Natsu Sakaguchi

In late 2013, Sakaguchi was awarded the Honda SRS-F scolarship to compete in JAF Formula 4 in 2014.{{cite news|url=https://www.as-web.jp/past/今年のsrs-fスカラシップは坂口、福住が獲得|title=今年のSRS-Fスカラシップは坂口、福住が獲得

|work= as-web.jp|date=21 November 2013|access-date=16 March 2025}}

Following three years not racing, Sakaguchi made his racing return in 2017 by joining Team Mach in the GT300 class of Super GT alongside Kiyoto Fujinami.{{Cite news|title=GT300 Season Preview: Mother Chassis|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2017/04/03/gt300-season-preview-mother-chassis.html|access-date=16 March 2025 |work=dailysportscar.com}} At Autopolis, Sakaguchi finished eighth, scoring his first points in the series and the team's first in seven years.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2017/05/22/victory-for-lexus-team-au-toms-in-autopolis.html|title=Victory For Lexus Team Au TOM’s In Autopolis|work=dailysportscar.com|last=O'Connell|first=RJ|date=22 May 2017|access-date=16 March 2025}}

Remaining with Team Mach for 2018, Sakaguchi was joined by Yuya Hiraki for his second season in the series.{{Cite news|title=2018 Super GT GT300 Preview, Part 1: JAF-GT & Mother Chassis|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2018/04/06/2018-super-gt-gt300-preview-part-1-jaf-gt-mother-chassis.html|access-date=16 March 2025 |work=dailysportscar.com}} At the penultimate round of the season at Autopolis, Sakaguchi ran as high as second and finished the race a then-career best seventh.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2018/10/21/hirakawa-cassidy-win-at-autopolis-for-toms-points-tied-going-into-motegi.html|title=Hirakawa & Cassidy Win At Autopolis For TOM’s, Points Tied Going Into Motegi!|work=dailysportscar.com|last=O'Connell|first=RJ|date=21 October 2018|access-date=16 March 2025}}

In 2019, Sakaguchi was retained by Team Mach alongside Hiraki.{{cite news|url=https://www.as-web.jp/supergt/459704?all|title=スーパーGT：TEAM MACHが2019年体制を発表。車名をADVICS マッハ車検 MC86へ一新

|work= as-web.jp|date=8 March 2019|access-date=16 March 2025}} Three rounds into the season, Sakaguchi took his maiden podium in GT300, finishing second at Suzuka and taking Team Mach's best result in Super GT.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2019/05/26/nakajima-sekiguchi-lead-lexus-team-au-toms-to-suzuka-300km-victory.html|title=Nakajima, Sekiguchi Lead Lexus Team au TOM’s To Suzuka 300km Victory|work=dailysportscar.com|last=O'Connell|first=RJ|date=26 May 2019|access-date=16 March 2025}}

Sakaguchi remained with Team Mach for 2020, pairing up with Hiraki for the third season in a row.{{cite news|url=https://www.as-web.jp/supergt/577242?all|title=スーパーGT：TEAM MACHが2020年体制を発表。坂口＆平木の若手コンビ継続で頂点目指す|work= as-web.jp|date=31 March 2020|access-date=16 March 2025}} At the opening round of the season at Fuji, Sakaguchi scored his second career podium by finishing third, which enabled him to end the season 14th in the standings.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2020/07/19/toyota-gr-supras-sweep-super-gt-opener-on-debut.html|title=Toyota GR Supras Sweep Super GT Opener On Debut|work=dailysportscar.com|last=O'Connell|first=RJ|date=19 July 2020|access-date=16 March 2025}}

After spending four seasons with Team Mach, Sakaguchi switched to JLOC for 2021, partnering Kosuke Matsuura.{{cite news|url=https://www.as-web.jp/supergt/671639?all|title=JLOC、2021年のスーパーGT参戦体制を発表。小暮／元嶋組、松浦／坂口組で「まずは1勝」目指す|work= as-web.jp|date=26 February 2021|access-date=16 March 2025}} Sakaguchi's best result of the season came at Sugo, where he finished fourth in what was his only points scoring result of the season.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2021/09/12/calsonic-team-impul-ends-five-year-winless-drought-in-sugo-thriller.html|title=Calsonic Team Impul Ends Five Year Winless Drought In Sugo Thriller|work=dailysportscar.com|last=O'Connell|first=RJ|date=12 September 2021|access-date=16 March 2025}}

Sakaguchi remained with JLOC and Matsuura for the 2022 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.as-web.jp/supergt/782599?all|title=JLOC、2022年もスーパーGT参戦のドライバーラインアップは変更せず。結果を目指す一年に|work= as-web.jp|date=9 February 2022|access-date=16 March 2025}} Having finished in the points three times in the first part of the season, Sakaguchi scored a podium at Motegi, finishing runner-up in the season-finale.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2022/11/06/calsonic-team-impul-ends-27-year-championship-drought-team-kunimitsu-wins-at-motegi.html|title=Calsonic Team Impul & Kondo Racing Secure Championship Double For Nissan|work=dailysportscar.com|last=O'Connell|first=RJ|date=6 November 2022|access-date=16 March 2025}}

