Masataka Yanagida

{{short description|Japanese racing driver|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{BLP sources|date=July 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox racing driver |name=Masataka Yanagida 柳田真孝 |image=Masataka Yanagida 2014 Super GT Suzuka Q2.jpg |caption=Yanagida in 2014 |nationality={{flagicon|JPN}} Japan |birth_date={{birth date and age|1979|06|04|df=y}} |birth_place=[[Tokyo]], Japan |racing_licence=[[File:FIA Gold Driver.png|12px]] [[FIA Gold Categorisation|FIA Gold]] }}

'''Masataka Yanagida''' (柳田真孝, ''Yanagida Masataka'', born 4 June 1979, in [[Tokyo]]) is a Japanese racing driver. He notably won the Super GT title four times, from 2003 to 2012 in GT300 then GT500.{{Efn|Specific years: [[2003 JGTC season|2003]], [[2010 Super GT season|2010]], [[2011 Super GT season|2011]], [[2012 Super GT season|2012]]}}

==Career== The son of successful racing driver [[Haruhito Yanagida]], a runner-up in the [[Japanese Touring Car Championship]], Masataka began his career in [[karting]] in 1993. In 1997, he raced in [[Formula Renault Campus]] in [[France]], before stepping up to the main [[French Formula Renault Championship]] in 1998. He moved on to [[Formula Dream]] in 1999, taking five victories in the 2000 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teampetronas.com/a_standard.asp?cid=66772578&aid=165807661|title=Meet the drivers - STES08: 2008 Driver Profile: Masataka Yanagida - Cool, Calm and Collected|access-date=2023-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716195859/http://www.teampetronas.com/a_standard.asp?cid=66772578&aid=165807661|archive-date=2011-07-16}}</ref>

[[File:No.23 MOTUL AUTECH GT-R at 2013 pokka sapporo 1000km (1).JPG|thumb|Yanagida's Super GT career yielded four titles, all with Nissan (pictured in 2013).]]

In 2001 he began racing in [[Japanese Formula Three Championship|Japanese F3]] and [[Japanese GT Championship|Japanese GT]]. He finished seventh in the F3 standings and fourth in the GT300 class in [[Super GT|Japanese GT]], where he raced with [[Yuji Ide]]. He improved to finish third in GT300 in 2002, before winning the class in 2003. He returned to F3 in 2004, but could only finish 10th. He moved up to the GT500 class of [[Super GT]] in 2005, finishing fifth in the standings, sharing with [[Michael Krumm]].{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

He made his [[World Touring Car Championship]] debut at the [[2010 FIA WTCC Race of Japan]] at [[Okayama International Circuit|Okayama]] for the [[Wiechers-Sport]] team.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

