Yu Kanamaru

Yu Kanamaru (金丸 悠, Kanamaru Yū, born 13 May 1994 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese racing driver.[1]

Yu Kanamaru
NationalityJapan Japanese
Born (1994-05-13) 13 May 1994
Tokyo, Japan
F3 Asian Championship career
Debut season2019
Racing licence FIA Silver
TeamsBlackArts Racing Team
Starts24
Wins1
Best finish6th in 2019-20

Career

Kanamaru's single seater career began in 2012 after graduating from karting. He took a surprise win in the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC in 2012 at the final race of the season at Spa-Francorchamps. He made his Formula Renault 3.5 debut in 2015 for Pons Racing replacing Meindert van Buuren.

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2012 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC KTR 20 1 0 0 1 97 17th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 14 0 0 0 0 0 39th
2013 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC KTR 8 0 0 0 0 47 26th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 14 0 0 0 0 0 31st
2014 Euroformula Open Championship Emilio de Villota Motorsport 16 0 0 2 4 128 4th
Spanish Formula Three Championship 6 0 0 1 1 47 5th
Macau Grand Prix Carlin 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2015 Euroformula Open Championship Emilio de Villota Motorsport 16 1 2 1 7 206 3rd
Spanish Formula Three Championship 6 0 0 1 3 88 3rd
Macau Grand Prix Carlin 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
Formula Renault 3.5 Series Pons Racing 6 0 0 0 0 9 18th
2016 Formula V8 3.5 Series Teo Martín Motorsport 18 0 0 0 0 85 8th
2017 World Series Formula V8 3.5 RP Motorsport 18 0 0 1 1 115 7th
2018 Japanese Formula 3 Championship B-MAX Racing Team 19 0 0 0 3 40 5th
2019 TCR Japan Touring Car Series - Saturday Series Team GOH Models 5 2 1 0 3 75 3rd
TCR Japan Touring Car Series - Sunday Series 5 2 1 0 2 77 2nd
F3 Asian Championship Super License 9 0 0 0 0 50 9th
2019–20 F3 Asian Championship BlackArts Racing Team 15 1 0 0 2 104 6th
2020 Formula Regional Japanese Championship Sutekina Racing Team 5 0 0 0 4 75 7th
2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 FastMD Racing
Super Taikyu - ST-X Team 5Zigen
Super Taikyu - ST-Z Team Noah
Formula Regional Japanese Championship Sutekina Racing Team

Complete World Series Formula V8 3.5 results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos. Points
2015 Pons Racing ALC
1		 ALC
2		 MON
1		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 RBR
1		 RBR
2		 SIL
1		 SIL
2		 NÜR
1
12		 NÜR
2
13		 BUG
1
6		 BUG
2
Ret		 JER
1
10		 JER
2
11		 18th 9
2016 Teo Martín Motorsport ALC
1
Ret		 ALC
2
4		 HUN
1
9		 HUN
2
10		 SPA
1
4		 SPA
2
7		 LEC
1
7		 LEC
2
11		 SIL
1
7		 SIL
2
9		 RBR
1
7		 RBR
2
Ret		 MNZ
1
6		 MNZ
2
5		 JER
1
6		 JER
2
10		 CAT
1
8		 CAT
2
10		 8th 85
2017 RP Motorsport SIL
1
10		 SIL
2
Ret		 SPA
1
5		 SPA
2
8		 MNZ
1
Ret		 MNZ
2
3		 JER
1
7		 JER
2
10		 ALC
1
7		 ALC
2
4		 NÜR
1
5		 NÜR
2
7		 MEX
1
7		 MEX
2
7		 COA
1
7		 COA
2
7		 BHR
1
4		 BHR
2
6		 7th 115

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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

Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points
2023  FastMD Racing LMP3 Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY
6†		 SEB
 WGL
 MOS
 ELK
 IMS
 PET
 NC† 0†

† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP3 Championship.

References
  1. "Profile". driverdb.com. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
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