1. Tomoki Nojiri is a Japanese racing driver who currently competes as a Honda factory driver in Super GT for ARTA and in Super Formula for Team Mugen, where he won the championship title in 2021 and 2022.
27 Facts About Tomoki Nojiri
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Tomoki Nojiri moved to Europe to race in the European championship, the Italian Masters, and World Cup KF1 in 2007.
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In 2008, Tomoki Nojiri was the top graduate from the Suzuka Circuit Racing School Formula, earning him a scholarship to compete in Formula Challenge Japan for 2009.
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Tomoki Nojiri finished fifth in the FCJ standings in 2009, and again in 2010, while finishing fifth in the JAF Formula 4 West Series in 2009.
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In 2011, Tomoki Nojiri graduated to the All-Japan Formula 3 Championship National Class with HFDP Racing.
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Tomoki Nojiri won three times, including in his first start at Suzuka Circuit, and finished second in the championship to Katsumasa Chiyo.
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In 2021, Tomoki Nojiri stepped up to the main level championship in Japanese F3; he finished fifth in the standings, and won the tenth round at Okayama International Circuit.
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Tomoki Nojiri moved to Toda Racing in 2013, where he finished fourth in the championship.
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In 2014, Tomoki Nojiri joined docomo Team Dandelion Racing in the Super Formula Championship.
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Tomoki Nojiri finished the year tenth in the championship, and won Rookie of the Year honours ahead of Formula One veteran Vitantonio Liuzzi, and reigning Japanese F3 champion Yuichi Nakayama.
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Tomoki Nojiri finished seventh in the championship in 2015, ninth in 2016, and seventh in 2018.
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Tomoki Nojiri finished a career-best fourth in the championship, while ending a five-year winless drought at the season-ending JAF Grand Prix in Suzuka.
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Tomoki Nojiri finished fifth in the championship in 2020, winning the fourth round at Autopolis from pole position.
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Tomoki Nojiri won back-to-back races at Fuji Speedway and Suzuka to open the 2021 season.
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Tomoki Nojiri then went on to win the fifth round at Mobility Resort Motegi from pole position.
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Tomoki Nojiri's form carried into 2022; he opened the season with a win and second place finish at the doubleheader weekend at Fuji, along with a pole position in round two.
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Tomoki Nojiri strung together four consecutive pole positions, six podiums and never finished lower than fourth in the first eight races of the season.
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At the JAF Grand Prix Suzuka, Tomoki Nojiri won the pole for the first race, and clinched his second consecutive championship with a second place finish.
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Tomoki Nojiri completed the season with a pole-to-win victory, his second of the season.
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Tomoki Nojiri became the first driver since Tsugio Matsuda to win consecutive championships in Japanese top formula racing.
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Tomoki Nojiri stepped up to full-time Super GT competition in 2014 with Team Mugen, taking over for reigning GT300 champion Hideki Mutoh.
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In 2015, Tomoki Nojiri moved up to the GT500 class with ARTA, driving a Honda NSX-GT.
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Tomoki Nojiri finished fourth in his top class debut, at Okayama.
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Two years later, Tomoki Nojiri won his first GT500 pole in the fourth round at Sugo, and then won the fifth round at Fuji Speedway to take his first career GT500 victory.
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One week after clinching the Super Formula championship, Tomoki Nojiri won the sixth round of the Super GT series at Autopolis alongside Fukuzumi, then won the following round at Motegi.
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Tomoki Nojiri was joined by Toshiki Oyu for the 2023 season after Fukuzumi was moved to ARTA's new sister entry to partner Hiroki Otsu.
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Tomoki Nojiri is set to contest the 2024 season alongside Nobuharu Matsushita, who will move over from Real Racing after Oyu's departure from the Honda factory stable for rivals Toyota Gazoo Racing.