Ryuji Kumita

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Ryuji Kumita
Nationality Japanese
Born (1967-01-25) 25 January 1967 (age 56)
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
All-Japan Formula 3 Championship
Years active2013–2019
TeamsB-Max Racing Team
Starts110
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishNC in 2013–18

Ryuji Kumita (born 25 January 1967 in Yokohama), better known by his pseudonym "Dragon", is a racing driver and team owner from Japan.[1]

A late starter to motorsport at 46, he mostly competes in Japanese junior formulae, such as the All-Japan Formula 3 Championship and Formula 4 Japan, despite being the CEO of his B-Max Racing Team.[2]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2013 Japanese Formula 3 Championship B-Max Engineering 15 0 0 0 0 0 15th
2014 Japanese Formula 3 Championship B-Max Racing Team 15 0 0 0 0 0 15th
Formula Masters China Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG 1 0 0 0 0 0 26th
2015 Japanese Formula 3 Championship B-Max Racing Team 17 0 0 0 0 0 16th
2016 Japanese Formula 3 Championship B-Max Racing Team 17 0 0 0 0 0 15th
F4 Japanese Championship RSS 11 0 0 0 0 0 30th
2017 Japanese Formula 3 Championship B-Max Racing Team 20 0 0 0 0 0 12th
Macau Grand Prix 0 0 0 0 0 N/A DNQ
F4 Japanese Championship Buzz International 2 0 0 0 0 0 43rd
2018 Japanese Formula 3 Championship B-Max Engineering 19 0 0 0 0 0 17th
F4 Japanese Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
F3 Asian Championship B-Max Racing Team 9 0 0 0 0 0 23rd
Macau Grand Prix 2 0 0 0 0 N/A 20th
Super Taikyu - ST-TCR B-Max Engineering with Dome 3 0 0 0 0 4‡ 9th‡
DOME RACING PROJECT 1 0 0 0 0 117‡ 2nd‡
2019 Japanese Formula 3 Championship B-Max Racing with Motopark 20 0 0 0 0 0 14th
F3 Asian Championship B-Max Racing Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 21st
F3 Asian Winter Series 3 0 0 0 0 0 16th
F4 Japanese Championship B-Max Engineering 12 0 0 0 0 0 22nd
2020 Super Formula Lights B-Max Racing 17 0 0 0 0 2 12th
Formula Regional Japanese Championship B-MAX 11 0 0 0 0 76 6th
2021 Super Formula Lights B-Max Engineering 17 0 0 0 0 0 12th
Formula Regional Japanese Championship 10 0 0 0 0 20 18th
F4 Japanese Championship Zap Speed 12 0 0 0 0 0 26th
2022 Super Formula Lights B-Max Racing Team 18 0 0 0 0 1 11th
F4 Japanese Championship 10 0 0 0 0 0* 34th*

‡ Team standings.

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
2020 B-Max Racing MOT
1
10 		MOT
2
Ret 		MOT
3
10 		OKA
1
10 		OKA
2
7 		SUG
1
5 		SUG
2
7 		SUG
3
7 		AUT
1
8 		AUT
2
8 		AUT
3
8 		SUZ
1
9 		SUZ
2
7 		SUZ
3
8 		FUJ
1
9 		FUJ
2
11 		FUJ
3
9 		12th 2
2021 B-Max Engineering FUJ
1
9 		FUJ
2
9 		FUJ
3
8 		SUZ
1
11 		SUZ
2
8 		SUZ
3
9 		AUT
1
8 		AUT
2
7 		AUT
3
C 		SUG
1
Ret 		SUG
2
8 		SUG
3
9 		MOT1
1
8 		MOT1
2
8 		MOT1
3
8 		MOT2
1
10 		MOT2
2
7 		MOT2
3
11 		12th 0
2022 B-Max Racing Team FUJ
1
Ret 		FUJ
2
11 		FUJ
3
11 		SUZ
1
12 		SUZ
2
10 		SUZ
3
11 		AUT
1
12 		AUT
2
7 		AUT
3
12 		SUG
1
7 		SUG
2
11 		SUG
3
10 		MOT
1
6 		MOT
2
8 		MOT
3
Ret 		OKA
1
11 		OKA
2
Ret 		OKA
3
10 		11th 1

References

  1. ^ "Man v boys: Japanese veteran Ryuji Kumita, 50, to line up at Macau Grand Prix F3 race". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Formula 3 team Motopark makes 2019 Super Formula step". Autosport. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

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