Teppei Natori

is a Japanese racing driver who currently competes in Super GT for Kondo Racing in the GT300 class. He is best known for becoming Super Formula Lights champion in 2021.

Career

Karting Natori started karting in 2014 when he was fourteen. He finished sixth in the ROK Cup International Final.

Japanese F4 In 2017, Natori made his single seater debut with Buzz International in the Japanese F4 series. He finished three of the four races he competed at in the points, gaining him fourteen points and 13th in the standings. In 2018, Natori got a full-time drive with the Honda Formula Dream Project, where he would finish on the podium eleven times, three of those times being wins. Natori finished runner up to teammate and Red Bull Junior driver Yuki Tsunoda.

European Racing

Following his Japanese F4 success, Natori re-joined Carlin Buzz for the 2019 FIA F3 season. Natori finished the season with one point after an eighth place at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Natori also drove for Carlin in the Euroformula Open Championship. He finished on the podium three times and at the second race in Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Natori took pole, fastest lap and the race win. The only other driver to do this that season was the champion, Marino Sato.

Super Formula & Super Formula Lights In 2020, Natori returned to his native Japan to contest the inaugural season of the newly rebranded Super Formula Lights championship with Toda Racing, and he claimed fourth. The next season, Natori's season was in doubt after being dropped by Honda works Factory. But he managed to get the necessary funding after settled a fundraiser. He competed with B-Max Racing for 2021 season, and he won the title off from Giuliano Alesi.

Natori also had one cameo race in 2020 in Super Formula with B-Max Racing, but unfortunately, he could not compete due to medical reason.

Racing record

Career summary ‡ Team standings Season still in progress.

Complete F4 Japanese Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points 2017 Buzz International OKA1 OKA2 FUJ11 FUJ12 AUT1 AUT2 SUG1 SUG2 FUJ21 FUJ22 SUZ1 SUZ2 MOT1 MOT2 13th 14 2018 Honda Formula Dream Project OKA1 OKA2 FUJ11 FUJ12 SUZ1 SUZ2 FUJ21 FUJ22 SUG1 SUG2 AUT1 AUT2 MOT1 MOT2 2nd 231

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points 2019 Carlin Motorsport LEC1 LEC2 PAU1 PAU2 HOC1 HOC2 SPA1 SPA2 HUN1 HUN2 RBR1 RBR2 SIL1 SIL2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ1 MNZ2 6th 115

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points 2019 Carlin Buzz Racing CATFEA CATSPR LECFEA LECSPR RBRFEA RBRSPR SILFEA SILSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR SOCFEA SOCSPR 24th 1 † Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

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 2020 Toda Racing MOT1 MOT2 MOT3 OKA1 OKA2 SUG1 SUG2 SUG3 AUT1 AUT2 AUT3 SUZ1 SUZ2 SUZ3 FUJ1 FUJ2 FUJ3 4th 2021 B-Max Racing FUJ1 FUJ2 FUJ3 SUZ1 SUZ2 SUZ3 AUT1 AUT2 AUT3 SUG1 SUG2 SUG3 MOT11 MOT12 MOT13 MOT21 MOT22 MOT23 1st 109

Complete Super Formula results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DC Points 2020 Buzz Racing with B-Max Honda MOT OKA SUG AUT SUZ SUZ FUJ NC 0

Complete Super GT results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points 2021 Team UpGarage Honda NSX GT3 Evo GT300 OKA FUJ MOT SUZ SUG AUT MOT FUJ 25th 4 2022 Tomei Sports Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 GT300 OKA FUJ SUZ FUJ SUZ SUG AUT MOT 36th 1 2023 Kondo Racing Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 GT300 OKA FUJ SUZ FUJ SUZ SUG AUT MOT 3rd 50 2024 Kondo Racing Nissan Z NISMO GT500 GT500 OKA FUJ SUZ FUJ SUG AUT MOT SUZ 14th 8 2025 Kondo Racing Nissan Z NISMO GT500 GT500 OKA FUJ SEP FS1 FS2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT 14th 21.5 2026 Kondo Racing Nissan Z NISMO GT500 GT500 OKA FUJ FUJ SUZ SUG AUT MOT 12th* 11* † Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance. (Number) Driver did not take part in this sprint race, points are still awarded for the teammate's result. Season still in progress.