Yuga Furutani


Yuga Furutani is a Japanese racing driver who most recently competed in Super GT for Anest Iwata Racing and in Super Formula Lights for TOM'S. He was the champion of the Formula Regional Japanese Championship in 2021.

Career

F4 Japanese & Formula Regional Japanese Championship

Furutani started his formula racing career in 2020, where he competed in both F4 Japanese Championship, and Formula Regional Japanese Championship with TOM'S Youth respectively for both series. Even though his debut in F4 Japan did not go well, with five points, and 16th in the standings, his results in Formula Regional Japanese were better as he racked up runners up in the standings, just losing out to Sena Sakaguchi, who won all but three races. He took no wins, but grabbed 11 podiums throughout the season. In 2021 Furutani continued to compete in Formula Regional Japanese Championship with the same team. He clinched the title ahead of the only other full time driver in the series, apart from the masterclass group, Ai Miura. He managed to win four races and get 10 podiums that season.

Super Formula Lights & Super GT - GT300

In 2022 Furutani stepped up to Super Formula Lights with TOM'S again, with Kazuto Kotaka, Hibiki Taira, and Seita Nonaka. Furutani achieved a couple of podiums in his debut season, and grabbed sixth in the standings ahead of Togo Suganami. In 2023 Furutani once again stayed in the series with the same team, and also made his debut in the GT3000 class of the Super GT Series with Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage, where he partnered with Igor Fraga & Miki Koyama as the third driver. In Super Formula Lights, even tho he managed to clinch three podiums in a row in Autopolis. After that, he did not achieve as much, as he only managed to score a couple of points and 8th in the standings, just barely beating David Vidales, who missed the last round to mechanical failure. Furutani stayed for another year again. Furutani stayed again with TOM'S for his fourth season in the series.

Personal life

Furutani currently attends Waseda University. His father, Hideaki, is the owner and team principal of Hiroshima Toyopet Racing, which Furutani drove for in Super Taikyū between 2020 and 2022.

Racing record

Career summary

* Season still in progress.
‡ Team standings

Complete F4 Japanese Championship results

YearTeam123456789101112DCPts
2020TOM'S YouthFUJ1
1
11		FUJ1
2
Ret		FUJ1
3
16		SUZ
1
15		SUZ
2
9		SUZ
3
14		MOT
1
8		MOT
2
14		MOT
3
11		FUJ2
1
21		FUJ2
2
17		FUJ2
3
26		16th5

Complete Formula Regional Japanese Championship results

YearEntrant1234567891011121314PosPoints
2020TOM'S YouthFUJ1
1
4		FUJ1
2
5		FUJ1
3
4		SUG
1
2		SUG
2
3		SUG
3
3		FUJ2
1
3		FUJ2
2
2		MOT
1
2		MOT
2
2		OKA
1
2		OKA
2
2		AUT
1
2		AUT
2
2		2nd223
2021TOM'S YouthOKA
1
2		OKA
2
2		OKA
3
2		MOT
1
2		MOT
2
1		MOT
3
2		FUJ
1
1		FUJ
2
4		FUJ
3
2		SUG
1
1		SUG
2
5		SUZ
1
5		SUZ
2
1		1st240

Complete Super Formula Lights results

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718PosPoints
2022TOM'SFUJ
1
7		FUJ
2
7		FUJ
3
9		SUZ
1
4		SUZ
2
3		SUZ
3
3		AUT
1
8		AUT
2
2		AUT
3
7		SUG
1
5		SUG
2
2		SUG
3
4		MOT
1
4		MOT
2
5		MOT
3
3		OKA
1
7		OKA
2
5		OKA
3
6		6th45
2023TOM'SAUT
1
3		AUT
2
3		AUT
3
3		SUG
1
Ret		SUG
2
8		SUG
3
7		SUZ
1
7		SUZ
2
4		SUZ
3
8		FUJ
1
9		FUJ
2
Ret		FUJ
3
6		OKA
1
6		OKA
2
6		OKA
3
7		MOT
1
6		MOT
2
8		MOT
3
5		8th24
2024TOM'SAUT
1
6		AUT
2
5		AUT
3
4		SUG
1
5		SUG
2
6		SUG
3
6		FUJ
1
3		FUJ
2
7		FUJ
3
4		OKA
1
7		OKA
2
3		OKA
3
9		SUZ
1
7		SUZ
2
3		SUZ
3
6		MOT
1
7		MOT
2
7		MOT
3
3		8th34
2025TOM'SSUZ
1
10		SUZ
2
4		SUZ
3
11		AUT
1
4		AUT
2
3		OKA
1
8		OKA
2
8		OKA
3
8		SUG
1
9		SUG
2
3		SUG
3
7		SUG
4
3		FUJ
1
3		FUJ
2
6		FUJ
3
2		MOT
1
6		MOT
2
Ret		MOT
3
6		4th36

* Season still in progress.

Complete Super GT results

YearTeamCarClass12345678DCPts
2023Anest Iwata Racing with ArnageLexus RC F GT3GT300OKA
12		FUJ
14		SUZ
17		FUJ
19		SUZ
10		SUG
7		AUT
11		MOT
17		23rd5
2024Anest Iwata Racing with ArnageLexus RC F GT3GT300OKA
17		FUJ
14		SUZ
14		FUJ
20		SUG
18		AUT
Ret		MOT
Ret		SUZ
21		NC0