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Morio Nitta

{{Short description|Japanese racing driver}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Morio Nitta

| image =File:K-tunes RC F GT3 2024 rd.2 FUJI.jpg

| imagesize =

| caption =

| nationality = Japanese

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|1|30}}

| birth_place = Tokyo, Japan

| current series = Super GT

| first year = 1994

| racing licence = 12px FIA Bronze

| current team = K-tunes racing

| car number = 96

| former teams = Osuka Racing, Team Taisan Jr., apr, Momo Corse Racing Team with Tsuchiya, Super Autobacs Racing with A'PEX, Autobacs Racing Team Aguri, LM corsa, INGING & Arnage Racing

| starts = 213

| wins = 22

| poles = 7

| podiums = 56

| fastest laps = 10

| best finish = 1st

| year = 1996, 1999, 2002

| prev series = Fuji Freshman Race
Japanese Touring Car Championship
Japanese Formula 3 Championship

| prev series years = 1986
1987–1996
1988–1992

| titles = Japanese Touring Car Championship
Super GT

| title years = 1990
1996, 1999, 2002

| awards =

| award years =

| module1 =

}}

{{nihongo|Morio Nitta|新田 守男|Nitta Morio|born 30 January 1967}}{{cite web|url=http://supergt.net/archive/classic/supergt.net/supergt/2005/05team/05driver_data/05tm043d1.htm|title=2006 Driver Information|website=Super GT|language=ja|access-date=27 June 2023}} is a Japanese racing driver currently competing in the Super GT Series for K-tunes Racing. He is a three-time champion of the GT300 class, winning the championship in 1996, 1999, and 2002.

Nitta is the current record holder for most races in any class of the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship/Super GT Series, as well as the record holder for the most career wins, podiums, and points in the GT300 class.

As of 2023, Nitta is a Bronze rated driver under the FIA Driver Categorisation system.{{Cite web |title=2023 FIA Driver Rankings Published {{!}} dailysportscar.com |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2022/10/07/2023-fia-driver-rankings-published.html |access-date=2023-07-11 |website=www.dailysportscar.com}}

Early racing career

Nitta began his professional racing career in 1986, participating in the Fuji Freshman Race.{{cite web|url=https://www.inging.co.jp/GT300-50/nitta.html|title=新田守男 プロフィール|website=INGING|language=ja|access-date=27 June 2023}}

He would later compete in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship and the Japanese Touring Car Championship, where he and Keiichi Suzuki won the JTC-3 class Championship in 1990 driving a Toyota Corolla Levin for Tsuchiya Engineering.

JGTC/Super GT career

Nitta first competed in Super GT in 1994, the inaugural season of what was then known as the All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC) driving a Porsche 964 at Sportsland Sugo.

He got his first full-time drive in the GT300 class with Team Taisan Jr. in 1996. Joined by his former JTCC teammate Keiichi Suzuki, Nitta won three races and won the GT300 championship in his first full season. Nitta and Suzuki would go on to finish second in points the following year with two wins.

Nitta joined A'PEX in 1998, achieving a best finish of second at the Japan Special GT Cup at Fuji Speedway alongside co-driver Peter Dumbreck in the #44 Toyota MR2.

For the 1999 season, A'PEX formed a joint entry with Tsuchiya Engineering, and beginning at the All-Japan Fuji GT Race, Nitta would drive the #25 MR2 alongside Shinichi Takagi. Nitta and Takagi won in their first race together, and with four podiums in the final six races, Nitta would win his second GT300 Championship by a single point over Takeshi Tsuchiya (the son of Tsuchiya Engineering owner Haruo Tsuchiya) and Yuji Ide.{{Cite web |title=1999 AUTOBACS CUP GT Championship Round 7 - Race |url=https://supergt.net/archive/classic/supergt.net/jgtc/ex/gtc_cham/1999e/99R7e/997race.htm |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=supergt.net}}

Driving the new third-generation Toyota MR-S sponsored by Super Autobacs, Nitta won the season finale at Suzuka Circuit. A'PEX began a new collaboration with Autobacs Racing Team Aguri (ARTA) in 2001, where Nitta and Takagi won the opening race at TI Circuit Aida. In 2002, the duo opened the season with another win at TI Circuit, then reeled off five top-five finishes in the final five races to win the championship.{{Cite web |title=JGTC 2002 Round8 |url=https://supergt.net/archive/classic/supergt.net/jgtc/race/2002e/02r8e/028race.htm |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=supergt.net}} Nitta became the first three-time GT300 champion in JGTC/Super GT history.

