# Togo Suganami

Togo Suganami (菅波 冬悟, Suganami Tōgo, born 2 November 1995) is a racing driver from Japan who currently competes in Super GT.

## Career
### Formula career

Suganami started his first Formula racing in 2017 in F4 Japanese Championship until 2018 season which was his highest standing in 5th with 2 wins and 3 podiums. On 2022, Suganami returned to formula racing at Super Formula Lights with B-Max Racing with Iori Kimura as his teammate. He returns to the series for couple of rounds with the same team where he replaces Nobuhiro Imada, and Takashi Hata for each 1 round respectively. He claimed his first win at Suzuka Circuit, and 2 podiums on that round.

### Super GT

Suganami made his Super GT GT300 debut on 2019 for K2 R&D LEON Racing, replaces Haruki Kurosawa for the last 3 rounds of the series. Suganami claimed his maiden podium in the last round at Motegi where he reach second place alongside Naoya Gamou. Suganami retained for next season with Gamou. That season he got a win and 2 podiums, where both him, and Gamou clinched third place in the standings. Suganami continued for next season where he claimed 2 podiums, but only managed to get 6th place in the standings where that would be his last race with Leon Racing. Suganami returns to the series for 2022 for one round to replaces Hiroki Yoshida for one round at Fuji Speedway. Suganami moves to Team Tsuchiya for 2023, partnered up with regular from last season Seita Nonaka. Unfortunately Team Tsuchiya cannot continue the rest of the season after the car caught up with fire where the car cannot be repaired to return for the season.

### Super Formula Lights

Suganami returns to formula racing in 2022 to race in Super Formula Lights as he joins B-Max Racing Team. Suganami then rejoined the team in 2023, but only race for 3 race in total to replace Nobuhiro Imada for one round and Takashi Hata for 2 rounds. Suganami managed to get 2 wins and 4 podiums where he managed to get sixth as he beats Seita Nonaka, Yuga Furutani and David Vidales. Suganami once again made an appearance in 2024 as he replace Imada for the last round.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2017 | F4 Japanese Championship | OTG Motor Sports | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 15th |
| 2018 | F4 Japanese Championship | OTG Motor Sports | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 119 | 5th |
| 2019 | Super GT - GT300 | K2 R&D LEON Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 11th |
| 2019 | F4 Japanese Championship | OTG Motor Sports | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 128 | 5th |
| 2019 | Super Taikyu - ST-4 | Endless Sports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 89‡ | 4th‡ |
| 2020 | Super GT - GT300 | K2 R&D LEON Racing | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 3rd |
| 2020 | Super Taikyu - ST-4 | Endless Sports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 74‡ | 4th‡ |
| 2021 | Super GT - GT300 | K2 R&D LEON Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 6th |
| 2021 | Super Taikyu - ST-Z | Endless Sports | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 106‡ | 1st‡ |
| 2022 | Super Formula Lights | B-Max Racing Team | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 7th |
| 2022 | Super GT - GT300 | Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33rd |
| 2022 | Super Taikyu - ST-Q | Endless Sports | | | | | | | |
| 2023 | Super Formula Lights | B-Max Racing Team | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 6th |
| 2023 | Super GT - GT300 | Hoppy Team Tsuchiya | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25th |
| 2023 | Super Taikyu - ST-4 | Endless Sports | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 69‡ | 6th‡ |
| 2023 | TGR GR86/BRZ Cup | OTG Motor Sports | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 3rd |
| 2024 | Super GT - GT300 | Hoppy Team Tsuchiya | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2024 | Super Formula Lights | JMS Racing Team | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13th |
| 2024 | Super Taikyu - ST-4 | Endless Sports | | | | | | | |
| 2024 | TGR GR86/BRZ Cup | OTG Motor Sports | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 143 | 1st |
| 2025 | Super GT - GT300 | K2 R&D LEON Racing | | | | | | | |
‡ Team standings

### Complete F4 Japanese Championship 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 | DC | Pts |
| 2017 | OTG Motor Sports | OKA 1 9 | OKA 2 10 | FUJ1 1 9 | FUJ1 2 11 | AUT 1 DNS | AUT 2 15 | SUG 1 14 | SUG 2 9 | FUJ2 1 11 | FUJ2 2 10 | SUZ 1 19 | SUZ 2 25 | MOT 1 17 | MOT 2 29 | 15th | 8 |
| 2018 | OTG Motor Sports | OKA 1 10 | OKA 2 10 | FUJ1 1 Ret | FUJ1 2 3 | SUZ 1 8 | SUZ 2 Ret | FUJ2 1 6 | FUJ2 2 4 | SUG 1 9 | SUG 2 9 | AUT 1 1 | AUT 2 1 | MOT 1 4 | MOT 2 4 | 5th | 119 |
| 2019 | OTG Motor Sports | OKA 1 3 | OKA 2 2 | FUJ1 1 8 | FUJ1 2 6 | SUZ 1 4 | SUZ 2 4 | FUJ2 1 2 | FUJ2 2 3 | AUT 1 7 | AUT 2 7 | SUG 1 6 | SUG 2 7 | MOT 1 Ret | MOT 2 Ret | 5th | 128 |

### Complete Super GT results

| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
| 2019 | K2 R&D LEON Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | SUZ | CHA | FUJ | AUT 7 | SUG 4 | MOT 2 | 11th | 27 |
| 2020 | K2 R&D LEON Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | GT300 | FUJ 6 | FUJ 4 | SUZ 6 | MOT 1 | FUJ 3 | SUZ 10 | MOT 19 | FUJ 4 | 3rd | 59 |
| 2021 | K2 R&D LEON Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | GT300 | OKA 2 | FUJ 4 | SUZ 9 | MOT 15 | SUG 14 | AUT 8 | MOT Ret | FUJ 2 | 6th | 43 |
| 2022 | Saitama Toyopet Green Brave | Toyota GR Supra GT300 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ 9 | SUZ | FUJ | SUZ | SUG | AUT | MOT | 33rd | 1 |
| 2023 | Hoppy Team Tsuchiya | Toyota GR Supra GT300 | GT300 | OKA 12 | FUJ 10 | SUZ 17 | FUJ Ret | SUZ | SUG | AUT | MOT | 25th | 1 |
| 2024 | Hoppy Team Tsuchiya | Toyota GR Supra GT300 | GT300 | OKA 14 | FUJ 23 | SUZ 18 | FUJ Ret | SUG | AUT 11 | MOT Ret | SUZ 15 | NC | 0 |
| 2025 | K2 R&D LEON Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | SEP | FUJ | SUZ | SUG | AUT | MOT | | |

### 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 | B-Max Racing Team | FUJ 1 5 | FUJ 2 9 | FUJ 3 5 | SUZ 1 6 | SUZ 2 6 | SUZ 3 4 | AUT 1 5 | AUT 2 10 | AUT 3 4 | SUG 1 Ret | SUG 2 7 | SUG 3 8 | MOT 1 7 | MOT 2 3 | MOT 3 6 | OKA 1 5 | OKA 2 4 | OKA 3 8 | 7th | 25 |
| 2023 | B-Max Racing Team | AUT 1 | AUT 2 | AUT 3 | SUG 1 | SUG 2 | SUG 3 | SUZ 1 1 | SUZ 2 8 | SUZ 3 2 | FUJ 1 5 | FUJ 2 7 | FUJ 3 5 | OKA 1 | OKA 2 | OKA 3 | MOT 1 2 | MOT 2 11 | MOT 3 1 | 6th | 39 |
| 2024 | JMS Racing Team | 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 | MOT 1 9 | MOT 2 9 | MOT 3 8 | 13th | 0 |