is a Japanese racing driver. He currently competes in

Super GT Super GT (stylized as SUPER GT) is a grand touring car racing series that began in 1993. Launched as the , generally referred to as either the JGTC or the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, the series was renamed to Super GT in 2005. It is ...

in the GT300 category and the Super Taikyu Series in the ST-Z category, both for Saitama Toyopet Green Brave. Yoshida won the 2023 Super GT Championship in the GT300 class and the 2023 Super Taikyu Championship in the ST-Z class.

Career

Early career

Yoshida began his with racing career in 2004 competing in the J1600 Series, where he won the championship the following year. He then move to Formula Challenge Japan in 2006. In 2007, Yoshida began competing in the Super Taikyu Series and the following year, he took part with the Petronas Syntium Team where his team won the ST-1 championship. In 2010, he competed in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship, where he was signed to Hanashima Racing.

Super GT

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, Yoshida began racing in the Super GT racing series in the GT300 class, driving for ThunderAsia Racing. He later moved to Team A Speed in

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. In

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, Yoshida returned to Super GT, competing for Tomei Sports where he would race for them the following season. For the 2016 season, he signed with Gulf Racing with Pacific. In 2017, he signed with Gainer, remaining with the team the following season. In 2019, Yoshida transferred from Gainer to Green Brave, partnering with Shigekazu Wakisaka. The following season his team switched to a Toyota GR Supra GT300 and

Kohta Kawaai (born August 7, 1994) is a Japanese racing driver. He currently competes in Super GT GT300 for Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave. Racing career Early Racing Career In 2016, Kawaai started his formula racing career in F4 Japanese Championship racing ...

would become his new teammate. Yoshida and Kawaai won two races and they finished second in the standings behind Kondo Racing of

Kiyoto Fujinami Kiyoto Fujinami (藤波清斗 - Fujinami Kiyoto; born April 13, 1995) is a Japanese professional racing driver who currently drives for Kondo Racing in Super GT. He was the 2020 Super GT GT300 Champion. Career Following success in karting, Fuj ...

and João Paulo de Oliveira. In 2022, they managed to clinch a win at Autopolis as well as another podium, and Yoshida himself finished 5th in the standings. In 2023, Saitama Toyopet Green Brave retained both Yoshida and Kawaai and both of them claimed 2 wins and 3 podiums en route to their GT300 championship, which they clinched in the season finale.

Racing record

Complete Super GT results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yoshida, Hiroki 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Kumamoto Prefecture Japanese racing drivers Formula Challenge Japan drivers Japanese Formula 3 Championship drivers Super GT drivers