Masaki Jyonai | |
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Nationality | Japanese |
Born | Aichi Prefecture, Japan | 9 September 1962
Super GT career | |
Debut season | 1997 |
Current team | R'Qs Motorsports |
Racing licence | ![]() |
Car number | 22 |
Former teams | SigmaTec Racing Team, Team Gaikokuya, Arktech Motorsports, Team LeyJun, A&S Racing, Tomei Sports |
Starts | 153 |
Wins | 2 |
Podiums | 5 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 5th in 1997 |
Masaki Jyonai (城内 政樹, Jōnai Masaki, born 9 September 1962)[1] is a Japanese racing driver and businessman.
Racing career
[edit]Jyonai started karting in 1988; he is noted for his extensive experience in kart racing, having won numerous karting championships. He moved to car racing in 1993, racing in the Suzuka 1000 km in the Proto 2 class; he won on his debut.[2]
Jyonai began competing in Super GT in 1997 with the SigmaTec Racing Team. As of 2023, he has won two races;[2] his best finish in the championship is 5th, achieved in his first year in the series. Outside of racing, Jyonai is the CEO and President of Marusho Co. Ltd., a company involved in the lighting, security and construction sectors.[3] He is also a lecturer at the karting classes of Honda Racing School Suzuka as well as a color commentator for various television programs.
He occasionally competes using the pseudonym Guts Jyonai (Guts城内, Gattsu Jōnai);[2] Jyonai says he took the name from comedian Guts Ishimatsu. In more recent years he has reverted to using his real name.[1]
Racing record
[edit]Complete Super GT results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | SigmaTec Racing Team | Porsche 911 GT2 | GT300 | SUZ | FUJ 6 |
SEN 7 |
FUJ 6 |
MIN 2 |
SUG 1 |
5th | 51 | |||
1998 | GT300 | SUZ Ret |
FUJ C |
SEN 9 |
FUJ 4 |
MOT | MIN | SUG 16 |
21st | 12 | ||||
1999 | GT300 | SUZ DSQ |
FUJ 3 |
SUG 6 |
MIN 11 |
FUJ 19 |
TAI Ret |
MOT DNS |
15th | 18 | ||||
2000 | GT300 | MOT | FUJ 12 |
SUG 4 |
FUJ Ret |
TAI 4 |
MIN 7 |
SUZ 5 |
11th | 32 | ||||
2001 | Toyota MR-S | GT300 | TAI Ret |
FUJ | SUG Ret |
FUJ Ret |
MOT Ret |
SUZ 11 |
MIN 1 |
14th | 20 | |||
2002 | GT300 | TAI 14 |
FUJ 2 |
SUG Ret |
SEP |
FUJ Ret |
MOT 10 |
MIN 13 |
SUZ 6 |
15th | 24 | |||
2003 | GT300 | TAI 4 |
FUJ 7 |
SUG Ret |
FUJ 18 |
FUJ | MOT | AUT | SUZ | 16th | 16 | |||
Toyota Celica | TAI | FUJ | SUG | FUJ | FUJ Ret |
MOT | AUT | SUZ | ||||||
2004 | Team Gaikokuya | Porsche 911 GT3-R | GT300 | TAI 13 |
SUG 21 |
SEP |
TOK | MOT | AUT | SUZ | 20th | 2 | ||
Arktech Motorsports | Porsche 911 GT3 | TAI | SUG | SEP | TOK 20 |
MOT 9 |
AUT | SUZ 17 |
