(born November 25, 1999) is a Japanese racing driver. He currently competes in the GT500 class in Super GT for Nakajima Racing for the 2024 season and previously in the GT300 class in for GAINER, partnered with Hironobu Yasuda.

Racing career Early career In 2018, Okusa made his formula racing debut in the final round of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship, finishing fifth in his first race. The following year, he contested the shootout for Honda's scholarship, but lost out to current Formula 2 driver Ayumu Iwasa. After spending 2019 starring in Super Taikyū, where he claimed the championship title in the ST-3 class, Okusa returned to formula racing in the inaugural season of the Formula Regional Japanese Championship, claiming the first podium of his formula racing career by finishing third in a one-off appearance at Fuji Speedway. In Super Taikyū, he switched to the ST-TCR class, ultimately finishing as championship runner-up alongside Katsumasa Chiyo and mentor Hironobu Yasuda. He returned to the Formula Regional Japanese championship in 2021 with his personal sponsor's eponymous team, PONOS Racing. Although he only competed in three rounds, Okusa managed to clinch third place in the standings, with two wins and seven podiums to his name. Okusa made another two cameos again at 2022 Formula Regional Japanese Championship with Sutekina Racing, claiming a win, a pole position, and three podiums.

Super GT Okusa made his debut in Super GT's GT300 class with GAINER, paired up alongside Ryūichiro Tomita and third driver Yūsuke Shiotsu. Okusa made an immediate impact, qualifying in third on debut in Okayama and taking his first win at the next round at Fuji Speedway. He would ultimately take his maiden pole position and two more podiums throughout the season to finish third in the standings, three points behind the championship-winning car of Kondō Racing. In 2023, Okusa paired up with his longtime mentor and 2008 GT300 class champion Hironobu Yasuda.

In 2024, Okusa moved to GT500, as he moved to Nakajima Racing alongside Takuya Izawa.

Super Formula In 2023, Okusa made his Super Formula debut with TGM Grand Prix, replacing the outgoing Toshiki Oyu at Suzuka Circuit. He performed admirably on debut, finishing ahead of full-time teammate Cem Bölükbaşı in both races.

Racing record Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position2018 Japanese Formula 3 Championship Hanashima Racing 200 0 0 210th Super Taikyu - ST3 Techno First Racing Team6000171.5‡6th‡2019 Super Taikyu - ST3 Techno First62002122‡1st‡2020 Formula Regional Japanese Championship Zap Speed200 0 1 2514th Super Taikyu - ST-TCR Waimarama Kizuna Racing52024102.5‡2nd‡2021 Formula Regional Japanese Championship PONOS Racing72427 1403rd Porsche Carrera Cup Japan Porsche Japan1100021444th Super Taikyu - ST-Z Porsche Team EBI Waimarama6100152.5‡7th‡2022 Super GT - GT300 GAINER 8 1 1 0 3 493rd Formula Regional Japanese Championship Sutekina Racing612 1 3 6310th Super Taikyu - ST-Z Porsche Team EBI Waimarama6113280‡5th‡2023 Super GT - GT300 GAINER 8 0 0 0 0 16 17th Super Formula TGM Grand Prix 2 0 0 0 0 0 23rd Super Taikyu - ST-Z Techno First7110299‡3rd‡2024 Super GT - GT500 Modulo Nakajima Racing 8 0 1 0 0 11 13th Super Taikyu - ST-Z Techno First 2025 Super GT - GT500 Modulo Nakajima Racing8000123.513thSuper Taikyu - ST-ZTechno First 2026 Super GT - GT500 Modulo Nakajima RacingSuper Taikyu - ST-ZTechno First ‡ Team standings

Complete Japanese Formula 3 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pos Points 2018 Hanashima Racing Toyota TOM'S SUZ1 SUZ2 SUG11 SUG12 FUJ11 FUJ12 OKA11 OKA12 OKA13 MOT1 MOT2 MOT3 OKA21 OKA22 OKA23 SUG21 SUG22 SUG23 SUG24 FUJ21 FUJ22 10th 2

Complete Formula Regional Japanese Championship results (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 Pos Points 2020 Zap Speed FUJ11 FUJ12 FUJ13 SUG1 SUG2 SUG3 FUJ21 FUJ22 MOT1 MOT2 OKA1 OKA2 AUT1 AUT2 14th 25 2021 PONOS Racing OKA1 OKA2 OKA3 MOT1 MOT2 MOT3 FUJ1 FUJ2 FUJ3 SUG1 SUG2 SUZ1 SUZ2 3rd 140 2022 Team SutekinaFUJ11FUJ12FUJ13 OKA1OKA2OKA3MOT1MOT2MOT3SUG1SUG2SUG3FUJ21FUJ22FUJ23SUZ1SUZ2 10th 63

Complete Super GT results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Pts 2022 GAINER Nissan GT-R GT300 OKA FUJ SUZ FUJ SUZ SUG AUT MOT 3rd 49 2023 GAINER Nissan GT-R GT300 OKA FUJ SUZ FUJ SUZ SUG AUT MOT 17th 162024Modulo Nakajima RacingHonda Civic Type R-GT GT500GT500 OKA FUJ SUZ FUJ SUG AUT MOT SUZ 13th 11 2025 Modulo Nakajima Racing Honda Civic Type R-GT GT500 GT500 OKA FUJ SEP FS1 FS2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT 13th 23.5 2026 Modulo Nakajima Racing Honda Prelude-GT GT500 OKA FUJ SEP FUJ SUZ SUG AUT MOT ‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed. (Number) Driver did not take part in this sprint race, points are still awarded for the teammate's result. * Season still in progress.

Complete Super Formula results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points 2023 TGM Grand Prix Honda FUJ FUJ SUZ AUT SUG FUJ MOT SUZ SUZ 23rd 0

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