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Hiroki Yoshimoto

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Hiroki Yoshimoto
NationalityJapanese
Born (1980-09-02) 2 September 1980 (age 44)
Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
World Touring Car Championship career
Debut season2011
Current teamNIKA Racing
Car number67
Former teamsTuenti Racing Team
Starts6
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishNC in 20112013
Previous series
200506
200809
GP2 Series
GP2 Asia Series
Daiki Yoshimoto
Also known asHiroki Yoshimoto
Born (1980-09-02) 2 September 1980 (age 44)
OriginOsaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
GenresRock
Occupation(s)Vocalist, Race car driver
InstrumentVocalist
Years active2004 - 2024
LabelsGiza Studio, Floodlight company
Member ofdoa
Hiroki Yoshimoto 2010 Super GT Fuji 400km qualify.jpg

Hiroki Yoshimoto (吉本 大樹, Yoshimoto Hiroki) (born 2 September 1980 in Osaka) is a Japanese race car driver. He raced in the 2005 GP2 Series for the BCN Competicion team, alongside the Venezuelan E. J. Viso. For 2006 he was initially teamed with the more experienced Timo Glock of Germany. In addition to his racing, he is also the vocalist for Japanese rock band doa under the name Daiki Yoshimoto (吉本 大樹, Yoshimoto Daiki, "Daiki" and "Hiroki" are written identically in Japanese).[1] In 2023, Yoshimoto and doa's members have announced departure from the agency Giza Studio and from September and became freelancer under Floodlight company, the announcement was made on doa's official website.

Racing career

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Yoshimoto is the only driver in GP2 Series to have driven the bulk of his pre-GP2 career in Asia, the rest of the series mainly moving up the ranks in South America or Europe. Yoshimoto started out in 1999, competing in Japanese Formula Junior 1600. He moved for Japanese Formula Toyota in 2000, racing in Korean F1800 later in the year. A move to Japanese Formula Three for 2001 was his reward for hard work, although his stint with the Yellow Hat team resulted in only two races.[citation needed]

He got his first taste of a full Japanese F3 season in 2002, though, with the Now team. He achieved 1 win, 1 pole position and two other podium finishes, finishing 8th in the championship. He also finished respectively 5th in the prestigious Macau Grand Prix. He stayed with the team for 2003 finishing 10th in the championship before moving on in 2004 for the Japanese GT Series. He also drove two races of the World Series by Nissan of the same year, for the Gabord team.[citation needed]

On 3 and 4 November 2007, Yoshimoto took part in the Formula Asia V6 by Renault Championship at the Zhuhai International Circuit. He won round 11 ahead of James Winslow and Armaan Ebrahim but stalled on the grid for round 12 and eventually finished 5th.[citation needed]

He returned to GP2 for 2008, driving for the Qi-Meritus Mahara team in the GP2 Asia Series. He continued in the series for the 2008–09 season with the BCN Competición team. However, BCN was purchased and renamed as Ocean Racing Technology after the first round of the season, and Yoshimoto was replaced by Yelmer Buurman.[2]

Racing record

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Complete GP2 Series results

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(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 19 20 21 22 23 DC Points
2005 BCN Competición IMO
FEA

Ret
IMO
SPR

9
CAT
FEA

Ret
CAT
SPR

17
MON
FEA

DNS
NÜR
FEA

11
NÜR
SPR

Ret
MAG
FEA

6
MAG
SPR

2
SIL
FEA

13
SIL
SPR

Ret
HOC
FEA

12
HOC
SPR

Ret
HUN
FEA

13
HUN
SPR

17
IST
FEA

8
IST
SPR

10
MNZ
FEA

10
MNZ
SPR

16
SPA
FEA

Ret
SPA
SPR

17
BHR
FEA

7
BHR
SPR

6
16th 14
2006 BCN Competición VAL
FEA

Ret
VAL
SPR

12
IMO
FEA

8
IMO
SPR

3
NÜR
FEA

8
NÜR
SPR

4
CAT
FEA

Ret
CAT
SPR

Ret
MON
FEA

Ret
SIL
FEA

Ret
SIL
SPR

17†
MAG
FEA

9
MAG
SPR

Ret
HOC
FEA

23†
HOC
SPR

Ret
HUN
FEA

Ret
HUN
SPR

Ret
IST
FEA

Ret
IST
SPR

19
MNZ
FEA

8
MNZ
SPR

5
15th 12

Complete GP2 Asia Series results

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(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 DC Points
2008 Qi-Meritus Mahara DUB
FEA

