- Yuji Ide
Former F1 driver
Name = Yuji Ide
| Caption = In 2008, as aSuper GT driver
Nationality = flagicon|JapanJapan ese
Years = 2006
Team(s) = Super Aguri
Races = 4
Championships = 0
Wins = 0
Podiums = 0
Poles = 0
Fastest laps = 0
Points = 0
First race =2006 Bahrain Grand Prix
Last race =2006 San Marino Grand Prix
nihongo|Yuji Ide|井出 有治|Ide Yūji (born
21 January 1975 inSaitama, Saitama ) is aJapan ese racing driver who graduated from 2005 Formula Nippon toFormula One with theSuper Aguri team in 2006, but lost hisFIA Super Licence during the season due to erratic driving.cite news| title =Ide loses super license| publisher =motorsport.com| url =http://motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=217204&FS=F1| date =2006-05-10 | accessdate =2007-05-13]Ide returned to the Formula Nippon series after his four-race F1 stint and now races with the
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri team ja icon [http://www.super-aguri.co.jp/project/fn.html Super Aguri Company ] ] cite news| title =Ide makes racing return| publisher =itv-f1.com| url =http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=36556| date =2006-07-06 | accessdate =2007-05-13] .Early career
Ide started his racing career in 1990 with
kart racing . In 1991, he won the Kantou National Cup Kart Championship. In 1992 he was second in the Regional Kart Championship East Kantou series A1 Class and also won the Japan Kart Grand Prix SS stock class National GP.cite news| title =Super Aguri F1 team driver profiles| publisher =Super Aguri F1 team driver profiles| url =http://www.saf1.co.jp/en/drivers/2006/drvrs_yuji_ide.html| date =2006| accessdate =2007-05-18] The following year he joined the All Japan Kart Championship SeriesFormula A Class before progressing to the All JapanFormula Three series.cite news| title =Super Aguri F1 team driver profiles| publisher =Super Aguri F1 team driver profiles| url =http://www.saf1.co.jp/en/drivers/2006/drvrs_yuji_ide.html| date =2006| accessdate =2007-05-18]In 1999 he came second in the All Japan GT Championship GT300 Class Series.cite news| title =Super Aguri F1 team driver profiles| publisher =Super Aguri F1 team driver profiles| url =http://www.saf1.co.jp/en/drivers/2006/drvrs_yuji_ide.html| date =2006| accessdate =2007-05-18] He was also the
Formula Dream series champion in Japan.cite news| title =Super Aguri F1 team driver profiles| publisher =Super Aguri F1 team driver profiles| url =http://www.saf1.co.jp/en/drivers/2006/drvrs_yuji_ide.html| date =2006| accessdate =2007-05-18] In 2002 Ide joined theFrench Formula 3 series and finished in seventh place. The following year, 2003, he joined the All Japan ChampionshipFormula Nippon Series and also finished seventh.cite news| title =Super Aguri F1 team driver profiles| publisher =Super Aguri F1 team driver profiles| url =http://www.saf1.co.jp/en/drivers/2006/drvrs_yuji_ide.html| date =2006| accessdate =2007-05-18] In 2004, he claimed third spot before going on to win the Super Endurance Race Class 3 Series. He finished his first stint in Formula Nippon finishing second in the 2005 championship.cite news| title =Super Aguri F1 team driver profiles| publisher =Super Aguri F1 team driver profiles| url =http://www.saf1.co.jp/en/drivers/2006/drvrs_yuji_ide.html| date =2006| accessdate =2007-05-18]Formula One
At age 31, Ide became one of Formula One's older rookies when he landed a seat at Super Aguri for the 2006 season, in part due to Super Aguri's aspiration of fielding an all-Japanese team. [cite news| title =Super Aguri's second seat| publisher =F1Racing.net| url =http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2006/01/27/sato_to_become_aguri_s_first_driver/| date =
2006-01-17 | accessdate =2007-05-14] Ide had knownAguri Suzuki for a long time, according to a press release, [cite news| title =Ide hoping for good season| publisher =F1Racing.net| url =http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2006/02/27/ide_hoping_for_good_season/| date =2006-02-27 | accessdate =2007-05-14] however Ide's meshing with the team had some issues with his lack of proficient English. [cite news| title =Q & A with Aguri Suzuki| publisher =F1Racing.net| url =http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2006/04/12/q_a_with_aguri_suzuki/| date =2006-04-26 | accessdate =2007-05-14]In his debut race in Bahrain, Ide was not that far behind his teammate
