Hiroki Yoshimoto

Hiroki Yoshimoto
Nationality	Japanese
Born	September 2, 1980 (1980-09-02) (age 31) Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
2011 GP2 Asia Series
Debut season	2008
Former teams	BCN Competición Qi-Meritus Mahara
Starts	12
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	10th in 2008
Previous series
2005–06	GP2 Series

Daiki Yoshimoto
Also known as	Hiroki Yoshimoto
Born	September 2, 1980 (1980-09-02) (age 31)
Origin	Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Genres	Rock
Occupations	Vocalist, Race car driver
Instruments	Vocalist
Years active	2004 -
Labels	Giza Studio
Associated acts	doa

Hiroki Yoshimoto (吉本 大樹, Yoshimoto Hiroki^?) (born September 2, 1980 in Osaka) is a Japanese race car driver. He raced in the 2005 GP2 Series for the BCN Competicion team, alongside the Venezuelan E. J. Viso. For 2006 he was initially teamed with the more experienced Timo Glock of Germany. In addition to his racing, he is also the vocalist for Japanese rock band doa under the name Daiki Yoshimoto (吉本 大樹, Yoshimoto Daiki^?, "Daiki" and "Hiroki" are written identically in Japanese).^[1]

Racing career

Yoshimoto is the only driver in GP2 Series to have driven the bulk of his pre-GP2 career in Asia, the rest of the series mainly moving up the ranks in South America or Europe. Yoshimoto started out in 1999, competing in Japanese Formula Junior 1600. He moved for Japanese Formula Toyota in 2000, racing in Korean F1800 later in the year. A move to Japanese Formula Three for 2001 was his reward for hard work, although his stint with the Yellow Hat team resulted in only two races.

He got his first taste of a full Japanese F3 season in 2002, though, with the Now team. He achieved 1 win, 1 pole position and two other podium finishes, finishing 8th in the championship. He also finished respectively 5th in the prestigious Macau Grand Prix. He stayed with the team for 2003 finishing 10th in the championship before moving on in 2004 for the Japanese GT Series. He also drove two races of the World Series by Nissan of the same year, for the Gabord team.

On 3 and 4 November 2007, Yoshimoto took part in the Formula Asia V6 by Renault Championship at the Zhuhai International Circuit. He won round 11 ahead of James Winslow and Armaan Ebrahim but stalled on the grid for round 12 and eventually finished 5th.

He returned to GP2 for 2008, driving for the Qi-Meritus Mahara team in the GP2 Asia Series. He continued in the series for the 2008–09 season with the BCN Competición team. However, BCN was purchased and renamed as Ocean Racing Technology after the first round of the season, and Yoshimoto was replaced by Yelmer Buurman.^[2]

Racing record

Complete GP2 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	DC	Points
2005	BCN Competición	SMR FEA Ret	SMR SPR 9	ESP FEA Ret	ESP SPR 17	MON FEA DNS	EUR FEA 11	EUR SPR Ret	FRA FEA 6	FRA SPR 2	GBR FEA 13	GBR SPR Ret	GER FEA 12	GER SPR Ret	HUN FEA 13	HUN SPR 17	TUR FEA 8	TUR SPR 10	ITA FEA 10	ITA SPR 16	BEL FEA Ret	BEL SPR 17	BHR FEA 7	BHR SPR 6	16th	14
2006	BCN Competición	VAL FEA Ret	VAL SPR 12	SMR FEA 8	SMR SPR 3	EUR FEA 8	EUR SPR 4	ESP FEA Ret	ESP SPR Ret	MON FEA Ret	GBR FEA Ret	GBR SPR 17	FRA FEA 9	FRA SPR Ret	GER FEA 23	GER SPR Ret	HUN FEA Ret	HUN SPR Ret	TUR FEA Ret	TUR SPR 19	ITA FEA 8	ITA SPR 5			15th	12

