Takuya Otaki
Japanese racing driver (born 1995)
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Takuya Otaki (大滝 拓也, Ōtaki Takuya; born 11 October 1995) is a Japanese racing driver currently racing for B-Max Racing Team in Super Formula Lights.
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11 October 1995
JapaneseTakuya Otaki | |
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大滝 拓也 | |
Otaki in 2020 | |
| Born | Takuya Otaki 11 October 1995 Yamagata Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Previous series | |
| 2020-2021, 2023-2024 2019 2016-2018, 2021-2022 | Super GT GT300 Porsche Carrera Cup Japan F4 Japanese Championship |
Career
After graduating from the Suzuka Racing School in late 2015,[1] Otaki made his single-seater debut in 2016, racing in the F4 Japanese Championship for Honda Formula Dream Project.[2] He stayed with them for three seasons, winning at Suzuka in 2016,[3] and at Sugo in 2017 as he had a best points finish of fifth in the latter,[4] before ending his three-year tenure in the series winless and eighth in points.[5]
Otaki then competed in Porsche Carrera Cup Japan in 2019,[6] before making his Super GT debut with Tomei Sports the following year after passing his rookie test ahead of his debut at Suzuka.[7][8] With them, Otaki made two starts that year, taking a surprise podium in the latter at Motegi by finishing third.[9] During 2020, Otaki also made a one-off appearance for Team 5Zigen in the ST-Z class of Super Taikyu at Autopolis.[10]
The following year, Otaki returned to Japanese F4, racing on a part-time basis with Media Do Kageyama Racing, taking three points finished with a best result of eighth at Motegi.[11] Also in 2021, Otaki made one-off appearances in Super GT and Super Taikyu for Tomei Sports and Tracy Sports with Delta, respectively.[12]
In 2022, Otaki remained with Media Do Kageyama Racing in F4 Japanese Championship, taking a best result of seventh twice at Suzuka and Autopolis.[13][14] Alongside his commitments in Japanese F4, Otaki was retained by Tracy Sports with Delta for their ST-3 program in Super Taikyu.[15] Taking part in the first four races, Otaki won at Sportsland Sugo and finished second in the other three, helping the team secure the ST-3 title at season's end.[16]
Otaki returned to GT300 competition in 2023, returning to Tomei Sports as their third driver.[17] Despite being their 'C' driver, Otaki competed in all but two races, taking a best result of 14th four times but wasn't classified in the official standings as he didn't score points.[18][19] The following year, Otaki returned to Tomei Sports for his second full-time season in GT300.[20] Racing in all but one rounds, Otaki scored a best result of 12th at Sportsland SUGO.[21] During 2024, Otaki also won the Fuji 24 Hours in the ST-3 class.[22]
Starting off 2025 with a class win at the Fuji 24 Hours in ST-3,[23] Otaki was set to race in the Suzuka 1000 km for RunUp Sports as well as making his debut in Super Formula Lights for B-Max Racing Team,[24] until he withdrew from both.[25][26]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kart Soleil Mogamigawa – MAX | 1st | |
| SL Kart Meeting Sugo Series – MAX | 2nd | ||
| Rotax Max Japan Festival – Senior | FIRST Racing KD | 30th | |
| 2012 | Toyota SL Kart Meeting Sugo Series – MAX | FIRST Racing KD | 1st |
| Rotax Max Japan Festival – Senior | 19th | ||
| 2013 | SL Kart Meeting Sugo Series – MAX | 2nd | |
| 2016 | SL Kart Meeting Sugo Series – MAX | FIRST Racing MTS | |
| 2023 | SL Kart Meeting Sugo Series – MAX | FIRST Racing MTS | |
| Sources:[27][28][29][30] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | F4 Japanese Championship | Honda Formula Dream Project | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 12th |