Takuma Sato but failed to finish. At the next race in Malaysia, he retired after 33 laps.The third race of the 2006 season went poorly for Ide: He was blamed for blocking
Rubens Barrichello during his qualifying lap, causing the Brazilian to be stuck in the first round of qualifying and start 16th on the grid. [cite news| title =AUSTRALIAN GP - SATURDAY - QUALIFYING SESSION 1 REPORT| publisher =GrandPrix.com| url =http://www.grandprix.com/race/r753q1report.html| date =2006| accessdate =2007-05-19] Ide finished in Australia, two laps down. His weekend in Melbourne was notable for a number of spins, and team principal Aguri Suzuki subsequently suggested Ide's seat was not safe if his performances did not improve.At Imola, Ide caused a first lap crash with
Christijan Albers that put the Dutchman into a series of rolls which ended with Albers' car upside down. [cite news| title =San Marino 2006: Schumacher's Imola role reversal| publisher =Autocourse| url =http://www.autocoursef1.com/feature_view~t~San-Marino-2006--Schumacher-s-Imola-role-reversal-~cid~1~id~9136.htm| date =2006-04-23 | accessdate =2007-05-19] Ide was reprimanded by the stewards and warned over future conduct. Many accepted that this was not entirely his fault, as the rushed Aguri project had not allowed him much time in the car pre-season. [cite news| title =Yuji Ide not out (yet)| publisher =F1Racing.net| url =http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2006/04/24/yuji_ide_not_out_yet_//| date =2006-04-24 | accessdate =2007-05-14]On
May 4 , 2006, Super Aguri announced that following advice from theFIA , Ide would be dropped from the upcoming European Grand Prix at theNürburgring , being replaced by former Renault test driverFranck Montagny . Ide was demoted to Montagny's seat as test driver. [cite news| title =Rookie Ide axed for European GP| publisher =news.bbc.co.uk| url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4972570.stm| date =2006-05-04 | accessdate =2007-05-13]On
May 10 , 2006, theFIA revoked Ide's FIA Super Licence meaning he could no longer compete in F1 during the 2006 season. [cite news| title =Ide's Superlicence revoked| publisher =pitpass.com| url =http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=27955| date =2006-05-10 | accessdate =2007-05-13] Super Aguri remained committed to getting Ide back into F1 until their withdrawal from Formula One.Overall
Overall during Ide's four-race F1 career, he finished once - a 13th place at the
2006 Australian Grand Prix .cite web|url=http://chicanef1.dyndns.org/query.pl?action=Submit&exact=on&driver=Yuji%20Ide&classi=|title=Data Search Results - ChicaneF1.com ] Ide started last three of his four starts. His best qualifying effort was 21st of 22 cars at his debut at Bahrain. At Bahrain, the 22nd starter,Kimi Räikkönen , did not complete a qualifying attempt.Return to lower-level racing
In July 2006 it was announced that Ide would be racing for
Team Dandelion Racing in the final six rounds of the Formula Nippon championship, with the aim of increasing his racing experience.In 2007, he has remained in Formula Nippon with the
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri team, which is owned by Aguri Suzuki. [cite web|url=http://www.saf1.co.jp/en/team/detail/tm_keyperson.html|title=www.saf1.co.jp/en/team/detail/tm_keyperson.html ] His best finish of the season is a third place, scored in round five at Suzuka. [cite web|url=http://www.f-nippon.co.jp/fn_eng/race/ps_driver.php|title=www.f-nippon.co.jp/fn_eng/race/ps_driver.php ]Personal
According to Ide's personal website, he is 69 kilograms (152 pounds), 177 centimeters (5.8 ft) tall, and the
blood type AB+ . [http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=ja_en&trurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.yuji-ide.com%2fpro.html (Japanese)] Ide is good friends withShoichi Funaki .Racing record
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External links
* [http://www.yuji-ide.com/ Yuji Ide Official site] ja icon
* [http://chicanef1.com/indiv.pl?name=Yuji%20Ide&type=d Yuji Ide profile and statistics]
* [http://www.driverdb.com/racingdriver151.html Career details]Persondata
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