In early 2023, JLOC retained both Sakaguchi and Matsuura for that year's Super GT season.{{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=16 March 2025 |work=dailysportscar.com}} At the fifth round of the season at Suzuka, Sakaguchi took his fourth career podium by taking second place behind Team UpGarage.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2023/08/27/arta-leads-honda-double-victory-at-suzuka-summer-450km.html|title=ARTA Leads Honda Double Victory At Suzuka Summer 450km|work=dailysportscar.com|last=O'Connell|first=RJ|date=27 August 2023|access-date=16 March 2025}}

For the third consecutive season, JLOC retained the Sakaguchi-Matsuura pairing for their number 87 car.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2024/02/21/2024-super-gt-entry-list-revealed.html|title=2024 SUPER GT Entry List Revealed|date=21 February 2024|last=O'Connell|first=RJ|work=dailysportscar.com|access-date=16 March 2025}} Having qualified second for the Fuji 350km race, Sakaguchi finished sixth in his last race with the Huracan Evo before switching to the Evo2 from the fifth round onwards.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2024/08/04/arta-secures-honda-civic-type-r-gts-first-victory-in-fuji.html|title=ARTA Secures Honda Civic Type R-GT’s First Victory In Fuji|work=dailysportscar.com|last=O'Connell|first=RJ|date=4 August 2024|access-date=16 March 2025}} With the Evo2, Sakaguchi finished fourth in the penultimate round of the season at Motegi and ended the season 11th in the standings.{{Cite news|title=GT300 OFFICIAL RESULT 1/2|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/SGT-2024-Motegi-GT300-Results.pdf|access-date=16 March 2025 |work=dailysportscar.com}}

Ahead of the 2025 season, it was announced that Sakaguchi would remain with JLOC and Matsuura as they would drive the Huracan Evo2 for the full season.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2025/02/17/super-gt-reveals-43-car-capacity-grid-for-2025-season.html|title=SUPER GT Reveals 43 Car Capacity Grid For 2025 Season|work=dailysportscar.com|last=O'Connell|first=RJ|date=17 February 2025|access-date=16 March 2025}}

‡ Team standings

** The FC class was a class using modified Formula Challenge Japan's FC106 chassis and running with the JAF Formula 4's "C" class, an upper grade class. So, there were neither pole position nor fastest lap.{{Cite web|url=http://www.f4k.co.jp/race_archives.html|title=Result|website=日本フォーミュラー・フォー協会 (Japan Formula 4 Forum)|access-date=2025-03-16|archive-date=27 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827175822/http://www.f4k.co.jp/race_archives.html|url-status=dead}}

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

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

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SUG
{{small|22}}

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

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MOT
{{small|18}}

! 20th

! 4

|-

| 2019

! nowrap| Team Mach

! nowrap| Toyota 86 MC GT300

! GT300

| style="background:#efcfff;"| OKA
{{small|Ret}}

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

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

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

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

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

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SUG
{{small|18}}

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

! 21st

! 15

|-

| 2020

! nowrap| Team Mach

! nowrap| Toyota 86 MC GT300

! GT300

| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| FUJ
{{small|3}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| FUJ
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| SUZ
{{small|29}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| MOT
{{small|23}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;"| FUJ
{{small|15}}

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

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

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

! 14th

! 19

|-

| 2021

! nowrap| JLOC

! nowrap| Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo

! GT300

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |OKA
{{small|21}}

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

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

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |SUZ
{{small|16}}

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

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |AUT
{{small|25}}

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

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

! 20th

! 8

|-

| 2022

! nowrap| JLOC

! nowrap| Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo

! GT300

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |OKA
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |FSW
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |SUZ
{{small|16}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |FSW
{{small|8}}

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

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

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

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"|TRM
{{small|2}}

! 15th

! 23

|-

| 2023

! nowrap| JLOC

! nowrap| Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo

! GT300

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

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

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"|SUZ
{{small|23}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"|FSW
{{small|16}}

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

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

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

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"|TRM
{{small|21}}

! 15th

! 19

|-

| rowspan="2"|2024

! rowspan="2"|JLOC

! Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo

! rowspan="2"|GT300

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

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"|FSW
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"|SUZ
{{small|21}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"|FSW
{{small|6²}}

| colspan="4"|

! rowspan="2"|11th

! rowspan="2"|26

|-

! Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2

| colspan="4"|

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

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

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

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

|-

| 2025

! nowrap| JLOC

! nowrap| Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2

! GT300

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

| 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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