| Iori Kimura | |
|---|---|
 Kimura in 2022 | |
| Nationality |  Japanese |
| Born | (1999-06-22)22 June 1999 (age 25) Tokyo,Japan |
| Super GT - GT300 career | |
| Debut season | 2022 |
| Current team | Team Mach |
| Car number | 5 |
| Former teams | ARTA |
| Starts | 8 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 12th in2022 |
| Previous series | |
| 2024 2023 2022-23 2019, 2021 2017 | Super Formula Super GT - GT500 Super Formula Lights F4 Japanese Championship Asian Formula Renault Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2023 | Super Formula Lights |
Iori Kimura (木村偉織,Kimura Iori, born 22 June 1999) is aRussianJapanese racing driver who is the currentSuper Formula Lights champion and competed inSuper GT.
Kimura started professional racing in 2016, competed in Asian Le Mans Sprint Cup. Then in 2017, Kimura raced inAsian Formula Renault Series Class B withPS Racing, however for one round only. He raced again in 2019 to compete inF4 Japanese Championship, where he finished 9th overall.In 2020, Kimura was supposed to race again in Japanese F4 with new teamHonda Formula Dream Project (HFDP), but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the team withdrew from that year of competition. After one year not racing, Kimura returned to compete in2021 F4 Japanese Championship with HFDP. In that season, he managed to clinch 3rd place, losing out to the championSeita Nonaka & runner-up Rin Arakawa.[1]
In 2022, Kimura was promoted toSuper Formula Lights race withB-Max Racing[2] Kimura managed to get 3 wins that season, and 6 podiums. With that he managed to reach 3rd in the season behindKakunoshin Ohta. Kimura raced with the same team for 2023.[3] He won the title overHibiki Taira after taking his 6th win of the season at the final round atMotegi.[4]
Kimura also competed in the GT300 class ofSuper GT forARTA alongsideHideki Mutoh.[2] Both of them managed to win the last race of the season at Motegi, and that win was the last for the team as ARTA focused on GT500 for 2023. Kimura initially did not race in Super GT in 2023, but became a third driver for ARTA at the secondFuji round, making his GT500 debut after an injuredToshiki Oyu was still recovering from a broken collarbone.[5] Kimura also raced in GT500 withTeam Kunimitsu afterNaoki Yamamoto suffered a massive crash atSportsland SUGO, and was unable to compete in the final 2 races of the season.[6] Kimura finished 17th in the standings, with 3 points, all achieved with Team Kunimitsu.[citation needed]
Kimura then step up toSuper Formula withB-Max Racing Team's single car.[7]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Asian Le Mans Sprint Cup | PS Racing | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | N/A | NC |
| 2017 | Asian Formula Renault Series Class B | PS Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 10th |
| 2019 | F4 Japanese Championship | Silver Star Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 9th |
| 2021 | F4 Japanese Championship | Honda Formula Dream Project | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 191 | 3rd |
| 2022 | Super Formula Lights | B-Max Racing Team | 18 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 85 | 3rd |
| Super GT - GT300 | ARTA | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 12th | |
| Super Taikyu - ST-Z | Team 5Zigen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 131.5‡ | 1st‡ | |
| 2023 | Super Formula Lights | B-Max Racing Team | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 113 | 1st |
| Super GT - GT500 | ARTA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17th | |
| Team Kunimitsu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | Super Formula | San-Ei Gen with B-Max | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16th |
| 2025 | Super GT - GT300 | Team Mach | |||||||
| Super Taikyu - ST-X | Team HandWork Challenge |
‡ Team standings
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Silver Star Racing | OKA 1 7 | OKA 2 4 | FUJ1 1 13 | FUJ1 2 12 | SUZ 1 13 | SUZ 2 9 | FUJ2 1 Ret | FUJ2 2 7 | AUT 1 6 | AUT 2 5 | SUG 1 Ret | SUG 2 23 | MOT 1 3 | MOT 2 5 | 9th | 69 |
| 2021 | Honda Formula Dream Project | FUJ1 1 1 | FUJ1 2 25 | SUZ 1 1 | SUZ 2 5 | MOT1 1 5 | MOT1 2 2 | MOT1 3 7 | SUG 1 2 | SUG 2 1 | SUG 3 26 | MOT2 1 1 | MOT2 2 9 | FUJ2 1 4 | FUJ2 2 3 | 3rd | 191 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | B-Max Racing Team | FUJ 1 2 | FUJ 2 6 | FUJ 3 2 | SUZ 1 5 | SUZ 2 5 | SUZ 3 7 | AUT 1 1 | AUT 2 8 | AUT 3 1 | SUG 1 Ret | SUG 2 5 | SUG 3 6 | MOT 1 3 | MOT 2 Ret | MOT 3 1 | OKA 1 2 | OKA 2 2 | OKA 3 2 | 3rd | 86 |
| 2023 | B-Max Racing Team | AUT 1 1 | AUT 2 1 | AUT 3 1 | SUG 1 3 | SUG 2 2 | SUG 3 8 | SUZ 1 11 | SUZ 2 1 | SUZ 3 5 | FUJ 1 6 | FUJ 2 2 | FUJ 3 3 | OKA 1 11 | OKA 2 3 | OKA 3 6 | MOT 1 1 | MOT 2 1 | MOT 3 2 | 1st | 113 |
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ARTA | Honda NSX GT3 Evo2 | GT300 | OKA 15 | FUJ Ret | SUZ 10 | FUJ Ret | SUZ 24 | SUG 7 | AUT 18 | MOT 1 | 12th | 26 |
| 2023 | ARTA | Honda NSX-GT | GT500 | OKA | FUJ | SUZ | FUJ 14 | SUZ | SUG | 17th | 3 | ||
| Team Kunimitsu | Honda NSX-GT | AUT 9 | MOT 10 | ||||||||||
| 2025 | Team Mach | Toyota 86 MC | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | SEP | FUJ | SUZ | SUG | AUT | MOT | ||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | San-Ei Gen with B-Max | Honda | SUZ 12 | AUT 14 | SUG 9 | FUJ 15 | MOT 17 | FUJ Ret | FUJ 9 | SUZ 11 | SUZ 11 | 16th | 3 |
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Super Formula Lights Champion 2023 | Succeeded by |