Ryuji Kumita | |
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Nationality | Japanese |
Born | Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture | 25 January 1967
All-Japan Formula 3 Championship | |
Racing licence | FIA Bronze |
Years active | 2013–2019 |
Teams | B-Max Racing Team |
Starts | 110 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | NC in 2013–18 |
Ryuji Kumita (born 25 January 1967 in Yokohama), better known by his pseudonym "Dragon", is a racing driver and team owner from Japan. [1]
A late starter to motorsport at 46, he mostly competes in Japanese junior formulae, such as the Super Formula Lights and Formula 4 Japan, despite being the CEO of his B-Max Racing Team. [2]
‡ Team standings.
Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
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2017 | B-Max Racing Team | Dallara F317 | NC | DNQ | DNQ |
2018 | B-Max Racing Team | Dallara F317 | 28th | 23rd | 20th |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
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2020 | B-MAX | FUJ1 1 DNS | FUJ1 2 7 | FUJ1 3 8 | SUG 1 6 | SUG 2 5 | SUG 3 5 | FUJ2 1 6 | FUJ2 2 7 | MOT 1 6 | MOT 2 Ret | OKA 1 7 | OKA 2 5 | AUT 1 | AUT 2 | 6th | 76 |
2021 | B-Max Engineering | OKA 1 Ret | OKA 2 Ret | OKA 3 6 | MOT 1 | MOT 2 | MOT 3 | FUJ 1 7 | FUJ 2 Ret | FUJ 3 Ret | SUG 1 8 | SUG 2 12 | SUZ 1 Ret | SUZ 2 9 | 18th | 20 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
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2020 | B-Max Racing | MOT 1 10 | MOT 2 Ret | MOT 3 10 | OKA 1 10 | OKA 2 7 | SUG 1 5 | SUG 2 7 | SUG 3 7 | AUT 1 8 | AUT 2 8 | AUT 3 8 | SUZ 1 9 | SUZ 2 7 | SUZ 3 8 | FUJ 1 9 | FUJ 2 11 | FUJ 3 9 | 12th | 2 | |
2021 | B-Max Engineering | FUJ 1 9 | FUJ 2 9 | FUJ 3 8 | SUZ 1 11 | SUZ 2 8 | SUZ 3 9 | AUT 1 8 | AUT 2 7 | AUT 3 C | SUG 1 Ret | SUG 2 8 | SUG 3 9 | MOT1 1 8 | MOT1 2 8 | MOT1 3 8 | MOT2 1 10 | MOT2 2 7 | MOT2 3 11 | 12th | 0 |
2022 | B-Max Racing Team | FUJ 1 Ret | FUJ 2 11 | FUJ 3 11 | SUZ 1 12 | SUZ 2 10 | SUZ 3 11 | AUT 1 12 | AUT 2 7 | AUT 3 12 | SUG 1 7 | SUG 2 11 | SUG 3 10 | MOT 1 6 | MOT 2 8 | MOT 3 Ret | OKA 1 11 | OKA 2 Ret | OKA 3 10 | 11th | 1 |
2023 | B-Max Racing Team | AUT 1 10 | AUT 2 9 | AUT 3 9 | SUG 1 9 | SUG 2 11 | SUG 3 9 | SUZ 1 10 | SUZ 2 12 | SUZ 3 12 | FUJ 1 11 | FUJ 2 9 | FUJ 3 12 | OKA 1 9 | OKA 2 8 | OKA 3 9 | MOT 1 11 | MOT 2 10 | MOT 3 11 | 13th | 0 |
2024 | Team Dragon | AUT 1 9 | AUT 2 10 | AUT 3 10 | SUG 1 9 | SUG 2 9 | SUG 3 9 | FUJ 1 10 | FUJ 2 10 | FUJ 3 8 | OKA 1 10 | OKA 2 8 | OKA 3 10 | SUZ 1 10 | SUZ 2 9 | SUZ 3 11 | MOT 1 11 | MOT 2 12 | MOT 3 11 | 11th | 0 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Points |
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2023 | B-Max Racing Team | ZZIC1 1 | ZZIC1 2 | ZZIC1 3 | MAC 1 18 | MAC 2 13 | SEP1 1 | SEP1 2 | SEP1 3 | SEP2 1 14 | SEP2 2 10 | SEP2 3 10 | 27th | 2 |
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