Yusuke Tomibayashi

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Yusuke Tomibayashi

| image = File:No.5 MACH SYAKEN AIRBUSTER MC86 MACH-GO at 2022 Takanoko no Hotel Suzuka GT 300km (32).jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Tomibayashi in 2022

| nationality = {{flagicon|JPN}} Japanese

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|5|4|df=y}}

| birth_place = Yokohama, Japan

| related to =

| current series = Super GT – GT300

| first year = 2022

| current team = Pacific Racing Team

| car number = 9

| former teams = Team Mach

| starts = 24

| wins = 0

| podiums = 1

| poles = 0

| fastest laps = 0

| best finish = 18th

| year = 2022

| prev series =

| prev series years =

| titles = Super Taikyu – ST-4
TGR GR86/BRZ Cup
Super Taikyu – ST-3
Roadster Party Race East Japan Series – ND Series

| title years = 2023
2022
2020–2022
2019

| awards =

| award years =

}}

{{nihongo|Yusuke Tomibayashi|冨林勇佑|Tomibayashi Yūsuke|born 4 May 1996 in Yokohama{{Cite web|title=冨林勇佑 Tomibayashi Yusuke

|url=https://www.jegt.jp/driver/4005/|website=jegt.jp|language=ja|access-date=22 February 2025}}}} is a Japanese racing driver and sim racer currently competing for Pacific Racing Team in the GT300 class of Super GT. He is the 2022 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR86/BRZ Cup champion.{{Cite web|title=GR86/BRZ Cup第5戦・第6戦岡山｜eスポーツ出身冨林勇佑が王者に。クラブマンは勝木崇文が戴冠

|url=https://jp.motorsport.com/86-brz/news/2022-86brz-r-5-r6/10403168/|website=jp.motorsport.com|language=ja|date=21 November 2022|access-date=21 February 2025}}

Esports career

Starting his career on racing simulators, Tomibayashi saw early success on Gran Turismo Sport-based championships, winning the FIA-sanctioned 2016 Manufacturer Fan Cup and taking fifth in the 2018 Roots Japan Cup Final.{{Cite web|title=マニュファクチャラーファンカップ決勝レース詳報

|url=https://www.gran-turismo.com/jp/gtsport/livereport/00_8296476.html|website=gran-turismo.com|language=ja|date=21 May 2016|access-date=22 February 2025}}{{Cite web|title=Result- ROOTS JAPAN CUP 2018 FINAL - eSports

|url=https://rootsesports.com/result/result-roots-japan-cup-2018-final/|website=rootsesports.com|language=ja|access-date=22 February 2025}}

In 2019, Tomibayashi won the Roots Japan Cup Final and the National Prefectural eSports Championship at Ibaraki, representing Kanagawa.{{Cite web|title=Result

|url=https://samuraix2019.rootsesports.com/result_final/|website=rootsesports.com|language=ja|access-date=22 February 2025}}{{Cite web|title=全国都道府県対抗eスポーツ選手権 2019 IBARAKI

|url=https://jesu.or.jp/ibaraki2019/|website=jesu.or.jp|language=ja|access-date=22 February 2025}} Three years later, in 2022, he participated in the iRacing-based Suzuka E-Sports Challenge Race along with Iori Kimura.{{Cite web|title=木村偉織、冨林勇佑も参戦。国内最高峰eモータースポーツ大会『SUZUKA E-SPORTS CHALLENGE RACE』の急成長の裏側

|url=https://www.as-web.jp/supergt/886308?all|website=as-web.jp|language=ja|date=2 December 2022|access-date=22 February 2025}}

Super Taikyu

=2021=

Tomibayashi won at Autopolis and Suzuka to clinch his second ST-3 title with a race to spare.{{Cite web|title=スーパー耐久第4戦でASCII.jpも応援する39号車がついにクラス優勝！

|url=https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/065/4065808/|website=ascii.jp|date=14 August 2021|access-date=22 February 2025}}{{Cite web|title=スーパー耐久第5戦で39号車が優勝し、最終戦を前にチャンピオン獲得！

|url=https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/072/4072086/|website=ascii.jp|date=16 October 2021|access-date=22 February 2025}}