6
DUB
SPR

4
SEN
FEA

Ret
SEN
SPR

20
SEP
FEA

Ret
SEP
SPR

10
BHR
FEA

12
BHR
SPR

4
DUB
FEA

5
DUB
SPR

13
10th 13
2008–09 BCN Competición SHI
FEA

Ret
SHI
SPR

8
DUB
FEA
DUB
SPR
BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
LSL
FEA
LSL
SPR
SEP
FEA
SEP
SPR
BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
24th 0

Complete Super GT results

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Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Pts
2004 Team LeyJun Vemac RD320R GT300 TAI
6
SUG
6
SEP
14
TOK
22
MOT
19
AUT SUZ 12th 16
2005 Direxiv Vemac RD320R GT300 OKA FUJ SEP SUG MOT FUJ AUT
10
SUZ
14
22nd 1
2006 Cars Tokai Dream28 Mooncraft Shiden GT300 SUZ OKA FUJ SEP SUG SUZ
5
MOT AUT FUJ 23rd 11
2007 Cars Tokai Dream28 Mooncraft Shiden GT300 SUZ OKA FUJ SEP SUG SUZ
1
MOT AUT FUJ 14th 24
2008 Cars Tokai Dream28 Mooncraft Shiden GT300 SUZ OKA FUJ SEP SUG SUZ
Ret
MOT AUT FUJ 7th 111
2009 Cars Tokai Dream28 Mooncraft Shiden GT300 OKA SUZ
7
FUJ
9
SEP
1
SUG
2
SUZ
3
FUJ
5
AUT
16
MOT
16
8th 58
2010 A speed Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 GT300 SUZ
DSQ
OKA
15
FUJ
3
SEP
12
SUG
11
SUZ
Ret
FUJ
C
MOT
23
14th 11
2011 A speed Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 GT300 OKA
1
FUJ
Ret
SEP
Ret
SUG
8
SUZ
12
FUJ
9
AUT
11
MOT
4
8th 33
2012 A speed Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 GT300 OKA
11
FUJ
3
SEP
3
SUG
Ret
SUZ
1
FUJ
Ret
AUT
1
MOT
5
2nd 73
2013 JLOC Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 GT300 OKA
3
FUJ
7
SEP
Ret
SUG
5
SUZ
Ret
FUJ
20
FUJ AUT
10
MOT
8
11th 25
2014 LM Corsa BMW Z4 GT3 GT300 OKA
22
FUJ
21
AUT
7
SUG
10
FUJ
5
SUZ
1
BUR
4
MOT
15
6th 44
2015 LM Corsa Lexus RC F GT3 GT300 OKA
10
FUJ
Ret
CHA
Ret
FUJ
15
SUZ
19
SUG
22
AUT
10
MOT
17
27th 2
2016 LM Corsa Lexus RC F GT3 GT300 OKA
25
FUJ
21
SUG
Ret
FUJ
17
SUZ
18
CHA
21
MOT
20
MOT
Ret
NC 0
2017 LM Corsa Lexus RC F GT3 GT300 OKA
22
FUJ
8
AUT
12
FUJ
5
SUZ
27
SUG
4
CHA
6
MOT
18
12th 24
2018 LM Corsa – OTG Motor Sports Lexus RC F GT3 GT300 OKA
17
FUJ
7
SUZ
5
CHA
3
FUJ
Ret
SUG
9
AUT
12
MOT
24
15th 23
2019 LM Corsa Lexus RC F GT3 GT300 OKA
7‡
FUJ
9
SUZ
10
CHA
15
FUJ
22
AUT
1
SUG
19
MOT
9
10th 27
2020 LM Corsa Lexus RC F GT3 GT300 FUJ (1)
13
FUJ (2)
16
SUZ (1)
17
MOT (1)
12
FUJ (3)
22
SUZ (2)
14
MOT (2)
12
FUJ (4)
9
27th 2
2021 LM Corsa Toyota GR Supra GT300 GT300 OKA
8
FSW
1
SUZ
12
TRM
14
SUG
5
AUT
19
TRM
11
FSW
1
3rd 49
2022 LM Corsa Toyota GR Supra GT300 GT300 OKA
12
FUJ
17
SUZ
9
FUJ
4
SUZ
10
SUG
15
AUT
22
MOT
11
23rd 11
2023 LM Corsa Toyota GR Supra GT300 GT300 OKA
8
FUJ
23†
SUZ
7
FUJ
10
SUZ
12
SUG
21
AUT
20
MOT
15
22nd 8

* Season still in progress.

References

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  1. ^ "::doa official web site ::~PROFILE(プロフィール)~吉本大樹". Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Ocean sign Crestani as second driver". autosport.com. 2 December 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
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