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Yuji Ide
In 2010, as aSuper GTdriver
Born(1975-01-21)21 January 1975(age 49)
Saitama,Saitama,Japan
Formula OneWorld Championship career
NationalityJapanJapanese
Active years2006
TeamSuper Aguri
Entries4 (4 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry2006 Bahrain Grand Prix
Last entry2006 San Marino Grand Prix

Yuji Ide(Giếng ra có trị,Ide Yūji)(born 21 January 1975) is a Japanese racing driver. He is the2005 Formula Nipponrunner-up and the2010Suzuka 1000kmwinner. He competed inFormula Onewith theSuper Aguriteam in 2006, but was demoted to third driver after four races and subsequently lost hisFIA Super Licence.[1]

Early career

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Ide's 2005 Formula NipponLola

Born inSaitama, Saitama,Ide started his racing career in 1990 withkart racing.In 1991, he won the Kantou National Cup Kart Championship. In 1992 he was second in the Regional Kart Championship East Kantou series A1 Class and also won the Japan Kart Grand Prix SS stock class National GP.[2]The following year he joined the All-Japan Kart Championship SeriesFormula AClass before progressing to theAll-Japan Formula Three Championship.[2]

In 1999 he came second in theAll Japan GT ChampionshipGT300 Class Series.[2]He was also theFormula Dreamseries champion in Japan.[2]In 2002 Ide joined theFrench Formula Three Championshipseries and finished in seventh place. The following year, 2003, he joined the All Japan ChampionshipFormula NipponSeries and also finished seventh.[2]In 2004, he claimed third spot before going on to win the Super Endurance Race Class 3 Series. He finished his first stint in Formula Nippon finishing second in the 2005 championship.[2]

Formula One

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Ide driving the Super Aguri SA05 at the2006 Australian Grand Prix

At age 31, Ide became one of Formula One's oldest rookies when he landed a seat atSuper Agurifor the 2006 season, in part due to Super Aguri's aspiration of fielding an all-Japanese team.[3]Ide had knownAguri Suzukifor a long time, according to a press release,[4]however Ide's meshing with the team had some issues with his lack of proficientEnglish.[5]

In his debut race inBahrain,Ide was significantly behind his more experienced teammateTakuma Satoand failed to finish. At the next race inMalaysia,he retired after 33 laps.

During qualifying at theAustralian Grand Prix,Ide was blamed for blockingRubens Barrichelloduring his qualifying lap, causing the Brazilian to be stuck in the first round of qualifying and start 16th on the grid.[6]Ide finished 13th in the race, two laps down. His weekend in Melbourne was notable for a number of spins, and team principal Aguri Suzuki subsequently suggested Ide's seat was not safe if his performances did not improve.

AtImola,Ide caused a first lap crash withChristijan Albersthat put the Dutchman into a series of rolls which ended with Albers's car upside down.[7]Ide was reprimanded by the stewards and warned over future conduct. Aguri Suzuki said "He didn't have enough testing because he doesn't understand how to use the car".[8]

On 4 May 2006, Super Aguri announced that Ide would be dropped from the upcomingEuropean Grand Prixat theNürburgring,following advice from theFIAthat he needed more experience.[1]He was replaced by the team's third driverFranck Montagny.Ide was demoted to Montagny's seat as third driver.[9]

On 10 May 2006, the FIA revoked Ide'sFIA Super Licencemeaning he could no longer compete in F1 during the 2006 season.[10]A statement from Super Aguri said that "Aguri Suzuki and A.Company (Japan) shall continue to seek driving opportunities for Yuji and hopefully a path back into Formula One".[1]

Summary

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Overall during Ide's four-race F1 career, he finished once – a 13th place at the2006 Australian Grand Prix.[11] His best qualifying effort was 21st of 22 cars at his debut at Bahrain,[11]where the 22nd starter,Kimi Räikkönen,did not complete a qualifying attempt. Super Aguri team principal Aguri Suzuki revealed that Ide had just 200 kilometres of experience in an F1 car before his debut.[12]

In the November 2009 issue ofF1 Racing Magazine,Ide was named as one of the five worst F1 drivers in history. However, in December 2020The Racenoted that he was "a more capable driver than he was made to appear", with his brief F1 spell hampered by little testing, a language barrier and driving "very much the second car" of the new Super Aguri team.[13][12]

