31 Ushijima.jpg
Ushijima driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2022 Spielberg Formula 3 round.

Ushijima partook in post-season testing with Van Amersfoort Racing and was confirmed to drive for the team during the 2022 season, partnering Franco Colapinto and Rafael Villagómez.

At the end of the season, Ushijima partook in the post-season test with Hitech Grand Prix. [10] [11] [12]

USF Pro 2000 Championship

For his 2023 campaign, Ushijima left Formula 3 and signed to compete in the USF Pro 2000 Championship with Jay Howard Driver Development. [13] A second place podium came at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, being the only highlight of his tough season. [14] He opted to withdraw from the series with three rounds to go, explaining his desire to return to racing in Europe for 2024. [15] Ushijima was 14th in the standings, with 140 points. [16]

Personal life

Ushijima's mother is American; his father, who grew up in the United States, is Japanese. Though Ushijima was born in California, he moved to Japan at a young age and began his karting career there.

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2017SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 JuniorPhil Giebler Racing55th
2019IAME Series Benelux — Super Shifter22nd
AKOC Asia — X30 Senior2nd
IAME International Final — X30 Senior60th
UK Kartmasters Grand Prix — X30 SeniorPiers Sexton Racing50th
ROK Cup Superfinal — Senior ROK29th
British Kart Championship — X30 Senior27th
IAME Euro Series — X30 Senior32nd
IAME Asia Final — X30 Senior3rd

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2019 BRSCC Formula Ford Winter Series Oldfield Motorsport20112 ? ?
2019–20 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 MRF Racing 1501201047th
2020 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Hitech Grand Prix 24001224411th
2021 GB3 Championship Hitech Grand Prix 2423363664th
F3 Asian Championship 1500004512th
2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 1800011320th
2023 USF Pro 2000 Championship Jay Howard Driver Development 11000114014th

Complete MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415DCPoints
2019–20 MRF Racing DUB
1
6		 DUB
2
5		 DUB
3
7		 DUB
4
7		 DUB
5
5		 BHR
1
6		 BHR
2
5		 BHR
3
7		 BHR
4
9		 CHE
1
8		 CHE
2
8		 CHE
3
9		 CHE
4
9		 CHE
5
4		 CHE
6
5		7th104

Complete BRDC British F3 Championship results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2020 Hitech Grand Prix OUL
1
10		 OUL
2
6		 OUL
3
15		 OUL
4
10		 DON1
1
2		 DON1
2
152		 DON1
3
13		 BRH
1
14		 BRH
2
2		 BRH
3
8		 BRH
4
9		 DON2
1
8		 DON2
2
45		 DON2
3
6		 SNE
1
9		 SNE
2
11		 SNE
3
13		 SNE
4
10		 DON3
1
10		 DON3
2
131		 DON3
3
Ret		 SIL
1
DSQ		 SIL
2
154		 SIL
3
8		11th244
2021 Hitech Grand Prix BRH
1
5		 BRH
2
3		 BRH
3
68		 SIL1
1
1		 SIL1
2
1		 SIL1
3
106		 DON1
1
2		 DON1
2
Ret		 DON1
3
Ret		 SPA
1
11		 SPA
2
8		 SPA
3
65		 SNE
1
Ret		 SNE
2
13		 SNE
3
112		 SIL2
1
13		 SIL2
2
8		 SIL2
3
69		 OUL
1
6		 OUL
2
5		 OUL
3
15		 DON2
1
2		 DON2
2
2		 DON2
3
20		4th366

Complete F3 Asian Championship results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415DCPoints
2021 Hitech Grand Prix DUB
1
10		 DUB
2
11		 DUB
3
6		 ABU
1
10		 ABU
2
13		 ABU
3
6		 ABU
1
12		 ABU
2
11		 ABU
3
10		 DUB
1
10		 DUB
2
5		 DUB
3
6		 ABU
1
8		 ABU
2
9		 ABU
3
10		12th45

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718DCPoints
2022 Van Amersfoort Racing BHR
SPR
12		 BHR
FEA
17		 IMO
SPR
Ret		 IMO
FEA
18		 CAT
SPR
9		 CAT
FEA
19		 SIL
SPR
3		 SIL
FEA
10		 RBR
SPR
17		 RBR
FEA
13		 HUN
SPR
11		 HUN
FEA
14		 SPA
SPR
14		 SPA
FEA
10		 ZAN
SPR
22		 ZAN
FEA
19		 MNZ
SPR
19		 MNZ
FEA
10		20th13

American open-wheel racing results

USF Pro 2000 Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
2023 Jay Howard Driver Development STP
1
6		 STP
2
19		 SEB
1
8		 SEB
2
4		 IMS
1
2		 IMS
2
9		 IRP
11		 ROA
1
13		 ROA
2
8		 MOH
1
18		 MOH
2
6		 TOR
1
TOR
2
COTA
1
COTA
1
POR
1
POR
2
POR
3
14th140

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