Yamamoto is the reigning champion in both super formula and super gt in japan. The following graph shows the change in the driverdb rating of nirei fukuzumi and naoki yamamoto over time since january 1st 20. He took his first victory at suzuka along with his teammate, frederic makowiecki. Naoki yamamoto right is former f1 world champion jenson buttons teammate in super gt.
Reigning super formula champion naoki yamamoto raised more than a few eyebrows at the end of free practice 1 in japan, as he finished just 0. Japanese grand prix toro rossos practice driver this weekend, naoki yamamoto, says his fp1 outing will be very special. We also hope that seeing yamamoto on track, will serve as an inspiration to. Suzuka, japan honda driver naoki yamamoto has been tabbed by scuderia toro rosso to practice one of their cars during lead up to the japanese grand prix at the suzuka intl racing course. If all goes well, could it lead to yamamoto getting a fulltime drive in the future. In super gt series, he won championship title in 2018, becoming only the fourth.
Oct 07, 2019 japanese star yamamoto gets toro rosso chance. Naoki yamamoto impressed toro rosso drivers at suzuka. Naoki yamamoto has admitted surprise over the amount of power formula 1 cars possess following his outing with toro rosso in suzuka. Naoki yamamoto gets f1 toro rosso drive at suzuka tell. Naoki yamamoto to drive fp1 in suzuka with toro rosso. Naoki yamamoto is a japanese super gt driver who competed in the series since 2010. Naoki yamamoto was left wanting more after making his formula 1 debut with toro rosso in first practice for the japanese grand prix. Honda are thinking about giving japanese star naoki yamamoto a run in free practice next season after his double success in 2018 he became the.
Naoki yamamoto to drive for toro rosso in japanese gp fp1. The 31yearold yamamoto, who won both super gt and super formula championships in 2018. Naoki yamamoto rocketed into the consciousness of the international racing audience in 2018 when he became only the fourth driver in history to win both the autobacs super gt series gt500 championship and the japanese top formula championship, in the same calendar year, the prestigious double championship of japan. Yamamoto to drive in fp1 at the japanese gp scuderia. Naoki yamamoto will make his formula 1 weekend debut driving for toro rosso in the japanese grand prixs first friday practice session, as predicted. Honda global naoki yamamoto to drive in free practice at.
Naoki yamamoto, who is currently a hondasupported driver, competing in the japanese super formula and super gt series, will drive one of the scuderia toro rosso cars in free practice 1 at the 2019 japanese formula 1 grand prix. Reigning super formula and super gt champion naoki yamamoto will make his formula 1 debut by driving our str14 in fp1 at his home grand prix, suzuka. Japanese racing driver and current super formula championship leader naoki yamamoto will take to the world stage for the first time this weekend, as he takes the wheel of toro rossos str14 for the first practice session. Paris afp japanese racing driver naoki yamamoto has been handed the chance to impress formula one bosses after toro rosso announced on monday that he would drive in the first practice this. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for naoki yamamoto on. Will japanese super formula driver naoki yamamoto end up being promoted to the hondapowered toro rosso formula 1 team for the 2020 season. In 2018, he became the first driver to win both the super formula and super gt. Itll make yamamoto the first japanese driver to take part in an f1 weekend since kamui kobayashi drove for caterham in the 2014 abu dhabi gp. Yamamoto to get toro rosso fp1 run at suzuka racer. The japanese driver took over behind the wheel of gaslys str14 for. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. The strategic drive key to hamiltons first f1 title. Yamamoto to drive in fp1 at the japanese gp 07 october 2019 scuderia toro rosso honda is pleased to announce that naoki yamamoto, who is currently a hondasupported driver competing in the japanese super formula and super gt series, will drive for the team in free practice 1 at the 2019 japanese formula 1 grand prix. Oct 08, 2019 naoki yamamoto rocketed into the consciousness of the international racing audience in 2018 when he became only the fourth driver in history to win both the autobacs super gt series gt500 championship and the japanese top formula championship, in the same calendar year, the prestigious double championship of japan.
Yamamoto won the super formula and supergt championships last season, becoming the first driver to win both titles in the same year since 2004. Oct 07, 2019 reigning super formula and super gt champion naoki yamamoto will make his formula 1 debut by driving our str14 in fp1 at his home grand prix, suzuka. He is the twotime and reigning super formula drivers champion, and the reigning gt500 drivers champion in super gt, opposite another driver well discuss shortly. In 2018, he became the first driver to win both the super formula and super gt titles in the same year for 14 years. We also hope that seeing yamamoto on track, will serve as an inspiration to young japanese drivers, so that in the near future, we can once again have. The season began on 22 april and is scheduled to end on 28 october at the same place after seven rounds.
Toro rosso gives super gtsuper formula star yamamoto f1 chance. We also hope that seeing yamamoto on track, will serve as an inspiration to young japanese drivers, so that in the near future, we can once again have japanese drivers competing in formula 1. Paris afp japanese racing driver naoki yamamoto has been handed the chance to impress formula one bosses after toro rosso announced on monday that he would drive in the first practice this weekend at his home grand prix in suzuka. Oct 07, 2019 reigning super formula and super gt champion naoki yamamoto will drive for toro rosso during opening practice for formula 1s japanese grand prix. Yamamoto to drive in fp1 at the japanese gp scuderia alphatauri.
