Yuki Tsunoda


Yuki Tsunoda is a Japanese racing driver. He is the 2018 Japanese F4 champion and a member of the Honda Formula Dream Project and the Red Bull Junior Team.

Career

Karting

Tsunoda was born in Kanagawa, and started his professional karting career in 2010 joining the JAF Junior Karting Championship, moving to the regional class in 2013 and to the national class in 2014.

Japanese Formula 4

In 2016, Tsunoda made his single-seater debut in the F4 Japanese Championship with the Sutekina Racing Team for a one of race in Suzuka. He claimed his first podium with 2nd in his first race, finishing 4th in his second race.
In 2017, Tsunoda started his first full season of single-seater racing in the F4 Japanese Championship while also contesting in the regional East series of the JAF F4 Japanese Championship. Tsunoda won the title of the regional championship while finishing fourth in the national Formula 4 championship. He contested both championships with Honda.
Tsunoda continued to race in Japanese F4 in 2018 joining the Honda Formula Dream Project team. Tsunoda claimed the title amassing seven wins.

Euroformula Open Championship

Tsunoda had been scheduled to join Motopark in the inaugural season of the Formula European Masters Championship, but joined fellow Red Bull Junior Liam Lawson in following the team to the Euroformula Open Championship following the cancellation of Formula European Masters. After a second place finish in the first race at Paul Ricard and achieving third place in the Pau Grand Prix, Tsunoda claimed his maiden championship win in the second race at Hockenheim.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

At the end of 2018, Tsunoda was announced to join Jenzer Motorsport in the newly announced FIA Formula 3 Championship.

FIA Formula 2 Championship

In the beginning of 2020, Honda announced that Tsunoda will join Carlin to race in the FIA Formula 2 Championship.

Racing record

Career Summary

* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516DCPoints
2019Jenzer MotorsportCAT
FEA
10		CAT
SPR
9		LEC
FEA
7		LEC
SPR
9		RBR
FEA
16		RBR
SPR
11		SIL
FEA
14		SIL
SPR
7		HUN
FEA
9		HUN
SPR
6		SPA
FEA
6		SPA
SPR
2		MNZ
FEA
3		MNZ
SPR
1		SOC
FEA
12		SOC
FEA
25†		9th67

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718DCPoints
CarlinRBR1
FEA
18		RBR1
SPR
11		RBR2
FEA
2		RBR2
SPR
Ret		HUN
FEA
16		HUN
SPR
18		SIL1
FEA
3		SIL1
SPR
Ret		SIL2
FEA
SIL2
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
MUG
FEA
MUG
SPR
**

* Season still in progress.