=2022=

Tracy Sports with Delta retained Tomibayashi for the 2022 season, staying in ST-3 class alongside the returning Hirotaka Ishii, and Takashi Ito who moved over from the 41 car.{{Cite web|title=Delta with TRACY SPORTS、2022年も充実の体制でST-3の3年連続チャンピオンを狙う

|url=https://www.as-web.jp/domestic/784506?all|website=as-web.jp|date=15 February 2022|access-date=22 February 2025}} Tomibayashi won at Sugo and clinched his third ST-3 title in a row.{{Cite web|title=スーパー耐久第3戦は、激戦を制し39号車が今季初優勝！正念場で垣間見えた冨林勇佑の“進化”

|url=https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/099/4099297/|website=ascii.jp|date=30 July 2022|access-date=22 February 2025}}{{Cite web|title=奇跡の大逆転！　冨林勇佑、スーパー耐久で3年連続クラスチャンピオンに輝く

|url=https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/118/4118429/|website=ascii.jp|date=24 December 2022|access-date=22 February 2025}}

=2023=

Staying with Tracy Sports with Delta for the fourth season in a row, Tomibayashi moved to the ST-4 class for the 2023 season.{{Cite web|title=冨林勇佑、スーパー耐久2023はST-4クラスに！激闘＆波乱が連続の開幕戦

|url=https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/130/4130238/|website=ascii.jp|date=28 March 2023|access-date=22 February 2025}} Tomibayashi took wins at Motegi and Okayama to win his fourth straight Super Taikyu title and first in ST-4.{{Cite web|title=スーパー耐久第5戦で冨林勇佑が今季初優勝！ 4年連続S耐王座へ突破口開く

|url=https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/155/4155452/|website=ascii.jp|date=10 September 2023|access-date=22 February 2025}}{{Cite web|title=スーパー耐久4連覇が見えてきた！冨林勇佑、岡山3時間を制してランク首位で最終戦へ

|url=https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/167/4167152/|website=ascii.jp|date=24 November 2023|access-date=22 February 2025}}{{Cite web|title=eスポーツレーサー冨林、スーパー耐久で4年連続チャンピオンに輝く！

|url=https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/174/4174168/|website=ascii.jp|date=9 December 2023|access-date=22 February 2025}}

=2024=

Tomibayashi stayed in the ST-4 class for the 2024 season, continuing a five year-long partnership with Tracy Sports with Delta.{{Cite web|title=デルタモータースポーツが2024年体制を発表。GR86/BRZ Cupはタイトル奪還、S耐は連覇を目指す

|url=https://www.as-web.jp/pr/1038020?all|website=as-web.jp|date=3 February 2024|access-date=22 February 2025}} In the final race of the season, Tomibayashi was leading in his class but suffered a tire failure in the closing stages, which forced the car into retirement and had to settle for third in the standings.{{Cite web|title=悲喜交々のST-4。「複雑な気分」のENDLESS GR86と「逆に清々しい気持ち」で5連覇を逃した冨林勇佑

|url=https://www.as-web.jp/domestic/1154886?all|website=as-web.jp|date=21 November 2024|access-date=22 February 2025}}

Super GT

=2022=

Tomibayashi stepped up to Super GT's GT300 class in 2022, joining Team Mach alongside Reiji Hiraki, becoming Japan's first sim-racer to race in the series.{{Cite web|title=Japanese Sim Racer Yusuke Tomibayashi Joins Reiji Hiraki at Team Mach

|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2022/03/30/japanese-sim-racer-yusuke-tomibayashi-joins-reiji-hiraki-at-team-mach.html|website=dailysportscar.com|date=30 March 2022|access-date=22 February 2025}} In only his third race in GT300, Tomibayashi finished on the podium, taking second place at Suzuka.{{Cite web|title=灼熱の鈴鹿でマッハ号・冨林＆平木が奮闘！接戦のバトルを制し2位表彰台

|url=https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/094/4094007/|website=ascii.jp|date=8 June 2022|access-date=22 February 2025}}

