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Yuki Tsunoda

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Yuki Tsunoda

Yuki Tsunoda (Japanese: 角田 裕毅, Hepburn: Tsunoda Yūki; pronounced [tsɯnoda jɯ̟ᵝːkʲi]; born 11 May 2000) is a Japanese racing driver who serves as a reserve driver in Formula One for Red Bull Racing and Racing Bulls. Tsunoda competed in Formula One from 2021 to 2025. Born in Sagamihara and raised in Tokyo, Tsunoda began competitive kart racing aged nine. Supported by Honda since 2016 through the Honda Formula Dream Project, Tsunoda graduated to junior formulae the same year. He won his first full championship at the JAF Japan F4 East Series in 2017, winning the F4 Japanese Championship the next season. In 2019, he progressed to FIA Formula 3 with Jenzer and became a member of the Red Bull Junior Team, before finishing third in his rookie season of FIA Formula 2 in 2020 with Carlin. Tsunoda debuted in Formula One for AlphaTauri in 2021, using a Honda powertrain alongside Pierre Gasly; he finished a career-best fourth at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that year. Tsunoda retained his seat at AlphaTauri in 2022 and 2023, partnering Nyck de Vries and Daniel Ricciardo in the latter. He remained at the team for the 2024 season as they re-branded to Racing Bulls, before his promotion to senior team Red Bull for the Japanese Grand Prix onwards in 2025. Replaced by Isack Hadjar for 2026, Tsunoda became the reserve driver for both teams.

Infobox

Born
(2000-05-11) 11 May 2000 Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
Nationality
Japanese
Active years
2021–2025
Teams
AlphaTauri, Racing Bulls, Red Bull
Car number
22
Entries
114 (111 starts)
Championships
0
Wins
0
Podiums
0
Career points
124
Pole positions
0
Fastest laps
1
First entry
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Last entry
2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
2025 position
17th (33 pts)
2020 2020 2019 2019 2016–2018 2017 2016
FIA Formula 2 Toyota Racing Series FIA Formula 3 Euroformula Open F4 Japanese JAF Japan F4 Super FJ
2018 2017 2016
F4 Japanese Championship JAF Japan F4 – East Super FJ All-Japan
2020 2020
FIA Rookie of the Year Anthoine Hubert Award
Website
www

