Yuki Tsunoda

Yuki Tsunoda
角田 裕毅
Born (2000-05-11) 11 May 2000 (age 24)
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityJapan Japanese
2024 teamRB-Honda RBPT[1]
Car number22
Entries87 (84 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points89
Pole positions0
Fastest laps1
First entry2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Last entry2024 São Paulo Grand Prix
2023 position14th (17 pts)
Previous series
2020
2020
2019
2019
20162018
2017
2016
FIA Formula 2
Toyota Racing Series
FIA Formula 3
Euroformula Open
F4 Japanese
JAF F4
Super FJ
Championship titles
2018
2017
2016
F4 Japanese
JAF F4 East
Super FJ Japan
Awards
2020
2020
FIA Rookie of the Year
Anthoine Hubert Award
Websitewww.yukitsunoda.com

Yuki Tsunoda (Japanese: 角田 裕毅, Hepburn: Tsunoda Yūki, pronounced [tsɯnoda jɯ̟ᵝːkʲi]; born 11 May 2000) is a Japanese racing driver, currently competing in Formula One for RB.

Born in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Tsunoda began competitive kart racing aged nine. Supported by Honda since 2016 through the Honda Formula Dream Project [ja], Tsunoda graduated to junior formulae the same year. He won his first full championship at the JAF F4 East Series in 2017, winning the F4 Japanese Championship the next season. He progressed to FIA Formula 3 in 2019 with Jenzer, before finishing third in his rookie season of Formula 2 in 2020 with Carlin.

A member of the Red Bull Junior Team since 2019, Tsunoda signed for AlphaTauri in 2021, using a Honda powertrain alongside Pierre Gasly. He finished a career-best fourth at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that year. Tsunoda retained his seat at AlphaTauri in 2022 and 2023, partnering Nyck de Vries and Daniel Ricciardo in the latter. He remained at the team for the 2024 season as they re-branded to RB. Tsunoda is set to remain at RB until at least the end of the 2025 season.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Tsunoda to stay as RB driver for 2025 with latest seat on the grid confirmed". Formula 1. Retrieved 8 June 2024.