Yoshiaki Katayama
{{Short description|Japanese racing driver (born 1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox racing driver
|name= Yoshiaki Katayama
|image= File:No.6 Team LeMans Audi R8 LMS at 2022 Takanoko no Hotel Suzuka GT 300km (50).jpg
|caption= Katayama's Audi R8 LMS in 2022
|nationality= {{flagicon|JPN}} Japanese
|birth_place= Aichi Prefecture, Japan
|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1993|11|13}}
|current series= Super GT - GT300
|first year= 2021
|current team= Velorex
|car number= 6
|former teams =
|starts= 32
|wins= 0
|poles= 1
|podiums= 4
|fastest laps=
|best finish= 9th
| year = 2023
|prev series=Formula Regional Japanese Championship
S5000 Tasman Series
Super Formula Lights
Japanese Formula 3 Championship
MRF Challenge
Japanese Formula 3 Championship - National Class
F4 Japanese Championship
|prev series years=2021–22
2021
2020
2017–19
2016–17
2016
2015
|titles= Japanese Formula 3 Championship - National Class
|title years= 2016
}}
Yoshiaki Katayama (born 13 November 1993 in the Aichi prefecture, Chūbu Region) is a Japanese racing driver currently competing in Super GT in the GT300 class. He is the 2016 Japanese Formula 3 - National Class champion.
Career
= Lower formulae =
In 2015 Katayama made his debut in singe-seater racing by competing in the F4 Japanese Championship for miNami aoYama with SARD.
Katayama later competed in the 2016–17 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship, where he came eleventh in the drivers' standings.{{Cite web |title=Schumacher, Newey headline MRF Challenge entry list |url=https://www.motorsport.com/indian-openwheel/news/schumacher-newey-headline-mrf-challenge-entry-list-850511/850511/ |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=www.motorsport.com |language=en}}
= Formula 3 =
In 2016 Katayama competed in the National class of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship with Petit Lemans Racing. He took nine National class wins on his way to become champion.{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=Speedsport |title=All-Japan Formula 3 Championship - Season 2016: Results |url=https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/formula-level3/japanese-formula-3/2016-results.html |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=www.speedsport-magazine.com |language=en}}
In 2017 he returned to the Japanese Formula 3 Championship with the OKAYAMA KOKUSAI CIRCUIT RC. This time he would compete for the overall championship. He finished the season in ninth.
In 2018 he remained in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship with OIRC team YTB.{{Cite web |date=2018-04-14 |title=Japan Formula 3 Official Web Site |url=http://www.j-formula3.com/season/2018/report/report18rd01entry.html |access-date=2023-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414234245/http://www.j-formula3.com/season/2018/report/report18rd01entry.html |archive-date=2018-04-14 }} He finished the season in seventh. At the end of the year he joined Carlin Motorsport to compete in the 2018 Macau Grand Prix. He finished the main race in seventeenth after having started from twenty seventh due to an accident in the qualifying race.{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Ida |date=2018-11-17 |title=Dan Ticktum controls Macau GP qualification race |url=https://formulascout.com/dan-ticktum-controls-macau-gp-qualification-race/46403 |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=Formula Scout |language=en-US}}
In 2019 he once again remained in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship with OIRC team YTB which was operated by Carlin Motorsport.{{Cite web |date=2019-07-11 |title=Wayback Machine |url=http://www.j-formula3.com/pdf/2019/round11/r11_entry.pdf |access-date=2023-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711235330/http://www.j-formula3.com/pdf/2019/round11/r11_entry.pdf |archive-date=2019-07-11 }} In the third round at the Okayama International Circuit he took his first overall race win in the championship.{{Cite web |last=Lumb |first=Tim |date=2019-06-09 |title=Fenestraz, Miyata and Katayama share Japanese F3 wins at Okayama |url=https://formulascout.com/japanese-f3-okayama-wins/51331 |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=Formula Scout |language=en-US}} Like the previous year, he finished the season in seventh.
In 2020 he competed in the Formula 3-spec Super Formula Lights series with B-Max Racing as the Japanese Formula 3 Championship had been discontinued.{{Cite web |title=片山 義章 {{!}} DRIVER & TEAM {{!}} 2020年 SFL シリーズカレンダー {{!}} superformula lights |url=https://superformula-lights.com/race2020/teams_drivers/yoshiaki-katayama/ |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=superformula-lights.com}} After only competing in two rounds he finished the season in sixth.
In 2021 he joined the Formula Regional Japanese Championship as a Privateer.{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Ida |date=2021-06-27 |title=Yoshiaki Katayama starts Formula Regional Japan season with triple win |url=https://formulascout.com/yoshiaki-katayama-starts-formula-regional-japan-season-with-triple-win/80406 |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=Formula Scout |language=en-US}} He only competed in the opening round at the Okayama International Circuit where he won all three races.
