Yu Kanamaru
| Yu Kanamaru | |
|---|---|
 Kanamaru at the 2025 Super GT Malaysia Festival | |
| Nationality |  Japanese |
| Born | 13 May 1994 Tokyo, Japan |
| F3 Asian Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2019 |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Teams | BlackArts Racing Team |
| Starts | 24 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Best finish | 6th in 2019-20 |
Yu Kanamaru (金丸 悠, Kanamaru Yū; born 13 May 1994 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese racing driver.[1]
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.
.jpg)
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
‡ Team standings
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | KTR | ALC 1 Ret | ALC 2 29 | SPA 1 27 | SPA 2 32 | NÜR 1 24 | NÜR 2 17 | MSC 1 Ret | MSC 2 25 | HUN 1 27 | HUN 2 26 | LEC 1 Ret | LEC 2 Ret | CAT 1 DSQ | CAT 2 24 | 39th | 0 |
| 2013 | ALC 1 35 | ALC 2 Ret | SPA 1 16 | SPA 2 22 | MSC 1 32 | MSC 2 28 | RBR 1 28 | RBR 2 23 | HUN 1 25 | HUN 2 19 | LEC 1 23 | LEC 2 Ret | CAT 1 Ret | CAT 2 20 | 31st | 0 |
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 F3 Asian 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 | 15 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Super License | SEP 1 8 | SEP 2 6 | SEP 3 8 | CHA 1 7 | CHA 2 9 | CHA 3 7 | SUZ 1 | SUZ 2 | SUZ 3 | SIC1 1 Ret | SIC1 2 4 | SIC1 3 6 | SIC2 1 | SIC2 2 | SIC2 3 | 9th | 50 |
| 2019–20 | BlackArts Racing Team | SEP1 1 6 | SEP1 2 5 | SEP1 3 Ret | DUB 1 9 | DUB 2 10 | DUB 3 1 | ABU 1 Ret | ABU 2 11 | ABU 3 Ret | SEP2 1 6 | SEP2 2 6 | SEP2 3 3 | CHA 1 10 | CHA 2 6 | CHA 3 5 | 6th | 104 |
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 | 9 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kondo Racing | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ 7 | SEP 10 | FUJ | FUJ | SUZ | SUG | AUT | MOT | 18th* | 15* |
* Season still in progress.
References
External links
- Official website
- Yu Kanamaru career summary at DriverDB.com