Yusuke Tomibayashi

Starting his career on racing simulators, Tomibayashi saw early success on Gran Turismo Sport-based championships, winning the FIA-sanctioned 2016 Manufacturer Fan Cup and taking fifth in the 2018 Roots Japan Cup Final.^[3][4]

In 2019, Tomibayashi won the Roots Japan Cup Final and the National Prefectural eSports Championship at Ibaraki, representing Kanagawa.^[5][6] Three years later, in 2022, he participated in the iRacing-based Suzuka E-Sports Challenge Race along with Iori Kimura.^[7]

After winning the 2019 Roadster Party Race East Japan Series and making his Super Taikyu debut the same year,^[8] Tomibayashi began racing in Super Taikyu full time the following year, competing in the ST-3 class for Tracy Sports with Delta. In his first full season in the series, Tomibayashi scored two wins and took three further podiums to secure his first series title.^[9] Remaining with the team for the following season, Tomibayashi won at Autopolis and Suzuka to clinch his second ST-3 title with a race to spare.^[10][11]

Tracy Sports with Delta retained Tomibayashi for the 2022 season, staying in ST-3 class alongside the returning Hirotaka Ishii, and Takashi Ito who moved over from the 41 car.^[12] Tomibayashi won at Sugo and clinched his third ST-3 title in a row.^[13][14] Staying with Tracy Sports with Delta for the fourth season in a row, Tomibayashi moved to the ST-4 class for the 2023 season.^[15] Tomibayashi took wins at Motegi and Okayama to win his fourth straight Super Taikyu title and first in ST-4.^[16][17][18]

Tomibayashi stayed in the ST-4 class for the 2024 season, continuing a five year-long partnership with Tracy Sports with Delta.^[19] In the final race of the season, Tomibayashi was leading in his class but suffered a tire failure in the closing stages, which forced the car into retirement and had to settle for third in the standings.^[20] Remaining with the team and class for 2025, Tomibayashi finished on the podium in all but two races he started to help the team secure third in the class standings.^[21] In 2026, Tomibayashi continued with Tracy Sports to remain in the ST-4 class of Super Taikyu.^[22]

Tomibayashi stepped up to Super GT's GT300 class in 2022, joining Team Mach alongside Reiji Hiraki, becoming Japan's first sim-racer to race in the series.^[23] In only his third race in GT300, Tomibayashi finished on the podium, taking second place at Suzuka.^[24] Towards the end of 2022, it was announced that Tomibayashi would return to Team Mach for the 2023 season, alongside Takamitsu Matsui.^[25] In the opening race of the season at Okayama, Tomibayashi scored 15th place in a weekend headlined by rain.^[26]

After two years at Team Mach, Tomibayashi joined Pacific Racing Team ahead of the 2024 season alongside Ryohei Sakaguchi.^[27] In the second round at Fuji, Tomibayashi ended the race in 12th, which would turn out to be his season-best result.^[28] Tomibayashi returned to Pacific Racing Team for the 2025 season, alongside Sakaguchi and returning third driver Yuta Fujiwara.^[29] Competing in all but one rounds, Tomibayashi scored a best result of fifth at Okayama and scored further points in the Fuji Sprint to end the year 26th in points.^[30] The following year, Tomibayashi continued with Pacific Racing Team as they began fielding a BMW M4 GT3 Evo.^[31]