Yusuke Shiotsu
Japanese racing driver
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Yusuke Shiotsu (塩津 佑介, Shiotsu Yousuke; born 7 August 1998) is a Japanese racing driver.
| Yusuke Shiotsu | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Japanese |
| Born | 7 August 1998 Kagawa, Japan |
| Super GT - GT300 career | |
| Debut season | 2022 |
| Current team | Team Mach |
| Car number | 5 |
| Former teams | GAINER |
| Starts | 22 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Podiums | 5 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 8th in 2025 |
| Previous series | |
| 2021 2019 | Formula Regional Japanese Championship F4 Japanese Championship |
Career
Early career
Shiotsu made his racing debut in 2018 with ATEAM Buzz Racing to compete in F4 Japanese Championship.[1] He stayed with ATEAM Buzz Racing for the 2019 season as he finished 15th in the standings.[2]
Shiotsu competed in the Formula Regional Japanese Championship for 2021, where he started to race as a privateer, and he got two podiums.[3] He then switched to Sutekina Racing for round 3 onwards.[4]
Super GT GT300
Shiotsu signed as GAINER number 10 team's third driver alongside Riki Okusa and Ryuichiro Tomita.[5] He made his racing debut in the Autopolis round as he replaced Ryuichiro Tomita who prioritised on GT World Challenge Europe campaign. Shiotsu stayed with GAINER again for the third driver role alongside Tomita, and Keishi Ishikawa, but Shiotsu did not make any race appearances.[6]
For 2024, Shiotsu made his full season debut in the series as he moved to Team Mach alongside former GT300 champion Kiyoto Fujinami.[7]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | F4 Japanese Championship | ATEAM Buzz Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th |
| 2019 | F4 Japanese Championship | ATEAM Buzz Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15th |
| 2020 | Super Taikyu - ST-Z | Birth Racing Project 【BRP】 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64‡ | 5th‡ |
| 2021 | Formula Regional Japanese Championship | Privateer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 110 | 4th |
| Sutekina Racing Team | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| TCR Japan Touring Car Series - Sunday Series | Dome Racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 11th | |
| TCR Japan Touring Car Series - Saturday Series | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 13th | ||
| Super Taikyu - ST-Z | C.S.I Racing | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 73.5‡ | 5th‡ | |
| 2022 | Super GT - GT300 | GAINER | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 28th |
| 2023 | Super GT - GT300 | GAINER | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC |
| Super Taikyu - ST-Z | Team 5ZIGEN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36‡ | 7th‡ | |
| 2024 | Super GT - GT300 | Team Mach | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2025 | Super GT - GT300 | Team Mach | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 8th |
| Super Taikyu - ST-Z | Team Noah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30‡ | 9th‡ | |
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 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | ATEAM Buzz Motorsport | OKA 1 14 |
OKA 2 16 |
FUJ1 1 Ret |
FUJ1 2 Ret |
SUZ 1 13 |
SUZ 2 15 |
FUJ2 1 18 |
FUJ2 2 18 |
SUG 1 14 |
SUG 2 21 |
AUT 1 17 |
AUT 2 19 |
MOT 1 Ret |
MOT 2 12 |
25th | 0 |
| 2019 | ATEAM Buzz Motorsport | OKA 1 8 |
OKA 2 9 |
FUJ1 1 Ret |
FUJ1 2 DNS |
SUZ 1 11 |
SUZ 2 10 |
FUJ2 1 11 |
FUJ2 2 12 |
AUT 1 16 |
AUT 2 17 |
SUG 1 9 |
SUG 2 13 |
MOT 1 11 |
MOT 2 14 |
15th | 9 |
Complete Formula Regional Japanese Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Super GT results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | GAINER | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | GT300 | OKA 6 |
FUJ 1 |
SUZ |
FUJ 22 |
SUZ 2 |
SUG |
AUT 7 |
MOT |
28th | 5 | |
| 2023 | GAINER | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | GT300 | OKA Ret |
FUJ1 17 |
SUZ1 5 |
FUJ2 1 |
SUZ2 15 |
SUG |
AUT 9 |
MOT |
NC | 0 | |
| 2024 | Team Mach | Toyota 86 MC | GT300 | OKA 22 |
FUJ 18 |
SUZ 25 |
FUJ 15 |
SUG 17 |
AUT Ret |
MOT 22† |
SUZ 12 |
NC | 0 | |
| 2025 | Team Mach | Toyota 86 MC | GT300 | OKA 16 |
FUJ 10 |
SEP |
FS1 7 |
FS2 (4) |
SUZ 3 |
SUG 9 |
AUT 14 |
MOT 1 |
8th | 67 |