=2023=

Towards the end of 2022, it was announced that Tomibayashi would return to Team Mach for the 2023 season, alongside Takamitsu Matsui.{{Cite web|title=TEAM MACH、2023年のスーパーGT参戦体制を発表。冨林勇佑と松井孝允のコンビで車両は別個体に

|url=https://www.as-web.jp/supergt/893870?all|website=as-web.jp|date=25 December 2022|access-date=22 February 2025}} In the opening race of the season at Okayama, Tomibayashi scored 15th place in a weekend headlined by rain.{{Cite web|title=eスポーツレーサー冨林勇佑、2年目のSUPER GT開幕！新体制で臨むも雨の第1戦では大苦戦

|url=https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/134/4134918/|website=ascii.jp|date=29 April 2023|access-date=22 February 2025}}

=2024=

After two years at Team Mach, Tomibayashi joined Pacific Racing Team ahead of the 2024 season alongside Ryohei Sakaguchi.{{Cite web|title=PACIFIC RACING TEAM、阪口良平のパートナーとして冨林勇佑起用を正式発表

|url=https://www.as-web.jp/supergt/1046097?all|website=as-web.jp|date=26 February 2024|access-date=22 February 2025}} In the second round at Fuji, Tomibayashi ended the race in 12th, which would turn out to be his season-best result.{{Cite web|title=今年の冨林勇佑は目つきが違う！今後の可能性を感じたSUPER GT 第2戦富士

|url=https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/199/4199349/2/|website=ascii.jp|date=19 May 2024|access-date=22 February 2025}}

=2025=

Tomibayashi returned to Pacific Racing Team for the 2025 season, alongside Sakaguchi and returning third driver Yuta Fujiwara.{{cite web|url=https://jp.motorsport.com/supergt/news/2025-sgt-entry-list/10697470/|title=スーパーGT、2025年のエントリーリスト出揃う。GT300はStudieが撤退、代わって芳賀美里監督の新チーム登場|website=jp.motorsport.com|language=ja-JP|date=21 February 2025|access-date=22 February 2025}}

