Hiroki Yoshimoto is the only driver in GP2 Series to have driven the bulk of his pre-GP2 career in Asia, the rest of the series mainly moving up the ranks in South America or Europe.
12 Facts About Hiroki Yoshimoto
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Hiroki Yoshimoto started out in 1999, competing in Japanese Formula Junior 1600.
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Hiroki Yoshimoto moved for Japanese Formula Toyota in 2000, racing in Korean F1800 later in the year.
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Hiroki Yoshimoto got his first taste of a full Japanese F3 season in 2002, though, with the Now team.
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Hiroki Yoshimoto achieved 1 win, 1 pole position and two other podium finishes, finishing 8th in the championship.
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Hiroki Yoshimoto finished respectively 5th in the prestigious Macau Grand Prix.
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Hiroki Yoshimoto stayed with the team for 2003 finishing 10th in the championship before moving on in 2004 for the Japanese GT Series.
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Hiroki Yoshimoto drove two races of the World Series by Nissan of the same year, for the Gabord team.
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On 3 and 4 November 2007, Hiroki Yoshimoto took part in the Formula Asia V6 by Renault Championship at the Zhuhai International Circuit.
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Hiroki Yoshimoto won round 11 ahead of James Winslow and Armaan Ebrahim but stalled on the grid for round 12 and eventually finished 5th.
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Hiroki Yoshimoto returned to GP2 for 2008, driving for the Qi-Meritus Mahara team in the GP2 Asia Series.
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However, BCN was purchased and renamed as Ocean Racing Technology after the first round of the season, and Hiroki Yoshimoto was replaced by Yelmer Buurman.