Reimei Ito (伊東 黎明, Itou Reimei, born 30 July 2000) is a Japanese racing driver currently competing in the Porsche Carrera Cup in Japan. He is also competing in Super GT as a third driver, and will do Super Formula Lights for 2 rounds.[1][2]
| Reimei Ito | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Japanese |
| Born | 30 June 2000 Hyogo, Japan |
| Super GT - GT300 career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | LM corsa |
| Car number | 60 |
| Former teams | Yogibo Racing |
| Starts | 8 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Super Formula Lights career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | LM corsa |
| Car number | 60 |
| Previous series | |
| 2020-2022 | F4 Japanese Championship |
Career
editFormula 4
editIto started his F4 career in 2020 with OTG Motor Sports,[3] competing until 2022.
Super Formula Lights
editIto will compete with the Super GT team LM corsa at the rounds at Okayama and Motegi, with both driver and team making their series debut.[1]
Super GT
editIto competed in the Super GT of 2023, with the new team Yogibo Racing alongside F4 driver Yugo Iwasawa.[4] Ito did not continue to race as Yogibo Racing withdrew its entry for the 2024 season, citing a change in corporate strategy from the Yogibo brand.[5] Ito returned to the series as the third driver with LM corsa for the last round at Suzuka alongside Hiroki Yoshimoto & Shunsuke Kohno.[2]
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | F4 Japanese Championship | OTG Motor Sports | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 5th |
| 2021 | F4 Japanese Championship | OTG Motor Sports | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 160 | 4th |
| 2022 | F4 Japanese Championship | OTG Motor Sports | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 7th |
| 2023 | Super GT - GT300 | Yogibo Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20th |
| Super Taikyu - ST-2 | Endless Sports | ||||||||
| 2024 | Super Taikyu - ST-2 | Endless Sports | |||||||
| Super Taikyu - ST-4 | |||||||||
| Super Formula Lights | LM corsa | ||||||||
| Super GT - GT300 |
References
edit- ^ a b "スーパーフォーミュラライツスポット参戦のご報告". osaka-toyopet.jp. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Rd.05 鈴鹿戦 第3ドライバー起用のご報告". osaka-toyopet.jp. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "F4 JAPANESE CHAMPIONSHIP | 2020 FIA-F4選手権 第1/2/3戦 富士大会エントリーリスト". fiaf4.jp. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Yogibo Racing Makes Its Return to SUPER GT GT300 Class With Honda". dailysportscar.com. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ Klein, Jamie (8 February 2024). "Honda GT300 Team Yogibo Racing Announces Withdrawal". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media.
External links
edit- Reimei Ito career summary at DriverDB.com