Anna Inotsume (猪爪 杏奈, Inotsume Anna, born 15 February 1995) is a Japanese racing driver who is currently competing in the 2025 Formula Regional Japanese Championship.

Career

Formula Regional

Inotsume involved in her first formula racing in 2023, as he competed in Formula Regional Japanese Championship with Bionic Jack Racing for Fuji Speedway round.[1] Inotsume would make her first full season debut in the series for 2024 as she race with HELM Motorsports.[2] She clinched her first podium in Fuji as she finished second.[3] She would continue again to her second full season for 2025.[4]

Super Taikyu

Inotsume would racing in Super Taikyu in 2018 as she race in ST-5 class with Love Drive Racing. Then she returns in 2020, but with Nihon Automobile College as she race to 2021. She then race in ST-2 class with Claris Racing in 2022. For 2023 she did a round for Birth Racing Project to race in Fuji 24 Hours. Inotsume would make her full season in ST-X with Birth Racing Project as well for 2024.[5]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2018 Super Taikyu - ST-5 Love Drive Racing with NATS 6 0 0 0 1 35.5‡ 9th‡
2018–19 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 R24 1 0 0 0 0 6 NC
2020 Super Taikyu - ST-5 Nihon Automobile College 4 0 0 0 1 48.5‡ 6th‡
2021 TCR Japan - Saturday Series Dome Racing 2 0 0 1 1 27 11th
TCR Japan - Sunday Series 2 0 0 0 0 23 11th
Super Taikyu - ST-5 Nihon Automobile College 5 0 2 1 2 70‡ 3rd‡
2022 TCR Japan Touring Car Series Dome Racing 12 2 1 3 9 153 2nd
Super Taikyu - ST-2 Claris Racing 3 0 0 0 0 27‡ 7th‡
2023 TCR Japan Touring Car Series Hagoromo 6 DOME RACING 10 5 4 4 7 126 1st
Formula Regional Japanese Championship Bionic Jack Racing 2 0 0 0 0 22 16th
Super Taikyu - ST-Z Birth Racing Project 【BRP】 1 0 0 0 0 60.5‡ 6th‡
2024 Formula Regional Japanese Championship HELM Motorsports 14 0 0 0 1 98 7th
Super Taikyu - ST-Z Birth Racing Project 【BRP】 7 0 0 1 1 53.5‡ 9th‡
2025 Formula Regional Japanese Championship TBA
Super Taikyu – ST-X Hitotsuyama Racing *‡ *‡
Ref:[6][7]

Complete Formula Regional Japanese Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points
2023 Bionic Jack Racing FUJ1
1
FUJ1
2
FUJ1
3
SUZ
1
SUZ
2
OKA
1
OKA
2
OKA
3
MOT
1

MOT
2

MOT
3

FUJ2
1

5
FUJ2
2

4
SUG
1

SUG
2

SUG
3

16th 11
2024 HELM Motorsports SUZ
1

6
SUZ
2

Ret
SUZ
3

6
SUG
1

6
SUG
2

7
OKA
1

5
OKA
2

6
OKA
3

5
MOT
1

Ret
MOT
2

5
FUJ1
1

2
FUJ1
2

5
FUJ2
1

10
FUJ2
2

10
7th 98
2025 TBA OKA
1

OKA
2

OKA
3

FUJ1
1

FUJ1
2

SUZ1
1

SUZ1
2

SUG
1

SUG
2

SUG
3

FUJ2
1

FUJ2
2

SUZ2
1

SUZ2
2

SUZ2
3

References

  1. ^ "Formula Regional Japanese Championship". frj.jp. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  2. ^ "ユピテルが「2024 フォーミュラ・リージョナル・ジャパニーズ・チャンピオンシップ」に参戦!". yupiteru.co.jp. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  3. ^ Wood, Ida (14 September 2024). "Toyota junior Sano wins on debut, Sauter clinches FRJC title at Fuji". Formula Scout. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  4. ^ "年間参戦スケジュール". Anna Inotsume. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  5. ^ O'Connell, RJ (21 March 2024). "Asian News Notebook: Super GT, Japan Cup & GT World Challenge Asia". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Three Hondas added to TCR Japan season opener grid". TouringCarTimes. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Asian Le Mans Series Confirm Boost In Early Entries For 2018/19 Season". Dailysportscar. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
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