Kenta Yamashita

Kenta Yamashita
Kenta Yamashita
Nationality	Japanese
Born	3 August 1995; Chiba, Japan
All-Japan Formula Three Championship career
Debut season	2014
Current team	Petronas Team TOM'S
Car no.	36
Starts	49
Wins	14
Poles	13
Fastest laps	10
Best finish	1st in 2016
Previous series
2014–16; 2013; 2012	All-Japan Formula Three; Formula Challenge Japan; Motegi Championship Formula Super FJ
Championship titles
2016; 2013; 2012	All-Japan Formula Three; Formula Challenge Japan; Motegi Championship Formula Super FJ

Kenta Yamashita (山下健太, Yamashita Kenta) is a Japanese racing driver, known for his successes in single-seater junior categories, including winning the 2013 Formula Challenge Japan and the 2012 Motegi Championship Formula Super FJ. He currently races in the All-Japan Formula Three.

Career

Karting

Yamashita competed in karts before graduating to single-seater cars in 2012.

Formula Super FJ and Formula Challenge Japan

Yamashita began his racing car career in the 2012 Motegi Championship Formula Super FJ, which he won in his first season. In all four starts, he took the pole, fastest lap, and race win.^[1] In 2013, he progressed to the Formula Challenge Japan series, which was a racing category intended for drivers between entry level and Formula 3. He scored 7 podiums and in 12 races, including 4 wins, and took the championship title.^[2]

All-Japan Formula Three

In 2014, Yamashita graduated to the All-Japan Formula Three Championship with the Petronas Team TOM'S. He finished runner-up in the championship to the more experienced Nobuharu Matsushita.^[3]

In 2015, Yamashita continued to race in the All-Japan Formula Three Championship, and currently holds the lead of the championship. In addition, he has raced in the GT300 category of the 2015 Super GT season.

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	FLaps	Podiums	Points	Position
2012	Motegi Championship Formula Super FJ	?	4	4	4	4	4	64	1st
2013	Formula Challenge Japan	?	12	4	2	3	7	65	1st
2014	All-Japan Formula 3 Championship	Petronas Team TOM's	15	2	1	1	12	90	2nd
2014	Macau Grand Prix	Petronas Team TOM's	1	0	0	0	0	0	9th
2015	Super GT - GT300	Porsche Team KTR	8	0	0	0	0	6	20th
	All-Japan Formula 3 Championship	Petronas Team TOM's	17	5	5	5	13	113	2nd
	Macau Grand Prix	Petronas Team TOM's	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	15th
2016	All-Japan Formula 3 Championship	Team TOM's	17	7	7	4	10	113	1st
	Super GT - GT300	VivaC Team Tsuchiya	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Macau Grand Prix	ThreeBond with T-Sport	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	4th
2017	Super GT - GT300	VivaC Team Tsuchiya	7	1	3	1	2	48	5th
	Super GT	Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh	1	0	0	0	0	1	20th
	Super Formula	Kondō Racing	7	0	1	0	0	6.5	11th
2018	Super GT	Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh	6	0	0	0	1	15	16th*
2018	Super Formula	Kondō Racing	5	0	0	0	0	7	10th*

^* Season still in progress.

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	DC	Pts
2015	Porsche Team KTR	Porsche 911 GT3	GT300	OKA 14	FUJ 12	CHA 8	FUJ Ret	SUZ 18	SUG 17	AUT 8	MOT 14	20th	6
2016	VivaC Team Tsuchiya	Toyota 86 MC	GT300	OKA	FUJ	SUG	FUJ	SUZ 22	CHA	MOT	MOT	NC	0
2017	VivaC Team Tsuchiya	Toyota 86 MC	GT300	OKA 4		AUT 1	SUG 3	FUJ 29	SUZ 18	CHA 15	MOT 5	5th	48
2017	Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh	Lexus LC 500	GT500		FUJ 10							20th	1
2018	Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh	Lexus LC 500	GT500	OKA 9	FUJ 12	SUZ 13	CHA 3	FUJ 10	SUG Ret	AUT	MOT	16th*	15*

* Season still in progress.

Complete Super Formula Results

(Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	DC	Points
2017	Kondō Racing	SUZ 14	OKA 7	OKA 6	FUJ Ret	MOT 6	AUT 13	SUG 11	SUZ C	SUZ C	11th	6.5
2018	Kondō Racing	SUZ 9	AUT C	SUG 8	FUJ 18	MOT 6	OKA 6	SUZ	SUZ		10th*	7*

^* Season still in progress.

References

↑ . Driver Database https://www.driverdb.com/championships/standings/motegi-championship-formula-super-fj/2012/. Retrieved 2 September 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ . Driver Database https://www.driverdb.com/championships/standings/formula-challenge-japan/2013/. Retrieved 2 September 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ . Driver Database https://www.driverdb.com/championships/standings/formula-3-japan/2014/. Retrieved 2 September 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

Official website
Kenta Yamashita career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Nobuharu Matsushita	Formula Challenge Japan Champion 2013	Succeeded by None (Series ended)
Preceded by Nick Cassidy	All-Japan Formula 3 Championship Champion 2016	Succeeded by Mitsunori Takaboshi

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[1] . Driver Database https://www.driverdb.com/championships/standings/motegi-championship-formula-super-fj/2012/. Retrieved 2 September 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)

[2] . Driver Database https://www.driverdb.com/championships/standings/formula-challenge-japan/2013/. Retrieved 2 September 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)

[3] . Driver Database https://www.driverdb.com/championships/standings/formula-3-japan/2014/. Retrieved 2 September 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)