Taichi Watarai
Japanese racing driver (born 2004)
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Taichi Watarai (渡会太一, Watarai Taichi; born 8 February 2004) is a Japanese racing driver. He is currently competing in Porsche Carrera Cup Japan with Seven x Seven Racing.[1]
Japanese| Taichi Watarai | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | 8 February 2004 Saitama, Japan |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Japan career | |
| Debut season | 2025 |
| Current team | Seven x Seven Racing |
| Car number | 99 |
| Starts | 11 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Podiums | 7 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 3 |
Career
Watarai was first involved in GT racing for the first time in 2024, where he made a one off appearance in Super Taikyū - ST-X with GTNET MotorSports. He did won in Mobility Resort Motegi.[2]
Watarai then joined Seven x Seven Racing under Kiyoto Fujinami. He made his debut with the team in Middle East Trophy - 992 in 2025, where he competed in the Dubai 24 Hours.[3] Watarai then competed in Super Taikyū - ST-X with Fujinami, Tsubasa Kondo, and team owner Hiroyuki Ogawa or "Bankcy".[4] Watarai made his debut in SRO Japan Cup - GT3 with Seven x Seven as well, where he replaced Fujinami.[5] He won in his first race debut in the series.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Super Taikyū - ST-X | GTNET MotorSports | 2 | 1 | 2 | N/A | 1 | 107.5‡ | 5th‡ |
| F110 Cup | KF Motorsport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2025 | Porsche Carrera Cup Japan | Seven x Seven Racing | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 187 | 4th |
| SRO Japan Cup - GT3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 6th | ||
| Super Taikyū - ST-X | 5 | 4 | 2 | N/A | 5 | 129‡ | 1st‡ | ||
| Middle East Trophy - 992 | |||||||||
| 992 Endurance Cup | Team Parker Racing | ||||||||
| 2025-26 | Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East | Seven x Seven Racing | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 138.5 | 1st |
| 2026 | Porsche Carrera Cup Japan | Seven x Seven Racing | |||||||
| Super GT - GT300 | |||||||||
| Super Taikyu - ST-X | Bankcy x Racing | ||||||||
| Porsche Supercup | Looping by CarTech | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
‡ Teams' standings.