Anna Inotsume
Japanese racing driver (born 1995)
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Anna Inotsume (猪爪 杏奈, Inotsume Anna; born 15 February 1995) is a Japanese racing driver who is currently competing in the 2025 Formula Regional Japanese Championship.
| Anna Inotsume | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Japanese |
| Born | 15 February 1995 |
| Formula Regional Japanese Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | Hitotsuyama Racing |
| Car number | 21 |
| Former teams | Bionic Jack Racing, HELM Motorsports |
| Starts | 28 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 7th in 2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2021-23 2018-19 | TCR Japan Touring Car Series Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2023 | TCR Japan Touring Car Series |
Career
Formula Regional
Inotsume involved in her first formula racing in 2023, as she competed in Formula Regional Japanese Championship with Bionic Jack Racing for Fuji Speedway round.[1] Inotsume would make her first full season debut in the series for 2024 as she race with HELM Motorsports.[2] She clinched her first podium in Fuji as she finished second.[3] She would continue again to her second full season for 2025.[4]
Super Taikyu
Inotsume would racing in Super Taikyu in 2018 as she race in ST-5 class with Love Drive Racing. She returned to the series in 2020, but with Nihon Automobile College. She ran with the same team the flowwing year in 2021. She then raced in the ST-2 class with Claris Racing in 2022. For 2023, she did a round for Birth Racing Project to race in Fuji 24 Hours. Inotsume would make her full season in ST-X with Birth Racing Project as well for 2024.[5]
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Super Taikyu - ST-5 | Love Drive Racing with NATS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35.5‡ | 9th‡ |
| 2018–19 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 | R24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | NC |
| 2020 | Super Taikyu - ST-5 | Nihon Automobile College | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48.5‡ | 6th‡ |
| Kyojo Cup | Dr.Dry | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 53.5 | 3rd | |
| 2021 | TCR Japan - Saturday Series | Dome Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 11th |
| TCR Japan - Sunday Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11th | ||
| Super Taikyu - ST-5 | Nihon Automobile College | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 70‡ | 3rd‡ | |
| Kyojo Cup | Dr.Dry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6th | |
| 2022 | TCR Japan Touring Car Series | Dome Racing | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 153 | 2nd |
| Super Taikyu - ST-2 | Claris Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27‡ | 7th‡ | |
| Kyojo Cup | ALBA | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 2nd | |
| 2023 | TCR Japan Touring Car Series | Hagoromo 6 DOME RACING | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 126 | 1st |
| Formula Regional Japanese Championship | Bionic Jack Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16th | |
| Super Taikyu - ST-Z | Birth Racing Project 【BRP】 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.5‡ | 6th‡ | |
| 2024 | Formula Regional Japanese Championship | HELM Motorsports | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 7th |
| Super Taikyu - ST-Z | Birth Racing Project 【BRP】 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 53.5‡ | 9th‡ | |
| 2025 | Formula Regional Japanese Championship | Hitotsuyama Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 6th |
| Super Taikyu – ST-X | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 58.5‡ | 5th‡ | ||
| 2026 | Super Taikyu Series – ST-USA | Birth Racing Project【BRP】 | * | * | |||||
| Ref:[6][7] | |||||||||
* Season still in progress
Complete Formula Regional Japanese 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 | 16 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Bionic Jack Racing | FUJ1 1 |
FUJ1 2 |
FUJ1 3 |
SUZ 1 |
SUZ 2 |
OKA 1 |
OKA 2 |
OKA 3 |
MOT 1 |
MOT 2 |
MOT 3 |
FUJ2 1 5 |
FUJ2 2 4 |
SUG 1 |
SUG 2 |
SUG 3 |
16th | 11 |
| 2024 | HELM Motorsports | SUZ 1 6 |
SUZ 2 Ret |
SUZ 3 6 |
SUG 1 6 |
SUG 2 7 |
OKA 1 5 |
OKA 2 6 |
OKA 3 5 |
MOT 1 Ret |
MOT 2 5 |
FUJ1 1 2 |
FUJ1 2 5 |
FUJ2 1 10 |
FUJ2 2 10 |
7th | 98 | ||
| 2025 | Hitotsuyama Racing | OKA 1 5 |
OKA 2 6 |
OKA 3 6 |
FUJ1 1 Ret |
FUJ1 2 10 |
SUZ1 1 6 |
SUZ1 2 10 |
SUG 1 5 |
SUG 2 8 |
SUG 3 7 |
FUJ2 1 9 |
FUJ2 2 8 |
SUZ2 1 7 |
SUZ2 2 6 |
SUZ2 3 8 |
6th | 75 | |