Eijiro Shimizu
| Eijiro Shimizu | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Japanese |
| Born | 15 March 2003 Hyogo, Japan |
| Super GT Series - GT300 career | |
| Debut season | 2022 |
| Current team | SHADE Racing |
| Car number | 20 |
| Starts | 24 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Best finish | 16th in 2023 |
| Previous series | |
| 2020-2021 | F4 Japanese Championship |
Eijiro Shimizu (清水 英志郎, Shimizu Eijirou; born 15 March 2003) is a Japanese racing driver who most recently competed in Super GT for SHADE Racing.
Career
Formula 4
Shimizu made his Formula 4 debut in 2020, driving for Toyota's TGR-DC Racing School alongside Hibiki Taira, Seita Nonaka, and Jiei Okuzumi.[1] In 2021, He stayed again with the team as he finished eight in the standings.[2]
Super GT
Shimizu joined Super GT in 2022 with new team SHADE Racing, he was joined by veteran Katsuyuki Hiranaka.[3] For 2023, Shimizu stayed with Hiranaka, as both clinched their maiden podium at Sugo, with second place.[4]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | F4 Japanese Championship | TGR-DC Racing School | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17th |
| 2021 | F4 Japanese Championship | TGR-DC Racing School | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 8th |
| Super Taikyu - ST-4 | Hayashi Telempu SHADE Racing | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 130‡ | 1st‡ | |
| 2022 | Super GT - GT300 | SHADE Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27th |
| Super Taikyū - ST-Z | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 115.5 | 2nd‡ | ||
| 2023 | Super GT - GT300 | SHADE Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16th |
| Super Taikyū - ST-Z | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 141.5 | 2nd‡ | ||
| 2024 | Super GT - GT300 | SHADE Racing | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19th |
| Super Taikyū - ST-Z | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82.5 | 2nd‡ | ||
| 2025 | Super GT - GT300 | SHADE Racing | |||||||
| Super Taikyu - ST-4 |
‡ Team standings
Complete F4 Japanese Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | TGR-DC Racing School | FUJ1 1 10 | FUJ1 2 9 | FUJ1 3 10 | SUZ 1 Ret | SUZ 2 13 | SUZ 3 15 | MOT 1 10 | MOT 2 11 | MOT 3 14 | FUJ2 1 Ret | FUJ2 2 DNS | FUJ2 3 17 | 17th | 5 | ||
| 2021 | TGR-DC Racing School | FUJ1 1 5 | FUJ1 2 3 | SUZ 1 4 | SUZ 2 19 | MOT1 1 6 | MOT1 2 10 | MOT1 3 4 | SUG 1 10 | SUG 2 10 | SUG 3 10 | MOT2 1 Ret | MOT2 2 10 | FUJ2 1 7 | FUJ2 2 26 | 8th | 68 |
Complete 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 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | SHADE Racing | Toyota GR86 GT300 | GT300 | OKA 14 | FUJ 20 | SUZ DNS | FUJ Ret | SUZ 7 | SUG 23 | AUT 9 | MOT 21 | 27th | 6 |
| 2023 | SHADE Racing | Toyota GR86 GT300 | GT300 | OKA Ret | FUJ 12 | SUZ 10 | FUJ 15 | SUZ 18 | SUG 2 | AUT 13 | MOT 14 | 16th | 16 |
| 2024 | SHADE Racing | Toyota GR86 GT300 | GT300 | OKA 13 | FUJ 19 | SUZ 15 | FUJ 19 | SUG Ret | AUT 9 | MOT 16 | SUZ 19 | 19th | 2 |
| 2025 | SHADE Racing | Toyota GR86 GT300 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | SEP | FUJ | SUZ | SUG | AUT | MOT |
References
- ^ "F4 JAPANESE CHAMPIONSHIP | 2020 FIA-F4選手権 第1/2/3戦 富士大会エントリーリスト". fiaf4.jp. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "2021 第1戦・第2戦 富士スピードウェイ". Japanese FIA F4 Championship Official Site. 25 April 2021. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Apr reveals Toyota GR86 GT300 car for SUPER GT 2022". dailysportscar.com. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "42 Cars Entered For 2023 SUPER GT Series". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
External links
- Eijiro Shimizu career summary at DriverDB.com