Return to Japan

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In July 2006 it was announced that Ide would be racing forTeam Dandelion Racingin the final six rounds of the Formula Nippon championship, with the aim of increasing his racing experience.[14]Ide contested theInternational Pokka 1000kmround of the2006 Super GT Seriesat Suzuka withNismoin the No. 23 Nissan. During the race, he was penalized after making contact with the No. 55 car ofHidetoshi Mitsusada;Ide ignored the black flag, resulting in his team's disqualification from the race.[15]

In 2007, he remained in Formula Nippon with theAutobacs Racing Team Aguri(ARTA) team,[16]which is owned by Aguri Suzuki.[17]His best finish of the season was a third place, scored in round five atSuzuka.[18]Ide also raced as a third driver for ARTA in the2007 International Pokka 1000km,where the team finished second overall, despite a large success ballast weight handicap.[19]

Ide raced as a full-time driver inSuper GTforTeam Kunimitsuin2008and2009,and then for ARTA in2010.He notably won the2010 Pokka GT Summer Specialand finished second at the2008 event.[19]He also raced full-time in Formula Nippon in 2008 and 2010, but scored points just three times.

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Name Races Wins Poles Points Position
1994 All-Japan Formula 3 Championship Active 6 0 0 0 NC
Asada Racing 0 0 0
1996 All-Japan GT Championship - GT300 Hoshino Racing 1 0 0 0 NC
1997 All-Japan Formula 3 Championship Asada Racing 2 0 0 0 NC
1998 All-Japan Formula 3 Championship Now Motorsports 7 0 0 0 NC
1999 All-Japan GT Championship - GT300 ARTA-NISMO 6 3 4 72 2nd
Formula Dream 5ZIGEN ARTA ? 1 ? ? 1st
2000 All-Japan Formula 3 Championship Mugen Dome Project 10 2 1 35 2nd
Macau Grand Prix Skill Speed 1 0 0 N/A 24th
Korea Super Prix 1 0 0 N/A 13th
All-Japan GT Championship NISMO 1 0 0 6 22nd
2001 All-Japan Formula 3 Championship Three Bond Racing 18 0 0 100 5th
All-Japan GT Championship - GT300 Hasemi Motorsport 7 0 0 53 4th
Macau Grand Prix Signature Team 1 0 0 N/A 5th
Korea Super Prix 1 0 0 N/A 12th
2002 French Formula 3 Championship Autobacs Racing Team Aguri 14 1 0 84 7th
European Formula 3 Cup 1 0 0 N/A 6th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 N/A NC
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 N/A 25th
Korea Super Prix 1 0 0 N/A 10th
2003 Formula Nippon Racing Team Cerumo 10 0 0 19 7th
All-Japan GT Championship Team Impul 8 2 0 64 7th
2004 Formula Nippon Team Impul 9 1 1 32 3rd
All-Japan GT Championship Team Impul 7 1 1 35 11th
2005 Formula Nippon Team Impul 9 2 1 39 2nd
Super GT Team Impul 8 0 1 35 11th
2006 Formula One Super Aguri 4 0 0 0 25th
Formula Nippon Team Dandelion Racing 6 0 0 0 NC
Super GT NISMO 1 0 0 0 NC
2007 Formula Nippon Autobacs Racing Team Aguri 9 0 0 6 13th
Super GT Autobacs Racing Team Aguri 1 0 0 15 18th
2008 Formula Nippon Autobacs Racing Team Aguri 11 0 0 2 19th
Super GT Team Kunimitsu 9 0 0 41 11th
2009 Super GT Team Kunimitsu 9 0 0 29 13th
2010 Formula Nippon Motul Team 8 0 0 1 14th
Super GT Autobacs Racing Team Aguri 7 1 0 29 11th
2013 Super GT - GT300 Bonds Racing 1 0 0 6 22nd
2015 Super GT - GT300 Team Up Garage with Bandoh 6 0 0 2 25th
2017 Super GT - GT300 EIcars Bentley TTO 6 0 0 0 NC
Superrace Championship - Super 6000 Ecsta Racing Team 8 4 5 127 2nd
2018 Super GT - GT300 EIcars Bentley 7 0 0 0 NC
Superrace Championship - Super 6000 Ecsta Racing Team 9 1 0 116 3rd
2020 Super Taikyu - ST-TCR Floral Racing with Uematsu 5 2 1 194‡ 1st‡
2021 Super Taikyu - ST-X Floral Racing with ABSSA 4 0 1 108.5‡ 2nd‡
2022 Super GT - GT300 Busou Drago Corse 3 0 0 12.5 20th

‡ Team standings.

