Ryuji Kumita (born 25 January 1967 in Yokohama), better known by his pseudonym "Dragon", is a racing driver and team owner from Japan.[1]
| Ryuji Kumita | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Japanese |
| Born | 25 January 1967 Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| All-Japan Formula 3 Championship | |
| Racing licence |  FIA Bronze |
| Years active | 2013–2019 |
| Teams | B-Max Racing Team |
| Starts | 110 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | NC in 2013–18 |
A late starter to motorsport at 46, he mostly competes in Japanese junior formulae, such as the Super Formula Lights and Formula 4 Japan, despite being the CEO of his B-Max Racing Team.[2]
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit‡ Team standings.
Complete Macau Grand Prix results
edit| Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | B-Max Racing Team
|
Dallara F317 | NC | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2018 | B-Max Racing Team
|
Dallara F317 | 28th | 23rd | 20th |
Complete Formula Regional Japanese Championship results
edit(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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | B-MAX | FUJ1 1 DNS |
FUJ1 2 7 |
FUJ1 3 8 |
SUG 1 6 |
SUG 2 5 |
SUG 3 5 |
FUJ2 1 6 |
FUJ2 2 7 |
MOT 1 6 |
MOT 2 Ret |
OKA 1 7 |
OKA 2 5 |
AUT 1 |
AUT 2 |
6th | 76 |
| 2021 | B-Max Engineering | OKA 1 Ret |
OKA 2 Ret |
OKA 3 6 |
MOT 1 |
MOT 2 |
MOT 3 |
FUJ 1 7 |
FUJ 2 Ret |
FUJ 3 Ret |
SUG 1 8 |
SUG 2 12 |
SUZ 1 Ret |
SUZ 2 9 |
18th | 20 |
Complete Super Formula Lights results
edit(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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | B-Max Racing | MOT 1 10 |
MOT 2 Ret |
MOT 3 10 |
OKA 1 10 |
OKA 2 7 |
SUG 1 5 |
SUG 2 7 |
SUG 3 7 |
AUT 1 8 |
AUT 2 8 |
AUT 3 8 |
SUZ 1 9 |
SUZ 2 7 |
SUZ 3 8 |
FUJ 1 9 |
FUJ 2 11 |
FUJ 3 9 |
12th | 2 | |
| 2021 | B-Max Engineering | FUJ 1 9 |
FUJ 2 9 |
FUJ 3 8 |
SUZ 1 11 |
SUZ 2 8 |
SUZ 3 9 |
AUT 1 8 |
AUT 2 7 |
AUT 3 C |
SUG 1 Ret |
SUG 2 8 |
SUG 3 9 |
MOT1 1 8 |
MOT1 2 8 |
MOT1 3 8 |
MOT2 1 10 |
MOT2 2 7 |
MOT2 3 11 |
12th | 0 |
| 2022 | B-Max Racing Team | FUJ 1 Ret |
FUJ 2 11 |
FUJ 3 11 |
SUZ 1 12 |
SUZ 2 10 |
SUZ 3 11 |
AUT 1 12 |
AUT 2 7 |
AUT 3 12 |
SUG 1 7 |
SUG 2 11 |
SUG 3 10 |
MOT 1 6 |
MOT 2 8 |
MOT 3 Ret |
OKA 1 11 |
OKA 2 Ret |
OKA 3 10 |
11th | 1 |
| 2023 | B-Max Racing Team | AUT 1 10 |
AUT 2 9 |
AUT 3 9 |
SUG 1 9 |
SUG 2 11 |
SUG 3 9 |
SUZ 1 10 |
SUZ 2 12 |
SUZ 3 12 |
FUJ 1 11 |
FUJ 2 9 |
FUJ 3 12 |
OKA 1 9 |
OKA 2 8 |
OKA 3 9 |
MOT 1 11 |
MOT 2 10 |
MOT 3 11 |
13th | 0 |
Complete Formula 4 South East Asia Championship results
edit(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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | B-Max Racing Team | ZZIC1 1 |
ZZIC1 2 |
ZZIC1 3 |
MAC 1 18 |
MAC 2 13 |
SEP1 1 |
SEP1 2 |
SEP1 3 |
SEP2 1 14 |
SEP2 2 10 |
SEP2 3 10 |
27th | 2 |
References
edit- ^ "Man v boys: Japanese veteran Ryuji Kumita, 50, to line up at Macau Grand Prix F3 race". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ "Formula 3 team Motopark makes 2019 Super Formula step". Autosport. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
External links
edit- Profile at Driver Database
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