# Yu Kanamaru

Yu Kanamaru (金丸 悠, Kanamaru Yū, born 13 May 1994 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese racing driver.

## Career

Kanamaru's single seater career began in 2012 after graduating from karting. He took a surprise win in the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC in 2012 at the final race of the season at Spa-Francorchamps. He made his Formula Renault 3.5 debut in 2015 for Pons Racing replacing Meindert van Buuren.
He returned to Japan in 2018 and competed in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship with the B-MAX Racing Team. Since then, he has focused his activities on Japan.
In 2020, he signed a reserve driver contract with Honda and accompanied them in the Super Formula and Super GT GT500 classes. He participated in the GT500 class test for KEIHIN Real Racing as a substitute for Bertrand Baguette, who was unable to enter the country due to COVID-19 restrictions during the SUPER GT test before the season started.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2012 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | KTR | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 17th |
| 2012 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | KTR | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39th |
| 2013 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | KTR | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 26th |
| 2013 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | KTR | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st |
| 2014 | Euroformula Open Championship | Emilio de Villota Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 128 | 4th |
| 2014 | Spanish Formula Three Championship | Emilio de Villota Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 5th |
| 2014 | Macau Grand Prix | Carlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2015 | Euroformula Open Championship | Emilio de Villota Motorsport | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 206 | 3rd |
| 2015 | Spanish Formula Three Championship | Emilio de Villota Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 88 | 3rd |
| 2015 | Macau Grand Prix | Carlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2015 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Pons Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18th |
| 2016 | Formula V8 3.5 Series | Teo Martín Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 8th |
| 2017 | World Series Formula V8 3.5 | RP Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 115 | 7th |
| 2018 | Japanese Formula 3 Championship | B-MAX Racing Team | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 5th |
| 2019 | TCR Japan Touring Car Series - Saturday Series | Team GOH Models | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 3rd |
| 2019 | TCR Japan Touring Car Series - Sunday Series | Team GOH Models | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 2nd |
| 2019 | F3 Asian Championship | Super License | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 9th |
| 2019–20 | F3 Asian Championship | BlackArts Racing Team | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 6th |
| 2020 | Formula Regional Japanese Championship | Sutekina Racing Team | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 75 | 7th |
| 2020 | Super Formula | Honda Racing | Reserve Driver | Reserve Driver | Reserve Driver | Reserve Driver | Reserve Driver | Reserve Driver | Reserve Driver |
| 2020 | Super GT - GT500 | Honda Racing | Reserve Driver | Reserve Driver | Reserve Driver | Reserve Driver | Reserve Driver | Reserve Driver | Reserve Driver |
| 2021 | Super Taikyu - ST-Z | Team 5Zigen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80.5‡ | 3rd‡ |
| 2022 | Super Taikyu - ST-TCR | Team Noah | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 139‡ | 1st‡ |
| 2023 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 | FastMD Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2023 | Super Taikyu - ST-X | Team 5Zigen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 36‡ | 7th‡ |
| 2023 | Super Taikyu - ST-Z | Team Noah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.5‡ | 9th‡ |
| 2023 | Formula Regional Japanese Championship | Sutekina Racing Team | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 9th |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Asia | Team 5Zigen | 12 | 1 | 0 | ? | 2 | 44 | 12th |
| 2024 | Super Taikyu - ST-Z | Team Noah | | | | | | | |
| 2025 | GT World Challenge Asia | Team 5Zigen | 12 | 1 | 0 | ? | 2 | 44 | 12th |
| 2025 | Super GT - GT300 | Kondo Racing | | | | | | | |
‡ Team standings

### Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 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 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
| 2012 | KTR | HOC 1 23 | HOC 2 Ret | HOC 3 Ret | NÜR 1 DNS | NÜR 2 21 | OSC 1 10 | OSC 2 12 | OSC 3 20 | ASS 1 13 | ASS 2 17 | RBR 1 20 | RBR 2 15 | MST 1 21 | MST 2 13 | MST 3 20 | ZAN 1 Ret | ZAN 2 7 | ZAN 3 Ret | SPA 1 17 | SPA 2 1 | 17th | 97 |
| 2013 | KTR | HOC 1 15 | HOC 2 Ret | HOC 3 14 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | ASS 1 14 | ASS 2 15 | MST 1 12 | MST 2 19 | MST 3 11 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ZAN 3 | | | | 26th | 47 |

### Complete World Series Formula V8 3.5 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos. | Points |
| 2015 | Pons Racing | ALC 1 | ALC 2 | MON 1 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | NÜR 1 12 | NÜR 2 13 | BUG 1 6 | BUG 2 Ret | JER 1 10 | JER 2 11 | | 18th | 9 |
| 2016 | Teo Martín Motorsport | ALC 1 Ret | ALC 2 4 | HUN 1 9 | HUN 2 10 | SPA 1 4 | SPA 2 7 | LEC 1 7 | LEC 2 11 | SIL 1 7 | SIL 2 9 | RBR 1 7 | RBR 2 Ret | MNZ 1 6 | MNZ 2 5 | JER 1 6 | JER 2 10 | CAT 1 8 | CAT 2 10 | 8th | 85 |
| 2017 | RP Motorsport | SIL 1 10 | SIL 2 Ret | SPA 1 5 | SPA 2 8 | MNZ 1 Ret | MNZ 2 3 | JER 1 7 | JER 2 10 | ALC 1 7 | ALC 2 4 | NÜR 1 5 | NÜR 2 7 | MEX 1 7 | MEX 2 7 | COA 1 7 | COA 2 7 | BHR 1 4 | BHR 2 6 | 7th | 115 |

### Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Points |
| 2023 | FastMD Racing | LMP3 | Duqueine M30 - D08 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | DAY 6† | SEB | WGL | MOS | ELK | IMS | PET | NC† | 0† |
$^†$ Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP3 Championship.

### Complete Super GT results

| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Pts |
| 2025 | Kondo Racing | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | SEP | FUJ | SUZ | SUG | AUT | MOT | | |