Complete Japanese Formula 3 results

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(key) (Races inboldindicate pole position) (Races initalicsindicate fastest lap)

Year Team Engine Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 DC Pts
1994 Active Toyota SUZ
14 		FUJ
Ret 		TSU
17 		SUZ
Ret 		SEN
20 		TOK MIN TAI SUG NC 0
Asada Racing Mugen SUZ
10
1995 Asada Racing Mugen J SUZ
12 		TSU
12 		MIN SUZ
Ret 		TAI
Ret 		SUG FUJ
14 		SUZ
10 		SEN
11 		4th 22
1997 Asada Racing Mugen SUZ
Ret 		TSU
Ret 		MIN FUJ SUZ SUG SEN MOT FUJ SUZ NC 0
1998 Now Motorsports Toyota SUZ
9 		TSU
10 		MIN
16 		FUJ
16 		MOT
Ret 		SUZ
19 		SUG
13 		TAI SEN SUG NC 0
2000 Mugen×Dome Project Mugen SUZ
Ret 		TSU
1 		FUJ
6 		MIN
3 		TAI
6 		SUZ
2 		SUG
5 		MOT
3 		SEN
6 		SUZ
1 		2nd 35
2001 Three Bond Racing Three Bond SUZ
1
Ret 		SUZ
2
4 		TSU
1
7 		TSU
2
7 		FUJ
1
5 		FUJ
2
Ret 		MIN
1
4 		MIN
2
3 		MOT
1
Ret 		MOT
2
5 		SUZ
5 		SUG
1
5 		SUG
2
5 		SEN
1
6 		SEN
2
6 		TAI
1
5 		TAI
2
8 		MOT
1
8 		MOT
2
8 		5th 100

Complete Formula Nippon results

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(key) (Races inboldindicate pole position) (Races initalicsindicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Points
2003 Team Cerumo SUZ
4 		FUJ
7 		MIN
3 		MOT
2 		SUZ
7 		SUG
10 		FUJ
Ret 		MIN
3 		MOT
12 		SUZ
5 		7th 19
2004 Team Impul SUZ
12 		SUG
2 		MOT
2 		SUZ
3 		SUG
7 		MIN
7 		SEP
10 		MOT
1 		SUZ
2 		3rd 32
2005 Team Impul MOT
2 		SUZ
1 		SUG
5 		FUJ
7 		SUZ
8 		MIN
1 		FUJ
3 		MOT
4 		SUZ
3 		2nd 39
2006 Dandelion Racing FUJ SUZ MOT SUZ
12 		AUT
12 		FUJ
11 		SUG
Ret 		MOT
Ret 		SUZ
10 		21st 0
2007 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri FUJ
14 		SUZ
10 		MOT
16 		OKA
Ret 		SUZ
3 		FUJ
16 		SUG
Ret 		MOT
Ret 		SUZ
9 		13th 6
2008 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri FUJ
9 		SUZ
18 		MOT
15 		OKA
Ret 		SUZ
15 		SUZ
Ret 		MOT
12 		MOT
Ret 		FUJ
Ret 		FUJ
19 		SUG
17 		19th 2
2010 MotulTeam Mugen SUZ
9 		MOT
9 		FUJ
10 		MOT
9 		SUG
9 		AUT
DNS 		SUZ
8 		SUZ
8 		14th 1

