# Tomonobu Fujii

Tomonobu Fujii (藤井 誠暢, Fujii Tomonobu, born 17 December 1980, in Tokyo) is a Japanese racing driver.

## Racing Kart / Formula race

Tomonobu Fujii entered the second-hand Racing Kart in 1994 and made his debut in local races when he was 13 years old. He won the championship right away and continued to display his talent in local races. He continued to achieve many victories won the Series Championships twice. He stepped up to Formula races soon after, that but was forced to suspend his participation in the races due to lack of funds. Fujii went to seek sponsors in this one year of interval. He then participated in Japan Formula 4 in 2002 where he won two victories in a year and obtained Second Series as well as MVP. Fujii received a scholarship and participated in Formula Dream by HONDA for two years from 2003. He accumulated more experience, eventually winning the 4th Series Championship in 2004.

## Super GT

Fujii made his debut in Super GT, which is the top category in Japan, in 2005. Once he started to race with a Nissan 350Z, he reached the podium four times and won the 4th position in 2006. He won his first championship in the opening race of Super GT in 2007 and competed for the Series Championship. He then received a contract with NISMO as a factory driver in 2008, although he continued to race with a Nissan 350Z in Super GT till 2008. He obtained 5th place in 2007 and 2008. From 2010 to 2013, he contracted with Hankook Tire as a factory driver and raced with a Porsche GT3R (RSR) during that 4 years. He reached 3rd Series in 2011 and 2nd Series in 2012. He has been racing with an Audi R8 LMS Ultra since 2014.

## Super GT / JAF Grand Prix Fuji Sprint Cup

Fujii obtained 3rd place with a Porsche GT3R in 2010, 2nd place in 2011, and he won the championship in 2012 in the JAF Grand Prix Fuji Sprint Cup held at Fuji Speedway.

## Endurance race

Fujii has been participating in the Super Taikyu race along with the Super GT in Japan for many years. He raced with Nissan a 350Z from 2006 to 2009 and won the Series Championship in 2007. He won the victory as a development driver of a Nissan 370Z NISMO RC in 2010. He won three victories with an Audi R8 LMS in 2011 and won the Series Championship for the GT3 Class. He raced with a Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 from 2012 to 2014. Fujii also joined the All Japan Endurance Championship held in Japan in both 2006 and 2007. He won the Series Championship in the LMP2 class in 2006 and in the LMGT1 class with a Ferrari 550 GT1 in 2007.
Fujii also has experience in overseas races, mainly participating in craft racing in Hong Kong with an Aston Martin Vantage GT3. He has participated in the Asian Lemans, Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race, and the Dubai 24Hrs race. He achieved 3rd place in Dubai 24Hrs in 2013. He has also placed 53rd in the Rolex 24 AT Daytona 2015, driving with Flying Lizard Motorsports.

