Naoki Yamamoto (racing driver), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Naoki Yamamoto (racing driver)

Japanese racing driver

Date of Birth: 11-Jul-1988

Place of Birth: Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

Profession: engineer, racing automobile driver

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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Naoki Yamamoto (????, Yamamoto Naoki, born July 11, 1988) is a Japanese racing driver.
He is currently driving in the Super GT and Super Formula championships.
He won the Super Formula championship in 2013 and 2018, and the Super GT championship in 2018.
In 2018, he became the first driver to win both the Super Formula and Super GT titles in the same year for 14 years.
His successes in both series has allowed him to reach the 40-point threshold required for an F1 superlicence.
He drove for Toro Rosso-Honda in the first practice session of the 2019 Japanese Grand Prix, completing the most laps in the session and setting a fastest lap time just 0.1s off his more experienced teammate's fastest time.