Takuya Otaki

is a Japanese racing driver currently racing for B-Max Racing Team in Super Formula Lights.

Career After graduating from the Suzuka Racing School in late 2015, Otaki made his single-seater debut in 2016, racing in the F4 Japanese Championship for Honda Formula Dream Project. He stayed with them for three seasons, winning at Suzuka in 2016, and at Sugo in 2017 as he had a best points finish of fifth in the latter, before ending his three-year tenure in the series winless and eighth in points.

Otaki then competed in Porsche Carrera Cup Japan in 2019, before making his Super GT debut with Tomei Sports the following year after passing his rookie test ahead of his debut at Suzuka. With them, Otaki made two starts that year, taking a surprise podium in the latter at Motegi by finishing third. During 2020, Otaki also made a one-off appearance for Team 5Zigen in the ST-Z class of Super Taikyu at Autopolis.

The following year, Otaki returned to Japanese F4, racing on a part-time basis with Media Do Kageyama Racing, taking three points finished with a best result of eighth at Motegi. Also in 2021, Otaki made one-off appearances in Super GT and Super Taikyu for Tomei Sports and Tracy Sports with Delta, respectively.

In 2022, Otaki remained with Media Do Kageyama Racing in F4 Japanese Championship, taking a best result of seventh twice at Suzuka and Autopolis. Alongside his commitments in Japanese F4, Otaki was retained by Tracy Sports with Delta for their ST-3 program in Super Taikyu. Taking part in the first four races, Otaki won at Sportsland Sugo and finished second in the other three, helping the team secure the ST-3 title at season's end.

Otaki returned to GT300 competition in 2023, returning to Tomei Sports as their third driver. Despite being their 'C' driver, Otaki competed in all but two races, taking a best result of 14th four times but wasn't classified in the official standings as he didn't score points. The following year, Otaki returned to Tomei Sports for his second full-time season in GT300. Racing in all but one rounds, Otaki scored a best result of 12th at Sportsland SUGO. During 2024, Otaki also won the Fuji 24 Hours in the ST-3 class.

Starting off 2025 with a class win at the Fuji 24 Hours in ST-3, Otaki was set to race in the Suzuka 1000 km for RunUp Sports as well as making his debut in Super Formula Lights for B-Max Racing Team, until he withdrew from both.

Karting record Karting career summary

Racing record Racing career summary

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Complete F4 Japanese Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Super GT results

Complete Super Formula Lights results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points 2025 B-Max Racing Team SUZ1 SUZ2 SUZ3 AUT1 AUT2 AUT3 OKA1 OKA2 OKA3 SUG1 SUG2 SUG3 FUJ1 FUJ2 FUJ3 MOT1 MOT2 MOT3 NC 0 Season still in progress.