Naoki Yamamoto (racing driver)
Naoki Yamamoto is a Japanese racing driver. He is currently driving in the Super GT and Super Formula championships. He won the Super Formula championship in 2013 and 2018, and the Super GT championship in 2018. In 2018, he became the first driver to win both the Super Formula and Super GT titles in the same year for 14 years. His successes in both series has allowed him to reach the 40-point threshold required for an F1 superlicence. He drove for Toro Rosso-Honda in the first practice session of the 2019 Japanese Grand Prix, completing the most laps in the session and setting a fastest lap time just 0.1s off his more experienced teammate's fastest time. The participation made him the first Japanese Formula One driver to drive a Formula One car since Kamui Kobayashi.
Racing record
Complete Super GT results
Complete Formula Nippon/Super Formula Results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
| 2010 | Nakajima Racing | SUZ 7 | MOT 5 | FUJ 7 | MOT 4 | SUG Ret | AUT 5 | SUZ 6 | SUZ 5 | 7th | 20.5 | |
| 2011 | Team Mugen | SUZ Ret | AUT 5 | FUJ 9 | MOT 14 | SUZ C | SUG 11 | MOT 12 | MOT Ret | 11th | 5 | |
| 2012 | Team Mugen | SUZ 7 | MOT 7 | AUT 9 | FUJ 12 | MOT Ret | SUG 14 | SUZ 15 | SUZ Ret | 11th | 4 | |
| 2013 | Team Mugen | SUZ 4 | AUT 3 | FUJ 3 | MOT 8 | SUG 3 | SUZ 1 | SUZ 3 | 1st | 37 | ||
| 2014 | Team Mugen | SUZ 11 | FUJ Ret | FUJ 5 | FUJ 5 | MOT 15 | AUT 7 | SUG 7 | SUZ 7 | SUZ 6 | 9th | 14.5 |
| 2015 | Team Mugen | SUZ 15 | OKA 4 | FUJ 12 | MOT 8 | AUT 7 | SUG 2 | SUZ 14 | SUZ 1 | 5th | 26 | |
| 2016 | Team Mugen | SUZ 1 | OKA 5 | FUJ Ret | MOT 8 | OKA 10 | OKA 6 | SUG 14 | SUZ 19 | SUZ Ret | 8th | 15.5 |
| 2017 | Team Mugen | SUZ 2 | OKA 5 | OKA 8 | FUJ Ret | MOT 13 | AUT 16 | SUG 18 | SUZ C | SUZ C | 9th | 10.5 |
| 2018 | Team Mugen | SUZ 1 | AUT C | SUG 1 | FUJ 8 | MOT 7 | OKA 10 | SUZ 1 | 1st | 38 | ||
| 2019 | DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing | SUZ 2 | AUT 2 | SUG 1 | FUJ 11 | MOT 9 | OKA 7 | SUZ 5 | 2nd | 33 |
Complete Formula One results
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Points | |
| Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda | Scuderia Toro Rosso STR14 | Honda RA619H 1.6 V6 t | AUS | BHR | CHN | AZE | ESP | MON | CAN | FRA | AUT | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | SIN | RUS | JPN TD | MEX | USA | BRA | ABU | – | – |