Kenta Yamashita
Kenta Yamashita is a Japanese racing driver, known for his successes in single-seater junior categories, including winning the 2013 Formula Challenge Japan and the 2012 Motegi Championship Formula Super FJ. He currently races in the Super Formula Championship, Super GT and FIA World Endurance Championship.
Career
Karting
Yamashita competed in karts before graduating to single-seater cars in 2012.Formula Super FJ and Formula Challenge Japan
Yamashita began his racing car career in the 2012 Motegi Championship Formula Super FJ, which he won in his first season. In all four starts, he took the pole, fastest lap, and race win. In 2013, he progressed to the Formula Challenge Japan series, which was a racing category intended for drivers between entry level and Formula 3. He scored 7 podiums and in 12 races, including 4 wins, and took the championship title.All-Japan Formula Three
In 2014, Yamashita graduated to the All-Japan Formula Three Championship with the Petronas Team TOM'S. He finished runner-up in the championship to the more experienced Nobuharu Matsushita.In 2015, Yamashita continued to race in the All-Japan Formula Three Championship, and currently holds the lead of the championship. In addition, he has raced in the GT300 category of the 2015 Super GT season.
Racing record
Career summary
* Season still in progress.Complete Super GT results
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Pts |
| 2015 | Porsche Team KTR | Porsche 911 GT3 | GT300 | OKA 14 | FUJ 12 | CHA 8 | FUJ Ret | SUZ 18 | SUG 17 | AUT 8 | MOT 14 | 20th | 6 |
| 2016 | VivaC Team Tsuchiya | Toyota 86 MC | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | SUG | FUJ | SUZ 22 | CHA | MOT | MOT | NC | 0 |
| 2017 | VivaC Team Tsuchiya | Toyota 86 MC | GT300 | OKA 4 | AUT 1 | SUG 3 | FUJ 29 | SUZ 18 | CHA 15 | MOT 5 | 5th | 48 | |
| 2017 | Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh | Lexus LC 500 | GT500 | FUJ 10 | 20th | 1 | |||||||
| 2018 | Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh | Lexus LC 500 | GT500 | OKA 9 | FUJ 12 | SUZ 13 | CHA 3 | FUJ 10 | SUG Ret | AUT 3 | MOT 5 | 11th | 32 |
| 2019 | Lexus Team LeMans Wako's | Lexus LC 500 | GT500 | OKA 13 | FUJ 8 | SUZ 3 | CHA 1 | FUJ 1 | AUT 6 | SUG 6 | MOT 2 | 1st | 85 |
| 2020 | Toyota Gazoo Racing Team SARD | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | GT500 | FUJ 5 | FUJ | SUZ | MOT | FUJ | SUZ | MOT | FUJ | 5th* | 6* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete Super Formula Results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
| 2017 | Kondō Racing | SUZ 14 | OKA 7 | OKA 6 | FUJ Ret | MOT 6 | AUT 13 | SUG 11 | SUZ C | SUZ C | 11th | 6.5 |
| 2018 | Kondō Racing | SUZ 9 | AUT C | SUG 8 | FUJ 18 | MOT 6 | OKA 6‡ | SUZ 3 | 9th | 11.5 | ||
| 2019 | Kondō Racing | SUZ 3 | AUT 7 | SUG 6 | FUJ 17 | MOT 13 | OKA 1 | SUZ 9 | 5th | 21 |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.