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Cerumo
Founded1991
BaseOyama, Shizuoka Prefecture
Team principal(s)Yuji Tachikawa
Founder(s)Masayuki Sato
Current series
Current drivers
Teams'
Championships

2003
2005
2013

Drivers'
Championships
Websitecerumo.co.jp

Cerumo Co., Ltd. (stylized as CERUMO) is a Japanese racing team headquartered in Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture. The competed in Super Formula together with INGING Motorsport, and participated in Super GT GT500 Class. In January 2016, former Bridgestone Scuderia Ferrari engineer Hirohide Hamashima joined the team and became general manager in both the Super GT and Super Formula categories. At the shareholders' meeting in February 2019, founder Masayuki Sato resigned as president, and Hamashima also resigned as general manager. In his place, Haruhisa Urabe will become president and chairman, and Hiroaki Ishiura will become a director. After that Yuji Tachikawa picked as the director.

History

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The founder, Masayuki Sato, is a famous engineer known as "Bate-san" in the domestic racing world. As Tadashi Sakai's chief mechanic, he was in charge of machines such as the Fuji GC, and in 1981 he took over Sakai Engineering and established Cerumo. The company name is derived from the Italian word for steady. While operating as a maintenance garage, then formed the team in 1991. Since then, he has competed in SUPER GT (formerly All Japan GT Championship JGTC) and Formula Nippon then the current Super Formula.

Super Formula

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At the end of 2007, Haruhisa Urabe, the owner of INGING, became the new owner, and the integration of INGING and the factory is underway. The team has run with Roberto Streit, Yuji Tachikawa, Takuto Iguchi. In 2011 Project mu joined the team as the main sponsor for the team. Their success was during the Dallara SF14 era where Hiroaki Ishiura and Yuji Kunimoto won the drivers title from 2015 to 2017, with Ishiura won in 2015 & 2017 and Kunimoto in 2016. The team also won constructor champion in 2016 & 2017. Sho Tsuboi replaces Kunimoto in 2019.[1] And he clinched third place in 2020 in which the highest position he achieved in the series to date. Hiroaki Ishiura stepped down from racing in Super Formula, and he worked with Tachikawa. His replacement was Sena Sakaguchi.[2] For 2023, INGING acquired a new title sponsor in finance advisory firm Vertex Partners, with the team now named Vertex Partners Cerumo・INGING. Toshiki Oyu joined Toyota and drive for INGING, replacing Sho Tsuboi who moves to TOM'S.[3]

Super GT GT500

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Cerumo has competed in the All Japan GT Championship (JGTC) since 1995 and in SUPER GT since 2005, winning the Driver's Championship three times in 2001, 2005, and 2013 which Yuji Tachikawa won it all, with Hironori Takeuchi, Toranosuke Takagi, and Kohei Hirate each won respectively. Cerumo participating in SUPER GT under the entrant name "TGR Team ZENT Cerumo" from 2020, but already with sponsorship from the pachinko and amusement chain ZENT since 2009. The director was Takeuchi in 2008 and 2009, Takagi from 2010 to 2017, Hirohide Hamashima in 2018, and Tachikawa has been appointed general director since 2019. In 2021, Junichi Murata will remain the general manager of Tachikawa and become the team manager. Kotaro Tanaka will lead the team in 2022, and Junichi Murata will lead the team again from 2023. Tachikawa retired from the series after the 2023 season and he returns to the team as team director.[4] Tachikawa's replacement at Cerumo will be Toshiki Oyu who moves from Honda. Cerumo's long time sponsor ZENT will not be the main sponsor and KeePer will replace it.