Complete GP2 Asia Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	DC	Points
2008	Qi-Meritus Mahara	UAE FEA 6	UAE SPR 4	IND FEA Ret	IND SPR 20	MAL FEA Ret	MAL SPR 10	BHR FEA 12	BHR SPR 4	UAE FEA 5	UAE SPR 13			10th	13
2008–09	BCN Competición	CHN FEA Ret	CHN SPR 8	UAE FEA	UAE SPR	BHR FEA	BHR SPR	QAT FEA	QAT SPR	MAL FEA	MAL SPR	BHR FEA	BHR SPR	24th	0

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	DC	Points
2011	SUNRED Engineering	SUNRED SR León 1.6T	BRA 1	BRA 2	BEL 1	BEL 2	edit] References ^ "::doa official web site ::～PROFILE(プロフィール)～吉本大樹". http://www.d-o-a.jp/profile_daiki.html. Retrieved 2010-03-13.  ^ "Ocean sign Crestani as second driver". autosport.com. 2008-12-02. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72299. Retrieved 2008-12-02.  External links driverdb.com profile Persondata Name Yoshimoto, Hiroki Alternative names Short description Date of birth 1980-09-02 Place of birth Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan Date of death Place of death Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Giez St. Catherines Island Look at other dictionaries: Hiroki Yoshimoto — (吉本大樹, Yoshimoto Hiroki?) es un piloto japonés de carreras automovilísticas nacido el 2 de septiembre de 1980. En 1999 participa en la Fórmula junior japonesa 1600, luego para 2000 y 2001 pasa a las categorías Fórmula Toyota y F1 1800 coreana. En …   Wikipedia Español Hiroki Yoshimoto — (吉本 大樹, Hiroki Yoshimoto?) est un pilote automobile japonais né le 2 septembre 1980. Carrière …   Wikipédia en Français Hiroki Yoshimoto — (* 2. September 1980 in Ōsaka) ist ein japanischer Rennfahrer. In der Saison 2008 fuhr er in der GP2 Asia Serie für das Team Meritus Racing. Yoshimoto ist der einzige Fahrer in der GP2 Serie, der den Hauptteil seiner Karriere vor der GP2 in Asien …   Deutsch Wikipedia Hiroki — ist ein japanischer männlicher Vorname.[1][2] Namensträger Hiroki Azuma (* 1971), japanischer Kulturkritiker und Hochschullehrer Hiroki Endō (* 1970), japanischer Mangaka Hiroki Etō (* 1966), japanischer Badmintonspieler Hiroki Fujimoto (Juka; *… …   Deutsch Wikipedia Yoshimoto — may refer to: *Yoshimoto Kogyo a major Japan entertainment companyYoshimoto is the surname of: *Banana Yoshimoto, *Imagawa Yoshimoto, *Hiroki Yoshimoto, *Takaaki Yoshimoto …   Wikipedia Yoshimoto — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Banana Yoshimoto (* 1964), japanische Schriftstellerin Hiroki Yoshimoto (* 1980), japanischer Rennfahrer Kinji Yoshimoto (* 1966), japanischer Autor und Filmregisseur Takaaki Yoshimoto (* 1924),… …   Deutsch Wikipedia Formel-GP2-Saison 2005 — Die GP2 Serie Saison 2005 war die erste Saison der GP2 Serie. Sie begann am 23. April 2005 in Imola, San Marino und endete am 24. September 2005 in Sachir, Bahrain. 2005 war die erste Saison unter dem neuen Namen GP2 Serie und löste die Formel… …   Deutsch Wikipedia Formel-GP2-Saison 2006 — Die Formel GP2 Saison 2006 startete in Valencia, Spanien am 8. April 2006. 2006 war die zweite Saison unter dem Namen GP2 Serie. Die ersten Drei der letztjährigen Meisterschaft stiegen in die Formel 1 auf. Nico Rosberg startete für Williams,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia Liste der Biografien/Y — Biografien: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q …   Deutsch Wikipedia Doa (Japanese band) — Infobox musical artist 2 Name = doa Img capt = Background = group or band Birth name = Alias = Born = Died = Origin = Japan Instruments = Genre = Hard rock J Rock J pop Occupation(s) = Years active = 2004–Present Label = Giza Studio Notable… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”