Racing record

=Racing career summary=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center" !Season !Series !Team !Races !Wins !Poles !F/Laps !Podiums !Points !Position
rowspan="2"\|2019 \|align="left"\| Roadster Party Race East Japan Series – ND Series \|align="left"\| Ena Motorsports Club{{Cite web\|title=2019年度ロードスター・パーティレースⅢ 東日本シリーズ結果（最終） \|url=https://www.party-race.com/result/2019/east/2019pr3_east_series.pdf\|website=party-race.com\|language=ja\|access-date=22 February 2025}} \| 5 \| 3 \| 0 \| 0 \| 3 \| 79 \| style="background:#FFFFBF"\| 1st
align="left"\| Super Taikyu – ST-4 \|align="left"\| Glory Racing with A-One \| 1 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 9‡ \| 11th‡
rowspan="2"\|2020 \|align="left"\| Super Taikyu – ST-3 \|align="left"\| Tracy Sports with Delta \| 5 \| 2 \| 1 \| 0 \| 5 \| 117.5‡ \| style="background:#FFFFBF"\| 1st‡
align="left"\| Mini Challenge Japan – Cooper S \|align="left"\| D.D.R{{Cite web\|title=MINI CHALLENGE JAPAN 2020 \|url=https://bmwminiracing.jp/assets/pdf/archive/2020-official-result.pdf\|website=bmwminiracing.jp\|language=ja\|access-date=22 February 2025}} \| 2 \| 2 \| 1 \| 2 \| 2 \| 148 \| 10th
2021 \|align="left"\| Super Taikyu – ST-3 \|align="left"\| Tracy Sports with Delta \| 6 \| 2 \| 3 \| 1 \| 5 \| 119.5‡ \| style="background:#FFFFBF"\| 1st‡
rowspan="3"\|2022 \|align=left\| Super GT – GT300 \|align=left\| Team Mach \| 8 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 1 \| 15 \| 18th
align="left"\| Super Taikyu – ST-3 \|align="left"\| Tracy Sports with Delta \| 6 \| 1 \| 1 \| 1 \| 6 \| 136.5‡ \| style="background:#FFFFBF"\| 1st‡
align=left\| TGR GR86/BRZ Cup \|align=left\| Delta Motorsports \| 6 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 3 \| 58 \| style="background:#FFFFBF"\|1st
rowspan="4"\|2023 \| align="left" \| Super GT – GT300 \| align="left" \| Team Mach \| 8 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| NC
align="left"\| Super Taikyu – ST-3 \|align="left" rowspan="2"\| Tracy Sports with Delta \| 1 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 134.5‡ \| style="background:#dfdfdf"\| 2nd‡
align="left"\| Super Taikyu – ST-4 \| 6 \| 2 \| 1 \| 0 \| 5 \| 132‡ \| style="background:#FFFFBF"\| 1st‡
align=left\| TGR GR86/BRZ Cup \|align=left\| Delta Motorsports \| 7 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 19 \| 13th
rowspan="4"\|2024 \|align="left"\| Super GT – GT300 \|align="left"\| Pacific Racing Team \| 8 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| NC
align="left"\| Super Taikyu – ST-3 \|align="left" rowspan="2"\| Tracy Sports with Delta \| 1 \| 1 \| 0 \| 0 \| 1 \| 129‡ \| style="background:#dfdfdf"\| 2nd‡
align="left"\| Super Taikyu – ST-4 \| 6 \| 1 \| 3 \| 0 \| 4 \| 116.5‡ \| style="background:#ffdf9f"\| 3rd‡
align=left\| TGR GR86/BRZ Cup \|align=left\| Delta Motorsports \| 8 \| 0 \| 1 \| 0 \| 3 \| 56 \| style="background:#ffdf9f"\|3rd
rowspan="2"\|2025 \|align="left"\| Super GT – GT300 \|align="left"\| Pacific Racing Team \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
align="left"\| Super Taikyu – ST-4 \|align="left"\| Tracy Sports with Delta \| \| \| \| \| \| ‡ \| ‡
colspan="10" \|Sources:{{Cite web \|title=Yusuke Tomibayashi {{!}} Racing career profile {{!}} Driver Database \|url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/yusuke-tomibayashi\|access-date=21 February 2025 \|website=www.driverdb.com}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/yusuke-tomibayashi/results\|title=Yusuke Tomibayashi Results\|website=Motorsportstats.com\|language=en\|access-date=21 February 2025}}

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

!Season

!Series

!Team

!Races

!Wins

!Poles

!F/Laps

!Podiums

!Points

!Position

rowspan="2"|2019

|align="left"| Roadster Party Race East Japan Series – ND Series

|align="left"| Ena Motorsports Club{{Cite web|title=2019年度ロードスター・パーティレースⅢ 東日本シリーズ結果（最終）

|url=https://www.party-race.com/result/2019/east/2019pr3_east_series.pdf|website=party-race.com|language=ja|access-date=22 February 2025}}

| 5

| 3

| 0

| 3

| 79

| style="background:#FFFFBF"| 1st

align="left"| Super Taikyu – ST-4

|align="left"| Glory Racing with A-One

| 1

| 0

| 9‡

| 11th‡

rowspan="2"|2020

|align="left"| Super Taikyu – ST-3

|align="left"| Tracy Sports with Delta

| 5

| 2

| 1

| 0

| 5

| 117.5‡

| style="background:#FFFFBF"| 1st‡

align="left"| Mini Challenge Japan – Cooper S

|align="left"| D.D.R{{Cite web|title=MINI CHALLENGE JAPAN 2020

|url=https://bmwminiracing.jp/assets/pdf/archive/2020-official-result.pdf|website=bmwminiracing.jp|language=ja|access-date=22 February 2025}}

