Yudai Igarashi

Yudai Igarashi (五十嵐 勇大, Igarashi Yudai, born September 24, 1978) is a retired Japanese professional race car driver, who last competed in 2003.

Yudai Igarashi
五十嵐 勇大
NationalityJapan Japanese
Born (1978-09-28) September 28, 1978
Yamagata, Japan
2003 Formula Nippon Championship
Years active2000-2003
TeamsTeam Nova
Mooncraft
Team LeMans
Starts33
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish13th in 2000
Previous series
2002-2003All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship GT500

Career

Igarashi competed in British Formula 3 in the late 1990s before returning to Japan to compete in the 2000 Formula Nippon Championship with Team LeMans. He drove 10 races and scored 1 point, finishing 13th in the Drivers Championship. He would race in Formula Nippon for the next two seasons, with Team LeMans and Mooncraft. He scored no further points in the series. In 2003, he raced three times for Team Nova, again scoring no points.

Alongside his Formula Nippon racing, Igarashi raced GT cars. In 2000, competing in the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship Japan GT300 series with Super Autobacs Racing driving a Toyota MR-S. The team scored 13 points and finished the championship in 16th place. In 2002, he completed 3 races in the series for HKS driving a Mercedes CLK in the GT500 class. The following year, he returned to the GT500 class this time with Hitotsuyama Racing. He completed 4 races driving their McLaren F1 GTR, scoring 2 points and finishing 32nd in the championship.[1][2]

Complete Formula Nippon 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 DC Pts
2000 Team Le Mans SUZ
Ret		 TRM
Ret		 MIN
Ret		 FSW
12		 SUZ
12		 SUG
Ret		 TRM
6		 FSW
10		 MIN
16		 SUZ
Ret		 13th 1
2001 SUZ
9		 TRM
Ret		 MIN
Ret		 FSW
11		 SUZ
7		 SUG
8		 FSW
Ret		 MIN
Ret		 TRM
Ret		 SUZ
8		 NC 0
2002 Moon Craft SUZ
Ret		 FSW
Ret		 MIN
11		 SUZ
13		 TRM
10		 SUG
7		 FSW
Ret		 MIN
Ret		 TRM
13		 SUZ
Ret		 NC 0
2003 Team Nova SUZ FSW MIN TRM SUZ
10		 SUG
12		 FSW
Ret		 MIN TRM SUZ NC 0

Complete All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship GT500 Results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Pts
2002 HKS Mercedes Benz CLK TAI FSW
DNQ		 SUG
DNQ		 SEP FSW TRM
Ret		 MIN
Ret		 SUZ
Ret		 NC 0
2003 Hitotsuyama Racing McLaren F1 GTR TAI
13		 FSW
9		 SUG
12		 FSW
18		 FSW
14		 TRM
Ret		 AUT
DNP		 SUZ
15		 20th 2

References
  1. "Yudai Igarashi | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  2. Magazine, Speedsport. "Yudai Igarashi: Racedriver biography - career and success". www.speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 2021-06-21.


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