==Racing record== ===Career summary=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! Season ! Series ! Team name ! Races ! Wins ! Poles ! F/Laps ! Podiums ! Points ! Position |- ! rowspan="2" |2001 |align="left"|[[2001 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|All-Japan Formula Three]] |align="left"|[[Toda Racing]] | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 7th |- |align="left"|[[2001 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|All-Japan GT - GT300]] |align="left"|Hasemi Motorsport | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 4th |- ! 2002 |align="left"|[[2002 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|All-Japan GT - GT300]] |align="left"|Hasemi Motorsport | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 80 |bgcolor='#FFDF9F'|'''3rd''' |- ! rowspan="2"|2003 |align="left"|[[2003 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|All-Japan Formula Three]] |align="left"|[[ThreeBond Racing|Threebond Racing]] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17th |- |align="left"|[[2003 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|All-Japan GT - GT300]] |align="left"|Hasemi Motorsport | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 77 |bgcolor='#FFFFBF'|'''1st''' |- ! rowspan="5"|2004 |align="left"|[[2004 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|All-Japan Formula Three]] |align="left"|[[ThreeBond Racing|Threebond Racing]] | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 10th |- |align="left"|[[2004 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|All-Japan GT - GT300]] |align="left"|Team Daishin | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 6th |- |align="left" rowspan="2"|[[Super Taikyu Series|Super Taikyu - Class3]] |align="left"|RS Nakaharu | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 |bgcolor='#FFFFBF'|'''1st''' |- |align="left"|C-West Labs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 116 |bgcolor='#DFDFDF'|'''2nd''' |- |align="left"|[[Suzuka 1000km]] |align="left"|[[Nismo]] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC |- ! 2005 |align="left"|[[2005 Super GT Series|Super GT - GT500]] |align="left"|[[Nismo]] | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 5th |- ! rowspan="3"|2006 |align="left"|[[2006 Formula Nippon Championship|Formula Nippon]] |align="left"|[[Kondo Racing]] | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14th |- |align="left"|[[2006 Super GT Series|Super GT - GT500]] |align="left"|[[Kondo Racing]] | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 13th |- |align="left"|[[Tokachi 24 Hours]] |align="left"|C-West Labs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A |bgcolor='#FFDF9F'|'''3rd''' |- ! rowspan="3"|2007 |align="left"|[[2007 Formula Nippon Championship|Formula Nippon]] |align="left"|[[Kondo Racing]] | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |- |align="left"|[[2007 Super GT Series|Super GT - GT500]] |align="left"|Hasemi Motorsport | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 12th |- |align="left"|[[Super Taikyu|Super Taikyu - ST1]] |align="left"|Petronas Syntium Team | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 5th |- ! rowspan="2"|2008 |align="left"|[[2008 Super GT Series|Super GT - GT500]] |align="left"|[[Nismo]] | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 57 | 7th |- |align="left"|[[Super Taikyu|Super Taikyu - ST1]] |align="left"|Petronas Syntium Team | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 127 |bgcolor='#DFDFDF'|'''2nd''' |- ! rowspan="3"|2009 |align="left"|[[2009 Super GT Series|Super GT - GT300]] |align="left"|MOLA | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 7th |- |align="left"|[[Super Taikyu|Super Taikyu - ST1]] | rowspan="2" align="left" |Petronas Syntium Team | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 128 |bgcolor='#FFFFBF'|'''1st''' |- |align="left"|[[Sepang 12 Hours|MMER 12 Hours]] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A |bgcolor='#DFDFDF'|'''2nd''' |- ! rowspan="4"|2010 |align="left"|[[2010 Super GT Series|Super GT - GT300]] |align="left"|Hasemi Motorsport | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 64 |bgcolor='#FFFFBF'|'''1st''' |- |align="left"|[[Super Taikyu|Super Taikyu - ST1]] | rowspan="2" align="left" |Petronas Syntium Team | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 142 |bgcolor='#FFFFBF'|'''1st''' |- |align="left"|[[Dubai 24 Hour]] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A |bgcolor='#DFDFDF'|'''2nd''' |- |align="left"|[[2010 World Touring Car Championship|World Touring Car Championship]] |align="left"|[[Wiechers-Sport]] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |- ! rowspan="3"|2011 |align="left"|[[2011 Super GT Series|Super GT - GT500]] |align="left"|MOLA | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 90 |bgcolor='#FFFFBF'|'''1st''' |- |align="left"|[[Super Taikyu|Super Taikyu - ST1]] | rowspan="2" align="left" |Petronas Syntium Team | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 136 |bgcolor='#FFFFBF'|'''1st''' |- |align="left"|[[Sepang 12 Hours|MMER 12 Hours]] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |bgcolor='#FFFFBF'|'''1st''' |- ! rowspan="3"|2012 |align="left"|[[2012 Super GT Series|Super GT - GT500]] |align="left"|MOLA | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 93 |bgcolor='#FFFFBF'|'''1st''' |- |align="left"|[[Super Taikyu|Super Taikyu - GT3]] | rowspan="2" align="left" |Petronas Syntium Team | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 94 |bgcolor='#DFDFDF'|'''2nd''' |- |align="left"|[[Sepang 12 Hours|MMER 12 Hours]] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |bgcolor='#FFFFBF'|'''1st''' |- ! 2013 |align="left"|[[2013 Super GT Series|Super GT - GT500]] |align="left"|[[Nismo]] | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 6th |- ! rowspan="2"|2014 |align="left"|[[2014 Super GT Series|Super GT - GT500]] |align="left"|MOLA | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 11th |- |align="left"|[[Spa 24 Hours]] |align="left"|[[RJN Motorsport|Nissan GT Academy Team RJN]] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 38th |- ! rowspan="2"|2015 |align="left"|[[2015 Super GT Series|Super GT - GT500]] |align="left"|MOLA | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 6th |- |align="left"|[[Super Taikyu|Super Taikyu - ST-X]] |align="left"|GTNET Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.5 | 8th |- ! 2015-16 |align="left"|[[2015-16 Asian Le Mans Series|Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3]] |align="left"|Team AAI | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 |bgcolor='#FFDF9F'|'''3rd''' |- ! rowspan="3"|2016 |align="left"|[[2016 Super GT Series|Super GT - GT500]] |align="left"|[[Kondo Racing]] | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 7th |- |align="left"|[[Super Taikyu|Super Taikyu - ST-X]] |align="left"|Endless Sports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 116.5 |bgcolor='#DFDFDF'|'''2nd''' |- |align="left"|Inter Proto Series |align="left"|[[B-Max Racing Team]] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ? | ? |- !2019-20 | align="left" |[[2019–20 Asian Le Mans Series|Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2]] | align="left" |[[Eurasia Motorsport]] |2 |0 |1 |0 |0 |1 |11th |- !2025 | align="left" |[[2025 Super Taikyu Series|Super Taikyu - ST-Z]] | align="left" |Team ZeroOne | | | | | | | |- !2026 | align="left" |[[2026 Super Taikyu Series|Super Taikyu - ST-Z]] | align="left" |Team ZeroOne | | | | | | | |}

