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Reiji Hiraki

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Reiji Hiraki
NationalityJapan Japanese
Born (1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 (age 26)
Ibaragi, Japan
Super GT - GT300 career
Debut season2021
Current teamHELM Motorsports
Car number62
Former teamsTeam Mach
Starts16
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Previous series
2022
2022
2016-2020
Super Taikyu - ST-X
Super Formula Lights
F4 Japanese Championship
Championship titles
2022Super Taikyu - ST-X

Reiji Hiraki (平木 玲次, Hiraki Reiji, born 24 January 1998) is a Japanese racing driver currently competing in Super GT as a third driver.

Career

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Formula 4

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Hiraki competed in F4 Japanese Championship from 2016 to 2020. He ended his last F4 season as a runner up while Hibiki Taira wins the title.[1][2][3]

Super GT

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Hiraki joined Team Mach alongside his brother Yuya in 2021.[4] Reiji continued the next season with E-Sport gamer Yusuke Tomobayashi.[5]

HELM Motorsports made their season debut in the GT300 class of Super GT in 2024. With Kohei Hirate as the main driver, alongside Yuya Hiraki, and Reiji Hiraki himself as the third driver.[6][7]

Super Formula Lights

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Hiraki alongside his older brother Yuya joined Super Formula Lights with their own team HELM Motorsports.[8]

Super Taikyu

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Hiraki alongside his older brother Yuya's HELM Motorsports made their debut in 2022 in Super Taikyu ST-X Class, with Yutaka Toriba as the third driver.[9] In that season, they won the ST-X Class.[10]

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position
2016 F4 Japanese Championship Le Beausset Motorsports 14 0 0 0 0 8 20th
2017 F4 Japanese Championship Le Beausset Motorsports 14 0 0 0 0 6 16th
2018 F4 Japanese Championship Inging Motorsport 14 0 0 0 0 38 13th
2019 F4 Japanese Championship Media Do Kageyama Racing 14 0 0 2 3 129 4th
2020 F4 Japanese Championship HELM Motorsports 12 2 2 2 7 180.5 2nd
2021 Super GT - GT300 Team Mach 8 0 0 0 0 6 22nd
2022 Super Taikyu - ST-X HELM Motorsports 7 2 1 0 3 134.5 1st
Super Formula Lights 12 0 0 0 1 9 9th
Super GT - GT300 Team Mach 8 0 0 0 0 1 15th
2023 Super Taikyu - ST-X HELM Motorsports 7 0 2 0 3 117 3rd
2024 Super GT - GT300 HELM Motorsports

References

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  1. ^ "F4 JAPANESE CHAMPIONSHIP | 2020 FIA-F4選手権 第1/2/3戦 富士大会エントリーリスト". fiaf4.jp. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. ^ "F4 JAPANESE CHAMPIONSHIP | 2020 FIA-F4選手権 第4・5・6戦 鈴鹿大会エントリーリスト". fiaf4.jp. 9 October 2020. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. ^ "F4 JAPANESE CHAMPIONSHIP | 2020 FIA-F4選手権 第10・11・12戦 富士大会エントリーリスト". fiaf4.jp. 16 November 2020.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Fenestraz, Makino forced to miss Super GT opener". motorsport.com. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Japanese Sim Racer Yusuke Tomibayashi Joins Reiji Hiraki at Team Mach | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Helm Motorsports Announces 2024 GT300 Entry". sportscar365. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Nissan/NMC announces 2024 Super GT teams". Nismo. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Fuji Speedway | 2022年 SFL シリーズカレンダー | superformula lights en". superformula-lights.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Provisional 61 Car Entry List for 2022 Super Taikyu Series Powered by Hankook". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  10. ^ "HELM Motorsports Crowned ST-X Champions as Porsche Centre Okazaki Wins Suzuka S-Tai Finale". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
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