The racing division of A'PEX, which spun off from its parent company and rebranded as apr, ran the new Nissan-powered ASL Garaiya for ARTA beginning in 2003. With the exception of 2006, when ARTA suspended its GT300 programme for a season, Nitta drove the Garaiya from 2003 to 2010. Alongside Takagi, Nitta won seven races in the Garaiya, and finished runner-up in the GT300 championship standings in 2004 and 2008.{{Cite web |title=JGTC.net {{!}} 2004 Round7 {{!}} Race Review |url=https://supergt.net/archive/classic/supergt.net/jgtc/race/2004/04rd7/047race_en.shtm |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=supergt.net}}{{Cite web |title=SUPERGT.net {{!}} 2008 Round9 : Race Review |url=https://supergt.net/archive/classic/supergt.net/supergt/2008/0809/0809racv_e.htm |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=supergt.net}} During the 2006 season, Nitta drove a Toyota MR-S entered under the apr banner, and won the final round at Fuji after the R&D Sport Vemac 408R of Haruki Kurosawa and Shinsuke Shibahara ran out of fuel on the last lap.{{Cite web |title=SUPERGT.net {{!}} 2006 Round9 Race Review |url=https://supergt.net/archive/classic/supergt.net/supergt/2006/06r09/0609race_en.shtm |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=supergt.net}}

Nitta and Takagi went their separate ways after twelve seasons after the 2010 season. In 2011, Nitta would continue with apr, driving the mid-engine layout Toyota Corolla Axio alongside Toyota Young Driver Program (TDP) prospect Yuji Kunimoto.

The Corolla Axio was replaced in 2012 by apr's new Toyota Prius, the first hybrid GT300 vehicle to compete in Super GT. Nitta joined Koki Saga for the Prius' debut campaign where they were rewarded with a second-place finish at the summer race at Fuji. At the 2013 Fuji 500km, Nitta and Saga gave the Prius its milestone first Super GT win for a hybrid vehicle.{{Cite web |title=Rd.2 決勝GT500：一貴&ロシターがGT500初勝利！PETRONAS TOM'S SC430が優勝 {{!}} SUPER GT OFFICIAL WEBSITE |url=https://supergt.net/news/single/14094?ln=en |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=supergt.net}} Nitta scored two more podiums in 2014 at the wheel of the Prius.

His long association with apr ended after the 2014 season, and Nitta joined the LM corsa team in 2015 in their #51 BMW Z4 GT3 which was prepared by INGING Motorsport. LM corsa and INGING switched to a new Ferrari 488 GT3 for the 2016 season, and in 2017, INGING would enter the car in collaboration with Arnage Racing. Nitta's best result during this stretch was a second-place finish at Sugo in 2017.{{fact|date=October 2024}}

Nitta joined the new K-tunes Racing LM corsa team in 2018, which received technical support from INGING. At the wheel of their new #96 Lexus RC F GT3, Nitta scored his first win in five years alongside Yuichi Nakayama in the third round at Suzuka. Nitta and Nakayama also won the penultimate round in Autopolis, giving Nitta his 20th career win.{{Cite web |title=Rd.7 決勝GT300：巧みなレース戦略が決まってK-tunes RC F GT3が今季2勝目を挙げる！ {{!}} SUPER GT OFFICIAL WEBSITE |url=https://supergt.net/news/single/18640 |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=supergt.net}}

K-tunes Racing spun off from LM corsa in 2019, and new teammate Sena Sakaguchi joined Nitta in the #96 Lexus. The duo won a rain-shortened opening round at Okayama, the team's home race, then won the third round at Suzuka. With two wins and four podiums, Nitta and Sakaguchi finished second in the championship, and Nitta retook sole ownership of the career wins record, now at 22 career victories.

In 2022, Nitta and Takagi were reunited at K-tunes Racing for the first time since 2010.{{Cite web |title=Morio Nitta & Shinichi Takagi Reunited At K-Tunes Racing {{!}} dailysportscar.com |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2022/01/24/morio-nitta-and-shinichi-takagi-reunited-at-k-tunes-racing.html |access-date=2023-07-11 |website=www.dailysportscar.com}} They combined for six top-ten finishes that season.