Tables

· Karting record › Karting career summary
2006
2006
Season
2006
Series
Nakai Inter Circuit Kids Class
Position
1st
2007
2007
Season
2007
Series
East Japan Junior Comer 60
2008
2008
Season
2008
Series
Mobara West Cup Series
Position
1st
2009
2009
Season
2009
Series
East Japan – Junior Expert
Position
3rd
2010
2010
Season
2010
Series
Haruna Cup Series – Yamaha Cadets Open
Position
2nd
Shin-Tokyo NIC Cup Series – Yamaha Cadets Open
Shin-Tokyo NIC Cup Series – Yamaha Cadets Open
Season
Shin-Tokyo NIC Cup Series – Yamaha Cadets Open
Team
1st
JAF Junior Karting Championship – FP-Jr Cadets Class
JAF Junior Karting Championship – FP-Jr Cadets Class
Season
JAF Junior Karting Championship – FP-Jr Cadets Class
Team
6th
2011
2011
Season
2011
Series
Haruna Cup Series – Yamaha Cadets Open
Position
1st
Shin-Tokyo NIC Cup Series – Yamaha Cadets Open
Shin-Tokyo NIC Cup Series – Yamaha Cadets Open
Season
Shin-Tokyo NIC Cup Series – Yamaha Cadets Open
Team
1st
JAF Junior Karting Championship – FP-Jr Cadets Class
JAF Junior Karting Championship – FP-Jr Cadets Class
Season
JAF Junior Karting Championship – FP-Jr Cadets Class
Team
5th
2012
2012
Season
2012
Series
JAF Junior Karting Championship – FP-Jr Cadets
Position
3rd
2013
2013
Season
2013
Series
JAF Regional Karting Championship – FS125
Position
1st
Twin Ring Motegi Karting Race Series – X30
Twin Ring Motegi Karting Race Series – X30
Season
Twin Ring Motegi Karting Race Series – X30
Team
1st
2014
2014
Season
2014
Series
JAF All Japan Karting Championship – FS125
Position
11th
2015
2015
Season
2015
Series
JAF All Japan Karting Championship – FS125
Position
2nd
2016
2016
Season
2016
Series
JAF All Japan Karting Championship – KF
Position
4th
Season
Series
Team
Position
2006
Nakai Inter Circuit Kids Class
1st
2007
East Japan Junior Comer 60
2008
Mobara West Cup Series
1st
2009
East Japan – Junior Expert
3rd
2010
Haruna Cup Series – Yamaha Cadets Open
2nd
Shin-Tokyo NIC Cup Series – Yamaha Cadets Open
1st
JAF Junior Karting Championship – FP-Jr Cadets Class
6th
2011
Haruna Cup Series – Yamaha Cadets Open
1st
Shin-Tokyo NIC Cup Series – Yamaha Cadets Open
1st
JAF Junior Karting Championship – FP-Jr Cadets Class
5th
2012
JAF Junior Karting Championship – FP-Jr Cadets
3rd
2013
JAF Regional Karting Championship – FS125
1st
Twin Ring Motegi Karting Race Series – X30
1st
2014
JAF All Japan Karting Championship – FS125
11th
2015
JAF All Japan Karting Championship – FS125
2nd
2016
JAF All Japan Karting Championship – KF
4th
· Racing record › Racing career summary
2016
2016
Season
2016
Series
Super-FJ Okayama Series
Team
MYST
Races
2
Wins
2
Poles
1
F/Laps
2
Podiums
2
Points
40
Position
5th
Super-FJ – All-Japan Final
Super-FJ – All-Japan Final
Season
Super-FJ – All-Japan Final
Series
1
Team
1
Races
1
Wins
1
Poles
1
F/Laps
—N/a
Podiums
1st
F4 Japanese Championship
F4 Japanese Championship
Season
F4 Japanese Championship
Series
Sutekina Racing Team
Team
2
Races
0
Wins
0
Poles
0
F/Laps
1
Podiums
30
Points
16th
2017
2017
Season
2017
Series
F4 Japanese Championship
Team
Honda Formula Dream Project
Races
14
Wins
3
Poles
4
F/Laps
1
Podiums
6
Points
173
Position
3rd
JAF Formula 4 – East Series
JAF Formula 4 – East Series
Season
JAF Formula 4 – East Series
Series
Marusan MYST JSS
Team
6
Races
5
Wins
5
Poles
5
F/Laps
6
Podiums
115
Points
1st
JAF Formula 4 – West Series
JAF Formula 4 – West Series
Season
JAF Formula 4 – West Series
Series
1
Team
1
Races
1
Wins
1
Poles
1
F/Laps
20
Podiums
7th
2018
2018
Season
2018
Series
F4 Japanese Championship
Team
Honda Formula Dream Project
Races
14
Wins
7
Poles
8
F/Laps
4
Podiums
11
Points
245
Position
1st
2019
2019
Season
2019
Series
Euroformula Open Championship
Team
Motopark
Races
14
Wins
1
Poles
0
F/Laps
3
Podiums
6
Points
151
Position
4th
FIA Formula 3 Championship
FIA Formula 3 Championship
Season
FIA Formula 3 Championship
Series
Jenzer Motorsport
Team
16
Races
1
Wins
0
Poles
1
F/Laps
3
Podiums
67
Points
9th
Macau Grand Prix
Macau Grand Prix
Season
Macau Grand Prix
Series
Hitech Grand Prix
Team
1
Races
0
Wins
0
Poles
0
F/Laps
0
Podiums
—N/a
Points
11th
2020
2020
Season
2020
Series
Toyota Racing Series
Team
M2 Competition
Races
15
Wins
1
Poles
0
F/Laps
0
Podiums
3
Points
257
Position
4th
FIA Formula 2 Championship
FIA Formula 2 Championship
Season
FIA Formula 2 Championship
Series
Carlin
Team
24
Races
3
Wins
4
Poles
1
F/Laps
7
Podiums
200
Points
3rd
2021
2021
Season
2021
Series
Formula One
Team
Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda
Races
22
Wins
0
Poles
0
F/Laps
0
Podiums
0
Points
32
Position
14th
2022
2022
Season
2022
Series
Formula One
Team
Scuderia AlphaTauri
Races
22
Wins
0
Poles
0
F/Laps
0
Podiums
0
Points
12
Position
17th
2023
2023
Season
2023
Series
Formula One
Team
Scuderia AlphaTauri
Races
22
Wins
0
Poles
0
F/Laps
1
Podiums
0
Points
17
Position
14th
2024
2024
Season
2024
Series
Formula One
Team
Visa Cash App RB F1 Team
Races
24
Wins
0
Poles
0
F/Laps
0
Podiums
0
Points
30
Position
12th
2025
2025
Season
2025
Series
Formula One
Team
Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team
Races
2
Wins
0
Poles
0
F/Laps
0
Podiums
0
Points
33
Position
17th
Oracle Red Bull Racing
Oracle Red Bull Racing
Season
Oracle Red Bull Racing
Series
22
Team
0
Races
0
Wins
0
Poles
0
2026
2026
Season
2026
Series
Formula One
Team
Oracle Red Bull Racing
Races
Test and reserve driver
Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team
Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team
Season
Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team
Season
Series
Team
Races
Wins
Poles
F/Laps
Podiums
Points
Position
2016
Super-FJ Okayama Series
MYST
2
2
1
2
2
40
5th
Super-FJ – All-Japan Final
1
1
1
1
1
—N/a
1st
F4 Japanese Championship
Sutekina Racing Team
2
0
0
0
1
30
16th
2017
F4 Japanese Championship
Honda Formula Dream Project
14
3
4
1
6
173
3rd
JAF Formula 4 – East Series
Marusan MYST JSS
6
5
5
5
6
115
1st
JAF Formula 4 – West Series
1
1
1
1
1
20
7th
2018
F4 Japanese Championship
Honda Formula Dream Project
14
7
8
4
11
245
1st
2019
Euroformula Open Championship
Motopark
14
1
0
3
6
151
4th
FIA Formula 3 Championship
Jenzer Motorsport
16
1
0
1
3
67
9th
Macau Grand Prix
Hitech Grand Prix
1
0
0
0
0
—N/a
11th
2020
Toyota Racing Series
M2 Competition
15
1
0
0
3
257
4th
FIA Formula 2 Championship
Carlin
24
3
4
1
7
200
3rd
2021
Formula One
Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda
22
0
0
0
0
32
14th
2022
Formula One
Scuderia AlphaTauri
22
0
0
0
0
12
17th
2023
Formula One
Scuderia AlphaTauri
22
0
0
1
0
17
14th
2024
Formula One
Visa Cash App RB F1 Team
24
0
0
0
0
30
12th
2025
Formula One
Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team
2
0
0
0
0
33
17th
Oracle Red Bull Racing
22
0
0
0
0
2026
Formula One
Oracle Red Bull Racing
Test and reserve driver
Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team
· Racing record › Complete F4 Japanese Championship results
2016
2016
Year
2016
Team
Sutekina Racing Team
1
OKA 1
2
OKA 2
3
FUJ1 1
4
FUJ1 2
5
SUG 1
6
SUG 2
7
FUJ2 1
8
FUJ2 2
9
FUJ2 3
10
SUZ 1 2
2017
2017
Year
2017
Team
Honda Formula Dream Project
1
OKA 1 3
2
OKA 2 1
3
FUJ1 1 11
4
FUJ1 2 5
5
AUT 1 9
6
AUT 2 2
7
SUG 1 5
8
SUG 2 Ret
9
FUJ2 1 1
10
FUJ2 2 4
2018
2018
Year
2018
Team
Honda Formula Dream Project
1
OKA 1 Ret
2
OKA 2 1
3
FUJ1 1 1
4
FUJ1 2 1
5
SUZ 1 1
6
SUZ 2 1
7
FUJ2 1 2
8
FUJ2 2 3
9
SUG 1 3
10
SUG 2 1
Year
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
2016
Sutekina Racing Team
OKA 1
OKA 2
FUJ1 1
FUJ1 2
SUG 1
SUG 2
FUJ2 1
FUJ2 2
FUJ2 3
SUZ 1 2
2017
Honda Formula Dream Project
OKA 1 3
OKA 2 1
FUJ1 1 11
FUJ1 2 5
AUT 1 9
AUT 2 2
SUG 1 5
SUG 2 Ret
FUJ2 1 1
FUJ2 2 4
2018
Honda Formula Dream Project
OKA 1 Ret
OKA 2 1
FUJ1 1 1
FUJ1 2 1
SUZ 1 1
SUZ 2 1
FUJ2 1 2
FUJ2 2 3
SUG 1 3
SUG 2 1
· Racing record › Complete Euroformula Open Championship results
2019
2019
Year
2019
Team
Team Motopark
1
LEC 1 2
2
LEC 2 6
3
PAU 1 Ret
4
PAU 2 3
5
HOC 1 4
6
HOC 2 1
7
SPA 1 2
8
SPA 2 Ret
9
HUN 1 4
10
HUN 2 11
Year
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
2019
Team Motopark
LEC 1 2
LEC 2 6
PAU 1 Ret
PAU 2 3
HOC 1 4
HOC 2 1
SPA 1 2
SPA 2 Ret
HUN 1 4
HUN 2 11
· Racing record › Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
2019
2019
Year
2019
Entrant
Jenzer Motorsport
1
CAT FEA 10
2
CAT SPR 9
3
LEC FEA 7
4
LEC SPR 9
5
RBR FEA 16
6
RBR SPR 11
7
SIL FEA 14
8
SIL SPR 7
9
HUN FEA 9
10
HUN SPR 6
Year
Entrant
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
2019
Jenzer Motorsport
CAT FEA 10
CAT SPR 9
LEC FEA 7
LEC SPR 9
RBR FEA 16
RBR SPR 11
SIL FEA 14
SIL SPR 7
HUN FEA 9
HUN SPR 6

References

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    https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20250401-yuki-tsunoda-f1-an-off-the-grid-guide-to-tokyo
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    https://global.honda/newsroom/news/2020/c201216eng.html
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