# Yuya Motojima

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Japanese racing driver (born 1991)

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Yūya Motojima Motojima competing at Suzuka in 2022 Nationality Japanese Born (1991-04-10) 10 April 1991 (age 35) Nakama, Fukuoka, Japan Super GT - GT300 career Debut season 2016 Current team JLOC Categorisation FIA Silver Car number 88 Former teams Team Taisan SARD, D'station Racing Starts 75 Wins 5 Podiums 11 Poles 2 Best finish 1st in 2024 Previous series 2019–20 2014–15 2013–18, 2022– 2010–11 Asian Le Mans Series Porsche Carrera Cup Japan TGR GR86/BRZ Cup Formula Challenge Japan Championship titles 2024 2016 2015 2015 Super GT - GT300 Super Taikyū - ST-4 Super Taikyū - ST-X Porsche Carrera Cup Japan

**Yūya Motojima** (元嶋佑弥, *Motojima Yūya*; born 10 April 1991) is a Japanese racing driver who currently competes in [Super GT](/source/Super_GT) for [JLOC](/source/JLOC) and in the [Super Taikyū Series](/source/Super_Taikyu_Series) for [TKRI](/source/Tatsuya_Kataoka).[1] He is the reigning champion of Super GT's GT300 class alongside longtime teammate [Takashi Kogure](/source/Takashi_Kogure), as well as a two-time class champion in Super Taikyū and the 2015 [Porsche Carrera Cup Japan](/source/Porsche_Carrera_Cup_Japan) champion.[2][3]

## Career

After graduating from the [Honda](/source/Honda)-operated [Suzuka Circuit Racing School](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Suzuka_Circuit_Racing_School&action=edit&redlink=1) [[ja](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%88%B4%E9%B9%BF%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AD%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB)] and receiving the manufacturer's SRS-Formula scholarship in 2009, Motojima made his [formula racing](/source/Formula_racing) debut in the [2010 Formula Challenge Japan](/source/2010_Formula_Challenge_Japan) alongside fellow scholarship awardees [Kazuki Hiramine](/source/Kazuki_Hiramine) and Shinji Nakamura.[4] After a relatively consistent debut season where he claimed a win at [Fuji](/source/Fuji_Speedway), finishing fourth in the championship, Motojima remained in the championship for the [2011 season](/source/2011_Formula_Challenge_Japan). Although he repeated his Fuji success with a pole-to-win run, Motojima would drop to sixth in the standings and would lose Honda backing at the end of 2011.

Faced with budget struggles after losing manufacturer backing, Motojima moved to race in the local [Autopolis](/source/Autopolis) series of the entry-level [Super FJ](/source/Super_FJ) class. His domination granted him eligibility to contest the year-ending All-Japan final race at [Suzuka](/source/Suzuka_International_Racing_Course), where he would triumph over the likes of [Kenta Yamashita](/source/Kenta_Yamashita) despite having to [crowdfund](/source/Crowdfunding) his way to the grid.[5]

After spending 2013 in the [Toyota](/source/Toyota)-operated 86/BRZ Race [one-make](/source/One-make_race) series, Motojima shifted to [sports car racing](/source/Sports_car_racing), stepping up to the [Porsche Carrera Cup Japan](/source/Porsche_Carrera_Cup_Japan) with a scholarship for the series.[6]

## Personal life

Born in [Nakama](/source/Nakama%2C_Fukuoka) in [Fukuoka Prefecture](/source/Fukuoka_Prefecture), Motojima now lives in [Nagoya](/source/Nagoya).[7] His younger brother Seiya is also a racing driver.[8]

