Yusuke Mitsui
| Yusuke Mitsui | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | 22 April 2002 Saitama, Japan |
| Super Formula Lights career | |
| Debut season | 2025 |
| Current team | Delightworks Racing |
| Car number | 3 |
| Starts | 3 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2024 2022-23 | Super GT - GT300 F4 Japanese Championship |
Yusuke Mitsui (三井 優介, Mitsui Yusuke; born 22 April 2002) is a Japanese racing driver. He finished runner-up in the 2022 F4 Japanese Championship.[1] He was a member of the Honda Formula Dream Project.[2]
Career
Formula 4
In 2022 Mitsui made his single-seater racing debut by competing in the F4 Japanese Championship.[3] He joined the Honda Formula Dream Project team alongside Syun Koide, and Kazuma Nishimura. He won the opening race of the season and he collected 2 more wins along with 8 more podiums to finish runner-up to teammate Koide.[1] For 2023, Mitsui stayed in F4 to fight for the title alongside Yuto Nomura, and rookie Tosei Moriyama.[4] Mitsui ended up finishing 3rd place in the standings to Runners Up Jin Nakamura, and the eventual champion Rikuto Kobayashi.[5]
Super GT
Mitsui would take up a role as the third driver for Team UpGarage in 2024. But Mitsui did not made a single race in that season.[6]
Super Formula Lights
Mitsui joined new team Delightworks Racing for his Super Formula Lights debut in 2025.[7][8]
Super Taikyu
Mitsui Also made his debut in Super Taikyu with Honda's M&K Racing in 2023.[9][10] Mitsui then raced for Team Spoon in the ST-2 class in 2024, and one race appearance with Honda's HRC Team in ST-Q.[11][12]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | F4 Japanese Championship | Honda Formula Dream Project | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 246 | 2nd |
| Super Taikyu - ST-TCR | M&K Honda Cars Okegawa Racing | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 116‡ | 2nd‡ | |
| 2023 | F4 Japanese Championship | Honda Formula Dream Project | 14 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 181 | 3rd |
| Super Taikyu - ST-TCR | M&K Racing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 88‡ | 1st‡ | |
| 2024 | Super GT - GT300 | Team UpGarage | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Super Taikyu - ST-2 | Team Spoon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 73‡ | 6th‡ | |
| Super Taikyu - ST-Q | Team HRC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0‡ | NC‡ | |
| 2025 | Super Formula Lights | Delightworks Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7th* |
| Super Taikyu - ST-2 | Team Spoon |
* Season still in progress.
‡ Team standings
Complete F4 Japanese Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Honda Formula Dream Project | FUJ1 2 1 |
FUJ1 1 2 |
SUZ1 1 2 |
SUZ1 2 2 |
FUJ2 1 3 |
FUJ2 2 2 |
SUZ2 1 1 |
SUZ2 2 1 |
SUG 1 4 |
SUG 2 2 |
AUT 1 3 |
AUT 2 3 |
MOT 1 4 |
MOT 2 4 |
2nd | 246 |
| 2023 | Honda Formula Dream Project | FUJ1 2 Ret |
FUJ1 1 28 |
SUZ1 1 1 |
SUZ1 2 1 |
FUJ2 1 4 |
FUJ2 2 4 |
SUZ2 1 1 |
SUZ2 2 1 |
SUG 1 2 |
SUG 2 2 |
AUT 1 3 |
AUT 2 10 |
MOT 1 10 |
MOT 2 8 |
3rd | 181 |
Complete Super GT results
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Team UpGarage | Honda NSX GT3 Evo | GT300 | OKA |
FUJ 7† |
SUZ 13 |
FUJ 16 |
SUG |
AUT 15 |
MOT |
SUZ 24 |
NC | 0 |
* Season still in progress. † did not involve in the round thus no points rewarded.
Complete Super Formula Lights results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Delightworks Racing | SUZ 1 5 |
SUZ 2 7 |
SUZ 3 6 |
AUT 1 7 |
AUT 2 6 |
OKA 1 |
OKA 2 |
OKA 3 |
SUG 1 |
SUG 2 |
SUG 3 |
SUG 4 |
FUJ 1 |
FUJ 2 |
FUJ 3 |
MOT 1 |
MOT 2 |
MOT 3 |
8th* | 4* |
* Season still in progress.
References
- ^ a b "Honda junior Syun Koide crowned Japanese F4 champion". formulascout.com. 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Yusuke Mitsui". Honda Racing.
- ^ "2022 第1戦・第2戦 富士スピードウェイ". Japanese FIA F4 Championship Official Site (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "'No Third Year' Battle ; Three HFDP Drivers Take on FIA-F4". Honda Racing. 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Kobayashi beats fellow Toyota junior Nakamura to Japanese F4 title". formulascout.com. 5 November 2023.
- ^ O'Connell, RJ (21 March 2024). "Asian News Notebook: Super GT, Japan Cup & GT World Challenge Asia". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "＜DELiGHTWORKS RACING＞全日本スーパーフォーミュラ・ライツ選手権 2025に2台体制で参戦". DELiGHTWORKS Motorsports. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ Wood, Ida (4 March 2025). "Super Formula Lights grid forms ahead of season opener". formulascout. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "Super Taikyu Race In Autopolis Draws 41 Car Entry List (Updated)". dailysportscar.com. 20 July 2023.
- ^ "49 Cars Entered For Super Taikyu Race In Okayama". dailysportscar.com. 13 October 2023.
- ^ O'Connell, RJ (4 April 2024). "Super Taikyu Series Reveals 69 Car Entry List For 2024". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "47 Entries For Motegi Super Taikyu 5 Hours". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
External links
- Yusuke Mitsui career summary at DriverDB.com