## Racing Record
### Super GT results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Pts |
| 2005 | MOLA | Nissan 350Z | GT300 | OKA 15 | FUJ 10 | SEP 17 | SUG 17 | MOT 15 | FUJ Ret | AUT 9 | SUZ 15 | | 18th | 3 |
| 2006 | ENDLESS SPORTS | Nissan 350Z | GT300 | SUZ 16 | OKA 4 | FUJ 13 | SEP 18 | SUG 2 | SUZ 16 | MOT 2 | AUT 11 | FUJ 3 | 4th | 62 |
| 2007 | ENDLESS SPORTS | Nissan 350Z | GT300 | SUZ 1 | OKA 7 | FUJ 4 | SEP 6 | SUG 12 | SUZ 5 | MOT 23 | AUT 3 | FUJ 5 | 5th | 59 |
| 2008 | TEAM DAISHIN | Nissan 350Z | GT300 | SUZ 4 | OKA 6 | FUJ 5 | SEP 10 | SUG 2 | SUZ 6 | MOT 11 | AUT 1 | FUJ 7 | 5th | 62 |
| 2009 | TEAM DAISHIN | Ferrari F430GT | GT300 | OKA 12 | SUZ 6 | FUJ 2 | SEP DNS | SUG 4 | SUZ 8 | FUJ 1 | AUT 18 | MOT 1 | 4th | 71 |
| 2010 | HANKOOK KTR | Porsche 911 GT3RSR | GT300 | SUZ | OKA | FUJ Ret | SEP | SUG | | FUJ C | MOT | | NC | 0 |
| 2010 | A speed | Aston Martin Vantage GT2 | GT300 | | | | | | SUZ Ret | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2011 | HANKOOK KTR | Porsche 911 GT3R | GT300 | OKA 14 | FUJ 1 | SEP 9 | SUG 5 | SUZ 2 | FUJ 11 | AUT 17 | MOT 2 | | 3rd | 58 |
| 2012 | HANKOOK KTR | Porsche 911 GT3R | GT300 | OKA 5 | FUJ Ret | SEP 1 | SUG 4 | SUZ 6 | FUJ 1 | AUT 3 | MOT 7 | | 2nd | 75 |
| 2013 | HANKOOK KTR | Porsche 911 GT3R | GT300 | OKA 8 | FUJ 16 | SEP Ret | SUG 17 | SUZ 10 | FUJ 15 | FUJ | AUT 5 | MOT 11 | 19th | 11 |
| 2014 | Audi Team Hitotsuyama | Audi R8 LMS ultra | GT300 | OKA 8 | FUJ 14 | AUT 18 | SUG 3 | FUJ 23 | SUZ Ret | BUR Ret | MOT 4 | | 14th | 22 |
| 2015 | Audi Team Hitotsuyama | Audi R8 LMS ultra | GT300 | OKA 3 | FUJ Ret | CHA 19 | FUJ 20 | SUZ 5 | SUG 13 | AUT 5 | MOT 8 | | 13th | 28 |
| 2016 | Audi Team Hitotsuyama | Audi R8 LMS ultra | GT300 | OKA 7 | FUJ 7 | SUG Ret | FUJ 2 | SUZ 6 | CHA 24 | MOT 1 | MOT 4 | | 3rd | 57 |
| 2017 | D'station Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 | GT300 | OKA 9 | FUJ 3 | AUT 7 | SUG 15 | FUJ 8 | SUZ 10 | CHA 3 | MOT 9 | | 7th | 35 |
| 2018 | D'station Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 | GT300 | OKA 2 | FUJ 6 | SUZ 11 | CHA 8 | FUJ 7 | SUG 12 | AUT 8 | MOT 7 | | 9th | 35 |
| 2019 | D'station Racing AMR | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | GT300 | OKA Ret | FUJ 27 | SUZ Ret | CHA 19 | FUJ 11 | AUT 18 | SUG 24 | MOT 17 | | NC | 0 |
| 2020 | Pacific - D'station Racing AMR | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | GT300 | FUJ 10 | FUJ 19 | SUZ 10 | MOT 18 | FUJ 24 | SUZ 24 | MOT 25 | FUJ 5 | | 21st | 8 |
| 2024 | D'station Racing | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | GT300 | OKA 19 | FUJ 16 | SUZ 1$^1$ | FUJ 4 | SUG 3$^3$ | AUT 5$^3$ | MOT 6 | SUZ 6 | | 4th | 59 |
| 2025 | D'station Racing | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | SEP | FUJ | SUZ | SUG | AUT | MOT | | | |

### 24 Hours of Dubai results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | ClassPos. |
| 2013 | Craft Racing AMR | Frank Yu Darryl O'Young Darren Turner Stefan Mücke | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | A6-Pro | 3rd |
| 2014 | Craft Racing AMR | Stefan Mücke Darren Turner Darryl O'Young | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | A6-Pro | DNF |

### 24 Hours of Daytona results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | ClassPos. |
| 2015 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Markus Winkelhock Robert Thorne Satoshi Hoshino | Audi R8 LMS | GTD | 10th |

### Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2021 | D'station Racing | Andrew Watson Satoshi Hoshino | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GTE Am | 333 | 33rd | 6th |
| 2022 | D'station Racing | Charlie Fagg Satoshi Hoshino | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GTE Am | 112 | DNF | DNF |
| 2023 | D'station Racing | Satoshi Hoshino Casper Stevenson | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GTE Am | 163 | DNF | DNF |

### Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Pts |
| 2021 | D'station Racing | LMGTE Am | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | SPA 7 | ALG Ret | MNZ 3 | LMS 5 | BHR 10 | BHR 7 | | 9th | 51 |
| 2022 | D'station Racing | LMGTE Am | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | SEB 6 | SPA 7 | LMS Ret | MNZ 11 | FUJ 3 | BHR 10 | | 14th | 35 |
| 2023 | D'Station Racing | LMGTE Am | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | SEB 10 | PRT NC | SPA 10 | LMS Ret | MNZ Ret | FUJ 10 | BHR 2 | 14th | 31 |
$^*$ Season still in progress.