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Eijiro Shimizu

{{short description|Japanese racing driver}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Eijiro Shimizu

| image =

| nationality = {{flagicon|JPN}} Japanese

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|3|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hyogo, Japan

| current series = Super GT Series - GT300

| first year = 2022

| current team = SHADE Racing

| car number = 20

| former teams =

| starts = 24

| wins = 0

| podiums = 1

| poles = 1

| fastest laps =

| best finish = 16th

| year = 2023

| prev series =F4 Japanese Championship

| prev series years =2020-2021

| titles =

| title years =

}}

{{nihongo|Eijiro Shimizu|清水 英志郎|Shimizu Eijirou|born 15 March 2003}} is a Japanese racing driver who most recently competed in Super GT for SHADE Racing.

Career

= Formula 4 =

Shimizu made his Formula 4 debut in 2020, driving for Toyota's TGR-DC Racing School alongside Hibiki Taira, Seita Nonaka, and Jiei Okuzumi.{{Cite web|date=23 September 2020|title=F4 JAPANESE CHAMPIONSHIP {{!}} 2020 FIA-F4選手権 第1/2/3戦 富士大会エントリーリスト|url=https://fiaf4.jp/news/single/613|url-status=dead|website=fiaf4.jp|access-date=21 September 2020|archive-date=21 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921101351/https://fiaf4.jp/news/single/613}} In 2021, He stayed again with the team as he finished eight in the standings.{{Cite web|title=2021 第1戦・第2戦 富士スピードウェイ|url=https://fiaf4.wordpress.com/2021/04/25/2021-第1戦・第2戦-富士スピードウェイ/|url-status=live|access-date=26 April 2021|website=Japanese FIA F4 Championship Official Site|date=25 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425235830/https://fiaf4.wordpress.com/2021/04/25/2021-%E7%AC%AC1%E6%88%A6%E3%83%BB%E7%AC%AC2%E6%88%A6-%E5%AF%8C%E5%A3%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4/ |archive-date=2021-04-25 }}

=Super GT=

Shimizu joined Super GT in 2022 with new team SHADE Racing, he was joined by veteran Katsuyuki Hiranaka.{{cite news|url=https://www.motorsport.com/supergt/news/toyota-gr86-2022-gt300-apr/7261607/|title=Apr reveals Toyota GR86 GT300 car for SUPER GT 2022|date=14 January 2022|work=dailysportscar.com|access-date=14 January 2022}} For 2023, Shimizu stayed with Hiranaka, as both clinched their maiden podium at Sugo, with second place.{{Cite news|title=42 Cars Entered For 2023 SUPER GT Series|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2023/02/20/42-cars-entered-for-2023-super-gt-series.html|access-date=20 February 2023 |work=dailysportscar.com}}

Racing record

=Career summary=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"

! Season

! Series

! Team

! Races

! Wins

! Poles

! FLaps

! Podiums

! Points

! Position

2020

|align=left| F4 Japanese Championship

|align=left| TGR-DC Racing School

| 12

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 5

| 17th

rowspan="2" |2021

|align=left| F4 Japanese Championship

|align=left| TGR-DC Racing School

| 14

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 1

| 68

| 8th

align=left| Super Taikyu - ST-4

| align=left| Hayashi Telempu SHADE Racing

|5

|2

|0

|0

|6

|130‡

|style="background:#FFFFBF"| 1st‡

rowspan="2" |2022

|align=left| Super GT - GT300

|align=left rowspan="2" | SHADE Racing

| 8

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 6

| 27th

align=left| Super Taikyū - ST-Z

| 7

| 2

| 1

| 3

| 4

| 115.5

| style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd‡

rowspan="2" |2023

|align=left| Super GT - GT300

|align=left rowspan="2" | SHADE Racing

| 8

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 16

| 16th

align=left| Super Taikyū - ST-Z

| 7

| 2

| 1

| 1

| 6

| 141.5

| style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd‡

rowspan="2" |2024

|align=left| Super GT - GT300

|align=left rowspan="2" | SHADE Racing

| 8

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 2

| 19th

align=left| Super Taikyū - ST-Z

| 6

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 82.5

|style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd‡

rowspan="2" | 2025

|align=left| Super GT - GT300

| rowspan="2" align="left" | SHADE Racing

|

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|

align=left| Super Taikyu - ST-4

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‡ Team standings

=Complete F4 Japanese Championship results=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! DC

! Points

2020

! TGR-DC Racing School

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | FUJ1
1
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | FUJ1
2
{{small|9}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | FUJ1
3
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | SUZ
1
{{small|Ret}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | SUZ
2
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | SUZ
3
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MOT
1
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | MOT
2
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | MOT
3
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | FUJ2
1
{{small|Ret}}

| style="background:#;" | FUJ2
2
{{small|DNS}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | FUJ2
3
{{small|17}}

| colspan=2|

! 17th

! 5

2021

!TGR-DC Racing School

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | FUJ1
1
{{small|5}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | FUJ1
2
{{small|3}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | SUZ
1
{{small|4}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | SUZ
2
{{small|19}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MOT1
1
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MOT1
2
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MOT1
3
{{small|4}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | SUG
1
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | SUG
2
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | SUG
3
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MOT2
1
{{small|Ret}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MOT2
2
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | FUJ2
1
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | FUJ2
2
{{small|26}}

! 8th

! 68

=Complete Super GT results=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
Year

! Team

! Car

! Class

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! DC

! Pts

2022

! SHADE Racing

! Toyota GR86 GT300

! GT300

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| OKA
14

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| FUJ
20

|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| SUZ
DNS

|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| FUJ
Ret

|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| SUZ
7

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| SUG
23

|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| AUT
9

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| MOT
21

! 27th

! 6

2023

! SHADE Racing

! Toyota GR86 GT300

! GT300

|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| OKA
Ret

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| FUJ
12

|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| SUZ
10

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| FUJ
15

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| SUZ
18

|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| SUG
2

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| AUT
13

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| MOT
14

! 16th

! 16

2024

! SHADE Racing

! Toyota GR86 GT300

! GT300

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| OKA
13

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| FUJ
19

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| SUZ
15

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| FUJ
19

|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| SUG
Ret

|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| AUT
9

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| MOT
16

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| SUZ
19

! 19th

! 2

2025

! SHADE Racing

! Toyota GR86 GT300

! GT300

|style="background:#;"| OKA
{{small

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|style="background:#;"| FUJ
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| SEP
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| FUJ
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| SUZ
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| SUG
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| AUT
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| MOT
{{small|}}

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References

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External links

  • {{DriverDB driver|eijiro-shimizu}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shimizu, Eijiro}}

Category:2003 births

Category:Living people

Category:Japanese racing drivers

Category:Super GT drivers

Category:Toyota Gazoo Racing drivers

Category:Japanese F4 Championship drivers

Category:21st-century Japanese sportsmen