Kenta Yamashita | |
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Nationality | Japanese |
Born |
Chiba, Japan |
3 August 1995
All-Japan Formula Three Championship career | |
Debut season | 2014 |
Current team | Petronas Team TOM'S |
Car no. | 36 |
Starts | 49 |
Wins | 14 |
Poles | 13 |
Fastest laps | 10 |
Best finish | 1st in 2016 |
Previous series | |
2014–16 2013 2012 |
All-Japan Formula Three Formula Challenge Japan Motegi Championship Formula Super FJ |
Championship titles | |
2016 2013 2012 |
All-Japan Formula Three Formula Challenge Japan Motegi Championship Formula Super FJ |
Kenta Yamashita (山下健太? Yamashita Kenta) is a Japanese racing driver, known for his successes in single-seater junior categories, including winning the 2013 Formula Challenge Japan and the 2012 Motegi Championship Formula Super FJ. He currently races in the All-Japan Formula Three.
Yamashita competed in karts before graduating to single-seater cars in 2012.
Yamashita began his racing car career in the 2012 Motegi Championship Formula Super FJ, which he won in his first season. In all four starts, he took the pole, fastest lap, and race win. In 2013, he progressed to the Formula Challenge Japan series, which was a racing category intended for drivers between entry level and Formula 3. He scored 7 podiums and in 12 races, including 4 wins, and took the championship title.
In 2014, Yamashita graduated to the All-Japan Formula Three Championship with the Petronas Team TOM'S. He finished runner-up in the championship to the more experienced Nobuharu Matsushita.
In 2015, Yamashita continued to race in the All-Japan Formula Three Championship, and currently holds the lead of the championship. In addition, he has raced in the GT300 category of the 2015 Super GT season.
* Season still in progress.
() (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(Races in bold indicate pole position)
* Season still in progress.