Ryuji Kumita (born 25 January 1967 in Yokohama), better known by his pseudonym "Dragon", is a racing driver and team owner from Japan.[1]

Ryuji Kumita
Nationality Japanese
Born (1967-01-25) 25 January 1967 (age 57)
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
All-Japan Formula 3 Championship
Racing licence FIA Bronze
Years active20132019
TeamsB-Max Racing Team
Starts110
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishNC in 2013–18

A late starter to motorsport at 46, he mostly competes in Japanese junior formulae, such as the Super Formula Lights and Formula 4 Japan, despite being the CEO of his B-Max Racing Team.[2]

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2013 Japanese Formula 3 Championship B-Max Engineering 15 0 0 0 0 0 15th
2014 Japanese Formula 3 Championship B-Max Racing Team 15 0 0 0 0 0 15th
Formula Masters China Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG 1 0 0 0 0 0 26th
2015 Japanese Formula 3 Championship B-Max Racing Team 17 0 0 0 0 0 16th
2016 Japanese Formula 3 Championship B-Max Racing Team 17 0 0 0 0 0 15th
F4 Japanese Championship RSS 11 0 0 0 0 0 30th
2017 Japanese Formula 3 Championship B-Max Racing Team 20 0 0 0 0 0 12th
FRD LMP3 Series
Macau Grand Prix 0 0 0 0 0 N/A DNQ
F4 Japanese Championship Buzz International 2 0 0 0 0 0 43rd
2018 Japanese Formula 3 Championship B-Max Engineering 19 0 0 0 0 0 17th
F4 Japanese Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
F3 Asian Championship B-Max Racing Team 9 0 0 0 0 0 23rd
Macau Grand Prix 2 0 0 0 0 N/A 20th
Super Taikyu - ST-TCR B-Max Engineering with Dome 3 0 0 0 0 4‡ 9th‡
DOME RACING PROJECT 1 0 0 0 0 117‡ 2nd‡
2019 Japanese Formula 3 Championship B-Max Racing with Motopark 20 0 0 0 0 0 14th
F3 Asian Championship B-Max Racing Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 21st
F3 Asian Winter Series 3 0 0 0 0 0 16th
F4 Japanese Championship B-Max Engineering 12 0 0 0 0 0 22nd
2020 Super Formula Lights B-Max Racing 17 0 0 0 0 2 12th
Formula Regional Japanese Championship B-MAX 11 0 0 0 0 76 6th
2021 Super Formula Lights B-Max Engineering 17 0 0 0 0 0 12th
Formula Regional Japanese Championship 10 0 0 0 0 20 18th
Super Taikyu - ST-Z 3 0 0 0 0 14‡ 13th‡
F4 Japanese Championship Zap Speed 12 0 0 0 0 0 26th
2022 Super Formula Lights B-Max Racing Team 18 0 0 0 0 1 11th
F4 Japanese Championship 14 0 0 0 0 0 35th
2023 Super Formula Lights B-Max Racing Team 18 0 0 0 0 0 13th
F4 Japanese Championship 12 0 0 0 0 0 40th
Formula 4 South East Asia Championship 5 0 0 0 0 2 27th
Macau Formula 4 Race 2 0 0 0 0 N/A 13th
2024 Super Formula Lights Team Dragon
F4 Japanese Championship B-Max Racing Team
Super Taikyu - ST-X Team Handwork Challenge

‡ Team standings.

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

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Year Team Car Qualifying Quali Race Main race
2017   B-Max Racing Team Dallara F317 NC DNQ DNQ
2018   B-Max Racing Team Dallara F317 28th 23rd 20th

Complete Formula Regional Japanese Championship results

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(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 Pos Points
2020 B-MAX FUJ1
1

DNS
FUJ1
2

7
FUJ1
3

8
SUG
1

6
SUG
2

5
SUG
3

5
FUJ2
1

6
FUJ2
2

7
MOT
1

6
MOT
2

Ret
OKA
1

7
OKA
2

5
AUT
1
AUT
2
6th 76
2021 B-Max Engineering OKA
1

Ret
OKA
2

Ret
OKA
3

6
MOT
1
MOT
2
MOT
3
FUJ
1

7
FUJ
2

Ret
FUJ
3

Ret
SUG
1

8
SUG
2

12
SUZ
1

Ret
SUZ
2

9
18th 20

Complete Super Formula Lights results

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(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 Pos Points
2020 B-Max Racing MOT
1

10
MOT
2

Ret
MOT
3

10
OKA
1

10
OKA
2

7
SUG
1

5
SUG
2

7
SUG
3

7
AUT
1

8
AUT
2

8
AUT
3

8
SUZ
1

9
SUZ
2

7
SUZ
3

8
FUJ
1

9
FUJ
2

11
FUJ
3

9
12th 2
2021 B-Max Engineering FUJ
1

9
FUJ
2

9
FUJ
3

8
SUZ
1

11
SUZ
2

8
SUZ
3

9
AUT
1

8
AUT
2

7
AUT
3

C
SUG
1

Ret
SUG
2

8
SUG
3

9
MOT1
1

8
MOT1
2

8
MOT1
3

8
MOT2
1

10
MOT2
2

7
MOT2
3

11
12th 0
2022 B-Max Racing Team FUJ
1

Ret
FUJ
2

11
FUJ
3

11
SUZ
1

12
SUZ
2

10
SUZ
3

11
AUT
1

12
AUT
2

7
AUT
3

12
SUG
1

7
SUG
2

11
SUG
3

10
MOT
1

6
MOT
2

8
MOT
3

Ret
OKA
1

11
OKA
2

Ret
OKA
3

10
11th 1
2023 B-Max Racing Team AUT
1

10
AUT
2

9
AUT
3

9
SUG
1

9
SUG
2

11
SUG
3

9
SUZ
1

10
SUZ
2

12
SUZ
3

12
FUJ
1

11
FUJ
2

9
FUJ
3

12
OKA
1

9
OKA
2

8
OKA
3

9
MOT
1

11
MOT
2

10
MOT
3

11
13th 0

Complete Formula 4 South East Asia Championship results

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(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 Pos Points
2023 B-Max Racing Team ZZIC1
1

ZZIC1
2

ZZIC1
3

MAC
1

18
MAC
2

13
SEP1
1

SEP1
2

SEP1
3

SEP2
1

14
SEP2
2

10
SEP2
3

10
27th 2

References

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  1. ^ "Man v boys: Japanese veteran Ryuji Kumita, 50, to line up at Macau Grand Prix F3 race". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Formula 3 team Motopark makes 2019 Super Formula step". Autosport. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
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