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Ponos Racing
PONOS Racing is a racing team founded and owned by PONOS owner Yorikatsu Tsujiko. The team competes in the GT300 class of Super GT as well as in F4 Japanese Championship, and Formula Regional Japanese Championship.
Key Personnel
Drivers
Team History
History
Yorikatsu Tsujiko who owns gaming company PONOS created the team in the early 2020s. He also has sponsored other teams, such as Williams Racing in Formula One, and Rookie Racing in Super Formula.
The team made its debut in 2021 in the Formula Regional Japanese Championship with the help of TOM'S. Tsujiko raced in the first and third rounds, while Riki Okusa did the rest. Okusa won on debut at Fuji from pole, and then repeated the same feat in the third race of the same round. Ponos Racing promoted their driver, Kento Omiya to race in 2025.
The team made its F4 Japanese Championship debut in 2023, with Kento Omiya as its driver. Omiya returned for 2024 and he was paired up with Rintaro Sato. Both drivers took podiums and finished 8th and 9th in the standings. 2024 F4 Japan runner-up Ryota Horachi and Ryuma Sako joins the team for 2025 season.
The team started its collaboration with GAINER in the 2023 season as a sponsorship deal. Hironobu Yasuda, and his teammate Riki Okusa drove the Nissan GTR in that season.
The former number 10 GAINER Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 was replaced by the number 45 Ferrari 296 GT3 entered by PONOS Racing, making its Super GT debut in 2024 entering the new Ferrari 296 GT3 with Michelin tyres. The team continued their partnership with GAINER for the first couple of rounds. Kei Cozzolino returned to the series for the first time since 2022, while Ferrari GT factory driver Lilou Wadoux made her series debut. The team got their first podium in the wet SUGO race. As the season drew on, the team gradually started to run by themselves from their new base near Fuji Speedway.
The team retains their river line up, with Dunlop come as the tire supplier, to replace Michelin.
Ponos Racing participate in SRO Japan Cup in 2025 with Cozzolino, and team owner Yorikatsu Tsujiko. They also to compete in Suzuka 1000Km with Yusuke Yamasaki.
Ponos Racing will make their LMP2 prototype debut, where they would work together with K2 R&D for 2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series season. They will field Yorikatsu Tsujiko, Kei Cozzolino, and Marino Sato.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Season still in progress.
^ "Formula Regional Japanese Championship". frj.jp. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
^ "Formula Regional Japanese Championship". frj.jp. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
^ "Formula Regional Japanese Championship". frj.jp. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
^ "2021 Inter Proto Series 第3大会 エントリーリスト" (PDF).
^ "『PONOS RACING』2025年シーズン参戦体制のお知らせ". Ponos. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
^ "エントリーリスト：2024-第1戦・第2戦-富士" (PDF). fiaf4.wordpress.com. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
^ "Nissan/NISMO announces teams for 2023 Super GT and GT4 programs". NISMO. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
^ Euwema, Davey (30 November 2023). "Wadoux to Pilot PONOS 296 GT3 in GT300 Class". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
^ Klein, Jamie (5 December 2024). "Team UpGarage Set for Final Race With Honda NSX GT3". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
^ O'Connell, RJ (19 February 2025). "PONOS Racing Announces SUPER GT & SRO Programmes". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
^ Klein, Jamie (23 May 2025). "PONOS, K2 R&D Join Forces to Field LMP2 Entry". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
^ Euwema, Davey (11 September 2025). "Record 48 Cars on Provisional Full-Season Entry List". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
Formula Regional Japanese Championship
The team made its debut in 2021 in the Formula Regional Japanese Championship with the help of TOM'S. Tsujiko raced in the first and third rounds, while Riki Okusa did the rest. Okusa won on debut at Fuji from pole, and then repeated the same feat in the third race of the same round. Ponos Racing promoted their driver, Kento Omiya to race in 2025.
^ "Formula Regional Japanese Championship". frj.jp. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
^ "Formula Regional Japanese Championship". frj.jp. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
^ "Formula Regional Japanese Championship". frj.jp. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
^ "2021 Inter Proto Series 第3大会 エントリーリスト" (PDF).
^ "『PONOS RACING』2025年シーズン参戦体制のお知らせ". Ponos. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
F4 Japanese Championship
The team made its F4 Japanese Championship debut in 2023, with Kento Omiya as its driver. Omiya returned for 2024 and he was paired up with Rintaro Sato. Both drivers took podiums and finished 8th and 9th in the standings. 2024 F4 Japan runner-up Ryota Horachi and Ryuma Sako joins the team for 2025 season.
^ "エントリーリスト：2024-第1戦・第2戦-富士" (PDF). fiaf4.wordpress.com. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
^ "『PONOS RACING』2025年シーズン参戦体制のお知らせ". Ponos. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
Super GT – GT300
The team started its collaboration with GAINER in the 2023 season as a sponsorship deal. Hironobu Yasuda, and his teammate Riki Okusa drove the Nissan GTR in that season.
The former number 10 GAINER Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 was replaced by the number 45 Ferrari 296 GT3 entered by PONOS Racing, making its Super GT debut in 2024 entering the new Ferrari 296 GT3 with Michelin tyres. The team continued their partnership with GAINER for the first couple of rounds. Kei Cozzolino returned to the series for the first time since 2022, while Ferrari GT factory driver Lilou Wadoux made her series debut. The team got their first podium in the wet SUGO race. As the season drew on, the team gradually started to run by themselves from their new base near Fuji Speedway.
The team retains their river line up, with Dunlop come as the tire supplier, to replace Michelin.
^ "Nissan/NISMO announces teams for 2023 Super GT and GT4 programs". NISMO. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
^ Euwema, Davey (30 November 2023). "Wadoux to Pilot PONOS 296 GT3 in GT300 Class". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
^ Klein, Jamie (5 December 2024). "Team UpGarage Set for Final Race With Honda NSX GT3". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
^ O'Connell, RJ (19 February 2025). "PONOS Racing Announces SUPER GT & SRO Programmes". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
SRO Japan Cup
Ponos Racing participate in SRO Japan Cup in 2025 with Cozzolino, and team owner Yorikatsu Tsujiko. They also to compete in Suzuka 1000Km with Yusuke Yamasaki.
^ Cite error: The named reference PONOS25 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
Asian Le Mans LMP2
Ponos Racing will make their LMP2 prototype debut, where they would work together with K2 R&D for 2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series season. They will field Yorikatsu Tsujiko, Kei Cozzolino, and Marino Sato.
^ Klein, Jamie (23 May 2025). "PONOS, K2 R&D Join Forces to Field LMP2 Entry". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
^ Euwema, Davey (11 September 2025). "Record 48 Cars on Provisional Full-Season Entry List". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
Complete Super GT results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Season still in progress.
History adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
About Ponos Racing
Ponos Racing is a Japan professional-level racing team based in Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture. The team competes in Asian Le Mans, Intercontinental Gt Challenge, Super Gt.Ponos Racing is listed on Race Team Wiki, the world's first comprehensive racing team index.
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