is a Japanese racing driver currently racing for B-Max Racing Team in Super Formula Lights.
Career After graduating from the Suzuka Racing School in late 2015, Otaki made his single-seater debut in 2016, racing in the F4 Japanese Championship for Honda Formula Dream Project. He stayed with them for three seasons, winning at Suzuka in 2016, and at Sugo in 2017 as he had a best points finish of fifth in the latter, before ending his three-year tenure in the series winless and eighth in points.
Otaki then competed in Porsche Carrera Cup Japan in 2019, before making his Super GT debut with Tomei Sports the following year after passing his rookie test ahead of his debut at Suzuka. With them, Otaki made two starts that year, taking a surprise podium in the latter at Motegi by finishing third. During 2020, Otaki also made a one-off appearance for Team 5Zigen in the ST-Z class of Super Taikyu at Autopolis.
The following year, Otaki returned to Japanese F4, racing on a part-time basis with Media Do Kageyama Racing, taking three points finished with a best result of eighth at Motegi. Also in 2021, Otaki made one-off appearances in Super GT and Super Taikyu for Tomei Sports and Tracy Sports with Delta, respectively.
In 2022, Otaki remained with Media Do Kageyama Racing in F4 Japanese Championship, taking a best result of seventh twice at Suzuka and Autopolis. Alongside his commitments in Japanese F4, Otaki was retained by Tracy Sports with Delta for their ST-3 program in Super Taikyu. Taking part in the first four races, Otaki won at Sportsland Sugo and finished second in the other three, helping the team secure the ST-3 title at season's end.
Otaki returned to GT300 competition in 2023, returning to Tomei Sports as their third driver. Despite being their 'C' driver, Otaki competed in all but two races, taking a best result of 14th four times but wasn't classified in the official standings as he didn't score points. The following year, Otaki returned to Tomei Sports for his second full-time season in GT300. Racing in all but one rounds, Otaki scored a best result of 12th at Sportsland SUGO. During 2024, Otaki also won the Fuji 24 Hours in the ST-3 class.
Starting off 2025 with a class win at the Fuji 24 Hours in ST-3, Otaki was set to race in the Suzuka 1000 km for RunUp Sports as well as making his debut in Super Formula Lights for B-Max Racing Team, until he withdrew from both.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2011Kart Soleil Mogamigawa – MAX1stSL Kart Meeting Sugo Series – MAX2ndRotax Max Japan Festival – SeniorFIRST Racing KD30th2012Toyota SL Kart Meeting Sugo Series – MAXFIRST Racing KD1stRotax Max Japan Festival – Senior19th 2013SL Kart Meeting Sugo Series – MAX2nd 2016SL Kart Meeting Sugo Series – MAXFIRST Racing MTS 2023SL Kart Meeting Sugo Series – MAXFIRST Racing MTSSources:
Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2016 F4 Japanese Championship Honda Formula Dream Project 14 1 1 0 1 55 12th 2017 F4 Japanese Championship Honda Formula Dream Project 14 1 0 0 3 94 5th 2018 F4 Japanese Championship Honda Formula Dream Project 13 0 0 0 1 57 8th2019 Porsche Carrera Cup Japan Sky Racing 10 0 0 0 3 127 4th Super Taikyu – ST-3 Tracy Sports 1 0 0 0 0 91‡ 5th‡2020 Super GT – GT300 Tomei Sports 2 0 0 0 1 11 19th Super Taikyu – ST-Z Team 5Zigen 1 0 0 0 0 84‡3rd‡2021 F4 Japanese Championship Media Do Kageyama Racing 9 0 0 0 0 7 13th Super GT – GT300 Tomei Sports 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Super Taikyu – ST-3 Tracy Sports with Delta 1 0 0 0 1 74‡ 6th‡2022 F4 Japanese Championship Media Do Kageyama Racing 14 0 0 0 0 18 13th Super Taikyu – ST-3 Tracy Sports with Delta 4 1 0 0 4 136.5‡1st‡ 2023 Super GT – GT300 Tomei Sports 6 0 0 0 0 0 NC2024 Super GT – GT300 Tomei Sports 7 0 0 0 0 0 NC Super Taikyu – ST-3 Tracy Sports with Delta 1 1 0 0 1 142.5‡1st‡2025 Super Taikyu – ST-3 Tracy Sports with Delta 1 1 0 0 1 145‡1st‡ Super Formula Lights B-Max Racing Team 0 0 0 0 0 0 NCSources:
‡ Team standings
Complete F4 Japanese Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Pts 2016 Honda Formula Dream Project OKA1 OKA2 FUJ11 FUJ12 SUG1 SUG2 FUJ21 FUJ22 FUJ23 SUZ1 SUZ2 MOT1 MOT2 MOT3 12th 55 2017 Honda Formula Dream Project OKA1 OKA2 FUJ11 FUJ12 AUT1 AUT2 SUG1 SUG2 FUJ21 FUJ22 SUZ1 SUZ2 MOT1 MOT2 5th 94 2018 Honda Formula Dream Project OKA1 OKA2 FUJ11 FUJ12 SUZ1 SUZ2 FUJ21 FUJ22 SUG1 SUG2 AUT1 AUT2 MOT1 MOT2 8th 57 2021 Media Do Kageyama RacingFUJ11FUJ12SUZ1SUZ2MOT11MOT12MOT13SUG1SUG2SUG3MOT21MOT22FUJ21FUJ22 13th 7 2022 Media Do Kageyama Racing FUJ11 FUJ12 SUZ11 SUZ12 FUJ21 FUJ22 SUZ21 SUZ22 SUG1 SUG2 AUT1 AUT2 MOT1 MOT2 13th 18
Complete Super GT results Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Pts 2020 Tomei Sports Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 GT300 FUJ FUJ SUZ MOT FUJ SUZ MOT FUJ 19th 11 2021 Tomei Sports Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 GT300OKAFSWMOTSUZSUGAUTMOTFSW NC 0 2023 Tomei Sports Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 GT300OKAFSWSUZFSWSUZSUGAUTMOT NC 0 2024 Tomei Sports Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 GT300 OKA FUJ1 SUZ1 FUJ2 SUG AUT MOT SUZ2NC0
Complete Super Formula Lights 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 18 Pos Points 2025 B-Max Racing Team SUZ1 SUZ2 SUZ3 AUT1 AUT2 AUT3 OKA1 OKA2 OKA3 SUG1 SUG2 SUG3 FUJ1 FUJ2 FUJ3 MOT1 MOT2 MOT3 NC 0 * Season still in progress.
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