Yuga Furutani (古谷悠河, Furutani Yūga, born 9 June 2000) is a Japanese racing driver who most recently competed in Super GT for Anest Iwata Racing and in Super Formula Lights for TOM'S. He was the champion of the Formula Regional Japanese Championship in 2021.
| Yuga Furutani | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Japanese |
| Born | 9 June 2000 Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan |
| Super GT career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | Arnage Racing |
| Car number | 50 |
| Starts | 7 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 23rd in 2023 |
| Super Formula Lights career | |
| Debut season | 2022 |
| Current team | TOM'S |
| Car number | 37 |
| Starts | 36 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 8 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 6th in 2022 |
| Previous series | |
| 2020-22 2020-21 2020 | Super Taikyū Formula Regional Japanese Championship F4 Japanese Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2021 | Formula Regional Japanese Championship |
Career
F4 Japanese & Formula Regional Japanese Championship
Furutani started his formula racing career in 2020, where he competed in both F4 Japanese Championship, and Formula Regional Japanese Championship with TOM'S Youth respectively for both series.[1][2] Even though his debut in F4 Japan didn't go well with 5 points, and 16th in the standings, his results in Formula Regional Japanese were better as he racked up runners up in the standings just losing out to Sena Sakaguchi who won all but three races. He took no wins, but grabbed 11 podiums throughout the season. In 2021 Furutani continued to compete in Formula Regional Japanese Championship with the same team.[3] He clinched the title ahead of the only other full time driver in the series, apart from the masterclass group, Ai Miura. He managed to win 4 races, and get 10 podiums that season.
Super Formula Lights & Super GT - GT300
In 2022 Furutani stepped up to Super Formula Lights with TOM'S again, with Kazuto Kotaka, Hibiki Taira, and Seita Nonaka.[4] Furutani achieved a couple of podiums in his debut season, and grabbed sixth in the standings ahead of Togo Suganami. In 2023 Furutani once again stayed in the series with the same team, and also made his debut also in the GT3000 class of the Super GT Series with Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage where he partnered with Igor Fraga & Miki Koyama as the third driver.[5][6] In Super Formula Lights, even tho he managed to clinch 3 podiums in a row in Autopolis. After that he did not achieve as much as he only managed to score a couple of points and 8th in the standings just barely beating David Vidales who missed the last round to mechanical failure. Furutani stayed for another year again.[7]
Personal life
Furutani currently attends Waseda University. His father, Hideaki, is the owner and team principal of Hiroshima Toyopet Racing, which Furutani drove for in Super Taikyū between 2020 and 2022.[8]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | F4 Japanese Championship | TOM'S Youth | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16th |
| Formula Regional Japanese Championship | 14 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 223 | 2nd | ||
| Super Taikyū - ST-5 | Hiroshima Toyopet Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21‡ | 10th‡ | |
| 2021 | Formula Regional Japanese Championship | TOM'S Youth | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 240 | 1st |
| Super Taikyū - ST-Z | Hiroshima Toyopet Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35‡ | 10th‡ | |
| 2022 | Super Formula Lights | TOM'S | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 6th |
| Super Taikyū - ST-Z | Hiroshima Toyopet Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 78‡ | 6th‡ | |
| Super Taikyū - ST-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.5‡ | 12th‡ | ||
| 2023 | Super Formula Lights | TOM'S | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 8th |
| Super GT - GT300 | Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 8th | |
| 2024 | Super GT - GT300 | Arnage Racing | |||||||
| Super Formula Lights | TOM'S | ||||||||
| Super Taikyu - ST-5 | Maple Hiroshima Racing Team | ||||||||
| Ferrari Challenge Japan | Ferrari Japan |
‡ Team standings
Complete Formula Regional Japanese Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | TOM'S Youth | FUJ1 1 4 | FUJ1 2 5 | FUJ1 3 4 | SUG 1 2 | SUG 2 3 | SUG 3 3 | FUJ2 1 3 | FUJ2 2 2 | MOT 1 2 | MOT 2 2 | OKA 1 2 | OKA 2 2 | AUT 1 2 | AUT 2 2 | 2nd | 223 |
| 2021 | TOM'S Youth | OKA 1 2 | OKA 2 2 | OKA 3 2 | MOT 1 2 | MOT 2 1 | MOT 3 2 | FUJ 1 1 | FUJ 2 4 | FUJ 3 2 | SUG 1 1 | SUG 2 5 | SUZ 1 5 | SUZ 2 1 | 1st | 240 |
Complete Super Formula Lights results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | TOM'S | FUJ 1 7 | FUJ 2 7 | FUJ 3 9 | SUZ 1 4 | SUZ 2 3 | SUZ 3 3 | AUT 1 8 | AUT 2 2 | AUT 3 7 | SUG 1 5 | SUG 2 2 | SUG 3 4 | MOT 1 4 | MOT 2 5 | MOT 3 3 | OKA 1 7 | OKA 2 5 | OKA 3 6 | 6th | 45 |
| 2023 | TOM'S | AUT 1 3 | AUT 2 3 | AUT 3 3 | SUG 1 Ret | SUG 2 8 | SUG 3 7 | SUZ 1 7 | SUZ 2 4 | SUZ 3 8 | FUJ 1 9 | FUJ 2 Ret | FUJ 3 6 | OKA 1 6 | OKA 2 6 | OKA 3 7 | MOT 1 6 | MOT 2 8 | MOT 3 5 | 8th | 24 |
| 2024 | TOM'S | MOT 1 | MOT 2 | MOT 3 | AUT 1 | AUT 2 | AUT 3 | SUG 1 | SUG 2 | SUG 3 | FUJ 1 | FUJ 2 | FUJ 3 | OKA 1 | OKA 2 | OKA 3 | SUZ 1 | SUZ 2 | SUZ 3 |
Complete Super GT Results
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage | Lexus RC F GT3 | GT300 | OKA 12 | FUJ 14 | SUZ 17 | FUJ 19 | SUZ 10 | SUG 7 | AUT 11 | MOT 17 | 23rd | 5 |
| 2024 | Arnage Racing | OKA | FUJ | SUZ | FUJ | SUZ | SUG | AUT | MOT |
References
External links
- Yuga Furutani career summary at DriverDB.com