Katsuyuki Hiranaka
Appearance
Katsuyuki Hiranaka | |
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Nationality | Japanese |
Born | Sapporo, Japan | 4 October 1981
Super GT career | |
Debut season | 2005 |
Current team | GAINER |
Car number | 11 |
Former teams | Nakajima Racing Toyota Team SARD Toyota Team CERUMO |
Starts | 75 |
Wins | 4 |
Poles | 3 |
Fastest laps | 3 |
Best finish | 2nd in 2011, 2013, 2014 |
Previous series | |
2005-08 2003-04 2002, 04 | Formula Nippon Formula 3 Euro Series All-Japan Formula 3 |
Katsuyuki Hiranaka (平中 克幸, Hiranaka Katsuyuki, born 4 October 1981, in Sapporo, Hokkaido) is a Japanese race car driver.
Career
Katsuyuki began karting in 1995 when he was 14, and in 2002 moved to the All-Japan Formula Three Championship, as a member of the TOM'S team. In 2002, he achieved one fastest lap and came fifth in one race. Between 2003 and 2004 Katsuyuki raced for Prema Powerteam in the Formula 3 Euro Series. He then returned to Japan and took part in the Super GT & Formula Nippon local series.
Racing record
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2002 | All-Japan Formula Three Championship | TOM'S | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 142 | 5th |
Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th | ||
Korea Super Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 25th | ||
Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 15th | ||
2003 | Formula 3 Euro Series | Prema Powerteam | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 22nd |
British Formula 3 Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC† | ||
Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 29th | ||
Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | ||
Korea Super Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 29th | ||
2004 | All-Japan Formula Three Championship | TOM's | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14th |
Formula 3 Euro Series | Prema Powerteam | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 15th | |
Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 23rd | ||
Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 22nd | ||
2005 | Formula Nippon | Takagi/Cerumo | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13th |
Super GT (GT300) | Toyota Team Cerumo | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15th | |
2006 | Formula Nippon | NTT DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC |
Super GT (GT500) | Team SARD | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23rd | |
2007 | Formula Nippon | SG Team 5zigen | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC |
Super GT (GT500) | Team SARD | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 15th | |
2008 | Formula Nippon | SG Team 5zigen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC |
Super GT (GT500) | Nakajima Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 10th | |
2009 | Super GT (GT300) | GAINER | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 3rd |
2010 | Super GT (GT300) | GAINER | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7th |
Formula Nippon | KCMG | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12th | |
2011 | Super GT (GT300) | GAINER | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 83 | 2nd |
2012 | Super GT (GT300) | GAINER | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 7th |
2013 | Super GT (GT300) | GAINER | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 2nd |
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | GAINER International | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
2014 | Super GT (GT300) | GAINER | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 80 | 2nd |
† – As Hiranaka was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
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2003 | Prema Powerteam | Dallara F303/007 | Spiess-Opel | HOC 1 13 |
HOC 2 Ret |
ADR 1 12 |
ADR 2 12 |
PAU 1 6 |
PAU 2 13 |
NOR 1 14 |
NOR 2 Ret |
LMS 1 22 |
LMS 2 17 |
NÜR 1 8 |
NÜR 2 18 |
A1R 1 26 |
A1R 2 16 |
ZAN 1 10 |
ZAN 2 10 |
HOC 1 22 |
HOC 2 23 |
MAG 1 20 |
MAG 2 13 |
22nd | 4 |
2004 | Dallara F304/009 | HOC 1 14 |
HOC 2 13 |
EST 1 19 |
EST 2 14 |
ADR 1 2 |
ADR 1 16 |
PAU 1 9 |
PAU 2 8 |
NOR 1 9 |
NOR 1 22 |
15th | 9 | ||||||||||||
Dallara F303/025 | MAG 1 Ret |
MAG 2 22 |
NÜR 1 24 |
NÜR 2 14 |
ZAN 1 10 |
ZAN 2 13 |
BRN 1 13 |
BRN 2 12 |
HOC 1 14 |
HOC 2 17 |
External links
- Katsuyuki Hiranaka Official Website
- Career statistics from driverdb.com