===Complete Japanese Formula 3 results=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |- ! 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 |- | [[2001 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|2001]] ! [[Toda Racing]] ! [[M-TEC|Mugen-Honda]] |bgcolor='#EFCFFF'|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ1]] {{Small|Ret}} |bgcolor='#DFFFDF'|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ2]] {{Small|8}} |bgcolor='#CFCFFF'|[[Tsukuba Circuit|TSU1]] {{Small|13}} |bgcolor='#DFFFDF'|[[Tsukuba Circuit|TSU2]] {{Small|5}} |bgcolor='#CFCFFF'|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ1]] {{Small|14}} |bgcolor='#EFCFFF'|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ2]] {{Small|Ret}} |bgcolor='#DFFFDF'|[[Mine Circuit|MIN1]] {{Small|6}} |bgcolor='#DFFFDF'|[[Mine Circuit|MIN2]] {{Small|4}} |bgcolor='#DFFFDF'|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT1]] {{Small|4}} |bgcolor='#DFFFDF'|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT2]] {{Small|6}} |bgcolor='#DFFFDF'|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]] {{Small|7}} |bgcolor='#DFFFDF'|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG1]] {{Small|8}} |bgcolor='#DFFFDF'|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG2]] {{Small|9}} |bgcolor='#DFFFDF'|[[Sendai Hi-Land Raceway|SEN1]] {{Small|7}} |bgcolor='#DFFFDF'|[[Sendai Hi-Land Raceway|SEN2]] {{Small|9}} |bgcolor='#DFFFDF'|[[Okayama International Circuit|TAI1]] {{Small|7}} |bgcolor='#EFCFFF'|[[Okayama International Circuit|TAI2]] {{Small|Ret}} |bgcolor='#DFFFDF'|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT1]] {{Small|4}} |bgcolor='#DFFFDF'|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT2]] {{Small|5}} |bgcolor=''| ! 7th ! 80 |- | [[2003 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|2003]] ! [[ThreeBond Racing|Threebond Racing]] ! [[Nissan SR engine|Threebond-Nissan]] |bgcolor=''|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ1]] |bgcolor=''|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ2]] |bgcolor='#CFCFFF'|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ1]] {{Small|13}} |bgcolor='#DFFFDF'|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ2]] {{Small|9}} |bgcolor=''|[[Okayama International Circuit|TAI1]] |bgcolor=''|[[Okayama International Circuit|TAI2]] |bgcolor=''|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT1]] |bgcolor=''|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT2]] |bgcolor=''|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ1]] |bgcolor=''|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ2]] |bgcolor=''|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG1]] |bgcolor=''|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG2]] |bgcolor=''|[[Tsukuba Circuit|TSU1]] |bgcolor=''|[[Tsukuba Circuit|TSU2]] |bgcolor=''|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG1]] |bgcolor=''|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG2]] |bgcolor=''|[[Mine Circuit|MIN1]] |bgcolor=''|[[Mine Circuit|MIN2]] |bgcolor=''|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT1]] |bgcolor=''|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT2]] ! 17th ! 2 |- | [[2004 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|2004]] ! [[ThreeBond Racing|Threebond Racing]] ! [[Nissan SR engine|Threebond-Nissan]] |bgcolor='#CFCFFF'|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ1]] {{Small|12}} |bgcolor='#DFFFDF'|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ2]] {{Small|8}} |bgcolor='#CFCFFF'|[[Tsukuba Circuit|TSU1]] {{Small|12}} |bgcolor='#CFCFFF'|[[Tsukuba Circuit|TSU2]] {{Small|12}} |bgcolor='#DFFFDF'|[[Okayama International Circuit|TAI1]] {{Small|5}} |bgcolor='#CFCFFF'|[[Okayama International Circuit|TAI2]] {{Small|11}} |bgcolor='#CFCFFF'|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT1]] {{Small|14}} |bgcolor='#DFFFDF'|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT2]] {{Small|9}} |bgcolor='#DFFFDF'|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ1]] {{Small|9}} |bgcolor='#FFDF9F'|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ2]] {{Small|3}} |bgcolor='#DFFFDF'|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG1]] {{Small|6}} |bgcolor='#DFFFDF'|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG2]] {{Small|5}} |bgcolor='#DFFFDF'|[[Mine Circuit|MIN1]] {{Small|10}} |bgcolor='#EFCFFF'|[[Mine Circuit|MIN2]] {{Small|Ret}} |bgcolor='#DFFFDF'|[[Sendai Hi-Land Raceway|SEN1]] {{Small|7}} |bgcolor='#EFCFFF'|[[Sendai Hi-Land Raceway|SEN2]] {{Small|Ret}} |bgcolor='#DFFFDF'|[[Mine Circuit|MIN1]] {{Small|7}} |bgcolor='#DFFFDF'|[[Mine Circuit|MIN2]] {{Small|7}} |bgcolor='#DFFFDF'|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT1]] {{Small|8}} |bgcolor='#DFFFDF'|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT2]] {{Small|10}} ! 10th ! 58 |}

