Nirei Fukuzumi | |
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Nationality | Japanese |
Born | Ishii, Tokushima, Japan | 24 January 1997
Super GT career | |
Debut season | 2019 |
Current team | ROOKIE Racing |
Car number | 14 |
Former teams | ARTA |
Starts | 48 |
Wins | 6 |
Podiums | 13 |
Poles | 7 |
Fastest laps | 2 |
Best finish | 2nd in 2021 |
Super Formula career | |
Debut season | 2018 |
Current team | Kids com Team KCMG |
Car number | 8 |
Former teams | Team Mugen, Docomo Team Dandelion Racing, Threebond Racing |
Starts | 53 |
Wins | 2 |
Podiums | 7 |
Poles | 3 |
Fastest laps | 2 |
Best finish | 2nd in 2021 |
Previous series | |
2018 2016-17 2015 2015,2019 | FIA Formula 2 Championship GP3 Series All-Japan Formula Three Super GT |
Championship titles | |
2019 | Super GT GT300 |
Nirei Fukuzumi (福住仁嶺, Fukuzumi Nirei, born 24 January 1997) is a Japanese racing driver affiliated with Toyota Gazoo Racing who currently competes in Super GT for ROOKIE Racing and in Super Formula for KCMG. He won the GT300 class championship in Super GT in 2019, driving for ARTA alongside series veteran Shinichi Takagi, and is a race winner in the GP3 Series and Super Formula.
Fukuzumi was previously a factory driver for Honda until 2023, and spent much of his junior racing career as a member of the Honda Formula Dream Project, competing internationally in the GP3 Series and FIA Formula 2 Championship. He is also a former member of the McLaren Driver Development Programme and the Red Bull Junior Team.