Yu Kanamaru (金丸 悠, Kanamaru Yū, born 13 May 1994 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese racing driver.[1]
Career
Kanamaru's single seater career began in 2012 after graduating from karting. He took a surprise win in the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC in 2012 at the final race of the season at Spa-Francorchamps. He made his Formula Renault 3.5 debut in 2015 for Pons Racing replacing Meindert van Buuren.[citation needed]
He returned to Japan in 2018 and competed in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship with the B-MAX Racing Team. Since then, he has focused his activities on Japan.
In 2020, he signed a reserve driver contract with Honda and accompanied them in the Super Formula and Super GT GT500 classes. He participated in the GT500 class test for KEIHIN Real Racing as a substitute for Bertrand Baguette, who was unable to enter the country due to COVID-19 restrictions during the SUPER GT test before the season started.
Racing record
Career summary
‡ Team standings
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 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 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | KTR | HOC 1 23 |
HOC 2 Ret |
HOC 3 Ret |
NÜR 1 DNS |
NÜR 2 21 |
OSC 1 10 |
OSC 2 12 |
OSC 3 20 |
ASS 1 13 |
ASS 2 17 |
RBR 1 20 |
RBR 2 15 |
MST 1 21 |
MST 2 13 |
MST 3 20 |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 7 |
ZAN 3 Ret |
SPA 1 17 |
SPA 2 1 |
17th | 97 |
| 2013 | KTR | HOC 1 15 |
HOC 2 Ret |
HOC 3 14 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
ASS 1 14 |
ASS 2 15 |
MST 1 12 |
MST 2 19 |
MST 3 11 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ZAN 3 |
26th | 47 |
Complete World Series Formula V8 3.5 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 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Pons Racing | ALC 1 |
ALC 2 |
MON 1 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
NÜR 1 12 |
NÜR 2 13 |
BUG 1 6 |
BUG 2 Ret |
JER 1 10 |
JER 2 11 |
18th | 9 | |
| 2016 | Teo Martín Motorsport | ALC 1 Ret |
ALC 2 4 |
HUN 1 9 |
HUN 2 10 |
SPA 1 4 |
SPA 2 7 |
LEC 1 7 |
LEC 2 11 |
SIL 1 7 |
SIL 2 9 |
RBR 1 7 |
RBR 2 Ret |
MNZ 1 6 |
MNZ 2 5 |
JER 1 6 |
JER 2 10 |
CAT 1 8 |
CAT 2 10 |
8th | 85 |
| 2017 | RP Motorsport | SIL 1 10 |
SIL 2 Ret |
SPA 1 5 |
SPA 2 8 |
MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 3 |
JER 1 7 |
JER 2 10 |
ALC 1 7 |
ALC 2 4 |
NÜR 1 5 |
NÜR 2 7 |
MEX 1 7 |
MEX 2 7 |
COA 1 7 |
COA 2 7 |
BHR 1 4 |
BHR 2 6 |
7th | 115 |
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | FastMD Racing | LMP3 | Duqueine M30 - D08 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | DAY 6† |
SEB |
WGL |
MOS |
ELK |
IMS |
PET |
NC† | 0† |
† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP3 Championship.
Complete Super GT results
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kondo Racing | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | GT300 | OKA |
FUJ |
SEP |
FUJ |
SUZ |
SUG |
AUT |
MOT |
References
External links
- Official website
- Yu Kanamaru career summary at DriverDB.com
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