===Complete Formula Nippon results=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |- ! Year ! Team ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! DC ! Pts |- | [[2006 Formula Nippon Championship|2006]] ! [[Kondo Racing]] ! [[Toyota RV8 engine|Toyota]] |bgcolor='#CFCFFF'|''[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]'' {{Small|7}} |bgcolor='#EFCFFF'|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]] {{Small|Ret}} |bgcolor='#CFCFFF'|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{Small|9}} |bgcolor='#CFCFFF'|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]] {{Small|13}} |bgcolor='#CFCFFF'|[[Autopolis|AUT]] {{Small|13}} |bgcolor='#CFCFFF'|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{Small|12}} |bgcolor='#EFCFFF'|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] {{Small|Ret}} |bgcolor='#DFFFDF'|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{Small|6}} |bgcolor='#CFCFFF'|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]] {{Small|13}} ! 14th ! 1 |- | [[2007 Formula Nippon Championship|2007]] ! [[Kondo Racing]] ! [[Toyota RV8 engine|Toyota]] |bgcolor='#CFCFFF'|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{Small|9}} |bgcolor='#CFCFFF'|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]] {{Small|18}} |bgcolor='#EFCFFF'|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{Small|Ret}} |bgcolor='#CFCFFF'|[[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] {{Small|15}} |bgcolor='#CFCFFF'|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]] {{Small|14}} |bgcolor='#CFCFFF'|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{Small|12}} |bgcolor='#CFCFFF'|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] {{Small|12}} |bgcolor='#CFCFFF'|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] {{Small|16}} |bgcolor='#EFCFFF'|[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]] {{Small|Ret}} ! NC ! 0 |}

