Yuhi Sekiguchi
- January 10, 2024
- Racing Automobile Driver
Quick Facts
Full Name | Yuhi Sekiguchi |
Occupation | Racing Automobile Driver |
Date Of Birth | Dec 29, 1987(1987-12-29) |
Age | 37 |
Birthplace | Nakano |
Country | Japan |
Birth City | Tokyo |
Horoscope | Sagittarius |
Yuhi Sekiguchi Biography
Name | Yuhi Sekiguchi |
Birthday | Dec 29 |
Birth Year | 1987 |
Place Of Birth | Nakano |
Home Town | Tokyo |
Birth Country | Japan |
Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
Yuhi Sekiguchi is one of the most popular and richest Racing Automobile Driver who was born on December 29, 1987 in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. He qualified third in his Super Formula debut at Suzuka. He was ahead of Vandoorne and reigning Super Formula champion Kazuki Nakajima, his TOM’s teammate Andre Lotterer and Kamui Kbayashi. Sekiguchi won his first podium at Fuji Speedway after two races that were not scored. Then, at Motegi, Sekiguchi won his fourth career race, becoming the third Super Formula rookie to win a race in Formula 1.
Sekiguchi won the Formula Challenge Japan drivers’ title in 2006 and his Toyota success in 2007.
Sekiguchi moved up to the All-Japan Formula Three series for 2007, driving for the Now Motorsport team. He finished seventh overall in the points standings.
In late 2008, Sekiguchi competed in the first round of the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season for the David Price Racing team. His team-mate was Michael Herck. He was the fourth Japanese driver in the championship, alongside Sakon Yamamoto, Kamui Kobayashi, and Hiroki Yoshimoto. However, he was then replaced by Giacomo Ricci from the second round onwards.
Sekiguchi was a driver in Formula Toyota, based in Japan in 2005 and 2006. He won the drivers’ title in his second year of the series.
Yuhi Sekiguchi Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Racing Automobile Driver |
House | Living in own house. |
Yuhi Sekiguchi is one of the richest Racing Automobile Driver from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yuhi Sekiguchi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Yuhi Sekiguchi, (Guan Kou Xiong Fei, Sekiguchi Yuhi) is a Japanese race driver. He was born 29th December 1987 in Nakano. Tokyo.
Sekiguchi participated in two races of 2004 Asian Formula Renault Challenge, for the Asia Racing Team. He scored no points.
Sekiguchi made his Super GT debut in 2007, partnering 2002 GT500 champion Akira Iida. At round five at Sportsland SUGO, Sekiguchi drove from behind and passed Shigekazu Wakisaka with just a few laps remaining to take the win. Sekiguchi thus became the youngest GT300 class race winner in history, at 19 years, 7 months of age (a record which would be broken in 2008 by Keisuke Kunimoto).
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Sekiguchi made his debut in the GT500 class for the 2013 season, joining the defending series champions MOLA and partnering 3-time series champion Satoshi Motoyama. They took pole position for the fourth round at Sugo, with Sekiguchi leading during his stint of the race. In a chaotic final laps of the race, they were ultimately relegated to seventh place. Their best finish that year was fourth at Autopolis.
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Yuhi Ranked on the list of most popular Racing Automobile Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Yuhi Sekiguchi celebrates birthday on December 29 of every year.
After spending twelve seasons between the Japanese single-seater ladder and Super GT, Sekiguchi was finally offered the chance to race in the Super Formula championship in 2016 for Team Impul. He joined McLaren Honda F1 reserve driver Stoffel Vandoorne as one of only two rookies on the grid that season.
Top Facts about Yuhi Sekiguchi
- Yuhi Sekiguchi is a Japanese racing driver.
- He was born on December 5, 1987 in Tokyo.
- Sekiguchi has competed in various motorsport categories including Super GT and Formula Nippon.
- He won the All-Japan Formula Three Championship in 2010.
- In 2018, he became a Toyota Gazoo Racing factory driver.
- Sekiguchi has also raced in the prestigious Suzuka 1000km endurance race multiple times.
- He made his Super Formula debut in 2019 with Team Impul.
- As of August 2021, he has achieved one win and four podium finishes in Super Formula.
- Sekiguchi is known for his aggressive driving style and overtaking skills.
- His racing career highlights include winning the Fuji Sprint Cup twice (2016 and 2018) and finishing second overall in the Super GT series twice (2014 and 2020).