Hayanari Shimoda
Hayanari Shimoda | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 16, 1984 Japan |
| Occupation | Professional race car driver |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Known for | Competing in Japanese GT Championship, Formula Renault series, Le Mans Endurance Series, A1 Grand Prix, World Series by Renault |
Hayanari Shimoda (下田隼成; born July 16, 1984) is a professional Japanese race car driver.
Biography
Shimoda launched his racing journey in 1997 through karting, progressing to compete in the Italian Formula Renault series by 2001. Seeking international exposure, he took part in the 2002 Japanese GT Championship and entered selected events within the Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup as well as the British Formula Renault series.
In 2003, Shimoda committed to a full season in the Formula Renault V6 Eurocup, while also engaging in partial seasons of the World Sportscar Championship and making a single appearance in the American Le Mans Series. He maintained his involvement in the V6 Eurocup throughout 2004 and was scheduled to participate in the Le Mans Endurance Series, although unforeseen issues prevented his entry.
Originally, Shimoda was announced as SuperNova’s secondary driver for the 2005 GP2 Series, but he was replaced before the season commenced by Adam Carroll.
He achieved third place overall in the LMP1 class of the Le Mans Endurance Series with Zytek, highlighted by a triumph at the 1000 km Nürburgring. In 2005, Shimoda secured victory at the Monterey Sports Car Championships—the concluding race of the ALMS—teaming up with Tom Chilton in a Zytek 04S LMP1 prototype.
Shimoda represented Japan during the A1 Grand Prix series starting from the Eastern Creek round in November 2005. Throughout the competition, he endured two significant crashes, notably including an airborne incident at the Mexico event under yellow flag conditions.
At present, he races in the World Series by Renault championship driving for Victory Engineering.
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole positions) (Races in italics indicate fastest laps)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Victory Engineering | ZOL 1 24† |
ZOL 2 13 |
MON 1 5 |
IST 1 7 |
IST 2 17 |
MIS 1 Ret |
MIS 2 Ret |
SPA 1 14 |
SPA 2 11 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 9 |
DON 1 Ret |
DON 2 12 |
LMS 1 14 |
LMS 2 13 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
23rd | 12 |
† Although not classified as a finisher, driver completed over 90% of race distance.