===Complete Super GT results=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |- ! Year ! Team ! Car ! Class ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! DC ! Pts |- | [[2001 JGTC season|2001]] !Hasemi Motorsport ![[Nissan Silvia]] !GT300 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|TAI]] 6 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] 2 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] 12 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] 2 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] 9 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] 2 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Mine Circuit|MIN]] 12 | | !4th !53 |- | [[2002 JGTC season|2002]] !Hasemi Motorsport ![[Nissan Silvia]] !GT300 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|TAI]] 4 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] Ret |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]]''' 1 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[[Sepang International Circuit|SEP]] 3 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] 3 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] 4 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Mine Circuit|MIN]] Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] Ret | |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|'''3rd''' |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|'''70''' |- | [[2003 JGTC season|2003]] !Hasemi Motorsport ![[Nissan 350Z|Nissan Fairlady Z]] !GT300 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|TAI]] 6 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] 2 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] 17 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] 3 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] 21 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] 3 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Autopolis|AUT]] 4 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]''' 2 | |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''1st''' |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''77''' |- | [[2004 JGTC season|2004]] !Team Daishin ![[Nissan 350Z|Nissan Fairlady Z]] !GT300 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|TAI]] 19 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] 14 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Sepang International Circuit|SEP]] 6 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[[Tokachi International Speedway|TOK]] 3 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] 4 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Autopolis|AUT]] 19 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] 7 | | !6th !33 |- | [[2005 Super GT season|2005]] ![[NISMO]] ![[Nissan 350Z|Nissan Z]] !GT500 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] 12 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] 2 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Sepang International Circuit|SEP]] 6 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] 7 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] 4 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] 9 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Autopolis|AUT]] 2 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] 8 | !5th !57 |- | [[2006 Super GT season|2006]] ![[Kondo Racing]] ![[Nissan 350Z|Nissan Z]] !GT500 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] 10 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] 10 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] 10 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Sepang International Circuit|SEP]] 8 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] 10 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] 5 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] 6 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Autopolis|AUT]] 14 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] 3 !13th !34 |- | [[2007 Super GT season|2007]] !Hasemi Motorsport ![[Nissan 350Z|Nissan Z]] !GT500 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] 10 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] 13 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] 4 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Sepang International Circuit|SEP]] 7 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] 4 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] 8 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] 11 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Autopolis|AUT]] 7 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] 15 !12th !30 |- | [[2008 Super GT season|2008]] ![[NISMO]] ![[Nissan GT-R]] !GT500 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] 2 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] 15 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] 12 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Sepang International Circuit|SEP]] 2 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] 13 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] 4 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] 7 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Autopolis|AUT]] 5 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] 11 !7th !57 |- | [[2009 Super GT season|2009]] !MOLA ![[Nissan 350Z|Nissan Fairlady Z]] !GT300 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] 7 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] 3 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] 6 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Sepang International Circuit|SEP]] 4 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] 6 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] 1 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] 9 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Autopolis|AUT]] 8 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] 7 !7th !62 |- | [[2010 Super GT season|2010]] !Hasemi Motorsport ![[Nissan 350Z|Nissan Fairlady Z]] !GT300 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] 5 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] 3 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] 5 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Sepang International Circuit|SEP]] 5 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] 2 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] Ret |style="background:#FFFFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] C |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] 1 | |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''1st''' |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''64''' |- | [[2011 Super GT season|2011]] !MOLA ![[Nissan GT-R]] !GT500 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] 6 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] 10 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Sepang International Circuit|SEP]] 2 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] 1 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] 2 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] 7 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Autopolis|AUT]] 2 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] 2 | |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''1st''' |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''90''' |- | [[2012 Super GT season|2012]] !MOLA ![[Nissan GT-R]] !GT500 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] 7 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] 8 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Sepang International Circuit|SEP]] 14 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] 3 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] 1 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] 2 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|[[Autopolis|AUT]] 1 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] 2 | |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''1st''' |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''93''' |- | [[2013 Super GT season|2013]] ![[NISMO]] ![[Nissan GT-R]] !GT500 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] 3 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Sepang International Circuit|SEP]] 9 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] 3 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] 2 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] 9 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Autopolis|AUT]] 8 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] 8 | !6th !50 |- | [[2014 Super GT season|2014]] !MOLA ![[Nissan GT-R]] !GT500 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] 10 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] Ret |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Autopolis|AUT]] 2 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] 7 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] 6 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] 13 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Buriram United International Circuit|BUR]] Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] 5 | !11th !31 |- | [[2015 Super GT season|2015]] !MOLA ![[Nissan GT-R]] !GT500 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] 8 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] 10 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|[[Chang International Circuit|CHA]] 1 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] 14 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] 6 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] 2 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Autopolis|AUT]] 6 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] Ret | !6th !50 |- | [[2016 Super GT season|2016]] ![[Kondo Racing]] ![[Nissan GT-R]] !GT500 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] 13 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] 9 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] 1 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] 12 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Chang International Circuit|CHA]] 13 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] 1 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] 10 | ! 7th ! 43 |- | [[2017 Super GT Series|2017]] ! [[Audi Sport GmbH|Audi]] {{Interlanguage link|Team Hitotsuyama|ja|一ツ山レーシング|WD=}} ! [[Audi R8|Audi R8 LMS]] ! GT300 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] 14 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] 14 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Autopolis|AUT]] 13 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] 20 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] 10 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Chang International Circuit|CHA]] 23 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] 8 | ! 20th ! 5 |- | [[2018 Super GT Series|2018]] ! Runup Sports ! [[Nissan_GT-R_in_motorsport#Group_GT3|Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3]] ! GT300 |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[Chang International Circuit|CHA]] |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|12}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[Autopolis|AUT]] |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] | ! NC ! 0 |- | [[2020 Super GT Series|2020]] !{{Interlanguage link|Cars Tokai Dream28|ja|3=ホンダカーズ東海}} ![[Lotus Evora#Motorsport|Lotus Evora MC GT300]] !GT300 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ (1)]] {{small|12}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ (2)]] {{small|1}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ (1)]] {{small|3}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT (1)]] {{small|13}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ (3)]] {{small|27}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ (2)]] {{small|11}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT (2)]] {{small|24}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ (4)]] {{small|23}} | !10th !31 |- | [[2021 Super GT Series|2021]] ! Arnage Racing ! [[Mercedes-AMG GT|Mercedes-AMG GT3]] !GT300 | bgcolor="#CFCFFF" |[[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] 18 | bgcolor="#CFCFFF" |[[Fuji Speedway|FSW]] 21 | bgcolor="#CFCFFF" |[[Suzuka International Racing Course|SUZ]] 22 | bgcolor="#CFCFFF" |[[Twin Ring Motegi|TRM]] 19 | bgcolor="#CFCFFF" |[[Sportsland Sugo|SUG]] 24 | bgcolor="#CFCFFF" |[[Autopolis|AUT]] 14 | bgcolor="#CFCFFF" |[[Twin Ring Motegi|TRM]] 21 | bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |[[Fuji Speedway|FSW]] DNS | ! NC ! 0 |- | [[2022 Super GT Series|2022]] ! BUSOU [[Drago Corse]] ! [[Nissan_GT-R_in_motorsport#Group_GT3|Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3]] !GT300 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] {{small|12}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|2}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|6}} | [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] | [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] | [[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] | [[Autopolis|AUT]] | [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] | ! 20th ! 12.5 |- | [[2023 Super GT Series|2023]] ! [[Studie|BMW M Team Studie x CRS]] ! [[BMW M4|BMW M4 GT3]] !GT300 | [[Okayama International Circuit|OKA]] |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|13}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] {{small|1}} |style="background:#DFDFDF"| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{small|2}} | [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]] | [[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]] | [[Autopolis|AUT]] | [[Twin Ring Motegi|MOT]] | ! 10th ! 35 |} <nowiki>*</nowiki> Season still in progress

