Yuta Kamimura
NationalityJapanese
Birth date26 April 1995 (age 31)
Birth placeKobe, Japan
Racing licence FIA Silver
TitlesSRO Japan Cup
Title years2023

Yuta Kamimura (上村 優太, Kamimura Yūta, born 26 April 1995[1] in Kobe) is a Japanese racing driver. He is the 2023 SRO Japan Cup champion.[2]

Early career

Formula 4

In 2014, Kamimura graduated from the Suzuka Circuit Racing School Formula with a scholarship to compete in the inaugural season of the F4 Japanese Championship for Honda Formula Dream Project.[3] Despite scoring a fifth-place finish in the season opener at Okayama,[4] he didn't score another top-five finish until the season-ending Motegi round, where he finished fourth and ended his maiden season in single-seaters 12th in points.[5]

Kamimura returned to HFDP for the 2016 season.[6] Despite a double podium at the opening round of the season at Okayama,[7] Kamimura only scored points five more times and ended the season 14th in the standings.[8]

Porsche Carrera Cup Japan

After leaving single-seaters at the end of 2016, Porsche Japan and the PCCJ Committee selected Kamimura for their 2017 scholarship, which saw him compete on full-time basis in Porsche Carrera Cup Japan.[9] In his first season in the series, Kamimura finished runner-up to Shinji Takei.[10]

Kamimura returned to PCCJ for 2018, after being retained for the scholarship program alongside Yoshiaki Katayama.[11] After finishing runner-up in the season-ending race at Suzuka, Kamimura ended the season second in points to Tsubasa Kondo.[12]

Returning to Carrera Cup Japan for the next two seasons, Kamimura joined Porsche Center Okazaki and finished runner-up in both seasons, to Ukyo Sasahara in 2019,[13] and to Ryo Ogawa in 2020.[14]

GT career

GT World Challenge Asia

In late 2018, ARN Racing announced that Kamimura would drive for them in GT World Challenge Asia alongside Hiroaki Nagai.[15] Despite a slow start to the season, Kamimura took his maiden podium in race one at Suzuka and scored points twice more to finish 22nd in the standings.[16] Having been announced to return to the series for 2020 with ARN alongside Nagai,[17] Kamimura returned to the series when it was relaunched in 2022, still alongside Nagai but changing to Porsche Center Okazaki for his sophomore season in the championship.[18]

On his series return, Kamimura finished on the podium three times, at Suzuka,[19] Fuji and the season-ending race at Okayama to end the season eighth in the overall standings and third in the Japan Cup standings.[20][21] In 2023, Kamimura returned to GTWC Asia, along with a full-time campaign in Japan Cup.[22] In the main series, Kamimura scored two podiums, a third-place finish in race one at Suzuka and a second-place finish at Motegi's race two en route to a tenth place finish in the points.[23][24] In Japan Cup, Kamimura won both of the races at Motegi and scored four more podiums to become champion at the season-ending round at Okayama.[2]

Kamimura continued his partnership with Porsche Center Okazaki for the 2024 season.[25] Having only scored points three times across the season, Kamimura finished 34th in the standings with a best result of sixth in race one at Suzuka.[26] Returning to GT World Challenge Asia for 2025, Kamimura only raced in the season-opening round in Sepang, finishing third in the Silver-Am class in race three.[27]

Super GT

In 2021, Kamimura made his GT300 debut, racing in the second round of that year's Super GT season for apr's number 30 GR Sport Prius alongside Hiroaki Nagai and Manabu Orido. On his maiden outing, Kamimura finished 18th.[28] The following year, Kamimura made an unexpected return to Super GT, replacing Hiroaki Nagai at the fifth round of the season at Suzuka.[29] Kamimura went from 21st to take his maiden podium in Super GT, by finishing third.[30] For 2023, Kamimura stayed with apr as a third driver.[31] Racing in half of the season's rounds, Kamimura scored a best finish of ninth at the third round of the season at Suzuka.[32]

Endurance racing

During 2017, Kamimura made a one-off appearance in the LMP3 class of the Asian Le Mans Series, driving for TKS alongside Shinyo Sato and Takuya Shirasaka.[33] In his only start in the series, Kamimura finished third.[34] During his sophomore season in Carrera Cup Japan, Kamimura made his GT3 debut in that year's Suzuka 10 Hours for Callaway Competition with Bingo Racing alongside Yuichi Mikasa and Shinji Takei.[35]

In 2025, Kamimura returned to Endurance racing, driving for D'station Racing in the ST-X class of the Super Taikyu Series.[36] Competing in all but one races in the class, Kamimura scored his first series win at SUGO to help the team secure fourth in the ST-X standings.[37] Kamimura also made a one-off appearance in the ST-1 class at the Fuji 24 Hours for the same team, which he won alongside Satoshi Hoshino, Kenji Hama, Taiga Kabaki, Tatsuya Hoshino and Tetsuya Tanaka.[38]

