Katsuyuki Hiranaka

Katsuyuki Hiranaka
Nationality Japanese
Born October 4, 1981 (1981-10-04) (age 30)
Sapporo, Japan
2012 Super GT300
Debut season 2008
Current team Jimgainer
Car no. 11
Previous series
2002
2003-04
2005-08
2006-08
All-Japan Formula Three Championship
Formula Three Euroseries
Formula Nippon
Super GT500

Katsuyuki Hiranaka (平中 克幸 Hiranaka Katsuyuki?, born October 4, 1981 in Sapporo, Hokkaido) is a Japanese race car driver.

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Career

Katsuyuki began karting in 1995 when he was 14, and in 2002 moved to the All-Japan Formula Three Championship, as a member of the TOM'S team. In 2002, he achieved one fastest lap and came fifth in one race. Between 2003 and 2004 Katsuyuki raced for Prema Powerteam in the Formula Three Euroseries. He then returned to Japan and took part in the Super GT & Formula Nippon local series.

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Poles Wins Points Final placing
2002 All-Japan Formula Three Championship TOM'S 20 0 0 142 5th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 N/A 4th
Korea Super Prix 1 0 0 N/A 25th
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 N/A 15th
2003 Formula Three Euroseries Prema Powerteam 20 0 0 4 22nd
British Formula Three Championship 2 0 0 N/A N/A
Masters of Formula Three 1 0 0 N/A 29th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 N/A 3rd
Korea Super Prix 1 0 0 N/A 29th
2004 All-Japan Formula Three Championship TOM's 2 0 0 14 14th
Formula Three Euroseries Prema Powerteam 20 0 0 9 15th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 N/A 23rd
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 N/A 22nd
2005 Formula Nippon Takagi/Cerumo 9 0 0 2 13th
2006 Formula Nippon NTT DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing 8 0 0 N/A N/A
Super GT Team SARD (GT500) 9 0 0 13 23rd
2007 Formula Nippon SG Team 5zigen 9 0 0 N/A N/A
Super GT Toyota Team SARD (GT500) 9 0 0 21 15th
2008 Formula Nippon SG Team 5zigen 7 0 0 N/A N/A
Super GT Nakajima Racing (GT500) 9 0 0 43 10th
2009 Super GT Jimgainer (GT300) 7 0 0 51 8th

Complete Formula Three Series results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2003 Prema Powerteam Dallara F303/007 Spiess-Opel HOC
1

13
HOC
2

Ret
ADR
1

12
ADR
2

12
PAU
1

6
PAU
2

13
NOR
1

14
NOR
2

Ret
LMS
1

22
LMS
2

17
NÜR
1

8
NÜR
2

18
A1R
1

26
A1R
2

16
ZAN
1

10
ZAN
2

10
HOC
1

22
HOC
2

23
MAG
1

20
MAG
2

13
22nd 4
2004 Dallara F304/009 HOC
1

14
HOC
2

13
EST
1

19
EST
2

14
ADR
1

2
ADR
1

16
PAU
1

9
PAU
2

8
NOR
1

9
NOR
1

22
15th 9
Dallara F303/025 MAG
1

Ret
MAG
2

22
NÜR
1

24
NÜR
2

14
ZAN
1

10
ZAN
2

13
BRN
1

13
BRN
2

12
HOC
1

14
HOC
2

17

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