carrozzeria Team KCMG has confirmed that Yuichi Nakayama will be back on Super Formula’s grid for the Japanese formula series’ fifth round at Twin Ring Motegi on 17-19 August. Nakayama will stand-in for Kamui Kobayashi as the latter heads to SIlverstone for his LMP1 duties with Toyota Gazoo Racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship.
Yuichi Nakayama has raced for KCMG in Super Formula from 2014-2016 and also represented the Hong Kong-based outfit in Audi R8 LMS Cup’s Shanghai round in 2016. This year, the Japanese driver emerged victorious in the 2018 ADAC Zurich 24H Nürburgring Race in the SP –Pro Class with Toyota Gazoo Racing and is also a Super GT300 race winner, driving the Lexus RC F GT3 with K-Tunes Racing LM Corsa.
Yuichi Nakayama: “It’s an honour to once again represent KCMG in Super Formula and fill in for Kamui for the Motegi round. KCMG is more like a family, having raced for the team since 2014 in both single seaters and GT. I’d like to thank Ryuji Doi for his continued trust and support. I’m looking forward to work with the entire crew once again and just really aiming to deliver championship points for the team at Motegi.”
Ryuji Doi, KCMG Head of Motorsport: “We are happy to welcome Yuichi back for this weekend’s Super Formula round. He has been a part of our Super Formula family and its good have him back in the car for this event. We are confident that he’ll perform well and help us yield positive results at Motegi. We also wish Kamui good luck in his upcoming race at Silverstone and hoping that Toyota will continue its dominant streak in FIA WEC.”
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