Yuto Nomura
Yuto Nomura (野村勇斗, Nomura Yuto, born 12 November 2005) is a Japanese racing driver who recently competed in F4 Japanese Championship.[1] Nomura is also part of the Honda Formula Dream Project driver.
| Yuto Nomura | |
|---|---|
Nomura racing at Magny-Cours | |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | 12 November 2005 Nagoya, Japan |
| F4 Japanese Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | Honda Formula Dream Project |
| Car number | 6 |
| Starts | 15 (16 entries) |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 9 |
| Poles | 3 |
| Fastest laps | 3 |
| Best finish | 4th in |
| Previous series | |
| 2022 | French F4 Championship |
Career
Nomura made his formula racing debut in the French F4 Championship alongside his compatriot Souta Arao as part of winning the HRS Formula Scholarship.[2] Nomura won 2 races and got 2 podiums, but only managed to rack up 7th in the standings.[3] He was also a member of the Red Bull Junior Team for that season only. Nomura returned to Japan to compete in F4 Japanese Championship with Honda Formula Dreams Project, alongside Yusuke Mitsui & Tosei Moriyama. He claimed fourth in the standings with just a win and 8 podiums.[4] Nomura will race in the same series, but move to HFDP with B-Max Racing Team after the HFDP F4 team discontinued their running.[5]
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 7th |
| 2023 | F4 Japanese Championship | Honda Formula Dream Project | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 167 | 4th |
| 2024 | F4 Japanese Championship | HFDP with B-Max Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18* | 4th* |
Complete French F4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | NOG 1 7 |
NOG 2 1 |
NOG 3 10 |
PAU 1 Ret |
PAU 2 DNS |
PAU 3 DNS |
MAG 1 9 |
MAG 2 1 |
MAG 3 Ret |
SPA 1 7 |
SPA 2 10 |
SPA 3 6 |
LÉD 1 5 |
LÉD 2 5 |
LÉD 3 Ret |
CRT 1 Ret |
CRT 2 6 |
CRT 3 4 |
LEC 1 9 |
LEC 2 7 |
LEC 3 11 |
7th | 100 |
References
- "'No Third Year' Battle ; Three HFDP Drivers Take on FIA-F4". Honda Racing. 19 June 2023.
- "Red Bull to have five F1 juniors on 2022 F2 grid". .the-race.com. Jan 14, 2022. Retrieved Jan 14, 2022.
- "Honda's Nomura wins on debut F4 weekend in reversed grid Nogaro race". Formula Scout. 2022-04-17. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
- "Nomura and Urabe win but Mitsui takes Japanese F4 lead at Sugo". Formula Scout. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- "Honda 2024 Motorsports Program Overview". Honda Racing. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.