## Racing record

### Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position 2010 Formula Challenge Japan HFDP/SRS Scholarship/Kotira R 12 1 0 2 2 32 4th 2011 Formula Challenge Japan HFDP/SRS Scholarship/Kotira R 13 1 1 3 3 35 6th 2012 Super FJ Kyushu Series MYST [ja] 4 3 4 2 4 75 1st Super FJ - All-Japan Masters Race 1 1 1 0 1 N/A 1st 2013 GAZOO Racing 86/BRZ Race KOTA-R Rn-sports 7 0 0 0 1 26.5 9th JAF Formula 4 - East Series Satou Seisakusho EKC MYST [ja] 1 1 1 1 1 20 8th 2014 Porsche Carrera Cup Japan GARMIN PORSCHE 3 4th GAZOO Racing 86/BRZ Race KOTA-R Rn-sports 10 0 0 0 1 40 10th Formula Masters China Super License 5 0 0 0 3 37 12th 2015 Super Taikyū - ST-X Endless Sports 6 3 1 5 108‡ 1st‡ Porsche Carrera Cup Japan GARMIN PORSCHE 9 9 7 9 9 180 1st GAZOO Racing 86/BRZ Race GY Racing 7 1 0 0 1 24 12th 2016 Super GT - GT300 Team Taisan SARD 7 0 0 0 0 12 17th TGR 86/BRZ Race GY Racing 8 0 0 0 1 42 6th Super Taikyū - ST-4 Endless Sports 5 3 2 1 5 132‡ 1st‡ 2017 Super Taikyū - ST-X Endless Sports 6 0 0 0 4 71‡ 4th‡ Super GT - GT300 D'station Racing 4 0 0 0 1 24 12th TGR 86/BRZ Race GY Racing 7 0 0 0 0 12 16th Japanese Formula 3 Championship - National Hanashima Racing 2 2 2 2 2 24 8th 2018 Super GT - GT300 JLOC 7 0 0 0 1 29 11th Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC Super Taikyū - ST-X D'station Racing 1 0 0 0 0 46.5‡ 7th‡ TGR 86/BRZ Race BRIDE 2 0 0 0 0 4 22nd 2019 Super GT - GT300 JLOC 8 0 0 0 2 36.5 7th Super Taikyū - ST-X SATO-SS Sports 3 0 0 0 2 65‡ 5th‡ 2019–20 Asian Le Mans Series - GT JLOC 4 1 0 2 61 3rd 2020 Super GT - GT300 JLOC 8 0 0 0 1 20 13th Super Taikyū - ST-Z TKRI 4 0 0 1 0 26‡ 7th‡ Super Taikyū - ST-X D'station Racing 1 0 1 0 0 81‡ 1st‡ 2021 Super GT - GT300 JLOC 8 0 0 0 1 34 8th Super Taikyū - ST-Z TKRI 5 1 0 1 1 41‡ 9th‡ Super Taikyū - ST-X MP Racing 1 0 0 0 0 41‡ 6th‡ 2022 Super GT - GT300 JLOC 8 0 0 0 0 25 13th Super Taikyū - ST-X TKRI 6 0 0 2 3 86.5‡ 5th‡ TGR GR86/BRZ Cup DTEC Team MASTER ONE 6 0 0 0 0 16 14th 2023 Super GT - GT300 JLOC 8 1 0 1 1 40 7th Super Taikyū - ST-X TKRI 6 1 0 0 5 113‡ 4th‡ TGR GR86/BRZ Cup DTEC Team MASTER ONE 7 0 0 1 1 29 8th 2024 Super GT - GT300 JLOC 8 4 2 0 4 96 1st Super Taikyū - ST-X TKRI 7 0 0 0 5 125‡ 3rd‡ TGR GR86/BRZ Cup DTEC Team MASTER ONE 8 0 0 0 0 2 18th Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia - Pro Promotion Racing 2 0 1 0 0 N/A NC† 2025 SRO Japan Cup - GT3 Max Racing 8 1 1 0 1 77 7th Super GT - GT300 JLOC 8 0 0 0 1 50.5 13th Super Taikyu - ST-X TKRI 2026 Super Taikyu - ST-X TKRI Super GT - GT300 JLOC SRO Japan Cup - GT3 Max Racing

‡ Team standings.

### Complete Super GT results

([key](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Motorsport_driver_results_legend)) (Races in **bold** indicate pole position) (Races in *italics* indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pos. Points 2016 Team Taisan SARD Audi R8 LMS ultra GT300 OKA 20 17th 12 Audi R8 LMS FSW 15 SUG 19 FSW 8 SUZ 20 CHA WD MOT 6 MOT 7 2017 JLOC Lamborghini Huracán GT3 GT300 OKA FSW 4 AUT SUZ 3 CHA MOT 13th 21 D'station Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) SUG 15 FSW 8 2018 JLOC Lamborghini Huracán GT3 GT300 OKA 12 FSW 16 SUZ 12 CHA 5 FSW Ret SUG 13 AUT 2 MOT 4 11th 29 2019 JLOC Lamborghini Huracán GT3 GT300 OKA 10 FSW 3 SUZ 19 CHA 5 FSW 5 7th 36.5 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO AUT 3 SUG 20 MOT 11 2020 JLOC Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO GT300 FSW 25 FSW 15 SUZ 27 MOT 2 FSW 6 SUZ 13 MOT Ret FSW Ret 13th 20 2021 JLOC Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO GT300 OKA 9 FSW 6 MOT 24 SUZ 2 SUG 7 AUT 12 MOT 4 FSW 23 8th 34 2022 JLOC Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO GT300 OKA 17 FSW 5 SUZ 5 FSW 9 SUZ 17 SUG 13 AUT 4 MOT 5 13th 25 2023 JLOC Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO GT300 OKA 24 FSW 6 SUZ 21 7th 40 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 FSW 8 SUZ 4 SUG 14 AUT 7 MOT 1 2024 JLOC Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 GT300 OKA 8 FSW 11 SUZ 20 FSW 5 SUG 10 AUT 1 MOT 1 SUZ 11 1st 96 2025 JLOC Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 GT300 OKA 9 FUJ Ret SEP 4 FS1 (Ret) FS2 11 SUZ 7 SUG 15 AUT 3 MOT 14 13th 50.5

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Profile"](https://yuya-motojima.com/profile/). *元嶋佑弥 OFFICIAL WEBSITE*. Retrieved 9 December 2024.

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## External links

- [Official website](https://yuya-motojima.com/)

- [Yuya Motojima](https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/yuya-motojima) career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions Preceded by Kohta Kawaai Hiroki Yoshida Super GT GT300 Champion 2024 With: Takashi Kogure Succeeded by TBD

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