Yuki Tsunoda | |
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角田 裕毅 | |
 Tsunoda at the 2021 United States Grand Prix | |
| Born | 11 May 2000 Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  Japanese |
| 2024 team | RB-Honda RBPT[1] |
| Car number | 22 |
| Entries | 88 (84 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 89 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| First entry | 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix |
| 2023 position | 14th (17 pts) |
| Previous series | |
| 2020 2020 2019 2019 2016–2018 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 |
| Website | www |
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, 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]
- ^ a b "Tsunoda to stay as RB driver for 2025 with latest seat on the grid confirmed". Formula 1. Retrieved 8 June 2024.