Katsuyuki Hiranaka
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| Katsuyuki Hiranaka | |
|---|---|
_2014_Super_GT_Suzuka_Race.jpg) Hiranaka (front) in 2014 | |
| Nationality |  Japanese |
| Born | 4 October 1981 Sapporo, Japan |
| Super GT career | |
| Debut season | 2005 |
| Current team | Shade Racing |
| Categorisation |  FIA Gold |
| Car number | 20 |
| Former teams | |
| Starts | 75 |
| Wins | 4 |
| Poles | 3 |
| Fastest laps | 3 |
| Best finish | 2nd in 2011, 2013, 2014 |
| Previous series | |
| 2005-08 2003-04 2002, 04 | Formula Nippon Formula 3 Euro Series All-Japan Formula 3 |
Katsuyuki Hiranaka (平中 克幸, Hiranaka Katsuyuki; born 4 October 1981, in Sapporo, Hokkaido) is a Japanese race car driver.
Career
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Hiranaka began karting in 1995 when he was 14, and in 2002 moved to the All-Japan Formula Three Championship, as a member of the TOM'S team. In 2002, he came fifth in the standings. Between 2003 and 2004, Hiranaka raced for Prema Powerteam in the Formula 3 Euro Series, came third at the Macau Grand Prix and tested for Toyota's Formula One team. He then returned to Japan and took part in the Super GT & Formula Nippon local series. He was GT300 runner-up three times for GAINER.
Racing record
[edit]Career summary
[edit]* Season still in progress.
† – As Hiranaka was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
‡ Team standings.
Complete Japanese Formula 3 results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | TOM'S | Toyota | TSU 1 5 |
TSU 2 5 |
SUZ 1 3 |
SUZ 2 10 |
FUJ 1 2 |
FUJ 2 Ret |
MIN 1 Ret |
MIN 2 5 |
MOT 1 4 |
MOT 2 3 |
SUZ 1 9 |
SUZ 2 7 |
SUG 1 3 |
SUG 2 DNS |
SEN 1 Ret |
SEN 2 2 |
TAI 1 4 |
TAI 2 3 |
MOT 1 13 |
MOT 2 3 |
5th | 142 |
| 2004 | SUZ 1 |
SUZ 2 |
TSU 1 |
TSU 2 |
OKA 1 |
OKA 2 |
MOT 1 |
MOT 2 |
SUZ 1 |
SUZ 2 |
SUG 1 |
SUG 2 |
MIN 1 |
MIN 2 |
SEN 1 |
SEN 2 |
MIN 1 |
MIN 2 |
MOT 1 3 |
MOT 2 9 |
14th | 14 |
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Prema Powerteam | Dallara F303/007 | Spiess-Opel | HOC 1 13 |
HOC 2 Ret |
ADR 1 12 |
ADR 2 12 |
PAU 1 6 |
PAU 2 13 |
NOR 1 14 |
NOR 2 Ret |
LMS 1 22 |
LMS 2 17 |
NÜR 1 8 |
NÜR 2 18 |
A1R 1 26 |
A1R 2 16 |
ZAN 1 10 |
ZAN 2 10 |
HOC 1 22 |
HOC 2 23 |
MAG 1 20 |
MAG 2 13 |
22nd | 4 |
| 2004 | Dallara F304/009 | HOC 1 14 |
HOC 2 13 |
EST 1 19 |
EST 2 14 |
ADR 1 2 |
ADR 1 16 |
PAU 1 9 |
PAU 2 8 |
NOR 1 9 |
NOR 1 22 |
15th | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Dallara F303/025 | MAG 1 Ret |
MAG 2 22 |
NÜR 1 24 |
NÜR 2 14 |
ZAN 1 10 |
ZAN 2 13 |
BRN 1 13 |
BRN 2 12 |
HOC 1 14 |
HOC 2 17 |
Complete Formula Nippon results
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| Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Team Cerumo | Mugen | MOT 8 |
SUZ Ret |
SUG Ret |
FUJ 6 |
SUZ Ret |
MIN Ret |
FUJ 6 |
MOT 12 |
SUZ 9 |
13th | 2 | ||
| 2006 | DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing | Honda | FUJ 17 |
SUZ 11 |
MOT Ret |
SUZ | 22nd | 0 | |||||||
| EMS Racing | AUT 15 |
FUJ 14 |
SUG Ret |
MOT Ret |
SUZ Ret |
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| 2007 | SG Team 5ZIGEN | Honda | FUJ Ret |
SUZ 11 |
MOT 17 |
OKA 14 |
SUZ 18 |
FUJ 14 |
SUG 11 |
MOT 17 |
SUZ 11 |
20th | 0 | ||
| 2008 | SG Team 5ZIGEN | Honda | FUJ Ret |
SUZ 12 |
MOT 13 |
OKA 15 |
SUZ1 | SUZ2 | MOT1 | MOT2 | FUJ1 15 |
FUJ2 15 |
SUG Ret |
21st | 0 |
| 2010 | KCMG | Toyota | SUZ Ret |
MOT DNS |
FUJ 13 |
MOT 7 |
SUG Ret |
AUT 7 |
SUZ1 12 |
SUZ2 13 |
12th | 4 |
Complete Super GT results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
External links
[edit]- Katsuyuki Hiranaka Official Website Archived 10 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- Katsuyuki Hiranaka career summary at DriverDB.com
- Living people
- 1981 births
- Japanese racing drivers
- Formula Nippon drivers
- Super GT drivers
- Formula 3 Euro Series drivers
- Japanese Formula 3 Championship drivers
- Asian Le Mans Series drivers
- TOM'S drivers
- Prema Powerteam drivers
- British Formula Three Championship drivers
- FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
- Dandelion Racing drivers
- Nakajima Racing drivers
- KCMG drivers
- Toyota Gazoo Racing drivers
- Sportspeople from Sapporo
- GT World Challenge Asia drivers
- Swiss Racing Team drivers
- Super Taikyu drivers
- Suzuka 1000 km drivers
- SARD drivers