Racing Results

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Complete JGTC results

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Source:[5][6] (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Car Tyres Class No. Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pos Pts
1995 Toyota Supra B GT1 38 France Érik Comas SUZ
5
FUJ
14
SEN
15
FUJ
Ret
SUG
11
MIN
DSQ
12th 8
1996 Toyota Supra B GT500 37 France Érik Comas
Japan Hidetoshi Mitsusada
Japan Hironori Takeuchi
SUZ
16
FUJ
4
SEN
1
FUJ
Ret
SUG
4
MIN
2
2nd 68
1997 Toyota Supra B GT500 38 Japan Hironori Takeuchi
Japan Katsutomo Kaneishi
SUZ
4
FUJ
9
SEN
4
FUJ
8
MIN
5
SUG
10
1st 79
510 France Bertrand Gachot
France Paul Belmondo
SUZ FUJ SEN
8
FUJ
5
MIN
Ret
SUG
11
9th 11
1998 Toyota Supra B GT500 38 Japan Hironori Takeuchi
Japan Takayuki Kinoshita
SUZ
9
FUJ
C
SEN
Ret
FUJ
Ret
MOT
5
MIN
12
SUG
3
9th 22
1999 Toyota Supra B GT500 32 Japan Masahiko Kondo
Japan Takayuki Kinoshita
SUZ
8
FUJ
6
SUG
8
MIN
Ret
FUJ
Ret
OKA
11
MOT
15
11th 12
38 Japan Hironori Takeuchi
Japan Yuji Tachikawa
SUZ
7
FUJ
2
SUG
Ret
MIN
8
FUJ
6
OKA
8
MOT
12
8th 31
2000 Toyota Supra B GT500 32 Japan Masahiko Kondo
Japan Takayuki Kinoshita
MOT
11
FUJ
Ret
SUG
16
FUJ
19
OKA
13
MIN
Ret
SUZ
10
15th 1
38 Japan Hironori Takeuchi
Japan Yuji Tachikawa
MOT
4
FUJ
3
SUG
12
FUJ
Ret
OKA
1
MIN
6
SUZ
11
5th 48
2001 Toyota Supra B GT500 33 Japan Masahiko Kondo
Japan Ukyo Katayama
Japan Shigekazu Wakisaka
OKA
12
FUJ
14
SUG
13
FUJ
14
MOT
9
SUZ
Ret
MIN
13
3rd 58
38 Japan Hironori Takeuchi
Japan Yuji Tachikawa
OKA
Ret
FUJ
2
SUG
3
FUJ
4
MOT
2
SUZ
6
MIN
16
2002 Toyota Supra B GT500 1 Japan Hironori Takeuchi
Japan Yuji Tachikawa
OKA
4
FUJ
1
SUG
17
SEP
9
FUJ
1
MOT
13
MIN
9
SUZ
6
4th 69
33 Japan Masahiko Kondo
Japan Ukyo Katayama
Japan Hayanari Shimoda
OKA
15
FUJ SUG
9
SEP
7
FUJ
16
MOT
12
MIN
11
SUZ
13
2003 Toyota Supra B GT500 38 Japan Hironori Takeuchi
Japan Yuji Tachikawa
OKA
DNS
FUJ
DSQ
SUG
10
FUJ
3
FUJ
3
MOT
9
AUT
3
SUZ
13
7th 64
2004 Toyota Supra B GT500 38 Japan Seiji Ara
Japan Yuji Tachikawa
OKA
5
SUG
1
SEP
7
TOK
14
MOT
10
AUT
11
SUZ
4
6th 45
Toyota Celica D GT300 52 Japan Hironori Takeuchi
Japan Seigo Nishizawa
OKA
17
SUG
20
SEP
8
TOK
23
MOT
8
AUT
18
SUZ
9
13th 9

Note: in 1996 and 1997 Cerumo and TOM's entered the Team's Championship together under the Toyota Castrol Team banner.

