Fukuzumi racing in the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship at Silverstone Circuit
Nationality
Japanese
Born
(1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 (age 27) Ishii, Tokushima, Japan
Super GT career
Debut season
2019
Current team
ROOKIE Racing
Car number
14
Former teams
ARTA
Starts
43
Wins
6
Podiums
12
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
46
Wins
2
Podiums
5
Poles
1
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.
NireiFukuzumi (福住仁嶺, FukuzumiNirei, born 24 January 1997) is a Japanese racing driver affiliated with Toyota Gazoo Racing who currently competes in Super...
team coordinator. KCMG signed former Honda and ThreeBond Racing driver NireiFukuzumi to replace Yuji Kunimoto in the renumbered No. 8 entry, alongside team-mate...
TOM'S cars. Former Honda drivers NireiFukuzumi and Toshiki Oyu transferred to Toyota after the 2023 season. Fukuzumi moved to TGR Team Eneos ROOKIE alongside...
International promoted two rookie drivers. Former GP3 Series driver NireiFukuzumi filled one seat, while Maximilian Günther—who finished second in the...
George Russell took 4 wins, Giuliano Alesi got 3 sprint race wins., NireiFukuzumi won 2 races during the season, and Dorian Boccolacci, Arjun Maini, Raoul...
join Formula 1 team Toro Rosso. Arden drivers NireiFukuzumi and Maximilian Günther left the series. Fukuzumi moved to the Super Formula Championship with...
first Teams' Championship title since 2012, with Naoki Yamamoto and NireiFukuzumi driving for them. Every Honda-powered car used a Honda HR-414E engine...
season, McLaren junior Nyck de Vries, Ferrari junior Charles Leclerc, NireiFukuzumi and Alexander Albon formed the team's driver line-up. The team claimed...
the number 8 ARTA Mugen car to partner Tomoki Nojiri. In exchange, NireiFukuzumi moved to the number 16 car to partner Hiroki Otsu, who joined ARTA after...
Three drivers, Toranosuke Takagi in 2005, Jenson Button in 2018, and NireiFukuzumi in 2019 have managed to win the championship in their first full-season...
runner-up Tatiana Calderón entered the series with Arden International. NireiFukuzumi, who finished fourth in Japanese F3 in 2015, stepped up to the series...
Kamui Kobayashi All 18 Yuji Kunimoto All ThreeBond Racing Honda 12 NireiFukuzumi All docomo business ROOKIE Toyota 14 Kazuya Oshima All Itochu Enex Team...
2015–2017 GP2 Series (2015–2016) FIA Formula 2 Championship (2017) None NireiFukuzumi 2016–2017 GP3 Series (2016–2017) None Lando Norris 2017–2018 FIA Formula...
Formula 2 win at Baku Circuit with Nato. For 2018, the team signed NireiFukuzumi and Maximilian Günther, changing their team name from Pertamina Arden...
in 2019 after eight seasons driving for Team Mugen. He is joined by NireiFukuzumi, who completed a partial season with Mugen in 2018 alongside FIA Formula...
Formula Lights Championship. 2021 Super Formula Championship runner-up NireiFukuzumi moved to ThreeBond Drago Corse, replacing Tatiana Calderon, who departed...
Rosso. His place at Team Mugen was taken by NireiFukuzumi, who finished third in the 2017 GP3 Series. Fukuzumi will also compete in the FIA Formula 2 Championship...
contested at 18 races at nine rounds. George Russell, Jack Aitken and NireiFukuzumi ended the season in the top 3 with ART Grand Prix. All drivers at the...
de Vries at pit entry in the Feature Race. ^9 — Santino Ferrucci and NireiFukuzumi were classified despite retiring as they have completed more than 90%...
fellow GT300 graduate, Hiroki Otsu. Reigning GT300 Drivers' Champion, NireiFukuzumi, was promoted by Autobacs Racing Team Aguri (ARTA) to their GT500 car...
Felipe Massa Ferrari F2008 October 12, 2008 Super Formula 1:21.391 NireiFukuzumi Dallara SF19 December 20, 2020 LMP1 1:24.645 Loic Duval Audi R18 October...
Championship Tomonobu Fujii Japan 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship NireiFukuzumi Japan 2023 Super Formula Championship/2023 Super GT Series David Fumanelli...