Ayato Iwasaki
Japanese racing driver (born 2004)
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Ayato Iwasaki (岩崎 有矢斗, Iwasaki Ayato; born 9 June 2004 in Osaka[1]) is a Japanese racing driver who last competed for B-Max Racing Team in the F4 Japanese Championship.
| Ayato Iwasaki | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Japanese |
| Born | 9 June 2004 Osaka, Japan |
| F4 Japanese Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2022 |
| Current team | B-Max Racing Team |
| Former teams | Buzz Racing |
| Starts | 20 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 14th in 2025 |
| Previous series | |
| 2022–2023 2023 2022 | GB3 Championship Formula Regional Middle East Championship Formula Regional Asian Championship |
Early career
Formula Regional
2022
In early 2022, Iwasaki made his car racing debut, racing in the 2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship for Pinnacle Motorsport.[2][3] Iwasaki scored a best result of eleventh, in his second ever race, and finished 27th in the standings.[4]
2023
Iwasaki returned to the rebranded Formula Regional Middle East Championship, replacing Pepe Martí at Pinnacle VAR for the second Kuwait round.[5] On his return, Iwasaki scored a best result of eighteenth in race two.[6]
Formula 4
2022
At the fourth round of that year's F4 Japanese season, Iwasaki made his Formula 4 debut, replacing Katsunori Keihara at Buzz Racing.[7] Returning to Buzz Racing for the final two rounds of the season, Iwasaki scored points in all but one of the final four races.[8][9]
2025
Following a year spent in various karting competitions, Iwasaki returned to single-seaters, joining B-Max Racing Team ahead of the 2025 F4 Japanese Championship.[10] Starting off the season with fourth- and fifth-place finishes in races one and three at Fuji,[11][12] Iwasaki then only scored one more points finish, a tenth in race two of the following Fuji round, as he ended the year 14th in points.[13]
GB3 Championship
2022
In late 2022, it was announced that Iwasaki would make his GB3 debut in the final round of that year's final round of the season at Donington Park for Elite Motorsport.[14][15] On his maiden round in the championship, Iwasaki scored a best result of sixth in race three after starting from the front row.[16]
2023
Iwasaki stayed with Elite Motorsport to compete full-time in the 2023 GB3 Championship.[17][18] At the opening round at Oulton Park, Iwasaki went from eighth to second in race three to score his only podium in GB3.[19] However, that would be the highest point of the season, as Iwasaki could only muster a best result of sixth in Snetterton's race three before leaving the championship with four rounds left.[20]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | IAME Asia Cup – X30 Senior | Stratos G51 | 18th |
| IAME Series Asia – Senior | 10th | ||
| IAME Asia Final – X30 Senior | 11th | ||
| Asian Karting Open Championship – Formula 125 Senior Open | 1st | ||
| All-Japan Karting Championship – FS-125 | 21st | ||
| All-Japan Karting Championship East Region – FS-125 | 12th | ||
| IAME International Final – X30 Senior | NC | ||
| 2020 | IAME Asia Cup – X30 Senior | Stratos Motorsports | 2nd |
| All-Japan Karting Championship – OK | 22nd | ||
| 2021 | ROK Cup Superfinal – Shifter ROK | Sovla | 14th |
| Rotax Challenge Grand Finals – Rotax Senior | 37th | ||
| Rotax Max Challenge Mizunami Series – Senior Max | AP SPEED with SOVLA | 1st | |
| Rotax Max Challenge Mizunami Series – KZ | 1st | ||
| Suzuka Kart Race – Rok Shifter | 2nd | ||
| All-Japan Karting Championship – OK | 21st | ||
| 2022 | Suzuka Kart Race – Rok Shifter | AP Speed with Sovla | 4th |
| 2023 | GPR Karting Series – Rok Shifter | Tony Kart Racing Team Japan | 9th |
| 2024 | GPR Karting Series – Rok Shifter | Tony Kart Racing Team Japan | 9th |
| Hyper Kart Race – X30 | FLAX Motor Sports | 29th | |
| Sources:[21][22][23][24][25][26] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Formula Regional Asian Championship | Pinnacle Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th |
| F4 Japanese Championship | Buzz Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16th | |
| GB3 Championship | Elite Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 23rd | |
| 2023 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | Pinnacle VAR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37th |
| GB3 Championship | Elite Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 24th | |
| 2025 | F4 Japanese Championship | B-Max Racing Team | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14th |
| Sources:[21][27] | |||||||||
Complete Formula Regional Asian/Middle East 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Pinnacle Motorsport | ABU 1 15 |
ABU 2 11 |
ABU 3 15 |
DUB 1 21 |
DUB 2 18 |
DUB 3 18 |
DUB 1 19 |
DUB 2 25 |
DUB 3 17 |
DUB 1 22 |
DUB 2 16 |
DUB 3 23 |
ABU 1 19 |
ABU 2 16 |
ABU 3 20 |
27th | 0 |
| 2023 | Pinnacle VAR | DUB1 1 |
DUB1 2 |
DUB1 3 |
KUW1 1 |
KUW1 2 |
KUW1 3 |
KUW2 1 Ret |
KUW2 2 18 |
KUW2 3 20 |
DUB2 1 |
DUB2 2 |
DUB2 3 |
ABU 1 |
ABU 2 |
ABU 3 |
37th | 0 |
Complete F4 Japanese Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete GB3 Championship 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 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Elite Motorsport | OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
OUL 3 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 3 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
DON 3 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SNE 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 3 |
BHGP 1 |
BHGP 2 |
BHGP 3 |
DON 1 16 |
DON 2 12 |
DON 3 6 |
23rd | 24 |
| 2023 | Elite Motorsport | OUL 1 13 |
OUL 2 14 |
OUL 3 26 |
SIL1 1 22 |
SIL1 2 17 |
SIL1 3 9 |
SPA 1 17 |
SPA 2 18 |
SPA 3 8 |
SNE 1 19 |
SNE 2 14 |
SNE 3 62 |
SIL2 1 WD |
SIL2 2 WD |
SIL2 3 C |
BRH 1 WD |
BRH 2 WD |
BRH 3 WD |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ZAN 3 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
DON 3 |
24th | 85 |