HELM Motorsports explained

HELM Motorpsorts
Base:Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture
Founded:2020
Principal:Hideo Fukuyama
Current Series:Super GT
F4 Japanese Championship
Formula Regional Japanese Championship
Current Drivers:
  • Super GT GT300:
    • Yuya Hiraki
    • Reiji Hiraki
  • F4 Japanese Championship:
    • William Sakai
    • Tosei Moriyama
    • Yutaka Toriba
    • Hirobon
  • Formula Regional Japanese Championship:
    • Anna Inotsume
Former Series:Super Formula Lights
Super Taikyu
Team Titles:Super Taikyu


1 (2022)

Driver Titles:Super Taikyu


1 (2022)

HELM Motorpsorts is a racing team founded and owned by racing driver brothers Yuya and Reiji Hiraki. The team competes in the GT300 class of Super GT as well as in F4 Japanese Championship, and Formula Regional Japanese Championship. The team also competed before in Super Taikyu, and won the title in 2022.

History

F4 Japanese Championship

HELM Motorsports first competed in F4 Japanese Championship in 2020 with Reiji Hiraki.[1] Hiraki took two wins, and couple of podiums in that season, placed him in second behind Hibiki Taira. HELM also raced in the independent class with Yutaka Toriba won the title in 2022.[2]

Super Formula Lights, Formula Regional

In 2022, HELM Motorsports joined Super Formula Lights, with the Hiraki brothers of Yuya & Reiji competing with TOMEI Engines.[3] They only managed to race in the first 4 rounds before withdrawing from the 5th round and missing the season finale. Since then the team hasn't competed in the series.

In 2023, HELM made their debut in Formula Regional Japanese Championship with Yuya Hiraki winning a race.[4]

For 2024, HEL Motorsports recruited TCR Japan champion Anna Inotsume to drive.

Super Taikyu

HELM Motorsports made their debut in 2022 in Super Taikyu ST-X Class. Yuya, Reiji Hiraki as the drivers, with Yutaka Toriba as the third driver.[5] In that season, they won the ST-X Class.[6]

Super GT – GT300

HELM Motorsports are set to make their debut in the GT300 class of Super GT in 2024. With Kohei Hirate as the main driver, alongside Yuya Hiraki, and Reiji Hiraki as the third driver.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 23 September 2020. F4 JAPANESE CHAMPIONSHIP 2020 FIA-F4選手権 第1/2/3戦 富士大会エントリーリスト. dead. fiaf4.jp. 21 September 2020. 21 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200921101351/https://fiaf4.jp/news/single/613.
  2. Web site: 2022 第1戦・第2戦 富士スピードウェイ. 27 April 2022. Japanese FIA F4 Championship Official Site. ja.
  3. Web site: Fuji Speedway 2022年 SFL シリーズカレンダー superformula lights en . 2022-04-04 . superformula-lights.com.
  4. Web site: Formula Regional Japanese Championship . 2023-03-27 . frj.jp.
  5. Web site: Provisional 61 Car Entry List for 2022 Super Taikyu Series Powered by Hankook. 16 February 2022 . dailysportscar.com.
  6. Web site: HELM Motorsports Crowned ST-X Champions as Porsche Centre Okazaki Wins Suzuka S-Tai Finale. 29 November 2022. dailysportscar.com.
  7. Web site: Helm Motorsports Announces 2024 GT300 Entry. 2023-12-15. sportscar365.
  8. News: Nissan/NMC announces 2024 Super GT teams. 18 January 2024. 18 January 2024. Nismo.