| Yu Kanamaru | |
| Nationality: |  Japanese |
| Birth Date: | 13 May 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Racing Licence: | FIA Silver |
| Current Series: | F3 Asian Championship |
| First Year: | 2019 |
| Teams: | BlackArts Racing Team |
| Starts: | 24 |
| Wins: | 1 |
| Best Finish: | 6th |
| Year: | 2019-20 |
is a Japanese racing driver.[1]
Kanamaru's single seater career began in 2012 after graduating from karting. He took a surprise win in the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC in 2012 at the final race of the season at Spa-Francorchamps. He made his Formula Renault 3.5 debut in 2015 for Pons Racing replacing Meindert van Buuren.
thumb|left|Kanamaru ar Monza 2017
Kanamaru returned to Japan in 2018 and competed in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship with the B-MAX Racing Team. Since then, he has focused his activities on Japan.
In 2020, Kanamaru signed a reserve driver contract with Honda and accompanied them in the Super Formula and Super GT GT500 classes. He participated in the GT500 class test for KEIHIN Real Racing as a substitute for Bertrand Baguette, who was unable to enter the country due to COVID-19 restrictions during the SUPER GT test before the season started.
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | KTR | ALC 1 | ALC 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | MSC 1 | MSC 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | 39th | 0 |
| 2013 | ALC 1 | ALC 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | MSC 1 | MSC 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | 31st | 0 |
(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 | DC | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | KTR | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | HOC 3 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | OSC 3 | ASS 1 | ASS 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | MST 1 | MST 2 | MST 3 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ZAN 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | 17th | 97 | |
| 2013 | KTR | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | HOC 3 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | ASS 1 | ASS 2 | MST 1 | MST 2 | MST 3 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ZAN 3 | 26th | 47 | ||||
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | nowrap | Pons Racing | ALC 1 | ALC 2 | MON 1 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | NÜR 1 12 | NÜR 2 13 | BUG 1 6 | BUG 2 Ret | JER 1 10 | JER 2 11 | 18th | 9 | ||
| 2016 | nowrap | Teo Martín Motorsport | ALC 1 Ret | ALC 2 4 | HUN 1 9 | HUN 2 10 | SPA 1 4 | SPA 2 7 | LEC 1 7 | LEC 2 11 | SIL 1 7 | SIL 2 9 | RBR 1 7 | RBR 2 Ret | MNZ 1 6 | MNZ 2 5 | JER 1 6 | JER 2 10 | CAT 1 8 | CAT 2 10 | 8th | 85 | |
| 2017 | nowrap | RP Motorsport | SIL 1 10 | SIL 2 Ret | SPA 1 5 | SPA 2 8 | MNZ 1 Ret | MNZ 2 3 | JER 1 7 | JER 2 10 | ALC 1 7 | ALC 2 4 | NÜR 1 5 | NÜR 2 7 | MEX 1 7 | MEX 2 7 | COA 1 7 | COA 2 7 | BHR 1 4 | BHR 2 6 | 7th | 115 |
(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 | Pos | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | nowrap | Super License | SEP 1 | SEP 2 | SEP 3 | CHA 1 | CHA 2 | CHA 3 | SUZ 1 | SUZ 2 | SUZ 3 | SIC1 1 | SIC1 2 | SIC1 3 | SIC2 1 | SIC2 2 | SIC2 3 | 9th | 50 | ||
| nowrap | 2019–20 | nowrap | BlackArts Racing Team | SEP1 1 | SEP1 2 | SEP1 3 | DUB 1 | DUB 2 | DUB 3 | ABU 1 | ABU 2 | ABU 3 | SEP2 1 | SEP2 2 | SEP2 3 | CHA 1 | CHA 2 | CHA 3 | 6th | 104 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP3 Championship.