Shunji Okumoto

Japanese racing driver

Shunji Okumoto

Nationality|  Japanese
Born|  (1999-04-09) 9 April 1999 (age 26)
Japan
Super GT - GT300 career
Debut season| 2025
Current team| Goodsmile Racing & TeamUKYO
Car number| 4
Previous series
2022-2023| F4 Japanese Championship

Shunji Okumoto (奥本 隼士, Okumoto Shunji, born 9 April 1999) is a Japanese racing driver set to compete in Super GT GT300 and Super Taikyu ST-X class.

## Career

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### Formula 4

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Okumoto made his debut in formula racing in 2022 in F4 Japanese Championship with Team Heroes.[1] Okumoto then moved to TGR-DC Racing School for 2023 where he clinched 2 podiums and finished 9th in the standings.[2][3][4]

### Super GT

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Okumoto will make his debut in Super GT in 2025 as he will join Goodsmile Racing & TeamUKYO for round 3 in Sepang International Circuit along with Yuhki Nakayama as the regular drivers Nobuteru Taniguchi and Tatsuya Kataoka prioritize Spa 24 Hours.[5][6]

### Other series

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Okumoto made his debut in Super Taikyu in 2023 as he race in ST-2 class with Kobe Toyopet Motor Sports in 2023 alongside Kengo Ichijo, Rin Arakawa, and Jiei Okuzumi.[7] Okuzumi stays with the team with Rikuto Kobayashi and Jin Nakamura replacing Arakawa and Okuzumi.[8] Okumoto drove the team to the title. Okumoto then steps up to ST-X class in 2025 where he joins TKRI alongside team owner Tatsuya Kataoka, Yuhki Nakayama, and Daisuke Matsunaga.[9]

## Racing record

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### Career summary

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Season  | Series  | Team  | Races  | Wins  | Poles  | FLaps  | Podiums  | Points  | Position

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2022  | F4 Japanese Championship | Team Hero's  | 14  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 19th
2023  | F4 Japanese Championship | TGR-DC Racing School | 14  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 63  | 9th
Super Taikyu - ST-2 | Kobe Toyopet Motor Sports  | 6  | 1  | 2  | 5  | 1  | 95‡  | 4th‡
2024  | Super Taikyu - ST-2 | KTMS  | 6  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 124‡  | 1st‡
Super GT - GT300 | R&D Sport | Reserve driver
2025  | Super GT - GT300 | Goodsmile Racing & TeamUKYO |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Super Taikyu - ST-X | TKRI |  |  |  |  |  |  |

### Complete F4 Japanese Championship results

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(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

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2022 | Team Hero's  | FUJ1

7 | FUJ1

13 | SUZ

13 | SUZ

13 | FUJ2

12 | FUJ2

12 | SUZ2

15 | SUZ2

13 | SUG

17 | SUG

11 | AUT

15 | AUT

17 | MOT

15 | MOT

14 | 19th  | 6
2023 | TGR-DC Racing School | FUJ1

2 | FUJ1

7 | SUZ

10 | SUZ

7 | FUJ2

11 | FUJ2

10 | SUZ2

15 | SUZ2

10 | SUG

12 | SUG

11 | AUT

4 | AUT

2 | MOT

12 | MOT

20 | 9th  | 63

### Complete Super GT results

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(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

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2025 | Goodsmile Racing & TeamUKYO | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | GT300  | OKA
| FUJ
| SEP
| FUJ
| SUZ
| SUG
| AUT
| MOT
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## References

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1. ^ "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.
2. ^ "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing announced its 2023 motorsport team setups". Toyota Gazoo Racing. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
3. ^ "参戦台数は過去最多の46台。2023年FIA-F4選手権 第1戦・第2戦富士 エントリーリスト". AUTO SPORT web (in Japanese). 2023-05-02.
4. ^ "【順位結果】2023FIA-F4選手権 第3戦鈴鹿 決勝". AUTO SPORT web (in Japanese). 2023-06-03.
5. ^ "グッドスマイル 初音ミク AMGの2025年カラーリング発表。第3戦セパンでの代役ドライバーも決定". autosport web jp. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
6. ^ O'Connell, RJ (10 February 2025). "Japan Catch-Up, 10th February 2025". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
7. ^ "Super Taikyu Series Publishes Provisional 62 Car Entry For 2023 | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
8. ^ O'Connell, RJ (4 April 2024). "Super Taikyu Series Reveals 69 Car Entry List For 2024". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
9. ^ O'Connell, RJ (15 January 2025). "Japan Notebook, Tokyo Auto Salon Edition". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 15 January 2025.

## External links

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* Shunji Okumoto career summary at DriverDB.com