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2005 | Team LeyJun | Porsche 968 GT4 | GT300 | OKA Ret |
FUJ Ret |
SEP NC |
SUG 16 |
MOT DSQ |
FUJ 14 |
AUT Ret |
SUZ Ret |
NC | 0 | |
2006 | Porsche 911 GT3 | GT300 | SUZ Ret |
OKA | FUJ 16 |
SEP | SUG | SUZ 15 |
MOT 23 |
AUT | FUJ 25 |
37th | 1 | |
2007 | A&S Racing | Mosler MT900R | GT300 | SUZ Ret |
OKA 23 |
FUJ Ret |
SEP | SUG | SUZ | MOT | AUT | FUJ | NC | 0 |
Arktech Motorsports | Porsche Boxster | SUZ | OKA | FUJ | SEP | SUG 17 |
SUZ Ret |
MOT | AUT 17 |
FUJ 19 | ||||
2008 | GT300 | SUZ 15 |
OKA | FUJ | SEP | SUG | SUZ | MOT | AUT | FUJ | NC | 0 | ||
Tomei Sports | Porsche 911 GT3 | SUZ | OKA | FUJ | SEP | SUG | SUZ 16 |
MOT | AUT 16 |
FUJ 15 | ||||
2010 | R'Qs Motorsports | Vemac RD350R | GT300 | SUZ | OKA | FUJ | SEP | SUG | SUZ 13 |
FUJ C |
MOT 18 |
NC | 0 | |
2011 | GT300 | OKA 13 |
FUJ 13 |
SEP 16 |
SUG Ret |
SUZ 19 |
FUJ | AUT 14 |
MOT | NC | 0 | |||
2012 | GT300 | OKA 16 |
FUJ 12 |
SEP 18 |
SUG DNQ |
SUZ 12 |
FUJ 16 |
AUT 18 |
MOT | NC | 0 | |||
2013 | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | GT300 | OKA Ret |
FUJ 13 |
SEP Ret |
SUG 19 |
SUZ 12 |
FUJ 17 |
FSW | AUT 14 |
MOT 16 |
NC | 0 | |
2014 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | AUT | SUG | FUJ 11 |
SUZ 15 |
CHA 9 |
MOT 14 |
35th | 2 | |||
2015 | GT300 | OKA DNS |
FUJ | CHA 15 |
FUJ 10 |
SUZ 16 |
SUG 10 |
AUT 22 |
MOT 24 |
32nd | 2 | |||
2016 | GT300 | OKA 19 |
FUJ Ret |
SUG 20 |
FUJ Ret |
SUZ 23 |
CHA 18 |
MOT 21 |
MOT 21 |
NC | 0 | |||
2017 | GT300 | OKA 24 |
FUJ 23 |
AUT 26 |
SUG | FUJ 26 |
SUZ 21 |
CHA | MOT 25 |
NC | 0 | |||
2018 | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | GT300 | OKA 19 |
FUJ 25 |
SUZ 25 |
CHA | FUJ 21 |
SUG DNQ |
AUT 25 |
MOT 28 |
NC | 0 | ||
2019 | GT300 | OKA 17 |
FUJ 20 |
SUZ 26 |
CHA | FUJ 23 |
AUT Ret |
SUG | MOT 26 |
NC | 0 | |||
2020 | GT300 | FUJ 24 |
FUJ 28 |
SUZ 23 |
MOT Ret |
FUJ | SUZ 26 |
MOT 28 |
FUJ 27 |
NC | 0 | |||
2021 | Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO 2020 | GT300 | OKA 20 |
FUJ Ret |
SUZ 28 |
MOT 21 |
SUG | AUT Ret |
MOT | FUJ | NC | 0 | ||
2022 | GT300 | OKA 25 |
FUJ Ret |
SUZ | FUJ 20 |
SUZ 21 |
SUG 24 |
AUT 24 |
MOT 22 |
NC | 0 | |||
2023 | GT300 | OKA 20 |
FUJ 21 |
SUZ 26 |
FUJ 24 |
SUZ 20 |
SUG 16 |
AUT 21 |
MOT 22 |
NC | 0 |
* Season still in progress.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2023 城内 政樹". Super GT (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "2006 Driver Information". Super GT (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "メッセージ (代表 城内 政樹)". marusho-cl.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 June 2023.
External links
[edit]- Masaki Jyonai career summary at DriverDB.com