| 2

| 1

| 2

| 148

| 10th

2021

|align="left"| Super Taikyu – ST-3

|align="left"| Tracy Sports with Delta

| 6

| 2

| 3

| 1

| 5

| 119.5‡

| style="background:#FFFFBF"| 1st‡

rowspan="3"|2022

|align=left| Super GT – GT300

|align=left| Team Mach

| 8

| 0

| 1

| 15

| 18th

align="left"| Super Taikyu – ST-3

|align="left"| Tracy Sports with Delta

| 6

| 1

| 6

| 136.5‡

| style="background:#FFFFBF"| 1st‡

align=left| TGR GR86/BRZ Cup

|align=left| Delta Motorsports

| 6

| 0

| 3

| 58

| style="background:#FFFFBF"|1st

rowspan="4"|2023

| align="left" | Super GT – GT300

| align="left" | Team Mach

| 8

| 0

| NC

align="left"| Super Taikyu – ST-3

|align="left" rowspan="2"| Tracy Sports with Delta

| 1

| 0

| 134.5‡

| style="background:#dfdfdf"| 2nd‡

align="left"| Super Taikyu – ST-4

| 6

| 2

| 1

| 0

| 5

| 132‡

| style="background:#FFFFBF"| 1st‡

align=left| TGR GR86/BRZ Cup

|align=left| Delta Motorsports

| 7

| 0

| 19

| 13th

rowspan="4"|2024

|align="left"| Super GT – GT300

|align="left"| Pacific Racing Team

| 8

| 0

| NC

align="left"| Super Taikyu – ST-3

|align="left" rowspan="2"| Tracy Sports with Delta

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 129‡

| style="background:#dfdfdf"| 2nd‡

align="left"| Super Taikyu – ST-4

| 6

| 1

| 3

| 0

| 4

| 116.5‡

| style="background:#ffdf9f"| 3rd‡

align=left| TGR GR86/BRZ Cup

|align=left| Delta Motorsports

| 8

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 3

| 56

| style="background:#ffdf9f"|3rd

rowspan="2"|2025

|align="left"| Super GT – GT300

|align="left"| Pacific Racing Team

align="left"| Super Taikyu – ST-4

|align="left"| Tracy Sports with Delta

| *‡

colspan="10" |Sources:{{Cite web |title=Yusuke Tomibayashi {{!}} Racing career profile {{!}} Driver Database |url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/yusuke-tomibayashi|access-date=21 February 2025 |website=www.driverdb.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/yusuke-tomibayashi/results|title=Yusuke Tomibayashi Results|website=Motorsportstats.com|language=en|access-date=21 February 2025}}

‡ Team standings

=Complete Super GT results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
Year ! Team ! Car ! Class ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! DC ! Points
2022 ! nowrap\| Team Mach ! nowrap\| Toyota 86 MC GT300 ! GT300 \|style="background:#cfcfff;"\| OKA {{small\|18}} \|style="background:#cfcfff;"\| FUJ {{small\|24}} \|style="background:#dfdfdf;"\| SUZ {{small\|2}} \|style="background:#cfcfff;"\| FUJ {{small\|17}} \|style="background:#cfcfff;"\| SUZ {{small\|19}} \|style="background:#cfcfff;"\| SUG {{small\|21}} \|style="background:#cfcfff;"\| AUT {{small\|25}} \|style="background:#efcfff;"\| MOT {{small\|Ret}} ! 18th ! 15
2023 ! nowrap\| Team Mach ! nowrap\| Toyota 86 MC GT300 ! GT300 \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\|OKA {{small\|15}} \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\|FUJ1 {{small\|22}} \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\|SUZ1 {{small\|19}} \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\|FUJ2 {{small\|18}} \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\|SUZ2 {{small\|21}} \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\|SUG {{small\|22}} \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\|MOT {{small\|18}} \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\|MOT {{small\|18}} !NC !0
2024 ! nowrap\| Pacific Racing Team ! nowrap\| Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo ! GT300 \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| OKA {{small\|21}} \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| FUJ {{small\|12}} \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| SUZ {{small\|17}} \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| FUJ {{small\|Ret}} \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| SUZ {{small\|14}} \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| SUG {{small\|20}} \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| AUT {{small\|Ret}} \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| MOT {{small\|17}} ! NC ! 0
2025 ! nowrap\| Pacific Racing Team ! nowrap\| Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo ! GT300 \|style="background:#;"\| OKA {{small

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

Year

! Team

! Car

! Class

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7