# Ryuji Kumita

Ryuji Kumita (born 25 January 1967 in Yokohama), better known by his pseudonym "Dragon", is a racing driver and team owner from Japan.
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.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 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 |
| 2014 | 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 |
| 2016 | 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 |
| 2017 | FRD LMP3 Series | B-Max Racing Team | | | | | | | |
| 2017 | Macau Grand Prix | B-Max Racing Team | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNQ |
| 2017 | 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 |
| 2018 | F4 Japanese Championship | B-Max Engineering | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2018 | F3 Asian Championship | B-Max Racing Team | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd |
| 2018 | Macau Grand Prix | B-Max Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 20th |
| 2018 | Super Taikyu - ST-TCR | B-Max Engineering with Dome | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4‡ | 9th‡ |
| 2018 | Super Taikyu - ST-TCR | 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 |
| 2019 | F3 Asian Championship | B-Max Racing Team | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21st |
| 2019 | F3 Asian Winter Series | B-Max Racing Team | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16th |
| 2019 | 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 |
| 2020 | 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 |
| 2021 | Formula Regional Japanese Championship | B-Max Engineering | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18th |
| 2021 | Super Taikyu - ST-Z | B-Max Engineering | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14‡ | 13th‡ |
| 2021 | 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 |
| 2022 | F4 Japanese Championship | B-Max Racing Team | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35th |
| 2023 | Super Formula Lights | B-Max Racing Team | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13th |
| 2023 | F4 Japanese Championship | B-Max Racing Team | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40th |
| 2023 | Formula 4 South East Asia Championship | B-Max Racing Team | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27th |
| 2023 | Macau Formula 4 Race | B-Max Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 13th |
| 2024 | Super Formula Lights | Team Dragon | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11th |
| 2024 | F4 Japanese Championship - Independent | B-Max Racing Team | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 202 | 1st |
| 2024 | Super Taikyu - ST-X | Team Handwork Challenge | | | | | | | |
| 2025 | Super Formula Lights | B-Max Racing Team | | | | | | | |
| 2025 | F4 Japanese Championship - Independent | B-Max Racing Team | | | | | | | |
‡ Team standings.

### Complete Macau Grand Prix results

| Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Team Dragon | AUT 1 9 | AUT 2 10 | AUT 3 10 | SUG 1 9 | SUG 2 9 | SUG 3 9 | FUJ 1 10 | FUJ 2 10 | FUJ 3 8 | OKA 1 10 | OKA 2 8 | OKA 3 10 | SUZ 1 10 | SUZ 2 9 | SUZ 3 11 | MOT 1 11 | MOT 2 12 | MOT 3 11 | 11th | 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 |
| 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 |