Outside Super GT

Before achieving success in JGTC/Super GT, Nitta entered the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps seven times from 1989 to 1998. His best result was 12th overall in 1989, driving a Toyota Corolla GT alongside Kaori Okamoto and Hideshi Matsuda.{{Cite web |title=Spa 24 Hours 1989 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/etcc/results/Spa-1989-07-23.html |access-date=2023-07-11 |website=www.racingsportscars.com}}

Nitta made his GT World Challenge Asia debut in the 2022 season finale at Okayama, driving a new K-tunes Racing Lexus RC F GT3. Nitta and Kazunori Suenaga would return to contest the full GT World Challenge Asia Japan Cup in 2023.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-28 |title=K-Tunes, Comet, Spirit of FFF and AMAC join strong Am Cup class |url=https://www.gt-world-challenge-asia.com/news/548/k-tunes-comet-spirit-of-fff-and-amac-join-strong-am-cup-class |access-date=2023-07-11 |website=Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS |language=en-GB}}

Racing record

= Complete Japanese Formula 3 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

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! DC

! Points

1988

!UCLA

!Reynard 873

!rowspan="3"| Toyota 3S-G 2.0 I4

| SUZ

| TSU

| FUJ

|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| SUZ
Ret

|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| SUG
Ret

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| TSU
18

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| SEN
13

|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| SUZ
DNS

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| NIS
18

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| SUZ
10

! NC

! 0

1989

!Innoma House Gold

!Ralt RT32

| SUZ

| FUJ

| SUZ

| TSU

| SUG

| TSU

| SUZ

| MIN

|bgcolor="#FFCFCF"| SUZ
DNQ

| SUZ

! NC

! 0

1992

!Kanagawa Clinic Racing Team

!Ralt RT36
Ralt RT35
Reynard 923

|bgcolor="#FFCFCF"| SUZ
DNQ

| TSU

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| FUJ
19

|bgcolor="#FFCFCF"| SUZ
DNQ

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| SEN
20

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| TAI
27

|bgcolor="#FFCFCF"| MIN
DNQ

| SUG

| SUZ

|

! NC

! 0

= Complete Japanese Touring Car Championship 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