Naoki yamamoto to drive fp1 in suzuka with toro rosso youtube. We hope naoki makes the most of this opportunity, that he learns from it and that it helps him as a racing driver. Yamamoto to get toro rosso fp1 run at suzuka october 7, 2019 8. The 2018 japanese super formula championship is the 32nd season of premier japanese openwheel motor racing, and the sixth under the moniker of super formula. Reigning super formula and super gt champion naoki yamamoto will drive for toro rosso during opening practice for formula 1s japanese. The biography with carrer and success in the race driver directory of speedsport magazine. Oct 11, 2019 reigning super formula champion naoki yamamoto raised more than a few eyebrows at the end of free practice 1 in japan, as he finished just 0. He is joined by nirei fukuzumi, who completed a partial season with mugen in 2018 alongside fia formula 2. Yamamoto to practice for toro rosso in japan speed sport. Apr 18, 2019 naoki yamamoto, dandelion racing masahide kamio.
Super gt champion yamamoto given f1 practice run at japanese. Japans naoki yamamoto will make his formula 1 debut when he drives a toro rosso in first practice at his. Naoki yamamoto is a japanese racing driver who currently competes in two premier japanese championships super formula and super gt, driving for honda. Naoki yamamoto is competing in his tenth seasons in both the japanese super formula championship and the autobacs super gt series. Naoki yamamoto could be set for honda f1 run planetf1. Toro rosso gives super gtsuper formula star yamamoto f1. Yamamoto is already eligible for a superlicence, and honda would also like him to drive for red bull racing or toro rosso in a formula 1 practice session at some point before the 2019 season ends. Both daniil kvyat and pierre gasly said they were impressed with naoki yamamotos f1 debut during fp1 at the japanese gp. Naoki yamamoto to make f1 debut in practice on friday. Naoki yamamoto stats, race results, wins, news, record. Naoki yamamoto to make f1 debut in practice on friday racefans.
Naoki yamamoto to drive in japanese grand prix fp1 for toro rosso scuderia toro rosso have announced that naoki yamamoto, who is currently a hondasupported driver competing in the japanese super formula and super gt series, will drive for the team in free practice 1 at the 2019 japanese formula 1 grand prix. Naoki yamamoto racing driver, born 1988, japanese racing driver this disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. The reigning super formula champion took over pierre gasly s car for the first session of the suzuka weekend, and impressed with a fullcommitment approach to his home track. Naoki yamamoto racing career profile driver database. Naoki yamamoto impressed toro rosso drivers at suzuka planetf1. He is currently driving in the super gt and super formula championships. Former fia european formula three championship driver harrison newey was later confirmed in a second bmax car. Calderon, who only recently made her first foray into esports, will be replaced by drago corse team owner and former super gt champion ryo michigami.
He has two super formula championship titles on his account, winning the championship in 20 and 2018. He won the super formula championship in 20 and 2018, and the super gt championship in 2018. He currently drives in the super gt gt500 series and in the super. Media in category naoki yamamoto the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. Naoki yamamoto to drive in japanese grand prix fp1 for.
Honda driver naoki yamamoto will drive for toro rosso during fp1 at this weekends japanese grand prix. Naoki yamamoto emerged from 2018 as an international. Yamamoto is one of the top drivers in japan and is the reigning champion in both super formula and super gt. Oct 07, 2019 honda driver naoki yamamoto will drive for toro rosso during fp1 at this weekends japanese grand prix. Naoki yamamoto to drive in japanese grand prix fp1 for toro. Yamamoto, who is the reigning champion in both super formula and super gt, will replace pierre gasly, who will be back behind the wheel for fp2 and the. Naoki yamamoto will drive for toro rosso in fp1 at suzuka. Reigning super formula and super gt champion naoki yamamoto will drive for toro rosso during opening practice for formula 1s japanese grand prix.
Only naoki yamamoto dandelion racing, red bull protege juri vips mugen, charles milesi bmaxmotopark and tatiana calderon drago corse will not take part. Honda is weighing up giving japanese racing star naoki yamamoto a free practice run in formula 1 next season in the wake of his super gt title success. Naoki yamamoto, who is currently a hondasupported driver competing in the japanese super formula and super gt series, will drive the toro rosso in fp1 at this weekends japanese grand prix yamamoto, who is the reigning champion in both super formula and super gt, will replace pierre gasly, who will be back behind the wheel for fp2 and the rest of the weekend. F1 naoki yamamoto to drive for toro rosso in japanese fp1. Naoki yamamoto to drive toro rosso in fp1 at suzuka. Scuderia toro rosso franz tost recently confirmed that he. Super gt champion yamamoto given f1 practice run at.
Yamamoto was signed for dome racing team, who entered under the name weider modulo dome racing. He finished 4th with 56 points in the drivers championship. Naoki yamamoto to drive in free practice at the japanese. Formula 1 07 oct 19 yamamoto to get toro rosso fp1 run at suzuka october 7, 2019 8. Naoki yamamoto, who is currently a hondasupported driver competing in the japanese super formula and super gt series, will drive the toro rosso in fp1 at this weekends japanese grand prix. With yamamotos strong association with toro rosso engine supplier honda, coupled with the fact that the brand will be racing at home in formula one this weekend, the italian squad have confirmed they will be giving seat time to 31yearold naoki yamamoto as he looks set to make his grand prix debut this friday.