| 2017 | F4 Japanese Championship | Honda Formula Dream Project | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 94 | 5th |
| 2018 | F4 Japanese Championship | Honda Formula Dream Project | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 8th |
| 2019 | Porsche Carrera Cup Japan | Sky Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 127 | 4th |
| Super Taikyu – ST-3 | Tracy Sports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91‡ | 5th‡ | |
| 2020 | Super GT – GT300 | Tomei Sports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 19th |
| Super Taikyu – ST-Z | Team 5Zigen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84‡ | 3rd‡ | |
| 2021 | F4 Japanese Championship | Media Do Kageyama Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13th |
| Super GT – GT300 | Tomei Sports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| Super Taikyu – ST-3 | Tracy Sports with Delta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 74‡ | 6th‡ | |
| 2022 | F4 Japanese Championship | Media Do Kageyama Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13th |
| Super Taikyu – ST-3 | Tracy Sports with Delta | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 136.5‡ | 1st‡ | |
| 2023 | Super GT – GT300 | Tomei Sports | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2024 | Super GT – GT300 | Tomei Sports | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Super Taikyu – ST-3 | Tracy Sports with Delta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 142.5‡ | 1st‡ | |
| 2025 | Super Taikyu – ST-3 | Tracy Sports with Delta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 145‡ | 1st‡ |
| Super Formula Lights | B-Max Racing Team | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| Sources:[31][32] | |||||||||
‡ Team standings
Complete F4 Japanese 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 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Honda Formula Dream Project | OKA 1 Ret |
OKA 2 15 |
FUJ1 1 33 |
FUJ1 2 19 |
SUG 1 8 |
SUG 2 13 |
FUJ2 1 8 |
FUJ2 2 11 |
FUJ2 3 Ret |
SUZ 1 1 |
SUZ 2 30 |
MOT 1 8 |
MOT 2 5 |
MOT 3 6 |
12th | 55 |
| 2017 | Honda Formula Dream Project | OKA 1 7 |
OKA 2 3 |
FUJ1 1 14 |
FUJ1 2 13 |
AUT 1 Ret |
AUT 2 12 |
SUG 1 2 |
SUG 2 1 |
FUJ2 1 6 |
FUJ2 2 9 |
SUZ 1 7 |
SUZ 2 8 |
MOT 1 7 |
MOT 2 8 |
5th | 94 |
| 2018 | Honda Formula Dream Project | OKA 1 19 |
OKA 2 DNS |
FUJ1 1 20 |
FUJ1 2 20 |
SUZ 1 16 |
SUZ 2 3 |
FUJ2 1 8 |
FUJ2 2 11 |
SUG 1 6 |
SUG 2 14 |
AUT 1 5 |
AUT 2 4 |
MOT 1 6 |
MOT 2 Ret |
8th | 57 |
| 2021 | Media Do Kageyama Racing | FUJ1 1 |
FUJ1 2 |
SUZ 1 14 |
SUZ 2 10 |
MOT1 1 |
MOT1 2 |
MOT1 3 |
SUG 1 11 |
SUG 2 30† |
SUG 3 9 |
MOT2 1 8 |
MOT2 2 13 |
FUJ2 1 Ret |
FUJ2 2 21 |
13th | 7 |
| 2022 | Media Do Kageyama Racing | FUJ1 1 12 |
FUJ1 2 36 |
SUZ1 1 7 |
SUZ1 2 10 |
FUJ2 1 8 |
FUJ2 2 14 |
SUZ2 1 10 |
SUZ2 2 12 |
SUG 1 Ret |
SUG 2 13 |
AUT 1 7 |
AUT 2 30 |
MOT 1 Ret |
MOT 2 17 |
13th | 18 |
Complete Super GT results
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Tomei Sports | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | GT300 | FUJ |
FUJ |
SUZ |
MOT |
FUJ |
SUZ 17 |
MOT 3 |
FUJ |
19th | 11 |
| 2021 | Tomei Sports | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | GT300 | OKA |
FSW |
MOT |
SUZ |
SUG |
AUT |
MOT 13 |
FSW |
NC | 0 |
| 2023 | Tomei Sports | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | GT300 | OKA |
FSW 19 |
SUZ 14 |
FSW 14 |
SUZ 14 |
SUG 15 |
AUT 14 |
MOT |
NC | 0 |
| 2024 | Tomei Sports | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | GT300 | OKA 20 |
FUJ1 21 |
SUZ1 23 |
FUJ2 17 |
SUG 12 |
AUT 21 |
MOT |
SUZ2 18 |
NC | 0 |
Complete Super Formula Lights results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.