Ritomo Miyata

Ritomo Miyata
Ritomo Miyata
Nationality	Japan
Born	August 10, 1999 (age 22); Kanagawa, Japan
Super GT career
Debut season	2018
Current team	TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh
Car number	19
Starts	29
Wins	1
Podiums	3
Poles	1
Fastest laps	1
Best finish	12th in 2019
Championship titles
2016, 2017; 2020	F4 Japanese Championship; Super Formula Lights

Ritomo Miyata (宮田莉朋, Miyata Reitomo) (born August 10, 1999) is a Japanese racing driver currently competing in Super Formula for Kuo Vantelin Team TOM'S and Super GT for TGR Team WedsSport Bandoh. He is a 2 time Japanese F4 champion and the 2020 Super Formula Lights champion.

Early life[]

Miyata is a graduate of Yokohama High School. His name comes from Fiat Ritmo, given by his car-loving parents. He was diagnosed with developmental disabilities (autism) in early childhood and was unfamiliar with kindergarten and elementary school, but he has a history of subduing his symptoms by devoting himself to motorsports recommended by his parents.^[1]

He is also known as a gamer, always bringing a gaming PC to his expedition.^[2]

Racing record[]

Complete Super GT results[]

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	DC	Points
2018	LM Corsa	Lexus RC F GT3	GT300	OKA 17	FUJ 7	SUZ 5	CHA 3	FUJ Ret	SUG 9	AUT 12	MOT 24	15th	23
2019	LM Corsa	Lexus RC F GT3	GT300	OKA 7		SUZ 10	CHA 15	FUJ 22	AUT 1	SUG 19	MOT 9	12th	25
2019	Lexus Team au TOM'S	Lexus LC500 GT500	GT500		FUJ Ret							NC	0
2020	Toyota Gazoo Racing Team WedsSport Bandoh	Toyota GR Supra GT500	GT500	FUJ 9	FUJ 15	SUZ 10	MOT Ret	FUJ 7	SUZ 9	MOT 11	FUJ 10	17th	10
2021	Toyota Gazoo Racing Team WedsSport Bandoh	Toyota GR Supra GT500	GT500	OKA 12	FUJ 7	MOT 2	SUZ 13	SUG Ret	AUT	MOT	FUJ	10th*	20*

^* Season still in progress.

Complete Super Formula results[]

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	DC	Points
2020	Vantelin Team TOM'S	MOT	OKA 9	SUG	AUT 8	SUZ	SUZ	FUJ	17th	7
2021	Kuo Vantelin Team TOM'S	FUJ 7	SUZ 6	AUT 4‡	SUG 7	MOT 8	MOT	SUZ	7th*	22*

^‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed. ^* Season still in progress.

References[]

^ "宮田莉朋公式ウェブサイト | Profile". Retrieved 2016-04-05.
^ 目白黒 (2018-09-14). "F3レーサーでゲーマー！宮田莉朋選手に「F1 2018」の魅力を聞く". . Retrieved 2020-11-23.

External links[]

Ritomo Miyata career summary at DriverDB.com

[1] "宮田莉朋公式ウェブサイト | Profile". Retrieved 2016-04-05.

[2] 目白黒 (2018-09-14). "F3レーサーでゲーマー！宮田莉朋選手に「F1 2018」の魅力を聞く". . Retrieved 2020-11-23.

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