===Complete Asian Le Mans Series=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |- ! Year ! Team ! Machine ! Engine ! Class ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! DC ! Pts |- | [[2015-16 Asian Le Mans Series|2015-16]] ! Team-AAI ! [[ADESS-03]] ! [[Nissan VK engine|Nissan]] ! LMP3 |bgcolor='#EFCFFF'|[[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] {{Small|Ret}} |bgcolor='#DFDFDF'|[[Sepang International Circuit|SEP]] {{Small|2}} |bgcolor='#DFDFDF'|[[Buriram International Circuit|BUR]] {{Small|2}} |bgcolor='#EFCFFF'|[[Sepang International Circuit|SEP]] {{Small|Ret}} |bgcolor='#FFDF9F'|'''3rd''' |bgcolor='#FFDF9F'|'''37''' |- | [[2019-20 Asian Le Mans Series|2019-20]] ! [[Eurasia Motorsport]] ! [[Ligier JS P217]] ! [[Gibson GK428 engine|Gibson]] ! LMP2 |bgcolor='#EFCFFF'|[[Shanghai International Circuit|SHA]] {{Small|Ret}} |bgcolor=''|[[The Bend Motorsport Park|BEN]] |bgcolor='#EFCFFF'|'''[[Sepang International Circuit|SEP]]''' {{Small|Ret}} |bgcolor=''|[[Buriram International Circuit|BUR]] ! 11th ! 1 |}

==Notes and references==

=== Notes === {{Notelist}}

=== References === {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category|Masataka Yanagida}} *[http://www.masataka-yanagida.com/ Official website] {{in lang|ja}} *{{DriverDB driver|masataka-yanagida}}

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