In 2022 he returned to the Formula Regional Japanese Championship. This time he competed for Team LeMans with OIRC.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-12 |title=Team LeMans with OIRC、片山義章を起用し2022年FRJにフル参戦。本山哲も協力 {{!}} 国内レース他 {{!}} autosport web |url=https://www.as-web.jp/domestic/792407 |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=AUTO SPORT web |language=ja}} He took his only win of the season at the Okayama International Circuit and finished third in the drivers' standings after not taking part in the final round of the season.{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Ida |date=2022-06-26 |title=Miki Koyama earns first single-seater wins at Okayama in FRJC |url=https://formulascout.com/miki-koyama-earns-first-single-seater-wins-at-okayama-in-frjc/95356 |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=Formula Scout |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Ida |date=2022-12-11 |title=Ogawa and Oki share wins in FRegional Japan's Suzuka finale |url=https://formulascout.com/ogawa-and-oki-share-wins-in-fregional-japans-suzuka-finale/101782 |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=Formula Scout |language=en-US}}
= S5000 Tasman Series =
In 2021 Katayama raced outside of Asia for the first time by competing in the S5000 Tasman Series with Team BRM.{{Cite web |date=2021-11-15 |title=International stars confirmed for S5000 Tasman Series |url=https://s5000.com.au/2021/11/16/international-stars-confirmed-for-s5000-tasman-series/ |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=S5000 |language=en}} He finished the season in eleventh.
= Super GT =
In 2021 Katayama made his debut in sports car racing by competing in the GT300-class of the Super GT Series for Team LeMans with Satoshi Motoyama being his teammate.{{Cite web |title=Satoshi Motoyama Returning To Super GT With Team LeMans {{!}} dailysportscar.com |url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/2021/01/28/satoshi-motoyama-returning-to-super-gt-with-team-le-mans.html |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=www.dailysportscar.com}}
In 2022 he remained in the Super GT Series with the same team. He finished the season in twenty-first.{{Cite web |title=SUPER GT announces 43-car entry list for 2022 |url=https://au.motorsport.com/supergt/news/2022-entry-list-43-cars/8277057/ |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=au.motorsport.com |language=en}}
In 2023 he will remain in the Super GT Series for a third season with the team. His teammate will be Roberto Merhi.{{Cite web |title=Tandds {{!}} SUPER GT OFFICIAL WEBSITE |url=https://supergt.net/tandds/index/2023/gt300?ln=ja |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=supergt.net}}{{Cite web |title=Merhi inicia los test con el GT300 |url=https://soymotor.com/competicion/noticias/merhi-inicia-los-test-con-el-gt300 |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=SoyMotor.com |language=es-ES}}
Racing record
= Career summary =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"
!Season !Series !Team !Races !Wins !Poles !F/Laps !Podiums !Points !Position |
| 2015
|align=left| F4 Japanese Championship |align=left| miNami aoYama with SARD |3 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |34th |
|---|
| rowspan="2" | 2016
|align=left| Japanese Formula 3 Championship | rowspan="2" align=left| Petit Lemans Racing |17 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |NC |
| align="left" | Japanese Formula 3 Championship - National
|17 |9 |12 |11 |13 |139 | style="background:#FFFFBF" |1st |
| 2016–17
|align=left| MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship |align=left| MRF Racing |16 |0 |0 |1 |0 |32 |11th |
| 2017
|align=left| Japanese Formula 3 Championship |align=left| OKAYAMA KOKUSAI CIRCUIT RC |20 |0 |0 |0 |0 |11 |9th |
| rowspan="2" | 2018
|align=left| Japanese Formula 3 Championship |align=left| OIRC team YTB |19 |0 |0 |0 |0 |14 |7th |
| align=left| Macau Grand Prix
|align=left| Carlin |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |N/A |17th |
| 2019
|align=left| Japanese Formula 3 Championship |align=left| OIRC team YTB by Carlin |20 |1 |0 |0 |2 |34 |7th |
| 2020
|align=left| Super Formula Lights |align=left| B-Max Racing |5 |0 |0 |0 |1 |10 |6th |
| rowspan="3" | 2021
|align=left| Formula Regional Japanese Championship |align=left| Privateer |3 |3 |2 |2 |3 |75 |6th |
| align=left| S5000 Tasman Series
|align=left| Team BRM |6 |0 |0 |0 |0 |48 |11th |
| align=left| Super GT - GT300
|align=left| Team LeMans with Motoyama Racing |8 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |NC |
| rowspan="2" | 2022
|align=left| Formula Regional Japanese Championship |align=left| Team LeMans with OIRC |15 |1 |3 |2 |10 |212 |style="background:#FFDF9F" |3rd |