Complete Super GT results

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Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points
1999 ARTA-NISMO Nissan Silvia GT300 SUZ
9 		FUJ
Ret 		SUG
1 		MIN
1 		FUJ
Ret 		TAI
1 		MOT
4 		2nd 72
2000 NISMO Nissan Skyline GT-R GT500 MOT
6 		FUJ SUG FUJ TAI MIN SUZ 22nd 6
2001 Hasemi Motorsport Nissan Silvia GT300 TAI
6 		FUJ
2 		SUG
12 		FUJ
2 		MOT
9 		SUZ
2 		MIN
12 		4th 53
2003 Impul Nissan Skyline GT-R GT500 TAI
12 		FUJ
2 		SUG
Ret 		FUJ
1 		FUJ
16 		MOT
6 		AUT
11 		SUZ
1 		4th 64
2004 Impul Nissan Z GT500 TAI
8 		SUG
10 		SEP
Ret 		TOK
11 		MOT
Ret 		AUT
5 		SUZ
1 		11th 35
2005 Impul Nissan Z GT500 OKA
Ret 		FUJ
15 		SEP
8 		SUG
5 		MOT
3 		FUJ
13 		AUT
4 		SUZ
9 		11th 35
2006 NISMO Nissan Z GT500 SUZ OKA FUJ SEP SUG SUZ
DSQ 		MOT AUT FUJ NC 0
2007 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri Honda NSX GT500 SUZ OKA FUJ SEP SUG SUZ
2 		MOT AUT FUJ 18th 15
2008 Team Kunimitsu Honda NSX GT500 SUZ
13 		OKA
9 		FUJ
4 		SEP
5 		SUG
5 		SUZ
2 		MOT
16 		AUT
9 		FUJ
Ret 		11th 41
2009 Team Kunimitsu Honda NSX GT500 OKA
8 		SUZ
12 		FUJ
11 		SEP
4 		SUG
4 		SUZ
9 		FUJ
12 		AUT
6 		MOT
8 		13th 29
2010 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri Honda HSV-010 GT GT500 SUZ
Ret 		OKA
6 		FUJ
11 		SEP
11 		SUG
12 		SUZ
1 		FUJ
C 		MOT
7 		11th 29
2013 Bonds Racing Nissan GT-R GT3 GT300 OKA FUJ
5 		SEP SUG SUZ FUJ FUJ AUT MOT 22nd 6
2015 Team Up Garage with Bandoh Toyota 86 GT300 OKA
19 		FUJ
Ret 		CHA
Ret 		FUJ
Ret 		SUZ SUG AUT
9 		MOT
Ret 		25th 2
2017 EIcars Bentley TTO Bentley Continental GT3 GT300 OKA
20 		FUJ
16 		AUT
19 		SUG FUJ
18 		SUZ
Ret 		CHA MOT
22 		NC 0
2018 EIcars Bentley Bentley Continental GT3 GT300 OKA
21 		FUJ
22 		SUZ
18 		CHA FUJ
13 		SUG
15 		AUT
18 		MOT
19 		NC 0
2022 BUSOUDrago Corse Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 GT300 OKA
11 		FUJ
2‡ 		SUZ
6 		FUJ SUZ SUG AUT MOT 20th 12.5

‡Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Complete Formula One results

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(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 WDC Points
2006 Super Aguri F1 Team Super AguriSA05 HondaRA806E 2.4V8 BHR
Ret 		MAL
Ret 		AUS
13 		SMR
Ret 		EUR
* 		ESP MON GBR CAN USA FRA GER HUN TUR ITA CHN JPN BRA 25th 0

* Ide was entered as third driver but did not take part in the race weekend.

References

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  2. ^abcdef"Super Aguri F1 team driver profiles".Super Aguri F1 team driver profiles. 2006. Archived fromthe originalon 24 March 2007.Retrieved18 May2007.
  3. ^"Sato to become Aguri's first driver".GPUpdate.net. 27 January 2006.Retrieved1 February2011.
  4. ^"Ide hoping for good season".GPUpdate.net. 27 February 2006.Retrieved1 February2011.
  5. ^"Q & A with Aguri Suzuki".GPUpdate.net. 26 April 2006.Retrieved1 February2011.
  6. ^"Australian GP — Saturday — Qualifying Session 1 Report".GrandPrix. 2006. Archived fromthe originalon 24 September 2015.Retrieved19 May2007.
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  8. ^"Yuji Ide not out (yet)".GPUpdate.net. 24 April 2006.Retrieved1 February2011.
  9. ^"Rookie Ide axed for European GP".news.bbc.co.uk. 4 May 2006.Retrieved13 May2007.
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  11. ^abAll race entries, by Yuji Ide.[permanent dead link‍]
  12. ^ab"Ide lacked experience and English | F1 News | Autosport".Autosport.Retrieved18 December2020.
  13. ^"Every Japanese Formula 1 driver ranked".The Race.16 December 2020.Retrieved18 December2020.
  14. ^"Ide makes racing return".F1 ITV. 6 July 2006. Archived fromthe originalon 13 March 2007.Retrieved13 May2007.
  15. ^"The perfect win".supergt.net. 20 August 2006. Archived fromthe originalon 1 October 2012.
  16. ^Super Aguri Company
  17. ^"Key Personnel Info".Super Aguri F1 Team. Archived fromthe originalon 30 May 2007.Retrieved19 November2008.
  18. ^"Yuji Ide Point Standing".Formula Nippon. Archived fromthe originalon 23 June 2008.Retrieved19 November2008.
  19. ^abO'Connell, R. J. (20 August 2017)."International Suzuka 1000km: Hall of Fame – 1999-2017".Super GT World.Retrieved31 May2020.
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