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. Then she returns in 2020, but with Nihon Automobile College as she race to 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 | |