Iori Kimura
Iori Kimura | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1999 |
| Occupation | Racing driver |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Known for | Super Formula Lights champion, Super GT competitor |
| Website | http://www.iori-kimura.com |
is a Russian-Japanese professional racing driver, currently holding the title of Super Formula Lights champion and actively participating in Super GT competitions.
Early stages
Kimura launched his professional racing career in 2016 by taking part in the Asian Le Mans Sprint Cup. The following year, he entered the Asian Formula Renault Series Class B for a single round, driving for PS Racing. After a hiatus, he returned in 2019 to compete in the F4 Japanese Championship, concluding the season in 9th place overall.
In 2020, Kimura was scheduled to race again in Japanese F4 under the Honda Formula Dream Project (HFDP), but the team withdrew due to complications from the COVID-19 pandemic. After sitting out for a year, he made a comeback in 2021 with HFDP and achieved 3rd place in the championship, trailing behind champion Seita Nonaka and runner-up Rin Arakawa.
Super Formula Lights
Elevated to the 2022 Super Formula Lights series with B-Max Racing, Kimura secured three victories and six podium finishes, ending the season third overall behind Kakunoshin Ohta. He remained with B-Max Racing for the 2023 season, where he clinched the championship title by winning his sixth race during the final round at Motegi, narrowly surpassing Hibiki Taira.
Super GT
In 2022, Kimura competed in the GT300 category of the Super GT series representing Autobacs Racing Team Aguri (ARTA) alongside Hideki Mutoh. They won the season finale at Motegi, marking ARTA's last GT300 victory before their transition to GT500 competition in 2023. Although Kimura did not start the 2023 Super GT season as a regular driver, he joined ARTA as a third driver during the second round at Fuji Speedway, making his GT500 debut while Toshiki Oyu recovered from injury. Additionally, Kimura raced in GT500 with Team Kunimitsu following Naoki Yamamoto’s withdrawal due to a crash at Sportsland SUGO. He ended the season 17th in the standings with three points, all earned while driving for Team Kunimitsu.
Super Formula
For 2024, Kimura progressed to compete in the Super Formula Championship with B-Max Racing Team’s sole entry.
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Asian Le Mans Sprint Cup | PS Racing | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | N/A | NC |
| 2017 | Asian Formula Renault Series Class B | PS Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 10th |
| 2019 | F4 Japanese Championship | Silver Star Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 9th |
| 2021 | F4 Japanese Championship | Honda Formula Dream Project | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 191 | 3rd |
| 2022 | Super Formula Lights | B-Max Racing Team | 18 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 85 | 3rd |
| Super GT - GT300 | ARTA | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 12th | |
| Super Taikyu - ST-Z | 5ZIGEN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 131.5‡ | 1st‡ | |
| 2023 | Super Formula Lights | B-Max Racing Team | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 113 | 1st |
| Super GT - GT500 | ARTA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17th | |
| Team Kunimitsu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | Super Formula | San-Ei Gen with B-Max | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16th |
| 2025 | Super GT - GT300 | Team Mach | |||||||
| Super Taikyu - ST-X | B-Max Racing Team HandWork Challenge | ||||||||
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| align=left Porsche Carrera Cup Japan | align=left Sky Racing |
‡ Team standings
Full F4 Japanese Championship Results
(key) (Races highlighted in bold represent pole positions; races in italics denote fastest lap points)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final Position | Points Scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Silver Star Racing | OKA 1 7 |
OKA 2 4 |
FUJ1 1 13 |
FUJ1 2 12 |
SUZ 1 13 |
SUZ 2 9 |
FUJ2 1 Ret |
FUJ2 2 7 |
AUT 1 6 |
AUT 2 5 |
SUG 1 Ret |
SUG 2 23 |
MOT 1 3 |
MOT 2 5 |