| align=left| Super GT - GT300
|align=left| Team LeMans |8 |0 |0 |0 |0 |12 |21st |
| 2023
|align=left| Super GT - GT300 |align=left| Team LeMans | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 9th |
| 2024
|align=left| Super GT - GT300 |align=left| Team LeMans | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 10th |
| 2025
|align=left| Super GT - GT300 |align=left| Velorex | | | | | | | |
= Complete F4 Japanese 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 ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! Rank ! Points |
| 2015
! miNami aoYama with SARD | style="background:#cfcfff;"| OKA | style="background:#cfcfff;" | OKA | style="background:#FFFFFF" |FSW | style="background:#EFCFFF;" |FSW |FSW |FSW |SUZ |SUZ |SUG |SUG |AUT |AUT |MOT |MOT !34th !0 |
= Complete Japanese Formula 3 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 ! Engine ! Class ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! 21 ! Rank ! Points |
| 2016
! Toyota ! N | style="background:#FFFFBF" | SUZ1 | style="background:#FFFFBF" |SUZ1 | style="background:#EFCFFF;" |FSW1 | style="background:#FFFFBF" |FSW1 | style="background:#FFFFBF" |OKA1 | style="background:#FFFFBF" |OKA1 | style="background:#EFCFFF;" |SUZ2 | style="background:#FFDF9F" |SUZ2 | style="background:#DFDFDF" |FSW2 | style="background:#DFFFDF" |FSW2 | style="background:#FFDF9F" |MOT | style="background:#FFFFBF" |MOT | style="background:#FFFFBF" |OKA2 | style="background:#FFFFBF" |OKA2 | style="background:#FFFFBF" |SUG | style="background:#DFDFDF" |SUG | style="background:#EFCFFF;" |SUG |colspan=4| ! style="background:#FFFFBF" |139 ! style="background:#FFFFBF" |1st |
| 2017
! | style="background:#cfcfff;" |OKA1 | style="background:#EFCFFF;" |OKA1 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |OKA1 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |SUZ1 | style="background:#DFFFDF" |SUZ1 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |FUJ1 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |FUJ1 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |OKA2 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |OKA2 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |SUZ2 | style="background:#DFFFDF" |SUZ2 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |FUJ2 | style="background:#EFCFFF;" |FUJ2 | style="background:#DFFFDF" |MOT | style="background:#DFFFDF" |MOT | style="background:#DFFFDF" |MOT | style="background:#DFFFDF" |AUT | style="background:#cfcfff;" |AUT | style="background:#DFFFDF" |SUG | style="background:#cfcfff;" |SUG | !11 !9th |
| 2018
!nowrap| OIRC team YTB ! | style="background:#EFCFFF;" |SUZ | style="background:#DFFFDF" |SUZ | style="background:#cfcfff;" |SUG1 | style="background:#DFFFDF" |SUG1 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |FUJ1 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |FUJ1 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |OKA1 | style="background:#DFFFDF" |OKA1 | style="background:#FFFFFF" |OKA1 | style="background:#DFFFDF" |MOT | style="background:#EFCFFF;" |MOT | style="background:#DFFFDF" |MOT | style="background:#cfcfff;" |OKA2 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |OKA2 | style="background:#FFFFFF" |OKA2 | style="background:#DFFFDF" |SUG2 | style="background:#DFFFDF" |SUG2 | style="background:#DFFFDF" |SUG2 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |SUG2 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |FUJ2 | style="background:#EFCFFF;" |FUJ2 !14 !7th |
| 2019
!nowrap| OIRC team YTB by Carlin ! | style="background:#cfcfff;" |SUZ | style="background:#cfcfff;" |SUZ | style="background:#cfcfff;" |AUT | style="background:#cfcfff;" |AUT | style="background:#DFFFDF" |AUT | style="background:#DFDFDF" |OKA1 | style="background:#DFFFDF" |OKA1 | style="background:#FFFFBF" |OKA1 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |SUG1 | style="background:#DFFFDF" |SUG1 | style="background:#DFFFDF" |FUJ | style="background:#cfcfff;" |FUJ | style="background:#cfcfff;" |SUG2 | style="background:#DFFFDF" |SUG2 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |SUG2 | style="background:#DFFFDF" |MOT | style="background:#cfcfff;" |MOT | style="background:#cfcfff;" |MOT | style="background:#DFFFDF" |OKA2 | style="background:#DFFFDF" |OKA2 | !34 !7th |
= Complete MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship =
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| 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 ! 15 ! 16 ! Rank ! Points |
| 2016–17
