Yoshiaki Katayama

Yoshiaki Katayama (born 13 November 1993 in the Aichi prefecture, Chūbu Region) is a Japanese racing driver currently competing in the Formula Regional Japanese Championship and the Super GT Series. He is the 2016 Japanese Formula 3 - National Class champion.

Career

Lower formulae 
In 2015 Katayama made his debut in singe-seater racing by competing in the F4 Japanese Championship for miNami aoYama with SARD.

Katayama later competed in the 2016–17 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship, where he came eleventh in the drivers' standings.

Formula 3 
In 2016 Katayama competed in the National class of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship with Petit Lemans Racing. He took nine National class wins on his way to become champion.

In 2017 he returned to the Japanese Formula 3 Championship with the OKAYAMA KOKUSAI CIRCUIT RC. This time he would compete for the overall championship. He finished the season in ninth.

In 2018 he remained in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship with OIRC team YTB. He finished the season in seventh. At the end of the year he joined Carlin Motorsport to compete in the 2018 Macau Grand Prix. He finished the main race in seventeenth after having started from twenty seventh due to an accident in the qualifying race.

In 2019 he once again remained in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship with OIRC team YTB which was operated by Carlin Motorsport. In the third round at the Okayama International Circuit he took his first overall race win in the championship. Like the previous year, he finished the season in seventh.

In 2020 he competed in the Formula 3-spec Super Formula Lights series with B-Max Racing as the Japanese Formula 3 Championship had been discontinued. After only competing in two rounds he finished the season in sixth.

In 2021 he joined the Formula Regional Japanese Championship as a Privateer. He only competed in the opening round at the Okayama International Circuit where he won all three races.

In 2022 he returned to the Formula Regional Japanese Championship. This time he competed for Team LeMans with OIRC. He took his only win of the season at the Okayama International Circuit and finished third in the drivers' standings after not taking part in the final round of the season.

S5000 Tasman Series 
In 2021 Katayama raced outside of Asia for the first time by competing in the S5000 Tasman Series with Team BRM. He finished the season in eleventh.

Super GT 
In 2021 Katayama made his debut in sports car racing by competing in the GT300-class of the Super GT Series for Team LeMans with Satoshi Motoyama being his teammate.

In 2022 he remained in the Super GT Series with the same team. He finished the season in twenty-first.

In 2023 he will remain in the Super GT Series for a third season with the team. His teammate will be Roberto Merhi.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete F4 Japanese Championship Results

Complete Japanese Formula 3 Championship-National Class Results

Complete MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship

Complete Japanese Formula 3 Championship Results

Complete Macau Grand Prix Results

Complete Super Formula Lights Championship Results

Complete S5000 Tasman Series Results

Complete Formula Regional Japanese Championship Results

Complete Super GT - GT300 Results

References

External links 

Living people
1993 births
Japanese racing drivers
Sportspeople from Aichi Prefecture
Japanese F4 Championship drivers
Japanese Formula 3 Championship drivers
MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship drivers
Formula Regional Japanese Championship drivers
Super GT drivers
Team LeMans drivers
Carlin racing drivers

Tasman Series drivers
B-Max Racing drivers