Tsubasa Kondo (近藤翼 , Kondō Tsubasa; born 30 April 1989) is a Japanese racing driver who currently competes in the GT World Challenge Asia for Porsche Center Okazaki. He is a three-time Porsche Carrera Cup Japan champion.
| Tsubasa Kondo | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Japanese |
| Born | 30 April 1989 |
| Super GT - GT300 career | |
| Debut season | 2016 |
| Current team | Seven x Seven Racing |
| Car number | 666 |
| Former teams | Team Taisan SARD, Tsuchiya Engineering, Audi Team Hitotsuyama, Team Studie |
| Starts | 18 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Previous series | |
| 2023-24 2019 2013-16, 18-22 |
GT World Challenge Asia Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Porsche Carrera Cup Japan |
| Championship titles | |
| 2009 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021 |
JAF Formula 4 East Series Porsche Carrera Cup Japan |
Career
editSuper GT
editKondo made his first appearance in Super GT in 2016, racing for Team Taisan SARD alongside Yuya Motojima. Kondo then made his full season debut in 2020 in the GT300, as he joined Audi Team Hitotsuyama alongside Shintaro Kawabata.[1] Kondo clinched his first win with Kawabata in Suzuka Circuit. In 2022, Kondo was signed as third driver for Team Studie, and would replace Augusto Farfus for half of the season's rounds due to Farfus' commitment outside Japan.[2] Kondo won alongside Seiji Ara in the third round at Suzuka. For 2025, Kondo contested his second full year in the series as he joined the newly founded Seven x Seven Racing alongside Kiyoto Fujinami in the Porsche 911 GT3 R (992).[3]
GT World Challenge Asia
editSince 2023, Kondo has raced in GT World Challenge Asia for Porsche Center Okazaki alongside Kiyoshi Uchiyama.[4][5]
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | JAF Formula 4 - East Series | ZAP SPEED | 6 | 3 | 4 | 76 | 1st | ||
| JAF Formula 4 - All-Japan Final | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | ||
| 2010 | Formula Challenge Japan | NDDP Maruso FCJ | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10th |
| 2011 | Formula Challenge Japan | NDDP Maruso FCJ | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 5th |
| 2013 | Porsche Carrera Cup Japan | Improve Racing | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 155 | 2nd |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Asia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2014 | Porsche Carrera Cup Japan | SKY Racing | 3rd | ||||||
| Super Taikyu Series - ST-4 | TC CORSE | ||||||||
| 2015 | Porsche Carrera Cup Japan | SKY Racing | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 172 | 2nd |
| Super Taikyu Series - ST-4 | TC CORSE | ||||||||
| 2016 | Porsche Carrera Cup Japan | SKY Racing | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1st | |
| Super GT - GT300 | Team Taisan SARD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18th | |
| Super Taikyu Series - ST-4 | TC CORSE | ||||||||
| 2017 | Super Taikyu Series - ST-X | D'station Racing | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 79.5‡ | 3rd‡ |
| Super GT - GT300 | VivaC Team Tsuchiya | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24th | |
| 2018 | Porsche Carrera Cup Japan | SKY Racing | 1st | ||||||
| Super Taikyu Series - ST-X | D'station Racing | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 46.5‡ | 7th‡ | |
| Super GT - GT300 | Tsuchiya Engineering | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24th | |
| 2019 | Super Taikyu Series - ST-X | D'station Racing | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 109.5‡ | 2nd‡ |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Asia | EBM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 18th | |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Japan | Nihon Kizai | ||||||||
| 2020 | Porsche Carrera Cup Japan | Nihon Kizai | 8 | 2 | 8 | 148 | 1st | ||
| Super Taikyu Series - ST-X | D'station Racing | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 81‡ | 4th‡ | |
| Super GT - GT300 | Audi Team Hitotsuyama | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 11th | |
| 2021 | Super Taikyu Series - ST-X | D'station Racing | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 132.5‡ | 1st‡ |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Japan | Nihon Kizai | 11 | 5 | 11 | 208 | 1st | |||
| 2022 | Super Taikyu Series - ST-1 | D'station Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 151.5‡ | 2nd‡ |
| Super Taikyu Series - ST-X | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49.5‡ | 7th‡ | ||
| Super GT - GT300 | BMW Team Studie × CSL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 17th | |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Japan | Nihon Kizai | 9 | 4 | 9 | 197 | 2nd | |||
| 2023 | Super Taikyu Series - ST-1 | D'station Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 151.5‡ | 2nd‡ |
| Super Taikyu Series - ST-X | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6‡ | 8th‡ | ||
| GT World Challenge Asia | NK Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39th | |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Asia | Porsche Centre Okazaki | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37th |
| TGR GR86/BRZ Cup | Recaro Racing Team | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13th | |
| Super Taikyu Series - ST-X | Porsche Team EBI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82‡ | 3rd‡ | |
| 2025 | Super GT - GT300 | Seven x Seven Racing | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 38.5 | 16th |
| Super Taikyū - ST-X | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 87‡ | 1st‡ | ||
| Middle East Trophy - 992 | |||||||||
| GT World Challenge Asia | Porsche Centre Okazaki | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47th | |
| 2026 | Porsche Carrera Cup Japan | Kyousei Racing | |||||||
| GT World Challenge Asia | Porsche Centre Okazaki |
‡ Teams' standings.
Complete Super GT results
edit(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Team Taisan SARD | Audi R8 LMS | GT300 | OKA |
FSW |
SUG 19 |
FSW |
SUZ |
CHA |
MOT 6 |
MOT 7 |
18th | 9 | |
| 2017 | VivaC Team Tsuchiya | Toyota 86 MC | GT300 | OKA |
FUJ |
AUT |
SUG |
FUJ |
SUZ 18 |
CHA |
MOT |
24th | 1 | |
| 2018 | Tsuchiya Engineering | Toyota 86 MC | GT300 | OKA |
FUJ Ret |
SUZ |
CHA |
FUJ 5 |
SUG |
AUT |
MOT |
24th | 1 | |
| 2020 | Audi Sport Team Hitotsuyama | Audi R8 LMS Evo | GT300 | FUJ 17 |
FUJ 8 |
SUZ 25 |
MOT 5 |
FUJ 14 |
SUZ 1 |
MOT 13 |
FUJ 12 |
11th | 29 | |
| 2022 | BMW Team Studie × CSL | BMW M4 GT3 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ Ret |
SUZ 1 |
FUJ | SUZ 12 |
SUG |
AUT 12 |
MOT | 17th | 21 | |
| 2025 | Seven x Seven Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | GT300 | OKA 8 |
FUJ 24 |
SEP | FS1 9 |
FS2 (8) |
SUZ 9 |
SUG 3 |
AUT 1 |
MOT |
16th | 38.5 |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
† did not run during the race as a third driver and was ineligible for championship points.
(Number) Driver did not take part in this sprint race, points are still awarded for the teammate's result.
* Season still in progress.
References
edit- ↑ "44 Cars On Entry List For Season-Opening Super GT Fuji 300km". dailysportscar.com. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ↑ "BMW Team Studie Unveil New M4 GT3; All-Pro Drivers and Michelin Tyres". dailysportscar.com. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ↑ O'Connell, RJ (31 January 2025). "Porsche Returns To SUPER GT With Seven X Seven Racing". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ "NK Racing confirms full-season entry with Uchiyama, Kondo and all-new Porsche GT3". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ↑ "SRO Asia Notebook (8/3/2024)". dailysportscar.com. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
External links
edit- Tsubasa Kondo career summary at DriverDB.com
- https://tsubasa-kondo.com/profile.html | Personal Website