Ryuji Kumita

Ryuji Kumita
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1967-01-25) 25 January 1967 (age 58) Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
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]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2013	Japanese Formula 3 Championship	B-Max Engineering	15	0	0	0	0	0	15th
2014	Japanese Formula 3 Championship	B-Max Racing Team	15	0	0	0	0	0	15th
	Formula Masters China	Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG	1	0	0	0	0	0	26th
2015	Japanese Formula 3 Championship	B-Max Racing Team	17	0	0	0	0	0	16th
2016	Japanese Formula 3 Championship	B-Max Racing Team	17	0	0	0	0	0	15th
	F4 Japanese Championship	RSS	11	0	0	0	0	0	30th
2017	Japanese Formula 3 Championship	B-Max Racing Team	20	0	0	0	0	0	12th
	FRD LMP3 Series
	Macau Grand Prix		0	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNQ
	F4 Japanese Championship	Buzz International	2	0	0	0	0	0	43rd
2018	Japanese Formula 3 Championship	B-Max Engineering	19	0	0	0	0	0	17th
	F4 Japanese Championship		2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	F3 Asian Championship	B-Max Racing Team	9	0	0	0	0	0	23rd
	Macau Grand Prix		2	0	0	0	0	N/A	20th
	Super Taikyu - ST-TCR	B-Max Engineering with Dome	3	0	0	0	0	4‡	9th‡
		DOME RACING PROJECT	1	0	0	0	0	117‡	2nd‡
2019	Japanese Formula 3 Championship	B-Max Racing with Motopark	20	0	0	0	0	0	14th
	F3 Asian Championship	B-Max Racing Team	3	0	0	0	0	0	21st
	F3 Asian Winter Series		3	0	0	0	0	0	16th
	F4 Japanese Championship	B-Max Engineering	12	0	0	0	0	0	22nd
2020	Super Formula Lights	B-Max Racing	17	0	0	0	0	2	12th
	Formula Regional Japanese Championship	B-MAX	11	0	0	0	0	76	6th
2021	Super Formula Lights	B-Max Engineering	17	0	0	0	0	0	12th
	Formula Regional Japanese Championship		10	0	0	0	0	20	18th
	Super Taikyu - ST-Z		3	0	0	0	0	14‡	13th‡
	F4 Japanese Championship	Zap Speed	12	0	0	0	0	0	26th
2022	Super Formula Lights	B-Max Racing Team	18	0	0	0	0	1	11th
	F4 Japanese Championship		14	0	0	0	0	0	35th
2023	Super Formula Lights	B-Max Racing Team	18	0	0	0	0	0	13th
	F4 Japanese Championship		12	0	0	0	0	0	40th
	Formula 4 South East Asia Championship		5	0	0	0	0	2	27th
	Macau Formula 4 Race		2	0	0	0	0	N/A	13th
2024	Super Formula Lights	Team Dragon	18	0	0	0	0	0	11th
	F4 Japanese Championship - Independent	B-Max Racing Team	13	5	5	4	9	202	1st
	Super Taikyu - ST-X	Team Handwork Challenge

‡ Team standings.

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

Year	Team	Car	Qualifying	Quali Race	Main race
2017	B-Max Racing Team	Dallara F317	NC	DNQ	DNQ
2018	B-Max Racing Team	Dallara F317	28th	23rd	20th

Complete Formula Regional Japanese Championship results

(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
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

Complete Super Formula Lights results

(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
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

Complete Formula 4 South East Asia Championship results

(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
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

References

1. "Man v boys: Japanese veteran Ryuji Kumita, 50, to line up at Macau Grand Prix F3 race". South China Morning Post . Retrieved 28 October 2017.
2. "Formula 3 team Motopark makes 2019 Super Formula step". Autosport . Retrieved 14 November 2018.

External links

• Profile at Driver Database