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

!DC

!Points

1987

! TOM'S Aramis 900

! Toyota Corolla Levin

!Div. 1

|MIN

|SEN

|TSU

|SUG

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |FUJ
Ret

|SUZ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! NC

! 0

rowspan="2"|1988

!rowspan="2"| Unknown

! Toyota Corolla FX

!rowspan="2"|JTC-3

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |SUZ
11

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |MIN
8

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |SEN
Ret

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

!rowspan="2"| NC

!rowspan="2"| 0

rowspan="6"| Toyota Corolla Levin

|

|

|

| bgcolor="#ffffff" |TSU
DNS

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |SUG
Ret

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |FUJ
Ret

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

1989

!FET TOM'S

!JTC-3

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |MIN
Ret

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |SEN
7

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |TSU
Ret

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |SUG
7

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |SUZ
7

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |FUJ
7

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! NC

! 0

1990

! rowspan="4" |Team ADVAN

!JTC-3

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |MIN
4

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |SUG
1

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |SUZ
4

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |TSU
1

| bgcolor="#ffdf9f" |SEN
3

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |FUJ
1

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |1st

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |104

1991

! JTC-3

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |SUG
1

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |SUZ
Ret

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |TSU
1

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |SEN
7

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |AUT
5

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |FUJ
Ret

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

| bgcolor="#ffdf9f" |3rd

| bgcolor="#ffdf9f" |56

1992

! JTC-3

|TIA

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |AUT
1

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |SUG
Ret

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |SUZ
Ret

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |MIN
2

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |TSU
9

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |SEN
4

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |FUJ
5

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

!11th

!55

1993

!JTC-3

| bgcolor="#ffdf9f" |MIN
3

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |AUT
4

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |SUG
4

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |SUZ
2

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |TIA
8

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |TSU
4

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |TOK
Ret

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |SEN
2

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |FUJ
2

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 6th

! 90

1994

! Tsuchiya Engineering

! Toyota Corolla Ceres

! rowspan="2" | JTCC

| AUT1

| AUT2

| bgcolor="#efcfff" | SUG1
{{small|Ret}}

| bgcolor="#efcfff" | SUG2
{{small|Ret}}

| TOK1

| TOK2

| bgcolor="#efcfff" | SUZ1
{{small|Ret}}

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" | SUZ2
{{small|23}}

| MIN1

| MIN2

| bgcolor="#ffffff" | TAI1
{{small|DNS}}

| bgcolor="#efcfff" | TAI2
{{small|Ret}}

| TSU1

| TSU2

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" | SEN1
{{small|13}}

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" | SEN2
{{small|12}}

| FUJ1

| FUJ2

! NC

! 0

1996

! Toyota Team FET

! Toyota Corolla AE110

| FUJ1

| FUJ2

| SUG1

| SUG2

| SUZ1

| SUZ2

| MIN1

| MIN2

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" | SEN1
{{small|13}}

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" | SEN2
{{small|12}}

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" | TOK1
{{small|15}}

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" | TOK2
{{small|13}}

| bgcolor="#ffffff" | FUJ1
{{small|DNS}}

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" | FUJ2
{{small|13}}

|

|

|

|

! NC

! 0

= 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

! 9

! DC

! Points

1994

! Osuka Racing

! rowspan="2" | Porsche 964 RSR

! GT2

|FUJ

|SEN

|FUJ

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |SUG
5

|MIN

|

|

|

|

! 18th

! 8

1996

! rowspan="2" | Team Taisan Jr.

