Kotaro Sakurai


Kotaro Sakurai is a Japanese racing driver. Sakurai raced under Filipino license in Formula BMW Pacific and currently in the GP3 Series.

Career

Karting

Sakurai began his racing career in karting at the age of nine and raced in Japan and Australia.

Formula BMW Pacific

In 2010, Sakurai graduated to single–seaters into the Formula BMW Pacific series in Asia, joining Eurasia Motorsport and racing under a Filipino racing licence. He scored a podium in the second race of the opening round at Sepang and achieved seven more point-scoring finishes on his way to eighth in the championship.

Toyota Racing Series

Sakurai participated in the Toyota Racing Series in early 2011 with M2 Competition, finishing fourteenth in the championship, the lowest-placed of the International Trophy drivers to contest the series.

Formula Three

In 2011, Sakurai decided to race in Europe, taking part in the rebranded Rookie Class of the British Formula 3 Championship with Hitech Racing. Bart Hylkema was his only class rival in the first half of the championship, before he graduated to the International Class, allowing Sakurai to take the championship title. During the season he also appeared in the Brands Hatch round of the European F3 Open Championship.

GP3 Series

Sakurai raced in the GP3 Series in 2012 with Status Grand Prix.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete GP3 Series results

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516DCPoints
2012Status Grand PrixCAT
FEA
18		CAT
SPR
12		MON
FEA
13		MON
SPR
20		VAL
FEA		VAL
SPR		SIL
FEA
15		SIL
SPR
13		HOC
FEA		HOC
SPR		HUN
FEA		HUN
SPR		SPA
FEA		SPA
SPR		MNZ
FEA		MNZ
SPR		24th0