Tomonobu Fujii

is a Japanese racing driver.

Racing Kart / Formula race

Fujii entered the second-hand Racing Kart in 1994 and made his debut in local races when he was 13 years old. He won the championship right away and continued to display his talent in local races. He continued to achieve many victories won the Series Championships twice. He stepped up to Formula races soon after, that but was forced to suspend his participation in the races due to lack of funds. Fujii went to seek sponsors in this one year of interval. He then participated in Japan Formula 4 in 2002 where he won two victories in a year and obtained second championship as well as MVP. Fujii received a scholarship and participated in Formula Dream by HONDA for two years from 2003. He accumulated more experience, eventually winning the fourth series championship in 2004.

Super GT Fujii made his debut in Super GT, which is the top category in Japan, in 2005. Once he started to race with a Nissan 350Z, he reached the podium four times and won the fourth position in 2006. He won his first championship in the opening race of Super GT in 2007 and competed for the Series Championship. He then received a contract with NISMO as a factory driver in 2008, although he continued to race with a Nissan 350Z in Super GT till 2008. He obtained fifth place in 2007 and 2008. From 2010 to 2013, he contracted with Hankook as a factory driver and raced with a Porsche GT3R (RSR) during that four years. He reached 3rd Series in 2011 and 2nd Series in 2012. He has been racing with an Audi R8 LMS Ultra since 2014.

Super GT / JAF Grand Prix Fuji Sprint Cup Fujii obtained third place with a Porsche GT3R in 2010, second place in 2011, and he won the championship in 2012 in the JAF Grand Prix Fuji Sprint Cup held at Fuji Speedway.

Endurance race Fujii has been participating in the Super Taikyu race along with the Super GT in Japan for many years. He raced with Nissan a 350Z from 2006 to 2009 and won the Series Championship in 2007. He won the victory as a development driver of a Nissan 370Z NISMO RC in 2010. He won three victories with an Audi R8 LMS in 2011 and won the Series Championship for the GT3 Class. He raced with a Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 from 2012 to 2014. Fujii also joined the All Japan Endurance Championship held in Japan in both 2006 and 2007. He won the Series Championship in the LMP2 class in 2006 and in the LMGT1 class with a Ferrari 550 GT1 in 2007.

Fujii also has experience in overseas races, mainly participating in craft racing in Hong Kong with an Aston Martin Vantage GT3. He has participated in the Asian Lemans, Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race, and the Dubai 24Hrs race. He achieved third place in Dubai 24Hrs in 2013. He has also placed 53rd in the Rolex 24 AT Daytona 2015, driving with Flying Lizard Motorsports.

Racing Record Super GT results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) ‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed. (Number) Driver did not take part in this sprint race, points are still awarded for the teammate's result. Season still in progress.

24 Hours of Dubai results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class ClassPos. 2013 Craft Racing AMR Frank Yu Darryl O'Young Darren Turner Stefan Mücke Aston Martin Vantage GT3 A6-Pro 3rd 2014 Craft Racing AMR Stefan Mücke Darren Turner Darryl O'Young Aston Martin Vantage GT3 A6-Pro DNF

24 Hours of Daytona results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class ClassPos. 2015 Flying Lizard Motorsports Markus Winkelhock Robert Thorne Satoshi Hoshino Audi R8 LMS GTD 10th

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2021 D'station Racing Andrew Watson Satoshi Hoshino Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTEAm 333 33rd 6th 2022 D'station Racing Charlie Fagg Satoshi Hoshino Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTEAm 112 DNF DNF 2023 D'station Racing Satoshi Hoshino Casper Stevenson Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTEAm 163 DNF DNF

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Pts 2021 D'station Racing LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage AMR Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 SPA ALG MNZ LMS BHR BHR 9th 51 2022 D'station Racing LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage AMR Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 SEB SPA LMS MNZ FUJ BHR 14th 35 2023 D'Station Racing LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage AMR Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 SEB PRT SPA LMS MNZ FUJ BHR 14th 31 Season still in progress.