! GT300

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |SUZ
1

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |FUJ
2

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |SEN
Ret

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |FUJ
2

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |SUG
1

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |MIN
1

|

|

|

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |1st

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |90

1997

! Porsche 993 RSR

! GT300

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |SUZ
4

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |FUJ
1

| bgcolor="#ffdf9f" |SEN
3

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |FUJ
1

| bgcolor="#ffdf9f" |MIN
3

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |SUG
2

|

|

|

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |2nd

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |89

1998

! A'PEX

!rowspan="2" | Toyota MR2

! GT300

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |SUZ
7

| bgcolor="#ffffff" |FUJ
C

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |SEN
6

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |FUJ
2

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |MOT
4

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |MIN
4

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |SUG
Ret

|

|

| bgcolor="#ffdf9f" |3rd

| bgcolor="#ffdf9f" |45

1999

! Momo Corse Racing Team with Tsuchiya

! GT300

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |SUZ
8

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |FUJ
1

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |SUG
2

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |MIN
2

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |FUJ
5

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |TAI
Ret

| bgcolor="#ffdf9f" |MOT
3

|

|

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |1st

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |73

2000

! Super Autobacs Racing with A'PEX

! rowspan="3" | Toyota MR-S

! GT300

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |MOT
6

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |FUJ
10

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |SUG
6

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |FUJ
6

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |TAI
Ret

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |MIN
14

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |SUZ
1

|

|

! 7th

! 39

2001

! rowspan="2" | ARTA with A'PEX

! GT300

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |TAI
1

| bgcolor="#ffdf9f" |FUJ
3

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |SUG
Ret

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |FUJ
5

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |MOT
Ret

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |SUZ
Ret

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |MIN
Ret

|

|

! 7th

! 40

2002

! GT300

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |TAI
1

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |FUJ
Ret

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |SUG
17

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |SEP
2

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |FUJ
4

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |MOT
5

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |MIN
5

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |SUZ
4

|

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |1st

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |75

2003

! rowspan="3" | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri

! rowspan="3" | ASL ARTA Garaiya

! GT300

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |TAI
19

| bgcolor="#ffdf9f" |FUJ
3

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |SUG
4

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |FUJ
10

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |FUJ
6

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |MOT
2

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |AUT
5

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |SUZ
NC

|

! 7th

! 55

2004

! GT300

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |TAI
2

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |SUG
5

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |SEP
21

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |TOK
1

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |MOT
1

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |AUT
2

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |SUZ
2

|

|

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |2nd

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |92

2005

! GT300

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |OKA
10

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |FUJ
2

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |SEP
1

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |SUG
18

| bgcolor="#ffdf9f" |MOT
3

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |FUJ
Ret

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |AUT
2

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |SUZ
8

|

| bgcolor="#ffdf9f" |3rd

| bgcolor="#ffdf9f" |74

2006

! apr

! Toyota MR-S

! GT300

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |SUZ
Ret

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |OKA
9

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |FUJ
2

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |SEP
Ret

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |SUG
5

| bgcolor="#ffdf9f" |SUZ
3

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |MOT
10

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |AUT
Ret

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |FUJ
1

! 5th

! 60

2007

! rowspan="4" | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri

! rowspan="4" | ASL ARTA Garaiya

! GT300

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |SUZ
18

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |OKA
17

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |FUJ
1

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |SEP
Ret

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |SUG
Ret

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |SUZ
2

| bgcolor="#ffdf9f" |MOT
3

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |AUT
5

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |FUJ
7

! 4th

! 66

2008

! GT300

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |SUZ
5

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |OKA
1

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |FUJ
7

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |SEP
12

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |SUG
1

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |SUZ
Ret

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |MOT
9

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |AUT
2

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |FUJ
9

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |2nd

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |77

2009

! GT300

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |OKA
2

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |SUZ
5

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |FUJ
1

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |SEP
10

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |SUG
9

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |SUZ
2

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |FUJ
7

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |AUT
4

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |MOT
14

! 5th

! 71

2010

! GT300

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |SUZ
Ret

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |OKA
6

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |FUJ
2

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |SEP
2

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |SUG
6

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |SUZ
2

| bgcolor="#ffffff" |FUJ
C

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |MOT
12

|

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |2nd

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |55

2011

! rowspan="4" | apr

! Toyota Corolla Axio apr GT

! GT300

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |OKA
6

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |FUJ
7

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |SEP
6

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |SUG
2

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |SUZ
7

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |FUJ
14

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |AUT
8

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |MOT
9

|

! 7th

! 38

2012

! rowspan="3" | Toyota Prius apr GT

! GT300

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |OKA
Ret

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |FUJ
6

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |SEP
Ret

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |SUG
8

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |SUZ
Ret

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |FUJ
2

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |AUT
8

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |MOT
Ret

|

! 10th

! 26

2013

! GT300

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |OKA
Ret

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |FUJ
1

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |SEP
Ret

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |SUG
22

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |SUZ
15

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |FUJ
2

| FSW

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |AUT
15

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |MOT
20

! 8th

! 35

2014

! GT300

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |OKA
Ret

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |FUJ
6

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |AUT
Ret

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |SUG
Ret

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |FUJ
6

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |SUZ
2

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |CHA
17

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |MOT
2

|

! 8th

! 43

2015

! rowspan="2" | LM Corsa

! BMW Z4 GT3

! GT300

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |OKA
9

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |FUJ
9

|CHA

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |FUJ
4

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |SUZ
Ret

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |SUG
9

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |AUT
17

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |MOT
15

|

! 17th

! 14

2016

! rowspan="2" | Ferrari 488 GT3

! GT300

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |OKA
5

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |FUJ
6

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |SUG
9

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |FUJ
11

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |SUZ
11

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |CHA
12

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |MOT
11

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |MOT
Ret

|

! 16th

! 13

2017

! INGING & Arnage Racing

! GT300

| bgcolor="#efcfff" |OKA
Ret

|FUJ

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |AUT
27

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |SUG
2

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |FUJ
14

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |SUZ
16

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |CHA
17

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |MOT
21

|

! 17th

! 15

2018

! K-tunes Racing LM Corsa

! rowspan="6" | Lexus RC F GT3

! GT300

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |OKA
14

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |FUJ
14

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |SUZ
1

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |CHA
10

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |FUJ
10

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |SUG
14

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |AUT
1

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |MOT
10

|

! 6th

! 45

2019

! rowspan="5" | K-tunes Racing

! GT300

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |OKA
1

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |FUJ
16

| bgcolor="#ffffbf" |SUZ
1

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |CHA
14

| bgcolor="#cfcfff" |FUJ
15

| bgcolor="#dfffdf" |AUT
5

| bgcolor="#ffdf9f" |SUG
3

| bgcolor="#ffdf9f" |MOT
3

|

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |2nd

| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" |58

2020

! GT300

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|FUJ
11

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|FUJ
23

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|SUZ
28

|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|MOT
4

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|FUJ
26

|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|SUZ
5

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|MOT
17

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|FUJ
22

|

! 16th

! 15

2021

! GT300

|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|OKA
6

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|FUJ
14

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|SUZ
17

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|MOT
13

|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|SUG
8

|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|AUT
2

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|MOT
14

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|FUJ
19

|

! 12th

! 23

2022

! GT300

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|OKA
27

|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|FUJ
6

|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|SUZ
7

|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|FUJ
5

|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|SUZ
25

|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|SUG
9

|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|AUT
8

|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|MOT
6

|

! 16th

! 22.5

2023

!GT300

| bgcolor="#CFCFFF" |OKA
14

| bgcolor="#DFFFDF" |FUJ
9

| bgcolor="#CFCFFF" |SUZ
22

| bgcolor="#CFCFFF" | FUJ
23

| bgcolor="#DFFFDF" | SUZ
8

| bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| SUG
8

| bgcolor="#EFCFFF" | AUT
Ret

| bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| MOT
5

|

! 18th

! 15

{{asterisk}} Season still in progress.

References

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External links

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