SHADE Racing
{{short description|Japanese racing team}}
{{Infobox motor racing team
| name = SHADE Racing
| logo = File:Shade Racing Logo.png
| base = Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture
| founded = 2015
| founder = Hayashi Telempu
| principal = Kosuke Ogasawara
| current series = {{ubl|Super GT|Super Taikyu}}
| current drivers = {{plainlist|
- Super GT GT300:
- Katsuyuki Hiranaka
- Eijiro Shimizu
- Yuki Sano
- Super Taikyu ST-Z:
- Hiro Hayashi
- Katsuyuki Hiranaka
- Eijiro Shimizu
- Super Taikyu ST-4:
- Masahiko Kageyama
- Yuji Kunimoto
- Shinnosuke Yamada
- Teppei Tsuruta
}}
| former series =
| team titles =
| driver titles =
| website = {{URL|https://www.shade-racing.com/}}
}}
{{nihongo|SHADE Racing|シェイドレーシング|Kabushiki gaisha Shade Racing|}} (abbreviated as Specialized Hayashi Telempu Driving Emotion Racing.) is a Japanese racing team which competes in Super GT and Super Taikyu championship.
History
SHADE Racing was founded in 2015 by an automotive parts company name Hayashi Telempu. The team started to compete in Toyota Gazoo Racing 86/BRZ Race where they still compete as of 2024.
=Super Taikyu=
The team made their debut in Super Taikyu in 2018. They competed in ST-4 class with Honda Integra Type-R, with Katsuyuki Hiranaka, Hiro Hayashi, Hiroki Yoshida where they clinched second place in the class standing. For 2019, the team changed the car to Toyota 86, they also clinched 2 wins with Hiranaka, Yuji Kunimoto, and Hiro Hayashi.
=Super GT – GT300=
SHADE Racing entered Super GT for the first time,{{Cite web|date=28 December 2021|title=Hayashi Telempu SHADE Racing Enters Super GT Series|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2021/12/28/hayashi-telempu-shade-racing-enters-super-gt-series.html|url-status=live|access-date=14 January 2022|website=Dailysportscar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115062633/https://www.dailysportscar.com/2021/12/28/hayashi-telempu-shade-racing-enters-super-gt-series.html |archive-date=2022-01-15 }} with a Toyota GR86 GT300 riding on Dunlop tyres. Three-time GT300 championship runner-up Katsuyuki Hiranaka (who had spent the previous 13 seasons at Gainer),{{Cite web|date=1 December 2021|title=Katsuyuki Hiranaka Leaves Gainer After 13 Seasons|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2021/12/01/katsuyuki-hiranaka-leaves-gainer-after-13-seasons.html|url-status=live|access-date=14 January 2022|website=Dailysportscar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114165550/https://www.dailysportscar.com/2021/12/01/katsuyuki-hiranaka-leaves-gainer-after-13-seasons.html |archive-date=2022-01-14 }} and F4 Japanese Championship graduate Eijiro Shimizu were announced as the team's driver line-up.{{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, the team retained the same line up, with Shinosuke Yamada acting as the third driver.{{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}}{{Cite web|title=Fuji GT 450km Entry List Features Several New & Returning Faces |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2023/04/21/fuji-gt-450km-entry-list-features-several-new-and-returning-faces.html|access-date=21 April 2023 |website=dailysportscar.com}} In that season, they achieved their maiden podium in Sportsland Sugo where they ended up in second place. In 2024, Shade Racing is set to change tyre suppliers from Dunlop to Michelin.{{Cite news|url=https://sportscar365.com/other-series/super-gt/saitama-toyopet-gets-new-lineup-amid-toyota-reshuffle/|title=Saitama Toyopet Gets New Lineup Amid Toyota Reshuffle|date=10 January 2024|work=sportscar365.com|access-date=10 January 2024}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.shade-racing.com/}}
Category:Japanese auto racing teams