9th place | 69 points |
| 2021 | Honda Formula Dream Project | FUJ1 1 1 |
FUJ1 2 25 |
SUZ 1 1 |
SUZ 2 5 |
MOT1 1 5 |
MOT1 2 2 |
MOT1 3 7 |
SUG 1 2 |
SUG 2 1 |
SUG 3 26 |
MOT2 1 1 |
MOT2 2 9 |
FUJ2 1 4 |
FUJ2 2 3 |
3rd place | 191 points |
Full Super Formula Lights Results
(Template:Motorsport driver results legend#key) (Pole positions are shown in bold; fastest laps are in italics)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final Standing | Total Points |
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|-
|- | (2022)
|| B-Max Racing Team
||style= "background:#DFDFDF"| (FUJ) Race 1
||style= "background:#DFFFDF"| FUJ Race 2
||style= "background:#DFDFDF"| FUJ Race 3
||style= "background:#DFFFDF"| SUZ Race 1
||style= "background:#DFFFDF"| SUZ Race 2
||style= "background:#CFCFFF"| SUZ Race 3
||style= "background:#FFFFBF"| AUT Race 1
||style= "background:#CFCFFF"| AUT Race 2
||style= "background:#FFFFBF"| AUT Race 3
||style= "background:#EFCFFF"| SUG Race 1
||style= "background:#DFFFDF"| SUG Race 2
||style= "background:#DFFFDF"| SUG Race 3
||style= "background:#FFDF9F"| MOT Race 1
||style= "background:#EFCFFF"| MOT Race 2
||style= "background:#FFFFBF"| MOT Race 3
||style= "background:#DFDFDF"| OKA Race 1
||style= " background: #DFDFDF" || OKA Race 2
||style= " background: #DFDFDF" || OKA Race 3
!!style= " background: #FFDF9F" ||3rd place
!!style= " background: #FFDF9F" ||86 points
|-
|- | (2023)
|| B-Max Racing Team
||style= " background: #FFFFBF" || AUT Race 1
||style= " background: #FFFFBF" || AUT Race 2
||style= " background: #FFFFBF" || AUT Race 3
||style= " background: #FFDF9F" || SUG Race 1
||style= " background: #DFDFDF" || SUG Race 2
||style= " background: #CFCFFF" || SUG Race 3
||style= " background: #CFCFFF" || SUZ Race 1
||style= " background: #FFFFBF" || SUZ Race 2
||style= " background: #DFFFDF" || SUZ Race 3
||style= " background: #DFFFDF" || FUJ Race 1
||style= " background: #DFDFDF" || FUJ Race 2
||style= " background: #FFDF9F" || FUJ Race 3
||style= " background: #CFCFFF" || OKA Race 1
||style= " background: #FFDF9F" || OKA Race 2
||style= " background: #DFFFDF" || OKA Race 3
||style= " background: #FFFFBF" || MOT Race 1
||style= " background: #FFFFBF" || MOT Race 2
||style= " background: #DFDFDF" || MOT Race 3
!!style= " background: #FFFFBF" ||Champion (1st)
!!style= " background: #FFFFBF" ||113 points
|}
Full Super GT Results
| Year | Team | Vehicle | Category | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ARTA | Honda NSX GT3 Evo2 | GT300 | OKA 15th |
FUJ Retired |
SUZ 10th |
FUJ Retired |
SUZ 24th |
SUG 7th |
AUT 18th |
MOT 1st |
12th overall | 26 points |
| 2023 | ARTA | Honda NSX-GT | GT500 | OKA |
FUJ |
SUZ |
FUJ 14th |
SUZ |
SUG |
17th overall | 3 points | ||
| Team Kunimitsu | Honda NSX-GT | AUT 9th |
MOT 10th | ||||||||||
| 2025 | Team Mach | Toyota 86 MC | GT300 | OKA |
FUJ |
SEP |
FUJ |
SUZ |
[[Sportsland Sugo]|SUG]] {{{1}}} |
[[Autopolis]|AUT]] {{{1}}} |
[[Twin Ring Motegi]|MOT]] {{{1}}} |
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Full Super Formula Results
(Template:Motorsport driver results legend#key) (Bold indicates pole position) (Italics denote fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Engine Supplier | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final Standing | Points Earned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Super Formula Championship#2024 | B-Max Racing Team#San-Ei Gen with B-Max | Honda Racing Corporation#Honda | Suzuka International Racing Course#SUZ 12th |
Autopolis#AUT 14th |
Sportsland Sugo#SUG 9th |
Fuji Speedway#FUJ 15th |
Twin Ring Motegi#MOT 17th |
Fuji Speedway#FUJ Retired |
Fuji Speedway#FUJ 9th |
Suzuka International Racing Course#SUZ 11th |
Suzuka International Racing Course#SUZ 11th |
16th place | 3 points |
External links
- http://www.iori-kimura.com | Official Personal Website
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Japanese racing drivers
- Super GT drivers
- Asian Formula Renault Challenge drivers
- Japanese individuals of Russian heritage
- Team Aguri drivers
- Japanese F4 Championship competitors
- B-Max Racing drivers
- Racing drivers originating from Tokyo
- Super Formula Lights competitors
- Super Formula drivers
- Porsche Carrera Cup Japan participants