The following year, Kamimura returned to D'station Racing to compete in the ST-X class of Super Taikyu.[39]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2015F4 Japanese ChampionshipHonda Formula Dream Project1400103512th
2016F4 Japanese ChampionshipHonda Formula Dream Project1400024514th
2017Porsche Carrera Cup JapanPorsche Japan Junior Programme10391762nd
2017–18Asian Le Mans Series – LMP3TKS10001159th
2018Porsche Carrera Cup JapanPorsche Japan Junior Programme11391822nd
Suzuka 10 HoursCallaway Competition with Bingo Racing10000N/A26th
Porsche Carrera Cup AsiaLKM Racing10000933rd
Super Taikyu – ST-1apr1111176‡2nd‡
Super Taikyu – ST-5Team22111001132‡1st‡
2019Porsche Carrera Cup JapanPorsche Center Okazaki10381542nd
Blancpain GT World Challenge AsiaARN Racing900012522nd
Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia – Pro-Am21028210th
Intercontinental GT Challengeapr with ARN Racing100000NC
2020Porsche Carrera Cup JapanPorsche Center Okazaki8461322nd
Super Taikyu – ST-X2101120‡6th‡
apr2000179‡5th‡
2021Super GT – GT300apr100000NC
Super Taikyu – ST-X1000064‡5th‡
Porsche Center Okazaki5230498.5‡3rd‡
2022GT World Challenge AsiaPorsche Center Okazaki60003678th
GT World Challenge Asia – Pro-Am0004746th
Super Taikyu – ST-X62505111‡3rd‡
apr1000083‡6th‡
Super GT – GT300100011122nd
2023Super GT – GT300apr40000224th
Super Taikyu – ST-X10000118‡2nd‡
GT World Challenge AsiaPorsche Center Okazaki1200027110th
GT World Challenge Asia – Silver-Am0002789th
SRO Japan Cup821061331st
2024GT World Challenge AsiaPorsche Center Okazaki1000001134th
GT World Challenge Asia – Silver-Am00041049th
Porsche Carrera Cup JapanHyper Water Racing200112715th
Super Taikyu – ST-4Asano Racing Service[40]2500065‡5th‡
2025GT World Challenge AsiaPorsche Center Okazaki200000NC
GT World Challenge Asia – Silver-Am00012318th
Super Taikyu – ST-XD'station Racing6110495‡4th‡
Super Taikyu – ST-111001145‡1st‡
2026Super Taikyu – ST-XD'station Racing‡‡
Sources:[41]

‡ Team standings

Complete F4 Japanese Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam1234567891011121314DCPts
2015Honda Formula Dream ProjectOKA
1
Ret		OKA
2
5		FUJ1
1
11		FUJ1
2
15		FUJ2
1
Ret		FUJ2
2
12		SUZ
1
8		SUZ
2
10		SUG
1
8		SUG
2
6		AUT
1
16		AUT
2
15		MOT
1
7		MOT
2
4		12th35
2016Honda Formula Dream ProjectOKA
1
3		OKA
2
2		FUJ1
1
9		FUJ1
2
10		SUG
1
7		SUG
2
Ret		FUJ2
1
12		FUJ2
2
9		FUJ2
3
28		SUZ
1
14		SUZ
2
21		MOT
1
Ret		MOT
2
10		MOT
3
18		14th45

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamClassCarEngine1234Pos.Points
2017–18TKSLMP3Ginetta-Juno LMP3Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8ZHU
FUJ
3		BUR
SEP
9th15

Complete GT World Challenge Asia results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCarClass123456789101112DCPoints
2019ARN RacingPorsche 911 GT3 RPro-AmSEP
1
28		SEP
2
12		CHA
1
14		CHA
2
19		SUZ
1
3		SUZ
2
12		FSW
1
6		FSW
2
9		KOR
1
KOR
2
SIC
1
Ret		SIC
2
DNS		10th82
2022Porsche Centre OkazakiPorsche 911 GT3 RPro-AmSEP
1		SEP
2		SUZ
1
2		SUZ
2
Ret		FUJ
1
3		FUJ
2
2		SUG
1
SUG
2
OKA
1
6		OKA
2
3		6th74
2023Porsche Centre OkazakiPorsche 911 GT3 R (992)Pro-AmBUR
1
6		BUR
2
16		FSW
1
15		FSW
2
13		SUZ
1
3		SUZ
2
10		MOT
1
2		MOT
2
4		OKA
1
8		OKA
2
13		SEP
1
6		SEP
2
4		9th78
2024Porsche Centre OkazakiPorsche 911 GT3 R (992)Silver-AmSEP
1
2		SEP
2
2		BUR
1
Ret		BUR
2
10		FSW
1
FSW
2
SUZ
1
3		SUZ
2
5		OKA
1
2		OKA
2
5		SIC
1
6		SIC
2
10		9th104
2025Porsche Centre OkazakiPorsche 911 GT3 R (992)Silver-AmSEP
1
6		SEP
2
3		MAN
1
MAN
2
BUR
1
BUR
2
FUJ
1		FUJ
2		OKA
1		OKA
2		BEI
1		BEI
2		18th23

Complete Super GT results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCarClass12345678DCPoints
2021aprToyota GR Sport Prius PHV apr GTGT300OKAFUJ
18		SUZMOTSUGAUTMOTFUJNC0
2022aprToyota GR86 GT300GT300OKAFUJSUZFUJSUZ
3		SUGAUTMOT22nd11
2023aprToyota GR86 GT300GT300OKA
13		FUJ1
SUZ1
9		FUJ2
SUZ2
17		SUG
AUT
16		MOT
24th2

* Season still in progress.

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