24 Facts About Toshiki Oyu

Toshiki Oyu is a Japanese racing driver for Toyota Gazoo Racing who currently competes in Super GT for Team Cerumo and in Super Formula for INGING.

Toshiki Oyu was previously a factory driver for Honda until 2023.

Toshiki Oyu would go on to win the All-Japan Junior Kart Championship in 2010, his first year of national-level competition, and would compete in the All-Japan Karting Championship and Suzuka series between 2011 and 2015 against the likes of Ritomo Miyata, Sena Sakaguchi, and Kazuto Kotaka, finishing in third behind the former two in 2013.

Toshiki Oyu made his formula racing debut in 2015 after gaining the support of fellow Sapporo native Katsuyuki Hiranaka, racing in the Super FJ Okayama Challenge Cup for Rn-sports.

In November 2016, Toshiki Oyu graduated from Honda's Suzuka Circuit Racing School, defeating Ukyo Sasahara, Yuki Tsunoda, and Teppei Natori to claim the first-place Honda Formula Dream Project scholarship.

Toshiki Oyu continued in the F4 Japanese Championship for the 2017 season as a Honda protege, racing for the Honda Formula Dream Project's eponymous team, but would ultimately finish fourth behind reigning champion Miyata, Sasahara, and Tsunoda despite claiming victories at Autopolis, Fuji Speedway, and Twin Ring Motegi.

Toshiki Oyu stepped up to Formula Three for 2018, racing in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship for Toda Racing.

Toshiki Oyu took four podium finishes at SUGO, Okayama, and Motegi, and finished sixth in the overall standings with 39 points.

Toshiki Oyu remained with Toda for the 2019 season, taking his first race victory at the fourth round in Sugo and six podiums throughout the season to claim fourth in the standings behind Sacha Fenestraz, Ritomo Miyata and Enaam Ahmed.

Toshiki Oyu gained his first international opportunity in September 2019, standing in for compatriot Yuki Tsunoda at Team Motopark for the Silverstone round of the 2019 Euroformula Open Championship, due to Tsunoda's commitments in the FIA Formula 3 Championship.

Toshiki Oyu went on to stun on his European debut, taking pole position and victory in both races and shattering the track's lap record by over seven tenths.

However, despite garnering praise from Motopark boss Timo Rumpfkeil and being assessed for a spot in the Red Bull Junior Team, Toshiki Oyu ultimately returned to Japan and has not raced internationally since.

In December 2019, amid uncertainties over his future, Toshiki Oyu received a last-minute call-up from TCS Nakajima Racing to drive in the Super Formula Championship's post-season test at Suzuka.

Toshiki Oyu impressed on debut at Twin Ring Motegi, going fastest in free practice and qualifying in fourth position - the highest of any Honda-powered driver, but suffered a puncture on the first lap and was relegated to the back of the field.

Toshiki Oyu would go on to hold off Nirei Fukuzumi following a safety car restart to claim a breakthrough maiden victory.

Toshiki Oyu's performances continued at the final round at Fuji, where he benefited from other drivers' late-race struggles to go from sixth to second at the flag.

Toshiki Oyu remained with Nakajima Racing for the 2021 season, and was joined by reigning champion Naoki Yamamoto, who switched seats with Tadasuke Makino at docomo Team Dandelion Racing.

Toshiki Oyu remained at Nakajima Racing for the 2022 season alongside Yamamoto.

Toshiki Oyu was replaced by Super GT driver and series debutant Riki Okusa.

Toshiki Oyu made his debut in Super GT in 2020, racing for ARTA in a Honda NSX GT300 alongside veteran and two-time series champion Shinichi Takagi.

Toshiki Oyu moved up to the top-flight GT500 class for the 2021 season, partnering Ukyo Sasahara at Red Bull Team Mugen.

Toshiki Oyu is known in Japan as an online personality and automotive YouTuber, producing videos about his racing career and his personal Honda S2000.

Toshiki Oyu has made numerous appearances on the Hot-Version video series alongside racing driver and longtime host Keiichi Tsuchiya, often featuring his own car.

Toshiki Oyu has cited Kimi Raikkonen as his favourite racing driver.