Yuya Hiraki
| Yuya Hiraki | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Japanese |
| Born | 25 June 1996 Ibaragi, Japan |
| Super GT - GT300 career | |
| Debut season | 2018 |
| Current team | HELM Motorsports |
| Car number | 62 |
| Former teams | Team Mach, NILZZ Racing |
| Starts | 30 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2022 2022 2015-2017 | Super Taikyu - ST-X Super Formula Lights F4 Japanese Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2022 | Super Taikyu - ST-X |
Yuya Hiraki (平木 湧也, Hiraki Yuya, born 26 June 1996) is a Japanese racing driver currently competing in Super GT.
Career
[edit]Formula 4
[edit]Hiraki competed in F4 Japanese Championship from 2015 to 2017.[citation needed]
Super GT
[edit]Hiraki stepped to Super GT in 2018 with Team Mach alongside Natsu Sakaguchi for 3 years.[1][2] Hiraki joined Team Mach alongside his brother Reiji Hiraki in 2021.[3]
HELM Motorsports made their season debut in the GT300 class of Super GT in 2024. With Kohei Hirate as the main driver, alongside Yuya Hiraki, and Reiji Hiraki himself as the third driver.[4][5]
Super Formula Lights
[edit]Hiraki alongside his older brother Yuya joined Super Formula Lights with their own team HELM Motorsports.[6]
Super Taikyu
[edit]Hiraki alongside his younger brother Reiji's HELM Motorsports made their debut in 2022 in Super Taikyu ST-X Class, with Yutaka Toriba as the third driver.[7] In that season, they won the ST-X Class.[8]
Racing record
[edit]Career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | F4 Japanese Championship | RS Fine | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 83 | 5th |
| 2016 | F4 Japanese Championship | Le Beausset Motorsports | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 106 | 6th |
| 2017 | F4 Japanese Championship | Le Beausset Motorsports | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 11th |
| 2018 | Super GT - GT300 | Team Mach | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20nd |
| 2019 | Super GT - GT300 | Team Mach | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 21st |
| 2020 | Super GT - GT300 | Team Mach | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 22nd |
| 2021 | Super GT - GT300 | Team Mach | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22nd |
| 2022 | Super Taikyu - ST-X | HELM Motorsports | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 134.5 | 1st |
| Super Formula Lights | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10th | ||
| Super GT - GT300 | NILZZ Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | |
| 2023 | Super Taikyu - ST-X | HELM Motorsports | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 117 | 3rd |
| Formula Regional Japanese Championship | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 8th | ||
| 2024 | Super GT - GT300 | HELM Motorsports |
References
[edit]- ^ "Yuya Hiraki to make Super GT debut for Team Mach". Super GT World. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "44 Cars On Entry List For Season-Opening Super GT Fuji 300km". dailysportscar.com. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Fenestraz, Makino forced to miss Super GT opener". motorsport.com. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Helm Motorsports Announces 2024 GT300 Entry". sportscar365. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Nissan/NMC announces 2024 Super GT teams". Nismo. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Fuji Speedway | 2022年 SFL シリーズカレンダー | superformula lights en". superformula-lights.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Provisional 61 Car Entry List for 2022 Super Taikyu Series Powered by Hankook". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "HELM Motorsports Crowned ST-X Champions as Porsche Centre Okazaki Wins Suzuka S-Tai Finale". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
External links
[edit]- Yuya Hiraki career summary at DriverDB.com