Yu Kanamaru
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| Yu Kanamaru | |
|---|---|
 Kanamaru at the 2025 Super GT Malaysia Festival | |
| Nationality |  Japanese |
| Born | 13 May 1994 Tokyo, Japan |
| F3 Asian Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2019 |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Teams | BlackArts Racing Team |
| Starts | 24 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Best finish | 6th in 2019-20 |
Yu Kanamaru (金丸 悠, Kanamaru Yū; born 13 May 1994 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese racing driver.[1]
Kanamaru's single seater career began in 2012 after graduating from karting. He took a surprise win in the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC in 2012 at the final race of the season at Spa-Francorchamps. He made his Formula Renault 3.5 debut in 2015 for Pons Racing replacing Meindert van Buuren.[citation needed]
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Kanamaru returned to Japan in 2018 and competed in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship with the B-MAX Racing Team. Since then, he has focused his activities on Japan.
In 2020, Kanamaru signed a reserve driver contract with Honda and accompanied them in the Super Formula and Super GT GT500 classes. He participated in the GT500 class test for KEIHIN Real Racing as a substitute for Bertrand Baguette, who was unable to enter the country due to COVID-19 restrictions during the SUPER GT test before the season started.
