Kotaro Sakurai

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Kotaro Sakurai
Nationality Japanese
Born (1994-06-29) 29 June 1994 (age 30)
Tokyo, Japan
Previous series
2012
2011
2011
2010		 GP3 Series
British F3 Rookie Class
Toyota Racing Series
Formula BMW Pacific
Championship titles
2011 British F3 Rookie Class

Kotaro Sakurai (桜井孝太郎 Sakurai Kōtarō?, born 29 June 1994 in Tokyo) is a Japanese racing driver. Sakurai raced under Filipino license in Formula BMW Pacific and currently in the GP3 Series.

Career

Karting

Sakurai began his racing career in karting at the age of nine and raced in Japan and Australia.[1]

Formula BMW Pacific

In 2010, Sakurai graduated to single–seaters into the Formula BMW Pacific series in Asia, joining Eurasia Motorsport and racing under a Filipino racing licence. He scored a podium in the second race of the opening round at Sepang and achieved seven more point-scoring finishes on his way to eighth in the championship.[2][3]

Toyota Racing Series

Sakurai participated in the Toyota Racing Series in early 2011 with M2 Competition, finishing fourteenth in the championship, the lowest-placed of the International Trophy drivers to contest the series.[4]

Formula Three

In 2011, Sakurai decided to race in Europe, taking part in the rebranded Rookie Class of the British Formula 3 Championship with Hitech Racing.[5] Bart Hylkema was his only class rival in the first half of the championship, before he graduated to the International Class, allowing Sakurai to take the championship title.[6] During the season he also appeared in the Brands Hatch round of the European F3 Open Championship.[7]

GP3 Series

Sakurai raced in the GP3 Series in 2012 with Status Grand Prix.[8]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position
2010 Formula BMW Pacific Eurasia Motorsport 15 0 2 0 3 68 8th
2011 British Formula 3 Rookie Class Hitech Racing 28 15 10 18 23 378 1st
Toyota Racing Series M2 Competition 12 0 0 0 0 325 14th
European F3 Open Championship Team West-Tec 2 0 0 0 0 0 22nd
2012 GP3 Series Status Grand Prix 6 0 0 0 0 0 24th
Auto GP World Series Euronova Racing 2 0 0 0 0 6 19th

Complete GP3 Series 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 DC Points
2012 Status Grand Prix ESP
FEA
18		 ESP
SPR
12		 MON
FEA
13		 MON
SPR
20		 VAL
FEA		 VAL
SPR		 GBR
FEA
15		 GBR
SPR
13		 GER
FEA		 GER
SPR		 HUN
FEA		 HUN
SPR		 BEL
FEA		 BEL
SPR		 ITA
FEA		 ITA
SPR		 24th 0

References

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  2. ↑ http://www.afos.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=767:championship-points-standing-after-rounds-15-guia-international-circuit-macau-&catid=71:fbmw-results&Itemid=209
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External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Menasheh Idafar
British F3 National Class
 British Formula 3
Rookie Champion
2011		 Succeeded by
Spike Goddard
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