Masashi Yokoi
| Masashi Yokoi 横井 昌志 | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Japan |
| Born | 29 October 1982 Gifu |
| D1 Grand Prix career | |
| Current team | D-Max Racing Team |
| Wins | 9 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2018, 2019 |
Masashi Yokoi (横井 昌志, Yokoi Masashi, 29 October 1982, Gifu) is a Japanese professional drifter, he currently competing in D1 Grand Prix and win the championship in 2018 and 2019 making him the second driver to win back-to-back championship. he is nicknamed as Zombie Yokoi or Galaxy Yokoi[1]
Biography
Yokoi gained D1 license after competing in Ikaten event and started to competing in D1 Street Legal in 2007 with his Nissan Silvia S14 and due to him fixing the car despite being damaged multiple time he nicknamed Zombie, In 2008 he debuted in D1 Grand Prix and advanced to the Top 16 for the first time in round 6, in 2009 he won his first D1 Street Legal win in final round, 3 years later still competing in D1SL he won three time during the season and winning the championship while racing for D-MAX in D1GP.
From 2013 he compete full time in D1GP and win his first round the following year in round 5 at Ebisu Circuit defeating that season eventual champion Kuniaki Takahashi.
In 2015 he competes in Formula Drift USA and get one win on his only season in the competition and nicknamed Galaxy Yokoi.[2]
In 2017 he finished second in D1GP with 2 wins
In 2018 despite Masato Kawabata domination in Solo Run Yokoi managed to get 3 wins throughout the season and grabbed his first championship in final round after Kawabata defeated in Top 16.[3]
In 2019 He win the first two round followed by 2 more podium in the series, despite not scoring any points in the remaining round he hanging on to the championship lead and claimed his second title making him the second driver after Youichi Imamura to win back-to-back title in D1GP.[4]
In 2020 season he finished second in the standings but managed to be Solo Run Champion.
In 2021 he win at round 2 and finished second again in the championship.
Personal life
Yokoi currently lived in Ichinomiya, Aichi while running his own shop MCR Factory (MCR stands for Mind Control Racing)[5] who has a Team in D1 Lights.
Complete drifting results[1]
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final Standings | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | MCR Factory | Nissan Silvia (S14) | EBI DNQ |
FSW DNQ |
SUZ DNQ |
SUG R |
EBI DNQ |
AUT DNQ |
FSW DNQ |
NC | 0 | |||
| 2008 | EBI 21 |
FSW DNQ |
SUZ 24 |
OKA DNQ |
AUT DNQ |
EBI 14 |
FSW 14 |
26th | 7 | |||||
| 2012 | D-MAX Racing Team | Nissan Silvia (S15) | DAI | SUZ | AUT 18 |
EBI 8 |
EBI 18 |
CEN DNQ |
DAI DNQ |
27th | 13 | |||
| 2013 | MAI 4 |
SUZ 14 |
EBI 4 |
EBI 10 |
HUS 12 |
DAI 11 |
8th | 59 | ||||||
| 2014 | FSW 7 |
SUZ 12 |
AUT 2 |
EBI 22 |
EBI 1 |
DAI 11 |
3th | 107 | ||||||
| 2015 | DAI 12 |
SUZ 5 |
TSU | EBI 9 |
MAI 6 |
DAI 18 |
11th | 70 | ||||||
| 2016 | DAI 14 |
FSW 6 |
TSU 2 |
TSU 24 |
EBI 3 |
EBI 5 |
DAI 9 |
4th | 99 | |||||
| 2017 | DAI 3 |
DAI 1 |
TSU 19 |
MAI 8 |
EBI 9 |
EBI 4 |
DAI 1 |
2th | 128 | |||||
| 2018 | MAI 4 |
MAI 12 |
AUT 1 |
TOK 1 |
TSU 24 |
EBI 2 |
EBI 1 |
DAI 3 |
1th | 166 | ||||
| 2019 | TSU 1 |
TSU 1 |
TOK 2 |
TOK 3 |
EBI 24 |
EBI R |
AUT 19 |
1th | 97 | |||||
| 2020年 | OKU 5 |
EBI 3 |
EBI 6 |
AUT 5 |
AUT 15 |
EBI 2 |
TSU 2 |
TSU 4 |
2th | 129 | ||||
| 2021年 | OKU 12 |
OKU 1 |
TSU 3 |
TSU 2 |
EBI 5 |
EBI 3 |
OKU 5 |
OKU 3 |
AUT 5 |
AUT 10 |
2th | 169 |
References
- ^ a b "横井 昌志" (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Formula Drift Round 6: Rookie Masashi Yokoi is victorious". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "D1 OFFICIAL WEBSITE - 2018 TOKYO DRIFT - 2018 GRAN TURISMO D1 GRAND PRIX SERIES Rd.8 Report". www.d1gp.co.jp. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "D1 OFFICIAL WEBSITE - 2019 AUTOPOLIS DRIFT - Rd.7 Report". www.d1gp.co.jp. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "MCR Factory". MCR Factory (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 August 2022.
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