Yu Kanamaru

is a Japanese racing driver.

Career Kanamaru's single seater career began in 2012 after graduating from karting. He took a surprise win in the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC in 2012 at the final race of the season at Spa-Francorchamps. He made his Formula Renault 3.5 debut in 2015 for Pons Racing replacing Meindert van Buuren.

Kanamaru returned to Japan in 2018 and competed in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship with the B-MAX Racing Team. Since then, he has focused his activities on Japan.

In 2020, Kanamaru signed a reserve driver contract with Honda and accompanied them in the Super Formula and Super GT GT500 classes. He participated in the GT500 class test for KEIHIN Real Racing as a substitute for Bertrand Baguette, who was unable to enter the country due to COVID-19 restrictions during the SUPER GT test before the season started.

Racing record Career summary ‡ Team standings

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete World Series Formula V8 3.5 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete F3 Asian Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points 2023 FastMD Racing LMP3 Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY† SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS PET NC† 0† † Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP3 Championship.

Complete Super GT results Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points 2025 Kondo Racing Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 GT300 OKA FUJ SEP FS1 FS2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT 25th 15 2026 Tomei Sports Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 GT300 OKA FUJ FUJ SUZ SUG AUT MOT 25th* 9* Season still in progress.