Complete Super GT Results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Car Tyres Class No. Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pos Points
2005 Toyota Supra B GT500 38 Japan Toranosuke Takagi
Japan Yuji Tachikawa
OKA
14
FUJ
1
SEP
11
SUG
11
MOT
12
FUJ
1
AUT
7
SUZ
1
4th 67
Toyota Celica K GT300 52 Japan Hironori Takeuchi
Japan Katsuyuki Hiranaka
OKA
11
FUJ
14
SEP
12
SUG
8
MOT
14
FUJ
Ret
AUT
8
SUZ
18
12th 7
2006 Lexus SC430 B GT500 1 Japan Toranosuke Takagi
Japan Yuji Tachikawa
Italy Ronnie Quintarelli
SUZ
5
OKA
5
FUJ
Ret
SEP
12
SUG
1
SUZ
7
MOT
3
AUT
5
FUJ
Ret
7th 58
Toyota Celica K GT300 52 Japan Hironori Takeuchi
Japan Koki Saga
Japan Keita Sawa
SUZ
11
OKA
12
FUJ
12
SEP SUG
11
SUZ
1
MOT
Ret
AUT
13
FUJ
21
13th 25
2007 Lexus SC430 B GT500 38 Japan Toranosuke Takagi
Japan Yuji Tachikawa
SUZ
1
OKA
11
FUJ
6
SEP
4
SUG
11
SUZ
7
MOT
14
AUT
Ret
FUJ
4
7th 61
2008 Lexus SC430 B GT500 38 Japan Yuji Tachikawa
United Kingdom Richard Lyons
SUZ
4
OKA
7
FUJ
1
SEP
Ret
SUG
3
SUZ
9
MOT
9
AUT
4
FUJ
2
2nd 93
2009 Lexus SC430 B GT500 38 Japan Yuji Tachikawa
United Kingdom Richard Lyons
OKA
6
SUZ
1
FUJ
9
SEP
10
SUG
10
SUZ
3
FUJ
10
AUT
11
MOT
13
9th 63
2010 Lexus SC430 B GT500 38 Japan Yuji Tachikawa
United Kingdom Richard Lyons
SUZ
9
OKA
2
FUJ
4
SEP
6
SUG
9
SUZ
6
FUJ
C
MOT
Ret
9th 52
2011 Lexus SC430 B GT500 38 Japan Yuji Tachikawa
Japan Kohei Hirate
OKA
5
FUJ
8
SEP
5
SUG
11
SUZ
14
FUJ
1
AUT
3
MOT
10
6th 68
2012 Lexus SC430 B GT500 38 Japan Yuji Tachikawa
Japan Kohei Hirate
OKA
1
FUJ
8
SEP
2
SUG
5
SUZ
9
FUJ
8
AUT
7
MOT
1
2nd 95
2013 Lexus SC430 B GT500 38 Japan Yuji Tachikawa
Japan Kohei Hirate
OKA
4
FUJ
2
SEP
14
SUG
11
SUZ
11
FUJ
1
AUT
2
MOT
3
1st 89
2014 Lexus RC F B GT500 1 Japan Yuji Tachikawa
Japan Kohei Hirate
OKA
14
FUJ
2
AUT
12
SUG
1
FUJ
14
SUZ
8
BUR
11
MOT
7
7th 61
2015 Lexus RC F B GT500 38 Japan Yuji Tachikawa
Japan Hiroaki Ishiura
OKA
3
FUJ
Ret
CHA
Ret
FUJ
2
SUZ
2
SUG
10
AUT
4
MOT
5
5th 75
2016 Lexus RC F B GT500 38 Japan Yuji Tachikawa
Japan Hiroaki Ishiura
OKA
6
FUJ
14
SUG
3
FUJ
7
SUZ
1
CHA
15
MOT
6
MOT
9
6th 72
2017 Lexus LC500 GT500 B GT500 38 Japan Yuji Tachikawa
Japan Hiroaki Ishiura
OKA
4
FUJ
1
AUT
10
SUG
13
FUJ
3
SUZ
10
CHA
4
MOT
3
4th 81
2018 Lexus LC500 GT500 B GT500 38 Japan Yuji Tachikawa
Japan Hiroaki Ishiura
OKA
8
FUJ
3
SUZ
8
CHA
4
FUJ
8
SUG
5
AUT
4
MOT
2
4th 82
2019 Lexus LC500 GT500 B GT500 38 Japan Yuji Tachikawa
Japan Hiroaki Ishiura
OKA
8
FUJ
1
SUZ
6
BUR
7
FUJ
Ret
AUT
4
SUG
11
MOT
4
4th 65.5
2020 Toyota GR Supra GT500 B GT500 14 Japan Kazuya Oshima
Japan Sho Tsuboi
FUJ
3
FUJ
3
SUZ
9
MOT
4
FUJ
2
SUZ
12
MOT
12
FUJ
Ret
6th 68
38 Japan Yuji Tachikawa
Japan Hiroaki Ishiura
FUJ
4
FUJ
7
SUZ
Ret
MOT
2
FUJ
9
SUZ
5
MOT
10
FUJ
8
9th 60
2021 Toyota GR Supra GT500 B GT500 38 Japan Yuji Tachikawa
Japan Hiroaki Ishiura
OKA
6
FUJ
Ret
MOT
8
SUZ
8
SUG
Ret
AUT
2
MOT
9
FUJ
5
12th 52
2022 Toyota GR Supra GT500 B GT500 38 Japan Yuji Tachikawa
Japan Hiroaki Ishiura
OKA
4
FUJ
12
SUZ
Ret
FUJ
Ret
SUZ
15
SUG
4
AUT
15
MOT
10
14th 29.5
2023 Toyota GR Supra GT500 B GT500 38 Japan Yuji Tachikawa
Japan Hiroaki Ishiura
OKA
5
FUJ
13
SUZ
10
FUJ
5
SUZ
6
SUG
Ret
AUT
4
MOT
11
12th 46
2024 Toyota GR Supra GT500 B GT500 38 Japan Hiroaki Ishiura
Japan Toshiki Oyu
OKA
4
FUJ
5
SUZ
Ret
FUJ
3
SUG AUT MOT SUZ 6th* 34*

Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed. * Season still in progress.


References

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