Ryuji Kumita
Japanese racing driver
Ryuji Kumita | |
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Nationality | Japanese |
Born | (1967-01-25) 25 January 1967 (age 57) Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture |
All-Japan Formula 3 Championship | |
Racing licence | FIA Bronze |
Years active | 2013–2019 |
Teams | B-Max Racing Team |
Starts | 110 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | NC in 2013–18 |
Ryuji Kumita (born 25 January 1967 in Yokohama), better known by his pseudonym "Dragon", is a racing driver and team owner from Japan.[1]
A late starter to motorsport at 46, he mostly competes in Japanese junior formulae, such as the Super Formula Lights and Formula 4 Japan, despite being the CEO of his B-Max Racing Team.[2]
Racing record
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2013 | Japanese Formula 3 Championship | B-Max Engineering | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15th |
2014 | Japanese Formula 3 Championship | B-Max Racing Team | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15th |
Formula Masters China | Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th | |
2015 | Japanese Formula 3 Championship | B-Max Racing Team | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16th |
2016 | Japanese Formula 3 Championship | B-Max Racing Team | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15th |
F4 Japanese Championship | RSS | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th | |
2017 | Japanese Formula 3 Championship | B-Max Racing Team | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12th |
FRD LMP3 Series | |||||||||
Macau Grand Prix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNQ | ||
F4 Japanese Championship | Buzz International | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43rd | |
2018 | Japanese Formula 3 Championship | B-Max Engineering | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17th |
F4 Japanese Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
F3 Asian Championship | B-Max Racing Team | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd | |
Macau Grand Prix | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 20th | ||
Super Taikyu - ST-TCR | B-Max Engineering with Dome | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4‡ | 9th‡ | |
DOME RACING PROJECT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117‡ | 2nd‡ | ||
2019 | Japanese Formula 3 Championship | B-Max Racing with Motopark | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14th |
F3 Asian Championship | B-Max Racing Team | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21st | |
F3 Asian Winter Series | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16th | ||
F4 Japanese Championship | B-Max Engineering | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd | |
2020 | Super Formula Lights | B-Max Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12th |
Formula Regional Japanese Championship | B-MAX | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 6th | |
2021 | Super Formula Lights | B-Max Engineering | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12th |
Formula Regional Japanese Championship | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18th | ||
Super Taikyu - ST-Z | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14‡ | 13th‡ | ||
F4 Japanese Championship | Zap Speed | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th | |
2022 | Super Formula Lights | B-Max Racing Team | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11th |
F4 Japanese Championship | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35th | ||
2023 | Super Formula Lights | B-Max Racing Team | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13th |
F4 Japanese Championship | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40th | ||
Formula 4 South East Asia Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27th | ||
Macau Formula 4 Race | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 13th | ||
2024 | Super Formula Lights | B-Max Racing Team | |||||||
F4 Japanese Championship |
‡ Team standings.
Complete Macau Grand Prix results
Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
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2017 | B-Max Racing Team | Dallara F317 | NC | DNQ | DNQ |
2018 | B-Max Racing Team | Dallara F317 | 28th | 23rd | 20th |
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 |
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2020 | B-MAX | FUJ1 1 DNS | FUJ1 2 7 | FUJ1 3 8 | SUG 1 6 | SUG 2 5 | SUG 3 5 | FUJ2 1 6 | FUJ2 2 7 | MOT 1 6 | MOT 2 Ret | OKA 1 7 | OKA 2 5 | AUT 1 | AUT 2 | 6th | 76 |
2021 | B-Max Engineering | OKA 1 Ret | OKA 2 Ret | OKA 3 6 | MOT 1 | MOT 2 | MOT 3 | FUJ 1 7 | FUJ 2 Ret | FUJ 3 Ret | SUG 1 8 | SUG 2 12 | SUZ 1 Ret | SUZ 2 9 | 18th | 20 |
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 |
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2020 | B-Max Racing | MOT 1 10 | MOT 2 Ret | MOT 3 10 | OKA 1 10 | OKA 2 7 | SUG 1 5 | SUG 2 7 | SUG 3 7 | AUT 1 8 | AUT 2 8 | AUT 3 8 | SUZ 1 9 | SUZ 2 7 | SUZ 3 8 | FUJ 1 9 | FUJ 2 11 | FUJ 3 9 | 12th | 2 | |
2021 | B-Max Engineering | FUJ 1 9 | FUJ 2 9 | FUJ 3 8 | SUZ 1 11 | SUZ 2 8 | SUZ 3 9 | AUT 1 8 | AUT 2 7 | AUT 3 C | SUG 1 Ret | SUG 2 8 | SUG 3 9 | MOT1 1 8 | MOT1 2 8 | MOT1 3 8 | MOT2 1 10 | MOT2 2 7 | MOT2 3 11 | 12th | 0 |
2022 | B-Max Racing Team | FUJ 1 Ret | FUJ 2 11 | FUJ 3 11 | SUZ 1 12 | SUZ 2 10 | SUZ 3 11 | AUT 1 12 | AUT 2 7 | AUT 3 12 | SUG 1 7 | SUG 2 11 | SUG 3 10 | MOT 1 6 | MOT 2 8 | MOT 3 Ret | OKA 1 11 | OKA 2 Ret | OKA 3 10 | 11th | 1 |
2023 | B-Max Racing Team | AUT 1 10 | AUT 2 9 | AUT 3 9 | SUG 1 9 | SUG 2 11 | SUG 3 9 | SUZ 1 10 | SUZ 2 12 | SUZ 3 12 | FUJ 1 11 | FUJ 2 9 | FUJ 3 12 | OKA 1 9 | OKA 2 8 | OKA 3 9 | MOT 1 11 | MOT 2 10 | MOT 3 11 | 13th | 0 |
Complete Formula 4 South East Asia 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 | Pos | Points |
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2023 | B-Max Racing Team | ZZIC1 1 | ZZIC1 2 | ZZIC1 3 | MAC 1 18 | MAC 2 13 | SEP1 1 | SEP1 2 | SEP1 3 | SEP2 1 14 | SEP2 2 10 | SEP2 3 10 | 27th | 2 |
References
- ^ "Man v boys: Japanese veteran Ryuji Kumita, 50, to line up at Macau Grand Prix F3 race". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ "Formula 3 team Motopark makes 2019 Super Formula step". Autosport. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
External links
- Profile at Driver Database
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