Eijiro Shimizu
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| Eijiro Shimizu | |
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| Nationality |  Japanese |
| Born | 15 March 2003 |
| Super GT Series - GT300 career | |
| Debut season | 2022 |
| Current team | SHADE Racing |
| Car number | 20 |
| Starts | 24 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Best finish | 16th in 2023 |
| Previous series | |
| 2020-2021 | F4 Japanese Championship |
Eijiro Shimizu (清水 英志郎, Shimizu Eijirou; born 15 March 2003) is a Japanese racing driver who most recently competed in Super GT for SHADE Racing.
Career
[edit]Formula 4
[edit]Shimizu made his Formula 4 debut in 2020, driving for Toyota's TGR-DC Racing School alongside Hibiki Taira, Seita Nonaka, and Jiei Okuzumi.[1] In 2021, he stayed again with the team as he finished eight in the standings.[2]
Super GT
[edit]Shimizu joined Super GT in 2022 with new team SHADE Racing, he was joined by veteran Katsuyuki Hiranaka.[3] For 2023, Shimizu stayed with Hiranaka, as both clinched their maiden podium at Sugo, with second place.[4]
Racing record
[edit]Career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | F4 Japanese Championship | TGR-DC Racing School | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17th |
| 2021 | F4 Japanese Championship | TGR-DC Racing School | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 8th |
| Super Taikyu - ST-4 | Hayashi Telempu SHADE Racing | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 130‡ | 1st‡ | |
| 2022 | Super GT - GT300 | SHADE Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27th |
| Super Taikyū - ST-Z | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 115.5 | 2nd‡ | ||
| 2023 | Super GT - GT300 | SHADE Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16th |
| Super Taikyū - ST-Z | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 141.5 | 2nd‡ | ||
| 2024 | Super GT - GT300 | SHADE Racing | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19th |
| Super Taikyū - ST-Z | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82.5‡ | 2nd‡ | ||
| 2025 | Super GT - GT300 | SHADE Racing | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Super Taikyu - ST-4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 133.5‡ | 1st‡ | ||
| 2026 | Super GT - GT300 | SHADE Racing | |||||||
| Super Taikyu - ST-4 |
‡ Team standings
Complete F4 Japanese Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | TGR-DC Racing School | FUJ1 1 10 |
FUJ1 2 9 |
FUJ1 3 10 |
SUZ 1 Ret |
SUZ 2 13 |
SUZ 3 15 |
MOT 1 10 |
MOT 2 11 |
MOT 3 14 |
FUJ2 1 Ret |
FUJ2 2 DNS |
FUJ2 3 17 |
17th | 5 | ||
| 2021 | TGR-DC Racing School | FUJ1 1 5 |
FUJ1 2 3 |
SUZ 1 4 |
SUZ 2 19 |
MOT1 1 6 |
MOT1 2 10 |
MOT1 3 4 |
SUG 1 10 |
SUG 2 10 |
SUG 3 10 |
MOT2 1 Ret |
MOT2 2 10 |
FUJ2 1 7 |
FUJ2 2 26 |
8th | 68 |
Complete Super GT results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | SHADE Racing | Toyota GR86 GT300 | GT300 | OKA 14 |
FUJ 20 |
SUZ DNS |
FUJ Ret |
SUZ 7 |
SUG 23 |
AUT 9 |
MOT 21 |
27th | 6 | |
| 2023 | SHADE Racing | Toyota GR86 GT300 | GT300 | OKA Ret |
FUJ 12 |
SUZ 10 |
FUJ 15 |
SUZ 18 |
SUG 2 |
AUT 13 |
MOT 14 |
16th | 16 | |
| 2024 | SHADE Racing | Toyota GR86 GT300 | GT300 | OKA 13 |
FUJ 19 |
SUZ 15 |
FUJ 19 |
SUG Ret |
AUT 9 |
MOT 16 |
SUZ 19 |
19th | 2 | |
| 2025 | SHADE Racing | Toyota GR86 GT300 | GT300 | OKA Ret |
FUJ 17 |
SEP |
FS1 16 |
FS2 (21) |
SUZ DNS |
SUG Ret |
AUT |
MOT 25 |
NC | 0 |
| 2026 | SHADE Racing | Lexus RC F GT3 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ |
SEP |
FUJ |
SUZ |
SUG |
AUT |
MOT |
References
[edit]- ↑ "F4 JAPANESE CHAMPIONSHIP | 2020 FIA-F4選手権 第1/2/3戦 富士大会エントリーリスト". fiaf4.jp. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ↑ "2021 第1戦・第2戦 富士スピードウェイ". Japanese FIA F4 Championship Official Site. 25 April 2021. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ↑ "Apr reveals Toyota GR86 GT300 car for SUPER GT 2022". dailysportscar.com. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ↑ "42 Cars Entered For 2023 SUPER GT Series". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
External links
[edit]- Eijiro Shimizu career summary at DriverDB.com