| style="background:#DFFFDF" |BHR | style="background:#cfcfff;" |BHR | style="background:#DFFFDF" |BHR | style="background:#DFFFDF" |BHR | style="background:#cfcfff;" |DUB | style="background:#cfcfff;" |DUB | style="background:#DFFFDF" |DUB | style="background:#DFFFDF" |DUB | style="background:#DFFFDF" |GNO | style="background:#DFFFDF" |GNO | style="background:#cfcfff;" |GNO | style="background:#DFFFDF" |GNO | style="background:#cfcfff;" |CHE | style="background:#cfcfff;" |CHE | style="background:#DFFFDF" |CHE | style="background:#DFFFDF" |CHE !32 !11th |
= Complete Macau Grand Prix results =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year ! Team ! Car ! Qualifying ! Quali Race ! Main race |
| 2018
| align="left" | {{flagicon|GBR}} Carlin | align="left" | Dallara F317 |27th |DNF |17th |
|---|
= Complete Super Formula Lights 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 ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! Rank ! Points |
| 2020
|MOT |MOT |MOT | style="background:#FFDF9F" |OKA | style="background:#EFCFFF;"|OKA |SUG |SUG |SUG |AUT |AUT |AUT | style="background:#DFFFDF" |SUZ | style="background:#DFFFDF" |SUZ | style="background:#cfcfff;" |SUZ |FSW |FSW |FSW !10 !6th |
= Complete S5000 Tasman Series 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 ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! Rank ! Points |
| 2021
! Team BRM | style="background:#DFFFDF" |SYD | style="background:#EFCFFF;" |SYD | style="background:#DFFFDF" |SYD | style="background:#DFFFDF" |BAT | style="background:#EFCFFF;" |BAT | style="background:#EFCFFF;" |BAT | style="background:#FFFFFF" |BAT !11th !48 |
= Complete Formula Regional Japanese 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 ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! Rank ! Points |
| 2021
! Privateer | style="background:#FFFFBF" |OKA | style="background:#FFFFBF" |OKA | style="background:#FFFFBF" |OKA |MOT |MOT |MOT |FUJ |FUJ |FUJ |SUG |SUG |SUZ |SUZ | | | | !6th !75 |
| 2022
| style="background:#FFDF9F" |FUJ1 | style="background:#FFDF9F" |FUJ1 | style="background:#DFFFDF" |FUJ1 | style="background:#FFFFBF"|OKA | style="background:#FFDF9F"|OKA |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|OKA |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|MOT | style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MOT | style="background:#FFDF9F"|MOT | style="background:#DFFFDF"|SUG | style="background:#FFDF9F"|SUG | style="background:#DFFFDF"|SUG | style="background:#FFDF9F"|FUJ2 | style="background:#DFFFDF"|FUJ2 | style="background:#FFDF9F"|FUJ2 |SUZ |SUZ !style="background:#FFDF9F"|3rd !style="background:#FFDF9F"|212 |
= Complete Super GT - GT300 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 ! Rank ! Points |
| 2021
! Team LeMans with Motoyama Racing ! GT300 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |OKA | style="background:#cfcfff;" |FUJ | style="background:#cfcfff;" |MOT | style="background:#cfcfff;" |SUZ | style="background:#cfcfff;" |SUG | style="background:#cfcfff;" |AUT | style="background:#cfcfff;" |MOT | style="background:#cfcfff;" |FUJ !NC !0 |
| rowspan=2| 2022
! Team LeMans with Motoyama Racing !rowspan=2| Audi R8 LMS Evo II !rowspan=2| GT300 |style="background:#DFFFDF" |OKA |colspan=7| !rowspan=2|12th !rowspan=2|12 |
| Team LeMans
| |style="background:#CFCFFF"| FUJ |style="background:#CFCFFF"| SUZ |style="background:#CFCFFF"| FUJ |style="background:#DFFFDF"| SUZ |style="background:#CFCFFF"| SUG |style="background:#CFCFFF"| AUT |style="background:#CFCFFF"| MOT |
|---|
| 2023
! GT300 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OKA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FUJ |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SUZ |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| FUJ |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SUZ |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SUG |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AUT |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MOT ! 9th ! 37 |
| 2024
!nowrap|Team LeMans !nowrap|Ferrari 296 GT3 !GT300 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OKA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FUJ |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SUZ |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FUJ |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SUG |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUT |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MOT |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SUZ ! 10th ! 28 |
| 2025
! Velorex ! GT300 |style="background:#;"| OKA |
|style="background:#;"| FUJ
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References
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External links
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